Kelly’s Kone Konnection

While working a wine tasting event I was introduced to this ice cream… It’s now my favorite! Creamy, creative flavors. Their homemade cones are awesome! My kids love their Cookie Monster flavor.

No frills ice-​cream parlor attached to Glenwood Drive-​In. They have many flavors, including seasonal options. They have a freezer of ready-​made products (various quarts of ice cream, ice cream cookie sandwiches, ice cream cakes, etc.) that, in my opinion, taste just as good as the to-​order products. I find their ice cream to be better than nearby competitors — Ashley’s, Wentworth’s, Sweet Claude’s. I also find their prices to be better, which is why they earned 5 stars.

Kelly’s Kone Konnection — what interesting initials. The ice cream base of this place is pretty good – waaaaaaaaay better than Ashley’s that’s for sure. The base is fairly creamy but also kinda melty so be prepared to eat fast. I tried the coconut on a sugar cone, and it was satisfactory. The kinda weird thing about this place is that they weigh the ice cream and charge based on weight. Why not just have a standardized price per scoop? I just don’t understand. But at least the ice cream is fine. This place will be the official source of my lactose intolerance problems in Hamden.

I really liked it this visit. The ice cream was fresh, had a nice amount of butterfat content and many flavors. I tried toasted almond and sweet cream with chocolate sprinkles and it hit the spot. I don’t even like toasted almond but it looked so tasty I was called to try it and was not disappointed.
Maybe I tried the soft serve last time. I don’t recall but was definitely pleased this visit.
They had an old car event going on so that was fun with oldies playing over the speakers.

I love good ice cream places… I’m not kidding, when I find a great ice cream place all other ice cream then gets compared to that store. So let me tell you about Kelly’s Kone Konnection…
First time I stopped here yesterday, and I don’t know when I’ll be back simply because it’s 2 hours from my house, BUT if it was closer I might weight 300 pounds. The salted caramel ice cream is the BEST I’ve ever had… and I order it wherever I go. My daughter ordered a chocolate brownie or something like that and she literally licked the Styrofoam cup.
I guarantee if I ate here a second time it would be five stars. I really hope I can get back to try another flavor…

I spent the last year and a half working next door to Kelly’s, which is a pretty dangerous situation to be in because the ice cream here is really good. There were times in the summer when I would stop in multiple days in a row, and then there were times when I would take long breaks from visiting because I was really eating too much ice cream. (I know, there should be no such thing as too much ice cream, but try telling that to my jeans.)
Kelly’s ice cream is homemade and has that wonderful amount of creaminess that you can only find in homemade ice cream. There are several fun flavors to choose from, and they rotate in some great seasonal options. I don’t have one particular favorite flavor, but I often get their oreo, cupcake, or «The Good Stuff,» which is chocolate ice cream with peanut butter cups. The monthly specials are great deals, and I always look forward to the months when waffle cones/​cups are $ 3.75. In some months, soft serve is just $ 1.50. I like the hard ice cream much better than the soft serve, but a soft serve cone is a nice little mid-​day treat.
I recently learned that Kelly’s isn’t just a great stop for ice cream — it’s also a decent place to get lunch. There are only a few salads, soups, and sandwiches available on the menu, but it’s a nice alternative to the fried options just a few steps away in the same building. I’ve had their salad with mixed greens, grilled chicken, craisins, glazed walnuts, and blue cheese, and it’s pretty good.

Good ice cream but very rude service. The girl behind the counter was very nasty. They have a lot of different flavors and the ice cream is good. They scoops are on the minimal side.