Avon Park Ice Cream Company — Restaurant in Avon Park

The best new business in Avon Park! Possibly the best in Highland County.

The location is handy and it's easy to get to. We were able to park in front of the store.

The choices of ice cream made it easy to find something you like, but just a little difficult to pick between. Chocolate vs. fruit? Dairy vs. non-dairy? Regular (sugar) vs. NSA, No Sugar Added? The right answer is to come back again!

Single or double or triple? Waffle? Milk shake or Malt? (If you're like my grandchildren you may ask, "What's a Malt?" My answer is that it's a way to make ice cream sweeter!)

My wife was delighted and satisfied with a single scoop. In a cup.

But for me, after taste testing, I went for the best deal in the house. A Malt. Which size? A no brainer. The 16 oz delight. (Okay, the only reason I didn't rate APIC with 100 stars is that for people like me who try to limit their calories, 16 oz is the only size offered.)

Which flavor? Let's just say that you can't go wrong and I think there are enough flavors to have a different one each day for a month.

But my bragging is just beginning. You may like your milkshakes runny. Drink them with a thin straw. More milky.

I like my malts thick. Real thick. Save your straw. Give me two long handled spoons; one for a spare. The thickness test is to turn it upside down and don't loose a drop. APIC Company sets the standard.

But one last test. Is the malt mixture completely blended throughout and no "clumps" can be found, especially at the bottom? You betcha. Miss Casey passed the test of perfection. And I'm sure McKinsey would have done as well.

5 🌟...

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