Honey Hut

This is some of the greatest ice cream in the area, and my entire family loves this local ice cream chain. I think it is pretty easy to love any kind of ice cream, especially fresh, homemade ice cream.
I love this place because of the vast amount of options that are available. So many flavors to choose from! Luckily, you can have as many samples as you need, so test away! Cups and cones come in many sizes to accommodate people of all ages and sizes.
Ice cream is rich, refreshing, and tastes like some heart and soul were poured into it!

To those who love mint chocolate chips ice cream:
Compared to Mitchell’s ice cream in Beachwood, Romolo’s Chocolate in Erie PA, this flavor of ice cream is the MOST MINTY of them all.
Review on other flavors to follow.

For the price, portions are ridiculously big. The ice cream is a little more plain and less rich, traditional flavors abound. I had the coconut with raspberries and it was lovely. They don’t have the excitement of other local places but aren’t as crowded and have larger portions.
Deep down, I’ll always be an M. Bros. fan, but this was pretty good. As a bonus, no one stared at us all google-​y eyed like they do at the other locations. Service at the Brecksville branch of this location is just ridiculous and weirdly uncomfortable but here they are friendly! Glad to see that is not a chain wide affectation.

HUGE portions for cheap.
After dinner dropped into the ‘Hut for some dessert.
My sister and I ordered the Strawberry Shortcake (one of their special sundaes).
Packed with vanilla ice cream and strawberries on top, it was pretty good. No need to order the large; go with a small and share with a pal.
It was a-​ok.

Yet another ice cream place courts my taste buds east of Cleveland. We were pretty excited when this place opened up and it definitely wasn’t disappointing. The price is great compared to other local joints.
For what it’s worth, the ice cream is pretty darn good. I’ve had Honey Pecan and Banana Chocolate Chip and they are both well-​balanced, not overly sweet flavors. The banana chocolate chip was the better of the two– really deep chocolate flavor without overpowering the banana. Would have liked to have seen some actual banana in it, though. The Honey pecan, although I think it’s supposed to be their signature flavor, was less memorable. Good, but not great. It had a nice little bit of salt to complement the honey, and not too many nuts.
It’s not super decadent, and didn’t have the richness I look for in ice cream. You can feel the lack of smoothness compared to something you might get at some of the other places nearby. However, I’ve been spoiled by the awesomeness of the ice cream that’s popped up in Cleveland lately, so don’t get me wrong– it’s definitely decent ice cream. They don’t have a ton of variety of flavors but what they do have definitely seems solidly good.
the layout of the store is confusing– they have a long counter set up (like at the solon Mitchell’s) but they only take orders at the registers at the end, so you end up with a lot of waiting around being confused. It also seemed like, even though we were in line, there were employees just kinda standing around doing nothing.
They also don’t tightly pack their pints. What’s with that?
All in all, you get what you pay for– it tastes cheaper because it is. I’m not dying to go back like I was when I first ate at Churned or Jeni’s, but for the price, I’m definitely more willing.

East Siders rejoice; Honey Hut has finally crossed I-​77 and arrived in our neck of the woods!
The ice cream is fantastically rich and, considering the prices at places like Jeni’s and Ben and Jerry’s, impossibly cheap. It’s the best ice cream in Northeast Ohio or anywhere else, and it’s finally here on the East Side!
Because Honey Hut was always a 20 minute drive, I only partook in the same two flavors to avoid the prospect of disappointment. The honey pecan and the chocolate pecan flavors were my go-​tos, as they’re the ideal combinations of sweet and salty delciousness. I hear the seasonal pumpkin is excellent, and that the coconut is tremendous so, now that Honey Hut is closer, the possibility of branching out has increased significantly.
As I’m writing this, Honey Hut’s only open from 12 PM to 6 PM in its opening week. Starting this weekend, March 31, 2012 I think, it’ll begin its regular hours of 11 AM to 10 PM.
Stop by and see what the West Side’s been enjoying exclusively for years. You’ll be an addict from the first bite!