Tony's Cool Ice Cream Athens

Cool World Ice Cream Shop is true to its name in every way. The shop is literally the coolest most thoughtfully designed ice cream shop I have ever been to. Period. And the staff were so incredibly kind and charming, that I wanted to support this business immediately. But let me tell you, the ice cream is just as excellent if not better than the decor. What I Bought: -Life of Cinn Pie -Brownie Sundae -Pint: Caramel Cheesecake Cinnamon Oatmeal My Thoughts: The pie was so INCREDIBLY DELICIOUS. I ate it and wished I purchased 10 more. The cinnamon flavor, the graham crackers, the snickerdoodle crust, were all phenomenal. I could cry. The Brownie Sundae was excellent! And handpacked to the brim with their hazelnut icecream and caramel cheesecake Icecream. It was just so good! The pint that I ordered was also on point! It disappeared almost immediately Overall: The variety of flavors and items available plus the warmth of the staff and high quality of the product that you receive easily makes this the best ice cream shop in town. Please visit if you can! You deserve to treat yourself!

I was having lunch at The Pines and stumbled across Lil Dude I've Cream and clicked on About and was instantly inspired by a 13 year old legacy that he built deciding to sell Ice Cream at the age of 13, and his parents helping him navigate the entrepreneur make a path. He built that young idea into an Entrepreneurial Legacy for himself and his family. I stopped in saw Mom Dad and got a little update on Lil Dude. He's in HS now probably going to become a prespective UGA student. I ended up getting the Cookie Sandwich called the Celebration bc lord knows I had to celebrate this Lil man's accomplishments. Everytime I'm in Athens I will stop by. And good luck little man bc your future looks very bright.

This is the kind of story a retired newspaperman like myself really enjoys. Meet Lil Ice Cream Dude, or Victor Bean Tracy Shell, the youngster entrepreneur in Athens, Georgia, and the youngest ever to become a member of the Athens Chamber of Commerce. At the age of 8, he began operating his own ice cream cart in his neighborhood and became the youngster licensed vendor ever to work in Sanford Stadium during a Georgia football game. He opened The Ice Cream Shop on June 9, 2019, his 15th birthday. Located at 1040 Gaines School Road, it is open from noon to 8 Tuesday through Saturday and 1 to 7 on Sunday. He offers 36 flavors of ice cream, eight flavors of Italian ice, ice cream sandwiches, milk shakes, sundaes, scoops, cones and hand-packed pint, quart and half-gallon containers. My wife and I sampled several ice cream flavors with scoops of banana pudding, butter pecan, butter brittle, orange sherbet, rainbow sherbet, pecan praline, strawberry shortcake and lemon cheesecake. Then we left with a couple of cones, Jacked Up Tennessee Toffee and Oreo cookies and cream. Can you imagine how successful this kid will be once he gets a hang for the business?

Went here last night after Indian food in the same little shopping area, and was pleasantly impressed with the passion the folks had for the ice cream here, which makes sense now that I know that the business is family owned, and was actually started by the son when he was a kid, and now that he is in high school, his parents are his employees! I had the minty chocolate chip cookie sandwich with vanilla ice cream in between, and my wife had the Detroit Pothole ice cream, and we sat outside under the nicely lit trees on the communal patio. Very nice!

Good ice cream. People rave about their hotdogs. Worst in Gastonia. Ray's Smokehouse a few blocks up much better.