Egg Creams at Ray’s Candy Store
Posted on | March 16, 2012 | 2 Comments
For some reason I got a few tweets yesterday informing me that it was ‘National Egg Cream Day’ & that I should visit Ray’s Candy Store or Gem Spa in the East Village to partake. With a name like ‘Egg Cream’, I immediately assumed that both ingredients were in the drink which completely turned me off. After reading Neighborhdr’s blog post, I learned that the drink contained neither of these. I’m always eager to help out local businesses & Ray’s is just a block away from me so I headed over to see what all the fuss was about.
Made from flavored syrup, Milk and Seltzer, it comes in about 10 flavors. I got the chocolate which I was told is the most popular. It’s a cold drink & is mostly made up of seltzer with the milk & syrup adding the flavor. I’ll have to admit that it was pretty refreshing. I doubt I’ll be having it regularly, but I could see myself strolling around the park with one this summer.
I couldn’t help taking a look at the extensive (if somewhat disorganized) menu that features everything from cappuccino & smoothies to banana splits & chili cheese dogs. I’ve heard good things about the beignets, so I ordered a dozen. They’re made to order & arrive steaming hot. I brought them back to my local bar & they were pretty well received.
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March 19th, 2012 @ 8:21 am
[…] EV Eats tries an egg cream at Ray’s Candy Store and finds it “pretty refreshing”: “I doubt I’ll be having it regularly, but I could see myself strolling around the park with one this summer.” […]
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