Keatings isn’t the kind of place that you just happen to pass. It's on a very back road in Cortez Pa. Cortez in located east of Scranton, south on Honesdale and right next door to our cottage in Mt. Cobb. Half the fun of eating there is finding it. There are signs more than 5 miles away advertising it along the road and the trick is to not get lost. Once you have found it, you are in for a treat.

This is the old fashioned kind of ice cream bar located right at the farm. The drawback of course is the odor of cows outside but once your inside you will be fascinated by all the marvelous flavors to try. They make over 80 flavors and on any given day you will have a choice of 30 or more. What I really liked besides the delicious ice cream was that when my little grandchildren wanted a cone the staff gave them each a small one and charged me for one medium; they automatically did it. They also let them try any flavor that looked good to them. (Yes, I know Baskin and Robbins lets you sample, too, but this is Cortez!!!)

Your tastebuds will be tantalized by such exotic flavors as rice pudding, coconut custard pie, 3rd rock, funky monkey (amazing like Chunky Monkey from Ben & Jerry’s), very berry cheesecake, kiwi, peach melba and the old standards of chocolate, vanilla and strawberry in regular and sugar free. The ice cream is rich and full of extras but is not as rich as the gourmet ice creams. It has a very real and very fresh flavor and they had the business to show that we were not the only ones who thought so.

There are a couple of booths inside and a couple picnic tables outside. Most people just buy their treats and eat them in the car. We however had not only 3 grandchildren but also our new puppy so we ate in. I was very pleased that they let us bring him in because it was too hot in the car for him to wait there.

Their pledge is "We promise to live up to your expectations by providing you with a product that everyone will enjoy" and our family thinks that they have succeeded very well.