Hungrygrrl

Did you know a punk rock ice cream arcade just opened up in White Center?

Damn.

I’ve tried to go several times (they’ve only been open since then end of June) but the ice cream was sold out every time.

Finally today I found the doors wide open, sunshine washing over the bright green walls. The flavors range from the familiar (vanilla) to off the map (mexican chocolate, birthday cake, thai tea, mango chili, blackberry chocolate chip and like 10 more that I can’t remember). And they make paletas, those mexican ice cream bars.

But the absolute topper is that when I asked for a waffle cone, they guy asked, “Do you want me to make you one?”

Then he pulls out this little waffle maker, cooks it up and wraps it with this cool contraption. It was amazing, warm and toasty like something out of a 1960s ice cream parlor. I went with the blackberry chocolate chip and the mexican chocolate. The mexican chocolate needed a little something, more cinnamon, more intense chocolatey-ness, maybe some chili. But the blackberry chocolate chip was out of this world, creamy with the perfect blend of berry and chocolate.

And the birthday cake! I had to try it. There are actual chunks of cake, frosting and all made by a vietnamese baker in white center. It tasted like that pink cake I always wanted when I was 5, the one with the sprinkles.

As if you need more reason to go to this place, they have 5 pinball machines and 4 old school atari and NES games lining the walls, including KISS pinball and Dig Dug.

“Gofers is Justin’s favorite,” the guy behind the counter said, “but I’m a big fan of Time Machine.”

To top it all, there is punk rock. Rumor is they’ll be hosting bands on Friday nights.

Damn. What more can you say.

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Full Tilt
9629 16th ave SW
Seattle, WA 98106
(206) 767-4811
http://www.myspace.com/fulltilt_icecream