WASHINGTON 鈥� Thai-style ice cream rolls are now being served up at in Shirlington, Virginia, and the shop鈥檚 grand opening is just in time for Thursday night鈥檚 聽at the Village at Shirlington.
I-CE-NY has opened in a 1,200-square-foot space at 4160 Campbell Ave., between Samuel Beckett鈥檚 Irish Gastro Pub and Diana Nails.
The rolled ice cream chain has more than and more than 20 now in the U.S.聽and has its roots in Thailand.
Its first U.S. location opened in New York City. This is its first shop in the Washington area.
Its signature ice cream dish is called Tastefully Smashed Ice Cream. It is made by pouring flavored ice cream with a choice of mix-in ingredients on a metal plate that is chilled to 15 degrees. Metal paddles are used to chop up and smash the ingredients and then spread them into a thin layer that chills the mixture in two minutes.
Once firm, the ice cream is scraped up into rolls and served.
Flavors include Thai I-CE Tea, biscotti cookie butter, and 鈥淲ant S鈥檓ores.鈥�
I-CE-NY in Shirlington will offer two-for-ones for its grand opening.
Shirlington鈥檚 Light Up the Village, at 2700 S. Quincy St. in Arlington, features the annual tree lighting with Santa, live music and area specials at merchants.
