Ollie’s Frozen Custard

I don’t really understand the cultish hype about this place, it is decent but the service was terrible every time I have been. The girls that work the front aren’t exceptionally friendly, and there is a lot of pressure to rush and decide on your order. Going there as a first timer it is very confusing because their menu is unorganized hand scribble. I think it would make a world of a difference if this place jumped into the 21^st century and if they taught their staff about customer service.

Once you’ve had Ollie’s, you never go back. Not only is their custard absolutely delicious, it comes with a heaping selection of fresh toppings. Other places give you toppings like its the depression. Not here. You have to try and keep your cup from running over with divine wonder. I will never stop recommending this star of cold treats.

I had a single cookies and cream waffle cone and it was so good that I ate the paper with the cone.

Ice Cream is awesome. Love it, service right before they close until Feb sucks! It’s great to go a couple of days before they shut the place down that way you’ll get the flavors u want & by then there are less lines!!!

The best custard on the planet. Our whole store goes at least once a month for blast. Oreo and raspberry are the two favorites. A DeKalb county tradition

Have lived in the Dekalb area for 11 years and it is my go to place for out of town guests. Hell, it’s my go to place for meeting in towners. I love the red velvet days with chic chunks, but the chocolate peanut butter Sundae is pretty spectacular too. Can’t go wrong with anything really. Ask for a sample of the flavor of the day!

As an NIU grad, I always make a trip to Ollie’s when we’re in the area! It’s one of the places that you have to go to when you’re in DeKalb/​Sycamore.
My favorite is Butter Pecan. It’s available only on Sunday’s. They make the best Turtle Sundaes and Blasts.

The line might be wrapped around the building — it is because it really is that good!

Great stop on the way to the NIU Taft Field Campus. Any concoction you can think of using a custard base, they have it. Creamy. Fresh fruit ingredients. Inexpensive. Hometown-​y. Outdoor seating (look toward the back of the lot for additional tables and shade). We’ve marked it on our GPS.

Lived in dekalb my whole 22 years and have gone to Ollies since I was a little girl! This a must stop multiple times during the summer, FRESH delicious custard. I get something different every time and never leave disappointed. I have not a single bad thing to say about this place

I’m not sure I need to write this review, since they already have a five-​star rating with a million reviews. I’ll just throw mine on the pile here.
They’re delicious. If I don’t like the flavor of the day (which happens only every once in a while, and is always due to my own preferences and not their custard), they’ve always got good old vanilla and chocolate on standby. They don’t skimp on toppings and price is very reasonable.
Sometimes in the summer the lines are really long, but they move pretty quickly and it’s nice to be amongst a bunch of people who are equally excited to have some delicious treats.

I REALLY wanted to like Ollie’s. Everyone raves about it. Maybe ice cream or custard are just not my cup of tea…
I got a kid sized Truffle, which was vanilla custard with raspberries and hot fudge. Kid sized was perfect for me! It wasn’t anything terribly special, but the menu is so large, I’m sure I’ll find something spectacular.
My friends seemed to enjoy their treats though!

If you like custard you will love this place !
Amazing, busy however the line moves fast. I gem in the corn county for sure ! I never miss a chance to visit this place heading back to the NW burbs of Chicago. Yum yum

I once read that life is like an ice cream cone, you have to lick it one day at a time. In the event you’re having custard from Ollies, you can choose to spoon it in slowly, or eat it bit by waffle-​y cone bit.
Today marks the first of many trips to this place for the season. We can all breathe a little lighter knowing Ollies is open, which also means subsequently, summer is on the horizon. And for us who live in Sycamore, we embrace both with open arms.
My favorite thing to get here is so simple. I love a two scoop sundae with Heath toffee. They have flavors of the day which is kinda fun to look forward to. Amaretto chocolate chunk and the simple mint chip are highlights in my summer calendar.
Sure, when it’s a hot night, they have a line wrapping around the building. And when you’re impatient for their creamy goodness, it can feel like an eternity. But to me that is part of the experience.
I’ll be in the long line waiting for my custard.

It’s like going to Dairy Queen, but you get to stand outside in a long line for a half hour before you get served. Brilliant!
The ice cream is fine: no better or worse than any other ice cream parlor. What irritates me, however, is that even though this place has had solid business for DECADES, they have not expanded their building. Could we please have more machines and more places to order so I don’t have to stand in line for thirty minutes next to annoying college kids?
No, of course not. People in this town are happy to stand in line for a half hour or more just to get a scoop of ice cream.

I no longer live in Dekalb, and this is the place that I miss the most. They carry chocolate and vanilla every day, with a special flavor of the day that changes. It was convenient, because they would have a calender forecasting the flavors, and you could even buy the pints to take home and enjoy later.
One of my favorite things about Ollie’s, aside from «OMG ITS SO AMAZING SOMETIMES THERE’S A LINE AROUND THE STORE!!!» (still so worth it), is that they let you customize what you order, and you only pay for what you want. If, like me, you’re a vanilla custard with oreos and whipped cream kind of girl, you pay way less than my friend, a vanilla, with oreos, raspberries, nuts, whipped cream, and the odd kitchen appliance. Which I appreciate — I pay for what I get, and it’s always amazing!
They have fun, custom flavor combos (I can’t remember what the combos were, but I remember one of them was the blackbird, one was the huskie… and it was always fun to see the new ones. Sometimes they would run contests for customers to suggest a new combo.
I miss Ollie’s. :-/

If you are not from the area and find yourself in this area, you have to go to Ollie’s. Best local frozen custard place.
Don’t event think about going somewhere else… they don’t even compare. They always have chocolate, vanilla, and then a flavor of the day. They have a very large menu of frozen treats you can try and I encourage you to get creative and come up with your own creation. (Sometimes they even have competitions or surveys that you can fill out with ideas of new flavors or Sundaes and such to feature).
Tip– their regular and larger serving sizes are quite generous. It is not on the menu but you can ask for a Jr size of most items for a dollar or two cheaper and its usually about the size of a small or medium. Just right size for me usually. If I get a regular I end up sharing with someone.
Enjoy your frozen treat outside and don’t line up in front of the window, line up around the side. And as the picture shows, the lines are long but well worth the wait. =)

This place already has an overall 5 star rating. Stop reading this and just go there already!!!
Basically you can choose between chocolate, vanilla, flavor of the day custard. From there do as you wish. Literally anything you want on it or in it. You can get like a blizzard from DQ or a Sundae, or a Shake, or Malt, there’s a Boston Shake, A Float, wait there’s more, you can get it in Cone, a serving dish and probably right on your hand, you savage!
Honestly though, it’s great! I love it! People who have ever tried it, love it.
There’s almost always a line but it moves pretty quick!
So really it’s a…
Must Try.

I don’t live anywhere near this place. But if I ever find myself within 20 miles of it, I am always looking up what the flavor of the day is, because it is THAT good!
Look no furthur than the reviews already posted. It is the real deal!

As an NIU grad, this would be one of the only reasons I would head back to DeKalb.
THIS PLACE IS AWESOME. You can’t go wrong with anything you order. My 2 favorite things are the arctic blasts (think DQ blizzard but fantastic) and the waffle cones. You can’t go wrong with either of those. They always have Choco, Vanilla, and a flavor of the day. My favorites were Irish cream cake, cake batter, and PB choco nut. I’m getting upset thinking about not being able to go here right now.
Ollie’s closes on Halloween and Opens near the end of February. If it’s warm out, it’s going to be packed, no matter what. Hell, sometimes it’s freezing and there’s stilla line.
My only regret is that I discovered this place during my Junior year. I missed out on two years of great custard!!!