Career Restaurateurs Hope Their Beloved Ice Cream Shop’s Third Move Is Its Last | Eater DC

"Straddling the border between Falls Church City and Fairfax County, the recently relocated ice cream shop/deli has opened three times in three different jurisdictions over the past 20 years and now operates as Lazy Mike’s. Run by siblings David and Rebecca Tax, the homegrown sweets shop evolved from their first Clarendon venture, Lazy Sundae, and expanded through other restaurants (including Big Belly Deli and Clare and Don’s, known for its crab cakes and fish tacos), before moving to a Falls Church site at 112 N. West Street and later to its current, more prominent corner location. In 2008 they added sandwiches under the name Mike’s Deli in honor of their late father (whose likeness appears on the menu cover in an old VW bus), and today the menu features no-frills good food — all-day breakfast, specialty sandwiches, and wildly flavored ice creams. The Taxes recall an unseasonably warm October 2017 reopening that produced a late-season rush, sending them through as much ice cream as the entire prior year; a bright ice cream sign and proximity to the W&OD bike trail help draw customers now. Favorites include honey baklava and a peanut butter-and-jelly flavor (which David initially doubted but now calls “delicious”), while Rebecca favors a cinnamon-laced, spicy-creamy-sweet “fireballs” creation. Above all, they aim to make everyone — from 2 to 98 years old — feel comfortable, though David says he’s a few years from “wintertime retirement” and the pair claim they’re done opening new restaurants for now, even if they leave the door slightly ajar." - Rebecca Gale