Fentons Creamery & Restaurant Restaurant Review:
A nostalgic favorite, Fentons has been serving ice cream and savories to generations since 1894. American classics, including onion rings, club sandwiches and tuna melts, are just precursors to dessert: massive sundaes, banana splits, milkshakes and root beer floats made with handcrafted ice cream. Featuring toasted-almond ice cream, the black-and-tan sundae is a signature special. Along with...
“Take a step back in time” at this “classic” Oakland “ice cream parlor” with “friendly” service offering “ginormous” sundaes and cones from a “list of flavors as long as your arm”; “be prepared to make new friends in line” advise fans who mostly “stick to the ice cream” or “terrific crab sandwiches” and “share” to avoid “a bellyache”; P.S. it’s also “a nice treat at the airport.”
At this ever popular old-fashioned soda fountain, crowds form at virtually any time of day.:
The Scene
Families, friends and lovers sit in classic curly-wire chairs or puffy red booths as they lick their long spoons. A swooping crescent counter surrounds the open kitchen; in...