"Super-creamy" scoops served by "friendly" folks fill the "old-fashioned" bill at this popular Brooklyn ice cream parlor pair; the Dumbo "waterfront" flagship boasts an "unbeatable" skyline view, so "huge lines in good weather" come with the "touristy" territory. P.S. temporarily closed due to damage from Hurricane Sandy.
Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory Restaurant Review:
Take your old-fashioned cone from this fireboat house turned ice cream parlor and meander along the wooden-plank promenade that offers Manhattan views. Linger over the homemade toppings, especially the Cluizel dark chocolate handcrafted hot-fudge, before you just dive into that all-natural creamy goodness. If you make it past the sugar rush, take a walk across the nearby Brooklyn Bridge.
The Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory offers simple, all-natural ice cream and hand-concocted toppings. Their small-batch production system allows for intense quality and flavor control, and while the original Greenpoint location started the craze that led to the second outpost under the Brooklyn Bridge, it's that second location that offers the most sweeping views of Manhattan and the Brooklyn Bridge...
A waterfront dessert shop that should revive the good old-fashioned parlor date.:
In Short
Brooklynites line up out the door of this Fulton Ferry Fire Boat House, then take their cups and cones out on the pier for a glimpse of the Brooklyn Bridge, Manhattan skyline and...