This weekend (well, Saturday), it’s going back into the 70s; not quite warm enough where fruit-derived ice is a necessity, but should you wish to indulge, the concoction is definitely back for the season. For those of you in the Wrigleyville/Lakeview area, Soupbox has re-morphed into Soupbox/Icebox; they’ve been serving a few flavors this past week, but over the weekend, they’ll be offering the full complement of icyfruits (as they call them):
Lemon - Lime - Coconut - Passion Fruit - Kiwi - Grape - Orange Peach - Grapefruit - Raspberry - Watermelon - Strawberry - Mango Banana - Blueberry - Cherry Blackberry - IcyChocolate - Cantaloupe - Pineapple
This sounds about right. Check out a full discussion of Mario’s, with pictures, on this thread (Mario’s is highlighted for your convenience).
But we digress. Another ice spot worth investigating, this one authentically Italian, is Mario’s Italian Lemonade, located in a shack in University Village (1068 W Taylor St, no phone [any place that is too cool to have a phone number is also too cool to be on MenuPages]). Erik M. of LTHForum characterizes Mario’s offerings in the following way:
-refreshing, watery sweetness
-granular, icy, slushy texture
-chunked fruit
This sounds about right. Check out a full discussion of Mario’s, with pictures, on this thread (Mario’s is highlighted for your convenience).
Finally, for a shaved ice creation from the other side of the planet, order yourself an ice kagang (one of many possible spellings) at Penang, the Malaysian standby in Chinatown. It’s shaved ice topped with condensed milk, a sweet red syrup, and a bunch of crazy things like beans, jellies and corn. It’s pretty strange, but it works. Try it next time the temperature hits 90 (so as to replicate a steamy night in Kuala Lumpur).
But we digress. Another ice spot worth investigating, this one authentically Italian, is Mario’s Italian Lemonade, located in a shack in University Village (1068 W Taylor St, no phone [any place that is too cool to have a phone number is also too cool to be on MenuPages]). Erik M. of LTHForum characterizes Mario’s offerings in the following way:
[Photo: Ice Kacang, eatzycath/flickr]
