Twistee Treat – Tarpon Springs

This place is ok. I wouldn’t say it’s amazing ice cream or anything to die for. You can compare their soft ice cream to a McFlurry from you know where. Their portions are a decent size. The prices are cheaper than a lot of other ice cream spots. I usually get a medium and can never finish it. I can only imagine how big their large is. They have a huge selection of toppings you can choose from. I just really do not understand how this place is always so busy as it isn’t the greatest. I have never gotten out of the car to order but I can tell you that the speed of their drive thru is extremely slow. Even if there are only two cars ahead of me, it takes a total of 17 minutes for me to get my ice cream! I definitely wouldn’t drive out of my way to come here for ice cream but I only would if I’m in the area.

Best ice cream in ALL of Tampa Bay! If you are buying a twirl for a kid or just don’t want a huge cup of ice cream, get a «kiddie» size! My favorite is a chocolate with thin mint twirl!

Twisted Treat had excellent ice cream, milkshakes, sundaes, and more. This particular location is a lot of fun. Bella’s play music and they’re open late so it’s a fun place to stop by to end your evening on a good note whether it’s a date or just hanging out with friends and family. The seating is entirely Outdoors, so if you’re planning on getting a treat on a rainy day make sure to use their drive-​thru. The only reason that I detected a star was because there’s not enough seating outside for the weekend even late at night it’s hard to find a spot. Also, I’ve gone on occasion where they have accidentally given me the wrong order, or just lately got my order wrong. The staff is comprised of mostly high school students, and being that they’re so busy I’m sure it happens it just seems unusual that it’s happened more than once.

Positive:
Great-​tasting, real ice cream
Lots of flavors to choose from
Convenient Drive-​Thru
Awesome cone-​shaped building
Open late
Negative:
Portion sizes vary each time you go
Asked for Reeces Pieces but was given Butterfinger by mistake
Asked for an Oreo Twirl and there was only a few specks of Oreo (quite sad)
I’m a huge fan of Twistee Treat. So delicious!!! Try it out!

Twistee treat! I’ve been to this location many times. Great stop for custard, especially if you like different flavored styles.
I recommend coming during the day, it’s not as busy. But then again after dinner is the preferred twisted treat time! They do have a drive thru, but it gets just as busy! Sometimes on the weekend there’s a guy with his keyboard playing live piano music, which is fun for an ice cream spot.

5 reasons Tristee Treat get four stars
5. The Variety of flavors —
4. Ease of ordering — when the right crew is working
3. They have Hot Dogs
2. Super Cute location
1. the colossal Ice Cream Sandwich
The only downfall is the inconsistency with portions sometimes the small looks like a large and other times you know its a small. Besides that its a nice play to go when you want either a hot dog or Ice Cream cone.

Couldn’t resist a ice cream cone shaped building… Treat yourself with a Twistee Treat You can’t miss the building… the fiberglass cone building brings immediate recognition and awareness. It’s as if your craving for ice cream came to life. The hardest part is trying to decide which yummy soft serve flavour you are going to get. The ice cream was delicious and the staff friendly and efficient. It takes a little while for each order to be made but its perfect on a hot sunny day. Its rich smooth flavors take you back to a simpler time. The menu indulges in ice cream, cones, cups and shakes. The banana splits are the best in the land. Twistee Treat also offers Malts, Shakes, Sundaes, and Slushes! The lines can be long and bring your own wet wipes because it can get messy… the ice cream is thick and creamy… Twistee Treat ice cream makes you smile.

Twistee Treat has been such a joy to have in the area! Consistent quality and great real ice cream just as the tag line promises. I’ve never ordered anything that was not delicious. And with over 21 options of flavors and even more toppings, you’re never going to run out of things to try (although I’m ashamed to say it’s hard for me to get any other than my go-​to coconut with hot fudge.)
On top of that, it’s a great bang for your buck! They could definitely get away with charging $ 5+ for a cone or waffle taco and yet you get way better ice cream then the «specialty» ice cream shops for way less; between this and the fun atmosphere and ample outdoor seating, it’s a great place to bring the family. But I certainly wouldn’t judge you if you roll through the drive thru for a little indulgence just for yourself– we’ve all been there.
The staff members are all very young but do their jobs well and with smiles. This place is always hoppin’ and on the rare occasion they do get something incorrect, they’re always on top of fixing it.
All in all, great place to get some great ice cream.

Amazing icecream so good! But the workers make lots of mistakes, had to repeat order a few times, game me some wrong orders. But over all amazing icecream

The ice cream and toppings taste great and the staff are always exceptional — they seem to be all high school age and they are always so nice.

Fast service, fun spot for a yummy treat. Drive thru and sit down area. Butter pecan is delicious! They even have hot dogs.

Smooth and cold ice cream with friendly staff. Always long line during the hours, except when it ‘s raining.

Yummimess in my tummy. Okay so the question goes Ice Cream is better or Custard? Hmmm… me cannot decide so I guess I just need to keep trying until that question is answered. My kids grew up on twistee treat and it is a family favorite.

AMAZING icecream, horrible wait, and so so service. I ordered sundaes and they gave me cups with lids that dont secure, by the time I got home it was a soupy mess. Their line wait is always 20 mins the drive through is closer to 10. If their icecream wasn’t so gosh darn amazing I would never go back.

Cutest little ice cream building yet! How can you not want an ice cream cone when you see the building.
Had caramel ice cream in a «fancy cone»; which was a peanut encrusted waffle cone. The fancy cone only is available in large but it was a very yummy cone.
My hubby said that his orange ice cream in a waffle cone was really good.
We will be back. I’m so certain of this that we joined their loyalty program.

Delicious cool, creamy ice cream and slushies in almost any flavor imaginable. Very friendly staff, young adults and plenty of outside seating that’s shaded with umbrellas for protection from the sun. Priced very reasonable and generous portions. This is now added to my list if favorite sweet treat spots.

It’s a new place so it’s nice and clean, but they have their work cut out for them when it comes to fast and friendly service.
We ordered orange soft serve but it wasn’t the same orange we thought we were getting so we exchanged and they were good about it. They should put out napkin dispensers if they aren’t going to answer at then window quickly.

Very good soft serve ice cream. I’m such a plain Jane when it comes to my ice cream– soft serve vanilla with rainbow sprinkles lol. This location is clean and everyone is friendly.

After I pickup my Gigi from school, we might get a treat. This place rocks for frozen goodies. I fall for the Praline all the time. Gigi just recently got a sprinkles loade chocolate dipped waffle cone with strawberry ice cream! The strawberry was good but the cone rocked! The selection is off the hook from cones to sundaes to milk sharks to smoothies! Their prices are pretty reasonable as well.
This is definitely an old school ice cream joint… and I like that! You go up to the sliding window outside to order and there is only outdoor seating. You will flashback to glory days while visiting!

I don’t often eat ice cream. But, when I do; I go here. The first time I went there last year a neighbor told me about the pumpkin. I tried it and it was the best ice cream/​custard I had ever had. The staff are pleasant, courteous, and energetic.
On my trip there yesterday they were giving 10% of proceeds toward a dog rescue I’m involved with. I was impressed how comfortable the seating area is despite being on a busy road. Cute find here in tarpon springs. Check out the way the cone lights up at night with cute sprinkles.

When my wife and I first spotted the ice cream cone rising in the parking lot on a visit to Tarpon Springs, we suspected a frozen custard outlet was coming. When it finally opened, the lines were outrageous, both in the drive-​thru and walk up window. We endured the wait and found the frozen custard to be outstanding.
A year later, I have returned to find the waits are not as bad and the frozen custard is still outstanding. A traditional cone with vanilla is my standard tweet. Coconut is good, I’ve never had a complaint from anyone actually on any of the flavors. The cherry dip is a good addition to a cone but is a little messier to eat than a plain cone.
The only frozen custard I have ever tried that was any better was Andy’s Frozen Custard in Springfield, MO. Since that is around a 1,000 miles away, this is a welcome twisty treat.

Twistee Treat,
We have a LOVE/​HATE relationship. I love you because you taste so creamy and delicious. You offer a wide variety of tasty flavors, and toppings. Your prices are reasonable, and servings are big. I hate you because you always get at least one of my orders wrong. I love u because it’s never my order. I hate you because I still have to listen bitching from the persons order that you got wrong. Today it was my poor sister. She looked so unsatisfied while eating her ice cream LOL awwww. All she wanted was a banana split made with strawberry/​vanilla ice cream instead of the regular flavors you use, and xxnuts. That’s it! No others changes, but what she got was a poor pathetic light sprinkle of nuts on her banana split. You even got the ice cream flavor she wanted wrong. She still somehow got chocolate on one side, and where was the chocolate drizzle? Nobody said, she didn’t want the drizzle ! Don’t tell me the little splot dot on the side of the container is the chocolate drizzle. Say it ain’t so, Twistee Treat! It kills me to have to do this, but I give you 3 stars. The look on my sisters face was just too sad to watch, as she plopped her spoon into the container, scooping out each and every sad bite.

Why four? Sometimes it’s amazing and a solid 5. Recently they have been shorting us on portions to a 3. So on average a 4 star. Their chocolate soft serve is creamy and tasty. They have dips and sprinkles. Lots of choices. If they could be more consistent they would be a five star establishment.

Hot days
Long line.
Melted ice creams intertwine.
Down my arm
To form a puddle
In my lap,
You know that’s trouble!
But the ice cream is yummy
And always sweet.
So get yours soon
At Twistee Treat!

So why one star? Because their ice cream is still good. But that is where it ends.
I have been to this Twistee Treat at least 40 times since it opened. I might be the TT Duke on Unilocal with more check-​ins here than anyone, but that will likely change. I rated this place a four star a couple weeks after opening, but it has gone down hill, a lot.
With the last ten visits, service and quality has gone down so much, I might never return.
Let’s start with product quality. In the last five visits I have had a stale cone three times… the once perfect cone shape is now nothing but a swirled ice cream mess pressed into the cone and leaning to the side… and several times the sugar cone leaked from the bottom.
Then there is service, or lack thereof. My only complaint at opening was slow service. I thought service could not get slower, but it has.
I fully support giving young adults the opportunity to work, but the culture at this restaurant lacks any customer care. They seem more interested in socializing with friends at the window or their very exotic fingernails, than they are about customers. And, the managers lack any empathy or ability to resolve these problems.
So…Back to TCBY for now…

After a –really– long day, the husbeastie and I decided we’d stop for a treat. We’ve waited to visit the Twistee Treat because there’s –always– a long line. The line today was not terrible, but it still existed in the drive thru.
Our order was simple, A dish of Strawberry and a medium vanilla dipped in chocolate cone. We were both surprised at how large the servings were. Sadly the cone had alredy started to melt when they handed it out to me. *le sigh*
The ice cream was delicious, very smooth and creamy. I will certainly have it again, Diet permitting.

Twistee Treat in Tarpon Springs is a super great place to get dessert! The ice cream tastes great and they have so many different flavor and toppings it’s hard to choose.
They are more than generous in their serving sizes, and the prices are super reasonable. You can eat there, or take it to go, and they offer both walk up and drive thru options.
The best part? They’re amazingly friendly, even when they’re crazy busy! My kids and I have ONLY had good experiences here and will definitely keep coming back.

They have so many ice cream/​dessert choices that they must have something for everyone! They serve out of two windows, but they have more staff in the back to make the orders, so even when the line is a little long it’s not a very long wait.
I’m a traditionalist when it comes to ice cream so I have a soft vanilla on a sugar cone with rainbow sprinkles. It was just the way it’s supposed to be: not so soft it melts right away and they roll the cone in the sprinkles for maximum sprinkle-​ness.
My friend had a blizzard-​like ice cream concoction and it was really good. They had lots of options and the portions are big.
If you don’t like ice cream or have a lactose issue, they have lots of flavored slushies too.

There’s often a line but I don’t mind the wait. There’s an army of teens working inside so the order do come out fairly fast once you placed it.
Their regular ice cream includes strawberry, vanilla and chocolate. You can also order from a few dozen of specialty flavors, like piña colada, blueberries, espresso, etc. They also have twirls which is like Dairy Queen’s Blizzard. They have several cones to choose from.
I love their ice cream, it’s very creamy and smooth. I usually like to pay 50 cents more for the specialty flavor, there are so many to pick from I always have a hard time deciding. However, I don’t know if it’s the lack of consistency with the staff about how much syrup to add. One time my espresso is really flavorful, another time I can hardly tell the pina coloda in mine.