Brownie’s Custard Stand

Been here enough times that I fell like I can give a solid review on the ice cream here. The ice cream is Perry’s Ice Cream and it’s good I would give it a 5 out of 5 mostly because of the variety of flavors. The one thing that drives me nuts about this place is that it is 100% employed by 16 – 19 year old kids all of which couldn’t care less about being there. Again I have been here many times and not once have I gotten a hello, thank you, have a good day, enjoy or anything other next and $ 5.50. Ice cream places are no place fore being rude.

Ice cream was smooth and loaded with flavor! The refreshing youth working the stand made the visit quick and pleasant. Try the Carmel turtles !!

I purchased a bacon cheeseburger, onion rings and thick chocolate shake. The onion rings were great. The shake was no thicker than any other shake I’ve ever had so I’m not sure what I was paying more for…
The burger. well. no onion, no pickle, no tomato, no lettuce just a very small patti with some white cheese with a McDonalds size patti and a bun that you would get 8 of for 99 cents at your local grocery store. Completely underwhelming…

My husband noticed they were open yesterday, but it was cash only (wah.) We came back tonight, and I’m glad we did. Like most places around here, their ice cream is Perry’s. The prices range from $ 2 for baby (a normal sized single scoop) to $ 3.05 for a large. You can also get any flavor as a shake for under $ 4.
«Deep Sea Treasure» immediately caught my eye, and sure enough it was a salted caramel ice cream with big chunks of caramel filled chocolates.
We haven’t tried the food yet but they have a diverse menu, including chicken tenders which gives them a slight edge over Reid’s in Lockport. The prices are higher than Reid’s, but comparable if not cheaper than fast food chains. As an example, you can get a black Angus burger for $ 3.75 and a steak sub for $ 7.
They are located near Lake Ontario and have a few benches outside.

one of our favorite places to go for a summer ice cream. Good size cones and lots of Perry’s flavors.

I’m not a fan of Brownies (the chocolate thingies), but I am a big fan of Brownies (the ice cream place!). This place gets an extra star for the beautiful locale, otherwise it’d be a 4.
This is located way out in a little town named after Dr. House’s friend. This place is so sweet and cute! I think it’s only open during warmer months, of which there aren’t too many in WNY, I’ve now tried the burger and the ice cream and both were really good, not the best in the world but definitely the best in Wilson if that’s worth anything, and well worth a visit. Plus it’s family owned and adorable and has the most beautiful back garden area with squirrels and seating and what not. Adorable.
Annnnnyway! The soft serve/​frozen yogurt/​vanilla is good, really good, and it kept me coming back to this place three or four times when I was there last summer. Also, being situated right near the shore of Lake Ontario means that it’s in a gorgeous location, and well worth a trip out there for that alone, and to be able to see the skyline of Toronto across the water. Additionally, you won’t see that many cute little towns on the shores of a beautiful great lake, which are as undeveloped and un-​touristy as Wilson, which is refreshing. Olcott, just East along the lake, is also very gorgeous, although slightly more touristy.
I should mention, I only rate national and global chains on a scale of 1 – 2. I rate family businesses on a scale of 3 – 5. Here is why:
Would you rather support the local family ice cream shop, or the multi national corporations and the rich men on yachts in the Carribbean? Why are the parking lots of the awesome local places usually half empty (or completely empty)? Why are the national and international ice cream chains always so busy? Why can they afford to open so late and get all the TV advertising and all the prime intersection locations? Why are they taking over all the malls and college campuses? Why go and support Cold Stone, Baskin Robbins, and so on? These places have systematically and coldly taken over the national ice cream scene by using cheap ingredients, pre-​packaged frozen systematic snacks that are identical across the nation, overrated products, overpricing for everything, often rude underpaid servers, and a ridiculously expensive mass brand advertising campaign that gets inside the heads of all the kids and the 20somethings and keeps them under the illusion that if it’s not a brand name, it’s not worth visiting. They spend all the money they should be investing in good ice cream and food and service, in advertising and cornering the market — the local places can’t compete — and someday all we will be left with is the same chains serving the same drinks all over the world. That is our future. It’s the way we’re heading and you know it. Every time you eat at a bland national chain, you buy into that, you support that. Boycott chains. Support your local places. It’s an embarrassment that generic brand national chains are even listed on a proper foodie website like Unilocal,let alone getting 4 and 5 stars from so called foodies. Wake up, America, before we’re all just batteries in the matrix.

SUMMER ONLY — The Classic Country roadside Burger and Shake stand. Family run, great sandwiches, burgers and Everybody’s favorite. It’s right on Route 18 between the yacht clubs and the Boat House, You cant miss it. Here a beef on weck is in order.

Stopped for an old-​fashioned lunch on the way back from Niagara falls. I was impressed at the food selection — turkey burgers and sweet potato fries included. I was also impressed by the number of ice cream flavors.
The staff was friendly and the service was very fast. Plus it was a beautiful day to be sitting at the picnic tables in the sunshine with the breeze off the lake. Not sure I’d want to be there in the middle of winter…