Erikson’s Ice Cream

One of my rare 5 star reviews! So many pluses for this place:
1) Homemade ice cream
2) Fairly reasonable prices, relatively speaking
3) Not far from where I live
4) Apple cider donut sundae… yes, really
5) Usually plenty of windows open for service
Slight minus for the parking situation. In all the years I have been coming here it’s just been a huge open lot where people park any which way, so when the place is mobbed parking is chaotic. I hope some day they will consider spray painting lines so the lot is more organized.
Many moons ago they used to give doggy ice cream, but I can’t say for sure if they still do. At the end of summer they sometimes have B1G1 quarts of ice cream, so be sure to ask before it’s all gone until April.

This is our 3^rd or 4^th visit here since moving to Maynard. We’ve been to Kimball’s, Hayward (in Oscar’s Burritos in Boxboro), and Hudson Creamery. At the level of ice cream, service, and experience, this place ranks at the top.
Hudson was icy and low quality. Hayward is good, but limited. Kimball’s…everyone loves it, but I don’t see it as worth a 45 minute line. Both times our orders at Kimball’s were screwed up.
For soft ice cream and hard ice cream and wait for service, Erickson’s wins. The soft serve is good. He pumpkin flavor tasted like pumpkin and was not too sweet. It was somewhat zesty.
The chocolate was dark and somewhat spicy.
The peanut butter Oreo was a subtle peanut butter with what seemed like real Oreos.
Of the places we visited, Erickson’s is really good. More places to sit and more shade would make it great.

The staff was very friendly. The ice cream flavors are okay but some are weak in flavor. My husband got a vanilla based peanut butter flavor and it didn’t taste of much. My buttered almond was okay. My daughter’s mint chip was delicious and different since it was pink instead of the expected green. My son’s peanut butter oreo was great too.
It’s not a bad place to stop. We’ll try it again sometime because I definitely want to try the house made lime rickeys.

Love Eriksons!
Great family owned ice cream shop with what feels like a hundred different flavors and combinations. Explore the ice cream flavors, but don’t forget to check out the soft serve too!
Staff is extremely friendly and willing to explain what each flavor means. Bring your furry kids with you because they even have a little dog treat with vanilla ice cream for dogs.
They have lots of picnic tables so make it an outing for everyone, just being the bug spray of its after 5.
Hours of operation are a bit of a mystery though. On google it says they are open noon-​8pm, but called Sunday night after July 4^th and they were open until 930. Another night we pulled up and they were promptly closing at 9. Recommend calling to check if they’re open.