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I was invited to spend the day with my friend, Dr. Mel and her 11 year old son, Errol, on Mill Avenue in Tempe.
Our first stop was Umami for ramen. It was a super cute place, hard to find, with weird hours, and now I see it has since closed down.
Next stop was Slickables, mostly to settle down her son, Errol, but it sounded super fun.
SLICKABLES
Slickables is right on Mill Avenue and has the iconic oversized Chocolate, Strawberry and Vanilla giant cones. (see pic)
Apparently, Slickables opened in early 2012, by Sam Chang and Tina Chau, to quite a bit of competition, according to the New Times. Their article claimed that Slickables was competing against "old guard" Cookiez on Mill Avenue, as well as a third contender, Sparky's (which was a former Cold Stone Creamery with the iconic marble slab left behind). Although all three locations had other various things to offer, it all came down to who could make THE best ice cream sandwich.
The Challenge:
Having The Best Ice Cream Sandwich.
The ultimate ice cream sandwich came down to:
The Cookies: The cookies had to be original, creative and fresh. They also had to lack a "crumble factor" and a "squish factor."
The Ice Cream: The ice cream had to be original, creative and fresh. Also, a generous scoop should not make the cookies crumble nor squish with biting down.
At the end of the day, neither Cookiez nor Sparky's could match Slickables perfect ice cream sandwich, which apparently avoids the "Squish Syndrome" by having the cookies about as soft as the ice cream. Slickables became the Mill Avenue winner!
The Concept:
Make a custom $2 ice cream sandwich:
1. Pick any two cookies.
Choices include: Chocolate Chip, Double Chocolate, White Chocolate Macadamia Nut, Red Velvet, Mint Chip, Snickerdoodle, Peanut Butter and Funfetti.
2. Pick the ice cream.
Choices include: Vanilla, Chocolate, Strawberry, Mint Chip, Cookies and Cream, Cookie Dough, Rocky Road, Coffee, Strawberry Cheesecake Chunk, and Butter Pecan.
3. Assembly! Which they do for you! Enjoy!
THE STORY
Me, Dr. Mel, and Errol enjoyed tasting the various flavors, watching them make our sandwiches, and most of all they were scrumptious. It was an especially nice afternoon to sit out on a bench on Mill Avenue and people watch whilst eating them. I can't remember seeing any place to eat them inside, other than standing room at the front.
CONCLUSION
The concept is cute, the selection is good, the ice cream sandwiches were very good and the price is right.
4/5 RECOMMEND
OF NOTE
*Parking is first come, first served, by meters, in front, along Mill Avenue, side streets or in the underground garage.
*Hours:
Sun - Thurs: 11am - 11pm
Fri/Sat: 11am - 12am
*For more information:
http://www.slickables.com
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