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Pinocchio's Original Italian Ice Cream

362 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel Island, FL 33957
239-472-6566
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Price range: INR55 - INR328
Cuisines: Café, Dessert, Ice cream
Good for: Child-friendly
Dining options: Takeout, Dessert
Restaurant details
Good for: Child-friendly
Dining options: Takeout, Dessert
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Holland, Michigan
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10 reviews 10 reviews
4 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 May 2013 NEW via mobile

Ice cream is above average. I got the sanibel crunch. Nice flavor, mouthfeel not ideal ( a little Ivey feeling). Price seemed pretty average. It came to 8 something for two small dishes. Serving sizes are big.

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Rockledge, FL
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 May 2013 NEW

We were driving on the end of the island by the lighthouse and saw Pinocchio's. The day before, we met a couple of folks while walking the Ding Darling trail, and they mentioned how good this place was. So we followed up on his suggestion. I got the Sanibel Krunch and watermelon ice cream on a waffle cone. I think... More

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St. Louis, MO
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34 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 27 cities Reviews in 27 cities
22 helpful votes 22 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 May 2013

What a delicious variety of Italian Ice Creams. They even had several sugar free, fat free varieties. I had the Mocha Chocolate sugar free and it was wonderful. My family raved about the Wedding Cake with Almond and the Sanibel Crunch. Portions were huge... even the small was an ample size. Wish we would have found this place earlier in... More

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Elkins Park, Pennsylvania
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 May 2013

Lines too long but we went late at nite to avoid crowds but even some nights lines would too long to wait. good ice cream tho

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saratoga ny
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 May 2013

stopped here and tried the dirty sandollar...ok, sort of bland. not cheap. would most likely not go back. can buy ice cream (queenies) in market and cones and make out a lot better.

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cincinnati
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 May 2013

My wife went to Pinocchio's a few times during our week long visit. i usually save my calories for, uh, adult sodas so i don't usually go for sweets. i did give it a shot once and got one of the signature flavors available only at this shop, but stuck to a kiddie size. it was very, very good. four... More

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Milwaukee, Wisconsin usa
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 May 2013

Ice cream was great! Portions are huge. Don't be fooled with the cup size. Lay out of store is very small and crazy. Worth it.

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 April 2013 via mobile

My fiance and I were in the mood for some ice cream after being at the lighthouse so we rode our bikes there. She liked hers which was a coconut ice cream concoction but I was too busy enjoying my dirty sand dollar ice cream. It was awesome and I highly recommend it. Nice little spot definitely worth a visit.... More

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Belmar, New Jersey
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 April 2013

Great Gelato and Ice Cream shop, lots of flavors to choose from and convenient location from anywhere on the east side of the island.

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New York City, New York
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 April 2013

I had heard this was a must do for our Sanibel trip--well we tried to find it one night and by the time we did it was closed. We finally got to visit and sample the Sanibel Crunch Ice Cream--topped with an animal cracker. It was great

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