sugar bowl

like a previous review stated, the atmosphere is pretty cool but theicecream is nothing great. there is bettericecream back in my hometown of cincinnati but the atmosphere is very cool being in ole town scottsdale. worth the trip!

nice atmosphere, normal sundaes. the sugar bowl is a scottsdale institution. theicecream sundaes were good, but nothing spectacular. what makes the place special is the style of it, evoking your typical 1950’sicecream parlor.

service could be a lot more efficient and it would be nice if they didn’t run out of important staples. but nice overall.

childhood favorite. i've been coming here since i was a little boy. i miss the oldicecream palors. this place and farrell's were childhood memories of mine and i'm glad sugar bowl is still in existence. sugar bowl opened in 1958. it still has the old pink decor and the menu hasn't changed much over the years. family circus was a favorite comic of mine growing up and they still keep it as a theme. i order a banana split just like i did as a child every time i come here.

the marshmallow, fudge, and walnut concoction on my creamed walnut fudge sundae is a gooey delight. and the french vanillaicecream -- the foundation for many of their sundaes -- is smooth, rich and heavenly. though the bubble gum pink interior is like the love child of barbie's dream house & a fake '50s diner, the service you'll find inside is swift and friendly. the sundae portions are fairly generous so save room for this place or plan to share!

classicicecream parlor that is hard to find anymore (i've looked!). tasty simple menu too!


-----29 dec, 2011-----

classicicecream parlor that is hard to find anymore (i've looked!). tasty simple menu too!

the sugar bowl is a fixture of old town scottsdale. the coolest thing about it is the pink exterior, though.

first off, the interior isn't the cleanest place in the world. i guess that could add to its charm, but i just found it gross. you would hope that the food would make up for it, but it doesn't.

the only thing worth ordering on the entire menu is the buster brown sundae. and i paid over four bucks for it. for that price, i should get moreicecream and marshmallow sauce.

i tried a sandwich here once. judging by the taste, it was almost as old as the sugar bowl itself. never again.

oh, and the service is a joke. it took them almost a half an hour for the sandwich to come out. at least when they made the sundae, it came to my table soon.

so, if you want to go here, do it just for dessert. but there are other, better places in scottsdale.

family fun at the sugar bowl. we loved it here, the kids especailly! the sugar bowl has a nice old-fashioned feel, anicecream parlor in old scottsdale. what beats a sundae on a sunny day?! one with lots of options & that is the just the thing the sugar bowl offers. we really liked the family circus cartoons decorating the walls of the sugar bowl, work by bill keane (he must enjoy the sugar bowl, too). we do think it could be cleaner though.

tastelessicecream. my ex-son in law loves this place, i don't know why! i never could eat all of myicecream because it never tastes good, put some vanilla in it for god's sake, no they don't give you too muchicecream and why do i have to pay extra for everything, i just want some nuts to make this bland stuff taste better?

this is a great place to go foricecream or a simple sandwich.