The Ice Cream Bar

Foodyboy
Oct 25, 2018
4 min read

Updated: Nov 2, 2018

The Ice Cream Bar Is Hidden Within The Small Shop Alleyway Of Cole Street In Cole Valley

The Ice Cream Bar Is At 815 Cole Street B/twn Carl And Fredrick

A full service 1930s style soda fountain and classic lunch counter, serving ice cream, sodas, and savory items using locally sourced dairy and produce. Everything is made in house. The ice cream, waffle cones, cookies, candies, soda syrups & tinctures, soup, and even the buttery brioche and wheat breads for sandwiches are made daily in our kitchen. Pastry chef Lori Rich creates our unique ice cream flavors, which range from traditional butterscotch to flavors you’ve only dreamed of!

At our heart is the authentic 1930s-era soda fountain which was driven West from it’s original Mackinaw City, Michigan location. It has found itself a new home inside the curvy, Streamline Moderne interior of The Ice Cream Bar. Fountains were once the cornerstone of the social scene in many American neighborhoods, a place where people would gather and enjoy a sweet treat. Soda jerks would handcraft beverages on the spot, using house-made herbal extracts & syrups, specialized acids, and soda water. We aim to bring back these nearly lost concoctions from the golden age of the soda fountain.

NOON - 10pm

Sandwiches are served on sliced, grilled house-baked brioche or whole wheat, with a house-made pickle and your choice of organic greens and beet salad or sweet potato chips. Substitute a cup of soup. See menu board for daily soups.

GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICH

A blend of cheddar and crème fraîche

PULLED PORK SANDWICH

Tender pork, house bbq sauce, and coleslaw on a brioche bun

BLACK BEAN BURGER

A housemade black bean & brown rice patty, cheddar cheese, organic greens,and spicy aoli on a brioche bun

TUNA MELT

With fontina cheese, and organic greens

EGG SALAD SANDWICH

With chives, pimento, cayenne, and organic greens

BLT

Applewood smoked bacon, little gems lettuce, organic heirloom tomatoes, and house-made mayo

PB&J

House made peanut butter & organic seasonal fruit jam

For those 21 and over - these fountain drinks contain alcohol

CRACKED COLA

Cocchi Vermouth Di Torino, Cole St. Cola syrup, Angostura bitters, acid phosphate, a Morello cherry

FORTUNATO’S REVIVER

Hidalgo Napoleon Amontillado sherry, Carpano Antica, black walnuts, caramelized honey and vanilla ice creams, blended

SAN FRANCISCO HONEY

San Francisco Mead Co. Apple Pie mead over milk chocolate and crème fraîche ice creams

THE CAPPELLETTIS

Aperitivo Cappelletti, Elisir Novasalus Amaro, lime juice, juniper tincture, soda

ROYAL RED MILKSHAKE

Duchesse De Bourgogne Flemish Red Ale, Toro Albala Don PX 2010 sherry, Morello cherry ice cream, turbinado syrup

THE GOLD STANDARD

Cocchi Americano, Cardamaro Vino Amaro, lemon juice, pineapple shrub, black cardamom tincture, turbinado syrup

THE DUBLIN HONEY

Guinness stout, caramelized honey ice cream, Valrhona chocolate syrup, a float of Graham’s 10 year tawny port

PX PIE

Anderson Valley Fall Hornin’ Pumpkin Ale, crème fraîche ice cream, Toro Albala Don PX 2010 sherry

ANGOSTURA PHOSPHATE

Angostura bitters, lemon juice, fountain syrup, acid phosphate, soda

SUNDAY MORNING

Seasonal fruit sorbet, Mumm Napa Brut Prestige sparkling wine

Affligem Blond

Franziskaner Weissbier

Delirium Tremens

Coronado Idiot Imperial IPA

Anchor Steam

Anderson Valley Fall Hornin’ Pumpkin Ale

Duchesse De Bourgogne Flemish Red Ale

Speakeasy Payback Porter 22oz

Guinness Stout

mead - San Francisco Mead Co. Orange Blossom

mead - California Gold

mead - Apple Pie

sparkling - Mumm Napa Brut Prestige split

aperitif & digestif - Cocchi Americano

aperitif & digestif - Aperitivo Cappelletti

aperitif & digestif - Bonal Gentiane-Quina

aperitif & digestif - Byrrh Grand Quinquina

aperitif & digestif - Cocchi Vermouth di Torino

port - Graham’s 10 yr tawny

port - Graham’s 20 yr tawny

sherry - Hidalgo Napoleon Amontillado

sherry - Toro Albala Don PX 2010

madeira - Blandy’s Alvada 5 yr

WILD CHERRY PHOSPHATE

Tart cherry syrup, wild cherry bark tincture, acid phosphate, soda

TOUCH OF GREY

Candy cap mushroom syrup, acid phosphate, cream, soda

DREAM OF TARTS

Fresh lemon juice, chamomile and thyme tinctures, turbinado syrup, acid phosphate, citric acid, soda

CHOCOLATE PHOSPHATE

House made Valrhona chocolate syrup, phosphate, soda

THE PASSION PROJECT

House-blended chai tea tincture, turbinado syrup, cream, lactart, soda, tobacco aromatic**

A STALK IN THE PARK

Celery seed extract, fountain syrup, cream, lactart, soda, celery stalk, soda

PETALUMA FLOAT

A float of fruit sorbet in a tart Straus yogurt soda, with a double-dose of lactart

RUSSELL’S SASSAFRAS ROOT BEER

Our cold-brewed sassafras based elixir made with 11 herbs and spices

COLE STREET COLA

A true cola made from our proprietary blend of 15 botanicals, including kola nut and “spent” coca leaf extract

GINGER BEER

Ginger root tincture, lemon and lime extracts, turbinado syrup, citric acid, hellfire tincture, soda

TONIC

Honey, cinchona tincture, juniper aromatic, citric acid, soda, lime wheel

THE ORANGE-SICLE

Fresh orange juice, tangerine and vanilla extracts, cream, turbinado syrup, citric acid, soda

THE CRÈME OF SODAS

Sarsaparilla tincture, vanilla extract, turbinado syrup, egg white*, lactart, soda

Sodas made with ice cream

NEW ORLEANS HANGOVER

Chicory coffee syrup, soda, golden eagle tincture, sweet cream ice cream, soda

LOVE IT OR HATE IT

Leo's licorice tincture - anise, fennel, tarragon, angelica root, and licorice root, turbinado syrup, crème fraîche ice cream, soda

L-O-L-A

Cole St. Cola syrup, tart cherry syrup, Morello cherry and crème fraîche ice creams, acid phosphate, soda $9

Shaken with milk, egg, and ice in the old-fashioned style

TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE

Juliet’s rye-based butterscotch syrup, eggs*, malted cream, blackstrap molasses

O CANADA!

Maple syrup, cream, buttermilk, malt, eggs*, salt

SUMMER IN SIAM

Cold-brewed Bicycle coffee, sweetened condensed milk, egg*, salt

HOT FUDGE SUNDAE

Two scoops of your choice topped with hot fudge, whipped cream, toasted almonds, and a cherry

KELLER’S FARM

Cornmeal shortbread, crème fraîche and Morello cherry ice creams, cherry sauce and rosemary syrup

BROWNIE SUNDAE

A warm brownie, two scoops of your choice, caramel sauce, whipped cream, and toasted pecans

BANANA SPLIT

Vanilla, milk chocolate, and Morello cherry ice creams, hot fudge, butterscotch, and cherry sauces, a caramelized banana, whipped cream, and toasted almonds