Weekend Trip: Ralph's Famous Italian Ices

Since I was up in the area, I had to stop by Ralph's Famous Italian Ices in Franklin Square, NY. Back in Florida, there are a few good Italian ice places, but none of them compare to Ralph's, just on the sheer number of flavors alone.

The weather was in the 40s when I went to Ralph's so I assumed there would be no other customers, but apparently cold weather doesn't stop people from buying Italian ices. I tried a scoop of orange, black cherry cheesecake, and lemon meringue pie.

My personal favorite of this cup of ices was the black cherry cheesecake.

More Italian Ices from Ralph's

I had more Italian ices from the good Ralph's in Franklin Square. I tried black cherry cheesecake, coconut, and passion fruit. It was a good combination...

Lunch in Freeport, New York

I ate lunch in Freeport, New York on Long Island. The restaurant that was decided upon was called Capt. Phil Ehrhart's. Being a beachy seaside town, I was hoping to eat some sort of seafood in Freeport. Capt. Phil Ehrhart's couldn't really provide that. They didn't seem to specialize in seafood all too much, but I picked out some coconut shrimp. They were unable to prepare them though due to lack of ingredents, so I ended up just going with a Caesar Salad. It was a good salad and there was nothing wrong with it. I just wasn't what I had in mind...

There was a nice view from the restaurant's deck of the nearby fishing boats. There was also a live band playing out here.



After eating lunch it was time for dessert from Ralph's Italian Ices. The Ralph's in Freeport was a short walk up the road from Capt. Phil Ehrhart's, and I tried lime and passion fruit water ices. The flavors themselves were good, but this Freeport Ralph's wasn't as good in general when compared to the Franklin Square Ralph's. A small ice here cost $0.25 more than the Franklin Square Ralph's. For the extra quarter, you received a smaller portion in a paper cup that quickly got soggy compared to a larger styrofoam cup. The ices were good, the rest of this Ralph's wasn't quite as good...

Ralph's Italian Ices

I ate dessert at Ralph's Italian Ices in Franklin Square, NY. They have very tasty Italian ices. I had lemon, passion fruit, and sour cherry. The first two flavors were good, the third was not as good.

Ralph's Barbecue...

Continuing yesterday's trip up I-95, today I ate lunch at Ralph's Barbecue in Weldon, North Carolina. It was a buffet, filled with mostly older people, giving the place somewhat of a retirement home look. The food was tasty enough though and had some unique items on the buffet. Some hush puppies were placed on the table to start...

From the buffet, I started out by trying a plate of pulled pork with a vinegar based barbecue sauce, cabbage, black-eyed-peas, salad, and a roll. The pulled pork was the best thing on this plate...

I tried a second plate of cole slaw, macaroni and cheese, mashed potatoes, beans, and a bit more pork...

I ate a plate of banana pudding, a slice of a beet, and some pickled watermelon rinds for dessert. I have never heard of pickled watermelon rinds before, but they are a very interesting food. They are sweet, but also have a tart vinegar taste. They are translucent and look like jello, but are much more solid. They were very interesting. They tasted good too...