Thursday, May 28, 2009

We all Scream for Ice Cream!

Well friends..the dog days of summer are upon us..and if you have never had a Georgia summer then trust your girl to tell you that you are going to appreciate me for this next post. Cause in the famous words of one of my fave girls who is a Georgia native.."it shole gets hot here" lol..so buckle up your seat belt and prepare to ride out to some of ATLBROWNGIRL's fave spots in the city..Now some are truly special to me...and how i rate them is how my 4 year old rates them..so i'll give them either a 1,2, 3 tiny fists in the air for my little Cole- 3 being the highest compliment you can give a humble ice cream parlor ...and he's a very discriminating ice cream man so you can trust his judgement! lol..so on to the business at hand..the top Ice Cream Hotspots in the city:


Hometown favorites:

(2 fists!) Yoforia 4 N Highland Ave Ste 7Atlanta, GA 30306 (404) 685-3747 and Perimeter Mallhttp://www.yoforia.com/

(3 fists!) Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream800 N Highland Avenue NE Atlanta, GA 30306 (404) 874-3144 find other locations including Dacula and Alpharetta at http://www.benjerry.com/scoop_shops/store_locator

Morelli's Gourmet Ice Cream 749 Moreland Ave., S.E., 404-622-0210 http://www.morellisicecream.com/ Fun alternative to traditional ice creamHank's Ice Cream 753 Cherokee Ave SE Grant Park 30315 (404) 622-0007

(3 fists!) Jake's Ice Cream Headquarters 660 Irwin StreetAtlanta, GA 30312 (404) 653-0011 find other locations around the area at http://www.jakesicecream.com/

Rita's Midtown931 Monroe Dr Atlanta, GA 30308 (404) 347-3005 http://www.ritasice.com/

Shack Ice Cream746 Peachtree Pkwy Cumming, GA 30041-9501 (678) 455-5522

(2 fists!) Sheridan's Frozen Custard4373 Lawrenceville Hwy Tucker, GA 30084

Sarah Jeans Ice Cream & Sweets 109 N Park Sq NE Marietta, GA 30060 (770) 424-5177

East ATL Village Ice Cream Shop479 Flat Shoals Ave SEAtlanta, GA 30316 (404) 584-2250

(2 fists!) Zesto Drive-In544 Ponce De Leon Ave NEAtlanta, GA 30308Phone: (404) 607-1118find other locations at http://www.zestoatlanta.com/home.cfm

(3 fists!) Paolo's Gelato Italiano 1025 Virginia Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30306 (404) 607-0055http://www.paolosgelato.com/

Favorite chains around the city:

(3 fists!) Nestle Toll House Cafe
(2 fists!) Dairy Queen
(2 fists!) Bruster's
Cold Stone Creamery
Carvel
Baskin Robbins
Haagen-Dazs