Graeter's

2376 Ferguson Rd., Cincinnati, OH - (513) 451-1484

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Posted By Michael Stern on December 9, 2006 9:29 AM

We don’t normally recommend chain restaurants, but Graeter’s is a relatively small outfit in Ohio and northern Kentucky; and we would be remiss in our devotion to the gods of ice cream if we didn’t pay homage to its outstanding sundaes, turtle sundaes in particular.

We eat a turtle sundae almost every opportunity we get, and as devotees of the perfect combination of caramel, chocolate, and nuts, we can tell you with full certainty that Graeter’s turtle sundae is one of the best. As we observed the confectionary artist at the store in Cincinnati’s Western Hills do it, the caramel and chocolate sauce were blended together before the sundae was built. Into this syrupy bog was folded an immense measure of toasty-crisp pieces of pecan nut, and this entire mixture was spread all around the base of a mountain of vanilla ice cream, which was then crowned with a cherry. While most turtle sundaes are topped with chocolate and caramel and nuts separately, the combining of those three elements gave this one a heavyweight flavor punch impossible to resist.

The turtle is one of Graeter’s "fancy sundaes" (a few others include the Cherry Cordial, the Persian Nut, the White Tower, and the Swiss Chocolate), and sundaes are but one of the ice cream parlor’s specialties. Also on the menu are some dazzling “signature sodas” – Nectar (vanilla-almond), Chocolate Mint, Root Beer, etc. – as well as frappes, malts, phosphates, banana splits, parfaits, coolers and cones (single or double dip, regular or waffle cone).

Sharp-eyed ice creamaholics will note that the flavor selection is dramatically tilted towards chip flavors. At least half the available flavors include chips (black raspberry chip, mocha chip, peanut butter chip, toffee chip, etc.). These are no ordinary chocolate chips, let us tell you. They are chunks, not chips, made by pouring molten chocolate into ice cream as it’s being churned in small batches (which Graeter’s calls the French Pot Process). The chocolate chills, shatters, and spreads throughout the mixture in great lopsided pieces.

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fancy sundaes

chocolate chip ice cream

Black Raspberry Chip

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Posted By Heather Johnson on October 18, 2010 4:37 PM

Recently the boyfriend's daughter was with us and she's grown up in the sticks outside Cincinnati and told us she's never ever had Graeter's!?!

I went for cookie dough chip and she went for chocolate chocolate chip. Amazing as usual...I practically licked my bowl.

There's really no commenting you can do - Graeter's is creamy and delicious. If you've never had it - the standout really is the "chips". They're huge - they're like half a chocolate bar.

My favorite Graeter's story is when I sent the Black Raspberry Chip & Montgomery Inn package from CincyFavorites.com to my Iowa friends for Christmas. I got a phone call from Amy and her 4 year old (my adorable boy) was covered in purple ice cream and had a message for me, "Thith ith the betht ithe cream EVER!!!!!" How can you not love that?

Should also mention - Graeter's has chocolates, candies and a lot more than just ice cream.

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Black Raspberry Chip

chocolate chip ice cream

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