Halo Pub

After Bent Spoon, we walked a couple blocks down Palmer Square to Halo Pub. Halo Pub is part of a small set of "ice cream taverns" owned by Halo Farm, a local dairy established in 1975.  Walking in, I felt like I had been transported back half a century; it had a rustic, "small-town general store" look and feel. In addition to a good deal more space to stand, the connected "Halo Fete," which sells ice-cream based cakes and such, has several old-timey booths and tables. This time, we stayed inside and drank in the atmosphere while enjoying our ice cream.

Pics taken from a Sunday when it was more crowded, but its clearly a popular place!

The Halo Fete

 According their website, the ice cream is "made from our own milk and cream. We believe it is better than any other super premium in the world, and at half the price. We offer more than 45 flavors of our all natural ice creams ... no stabilizers, colors, artificial flavors, gums, preservatives!" Indeed, the main thing that students and townies seem to like about Halo Pub is its reasonable prices. After coming from Bent Spoon, I was shocked by how much ice cream was in a one "scoop" container (4 oz.) at the price of $2.00. ($4.95 gets you three (!), and if you don't need much $1.50 gets you half) And perhaps it was just the way it was packed into the cup, but the ice cream was so dense I had trouble scooping it out with my spoon.

Clear Prices: 1 Scoop $2.00, 2 Scoop $3.75, 3 scoop $4.95

Toppings

Chocolate Butter Pecan!

There were also way too many choices, but we finally ended up getting a small Chocolate Butter Pecan, a small Coffee, and a(nother) chocolate milkshake. The ice cream was rich and substantial, and the chocolate shake was remarkably light but still extremely flavorful. At the same time, the experience was not particularly revolutionary. The Chocolate Butter Pecan tasted just like chocolate ice cream with an infusion of pecans; coffee yielded no surprises either. And on a side-by-side comparison of the chocolate shakes from Bent Spoon and Halo Pub, James found them equally enjoyable but the former more unique.

Conclusion for the Hungry: Halo Pub's ice cream is unfairly good for the price. While the flavor selection is not as exotic as The Bent Spoon's, there is more than enough to choose from and the combination of quality and quantity should leave no customer unsatisfied with their visit. Plus, Halo Pub itself is a joy to sit down in and drink in the scenery!

Check them out here!