Oberweis Dairy

Oberweis Dairy - Chicago, IL

If you love ice-cream like I do (and you better if you are reading this) then the very mention of Oberweis creates a pang in your stomach and makes you drool. I have been to this place in the brilliant Chicago summers, in the chilly spring and in the dead of the life-sapping winter. I used to frequent their Arlington Heights (Dundee Rd) and Chicago (Milwaukee Ave) locations. This is definitely my number one choice for ice-cream. And yes, nostalgia does count. Plus Oberweis is family owned and seems to have retained that 'family-owned' feel about them.

The ice-cream at Oberweis is probably fresher and creamier than even Marble Slab or Cold Stone. The flavors, though not as many are definitely top notch. The sundaes, brownies, shakes, milk .. its all good. The chocolate-peanut butter ice-cream is good, so is the eggnog flavored one. Oh and the raspberry-chocolate and the Apple Strudel and .. well .. you get the picture.

The stores can be packed on weekends .. with whole families coming in to have ice-cream. Plus service can be a tad slow, making the wait for your order all the more excruciating. I also love their milk.. comes in quaint glass bottles .. tastes delicious.

I wish they had a store in California.

Food: *****