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Carvel Express

“4.0 across 61 Google reviews; circa-1934 chain known for its soft-serve ice cream & custom cakes, mainly for take-out.”

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Carvel Express

ice-cream-shop · dessert-shop · New York

4.0 across 61 Google reviews; circa-1934 chain known for its soft-serve ice cream & custom cakes, mainly for take-out.

Harry HungryHarry's headline verdict, 0–100. How good the place actually is, once the loud reviews and the timid critics have cancelled each other out.
Worth ItWorth-It Score, 0–100. Whether the bill is fair for what lands on the table. High means good value; low means you're paying for the postcode.
$ · Open nowToday · 10:00 — 21:00G4.0T5.0Y2.9MS
Score breakdown

Sources used

Google4.0 ★61 reviews
Yelp2.9 ★30 reviews
Tripadvisor5.0 ★3 reviews

Signal confidence

21%Limited · 3 sources

Score adjustments

Google is clapping. Yelp is sulking. Harry split the difference.-8 pts
Tripadvisor rates it higher than Google — usually means it photographs better than it cooks.-1 pts
  • Google is clapping. Yelp is sulking. Harry split the difference.
  • Tripadvisor rates it higher than Google — usually means it photographs better than it cooks.

WarningGoogle is clapping. Yelp is sulking. Harry split the difference.

Is Carvel Express worth it?

Cheap but Cheerful. Harry scores Carvel Express 43/100 for quality and 43/100 on the Worth It scale for New York. One caveat: Google is clapping. Yelp is sulking. Harry split the difference.

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