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Old 07-27-2008, 08:35 PM
 
Location: Mid South Central TX
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I have lived in Texas for 20 years, 16 of them in San Antonio, and I have yet to find an ice cream soda like I grew up with (Boston). We just came back from Marble Slab Creamery, where, to my horror, they simply poured Coke on top of the ice cream!! That's a float!!

I want to know if anyone knows where to get a real ice cream SODA...ice cream, soda water, chocolate syrup. And, yes, I've tried making it at home, and it doesn't come out right!

Please help me!!!
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Old 07-27-2008, 08:48 PM
 
Location: South Central Texas
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I have lived in Texas for 20 years, 16 of them in San Antonio, and I have yet to find an ice cream soda like I grew up with (Boston). We just came back from Marble Slab Creamery, where, to my horror, they simply poured Coke on top of the ice cream!! That's a float!!

I want to know if anyone knows where to get a real ice cream SODA...ice cream, soda water, chocolate syrup. And, yes, I've tried making it at home, and it doesn't come out right!

Please help me!!!
Sounds like an up north concoction , but, when we had soda fountains you could get just about any mix you wanted.Cherry coke, vanilla coke (yummy) chocolate coke (yuck!) suicides,floats you name it! I'd still like to get my hands on that vanilla syrup they used.
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Old 07-27-2008, 10:06 PM
 
Location: San Antonio, Texas
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Olmos Pharmacy lunch counter. Corner of Hildebrand and McCullough.
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Old 07-28-2008, 08:18 PM
 
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Olmos Pharmacy lunch counter. Corner of Hildebrand and McCullough.
'Zactly what I was gonna say!

Prolly the only place in SA for one.
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Old 07-29-2008, 12:17 AM
 
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I used to work at marble slab and yeah we would just use ice cream and a can of coke.
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Old 07-29-2008, 12:20 AM
 
Location: Washington, DC & San Antonio, TX
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Olmos Pharmacy really is the best. Legendary ice cream sodas. But if there are other places in town, I sure would like to hear about them... and try every single one!
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Old 07-29-2008, 12:38 AM
 
Location: South Central Texas
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I should have thought of Olmos Pharmacy but Jeez who would a thunk they were still around. But , seriously I thought I'd heard they were still open. Just didn't think.
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Old 07-29-2008, 08:47 AM
 
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Thanks for the tip on this! I'll have to check it out. Isn't there a really good Mexican restaurant next door to Olmos? I forgot the name...Panchos or something?
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Old 07-29-2008, 10:16 AM
 
Location: San Marcos
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Thanks for the tip on this! I'll have to check it out. Isn't there a really good Mexican restaurant next door to Olmos? I forgot the name...Panchos or something?
Maybe Panchitos?
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Old 07-29-2008, 10:17 AM
 
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whats wrong with IBC cream soda?
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