Ice Cream Peddlers - Ice cream shop in Elk Rapids - 141 River St, USA

Big prices and not much ice cream. It wasn’t even filled to the top of the cone. I go out for ice cream usually every week with my grand kids, and can say I have never received this little before. Had to break off a few pieces of cone before I even got to the ice cream. Was hoping this would change with the new owner, but looks like the portions even got smaller. Can’t remember a price this expensive ($7) for so little. Number of places around, even downtown Traverse City that provides better value. Sorry I won’t be back.

We go here once or twice a year when visiting Elk Rapids...great ice cream and the kids working are a hoot!!

I understand how difficult it is now to find help. This is why most of my reviews try to focus on the positive. Unfortunately, this used to be my favorite place to stop for a treat. At times we would drive 13 miles one way just to get ice cream from here with a homemade waffle cone. In this past month we have been here at least five times. Three out of the five times they have been out of waffle cones. What??? And one time I had to come back an hour later just to get a waffle cone. So truly, four out of five times. Make them up ahead of time, put them in a Rubbermaid container OR don’t advertise that you have homemade waffle cones. This last time it was dead in there and they had no waffle cones. 🤦🏻‍♀️ The whole point of us driving out of our way to THIS ice cream place is because of the waffle cones with the homemade ice cream. Even if it’s busy, someone should be keeping up on the waffle cones at all times. Every time I am in there anymore they are out. There’s a lot of money the business owner is missing out on. Plus unhappy customers. 😕

The ice cream here is fantastic! We come for the strawberry shortcake every year. It’s the best we’ve ever had! Service is always great.

Wow!! What a treat during the start to summer!! Excellent homemade ice cream + fresh waffle cones in an adorable town. Bring cash! Saw other reviewers mention the price - we found it to be totally reasonable, and less than other “famous” up north ice cream shops. We can’t wait to visit again!

If the line is long, it's gotta be good! Perfect stop after dinner, the owner was super great at answering our questions and definitely had a passion for his creations. Flavors are ever changing and imaginative! Remember to have cash on hand!

A nice little ice cream Parlor in Elk Rapids. They have a large selection of options. I got seaside Salted carmel which was Fantastic. The person I was with got carmel and pecan, which was stated to be perfect. A fair price for a somewhat Tourist town. Overall a 5 star review. I will be back.

*****Updated review******* End of summer 2023 Changing my review from five star to two star. Sad! - new ownership (missing Lori) - in-house ice cream is less creamy - in-house ice cream is noticably sweeter than before. In addition, there appears to be an increase use of junk food additives (commercial cookies, candy, etc..) gross! Can get overly sweet ice cream with gross junk food fragments anywhere. Was told new owner uses previous owner's recipes... Not buying it. Summer 2020 Best freaking ice cream ever! I’ve lived in multiple states and in multiple locations within Michigan. My point, I’ve visited a fair share of locally made ice cream shops. The revolving list of HOUSE-MADE ice cream flavors at Peddler’s never disappoints. Their ice cream is creamy, rich and NOT disgustingly sweet. You can actually taste the different flavors and cream. Plus, the owner has tons of photos of pups eating frozen yogurt on the wall (pre- Covid). Bring cash, it’s the only form of payment accepted.