Joe’s Dairy Bar & Grill is a Storino family-owned restaurant in Hopewell Junction serving made-to-order comfort food, handmade desserts and award-winning ice cream. The family has owned the former Uhle’s since 2002, building on a business that has served local families since 1960. Known for oversized creations such as its Monster Burger and Freak Shakes, Joe’s is open year-round and has become a three-generation family tradition for many customers.
Seneca FarmsSince opening as a creamery in 1950, Seneca Farms has made homemade ice cream and served hand-prepared American fare near Keuka Lake. Purchased by Joseph Trombley in 1976, the seasonal Penn Yan institution still uses recipes from his family, hand-breads fresh chicken daily and hand-stirs ingredients into more than 50 ice cream flavors. Its original 1950 building and drive-thru survived a 2005 kitchen fire, while the rebuilt operation continues a Finger Lakes tradition of fried chicken, corn fritters and homemade desserts.PENN YAN, NY
Kravitz DeliSince Rose Kravitz opened a neighborhood corner store in 1939, Kravitz Deli has grown into a Mahoning Valley institution built around house-made corned beef, traditional deli fare and family recipes. The Belmont Avenue business is the oldest operating business on that corridor, and after three generations of Kravitz family involvement, ownership passed in 2022 to the family of Matthew Rydarowicz, who continues the deli’s local and family-centered tradition.NORTH JACKSON, OH
Hoffman’s Home Made Ice CreamSince 1947, family-owned Hoffman’s Home Made Ice Cream has been making hand-dipped ice cream in Westminster, Maryland, along with its own ice cream cakes. A Carroll County landmark, the shop still uses its longstanding recipes and makes more than 50 flavors throughout the year. Its deli and convenience store add made-to-order sandwiches and everyday provisions to the old-fashioned ice cream counter.WESTMINSTER, MD
Valley Dairy RestaurantsValley Dairy Restaurants operates a Pennsylvania restaurant chain and makes its own premium ice cream, a tradition that began with the first Valley Dairy Restaurant in 1938. Its ice-cream heritage goes back to Joseph A. Greubel, who began commercial production in Derry in 1884; Fairview Dairy in Windber, purchased in 1946, remains the home of Valley Dairy ice cream. The company says its ice cream is made with fresh ingredients and is sold through its restaurants and select distributors.LATROBE, PA