Lily Lolly Ice Cream Pop Cart Hits Herald Square
We’re being beat by the heat here in Midtown, so imagine our joy on Friday when Lunch’er Asaf told us about a new ice cream pop cart Lily Lolly which just started parking on 34th and Broadway last week – opposite of Macy’s massive red sign. We stopped by a couple of hours ago to see if the ice offerings were worth the $3.50 price (especially with $1 soft serve available this afternoon.) Happy to report: YES THEY ARE.
Check out Lily Lolly’s ice pop flavors after the jump.
I tried the “50’s Orange Lolly” which is a white chocolate-dipped modern day creamsicle made with orange liqueur and fresh oranges straight from her friend’s Californian orchard, the owner Nadia says. Fresh ice pops and small ice cream tubs cost $3, while ice cream pops go for $3.50.
Lily Lolly’s range of flavors makes it the Willy Wonka of ice cream pops in our book. There are ice pops made from fresh mint to ones that use Campari. Plus, Nadia’s pistachio-and-rose-flavored ice cream pop was created in collaboration with her James Beard award winning cookbook author mom, Claudia Roden. The cart’s got a LOT going for it, except for its downtown kitchen location, which makes pushing the cart uptown in the heat every day somewhat of a daunting task for the tiny woman. In other words, she’ll probably only stay in Midtown if we show her the love, so screw your coffee break today and stop by for a three-chocolate Chocolate Swirl pop instead. You’ll thank Asaf too.
Lily Lolly, 34th St and Broadway, on the island between Macy’s and Victoria’s Secret.
Posted by Amy Cao at 2:30 pm, July 19th, 2010 under Lily Lolly Ice Cream Pop Cart, Sweets.
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Nope, she pushes the cart herself from Soho to the Herald Square spot where she meets up with Roddo, the guy you’re talking about, who helps her sell.
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oh. i see.
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And apparently, she has the calves to prove it.
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Is this a complete list of flavors? Orange Lolly, Oranges and Lemons, Chocolate Swirl, fresh mint, “ones that use Campari,” and pistachio and rose-flavored ice cream (is that one or two separate pops?). The list of flavors is rather vague.
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Sorry for the confusion with the pistachio-and-rose flavor. It’s one flavor. You can see the full list of flavors here, but keep in mind she’ll be adding & editing as she goes along: http://lilylolly.com/lollies.php
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Whoa, no love for the creamy maple syrup, orange and ginger, or hibiscus???? Those would be my top choices (right after the creamsicle, of course!). Passion fruit is always a good choice too, in my experience.
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oh MAN! I was just cruising around this area searching for a snack and I went for something lame: a banana, b/c I didn’t really want anything I thought I wanted (Macaron Cafe Macaron…. Pret cookie, pax banana bread…) I would have TOTALLY eaten some of this!!
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tofu on a stick?
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Dude… I totally have her mom’s cookbook! It’s beautiful and she’s kind of super famous (in the world of cookbooks). That’s crazy.
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BTW, creamsicle is always a WIN.
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Thanks for the write up Amy, I totally want to try this out.
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Definitely a nice addition to Herald Square. Just wish I worked closer!
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Here in L.A. there are all these Middle Eastern ice cream shops with rose water, saffron and pistachio flavored ice creams. I’ll bet that pistachio and rose stuff is the bomb.
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the bomb?
1995 called, it wants its saying back.
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Steve is bored this afternoon, Everyone.
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ding ding ding.
Sarah wins a free popsicle.
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I would like to claim my free popsicle now.
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Talk to the hand, Steve
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I’m sure Zach was referring to the bombe glacée, an ice cream dessert made with a rounde moulde and traditionally eaten with a small spoon carved from the femur of a triscelidate childe.
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Amy Cao, you’re delicious ;> Great find!
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Look fantastics….and that’s the absolute perfect location for an artisanal cart, but I have a hunch she’s parked there less than legally, which means she’s not going to last long.
From the pictures alone, these look 100x superior to the popsicle vendor at Hester Street Fair, or Chelsea Market.
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Oh wait, looking at her Twitter, it sounds like they’re in the process of going legit.
Fantastic.
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there is a guy working the cart too, so she has some help pushing.