Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy
The Cinnabon/Carvel combo shop is now open at 430 E. 14th St., between Avenue A and First Avenue.
We stopped by the shop, which opened on Monday, and met Zahra, the franchise owner, and the rest of the staff on duty...
After two days, and to no surprise, the top seller has been the classic Cinnabon cinnamon roll...
There's also Carvel's soft serve...
... and cakes, though no sign of the Cookie Puss...
We spotted our old friend and best-seller Fudgie the Whale, who looks more predatory than we recall from our youth. (The sugar rush from the layers of fudge and soft serve washed down with a two-liter soda likely blurred our memories — thanks, Mom!)
There are seats for eating in...
And today (Wednesday!), there is a buy-1-sundae, get-1-free deal...
This outpost is open daily from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Find more info here.
Tom Carvel started the business in New York from an ice cream truck in 1929 ... and he famously narrated the brand's commercials in the 1970s and 1980s. (Catch him on Letterman here.)
Of the 347 Carvel outposts in the United States, 200 are in New York State, and several Cinnabon/Carvel combos are in the five boroughs. (Carvel and Cinnabon are owned by the same company, GoTo Foods.)
Previously on EV Grieve:
