Last Licks

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Ahh, this place brings back some memories from my youth.
I used to work at an ice cream parlor back in the day. Wait, I worked at 2 of em.
High end– Marble Slab Creamery (which is like a Cold Stone Creamery)
Low end — TCBY/​Baskin Robbins
I think this place fills the gap between the two since it’s baseball/​kiddie themed. The owners know that you cater to the kids and they’ll drag in their parents with the fat wallets. The ice cream may be costly, but if you think about it, how much would you pay to entertain your rugrats and enjoy silence?
I would say that the ice cream here is pretty good. It’s a bit deceiving with the overhangs and construction going on.
My boo and I came to this place late Tues night in the pouring rain to try out the sundae.
They only had caramel topping so I just got a plain ice cream with some toppings to try it out. I had the Louisiana Pecan. The ice cream was extremely rich and creamy. I liked it.
My boo got the cookie dough ice cream, and it left me wanting more. I tried it and didn’t see any cookie dough (unless she picked them out really quick — she’s awesome like that). The ice cream base was also not as creamy and more airy. Not a sign of high quality high fat ice cream.
If I were more into sports, I’d give it 5 stars. If they had some video games for us, that’d be amazing too.

its really weird that adults are reviewing Last Licks as being too kiddy. duhhh, its a sports bar FOR CHILDREN. take your grown ass to baskin robbins.
in any case, my kids and i go there all the time during the summer. i love the fact that they are open until 11. when the sun goes down and we need some fresh air we have a safe and fun place to hang out. when games arent playing they show disney movies. as for the prices, well its the upper east side so you really shouldnt expect cheap but its still not expensive. i got an original autographed book by tiki barber for less than $ 20 and i dont care where you go in the world, a basketball signed by michael jordan will never be reasonably priced. bottom line – if you are broke and/​or not a kid friendly person then you wont like last licks and i dont think it was created with you in mind anyway.
as for children, people with children, or people who enjoy child friendly candy & whimsy its a great place with great things offered.

Sports and ice cream overload!
If they have the Fairy Floss ice cream — get it IMMEDIATELY! It is amazing! Kind of like cotton candy. They also have a bunch of other flavors, with some named after local sports stars.
The place is set up as an ice cream sports bar for kids. Flat screens with games on, tables/​chairs, and sports memorabilia. They have kids parties, and autograph signings on occasion.
They also have a large selection of candy. Suger rules in this place!
Normally I will just drop in for a cup of ice cream, look around at the pictures, balls, and other signed objects, and then leave. Some of it is really cool to see but very high priced. Sometimes, I will hang out and watch a game if it is on one of the big flatscreens.
Also, be warned it is kid overload here!

No more 93 cent ice cream specials on Wednesdays. Sad face.

If I was still a 12 year-​old, I’m sure I’d want to come up to Last Licks as often as possible. I’m glad I’ve grown up.
Last Licks is advertised as a sports bar for the prepubescent. It’s a great idea. Kids can order their flavored vice and then lounge in front of televised sporting events, shop for baseball cards, or browse all the sports memorabilia. But since I showed up at an off time on a Monday evening, the only people hanging around were the apathetic employees interested in some game or another. I’m sure on Saturdays and Sundays (the kiddie Happy Hour), this place is flooded with Derek Jeter wannabes.
Okay so the store is cute and original, but how’s the ice cream? Well, first off, there were no prices on the wall. The guy could have charged me whatever he wanted. And he practically did: $ 3.50 for the smallest little wafer cone of ice cream. Maybe we’re paying for all the sports-​centric puns like the Cookie-​Dough Maggio Sundae.
The aforementioned distracted employees informed me that most of the flavors were mislabeled. The Decaf Kids’ Coffee was not where it was supposed to be in the freezer. In fact, it was not anywhere in the store as they were out. This was not the place for a serious ice cream goer to stop. I stuck out like a sore thumb.
But I pushed on and asked for a few tastes. I decided to go with the kiddie theme and tasted one of my least favorite flavors: cake batter. I always found it so sweet and nauseating. I love cake frosting on cake, but do we really need to add sugar and cream? Any 12 year old would answer a resounding «Yes!» And the Superman is practically vanilla ice cream, but with so many artificial colors and sugar that any kid will be flying like a bird or a plane.
I settled on something called Ricky Road. It’s named after some sports player but bears no resemblance to actual rocky road. This is a vanilla base with a whole mess of stuff mixed in. It had pieces of Oreo, chocolate chunks, almonds, and caramel. I figured I’d cover all my bases (pun not intended) with that one.
All three flavors I tasted had the same soft, melty vanilla base. It’s creamy and sweet. So sweet it made me cough from all the sugar. And it tasted like a base — like a liquid base that comes pre-​made. And I have no doubt this is what happens at Last Licks (especially since they have a handful of locations across New York state).
And the mix-in’s were a bit too much for me too. The rich caramel was so cloying that I am positive it came from a grocery shelf rather than a saucepan. All this lack of fresh ingredients is such the opposite of the new more adult-​oriented ice cream that’s been popping up around the city and in Brooklyn lately.
The ice cream here reminded me of manufactured store bought versions, which is another happy memory from being a young boy oh so many years ago. So as low of a rating as I may give this, the boy in me would tell me to chill out (pun intended) and enjoy the delicious ice cream. He’d also be crazy enough to trade that 1986 Topps Jose Canseco card, so what do kids know anyway?
–eatthisny

Very cool store, okay ice cream. If you are a sports fan, this is definitely a place to check out for the memorabilia alone. They have a large supply of autograph pictures, footballs and baseball bats along the walls and in glass displays. As for the ice cream, its fine but nothing special. Probably a great place to take kids, especially if they’re also into sports. Prices are high for ice cream but I guess that helps pay for all the memorabilia. Side note: they have autograph signing there from time to time and keep the schedule on door.

It was the worst ice cream experience I have ever had in my entire life. The workers, including the manager there, really need a lesson in customer service and on how to make a sundae. I really wanted to like it and ice cream is such a fun and lighthearted food, but Last Licks really soured my experience. They will not be getting my business or my friends’s business again. Not surprised that they were empty, and I hate to say this, not surprised if they close down in less than a year.
Will head to Dylan’s Candy Bar or Eddie’s Sweet Shop the next time I want a sundae.

I love recession specials, Wednesday nights they have 93 Cent cones! With tax comes out to exactly $ 1. It’s not a gimmicky small cone either –they are perfectly portioned and any flavor. Making it the perfect cone for a hot summer night. I do stand by going in after most children are in bed — it’s just a better environment.

Mine is the only 1 star review? So hard to believe, such a mediocre place, average ice cream luxury prices to pay for the themed store. Lame.
Three of us went, two of us were served by and employee and the manager cut-​in the employees ‘groove’ to serve the third. The manager, perhaps to train the employee drastically shorted the ice cream in the third cup… we all ordered the same size. I didn’t notice, my roomy told me on the way home, I noticed she was fuming in the store, but I didn’t know why.
We thought about going back in, should have in hindsight. When my roommate held up her ice cream cup to ours it was drastically undeserved comparatively. Totally pathetic, shorting servings is the swan song of businesses and I hope that is the case here.
Perhaps we were over served, you say, maybe… but our ice cream fit under the clear plastic lid just fine, and for about $ 6 per scoop, no one should be shorted.
The manager could have chosen another method to train his employee, he chose poorly.
Other stuff, this is a kids ice cream shop, lot of eye candy, tvs, small tables and such. I can only imagine that kids would like it and feel cool being there for a birthday or something. one star for that. I think the ice cream taste was typical, better can be found, Emack’s… The store has some serious overhead and it isn’t the quality of ice cream that people are paying for, it is themed store.
I wish this business the worst.

I’m not gonna lie. I finally found my ice cream shop.
After a warm evening this week, the roommates and I tossed around the idea of ice cream, and found Last Licks on Unilocal.We didn’t really understand the concept — it’s an ice cream shop and a sports memorabilia store. We decided to check it out and headed over.
Once we got there, the concept wasn’t too hard to understand. As it advertises, Last Licks is the ultimate sports bar for kids. You order ice cream and can enjoy your dessert while watching NYC sporting events on 7 different flat screens. Throughout the store, there’s all types of memorabilia, some items are signed, others are available for sale. We took a few minutes to walk around the store and check it out after dessert.
Now don’t forget about the ice cream — it was phenomenal. There’s a variety of traditional flavors — chocolate chip cookie dough, mint chocolate chip — to delicious concoctions, like Moosetracks and Oreo s’more. I also loved that you could build your own sundaes. For a dollar more, I was able to enjoy my mint chocolate chip with hot fudge.
The ice cream was just what I had been looking for over the past several weeks. Last Licks is as good as that ice cream joint you used to visit every summer down at the shore and everyone in our group thought it was delicious. While some items are a bit pricey (milkshakes at $ 6), most items I think are generally priced, with cones at $ 3.50.

I have been to a few signings here and its been a bit chaotic. I just wish it was a larger space. Also tried the ice cream and it was good. The staff are friendly and informative. Great location to sit back in a booth, look at one of their plasmas and just relax with friends.
Another plus you will find a ton of great signed memorabilia… which you can purchase. Make great gifts!

Great ice cream, really cool sports stuff. Nice place to kill some time if your in the area.
Not the best location but with 2^nd ave construction the whole neighborhood is tough.
Good for kids, especially the celebrity autograph appearances and parties.