Spanky's Homemade Ice Cream & Deli

simple & sweet.cheaper than average. a local favorite!Food: **definitely homemade** Had a nice gumbo- great sandwich Service: quick, simple & effective, friendly enough for a downtown locationAmbiance: a no-frills presentation (paper plates, styrofoam bowls) fits a simple but TASTY meal complete with homemade pickle!Now just angling to try 1 of their more exotic ice cream flavors...

Old school local spot with simple and tasty sandwiches, soups and ice cream. I had the chicken supreme on sourdough toasted and it definitely hit the spot. The staff was nice and the food came out quick. I'll stop back in whenever I'm in the area.

Got the espresso chip one scoop and whoa--delicious and big portion! Friendly service, too.

I've never tried a better homemade mint chocolate chip ice cream flavor better than Spanky's. They obviously have other special flavors like fig and cardamom, basil and pine, etc. but I'm bias towards mint chip since it's been my favorite since childhood. The service can be interesting depending on who services you. The interior is retro and in need of an update but I don't go here for ambiance I go here for a good scoop of homemade ice cream...beware it's very addicting. Definitely a hidden treasure in Salisbury.

A great find for us. Salisbury is an old town from around the American Revolution. Buildings are beautiful. Lots of intricate and clever brick work, a transportation museum is slightly out of town and, there is Spanky's.Don't know which comes first, the ice cream or the light food. But first is the most delicious, creamy ice cream that we 75 year oldsters have experienced. Says homemade, and they have hit it squarely in the bullseye. Over a dozen flavors, many unique. Cups, cones and they even have the shake/malt mixers that were common up through the 50s. We were happy. If you do nothing else in Salisbury, go to Spanky's and wolf down a good hunk of their wonderful ice creams.Food. The menu has deli sandwiches, hot and cold, regular and double meat. Don't see those options often. Even have veggie sandwiches. Soup come in cups and bowls and there are different ones daily. Salads, also.Kid menu, in addition.Sit in the corner window to watch the traffic and take in the buildings on South Main Street...while you are deciding which flavors of ice cream and what you want to eat. Lunch is busy, but there is a steady flow of people all day.Nice people to boot!

It was ok....the lunch special was broccoli & cheese soup that made the place kinda stinky and not very appetizing for ice cream!

I can't help but feel like Spanky's is missing so much of an opportunity to be bigger than it is. Apparently locals love it, and it's an institution.I get that. The location is perfect, and the interior hints of "the old days" which is charming, but in all honesty It needs some polish, and a refresh. To be fair: it was mid day on a Sunday, nearing Christmas. I didn't expect a huge crowd. What I did expect was a little more charm and warm atmosphere from whoever was running the place that day. And perhaps some coleslaw, even if it came from a local grocery like Food Lion. WHO eats a pastrami sandwich without cole slaw? Try harder, fellas.

the staff here shows no happiness, they're very rude. Face expressions show they don't want to be here at all. Overall the food was good and ice cream was good also.

Expensive for what they give you and NOT very friendly at all. Man at counter acted like I was bothering him

Great food, phenomenal homemade ice cream, milkshakes, and sundaes.Brought back memories. Beautiful old building.