italian ice in kensington

miss being able to grab dessert in kensington (without dining first) since just fabulous closed? there's a new option in town, until dark on the weekends. the owners of flavors italian ice operate an italian ice cart in the parking lot next to clem's bottle shop. they offer a bunch of flavors, including ones you'd expect (lemon, strawberry, cherry) and some you might not (chocolate, watermelon) for prices ranging from 2 to 5 dollars. the chocolate is actually pretty good, with a rich flavor and chocolate chips. the cherry was a bit too, well, cherry for me, but jay's watermelon and lemon combo was refreshing. originally from philly, which is where the stuff's shipped in from, the owners are opening up another location up in carmel mtn. ranch soon.

the cart's a bit hard to spot from the street; they're tucked in the back right corner of the lot just to the left of burger lounge. check them out and keep the italian ice flowing in kensington.