My first visit to the Broad Ripple Ice Cream Station
Broad Ripple Ice Cream Station, Nikon D90 w/ Tokina 12-24 f4
This past Friday, I had to work late. I didn't even get home until about 7:30pm which was a downer. So when my wife asked if I would like to go out for ice cream, I of course said YES! This was a great way to get out and walk and salvage what was left of the evening. We gathered up the kid and were out the door in short order. We ended up going to Greeks Pizzeria in Broad Ripple which was our first visit after driving past the place dozens of times and saying that we should stop. The pizza was pretty good! The breadsticks were a little buttery, but tasted good. We had a meat lovers type of pizza. What made it was the crust! Very crunchy and tasty. However, the ingredients were very good as well.
Next, we made our way back to the trail and walked for a bit. On our way back down, we approached the new Broad Ripple Ice Cream Station. It was around 9:30pm and the deck was still full. We went inside and had to wait on a few people and stepped up and made our choice. We each got a "single scoop" sugar cone for $2.80. What we thought was one schoop ended up being three scoops piled on top of the cone. This is what they call a single scoop. The inside of what was once a stop along the old Monon Railroad, has been nicely renovated. It appears they are still using the old single pane glass windows. The intereior decorations have been tastefully done with a nod to it's history in the form of many old photos of the train running through the area, and some detailed maps framed, of the old Monon rail system. They have lent a thought to being green as well. Where most ice cream shops let you taste the ice cream before you buy, BRICS does this too. Instead of getting a plastic spoon though, they hand you a real metal spoon with a glass on the counter to return it. Also, they have recycle bins placed around the property to gather up what may be left of a customer's stay. I was pretty impressed by the tasting spoons. They are doing what they should be doing of course, as a consumer though, I just do not see it that often.
We observed, ate and then took our leave as our newborn was starting to get a little fussy. As we left around 10pm, the serving area was packed! I should have taken a photo of that, but there must have been 20-30 people waiting on ice cream. Nice to see a new local spot doing well for itself already!
