Sprinkles! I love 'em! (The rainbow kind please).
Shelly's Freez has a sprinkle cone. So-so vanilla soft serve (I mean, does anything really hold a candle to the Golden Arches' soft serve?) covered in rainbow sprinkles. Yay! I don't think the sprinkle cones are very popular though, because the rainbow tasted a little stale.
The dudes that work here are really sweet though. I'll probably be back to stuff my face with gyros and MINI jumbo shrimp! Just no more sprinkles here.
I had a weird Philly-steak from here. Â At first it looked gross with mayo, tomato, & lettuce. Â But the more I ate, the better it got. Â Honestly the last bite was delicious. Â Probably too much mayo, but I'm not the chef. Â Fries were decent.
Buddy had a gyro, said it was good. Â Problem was, I didn't know this place was known for their ice cream. Â I think I'll go back for a shake or sundae, and maybe bump these guys up a star.
"Hot town, summer in the city, back of my neck getting burnt and gritty. Been down, isn't it a pity, doesn't seem to be a shadow in the city..."
The Lovin' Spoonful accurately expressed the way I felt one hot summer day in the far northside of Chicago. But Shelly's Freez cooled me down quickly with their frozen soft-serve, cold soft drinks and shady picnic tables with umbrellas. With that being said, Shelly's Freez dishes up plenty of "lovin' spoonfuls" (of ice cream) to quickly cool down anyone on a hot summers day.
Shelly's is a no frills piece of Americana. Once a Tastee-Freez, Shelly's has been serving Lincoln Square ice cream since the 1960's. Don't expect gourmet gelato and wild boar dogs topped with foie gras and Gruyère here. This joint is "old school" and serves up classic soft-serve sundaes, Chicago dogs and even Italian Beef and all for a nostalgic price too. A classic dog, great fries and a soft drink sets you back $4 and is made in a flash too.
If you're hot and need a place for a quick cool down head over to Shelly's Freez. With their great frozen soft serve, classic Chicago dogs, nostalgic prices and shady picnic tables, Shelly's will definitely become an oasis in a "hot town, summer in the city..."
This place is a childhood favorite for me. I grew up right down the block and came here almost every day. The guys behind the counter used to call me cucaracha but I never figured out why.
I've had pretty much everything on their menu over the years and it's all standard greasy hot dog joint fare. There's really nothing special and there is very little space to sit inside. The place is literally a tiny little hut and the signage is from a bygone ear. Â
They still have those hand dipped soft serve ice cream cones that are super messy to eat but I get one every time I stop by. Even in the dead of winter.
Like said, there's really nothing special about the place except it's been there forever and they still cook greasy food the old fashioned way-with tons of unhealthy grease. Â Purely nostalgic for me otherwise I probably wouldn't look twice at the place.
My bro took us here during our Chi-town visit for an authentic meal and I really enjoyed the cheap price and the freshness of the hot-dog toppings. Definitely secured my assumption that the "Chicago dogs" served up in D-town are, for the most part, imposters. Thanks Shelly's for satisfying my starvation and surprising me with fresh flavor!
Review Source:Chicago has a number of places like this - hot dog stands that seem like they were decorated in the mindset of an excited elementary school child. Â Shelly's is pretty much par for the course, serving up the expected fare of grilled food and soft serve. Â It's a sort of Dairy Queen prior to the age of franchising.
Shelly's is a short walk from the bustle of Lincoln Square and it makes for a fun voyage away from mainstay businesses near the Western station train stop. Â It's also conveniently across the street from a Redbox location, which was the underlying impetus for our trip north of Lawrence. Â Nonetheless, it's definitely an entertaining trip down Lincoln Ave, filled with plenty of small-business sites - strange, ethnic, curiously shady and intriguing establishments to note and walk past while you walk home finishing off a chocolate dipped cone or a milkshake from Shelly's. Â What exactly goes on behind those blacked out windows at "Dancen?" What language are they speaking in "Royal-Tea?" Â
If you like walking around Lincoln Square on summer evenings and you don't need fancy ice cream to satisfy your summer-snack appetite, Shelly's is worth the trip.
Oh man, their hot dogs are the bomb. Â Nothing fancy, just typical Chicago-style dogs. Â Fries are included, and you pay under $3 for the whole thing.
And of course, I recommend the chocolate-dipped cones like everyone else. Â It was almost 90 degrees the other day and they saved my life.
This review is going to be short but sweet (pun intended). Shelly's has been around forever. I remember driving by here when I was a kid in the late 70's.
It was a Monday night, I had a craving for some Soft serve, Ice cream and Shelly's was the first place that came to mind. Shelly's is a run down shack of a Ice Cream stand, they also serve your typical fast food items like Hot Dogs, Burgers and Italian Beefs. The structure looks old enough that a strong sneeze could knock it down.
The Soft serve was inexpensive and tasty, but I can't really make a judgment until I stop by for some food, so I will update this review at a later time.
This is a very cute place. Â They seem to have some good bargains on gyros and hot dogs, but I came here for some dessert after dinner. Â I had their Banana Split, and it only cost me $3.25 - unbelievable! Â I thought it was comparable to the one at Ghirardeli's, but it was cheaper and a little more generic, but still fulfills your banana split cravings. Â My fiance had the swirl in a cone, and that was good, too. Â Service was nice and gracious.
Review Source:Shelly's makes a subpar effort at the art of the chocolate malt. Â That's what I get for stopping on impulse on my way to a concert. Â The thickness was just right, but the taste was off. Â I could barely taste the malt and it was too chocolately; worse was the chemical tang which must have come from the chocolate syrup. Â Blech. Â Get some Hershey's in this joint, Shelly.
Oh, and the place reeks of old fry oil, almost overwhelmingly so. Â Fresh oil = yum; stale oil = yuck.
It's not the best restaurant in Chicago, in fact, it's not in the top 100... but it *is* the best in its breed. Â The gyros are good. Â The hotdogs are great. Â The Italian beef is very good. Â And the soft-serve ice cream rocks. Â Try the chocolate ice cream dipped in chocolate. Â The guys who work have have been here a thousand years... so they have to treat them right... and that goes a long way for me.
Review Source:Are you kidding me? My parents love this place. They get the gyros. I love gyros about once a quarter. I don't know. Maybe it's the moldy pita bread that was on my sandwich this last time. Yuck! I wanted to take it back but it was late so we did nothing. I was so craving a gyro that's what sucked.
Oh well, It's my own fault for not saying anything. I really didn't give them a chance. I think I just might go there once just to see if like it was so many years ago like Shelly's was OK when I was in my teens. At least they still have tasty ice cream.
Shelly's Freeze...oh how you bring me back to the days of my childhood where life was easy and if it was hard, a quick soft serve in a cone would make it all the worth while again...ha. Â This is THE place for cheap soft serve, especially on a hot summer day.
I really cannot comment on their food as I have not tried any of their hot stuff, but...I have heard the hot dogs are delesh!
This is your standard Chicago fast food stand off of Lincoln. They have all the standards like ice cream, fries, burgers, etc. I'm basing my review completely on their Chicago Dog. While they got nearly everything right they made three cardinal mistakes... which is three too many when it comes to a Chicago Dog (which is specifically how I asked for it). They used a regular bun (not S.Rosens Poppy) and there were no tomatoes or sport peppers. I would have had the condiments corrected there as I had it to go but I wanted to walk to my house five minutes away and eat it and I didn't see the issue. In the time it took me to get to my house the bun was completely soggy (again not a S.Rosens) so it was hard to enjoy. I know it may seem like I'm being picky about a hot dog but it just wasn't the same.
Review Source:My mother , brother and I used to frequent this place a ton as a kid , my mom is an ice cream freak , hi mom. I loved it like any kid likes ice cream. I then had a bunch of years where I didn't go there and I nearly forgot about it. I then started going back when I started hanging with a guy that lived down the block. Oddly, he ordered the food from there , until I saw it , I didn't even know they had food. I was shocked when their fast food menu was good , common stuff, but well prepared and good. I have ordered the pizza puff (still love them , although one in their 30's should avoid such things if they don't want a coronary.) , the hot dogs (your standard Vienna dog, done well.) and the cheeseburgers (good , not top 10 good, but good.).
The ice cream is soft serve , the quantity's huge , the variety of ways to order it were almost endless. Sundaes , splits , shakes, malteds , with shell topping , sprinkles , and I'm sure I forgot at least a few. I am not a crazy fan of ice cream , but I do enjoy it from time to time. This is a place I will travel to to get a great ice cream treat. I also have to commend the price , in a day where it takes almost $5 to get a shake at Baskin/Robbins, one for under $3 is a treat to the wallet.
I gave this place a 2 for the simple fact that they are close to Lincoln Square and sell soft serve cream for relatively cheap. Â Actually everything's cheap, but the ice cream is the only thing worth getting.
The food is what you'd expect from a little hut off Lincoln. Nothing horrible but nothing special either. Okay, the ambience...
We (my girlfriend & I) walk to this place, 8 in the evening, middle of the week. Â The guy "working" the register is dressed like a eastern european mobster about to go clubbing (remember, this place is literally a shack) and a mexican guy is on the grill who speaks little to no english. Â Weird vibe. Â The place has this tension in the air not dissimilar to if you'd walked in on someone having sex. Â Creepy. Â Needless to say we ate outside. Â Food was lackluster so we got soft serve cones to go. Â The ice cream was a little bite of nostalgia & scratched my itch. Â My advice: get your soft serve & get the hell outta there!
Shelly's Freez has some delicious sundaes. The serving sizes are generous enough to share or to scarf down like a glutton. Their fries are tasty and usually fresh. They even made me a Chicago style hotdog sans dog and didn't seem too perturbed by the request.
Their banana split is delicious.
An oasis on this west-of-Western stretch of Lincoln, Shelly's will catch your attention with its colorful signs for just about every item on the menu. $1.65 for a chocolate dipped vanilla soft-serve cone is a steal, I think. And absolutely delicious when you're waiting for a lane to open up at Lincoln Square Lanes. Kitchen closes at 9:45, but the ice cream stays open 'til 10!
Review Source:This is a very cute little snack shop, straight out of the 1950s, and I think Shelly himself still works there! Â This is a great place to have lunch- you can order and sit outside under the umbrellas.
The vanilla shakes are fab as are the burgers and fries. And the prices are crazy cheap. Â Shelly (or whoever it was working there- an older man) was soo nice and sweet. Â I love all the big signs and colorful posters. Â Great place!
I just love going to these little places because they remind me of being a kid again. Â There used to be a lot more indy shops years ago. Â I'm glad Shelly's is still around to serve up great treats. They have 14 flavors of ice cream (which is great for a fast food establishment) as well as your standard hot dog stand type chow and more. Â Nice people and a real neighborhood feel.
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