Ice Cream Date at Toucan Food & Custard in Port Washington

 Whenever I go home or Kristine is up in my neck of the woods, we try to get together for a drinks or ice cream. Something quick and easy so we can catch up. It works perfectly in our busy schedules.

Since I was home after I biked the Old Plank Road Trail and Kristine was free, we decided to meet up for ice cream. She suggested Dairy Queen... I was like how about Toucan's? I never been and they have dole whip. She agreed. 

Toucan Food & Custard is in what I know as the old Donut Depot on Grand Ave. Over the years the building housed many different business and now is home to Toucan Food & Custard. Originally it started in West Bend and moved to Port a few years ago. I've been meaning to stop for some custard but usually the hubby wants to get home. They are open 11-9 Wed, Thu, Sun, and Mon and 11-10 on Fri and Sat. They are closed on Tuesdays. There is plenty of parking in back.

Toucan Food & Custard serves both food and custard as its name suggests. We just wanted ice cream. They have custard (chocolate, vanilla, Superman, and the flavor of the day) as well as Dole Whips. Their sundae and split menus are quite extensive. Their list of shake/malt flavors puts Kopps to shame. Mango Shake anyone? Nerds Concrete Mixer? 

After a lot of debating, I opted for the brownie sundae with chocolate custard. There were several good options. All the reason to go back right?

My sundae was perfect. It was the right size, came with a cherry, and was not too rich. It was no more expensive than any other sundae. Oh and it tasted delicious. 

Toucan Food & Custard was a perfect place to grab some ice cream and catch up. You can never go wrong with ice cream and good friends. If you haven't tried Toucan Food & Custard definitely check it out. The food looks good too. 

1203. Go to the Sugar Bowl in Scottsdale

 Every time we go to Old Town Scottsdale, I am like I want to go to the Sugar Bowl. Even Brenda Novak, one of the author's I follow, has spoken highly of this place. We usually hit the Old Town Scottsdale in the morning or early evening.. neither time we are hungry for ice cream. Jokingly I told the hubby we could have ice cream for lunch from the Sugar Bowl before going to the Giants game and he agreed.

Sugar Bowl is an ice cream shop in Old Town Scottsdale. It's been around since the '50s. It is open daily from 11-10 with the kitchen being open from 11-8. 

You walk in and it has the old school ice cream parlor feel to it. We sat at the counter. There are also several tables and booths scattered through the long building. The bathrooms are single stall bathrooms so you could be waiting for the restroom by someone's table. Luckily it was pretty empty when we were in there.

The ice cream menu is quite extensive everything from cones to shakes to sundaes and specialty creations. They also serve sandwiches and salads. It was ice cream for us. I had a hard time deciding what I wanted. I wasn't overly hungry but I wanted to try something unique. 

The hubby went with a butterscotch sundae. He got a cherry so I could have it. 

I went with a chocolate mint soda. It even came with extra seltzer on the side. The hubby was surprised I finished it all. It was amazing. Not quite as good as the one from J. Lauber's Ice Cream Parlor but that was lime not mint. I'm sucker for a good ice cream soda.

It was a good choice for lunch as it was light and refreshing. We just then needed beverages at the game. Saved us some money on food at the game. 

Sugar Bowl is a happening place the later in the day you go so it is best to go for an early lunch or mid-afternoon snack. The sandwiches looked good to. I'm sure we will be back on a future trip.