Best Ice Cream Sundaes In DFW

The Daily Meal Staff|Aug. 20, 2014 5:00 am EST

A few scoops of some creamy frozen goodness is the best recipe for cooling off on a hot summer's day, and you can find a listing of places to find some of these cold treats here. But when you're in the mood for something more decadent, there's nothing more tantalizing than an ice cream sundae. Whether it's a classic hot fudge sundae with vanilla ice cream or a scrumptious concoction covered in chocolate-peanut butter sauce and candied bacon, these DFW places are scooping up the best treats in town.

Old Town Creamery (Credit, Ilene Jacobs)

Old Town Creamery
6205 Coit Road
Plano, TX 75024
(972) 673-0285
www.oldtowncreamery.com

It's the amazing selections of ice cream flavors here that attracts all of the attention, especially when it comes to exotic ones like pistachio kulfi, rose flavored falooda, avocado and lychee. But if a cone isn't enough of a splurge, then the specialty sundaes offer an especially ambrosial treat. Strawberry-kiwi ice cream makes a harmonious combination with cake, whipped cream and strawberry sauce in the strawberry shortcake sundae. Alternatively, you can create your own sundae with any ice cream flavors and toppings. Then have it finished off with a dousing of thick hot fudge or caramel sauce.

Eno's Pizza Tavern
407 N. Bishop Ave.
Dallas, TX 75208
(214) 943-9200
www.enospizza.com

This pizza hot spot in Oak Cliff has the art of sundae making in the bag. Actually, it's in a sack. Eno's decadent sundae sack is a compilation of vanilla ice cream, mixed berries, graham cracker bits, pecans, marshmallow cream and hot fudge. And for a stunning finale, the entire concoction is topped off with cinnamon sugar whipped cream and served in a sack made out of chocolate.

What's da Scoop? Food Truck
Dallas, TX
www.whatsdascoop.com

What's da Scoop churns out around 16 different flavors of hand-scooped creamy goodness, ranging from quintessential vanilla and strawberry to edgy flavors such as scotch ale caramel crunch and cherry amaretto fudge. Specially created cone combos, floats and 10 sundae varieties offer ice cream enthusiasts plenty of ways to indulge. But when it comes to the ultimate sundae treat, the blue suede shoes is one that can't be beat. This tasty gut-buster is made with fat Elvis ice cream—a concoction of banana ice cream with peanut butter and chocolate chunks. Then it's drenched in chocolate-peanut butter sauce and topped with whipped cream and candied bacon.

Curly's Frozen Custard
4017 Camp Bowie Blvd.
Fort Worth, TX 76107
(817) 763-8700
www.curlysfrozencustard.com

The rich and creamy frozen custard at Curly's makes a luxurious base for the shop's shakes, concretes and ice cream sundaes. The Snickers fudge sundae with gooey hot fudge and chunks of Snickers bars is a stand-out, but true sundae aficionados will want to go all the way with the bananas foster. The luscious combination of frozen vanilla custard, bananas, caramel sauce, mixed nuts and whipped cream is truly pure bliss.

Beth Marie's Old Fashioned Ice Cream
117 W. Hickory
Denton, TX 76201
(940) 384-1818
www.bethmaries.com

You'll find everything from shakes and malts to floats and egg creams at this 50s-style Denton treasure. But when it comes to ice cream, Beth Marie's scoops out a spectrum of flavorful delicacies, ranging from key lime pie to bee's knees with lavender and honey. You can always order a classic hot fudge sundae here, but with a hundred rotating flavors to choose from, it's more fun to create your own. You can also go all out with a KWs extreme that comes loaded with eight scoops of ice cream, eight toppings, cookies, brownies, a banana and whipped cream.

Brownie Sundae from Highland Park Soda Fountain (Credit, Ilene Jacobs)

Highland Park Soda Fountain
3229 Knox St.
Dallas, TX 75205
(214) 521-2126
www.highlandparksodafountain.com

Since 1912, soda jerks at this famous Dallas landmark have been serving up everything from pimento cheese and egg salad sandwiches to ice cream sodas, malts and sundaes. You won't find any exotic ice cream and toppings here, these sundaes are as classic as they come. Order an old-fashioned sundae with vanilla ice cream, hot fudge, whipped cream and a cherry— or go for the gusto with a fudgy brownie sundae for a treat that's over the top.

Ilene Jacobs is a freelance writer living in Dallas, Texas. Ilene enjoys writing about a variety of topics, ranging from food, fitness and travel, to kids, pets and senior care. You can find some of her work at Examiner.com.