Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream & Yogurt

Can’t come to Youngstown without Handel’s. So many unique and fresh flavors. Favorite is chocolate pecan and butter pecan!

The place was hopping even though the weather wasn’t. Helpful, friendly and patient staff as viewing the bounty of flavors can make your head spin. Each placard make you rethink if you made the right choice, for the abundance of fresh ingredients was mind boggling.
Even though ice cream is not on the top of my sweet chain, this establishment could change my mind and am grateful that distance rules in this case.
«Chocolate Chip Mint» was the choice, simple, yet silky, flavorful which melted my tastebuds into another visit possibly soon.

Best ice cream! Definitely try the Oreo and chocolate chip cookie dough, however you can’t really go wrong with any flavor.

Handel’s sets the bar for ice cream. There’s not much more you can ask for. We went to this location at about 7 PM on a cold Sunday in late December. There was a line at both windows about 7 – 8 people deep at each window.
After a 3 – 4 minute wait, we got a couple quarts to go. The homemade ice cream was hand packed right in front us. Their flavor selection is unrivaled. We had to keep the flavors simple because of the picky kids so we went with strawberry and vanilla with oreo. Creamy with just the right amount of sweetness. No iciness or processed flavor. There were chunks of strawberry and Oreo cookies in each flavor respectively.
Try every flavor you can, they’ll definitely have something you’ll like. Word is, they’re expanding to put a location in Vegas, which will be a great treat in 110 degree weather.

You scream, I scream, we all scream for HANDEL’S ice cream!!!
Handel’s has been a long-​time tradition in the Youngstown area serving up the town’s greatest frozen confections. Locations are open year-​round, which is a rarity for most ice cream locations in northeast Ohio.
My personal favorites include Graham Central Station (graham cracker ice cream with swirls of cinnamon sugar and chocolate-​covered «crispies»), Spouse Like A House (vanilla ice cream with chocolate-​covered pretzels and peanut butter), and, their most famous, chocolate pecan (soft, smooth chocolate ice cream with huge salted pecans). All of their flavors are exceptionally delicious and homemade. Ask for samples to find your fix!
My only «complaint» is that they aren’t open past 10 p.m. The best way to avoid this bad situation is to pack your freezer full of pints just in case. You don’t want to scream because you are out of Handel’s ice cream.

Rather shocked to see that I am the first to review this location of Handel’s.
Nonetheless, if you’re in Ohio… make it a point to visit this place!
This isn’t Carvel, Baskin Robbins or your average ice cream truck fare. This is top notch «how the hell did they think of that flavor» stuff!
Rus had the birthday cake flavor, which I thought tasted a bit odd… but definitely unique. I had Coconut Almond Fudge Ripple… aka spectacular. Very heavy on the coconut flavor, so don’t bother if you’re not a fan.
I really wish I could eat ice cream here everyday. Just looking at the list of flavors is enough to make me go wild. I can’t wait for my next trip to Ohio!
btw…Rus and I both chomped down on icy goodness for less than $ 6…that’s unheard of!