WHAT: Churro ice cream sandwich!
⚪️ Base: Espresso
⚫️ Sandwiched by: Mini churro cakes!
WHERE: Van Leeuwen ice cream truck, in front of Boqueria Flatiron!
Creativity: 😉😉😉
Presentation: 😎😎😎😎
Taste: 😋😋😋
Texture: 😜😜😜😜
Value: 😄😄😄😄😄
Overall Experience: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
STORY: At work, my friend & co-worker messaged me a link:
Free Van Leeuwen ice cream courtesy of Boqueria! And not just free ice cream, but it's churro ice cream sandwiches!! *OMG face*
When I arrived later after work, promptly at 7 pm, there was a HUGE. LONG. LINE.
Wow.
Despite the fact it was quite humid and hot out, it is still free ice cream! And from Van Leeuwen too, who makes delicious earl grey ice cream (I know they sell in Whole Foods in NY, check and see if they sell in yours!).
7:30 pm started rolling around, and by this time a quarter of the people had been served, and more people were lining up. At 8 pm, I was halfway through. And then, at 8:15 pm, I became almost the next person in line! As you can see in the photo below, there was a sign taped onto the window, detailing four flavors you could choose from to pair with churro cookies. Vanilla, chocolate, espresso, and salted caramel.
As the woman in front of me was about to get her churro ice cream sandwich, two other women who just came out of Boqueria, stood slightly behind her and took out their phones. Confused, the woman asked them, "Are you getting ice cream?" They responded, "Oh no! We're just taking photos of the ice cream people and truck!" Haha.
The woman then got her ice cream, and I heard the two women behind her exclaim, "Ice cream! Ahh let me take a photo of you!!" But she didn't. Aww.
It was then my turn to get ice cream, and I requested to get espresso, learning from the servers that out of the four flavors, espresso paired the best with the churro cookies. I dislike drinking coffee, but I like eating coffee ice cream!
As I waited, the women behind me asked me if they could take a photo of me with ice cream and the servers in the back. Of course haha! As long as they can also take a photo of me using my phone too 😉
And then AT LAST, I received my churro ice cream sandwich!
THOUGHTS: Mmm. I like the espresso ice cream! Ice cream was creamy, and was melting quickly (it must have been at least five minutes I spent with the women taking photos). No close up of the sandwich unfortunately :(
I liked the espresso because it was just enough coffee for me to handle - tasty and sweet. The churros sandwiching the ice cream together, though tiny cookies (2.5" diameter?), were warm and did pair very well with the espresso. I finished it in 4 bites. Mostly satisfied, but really wanted more ice cream. Churro ice cream sandwiches should be bigger lol.
Would I go back? For other flavors, yes. I don't plan to stand in line for 1.5 hours again for ice cream again in a while...
