Michel and Elizabeth Eat Ice Cream and Explore the Alleys of Andersonville

Memorial Day weekend was busy for us.  Besides our adventures in karaoke, the other thing of note was our afternoon in Andersonville for ice cream on Saturday.  We decided to go because we had another date (through How About We) set up, this one for an ice cream sundae flight at George's Ice Cream and Sweets.

George's Ice Cream opened in 2009 in honor of George Stotis, a local Andersonville legend and proprietor of Chicago Recycle Shop, a vintage furniture and clothing shop that was a favorite hangout for locals.  George was known for his love of conversation, and his dream was to open a coffee shop or restaurant where he could hang out and converse with his friends and customers.  In 2009, his family was able to realize his dream, and George's Ice Cream and Sweets was born.

Michel:  We don't have specific data on this, but George's is probably the biggest ice cream shop in the world.  Nay, the universe.  It takes the generally festive atmosphere of Andersonville and combines it with delicious ice cream.  Wonderful.

Note: Objects may appear larger than they are.

Elizabeth:  We were allowed to pick one sundae from the menu for our first selection.  We chose the Cookie Monster which featured cookie dough ice cream, Oreos, pecans, hot fudge, sprinkles, whipped cream and a cherry on top.  The second one was a special off-menu sundae chosen for us: zanzibar chocolate ice cream with a pretzel cone, caramel sauce, pecans, whipped cream, and a cherry on top.  And the third we built ourselves: peanut butter ice cream with a caramel ribbon and chocolate covered pretzels in it, topped with chocolate sauce, Reese's peanut butter cups, pecans, whipped cream, and...of course, a cherry on top.

Since it was a flight, the individual servings were pretty small, but together they made a perfect afternoon ice cream treat!

And they were delicious.

Michel:  We ate on the back patio, which led us to find what I imagine is Aslan's favorite comic book shop: Alley Cat Comics.  It is accessible only through this patio that feels like a secret world.  I suspect if one tried to find this comic book shop on purpose, it would be a massively frustrating experience.  However, finding it by accident was delightful.

Elizabeth:  The patio itself was accessible only by a door inside George's and the alley on the other side of the store.  It was pretty cool, like something out of Harry Potter.

 The door to George's; the other side is red.

 The alley!

Elizabeth:  We really enjoyed wandering around Andersonville that day.  It had a street festival atmosphere with everyone out enjoying the warm, sunny weather.  Honestly, though, it was hard to beat eating delicious ice cream on a secret patio!