The updated Ice House at 200 Commerce St. in Old Town Alexandria will be the new home of Goodie's Frozen Custard & Treats.
A new walk-up frozen custard stand is opening in The Ice House building at 200 Commerce St.
Goodies Frozen Custard & Treats 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 Frozen Custard & Treats.
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.
WIN FREE CUSTARD!
This weekend (Saturday and Sunday from noon - 6 p.m., or until the custard runs out), stop by The Ice House!
- Take a fun photo of you, and your friends/family/pets, with your Goodies treat!
- Post your photo on INSTAGRAM and tag @mmmgoodies AND @alexandrialivingmag
- FIVE winners will be decided by Goodies and awarded with TWO $10 Giftcards. Winners will be announced Monday.
