Ballard’s Ice Cream Sandwiches & More!

A little pricey for what you get. Been there several times and every time I order something that sounds good, they don’t have the ingredients to make it!

This place just reeks of «diamond in the ruff». This place holds many of my favorite childhood memories of my grandmother and I being greeted by the friendly staff. The flavors are diverse, and have the descriptions of the flavors next to them.
I have my favorite flavors, but this summer, there are two new flavors! they let me try both of them (no questions asked!!!) and I ordered both of them in one size (yes they are nice enough to do two flavors in a small!!!) My sweet tooth will always lead my heart back to ballards!!!
They have a new fried food menu, so come for all the food, and bring the whole family on their playground!

Ah memories… so sweet like ice cream :)

I just moved here from Atlanta and love supporting local places. I heard so many great things about this place and was lucky enough to walk there after dinner with the friends I am staying with.
My friends all order Small scoops. The credit card machine was down and they didn’t charge them. The size of the ice cream was amazing for the price. One scoop looked like two. My friends could not even finish their ice cream.
Then it was my turn. I paid in cash, and was obviously the only person who tipped with a dollar bill. I ordered two scoops, and what I got was something like a sample cup. My «two scoops» was ¼ the size of one scoop my friends received.
My abject rejection of being able to enjoy something so tiny, was a bit frustrating. I didn’t want to go and complain, because there were only two girls working a huge crowd. Alas, my first impression was not great.

This review is for the ice cream and sandwich takeout windows, which are attached to Ballard’s Novelty & Party Shop. Ballard’s Ice Cream is a great place to bring the family for cool treats on a hot day or night! There’s a small play area for the kids too!
Boy, the present access to Ballard’s is really messed up if you’re coming from Downtown because you cannot make southbound left turns from Broadway into Ballard’s and there’s no good place to turn around. Locals will drive around a triangular park to get to Ballard’s. The City should build that roundabout, which they keep talking about.
Once at Ballard’s, get ready to enjoy some really great tasting ice cream treats at pretty reasonable prices including a good sized kiddie cone with hard ice cream at $ 2.00 even. They offer over 50 flavors of hard ice cream plus soft serve flavors by Weeks, sundaes, mixers, shakes, frappes, floats, smoothies, and slushes. Sugar free and soy flavors available. Some tempting special treats offered are the Rice Krispie Super Treat, Chocolate Chip Cookie Treat, Vanilla Wafer Treat and the Smores Sundae, which are priced at $ 4.17 plus tax.
They also sell sandwiches, wraps, hot dogs, chili, salads, and tacos. See the menu offerings at
Note actual prices vary at the counter (ie.3 scoop hard ice cream sundae is $ 3.93 plus 8 percent tax equals $ 4.25).
I’ve stopped here after work for ice cream. My favorite flavors are the Purple Cow, Road Runner Raspberry, Cappucino Crunch, and Freedom of Espresso. For peanut butter fanatics, the Funny Bones Peanut Butter Bonanza ($ 5.09 plus tax) is the ultimate treat, which has 2 chilled Drakes Funny Bone cakes laid out in a banana boat with peanut butter cup ice cream covered in peanut butter sauce, topped with whipped cream, peanut butter chips, and a cherry on top, sweet yummo!
I only wished that I worked closer to Ballard’s, so I could have ice cream at very fair prices for lunch.
SUMMER HOURS: 11AM-​10PM

Ballards has the best icecream in the South End of Concord. And they make wonderful sandwiches for reasonable prices also. I highly recommend them for a quick sandwich and icecream on the go. And they have tables and a play area for children also.