"The people who come into the restaurant are friendly, as are those who serve at the restaurant. Year round they offer fresh, tasty vegetables and fruit, and their food is made to order. They know how to serve food that people love to eat, and they have many healthy choices."Ivan, Carol and Mark Slain have owned and operated "Ivanhoe's Ice Cream and Sandwich Shoppe," formerly "Wiley's Drive-In," since 1965.
Welcome to Ivanhoe's
Ivanhoe's is the restaurant in Upland, Indiana famous for its 100 different shakes and 100 different sundaes. In addition to the ice cream treats, customers love the hamburgers, chicken salad, fruit salad, and tenderloin sandwiches. At lunchtime and on summer evenings, there are often long lines made up of tourists and locals, families and motorcyclists, faculty and students, athletic teams and farmers. One reviewer wrote:
New Items!
Ivanhoes is now introducing some new items, they include:
Mini Size Vegetable Bowl
Mini Size Fruit Bowl
Mini Size Sweetened/Unsweetened Strawberry Bowl
All of these items are $1.40 plus tax.
Mini Size Vegetable Bowl
Mini Size Fruit Bowl
Mini Size Sweetened/Unsweetened Strawberry Bowl
All of these items are $1.40 plus tax.
Attention
Strawberry shortcakes started Sunday March 15, 2009.
Potato salad and slaw are already available for pints, quarts, or individual portions.
Potato salad and slaw are already available for pints, quarts, or individual portions.
Newspaper Reviews Excerpts
"Getting the Inside Scoop": Fort Wayne News-Sentinel
The toughest part may be deciding what shake or sundae flavor to choose first. With names like Chocolate Peanut Butter Pretzel, Grasshopper, Peach Melba, Cashew Crunch and S’Mores, it can be nearly impossible to narrow the list down to the first five.
Mark Souers knows which sundaes and shakes are customer favorites: Mint Chocolate Chip shake and Turtle sundae.
Ivanhoe’s sells the same number of sundaes as shakes, he adds.
Anyone who has ever been to “’Hoe’s,” as the restaurant is affectionately called, can verify it stays busy most hours it is open. Taylor University’s main campus is just down the road, and college students are regulars.Ivanhoe’s, which has been profiled in Midwest Living and Indianapolis Monthly magazines, got its start when Ivan and Carol Slain bought Wiley’s Drive-In on Main Street in Upland.
The Slains opened a sit-down restaurant — a first for them — and had one year to change the name. The Slains decided on the present name after a high school student who worked there called his employer “Ivanhoe.”
It seems the student was studying knights in school and, upon learning there was a knight named Sir Ivanhoe, he thought his boss deserved the title. The name stuck.
"Ice Cold Memories": Taylor Magazine
On a hot August afternoon, the line at Ivanhoes often swells past the doors of the little diner and wraps around the outside of the building. Almost anyone who has ever set foot on Taylor’s campus has stood in one of those infamous Ivanhoes’ lines, and most would say the mint chocolate chip in a waffle cone was well worth the wait.
"Ivanhoe's ice cream": Ball State Daily News
Though there have been people who have made trips from as far away as Michigan just to come and experience the quaint ice cream shop, the locals are the ones that keep the Ivanhoe's business busy.
"James Dean, Utopia and spelunking in the heartland": USA Today
Attractions in Grant County include Ivanhoe's Restaurant on State Road 22 in Upland, a spot that's known for serving more than 100 varieties of ice cream sundaes and shakes.
"Students Achieve Ivanhoe's Milestone": Taylor University Magazine
Through their experience with the 100 Club, both Klayder and Clark have gained a greater appreciation for Ivanhoe's. "It's really good for your money," Klayder said, adding that all of their products were fresh and not pre-packaged.
Clark
Review at the blog Worth Your Attention on June 24, 2008
. . . We spotted their cute sign (while it says "drive in" you park and go inside) and the incredibly packed parking lot . . .
We started in the meal line and ordered the "full" sized Chef Salad and the Breaded Tenderloin. We then luckily found a table and waited for our name to be called so we could pick up our order. The tenderloin was tasty and everything that it should be and the full sized salad was very filling and had a generous amount of ham. Once we had the meal out of the way, we were able to focus on the real star- dessert! We headed to the ice cream line and made the difficult decision of which sundae to have. Ivanhoe's has 100 different sundae combinations and 100 shake combinations. It can be quite overwhelming. We decided to share #49- the IWU Wildcat One sundae. What evil genius thought of this? It is hand dipped chocolate ice cream, chopped Kit Kat, pretzels, hot fudge & peanut butter. What more is there to say? If you are a fan of the peanut butter/chocolate combo and the salty/sweet combo, this is for you. It was ridiculously good. We found that the regular size was plenty enough for both of us to share too. Of course, you might not want to share.
The toughest part may be deciding what shake or sundae flavor to choose first. With names like Chocolate Peanut Butter Pretzel, Grasshopper, Peach Melba, Cashew Crunch and S’Mores, it can be nearly impossible to narrow the list down to the first five.
Mark Souers knows which sundaes and shakes are customer favorites: Mint Chocolate Chip shake and Turtle sundae.
Ivanhoe’s sells the same number of sundaes as shakes, he adds.
Anyone who has ever been to “’Hoe’s,” as the restaurant is affectionately called, can verify it stays busy most hours it is open. Taylor University’s main campus is just down the road, and college students are regulars.Ivanhoe’s, which has been profiled in Midwest Living and Indianapolis Monthly magazines, got its start when Ivan and Carol Slain bought Wiley’s Drive-In on Main Street in Upland.
The Slains opened a sit-down restaurant — a first for them — and had one year to change the name. The Slains decided on the present name after a high school student who worked there called his employer “Ivanhoe.”
It seems the student was studying knights in school and, upon learning there was a knight named Sir Ivanhoe, he thought his boss deserved the title. The name stuck.
"Ice Cold Memories": Taylor Magazine
On a hot August afternoon, the line at Ivanhoes often swells past the doors of the little diner and wraps around the outside of the building. Almost anyone who has ever set foot on Taylor’s campus has stood in one of those infamous Ivanhoes’ lines, and most would say the mint chocolate chip in a waffle cone was well worth the wait.
"Ivanhoe's ice cream": Ball State Daily News
Though there have been people who have made trips from as far away as Michigan just to come and experience the quaint ice cream shop, the locals are the ones that keep the Ivanhoe's business busy.
"James Dean, Utopia and spelunking in the heartland": USA Today
Attractions in Grant County include Ivanhoe's Restaurant on State Road 22 in Upland, a spot that's known for serving more than 100 varieties of ice cream sundaes and shakes.
"Students Achieve Ivanhoe's Milestone": Taylor University Magazine
Through their experience with the 100 Club, both Klayder and Clark have gained a greater appreciation for Ivanhoe's. "It's really good for your money," Klayder said, adding that all of their products were fresh and not pre-packaged.
Clark
Review at the blog Worth Your Attention on June 24, 2008
. . . We spotted their cute sign (while it says "drive in" you park and go inside) and the incredibly packed parking lot . . .
We started in the meal line and ordered the "full" sized Chef Salad and the Breaded Tenderloin. We then luckily found a table and waited for our name to be called so we could pick up our order. The tenderloin was tasty and everything that it should be and the full sized salad was very filling and had a generous amount of ham. Once we had the meal out of the way, we were able to focus on the real star- dessert! We headed to the ice cream line and made the difficult decision of which sundae to have. Ivanhoe's has 100 different sundae combinations and 100 shake combinations. It can be quite overwhelming. We decided to share #49- the IWU Wildcat One sundae. What evil genius thought of this? It is hand dipped chocolate ice cream, chopped Kit Kat, pretzels, hot fudge & peanut butter. What more is there to say? If you are a fan of the peanut butter/chocolate combo and the salty/sweet combo, this is for you. It was ridiculously good. We found that the regular size was plenty enough for both of us to share too. Of course, you might not want to share.
