Van Leeuwen Ice Cream Truck

Walking through the East Village recently, I spotted the Van Leeuwen ice cream truck.  I’ve heard about this place since it first opened, but whatever, I never had it. 

I balked a little at its $3.95 for a small price tag, but eventually talked myself into it.  I really wanted the Earl Grey ice cream, because that’s so much more unique than, um, what I wound up getting, but because I was sharing, I decided to be nice. 

Mint chip!  Which was nicely minty, very minty – almost medicinal or toothpaste-y, actually – and loaded with chips. 

Okay, yes, it was tasty and the chocolate wasn’t as muted as it can sometimes be in many mint chocolate chip ice creams.  But I don’t know about worth $3.95.  I don’t know, call me a grumpy old lady, but one scoop for nearly $4 just seems like a waste.  Maybe it’s because I don’t like sweets as much as savory… but that’s my opinion.

Yvo says: Tasty enough, and I could see on a hot day, if I was walking by, grabbing another cone.  But in general, I don’t think it was amazing enough for me to go out of my way to get… so really, just an “If I’m walking by and see it, I don’t see why not” as opposed to “Ooh, Van Leeuwen is parked at xx today, I must go!” 
middle of the road… slightly above average

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