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Since the beginning

Made here.Every batch.

A traditional American homemade ice cream shop on West Grand Avenue, making 39 rotating flavors in its own kitchen.

  1. About us

    Our flagship shop sits in one of America’s hottest tourist destinations — Old Orchard Beach, Maine. We’re a privately held corporation with corporate headquarters up the road in Scarborough.

    The Big Licks shopfront on West Grand Avenue in Old Orchard Beach
  2. Homemade

    We’re a traditional American homemade ice cream and sorbet shop. We use only the freshest ingredients for all of our traditional and unique flavors, and we have a state of the art modern kitchen producing fresh super-premium ice cream every week.

    Ice cream being made in the Big Licks kitchen
  3. The brand

    Same logo, same uniform, same menu, same ambiance — our rustic, casual beach theme is something everyone enjoys. The menu is simple: real homemade ice cream, sorbet, floats, frappes, freezes, sundaes, specialty sundaes, banana splits, pints and unique slush drinks.

    Inside the Big Licks shop, with the flavor case along the counter
  4. The team

    We expect our team to be courteous, outgoing, friendly and engaging. Every customer gets a smile and a “Welcome to Big Licks”.

    Big Licks staff behind the counter on a busy evening

On television

WCVB Chronicle came to visit

Boston’s Chronicle filmed a segment at the shop. It’s the best two minutes of explaining what this place is that we have.

Big Licks on WCVB Chronicle

Our mission

We take ice cream making very seriously

Our mission is to enhance the lifestyles of all who come in contact with the Big Licks brand through our marketing, hospitality and services. We’re committed to always sourcing the absolute finest ingredients for our super-premium homemade ice cream and keeping it local whenever we can. We know you’ll be able to taste the difference.

— The owners, management and staff of Big Licks

Our goal is to create an environment where we provide every guest with the absolute best customer service. You have many choices about where to eat, and we sincerely appreciate your business.

Come taste thedifference

8 West Grand Avenue · Old Orchard Beach, ME