Burk’s Igloo

I love this place! I’ve been coming here since I was a teen but hadn’t been in years. The prices are low. The quality is high and the people are friendly. There’s a nice selection of frozen treats and a couple of tables if you want to eat there. It’s your standard walk up ice cream place but it does not disappoint.

Great prices. Only gripe was that their sprinkles were rock hard. So as long as you skip this option on your sundae, you will enjoy it! Someone should really tell them though.

Hamtramck lacks ice-​cream options in general. Burk’s Igloo’s season opening officially marks the beginning of summer. That was yesterday and I was there.
I keep it simple and come just for a twist (choco/​van) on a cake cone. They sell a ton of slushes and have sundaes, banana splits, nachos, hot dogs and other foods. There isn’t really a wow factor here but the kids who run this place do a good job. It is the best Hamtramck has to offer.
Cash only.

Love this little mom ‘n pop ice cream stand! Every time I go there, someone else is behind the counter. Which is perfectly fine. A woman with her son was there and noticed my «Iggy Koopa» t-​shirt I had made for me on line. It was cute.
I love the «Avalanche» which is a Dairy Queen equivalent of a Blizzard. Yet I think the avalanche is better. This place has been around since the mid 60’s, I discovered and I hope it still stands for years to come.

This one-​of-​a-​kind independent ice cream shop in Hamtramck took me back to my younger days before big chains took over the ice cream stand world. Lots of the usual softserve combinations and options, plus plenty of fried food including your own shrimp dinner, if you’d like. And get a wonderful dose of the diverse culture busy Hamtramck has to offer while you enjoy your dessert!

This is *the* place to get your soft-​serve ice cream fix in Hamtramck. Well, actually, aside from the free-​range versions via the hit-​or-​miss ice cream trucks, Burk’s is the *only* place to get soft-​serve ice cream in Hamtramck!
Be that as it may, Burk’s doesn’t drop the ball when it comes to supplying a wide assortment of cool and tasty creations. Their turtle parfait is made with hot caramel sauce, plenty o’ pecans (bits and whole halves), ice cream and whipped cream. Between this one, the peanut parfait and the caramel apple parfait, it is hard to choose.
They also excel in the hard-​shelled dipped cones with some unusual flavors including cotton candy. They have twirled cones with a stripe of accented flavor, sundaes, blizzardesque treats, smoothies, floats, shakes and coolers.
Service is relatively quick and friendly despite the fact that the high school girls working there are multitasking while laughing and making critical assessments about the latest YouTube foolishness on their laptop.
The picnic tables, although convenient, are a popular hangout for the sweat bees. If you listen carefully, you can hear the bees laughing at the futile attempts to ensnare them with the traps set at each of the garbage cans.
So, if you’re in town –say during the festival– why not take a slight detour to Burk’s to satisfy that soft serve monkey on your back.
Edit; FYI: I hear they are open until mid October this year.
Additional edit: The map isn’t correct with the location. It is on Conant, just south of Caniff and just before Trowbridge.