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The Orange Octopus

1220 Old Stickney Point Rd., Siesta Key Beach near south bridge, Sarasota, FL
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Ranked #5 of 654 restaurants in Sarasota
Cuisines: Café
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 May 2013

Good ice cream and good service. A lot of choices-be creative! We met a lot of friendly and happy customers who did not mind waiting in line. Very clean inside. Great place to cool off after a long day on the beach.

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Orchard, Colorado
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 May 2013 via mobile

The location is very convenient to the beach. It's tucked away behind "Captain Kurt's". The shop is cute, and the owner was personable and very helpful. The ice cream was pretty good, with several unique flavors, and an every evolving menu. I wish that I had tried the baked goods, they looked and smelled unbelievable.

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Evansville, Indiana
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 April 2013 via mobile

My wife and I went to the Orange Octopus due to its location and reviews on Trip Advisor. We were please by the friendliness of the staff and selection of ice cream. Skip dessert at the local restaurants and come here instead, you will be happy that you did!

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Springfield, Ohio
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 April 2013

The Orange Octopus was so GOOD that my family had to go in and get ice cream, candy or a smoothie everyday day we were on vacation last month. The Salted Carmel ice cream was my favorite, my wife also love it, and my daughters both loved Sponge Bob Cookie Dough ice cream. My girls believe it or not, are... More

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Marshall
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 February 2013

We found this great little shop on our last day on the island. Will definitely revisit next year (probably more than once) . My husband had the shop signature ice cream treat which was vanilla ice cream with fresh squeezed Orange juice squeezed over it. I had the mango Italian ice. Friendly servers and great pictures of siesta key before... More

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Lakewood, Colorado
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 January 2013

We walked to this ice cream shop from Anna's Deli, where we went for lunch. The ice cream was good. They had "Gator Tracks" ice cream instead of moose tracks, which I thought was fitting.

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 January 2013 via mobile

The ice cream is great.. get the spongebob flavor. Its GOOOOOD. Went there with my friend and we had a super great time i yottaly reccomend it.

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Tampa, Florida
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 December 2012

We were looking for a place to satisfy our sweet tooth, take note on a Friday night close to dinner time you will not be able to find parking. Since we knew we wouldn't be long we parked across the street. I got the sponge bob cookie dough, it was delicious and it had sprinkles already mixed in, my boyfriend... More

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Sarasota, Florida
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 December 2012

I visited the Orange Octopus for the first time last week and I know it won't be the last time. They actually have the same brand of homemade ice cream as another place in Venice (Scoops Working Cow Ice Cream) and it is SO good. I had a scoop of the Dutch Chocolate which was much better than your average... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 December 2012

I really love this place. It has a great small town feel to it and more importantly the ice cream is to die for. It has other little baked goodies, that I didn't try but they looked great. I really wish I found this place sooner. Honestly it felt like I was back in my grandmothers house for a desert.... More

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