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Molly Moon

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2012

    Molly Moon's Homemade Ice Cream Cookbook Will Make You Scream For More

    In 2008, Molly Moon Nietzel left the corporate world for a more satisfying and fulfilling livlihood. She yearned for something more like her ice cream scooping days during college, and the ice cream sundaes she made with her grandparents. She wanted to create a place of community, where many generat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2012

    Top Pot Continues Its Seattle Takeover, A Terrible Beauty Expands to SLU, & More

    It's been a big week for restaurant openings. First off, a mobile oyster wagon called The Narwhal is hitting Seattle streets this summer. Run by Renee Erickson of beloved restaurants Boat Street Cafe and The Walrus & the Carpenter, the truck will serve raw oysters and oyster po'boys, trout salad, am ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 9, 2012

    Top Pot to Open Shop #8, Cupcake Royale Replaces Molly Moon's Downtown

    Doughnut devotees, rejoice: Top Pot is opening a new shop in downtown Seattle this July, according to Seattle Met. This marks the beloved local business's eighth shop. In other news, Seattle Met reports that the Molly Moon's at 108 Pine St. downtown is closing at a TBA date. Replacing the ice cream ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2012

    Molly Moon's Serves Free(!) Ice Cream Today, Alki Crab and Fish Closes in West Seattle

    In honor of the Girl Scouts' 100th anniversary, Molly Moon's Ice Cream is serving free kid-sized scoops of its Scout Mint ice cream at all of its locations starting at noon today, according to Queen Anne View. The popular flavor is made using Thin Mint cookies from the Girl Scouts of Western Washing ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 5, 2012

    Li'l Woody's Has a Case of the Quesos

    With the dirty pun-inducing name, late hours, thin french-fries, and the cheapest burger coming in at under a five spot, analogies of Li'l Woodys as an upscale version of the Seattle classic Dick's Drive In are hard not to draw. The $4.50 Li'l Woody carries quite a bit more heft than a Dick's burger ... More >>

  • Food

    February 8, 2012

    What Seattle Drinks

    Boldface names tell us what they order and where.

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2011

    Harold & Kumar Get Baked on Christmas, Go to Lil' Woody's

    Courtesy New Line Cinema.​ The Dinner: A Big Woody bacon cheeseburger and Crack fries with a Molly Moon root beer float at Lil' Woody's, 1211 Pine St, 659-0737, CAPITOL HILL. The Movie: A Very Harold and Kumar 3D Christmas at Meridian 16. The Screenplate: What a lot of critics and closet fa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 31, 2011

    Best of Seattle: Readers' Favorite Ice Cream

    ​Seattle Weekly readers are a heavy-eating and drinking bunch, but a number of them set down their forks and steins to record their choices for the city's best spots for corned beef, coffee, and curry -- among other critical edibles. Over the coming weeks, we'll be sharing their selections on ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2011

    Seattle's Top Spots for Dining With Tots

    Looks like something besides the food here blows....​As any parent can tell you, dining out with the wee ones in tow can sometimes be more effort than it's worth. Spots designed with kids in mind (think mouse logo and animatronics) offer nearly inedible cuisine, served as an overpriced afterth ... More >>

  • Food

    September 28, 2011

    Bottomfeeder: Li'l Woody's Crack Addiction

    Shakes as dipping sauce and backyard burgers infiltrate Pine Street.

  • Blogs

    September 23, 2011

    Li'l Woody Is Capitol Hill's Crack Dealer of Choice

    Lucinda Swain​The most conspicuous item on the board at Li'l Woody's, Marcus Lalario's new Pine Street burger emporium, is a dish called Crack. Crack consists of a basket of Dick's-esque French fries accompanied by a cup of the milkshake of your choice--to be used as dipping sauce. "When I w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2011

    Queen Anne Molly Moon's to Open (and Serve Kids Free Ice Cream!) Next Thursday

    ​Mark your calendars: the fifth installment of Molly Moon's Homemade Ice Cream Shop at 321 W. Galer St. in Queen Anne is scheduled to open on Thursday, September 15. To celebrate the launch, the staff will serve kids 12 and under a free scoop of their favorite flavor from 3 to 5 p.m. Follow V ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 8, 2011

    Lil Woodys to Open This Week on Capitol Hill; Beehive Bakery Debuts in Central District

    ​Lil' Woody's is set to launch this week at 1211 Pine Street on Capitol Hill, according to Eater Seattle. The burger eatery will feature specialties like a buttermilk fried-chicken burger and hand-cut fries, as well as serve Molly Moon's Ice Cream malts and shakes. In other news, Central Dis ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2011

    Molly Moon's Scoops Free Ice Cream Today for Grand Opening, EMP Scores a Restaurant, & More

    Kids get free ice cream at Molly Moon's new downtown shop today!​Here's your rundown of a busy week in food news. First off, on Capitol Hill, Steve Han of popular Japanese restaurants Umi Sake House and Kushibar in Belltown is opening a Kyoto-inspired eatery at 1522 12th Ave. this September. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2011

    Molly Moon's to Open Downtown Shop

    ​Molly Moon's Homemade Ice Cream is set to open inside Chocolate Box at 108 Pine St. in downtown Seattle this Friday, July 1. To celebrate the grand opening and collaboration between the two businesses, Molly Moon's will serve children 12 and under a free scoop of their choice from 3 to 5 p.m. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 8, 2011

    Witch Gardens Bluebird Microcreamery = WITCH MIX Ice Cream

    WG 1​This Sunday, June 12 , Bluebird Microcreamery (the Capitol Hill ice-cream shop that's not Molly Moon and is also home of to-die-for peanut butter ice cream and beer floats) is kicking off a summer concert series with a stellar bill featuring The West, Cig Bros, and Reverb favorite Witch ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2011

    Free Ice Cream at Molly Moon's, Free Fish 'n Chips for a Year (!) at Ivar's

    Win free Ivar's fish n' chips for an entire year!​Molly Moon's Ice Cream opens its micro-shop inside the Madrona Laundromat at 1408 34th Avenue on Tuesday, May 24. Kids who visit that day from 3 to 5 p.m. will receive a free cup of their favorite flavor of ice cream. In other news, Ivar's la ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2011

    Dick's Drive-In to Face Some Competition on Capitol Hill, Ethiopian Restaurant to Open in West Seattle, & More

    Pan African Market is expanding to West Seattle!​Here's a rundown of what was a brief week in restaurant news... First off, in Ballard, a new Thai restaurant called Thai Thani is opening in the former Subway space at 2021 Northwest Market Street on June 1. Over on Capitol Hill, Lil' Woody's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2011

    Majorie to Expand and Lil' Woody's to Open on Capitol Hill

    Courtesy of Majorie​Majorie at 1412 East Union Street is expanding this spring, according to Capitol Hill Seattle. The restaurant plans to use the space behind it for private dinner parties and on busy nights, a waiting room. In other news, the neighborhood blog also reports that Lil' Woody ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2011

    OK, Brandi Carlile Is Getting Her Cake, Ice Cream, AND Vinyl Today With 3 Free In-Stores

    ​Alright, so yesterday I wrote that Brandi Carlile will be performing a free in-store at Cupcake Royale this afternoon. She is, in fact, going for a full-blown sugar high. In addition to her stop at Cupcake Royale, Carlile will also be at Molly Moon's AND Easy Street Records today. Here are t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2011

    Chef Lucy's Dirty Little Secret? She Loves Slurpees

    Photo by Leslie KellyChef Lucy and her assistant are doing great things at TASTE.​At Grillaxin headquarters, we're just over-the-moon about the goodies that come out of TASTE's kitchen thanks to pastry queen Lucy Damkoehler. She takes classic treats like Pop-Tarts and candy bars and gives them ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 21, 2011

    Marination Mobile Opens Permanent Home on Capitol Hill, Robeks Up and Running in Greenlake, & More

    Marination's beloved kalbi tacos​In Ballard, 5 Corners Market Bar & Kitchen at 2200 N.W. Market St. has closed after just four months. Owner Sam Crannell, formerly of Oddfellows and Quinn's, cites limited customers for its quick departure. On Capitol Hill, Hawaiian-Korean fusion food truck M ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2011

    Miley Cyrus' Favorite Smoothie Shop Robeks Opens in Greenlake, Molly Moon's Reveals New Location Address

    Miley loves her Robeks!​Robeks opens shop at 6900 East Greenlake Way North today, according to My Green Lake. The Los Angeles-based smoothie chain, frequented by pop star Hannah Montana Miley Cyrus, serves fruit and coffee smothies, sandwiches, and salads. In other news, Queen Anne View repo ... More >>

  • Food

    December 8, 2010

    Food's Week That Was: Lots of Potatoes, Lettuce, Ice Cream, and Premium Beer

    And don't forget about Reggae-muffins and Barry Maniloaf.

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2010

    Taylor Swift's Fav FroYo Hits Seattle, Molly Moon's Plans Expansion, Japanese Karaoke Comes to Capitol Hill, & More

    Selena Gomez and Taylor Swfit on a Menchie's date.​The biggest buzz this week: Molly Moon's Homemade Ice Cream announced plans to open a third location next year. Where? You decide between Ballard, Madrona, and Queen Anne. Check out Jason Sheehan's thoughts on Molly Moon's taking the Dick's Dr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2010

    A Little Bit Of Dick's Rubs Off On Molly Moon

    ​Remember back a couple months ago when the biggest news story IN THE UNIVERSE was deciding where the newest Dick's Drive-In location would be located? It was a huge deal, driving thousands upon thousands of Dick's loyalists to vote, stuff the (virtual) ballot boxes and, in at least one case, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2010

    Seattle's Top 5 Vegan Ice Creams

    As you are probably aware, Seattle is a very vegan-friendly city. The fact that we also have two roving ice cream trucks (Molly Moon's and Parfait) suggests we also like ice cream. So, what to do when the two worlds collide? Scope out the best non-dairy scoops and compile a list like any good food n ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 4, 2010

    The Mobile Letdown

    The mascot of Pioneer Grill Hot Dogs, which inspired one drunk patron to insist that his date "go dance with the wiener" many times in a row.​Food carts are definitely on the rise. Pioneered by the noble taco trucks, ice cream trucks and hot dog stands, the new food cart is exemplified by Port ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2010

    Morning Food News: Canlis Offers Free Burgers in Queen Anne, Street Eats Take Over Capitol Hill, & More

    Quinn's Pub will provide street food at the 12th Avenue Festival.​Clear your schedule and come with an appetite; two food-fueled neighborhood parties are going down this Sunday. First off, Canlis hosts a block party at Little Howe Park (1912 Warren Avenue North) from 12 to 3 p.m. You can chow ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2010

    The Six Weirdest Ice Cream Flavors in the World

    So, Steve, would you like to stock my ice cream in your truck, versus just stalking me?​Seattle's got its fair share of haute, hip bacon and absinthe ice cream purveyors, chief among them Full Tilt and Molly Moon's. But bizarre as they are, they're pretenders to the throne that San Francisco's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 2, 2010

    Morning Food News: Tully's Gives Away Free Coffee, Molly Moon and Sweet Treats Hit Madrona

    ​Happy Friday! Tully's Coffee kicks off Fourth of July Weekend by giving away free drip coffee this morning until 10 a.m. (Hurry!) They also are offering a buy one- get one free deal on all beverages from July 2 to 5. Go get your caffeine fix! If sugar is more your style, Central District Ne ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2010

    Morning Ice Cream News: Häagen-Dazs Gives Away Free Scoops, Molly Moon Ice Cream Truck Heads to Sasquatch!

    Free at Häagen-Dazs: Your choice of chocolate, vanilla, or coffee.​Here's to a sweet edition of morning food ice cream news! First off, in celebration of its 50th birthday, premium ice cream brand Häagen-Dazs will offer customers free scoops of its three original flavors: chocolate, vanilla ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2010

    Grillaxin' with Diane Skwiercz of Street Treats

    Photo courtesy of Diane Skwiercz, pictured.​Street Treats is a mobile confectional set to launch in May. Diane Skwiercz is still putting all the details together, figuring out recipes, getting the truck decked out, and plotting which neighborhoods to invade. I spoke with her about launching he ... More >>

  • Music

    January 27, 2010

    Georgetown Music's Axe Men

    Because you still can't download a guitar.

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2009

    Molly Moon's Ice Cream for Breakfast

    ​The good people at Molly Moon's Ice Cream (1622 1/2 N. 45th St. and 917 Pine St.) recognize that winter in Seattle is hard, mornings are drab, and some of us don't ever wait in line for eggs and toast. Both locations serve bowls of oatmeal with a scoop of their maple bacon ice cream, every S ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2009

    Seattle's Top Five Milkshakes

    Photo by Adriana Grant.​Milkshakes are the perfect lazy indulgence, a rich dessert you simply slurp. Or so it should be. Seattle's been inundated with new ice cream shops, and I went looking for an old school favorite among all the salted/salty caramel flavors: the vanilla malt. I didn't alw ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2009

    Ice Cream Social

    If ever there was a time and place to justify eating way too much ice cream, Seattle, summer of 2009, is it. We're exploding with new ice cream shops, and it's been the hottest summer anyone can remember, which means Tom Douglas is timing Tuesday's Ice Cream Social pretty perfectly. Happening at the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2009

    Biodegradable Tableware Just Feels Right

    ​Serious Eats has a post today lamenting how the switch from metal to biodegradable corn-starch spoons has damaged the experience of eating ice cream. Overheated rhetoric aside, man, do I disagree. After a week of eating ice cream for heat-stroke prevention purposes, not only do I love the r ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 30, 2009

    Versus: Stumptown Takes on Vivace -- In Ice Cream

    Molly Moon's Vivace Ice Cream​Bluebird's Stumptown Ice Cream​ Suddenly this summer, it has become possible to gain 3.2 pounds walking from Pine and 10th to Pike and 14th (3.4 pounds if you walk the same route downhill) if you hitting the neighborhood's three new ice cream places on the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 2, 2009

    Fourth of July at Cal Anderson Park

    Looking for something to do on the Fourth before the big Lake Union fireworks display commences? Head up the hill for the seventh annual Capitol Hill Independence Day Community Picnic at Cal Anderson Park. The festivities include live performances from bands like Lady A and the Baby Blues Funk Band, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2009

    More Sweets in Wallingford

    As we've previously reported, the intersection of 45th and Wallingford is fast becoming a sweet tooth's paradise with Trophy Cupcakes, High 5 Pie (at Fuel Coffee), and Molly Moon's Ice Cream, all within a block of each other. Now a fourth shop is throwing its hat into the ring: Fainting Goat Gelato. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2009

    More Ice Cream on Capitol Hill, Farmers' Markets, and Three Girls in Ballard

    If you've been anywhere near the Oddfellows Building recently you might have noticed the line outside of the recently opened Molly Moon's Homemade Ice Cream. A second ice cream shop, Old School Frozen Custard, is opening a few blocks away sometime in May. But according to CHS, there has been talk of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2009

    Cabiri in the Park

    If you passed by Cal Anderson Park on Friday--or were waiting in around-the-block line at Molly Moon's--you likely didn't miss the spectacle of Daedelus Rising, the fire-filled, aerial-arts, 10th-anniversary-celebrating performance by Seattle troupe The Cabiri. I stopped by only long enough to tak ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2009

    Photo of the Day: A New Moon

    Molly Moon's Homemade Ice Cream opened a new location at 10th and Pine on Capitol Hill this past weekend with help from the sunny weather.

  • Food

    February 18, 2009

    Does Oddfellows Gentrify or Rectify?

    Linda Derschang’s latest haunt sits at the nexus of the new Pike/Pine: good eats, great prices, displaced artists.

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2008

    Seward Park Gets A New Pizza Joint

    Local musician Bill Coury, who has played with Visqueen and Thee Sgt. Major III, has opened a new pizza joint in Seward Park: Flying Squirrel Pizza Co. While still working at Starbucks, Coury spent nearly every weekend of 2007 in his kitchen, obsessed with perfecting his pizza recipes. Then he had ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 29, 2008

    Presidential Election

    Local musician Bill Coury, who has played with Visqueen and Thee Sgt. Major III, has opened a new pizza joint in Seward Park: Flying Squirrel Pizza Co. While still working at Starbucks, Coury spent nearly every weekend of 2007 in his kitchen, obsessed with perfecting his pizza recipes. Then he had ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2008

    On Ice Cream and Nervous Nellies

    Local musician Bill Coury, who has played with Visqueen and Thee Sgt. Major III, has opened a new pizza joint in Seward Park: Flying Squirrel Pizza Co. While still working at Starbucks, Coury spent nearly every weekend of 2007 in his kitchen, obsessed with perfecting his pizza recipes. Then he had ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2008

    Weekend Review: Cat Fancy, ComiCon, Kinky Carnival

    Local musician Bill Coury, who has played with Visqueen and Thee Sgt. Major III, has opened a new pizza joint in Seward Park: Flying Squirrel Pizza Co. While still working at Starbucks, Coury spent nearly every weekend of 2007 in his kitchen, obsessed with perfecting his pizza recipes. Then he had ... More >>

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