Long-timers in Gastonia revere this place, they have family memories of it, etc. If you're in the area, check it out - but it's not a "come drive from Charlotte the ice cream is awesome" kind of draw.
Personally I think the fruit-flavored ice cream has an artificial, sherbert-y taste to it. The nut ice cream doesn't have many nuts - you can do better at a chain like Ben & Jerry's or Cold Stone, etc. But I do like the peanut butter and cookie dough ice creams. The price per scoop is good.The cones come wrapped in thin paper that doesn't do much to keep ice cream off your fingers.
Ambiance is "interesting". The decore is certainly retro, almost quaint. There are too many flies are in the establishment in the summer for me, so I take my cone outside and eat it there.