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Overall Total Score
4.4 out of 5
Impressive | 516 reviews

What Lily Rau likes about Bardon's Wonder Freeze:
Bordens sits at the intersection of Garfield and Front Street: a walkable ice shop that is traversed by and through Traverse City. You will find moomers, sunflowers, banana columns, frostiest and any kind of flavor ice cream you can dream on a cone or in a cup. If you're not in ice, they also have Hot Dogs, Sloppy Joes, Nachos and Bretzels. The staff wears masks (thank you! and this place NOW PAYMENT (whoop whoop). B... View all feedback. What Emely Ryan doesn't like about Bardon's Wonder Freeze:
Last night My husband and I drove 20 miles to Bardon’s with our 2 dogs and son. It said on google they were closing at 10:00 but they closed suddenly at 9:42. We suspected the employees didn’t feel like working anymore for the day. They said they could have still served us if we chose soft serve, which we were happy to do, but once they saw more people arriving behind us (before 10 pm) they changed their mind and tol... View all feedback.

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5.0 ★ from 17 reviews
Samara
13.04.2023 - 16:49

I don't know what the negative reviews are talking about. Spacious portions and very friendly staff!

Leta
13.04.2023 - 16:49

Excellent creamy ice cream! Kudos to the new owners for keeping the quality high!!

Herbert
13.04.2023 - 16:49

Great ice cream. We are so happy this long time establishment is staying open!

Lily
13.04.2023 - 16:49

Great place to stop for ice cream! Service is always excellent, prices are affordable. Love coming here!

Tomasa
06.04.2023 - 13:51

Best local ice shop! The mint chocolate chip was much better than most other ice chains I ever had. Will be back when I go back to TC.

Restaurantji
4.1 ★ from 73 reviews
Michael
29.02.2024 - 19:01

Edited after 24hrs...Great little one cream shop. Next time I'm going to try the flavored soft serve........ And it's the next day, can't believe how insanely r...

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Drew
29.02.2024 - 19:01

What a TC treasure! The locals love it and tourists find it easily and come to enjoy it like the rest of us locals. Keep serving it up Bardon staff!

Jon
29.02.2024 - 19:01

Waited in line for 1/2 hr only to be told that the window was closed and we had to go wait in the other line. Horrible management. Two teenage girls were left t...

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Sharmeela
29.02.2024 - 19:01

Great soft serve! For toddlers the baby scoop is perfect and such a steal for $1! The kids eat the hot dogs two so its a nice casual find. The milkshake was als...

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Zane
29.02.2024 - 19:01

This place is absolutely amazing. I got the Heath ice cream and it was just super good. I recommend if u have the time.

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