Ed U.
Yelp
Where else but a hip spot like Sunset Strip would have a trendy clothing boutique with an ice cream stand? Initially it felt like mixed messaging to me because they dared to sell clothing that was probably four sizes and three decades ago for me and then have the sheer audacity to present calorific indulgences to my face and gurgling belly. It's like the Wicked Witch of the West cackled to me...
"You'll never fit into these clothes, my pretty...here, have some ice cream. HAHAHAHAHA!!" Flying monkeys aside, Jamie W. and I noticed two fashionable women coming up an underground escalator sharing what looked to be a huge soft serve sundae. The sight immediately piqued our interest, and we ventured down through the parking garage to discover this subterranean ice cream and cereal bar.
Even though they artfully hung sneakers from the ceiling, there was no readily visible menu, and there were hipsters waiting for their soft serve. I just looked at their backlit poster and told the young server I wanted the $9.25 Teddy, a cup overflowing with a vanilla ice cream swirl "infused" (their term) with sliced strawberries, Honey Bunches of Oats with Strawberries, and Teddy Grahams.
I just assumed these were the names of cereals and snacks that were in somebody else's childhood cupboard. It was drizzled with lemon-infused raw honey (photo; https://bit.ly/3pE232Q). The result was delightful, a bigger serving than we anticipated, and quite the self-indulgent end to our WeHo Pride weekend. BTW it turns out there are locations around the world, so what do I know?
ICE CREAM - 4 stars...creamy with the requisite crunchy bits to make it more interesting to slurp up
AMBIANCE - 3.5 stars...it felt like an extension of the clothing store since most of the customers were skinny
SERVICE - 4 stars...friendlier than you'd expect
TOTAL - 4 stars...a Sunset Strip indulgence among many others
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