FOOD REVIEW
Chill out at six of the city’s best places
to enjoy a frozen sweet treat with your family.
BY JULIA SAYERS
nothing like a cold treat to make the heat slightly
more tolerable. Here are our recommendations
cravings.
Bendy’s Cookies and Cream:
cream truck, Bendy’s became known for offering
homemade ice cream paired with fresh-baked
cookies. At their storefront in Cahaba Heights,
which opened last summer, you’ll be able to
to customize your sandwich (and yes, you can
Pretzel Toffee cookies.
3029 Pump House Road | eatbendys.com
Mountain Brook Creamery/Edgewood
Creamery: These two sister shops have been
family favorites in Birmingham for decades. In
fact, Mountain Brook Creamery has been open
since 1957 ( it was originally Baskin Robbins).
of the Mountain Brook location. The creameries
are reminiscent of traditional ice cream parlors,
popular is mint chocolate chip.
2715 Cahaba Road (Mountain Brook location) | 936
Oxmoor Road (Homewood location)
Big Spoon Creamery:
pioneer artisan ice cream in town, but that doesn’t
mean it’s not family friendly. The shop uses only
to incorporate locally sourced items (like Chilton
County peaches and Hero Doughnuts) wherever
4000 3rd Avenue South (Avondale location) | 927
Oxmoor Road (Homewood location) | bigspooncreamery.com
Bluff Park Ice Cream Shoppe: This little shop
in Bluff Park offers more than 100 ice cream
super-premium ice cream shipped in from the
10 Bham Family August 2020
Jeni’s Splendid
Ice Creams
opened in Pepper
Place in June.
Company in Madison, Wisconsin. The ice cream
uses only all-natural ingredients and is creamier
than most due to their method of making it.
815 Shades Crest Road | bluffparkicecreamshop.com
Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams: The new kid on
Pepper Place in June. The fast-growing company
states. Founder Jeni Britton Bauer was ahead of
the game by using whole ingredients and dairy
from grass-pastured cows instead of ice cream
219 29th Street South | jenis.com
The Whole Scoop: This ice cream shop in Hoover
from, including favorites like Krazy Kookie Dough
and Butter Finger, customers are encouraged to
customer-decorated spoons, enhancing The Whole
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/bigspooncreamery.com
/bluffparkicecreamshop.com
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