Just about every time we need to go to the airport, we make a point to stop at MacAlpines. A great trip back in the time of old-fashioned soda fountains. When you walk in, forget the present and take some time to look at the hundreds of artifacts from "yesteryear". I must give credit to Arizona Highways. They ran a piece many years ago about MacAlpines. We took a ride from Sun City all the way down to the 7th St & McDowell area and gave it a try, and have been back many, many times.
They offer many flavors of ice cream, including coffee which is more popular on the east coast. Normally, we'll split a meal so we can make room for the sundaes that we know we shouldn't order, but we do - every time! Friday afternoon we stopped for sundaes only. Lindsey was our server and did an excellent job.