First, the honest part: our Hazlet shop on Route 36 — the closest Ryan's to most of Middletown — is temporarily closed. But a town this loyal to its ice cream traditions deserves a plan B, and ours is a good one.
The Tinton Falls shop at 462 Shrewsbury Ave is about 15–20 minutes down Route 35, an easy run for a town of commuters who navigate half of Monmouth County before breakfast. Same family, same small batches, same board of two dozen homemade flavors — worth every minute of the drive.
Why Middletown makes the trip
Everything Middletown regulars loved in Hazlet lives in Tinton Falls too: homemade small-batch flavors, milkshakes, Italian ice, and 100% dairy-free Dole soft serve.
Make the trip count: order a custom cake ahead (48 hours' notice), and bring a cooler for hand-packed quarts — future-you, standing at the freezer on a Tuesday night, says thanks.