Sweet Ride Ice Cream… The Most Purrfect Dessert in West Reading, PA?
From the desk of the STRAYZ newsroom: Callie, Seymour, Mama & Yebba & our 2 hoomans Ashley & Alex reporting live!
Published On: 7/17/2025
Last Updated On: 7/17/2025
This week on Stray Cat News, we’re ditching the dry kibble to bring you a mouth-watering review of one of Berks County’s most drool-worthy dessert spot:
🍨 Sweet Ride Ice Cream in West Reading, PA.
And no, we didn’t get our own cone (rude), but we watched every creamy, crunchy, sprinkle-covered bite—and we’re here to tell you about it.
angie farrell - Sweet Ride Ice Cream: John A. Secoges
🚲 What Is Sweet Ride Ice Cream?
Sweet Ride isn’t just an ice cream shop—it’s a love story on a cone. 🍦
With retro soda shop vibes, vintage bicycles, and melt-in-your-mouth flavors, this downtown West Reading dessert gem has become Berks County dessert royalty. But behind every scoop is a sweeter story.
It all started with a beach-side daydream, an old-fashioned ice cream bike, and two people—Angie and Chris—who believed happiness could be served in a homemade waffle cone. That dream has grown into a full-blown sugar-coated journey: from mobile ice cream trucks to a full-fledged nostalgic parlor that turns birthdays, date nights, and random Tuesday cravings into unforgettable memories.
Their mission? Simple.
Make amazing ice cream. Serve it with a smile. Bring people together.
Whether you're splitting a banana split or sipping a milkshake under string lights, Sweet Ride is a place where childhood memories are rekindled and every sprinkle poured is a reason to smile. (Even if your cat is watching hungrily from the window while you film a reel.)
So next time you’re in West Reading, don’t just stop for dessert.
Hop on the Sweet Ride. You’ll be glad you did.
🎉 Learn more about their journey here: Sweet Ride History – A Sweet Journey
✨ Yes, they still have mobile ice cream trucks.
sweet ride ice cream oreo cookie sandwich
🍦 The Orders (a.k.a. The Crime Scene)
Let’s break down what our hoomans ordered while we licked air and stared out the screen door in betrayal.
🍪 Alex’s Order: The Sprinkle Sandwich Dream
Oreo Cookie Ice Cream Sandwich
Vanilla Ice Cream
Rainbow Sprinkles
Happiness in hand-held form
😻 Review from Seymour:
“It was giving summer, serotonin, and stability. 9/10 only because he didn’t drop any.”
sweet ride ice cream waffle cone bowl
🍌 Ashley’s Order: The Malt Monster Deluxe
Scoop of Peanut Butter Banana Chip
Scoop of Cookie Dough Ice Cream
Oreo crumbles
Extra malt
Extra extra malt
EXTRA extra extra malt
Whipped cream
Served in a waffle cone bowl
🐾 Review from Mama:
“I haven’t seen her that happy since she got our cat purrch on sale. It was malt with a side of ice cream. Respect.”
Why We Love Local: West Reading, PA Eats
As cats who grew up on the streets, we know a thing or two about hunger.
Supporting local food spots like Sweet Ride Ice Cream not only feeds your tastebuds, but helps our neighborhoods thrive.
We love celebrating local food reviews through our Cats Gotta Eat series on The Cat’s Meow, where we highlight paws-itively amazing places our hoomans (sometimes selfishly) eat.
So if you’re in West Reading…
🍦 GET. THE. MALT.
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Why Sweet Ride Ice Cream Is STRAYZ-Approved
Location: Central to downtown, walkable, and cute enough to make you want to adopt another cat
Vibe: Retro-cool with plenty of photo ops (for hoomans and cats if they let us in)
Dessert Game: UNMATCHED
Portion Size: Generous—like “you’ll need a nap after” levels
Toppings: Abundant. Chaotic. Perfection.
Sweet Ride is the perfect stop after a day at the park, a stressful vet visit, or anytime you want to feel like the main character of a Netflix romcom featuring malt.
📣 Visit Sweet Ride & Tag Us!
If you go to Sweet Ride Ice Cream:
Take a pic with your dessert.
Tag @straycatnews and @sweetrideicecream so we can judge what you ordered.
Drop a “🍦” in our comments if you’re Team Extra Extra Extra Malt.
❤️ Final Purrs from The STRAYZ
This may have started as a dessert review, but to us—it’s a love letter.
To flavor.
To summer.
To the unspoken betrayal of eating without your cats.
Whether you’re a local in Berks County PA, a tourist in West Reading, or a cat dad looking for your next sweet fix…
Put Sweet Ride Ice Cream on your must-lick list.
And remember—if you’re not bringing your cats a souvenir snack, you’re doing it wrong.
Stay sweet, stay sassy, and covered in malt!
Callie, Seymour, Yebba & Mama
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