Twisty Cone Ice Cream & Cakes

Specialties

Twisty Cone Ice Cream & Cakes has been proudly serving Palm Bay residents since 1982! Our family-​owned shop has a hometown feel with a walk-​up window service where a friendly staff awaits you. Come and relax, sit on a picnic table and enjoy your favorite ice cream treat!

At Twisty Cone, we use the best ingredients and constantly introduce new items to entice our guests. We love serving cones, sundaes, smoothies, hand-​made shakes and banana splits and seeing our guests’ faces light up with anticipation! We boast over 40 flavors of soft serve ice cream including sugar free and sherbet options. Can’t decide? Try layering 2 – 5 flavors on the same cone! Additionally, our ice cream cakes, pies and novelties are second to none. We make them fresh, on the premises daily and can customize for any special occasion. We also offer hot food items including hot dogs, nachos and pretzels.

We’ve been a Palm Bay icon for 30 years and plan on being here at least another 29! See you Twisty Cone!

History

Established in 1982.

Twisty Cone was built by Don and MaryAnn Tharp in 1982. In the early 1980’s, the days were slow, but at night the cars would come and the lines stretched to the street for hours. Palm Bay had been introduced to the Tharp family and loved the treats they were serving. Mr. and Mrs. Tharp worked the business along with their teenage son Steve and it kept growing.

Michelle Tharp (then Michelle Hill), worked at the shop the first summer it opened in 1982. She later returned to work there a few summers home from college. That was when she met and started to date her future husband, Steve Tharp. After they married, Steve and Michelle accepted the older Tharps’ suggestion to give the business a go. They re-​launched with a bang in August 1996, giving away free ice cream cones for two weeks. The business continued to grow as Palm Bay residents came back time and again for the Tharp Philosophy of Business… great ice cream, good prices and friendly faces who remember the «regulars».

Meet the Business Owner

Michelle T.

Business Owner

As owner of Twisty Cone, Michelle enjoys serving the happy customers of Palm Bay! We truly take pride in our shop and our staff is the best! Every Twisty Cone team member is trained in the «Three C’s», Cleanliness, Consistency and, of course, Customer Service! We know our customers are visiting us for a «treat» and want them to leave happy and satisfied. Our recipe for success includes updating our menu while keeping all the treats our customers have enjoyed for 30 years. We know everyone has a favorite treat, but if it’s not on our menu then just ask and we will gladly make it for you! We are proud to be a part of the Palm Bay community and look forward to many great years to come!