Lazy Sundae

We stopped by here for lunch and shared a small ice cream while we waited for our sandwiches.
The honey ice cream is the
. It’s unique, rich, and I will absolutely come back for it alone.
I see a lot of the reviews complaining about the dirtiness of this place, but I wasn’t negatively affected by the atmosphere– I think its hole-​in-​the-​wall-​ness is a big part of its appeal.

Great homemade ice cream, including unique flavors such as honey. This place is right off the W&OD trail too, so it’s very convenient.

Great spot for a quick bite and an ice cream cone right off the W&OD trail.

Generous portions of decent «home-​made» ice cream. The restaurant itself is pretty grungy. I’m a fan of holes-​in-​the-​wall, but the sticky surfaces cost this place a star. Nonetheless, this will be one of my go-to’s for ice cream in NoVa when I’m not churning it myself.

Not fancy, in fact semi-​dirty floor and tables, but it’s great to see a simple very old fashioned place like you might remember from decades ago.

I like the feel of this place — that local joint. My go-to’s are the corn beef hash for breakfast and the Cali Chicken for lunch. And you can’t go wrong with a shake, of course. Everything is made to order, so it’s nice and hot!

Great sandwiches. Hard to find a solid deli that compares to NY but this one comes close. Only negative would be service at times isn’t the best. Called in once and was put on hold and forgotten about. This isn’t a regular occurrence though. Employees are generally pretty nice.

They had such a good selection of ice cream that it almost lets you look past how dirty this place is. Lettuce, tomato and ice cream spoons on the floor and thick layer of dirt — this place could be great if it could find a bottle of 409.
As others have noted staff is there but not overly helpful overall not the experience we had hoped for.

They are perfect at being a neighborhood deli/​ice cream shop. The facility’s parking lot is terrible (it’s shared with a 7 – 11), but I won’t hold that against the restaurant.

My recipe for the perfect summer night: a 20-​minute walk up the W & OD trail with my husband and dog, starting at our house and ending at the Lazy Sundae. This is summer like you remember it from childhood — cicadas singing, happy kids with chocolate on their faces, and big, heaping sundaes (with homemade ice cream!) for unbelievably low prices.
The last time I went here, I ordered a two-​scoop sundae with almonds, hot fudge, and homemade malted vanilla ice cream. What came out was delightfully, unfinishably* huge — easily enough for 3 people to split — and served in a classic malt-​shop glass bowl, with a warm, gooey reservoir of hot fudge at the bottom. Cost: $ 5. $ 5! And a single-​scoop sundae was something like $ 3.
Sure, the place is unpretentious — some people might call it grungy. On the same visit, we shared the outside tables with a group of gray-​haired Hell’s Angels, one of whom asked if he could feed some ice cream to my dog. (I said no — buzzkill.) But that unpretentiousness is one of the many reasons I love Lazy Sundae. It’s like stepping into an earlier time in Virginia’s history, prices and all!, only minus, you know, the institutionalized racism and everything else that sucked. And the ice cream is to die for.
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*By which I mean I totally finished it by myself, but I’m pretending I didn’t because… gross

Has no one noticed how disgustingly dirty this place is?! The ice cream tastes good but I had a hard time enjoying it while looking at the open trash cans, overflowing right in front of the fan and the blackened floors that look like they haven’t been washed in years. Then there was the cook eating behind the counter and licking her fingers — that was enough to make me want to gag, except then I saw the other cook shaving meat into a trash can that was overflowing in the kitchen. EWWW. I will not go back unless Robert Irvine comes in from Restaurant Impossible and changes this place up!

This PLACE is one of thee BEST HOLE IN WALLS EVER CREATED. There Breakfast is BOMB… there Lunch is BOMB and I am so scared to try the ICE CREAM. They make homemade Hash and Potatoes. There BLT sandwich is a monster and the PRICES ARE RIGHT ON TIME. I would recommend anyone and I mean anyone to this place. Oh yeah the service just puts the cherry on TOP.

I’m so glad that Lazy Sunday moved to Falls Church. I really love the peppermint ice cream. But the baklava ice cream is my absolute favorite! I’ve only been to Mike’ a few times but the food has always been delicious and the cashier always remembers what I ordered the first time I came there and asks me if that’s what I want. He is very friendly.

I wouldn’t recommend the vegetarian b-​fast burrito. It’s nearly $ 7 for egg, potatoes, onions in a tortilla. It seems to be a popular spot to come pick up breakfast because people were just cycling in and out, a mix of regulars and people who are curious about the food, just like us.
My husband was annoyed that we paid $ 15 for a b-​fast that we could have easily made at home.

THE best ice cream place in town! The ice cream is all homemade and so light and not so sickly sweet like Haagen Daz or B&J. Huge scoops. Banana split is so awesome!
I must also mention that the place shares space with «Mike’s Deli». I think it’s the same owner. The Deli part serves up sandwiches and other simple lunch fares as well as Breakfast! Although there’s not a whole lot of seating space and I see people come in for take out. I’ve never ordered any of their sandwiches though.

We frequently go to Lazy Sundae/​Mikes for ice cream, sandwiches & breakfast. Everything is top notch. The food/​desserts are always fresh and the service is personable and friendly. We ordered a specialty cake for our daughter’s 2^nd birthday. Mike was super helpful and the cake was beautiful and delicous. We’ll be coming here for years to come!

Good, inexpensive and fast! It’s another small mom and pop business trying to make a living. I didn’t have very high expectations and was pleasantly surprised. I also agree seating is a bit lacking, but thankfully we were able to snag something very quickly. Not a bad place at all to grab a quick bite for little money yet served in healthy portions.

I love (d) their ice cream, but it’s just not worth the trip now that they’ve moved. The new shop doesn’t look like a place from which you’d want to eat perishable food, and the bored teenagers behind the counter couldn’t act more, well, bored. I adored this place when it was in Clarendon for its funky, anti-​chain look and generous scoops of fresh ice cream, but the new (weirdly hidden and grungy) digs just don’t inspire me to travel to Falls Church for my ice cream fix.
A better option for locally-​owned frozen dessert that IS worth driving time? Dairy Godmother in Del Ray. Mmmmmmm bliss.

Great ice cream. Last time I visited, Lazy Sundae had started making sandwiches too. As some other reviewers have stated, the people behind the counter aren’t alway attentive as I’d want, and there isn’t enough outdoor space for enjoying ice cream and the weather during the summer.

The good:
The ice cream. That’s what you come here for, right? The frozen treats are great.
The bad:
Needs (more) outdoor seating. An ice cream in the summer time is great and enjoying it outside is better. I don’t wanna have to fight over the one bench in front of this place.
Not open late enough. I don’t want this corner to become a problem area, but I sometimes want a scoop after 10:30 at night. Is that so wrong?
Sorta apathetic staff more interested in anything but making my ice cream experience wonderful. Not very efficient workers.
Upshot:
Go here. Often. Enjoy it. Don’t expect much in terms of service and you won’t be disappointed.
There are some benches across the street on the W&OD trail if you want an outdoor place to sit. There’s also a little park, but I think it closes at dark.