- Vic's Ice Cream
Vic's Ice Cream (est.
1947 ) is arestaurant located in the Land Park neighborhood ofSacramento, California . Best known for its ice cream, Vic's also serves sandwiches and other menu items.Atmosphere
Vic's has maintained much the same
atmosphere that it had when the store opened in1947 . The black and white checkered floor tiles, tight bluejeans and tucked-in shirts worn by employees, and menu items all date back to the store's inception during the Truman administration.Ice cream
Vic's carries 29 standard flavors of
ice cream , and during the year several seasonal flavors become available.Each year Vic's is contracted to produce three gallons of
garlic ice cream for theGilroy Garlic Festival inGilroy, California . Except for the festival, this flavor is otherwise unavailable.Notable patrons
Vic's is one of many local dining venues popular with Sacramento's
politicians . Vic's is a favorite dining location of life-long Land Park resident andCalifornia gubernatorial candidatePhil Angelides , who claims to have done much of the early courting of his wife at the ice cream parlor. Vic's was a favored dining location of the lateUnited States Representative Robert Matsui and his wife, current United States RepresentativeDoris Matsui .Awards
In the Sacramento Magazine's 2005 Subscriber's Choice Dining Awards, Vic's received 3rd Place in the Best Ice Cream Parlor category.
External links
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The Sacramento Bee " [http://www.sacbee.com/content/politics/ca/story/12708846p-13561279c.html The Man Who Would be Governor] " 11 April 2005
*The Sacramento Bee " [http://www.sacramento.com/static/archive/taste/features/cheap_eats/0905cheap.html The Flavor of Tradition] " 5 September 2001
*" [http://sacramento.citysearch.com/profile/1201848/? Citysearch Profile] "
*" [http://www.starved.org/restaurant/Vic%27s+Ice+Cream/549514.html Starved.org Profile] "
*Sacramento News and Review "http://www.newsreview.com/sacramento/Content?oid=oid%3A13920 Food Stuff: Vic's Ice Cream] " 26 December 2002
*" [http://www.democraticunderground.com/articles/05/02/22_pizza.html Pizza, Ice Cream and the First Amendment] "
*" [http://www.sacmag.com/media/Sacramento-Magazine/Dining/2005-Subscribers-Choice-Dining-Awards/ 2005 Subscriber's Choice Dining Awards] "
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