Every city has their independently owned ice cream parlors that, on hot summer days, have lines out the door onto the sidewalk and around the corner. The dessert is always fantastic and comes in an abundance of unique flavors you would never find in a Kemps bucket at the supermarket. Everyone swears that "their" ice cream place is the BEST and you HAVE TO GO THERE!!!
Izzy's Ice Cream Cafe, is no different...except it is. This St. Paul, Minnesota, staple, located at 2034 Marshall Avenue near the University of St. Thomas, makes a point at being socially and environmentally conscious without preaching. The entire shop is powered by some 200 solar panels, ironic when you think about the mixing of ice cream and the sun! The business is also charitable in many ways to the community and has frequent tasting events to raise money for various organizations and causes.
If that's not enough to set Izzy's apart from the rest, then consider this: each cone comes with an "Izzy," a melon-ball-sized scoop of whatever flavor you want, right on the top of your main order, totally free! It's great for that curious taste of "pomegranate pizzazz" or "irish moxie" you've been intrigued by, but not enough for a full cone of the stuff. Way better than a sample scoop from one of those tiny medicine spoons.
Sergio del Limonar
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