Ed's seems to be somewhat of a famous place although I've not really heard of it. I guess that has something to do with the fact that I'm a west sider and this place is of east side fame.
Regardless of Ed's renown reputation our group basically had minutes to order and taste before having to leave. You see coming through the front door when the place is going to close in about 5 minutes is frowned upon, understandingly of course. The gang working here wants to get their weekend on just like we already have by consuming copious amounts of fried chicken just down the street at Kaboom near Broadview.
Taking that "damp" cool walk east on Queen to Logan wasn't far but it was an awakening experience... sobering even when I'm already half asleep from filling my belly with IMO is the city's best Korean fried chicken there's nothing like a chilly walk to a chill place to have a chill dessert to counter all that savory deep fried goodness. Ice cream is a remedy for many things and this place has your cure.
Yes, Ed's is that place and with the variety of ice cream and gelato perhaps you get the picture. The race to get yourself from Broadview to Logan is now on... get to Ed's before they close and that's what they did. Finally getting through the doors we were welcomed by a rainbow of choices, flavors you may not have heard of and staples that are as classic as just about any other place. The realization is that yes you have to make a choice since the place is closing at 9pm. Of course not every visit here could be that close to closing and perhaps you'd have time to sit, absorb the treat, have a seat and just enjoy your frozen goodness.
As I usually do I go with the two scoop choice of hazelnut and lemon gelato. I don't know what it is but I always go to those two flavors regardless of where I have gelato provided they have these relatively staple and standard flavors and yes, Ed's Real Scoop has these I mean seriously why wouldn't they?
In what seemed to be a pretty generous serving of a cold treat on a cooler evening, having to leave was such a shame. You know you're Canadian when you're eating ice cream or gelato outdoors at night in temperatures just above freezing on a "damp" cool night.
With the amount of places to eat on Queen East between Broadview and Jones this location is sort of neutral and can be accessed by foot and it probably the perfect brisk walk one needs after having a big dinner in a comfortable spot. I could see how this trek would be even more of a treat if it was summer and blazing hot but even in the relatively cold of winter you can (and you should) pop in for a sweet treat... I mean why wouldn't you want to?