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Hershey’s
Ice Cream
178-03
Hillside Avenue, Jamaica
(718)
261-4747
Cuisine:
Dessert
Hours:
7 a.m. to 10:30 p.m., Monday to Friday and Sunday; 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Saturday
They
say it’s almost summer, but we wouldn’t know it.
The
cool weather and cloudy days of late have been betraying the calendar,
making it feel more like the end of winter than the eve of summer.
But
even if nature doesn’t cooperate, there are a few things people can do
to make it at least feel like the season.
We
can wear shorts and T-shirts, but it’s just not time for that yet.
We
can go to the beach and lay out on the sand, but, well, see above for the
reason why we can’t do that.
Or
we can have ice cream.
There’s
an ice cream shop on Hillside Avenue that’s perfect for this dairy
illusion, this frozen dream.
Hershey’s
Ice Cream, between 178th
and 179th
Streets in Jamaica, is a model of convenience.
Just
four steps from an exit of the last stop on the F line, Hershey’s is a
popular stop for people just getting out of work and looking to infuse a
little summertime cool into their post-dinner plans.
With
a 7 a.m. opening time every day of the week (thanks to a coffee shop that
shares its interior), Hershey’s is also a great place to get that ice
cream fix on the way to work.
Pregnant
women and people trying to quit smoking may now rejoice.
There
are almost two dozen flavors of ice cream at Hershey’s, all made by the
famous Pennsylvania chocolate company that shares a name with the shop
(and the town it’s headquartered in).
Most
popular, according to shopkeeper Aaron, who wouldn’t give his last name,
are vanilla, chocolate, rum raisin and butter pecan.
The
most uniquely named flavor is the Denali Moose Tracks.
Made
with vanilla and peanut butter cup candy swirled with fudge, the DMT is as
rich and decadent a flavor as any you’ll find anywhere.
The
most popular form in which the ice cream is sold is the two-scoop cup,
which is $2.95. A one-scoop cup is $1.75.
Oddly for an ice cream shop, most of the customers at Hershey’s
are adults, Aaron said.
The
store also sells ice cream cakes, of which the most popular are made with
the same flavors as the most popular ice creams.
The
cakes come in rectangular, circular or heart shapes, and range in cost
from $14 to $35 dollars, including custom lettering (“Happy Cinco de
Mayo!”).
For
something a little more special than just a scoop in a cup, Hershey’s
offers a range of sundaes and splits.
Brownie
sundaes and waffle cone sundaes, made with two scoops, are $3.69.
Banana splits, with three scoops, a banana and a whole mess of
syrup, nuts, fruit and whipped cream, is $4.89.
If
you’re not hungry but thirsty for ice cream, you don’t have to
wait for your scoops to melt.
Hershey’s will take any of its flavors and mix them with milk to
make a cold, thick shake.
The
coffee and vanilla are especially popular for this, though the
possibilities with flavors like rainbow sherbet, green mint chip and
pineapple sound interesting.
Hershey’s
also makes fruit smoothies, with whatever combinations of strawberry,
banana and pineapple you like.
Both
shakes and smoothies are $2.95 for a small cup and $3.75 for a medium cup.
With
a convenient location and hours to match, not to mention six window seats
that are great for people watching, it’s hard to go wrong with this Old
Faithful of ice cream shops.
–
Shams Tarek
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