Restaurant Review: Warm temps? Lickity Split to West Ridge, Edgewater’s unique frozen custard shop!
Lickity Split! That’s how fast summer seems to goin Chicago. In these ‘dog days,’ what can be better than heading out with your family for a cool, sweet treat?
Lickity Split offers two iconic frozen custard locations to rescue Chicagoans from oppressive heat waves.
In Edgewater, they’re located at 6056 N. Broadway Avenue, open seven days a week from noon-10pm.
Their second location is in West Ridge at 7000 N. Western Avenue. They’re open Thursday through Sunday from 2pm – 9pm (closed Monday – Wednesday).
Dean’s Team Chicago can get behind their mission, where they believe “Everyday is a candy day, frozen custard day, pastry day, and everything tastes better with a bottle of retro soda!”
Both locations invite you to “Walk over and step back to a simpler time, where your biggest worry is whether or not you can eat your ice cream cone before it melts.”
I’m all for stepping into a locally-owned shop that allows me to be six years old again. At both locations, they offer not just cleverly named concretes, banana splits and sundaes…they offer retro candies, a full espresso bar featuring Chicago’s own Metropolis Coffee, and cupcakes and other pastries sourced from local bakers.
Concretes are noted here for their unique monthly specials. Until June 30, they have Raspberry Lemonade, made with lemon custard blended with raspberries and crushed sugar cone. Other special concretes on the menu include the My Way Concrete with your choice of custard flavor (this month, it’s lemon, chocolate or vanilla) and one topping. They’ll mix it together, you grab a spoon and enjoy! The Bing Crosberry has tart cherries and raspberries mixed together with cheesecake, graham cracker crust & custard. The Crazy Cake Concrete has your choice of cupcake and custard blended together and topped off with candy sprinkles. The Peanut Butter Blowout features vanilla and chocolate custard blended with peanut butter, Reese’s peanut butter cups and Butterfingers.
For a minty explosion, try a Grasshopper with your choice of custard blended with crème de menthe and chocolate mint Oreos.
My favorite ice cream turns into a concrete in the Rocky Road, chocolate custard blended with walnuts, marshmallow crème and dark chocolate chips. Yum! The Drumstick offers the custard flavor of your choice blended with crushed sugar cone, chocolate syrup, hot caramel and peanuts.
Traditional sundaes, cones, and other frozen treats get equal time here. The My Way Sundae is your choice flavor frozen custard and one topping, with peanuts, whipped cream and a cherry.
Lickity Split’s Banana Split is a classic…sliced banana topped with two scoops vanilla and one scoop chocolate frozen custard, topped with chocolate sauce, pineapple, strawberries, peanuts, whipped cream and of course cherries. Scarlet’s Last Fall is a unique blend of homemade red velvet cake topped with vanilla custard, marshmallow crème sauce, red raspberries, whipped cream and a cherry. The Tasty Turtle has vanilla custard, hot fudge, caramel topping, salted pecans, whipped cream and a cherry, while the PB & Fudge has vanilla custard topped with fudge brownies, peanut butter, hot fudge, whipped cream and a cherry. They suggest you add some pecans for a satisfying crunch.
Mine is not the only positive review. Many Google reviewers were equally pleased:
“Super cute old school store with a tonnn of candy options. both new and old. some international products too. their custard quality is great and even the kids size is super generous.”
“This place is wonderful!” opined another. “There’s so much unique candy it’s such a treat to walk around and definitely tapped into a nostalgic feeling for me. Highly recommended the Sundaes, Concretes, and Custards along with the bakery. Lots of toppings, and the flavors are so good. There’s also a unique drink section in the back. Nice staff as well!”
For more information about Lickity Split’s locations, click here!
Alison Moran-Powers and Dean’s Team Chicago
