BG Ice Cream Scene

Everyone loves ice cream, and Bowling Green is no exception. It's a trend that's been more apparent as more try to follow it, and there's now ice cream shops scattered all over town. Many of them are similar and share a lot of the same menu items, but to me, one stands above the rest.

Myles' Dairy Queen is located right next to the railroad tracks on East Wooster Street. The owner also operates Myles' Pizza, just across the tracks. Both have their own style, and Myles' Dairy Queen's is big. They have all kinds of treats, and a food menu as well. This place is special, though, because it's not one of the "chain" DQs, so there's much more flexibility in the menu.

The most popular item has to be the blizzard, Dairy Queen's staple. But Myles' sizes are way out of whack. Even a medium is a LOT of ice cream, and that's not the biggest one. There's all the signature blizzards offered by the chain stores, like the Girl Scout cookie varieties, and many more as well.

It feels disappointing for me, a BG native, to change gears from Dairy Queen, the clear favorite, to other ice cream places in town, but they do exist. Sundae Station shares its location with the Marathon gas station on West Wooster Street and Wintergarden Road, but the ice cream store is definitely more popular. They have a blizzard "knockoff" they call the Avalance (there's a little bit of creativity, I guess). They don't offer as many toppings as Myles', but there are some special ones (like Buckeyes). There's another very similar place on Haskins and West Poe called Ice Cream Machine (less creative). These businesses, along with the addition of a Cold Stone Creamery to the Tim Horton's on East Wooster, seem to have BG's ice cream scene split into four quadrants, but don't feel boxed in. Venture out and try them all, but definitely don't miss out on Myles' Dairy Queen.