Reasons To Be Cheerful

Elle T.

Meh. tl;dr The service was good but the manager is bad at making room for customers and the recipe needs to tone down the sugar and the portion sizes are annoyingly large. We went in as a full family unit to an empty store on a Saturday afternoon in 80 degree heat. If this was a great ice cream place, it should have been busy. We ordered which was a pleasant experience. The girl behind the counter was quick and helpful. I got the salted caramel flavor and it was too sweet. Our daughter commented that her lime flavor was too sweet. The other daughter likes things as sweet as possible; she seemed pleased. There was no child size and "one scoop" is actually an equivalent to four scoops so I got a small (called "one scoop", here) and it was more than I wanted. As we were served, each child found their way to a table that only fit the two of them. There were three tables: 1. An empty 2 top 2. An empty child table that had four toddler size chairs 3. A 4 top which was occupied by an abandoned laptop. I asked "whose laptop is that?" To the girl behind the counter. "That's our manager's." Business does not seem good enough to occupy the only table large enough to accommodate our family with only a laptop. JUSSAYIN My partner is over 6 feet tall so it was funny when he sat at the toddler table, asking us all to join. I joined in the tiny plastic chair but the teens were "too cool" to be goofy with us.

Donna Halper

One of the many reasons I'm glad the pandemic is in the rear-view mirror is I can get out to some of my favorite ice cream places. And if you're like me and you enjoy home-made ice cream (in unique flavors), you'll want to make a trip to Concord and stop at Reasons to Be Cheerful. I'm a big fan of the Coffee Heath, and the Maple is wonderful, but there's always something new to try. Friendly servers, and you can take out or eat in-- there's a charming little dining area in the rear; it has a statue of a cow (of course), and art-work on the walls. There's never a bad time for an ice cream, and I really enjoy having that ice cream at Reasons to Be Cheerful.

E T

We got the So Simple ice cream cake for a birthday. It is SO DELICIOUS. I cannot stop eating it! The ice cream is smooth and creamy, and the fudge and jimmies filling and topping are the perfect amount to complement the ice cream without making the cake into a sundae. I cannot wait to try the other ice cream cake flavors!

Sightseeing Sociologist

I was very cheerful after my visit to Reasons To Be Cheerful on Halloween afternoon. Delicious selections. Friendly staff.