46 The Queens Courier • buzz • juLY 21, 2016 for breaking news visit www.qns.com Try these 7 sweet Forest Hills ice cream shops to help you cool off By Solange Castellar editorial@qns.com/@champagnelangie In case you haven’t noticed yet, New York City is boiling, and these past few weeks have been a scorcher. With temperatures in the high 80s (or 90s), everyone’s buzz favorite cold treat, ice cream, has been our only solace. If we’re talking the best ice cream places in this city’s best borough, then the number one Queens neighborhood for the soft, frozen delicacies has to be Forest Hills. A short walk on Austin Street and Metropolitan Avenue will bring you to new cool spots as well as classic favorite shops. From old-school joints like Eddie’s Sweet Shop, to new shaved ice creameries like Snowdays, you’re bound to find the icey treat of your sweet dreams. 1. Eddie’s Sweet Shop 105-29 Metropolitan Ave. Eddie’s has been serving the Forest Hills/Metropolitan Avenue community for more than 100 years, and whenever you step inside, it’s like you’ve instantly gone back to the 1950s soda shops your grandmom and grandpop have described. The ice cream is not too sweet, and their vat of whipped cream is freshly stored in a cute little icebox. At Eddie’s, pick and choose from a variety of classic ice cream favorites, like egg creams, malted milk shakes, and banana splits, and they even have an old-time candy bar available for you to sink you sweet tooth into. Menu prices range from $2.25 and go all the way up to $35 for ice cream cakes. But always remember: Eddie’s is cash only! 2. Shake Shack 7126 Austin St. Queens “Shake Shackers,” rejoice! Now we don’t have to go into Manhattan, or have an excuse to go to Citi Field or the Queens Center Mall! With the new Shake Shack that’s opened on Austin Street, we now can enjoy our favorite burgers, fries and shakes just a hop and a skip away. At the Forest Hills Shake Shack, the standard vanilla custard and strawberry shakes are available, but this location has some super special concretes on deck. If you want to dedicate your concrete to Queens, try the Queens Bee, a mix of vanilla custard, strawberry puree, marshmallow sauce and honeycomb candy from Brooklyn’s sweet team, Liddabit Sweets. Or, if you’re like us and want to try something that’s a shoutout to Austin Street, order the Austin Street Treat, a mix of chocolate custard, bananas, sugar cone cookies and peanut butter sauce. Both concretes are available as singles ($4.59), or as doubles ($6.79). When you order the Austin Street Treat, 5 percent of your purchase supports the Queens Community House, a nonprofit organization that helps Queens youths with school, assists senior citizens, and helps families make healthy life choices. 3. Twist It Top It 103-09 Metropolitan Ave. Twist It Top It has a great selection of frozen yogurt, as well as Uncle Louie G’s ices and ice cream. The brightly lit, orange and white scheme of Twist It Top It creates a happy, friendly, family environment, making it a perfect place to grab a snack with the kids, or to grab a quick dessert after dinner. You can choose from non-fat, low-fat, allkosher frozen yogurts, sorbets, 50+ Uncle Louie G ices and ice creams, and endless toppings. Ices range from $2.50, and ice creams start at $3 for smalls, and both can go up to $25 for their party bucket size. For your froyo, you’re paying by weight, so be cautious with how many toppings you splurge on! If you can’t make it to their Forest Hills shop, they also have locations in Howard Beach and Ridgewood. 4. Snowdays 72-24 Austin St., Forest Hills Snowdays is a personal favorite of mine, and once you taste it, I’m sure it’ll be yours, too. What’s different about Snowdays is that their frozen treat is shaved cream, which originated in Taiwan and Korea, and quickly made its way west. The combo of shaved ice and cream is one of an icey fluffiness, and hits your tongue with a creamy, cooling texture. And Snowdays has all the right options; we recommend trying the Yetitracks, a concoction of Oreo pieces and blueberry puree, and to jazz it up with some mochi, pocky sticks, red bean and whipped cream. Cup sizes range from regular ($6), large ($7), and the extra huge, yeti ($10). Be sure to snap a pic of your cute yeti cup with their awesome temperature changing spoons! If you can’t make it to their Forest Hills shop, be sure to check out their Flushing location! (continued on page 48) SCOOPS IN QUEENS
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