Ron and I have seen the classic yellow Van Leeuwen ice cream truck parked all over Manhattan (Greene St, 23rd St, 14th St), but it wasn't until we visited Jenny & Erik in Greenpoint that we had a taste of this highly-rated ice cream. The storefront is really charming and the flavors are unique and natural. Jenny had the strawberry which was delicious and very natural tasting--the color wasn't even pink, but a rose-tinted cream. I ordered what I thought to be cinnamon, but received something closer to Red Hot-flavored ice cream. I passed it around for confirmation-- All agreed, it definitely tasted like Red Hots. Unsatisfied, I ate almost the whole thing anyway because I wanted to eat the sugar cone. Even though our first taste of Van Leeuwen ice cream wasn't as great as we had hoped, it will be hard to resist the call of the ice cream truck as hot summer days approach.
Ice-creaaaaaaaam! Yummy! I've been hearing the ice cream truck everyday at work now since the 1st day of spring. But What I enjoy the most is to go or pass by our local ice-cream place "the Magic Fountain". They have the best ice cream...wait...I can hear the "banana in a waffle cone" calling me :) Oops did the "maple-walnut" just rang me too? Got to make my choice on my way there ;)
ReplyDeleteEww - red hot ice cream?!?! Good thing I didn't try it - with my allergy my tongue would be swollen for a week! You'll just have to go back and try another flavor.
ReplyDeletea girl i know has a crush on the owner of this place. not a very interesting story, i know, but. the end.
ReplyDeleteWe'll have to go to the Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory next time! Their flavors are classic, natural and soooo delicious!
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