Alexandria Living Magazine
The Historic Ice House at 200 Commerce St.
Goodies Frozen Custard is set to open at Alexandria's historic Ice House in August.
In the meantime, Goodies Frozen Custard truck plans to park outside the building every Saturday from noon - 4 p.m. (or until they run out of frozen goodness), said owner Brandon Byrd.
The walk-up frozen custard stand in Old Town Alexandria will be in the Ice House building at 200 Commerce St. (just southwest of the intersection of S. Payne and King Streets).
Goodies will serve carry-out frozen custard, coffee and baked goods. Goodies is known for Wisconsin-style frozen custard and treats like the donutwich (an apple cider donut stuffed with vanilla frozen custard and topped with caramel), sundaes, shakes and floats.
Goodies started as a food truck, self-described as “Washington D.C.’s first and only ‘Vintage Mobile Eatery’ paying homage to the Rock & Roll era.” The food truck is available for events (including weddings).
The Ice House was originally the property of Mutual Ice Co., Alexandria's largest ice distributor. At just 300 sq. ft. inside, the building stored ice during a time before home refrigeration was widely available. The Mutual Ice Co. was founded in 1900 on the Potomac River waterfront, selling ice to residents and servicing rail cars along the Potomac Yard rail line. (Learn more about the company here from local historian David Rotenstein.)
Learn more about Goodies at mmmgoodies.com.
