The Ice-Burgh Celebrates Five Years in Mburgh

Ready to serve you at the Ice-Burgh are Kaitlin Nelson, Steve Kowalski, and Renee Schmidt.

MIDDLEBURGH - The warm weather has finally returned and that means ice cream and grilling and that means a trip to the Ice-Burgh in Middleburgh.

Soft and hard ice cream, sundaes, hamburgers, hot dogs, sausage and peppers, and much more are being served from Tuesday through Sunday at the Ice-Burgh on Route 145 just south of the Village of Middleburgh.

The opening of the 2025 season is a special one for Ice-Burgh as they have a new building and owners Renee Schmidt and Steve Kowalski are celebrating their fifth year in business. Their fifth year was marked on May 1.

For those coming to the Ice-Burgh hungry, they have a full slate of food.

The Ice-Burgh serves up hamburgers, hot dogs, sausage and peppers, Philly Cheese Steaks, crispy chicken sandwiches, chicken parm sandwiches, pizza logs, cheese curds, hand-cut fries, onion rings, mozzarella sticks, popcorn chicken, black bean veggie burgers, and much more.

For those looking for a sweet desserts, Ice-Burgh has Crowley soft-serve ice cream and Perry's hard ice cream. They also have flavor burst, sundaes, flurries, and floats.

For those looking for something different, Ice-Burgh has lots of specialty sundaes.

Three of the most popular are the Fall Sundae featuring an apple cider donut from the Carrot Barn, Reese's Peanut Butter Cup sundae, and the Shark Attack with vanilla ice cream, raspberry syrup and gummy sharks.

People wait all year for the Fall Sundae, Ms. Schmidt noted.

The business has seen steady growth, Mr. Kowalski said. "We outgrew the trailer," he added, noting that this is the first year for the new building. "We're still getting settled," he noted.

Ice-Burgh gets a good mix of locals, weekenders, and tourists, especially on weekends and holidays.

Ms. Schmidt and Mr. Kowalski wanted to thank all their loyal customers.

"They're the ones that keep us going and boy they came out Friday (for opening day)," Ms. Schmidt said. "They were waiting."

In addition to the new building, Ice-Burgh also has seven tables for customers to enjoy, along with comfortable chairs and more will be added.

Ice-Burgh has four employees right now, in addition to Ms. Schmidt and Mr. Kowalski, and four more will be added soon. During the summer, there are usually 12 part-timers.

Ice-Burgh is open from Tuesday through Friday from 3 to 9pm and Saturday and Sunday from noon to 9pm.