Somerville Theatre ice cream window is open

[ron_newman]

The Somerville Theatre's outdoor ice cream window has reopened for the season. They sell Richardson's Ice Cream from Middleton, Mass.

Kiddie size is $2.75, small is $3.25, large is $3.75, "Best Frappe Ever" is $4.25, and a hot fudge sundae is $5. Jimmies are free. Candy topping is 50 cents.

Each time you buy an ice cream, they'll punch a little card. Eight punches gets you a free movie ticket.

Comments

[bex77]

Thanks for the scoop. ;)

[ayelle.livejournal.com]

*groan*

sizes

[mattdm.livejournal.com]

The portions are still generous, but they're not the "kiddie size = as big as your head / small = ridiculous mountain / etc." they were last year. Ah well.

Re: sizes

[afty.livejournal.com]

Agreed on the smaller portions. We went by on Sunday night and got a small, which last year would have been big enough to share. This time it was about the right size for one person.

[makoshark.livejournal.com]

Is Richardson's ice cream excellent? How does it compare to JP Licks just across the way. Of course, more ice cream options are always a good thing.

[kidsmokes.livejournal.com]

lol i like the way you think

[chumbolly.livejournal.com]

Richardson's is good, but probably comes in second to JP Licks, flavor-wise. That said, when the theater window is selling ice cream, I won't go anywhere else in the square. The servings are enormous and the staff is friendly. I always feel like I got a little ripped off when I go to JP Licks, which definitely detracts from the experience. But when I go to the theater, I feel like the owner is just doing everybody a favor by selling enormous bowls of ice cream for cost. Kind of like the theater's beer policy: having a beer at the movies is awesome, and given concession pricing, I'd expect to pay around $8-9 dollars for the pleasure. But the Somerville Theater sells pints for, what, $4? $4.50? Madness!

Added bonus: Richardson's Diary has been run by the same family since about a hundred years before the US was a country. I used to work with a Richardson of the current generation, and he's good peeps. Definitely the kind of business I like to support.

[makoshark.livejournal.com]

Awesome. Will definitely check it out. Thanks for the write-up!