Mary Coyle

Great Shakes at Bertie's in Arcadia: Get. In. The Car. Now.

The Guilty Pleasure: The entire store. But mostly the milkshakes. Where To Get It: Bertie's Vintage, 4041 East Thomas Road (at 40th Street) The Price: $5.25 What It Really Costs: Just went up a size from all the decadence? You're in luck: They have swell clothes for sale, too. I have two well-docum ... More >>

Mint Sandwich Cookie Match-Up: Will Trader Joe's Joe-Joe Lead the Pack or Not?

A favorite part of winter for me is the appearance of Candy Cane Joe-Joe's chocolate sandwich cookies at Trader Joe's. I know I'm not the only one who hides a few boxes when cold weather wanes. The Joe-Joe obsession has clearly not gone unnoticed by competitors. Since Trader Joe's introduced the sea ... More >>

Mary Coyle's Mary Mint Showboat Sundae Tastes Like Christmas, In A Good Way

The Guilty Pleasure: Mary Mint Showboat Sundae Where To Get It: Mary Coyle Ol' Fashion Ice Cream Parlor, 7th Ave and Missouri Price: $6.75-$8.75 What It Really Costs: Ignorance is bliss. Very delicious bliss. While we may not get snow around Phoenix, there are still signs that winter is upon us. At ... More >>

"James Dean" and "Breakfast at Tiffany's" Ice Cream Sodas at MacAlpine's

The Guilty Pleasure: Ice Cream Soda Where To Get It: MacAlpine's Soda Fountain, 7th Street and Oak How Much It Costs: $3.75 What It Really Costs: Possibly hundreds or thousands more. Depends on how much you like vintage furniture. I am a shameless fan of all things retro. My closet is crammed with ... More >>

15: Jim Cerreta Sr.

From now 'til we publish the 2012 edition of Best of Phoenix, New Times and Chow Bella present 100 Tastemakers -- Valley residents who make the cut in our culinary scene. Some you'll know; for others, it'll be a first introduction (but likely not the last). While you're here, check out our 100 Creat ... More >>

Fried Banana Split at Kitchen 56

See also: Name Kitchen 56's Giant-Ass $18 Burger (and Then Possibly Be Killed By It) Located in a former 1960s gas station and auto repair shop, Kitchen 56 appropriately serves a menu of comfort classics that matches the retro-turned-contemporary atmosphere. While the offerings are mostly American, ... More >>

10 Favorite Drive-Thrus in Metro Phoenix

See also: 15 Spots for Late-Night Eats in Greater Phoenix See also: 10 Favorite Cold (and Frozen!) Phoenix Foods Haven't you always wanted to have a list of awesome drive thrus that are locally owned and operated? Ya, we did, too. So we came up with our own list. Some require you to order ahead o ... More >>

Ten Favorite Cold (and Frozen!) Phoenix Foods

Yeah, yeah, it's hot outside but we're not complaining. We're putting on our rose colored glasses and looking at the brighter side of summer -- we can eat as much ice cream as we want. Okay, maybe we can't (or shouldn't) eat ice cream everyday, but we can try and cool off this summer with cold and ... More >>

Award Winners at The "Pretty Good" Great Arizona Picnic

We heeded Laura Hahnefeld's advise and mapped our route through the Scottsdale Culinary Festival's Great Arizona Picnic on Sunday. With close to 50 food vendors, a plan was needed for stomach and pocketbook capacity. Food vendors who offered a choice of a single taste at $2 to $3 or a multi-course p ... More >>

Mary Coyle Ol' Fashion Ice Cream Parlor's Message to the Public: We're Here, We've Been Here, We're Staying Here

Norm R.​For Mary Coyle, the landmark Phoenix ice cream parlor on north 7th Avenue, this year, its sixtieth in the business, may have been one of the roughest. From March through May, it looked as if the central Phoenix institution would close without a new buyer. Then, at the eleventh hour, ... More >>

Mary Coyle's Will Stay Open

​Okay, you can uncross your fingers now. Mary Coyle, the landmark Phoenix ice cream parlor, is staying open. Two weeks ago, I reported that an employee of the 60-year-old establishment told me Mary Coyle's did have a buyer and, barring any paperwork snags, they hoped to be back in business o ... More >>

Mary Coyle Ice Cream Parlor May Have a Buyer

​Mary Coyle, the landmark Phoenix ice cream parlor said to be closing at the end May, may not be melting away just yet. Since March 3, Mary Coyle's has whittled its menu of ice cream, sandwiches, soups, and salads down to just ice cream (not a good sign), but an employee of the 60-year-old es ... More >>

Five Destination Desserts in Phoenix

Claire LawtonGallo Blanco's chocolate pudding. ​Not long ago, a friend posed a good question. He wanted to know where he could get dessert in central Phoenix. And not just a meal-ender. This needed to be dessert worth leaving the house for. Here are Chow Bella's five suggestions for destinati ... More >>

February Restaurant Roundup

Kitchen 56 ​We can't believe how fast February flew by. The short month left us with several new places to grab a bite and took with it two local faves, including the abrupt closing of Simply Bread -- and not to mention the impending closure of Mary Coyle's, which technically belongs&nb ... More >>

Mary Coyle's: The End of a Phoenix Tradition?

​Landmark Phoenix ice cream parlor Mary Coyle's Ol' Fashion Ice Cream & Yogurt is on its way out, right as the Valley's starting to warm up after a blip of a winter.Business has taken a hit while the cost of ingredients has gone up, according to an article in the Republic. Bob Kelly, who owns ... More >>

QuickPHX: Sweet

Exotic Ice Cream Flavor Quest, in "Just Desserts"

In the end, we get what's coming to us. Let's hope it's sweet. ​The latest issue of Sunset magazine says a $4,000 dresser is "worth the splurge" and the rooms at a former sanitarium turned bed-and-breakfast are calming. One article that doesn't incite a high-pitched "ha!" is the one predicting th ... More >>

Homage to the Pink Pony: Top 5 Classic Valley Restaurants

By cogdogblog on flickr Creative Commons.Pink Pony, we lay you to rest...why God, why?!?!?​A little dart of sadness pierced my black heart when I heard that the 61 year old Pink Pony Restaurant in Old Town Scottsdale closed. I loved passing by its salmon pink painted facade with old west saloon st ... More >>

5 & Diner, MacAlpine’s, and Udder Delights: A Pregnant Quest for the Valley's Tastiest Milkshakes

Cafe: Milkshakes

​ Some people are born lactose-intolerant. Not us! No, we earned it. Maybe it's the companion splash of milk in every cup of coffee that keeps our journalistic fingers hard at work that has trained our body to associate mammalian lactation with stress. Either way, we can't handle milk products ... More >>

Budget Beat: The Welcome Diner

Jonathan McNamara The Welcome Diner: Welcome!We at Budget Beat love hamburgers. Even if you've paid only scant attention to our humble blog over the past year, you've probably noticed that we like to order hamburgers when given the chance because: (a) they're a staple of American dining: (b) ... More >>

MAC ATTACK! PHX's graff-daddy El Mac makes the LA Weekly's cover on, er, L.A. graffiti.

My Lucky Seven

Tastes of 2004 that stuck to the ribs

Meet Cute

Dueling luncheonettes

BEST ICE CREAM

Mary Coyle Old Fashioned Ice Cream Parlor

Best Ice Cream

Mary Coyle

Going for Brokers

Which restaurants are up for sale? We hazard a few guesses

Second Helpings

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