Gyood!

Unless your name is Doug and you monger encased meats, in my opinion, there isn't much of an excuse as a restaurant to be open kind of when you feel like it. Now it may be considered special to some - even boutique-like - to keep weird hours. But really, to me, it's just annoying.

Therefore, when it took me two tries to indulge in Gyood!'s treats (since the hours were wrong on their website), I said to myself, "their product better be awesome since their hours suck."

Unfortunately, their lactose free soft serve, (the basis of all of their concoctions) left me as flat as its taste. While milk and I don't like each other, it's the rich taste of ice cream, to me, that makes the stomach pains worthwhile. My Gyoodee! (their version of a Blizzard) didn't taste like much of anything, even with caramel and sprinkles added. And the texture was ice crystally in a way that I definitely would not put up with were it served to me at Dairy Queen. I came back with a second Groupon and bought their Gyood! Cow root beer float. All I tasted was root beer.

It was very byelow ayvreage, not gyood at all!

They do, however, have decent prices so my $10 Groupon also allowed me to also get a scoop of their "hard serve" gutbusting, dairytastic ice cream. And it was spectacular! Their unique, rotating flavors - I tried the Blueberry Cheesecake - are definitely worth coming back for. The mix of blueberry flavor, chunks of crust, and ice cream in my scoop was perfect. The texture was old-timey like it had been handmade with care. It was hard enough to give it heft in the mouth but soft enough to get a nice big spoonful.

Of course, just counting this, it's just another above average ice cream place. What makes them special is their lactose free soft serve. And I thank them for providing this service to my fellow milk sugar intolerant peeps. I just wish it tasted better. I mean, the only other thing they're famous for is being an ice cream place that keeps crappy hours. And no place that serves anything wants to be know for that.

Thanks for offering healthy lactose-free frozen treats in Roscoe Village! We will definitely be back. A couple suggestions:

You definitely need to play some fun music in your store to liven up the atmosphere. The buzz of the freezer is pretty loud, and some music would draw more people in. But not the radio - nothing is more annoying than radio commercials!

Also add another board with info about what each of your offerings are. Something colorful with pictures, maybe paint on chalkboards. Visuals will make the kids happy! With a little more investment in some fun decor people will feel right at home.

HAVE YOU HEARD OF A MEDIUM?? I can understand if you were just out of the cups, but it appears that you actually have never offered a medium since you opened. You have got to have something between HUGE and tiny. It's what the people want.

I look forward to seeing you settle in and be a fixture in the neighborhood. Bring on summer!

It is getting one star because I have gone there 3 times and they are never open. I called once and no one answered left a message got a call back & was informed they they open later in day during winter. Went back twice now during the supposed winter hours and they were still closed. No notice on door - store hour info was never changed.

This place will never survive if that is how they think a business should be managed.

Normally, I don't have much interest in ice cream during winter in Chicago. But I had a Groupon-type certificate to use before it expired at the end of the month, and we happened to be in the area.

First impressions were that the interior was very clean, but rather sterile in terms of personality. The man behind the counter (who may have been the owner) was extremely helpful and personable, offering us samples and explaining what each item was.

I went with a pumpkin ice cream sundae, with caramel sauce and nuts. The sundae was an adequate size for the price, but it came in a styrofoam cup (grr, hate styrofoam). I thought the ice cream was overly sweet, and gritty (you could really taste the sugar crystals). The caramel sauce was thin and syrupy, the nuts, unsalted.

I know Gyood is trying to fit a niche in the market by offering lactose-free and cholesterol-free goods, and if that is the type of thing you need or are looking for, it's a good product for the price. Me, I will save my money for the milk-based, butterfat variety.

Finally a place for those of us who are lactose intolerant!

Gyood has all the options that I miss about the normal ice cream experience. Different kinds of ice cream, toppings and add-ons. Now, that's not to say that the "ice cream" tastes like real ice cream, because it clearly doesn't, but it sure is gyood!

The girl that's always there when I walk over at night is super personable and very friendly. I just learned from said girl that they deliver within a certain territory...perfect for when it gets too cold to walk to eat ice cream.

good...not great...
put an ice cream shop of any sort in my 'hood and i will be there! unlike any ice cream shop in many ways: bar-like interior, enthusiastic staff and healthy product!
along the lines of dairy queen: vanilla, chocolate or swirl and a list of mix-in's ala blizzard. OR, choose from an ice cream sandwich, sundae, shake or various cones.
i hate to say it but i prefer dairy queen's creaminess and prices. however, for a lactose-free/non-berry chill tasting ice cream treat, it's not so bad.
their "blizzard" sizes are a bit strange: small or crazy big gulp size...nothing in between.

Nothing phenomenal by any means, but considering the fact that it's lactose-intolerant friendly, I'd say it's pretty awesome. Not to mention the ice cream was cholestrol fee, super low fat, and low cal while still being very sweet and rich. The bad thing is, all I wanted when I was done was a glass of milk!

I think I need to come back and try a float or one of their signature flavors because I felt a little rushed and just got vanilla. Also, I'm kind of a sucker for the novelty of the decor in places that just feature desserts (think Sprinkles) and I thought this place was lacking though.

Meh. It's fine if you're looking for a "healthy" alternative to plain ice cream. But there's something weird about the texture. The ice is too big. And the flavors aren't very flavorful.

I'm also a little annoyed about the nutritional value. They say it's something like x calories per every x ounces. But a cone is like, 5 servings or something! So it's not REALLY as good for you as they claim.

I guess it's FINE for what it is. But it's no Red Mango. Or Treats. I'll never understand why all the Treats locations closed.

Pretty good tasting ice cream at a pretty sweet price. Service is great and the ambiance is fairly laid-back. Parking isn't too hard to find, but it would've been the perfect spot had it been closer to the train/EL. Also, some board games and some music would definitely make it a more fun place to hang out and/or unwind.

Nevertheless, definitely worth a visit. I don't eat much ice cream, but when I do, I prefer Gyood!

This is a hard place to review since I had no appreciation for the lactose free nature. I did not think it tasted good at all compared to regular ice cream, but I'm sure there are many people out there that like this place. I got a large shake (ENORMOUS) with peanut butter cups mixed in. I would have like some more peanut butter cups.

The service was good and they had the White Sox game on.