48 The Queens Courier • buzz • juLY 21, 2016 for breaking news visit www.qns.com buzz 5. Snow Story Ice Cream 72-38 Austin St. Thai ice cream roll shops have popped up in Manhattan’s Chinatown earlier this year, and luckily for us, Queens residents can taste the sought-after treat in our own borough. Enter Snow Story Ice Cream, a brandnew ice cream shop on Austin Street, that brings these Thai rolls to the awesome community. At Snow Story, the menu consists of unique ice cream combinations, like Rose of Joy (vanilla ice cream and strawberries), Lit-Chee (lychee ice cream and strawberries), or Purple Galazy (taro ice cream and blueberries). But the cool factor of this place? The ice cream rolls are made on a freezing cold flat top that is -10 degrees Fahrenheit. Once the ice cream base is poured and spread, the staff chops up the mixed toppings and waits until the ice cream hardens, which they then scrape and mold into rolls. Once they’re all put together in a cup, you add unlimited toppings, where you can choose from strawberry crème cookie sticks, sprinkles, gummy bears, crushed cookies and a variety of sauces. The best part about Snow Story? This all comes at the low price of $7. 6. Håagen-Dazs Ice Cream 7040 Austin St. Sometimes when you don’t want to go too far out of the box and want just one scoop of chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream, you instantly find yourself going to your favorite, name-brand ice cream. And out of all the shops on Austin Street, Håagen-Dazs has our heart. This Forest Hills location has 32 flavors of ice cream and sorbet, including a new favorite ice cream that we loved, vanilla tangerine and shortbread. Along with the options of smoothies, shakes, sundaes, ice cream cakes, toppings and the variety of sprinkle-coated waffle cones, you can’t go wrong with your frozen dessert. Prices range from $3.22 to $6.89, and the shop is pretty tiny and narrow, so get there early on a cool summer night to beat the line! 7. Vanilla Sky 7035 Austin St., For our final destination, we hit up Vanilla Sky, a frozen yogurt, self-serve shop with endless toppings. The clean, blue-and-white scheme of the shop imitates clouds in the sky, hence the name of the catchy store! In terms of frozen delights, you’re in for a treat. Not only do they have 10 frozen yogurt flavors, they also have two flavors of Chloe’s soft serve fruit, a fruit-based, soft-serve froyo. There are also 33 different toppings that you get to pile onto your froyo, and just like Twist It Top It, this shop is pay-by-weight. If you’re like me and like the pleasures of simplicity, try the Euro Tart yogurt, which is pretty thick, consistent, and doesn’t melt easily. But be advised, this flavor packs quite the tart punch, so even it out with some strawberry bobas and white chocolate chips. Pesso’s Italian Ices in Bayside offers satisfaction with each scoop BY BRIANNA ELLIS BELLIS@qns.com Sometimes the only way to beat the heat is to escape into a wonderful world of Italian ices, ice cream and more. Pesso’s Homemade Italian Ices in Bayside has the perfect remedy for your midday meltdown and will surely keep you cool this summer! As we pulled up to the familyowned joint located at 203-20 35th Ave., we met a swarm of summer campers who were requesting their ice cold treats from a side window. When we began snapping photos of the little ladies, we were bombarded with questions, “Are we going to be famous? Are we going to be on TV?” The group of girls were ecstatic about the idea of being in a newspaper and instantly rejoiced, “We’re going to be famous!” as they struck several poses. Inside the year-round ice cream shop, which operates seven days a week since 2004, the astonishing selection of Italian ices, creamy ices, ice cream, gelato, frozen yogurt and smoothies is overwhelming. It took us several moments to choose from Pesso’s extensive selection of Italian ices, in the end chosing Pesso’s Punch, a fruity blend that was absolutely satisfying. Here are some innovative flavors that will leave you equally indecisive: Bubble gum, Green Tea, Cola, Guava, Margarita, Passion Fruit, Strawberry Daiquiri, Swedish Fish, Vanilla Chip and Piña Colada. The single scoops are $2.50 and doubles are $3.50. If you’re more of an ice cream lover, you won’t be able to resist this delicious variety. Try the Butter Almond, Coffee Brownie Brittle, Heavenly Chocolate, Milk & Cookies, Cotton Candy or Moose Tracks plus more. Whether you’re in a snowstorm or a heatwave, Pesso’s Italian Ices is guaranteed to connect with your cool side on any given day! (continued from page 46) THE COURIER/Photos by Ruthie Darling An ice cream shop in Astoria is devoted to providing unexpected, yet tasty flavors By Candace Higgins editorial@qns.com/@QNS If you’re looking for a mouthwatering adventure, Sweet Janes in Astoria is the place to be. Sweet Janes opened its doors two years ago and quickly became a staple ice cream shop for dessert enthusiasts. Upon entering, a customer named Breuk Iversen was asked if he was feeling adventurous, and with the flavor options offered at Sweet Janes, he couldn’t help but say, “Yes!” Iversen decided to try Smokey Bear, which is chocolate ice cream with a chipotle twist. “At first, you are overwhelmed with the richness and creaminess and savory texture,” Iversen said. “An involuntary ‘Yummmm’ happens inside your body. Then, about five seconds in, it started to happen. A creeping spiciness grips the inside of your throat turning up the heat in your throat.” Sweet Janes prides itself on giving customers something they’re not expecting. Even the name of the company is a creative spoof. When asked about how the name of business came about, the owner Jane McGinn said, “My girlfriend and I were sitting around having a few drinks one night trying to come up a good name. She said, ‘How about Sweet Janes?’ I said, ‘What!?! I am not sweet.’ She said, ‘Exactly.’” Courtesy of Sweet Janes The FudgeStickle is a popular item at Sweet Janes. SCOOPS IN QUEENS
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