Margie's Candies Restaurant Review:
Climb into one of the jukebox booths at Margie's and grab a spoon or a straw to enjoy one of the 10-plus, all-natural, homemade ice cream flavors the shop has been concocting since 1921. (Banana, vanilla, coffee, coconut and cheesecake are a few of the temptations.) Not much has changed at Margie's since then, from the recipes to the old-time décor, but that's a good thing. The waffle cones are...
Since 1921, this old-time ice cream shop, which has a true granny vibe, has been wooing families with its sweet treats. Dozens of sundaes---try the turtle---prove these pros take their craft seriously, and the hand-dipped candies are a… Read More
"Treat yourself" to a "scoop of nostalgia" at these "old-timey" ice cream and candy "classics" serving up "amazing" splits and sundaes topped by hot fudge that's "not too sweet" and "not to rich" (but "so thick you need to cut it with a knife"), plus Traditional American fare, though most suggest "sticking to the desserts"; the circa-1921 Bucktown "institution" often has "lines around the...
Yes, they sell their own chocolates and confections, but it's really known as an ice-cream parlor. At the small shop's tables, all types of folk eat piles of homemade ice cream out of giant scalloped porcelain shells. You'll find a classic soda-jerk fountain that hasn't changed since the place opened, and that includes the workers' crisp white outfits, hats and aprons. Despite rumors of a...