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For the diehards, this is peak dedication — braving one of the coldest days in weeks for a swirl of soft serve.
For the rest of us, we’ll be counting down the days until spring, when the thought of a double-dipped cone doesn’t come with a side of frostbite.
Mister Softee officially opened a brick-and-mortar location in East Islip this weekend, bringing year-round access to sprinkle-packed cones, thick milkshakes and their classic chocolate-dipped swirls.
“Oooooh I have to go!” exclaimed ice cream lover Emily Plassmann on Facebook, reacting to the news.
The new shop is located at 195 Carleton Ave., inside the former home of Pam’s Ice Cream Shoppe, which closed in January. The Mister Softee’s sign went up last month, marking the company’s expansion into storefronts across the Tri-State area.
Pamala Ernst-Annunziato, an East Islip native, ran Pam’s with her brother, John Ernst, since 1985, taking over what was originally their family’s Carvel franchise, opened in the early 1970s. After nearly four decades, the siblings decided to sell the business and retire.
Pam’s closed Jan. 14
Top photo: Facebook/Philip D
