There are times when I am called to do a visit to a restaurant or establishment for a review and I am, of course, excited to try anything new (hello foodie). However, when Mitchell’s Premium Ice Cream and Candies reached out, I jumped at the opportunity. You see, even though growing up in the far South Suburbs of Chicago I had been to Mitchell’s countless times, it is considered an institution.
With every email that passed back and forth planning my visit, I was having more and more flashbacks of marshmallow sundaes, chocolate waffles cones, and almond bark.
Since my oldest two boys have pretty severe food allergies, we decided to make this a Girls’ Day Out. I invited my Mom and my niece to join Caroline and I for a farewell to Summer Ice Cream Day at Mitchell’s. While we were sad that my niece was heading off to college, Caroline is starting preschool, the days would be getting shorter, and the weather is soon going to be cooling off, we are pretty much ok with it knowing that Mitchell’s is open year round for us to enjoy all of those sweet treats including seasonal ice creams and candies (ahem egg nog ice cream for the Holiday Season).
The decor has changed a bit from when I was there as a kid, but it is still reminiscent of an old time soda fountain, which was right up my Mom’s (Chicago) alley. Caroline was happy as a clam coloring at the the kids’ size tables with Nana, and I was able to snag a few pictures.
As I walked around taking pictures of candies and ice cream and all sorts of treats, the chocolate sugary smell wafting through Mitchell’s brought me right back to childhood. I could remember one of my first visits to Mitchell’s with my sister as a kid and ordering my first adult size Marshmallow Sundae. As simple as the memory is, it is one of my favorites, and Mitchell’s is a part of it. Places like Mitchell’s are hard to find, so when you do find a place like it, it is worth the trip to make memories like that with your own kids.
When it was time to order Caroline knew she wanted something with whipped cream (shocker), so I ordered her a Kid’s Sundae, which was the perfect size for her.
My Mom, who was having a hard time deciding between a sundae with home made butter pecan ice cream or an old fashioned chocolate soda, but decided on the sundae she couldn’t resist the though of hot fudge.
My niece grabbed an old fashioned chocolate shake, which at Mitchell’s comes in a tall glass with whipped cream, but also served with the extra in the metal container they mix it in (that’s old school).
Finally, I couldn’t resist flashing back to childhood to my old standby which was a marshmallow sundae but added a little hot fudge for good measure.
Oh, and we took some treats home too!
If you live in the far South Suburbs or are in the area, Mitchell’s Premium Ice Cream and Candies is worth the visit. Stop in for a sundae and take some treats home with you, or better yet host a party there and make some memories of your own.
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2 comments
Those sundaes are almost too pretty to eat (but not quite)! What a fun and yummy girls day out!
They were delicious! You'll definitely have to come down sometime, it was worth the drive!