Even though summer is over, we decided to try a new (for us) ice cream place. We went to Dairy Star located at 3472 W. Devon. The store is located on Devon where the south side of the street is Chicago and the north side is Lincolnwood so Dairy Star is officially located in Lincolnwood. They offer soft serve chocolate and vanilla ice cream, with a wide variety of ways to upgrade the standards. For example, Dairy Star offers 11 different dip flavors for your cone. My daughter had her vanilla cone dipped in cotton candy flavor and she really enjoyed it. They also offer vanilla cones with "flavor bursts" added to them. Flavor bursts are flavored gels that are swirled into the cone. About 8 different flavors are offered and you can combine up to three different flavors in one cone. Since I had never had a cone with a flavor burst before I decided to try the strawberry. It was actually pretty good and my daughter absolutely loved it. Because there is so much more ice cream than the gel that is added you get more of a subtle flavor, which I think is good. We all got smalls but it was A LOT of ice cream - way more than a two year could or should eat. Although my youngest daughter freaked out when I threw her chocolate cone out even though the cone had pretty much turned into a squishy mess. They also have other ice cream desserts like sundaes, floats, milkshakes, splits, and ice cream bars. I can't remember how much each cone cost but for the three of us to each get a small cone it was around seven dollars.
We got there just in time. They close for the winter September 29th so go there soon if you want to visit before next year. During the summer they are open everyday at noon. Dairy Star is really just a walk up window with a bunch of picnic tables nearby where you can enjoy your ice cream. There is no inside seating. Unless you live nearby you'll have to drive but there is a fairly large free parking lot.
Overall we had a pretty good time when we went there and my older daughter enjoyed the ice cream so much that as we were leaving she asked if we could go back the next day.
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