On Graham Slam! On Brownie Batter! On Beenie's Dunkaroos! If the flavor's from Jersey? Who cares what you choose.
When in Ridgewood, Van Dyk's got mint chocolate chip, and with s'mores from Holsten's? Bloomfield's worth the trip. Grab cotton candy at Applegate — which looks great in GIFs — and don't get me started on literally everything at Cliff's.
Top it with fudge, top it with Reese's, crumble cookies and M&Ms. Throw it over a brownie; all ice creams are gems! In Jersey, scoop shops have been around forever, with owners serving nostalgia in ways that are clever.
Thus, when you eat Conrad's — in any sundae rendition — you're tasting 3,000 calories of sweet, sweet tradition.
So, forget California with its charcoal black flavors. If my ice cream is hipster? Please do me a favor:
Throw out those veggie-infusions with "corn from the shuck." Avocado and basil? I don't give a truck (sorry, family-friendly newspaper).
Because I'm from New Jersey — and our ice cream is better.
Kara VanDooijeweert is a food writer for NorthJersey.com and The Record. If you can't find her in Jersey's best restaurants, she's probably off running a race course in the mountains. Catch her on Instagram:@karanicolev&@northjerseyeats, and sign up for herNorth Jersey Eats newsletter.
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