Cecilie’s Gourmet Italian Ices Coming To Boca Raton (Boca Raton)
* Cecilie’s Gourmet Italian Ices Coming To Boca Raton.
Jeff Eats is hearing that sometime in the next 3-weeks- Coral Springs’ “hole in the wall” Cecilie’s Gourmet Italian Ices is set to open a second joint-at 1799 NW 2nd Avenue in Boca Raton, (561) 571-1281…that’s assuming that the Boca Raton Building Department (or whatever its exact name is) doesn’t bust Cecilie’s balls over some nonsense!
Trust Jeff Eats on this one, if you live/work in Boca Raton and you like Italian Ices, Soft Serve, Gelati- Cecilie’s is an off the chart absolute must try!
Posted October 12, 2014
***** DISH OF THE WEEK (Sunday-10/12/14).
One of Jeff Eats’ favorite menu items…
ITALIAN ICES
$2.50+
Cecilie’s Gourmet Italian Ices
19726 Wiles Road
Coral Springs
(954) 753-2727
ceciliesices.com
Latest Review: 3/17/13
No bs-ing here…every time I go to Cecilie’s I get agita-the joint has so many amazingly delicious home made water/cream ices- that I get agita- trying to decide which ones to get.
Trust Jeff Eats, before you fork over your $2.50+, you’ll get agita too!
Posted March 17, 2013
***** Cecilie’s Gourmet Italian Ices, 19726 Wiles Road, Coral Springs, Florida 33076, (954) 753-2727.
Let me start by saying, that one of Jeff Eats favorite “desserts” is (or is it- are?) Italian Ices. I’ve been hooked on the stuff, since my Brooklyn days, when I would get a large cup ($.10) at the pizza joints in my neighborhood—1 scoop cherry/1 scoop lemon. Not sure when the “hooking” first took hold, but I do have a black & white photo of me-holding a squeeze cup of ices in the Summer of 1953.
Anyway…
I’m really pissed at myself, because “big ears” Jeff Eats didn’t hear about Cecilie’s Gourmet Italian Ices until yesterday afternoon. Amazingly, this joint has been around for something like 20 years.
Cecilie’s is located in the “ultimate” bombed-out South Florida shopping strip center. When you go there, get directions first, because the store is a real hole in the wall and give or take 1-or 2 other stores you’d never-ever think of going to this center. This center is so decrepit, that Cecille’s can’t run a a simple soft-serve yogurt/ice cream machine–because there isn’t enough electrical power running to the store.
Despite the aforesaid…
Cecilie’s makes some of the most delicious Italian Ices that Jeff Eats has ever eaten. ALL OF THE ICES ARE MADE IN THE BACK OF THE STORE. The joint has 48 flavors, four of which are sugar free (Mrs. Jeff Eats appreciated that). In speaking with Evan the owner, every day (give or take) he rotates 4 flavors in and out of the lineup…24 of the flavors are cream ices and 24 are water ices.
Let me make this one short and sweet (pun intended)…
I “sampled” 12 different flavors— cherry, pistachio, oreo cookies, jelly roll chocolate, coconut, lemon, peanut butter, cotton candy, carrot cake, honeydew, chocolate mint chip, birthday cake. Do you know what a “pig in sh@t” is? Well Jeff Eats was. Cecilie’s makes some of the best ices I’ve ever had. Just so you know, during the 1/2 hour or so Jeff Eats was there (starting at 3:30pm) at least 20 people came and went and everyone of them “tried” all kinds of ices before settling-in with a final purchase. Figure a small cup is gonna run you- 3 bucks.
A bit more “color”…the owner Evan, is about 44 years old–born in Brooklyn and raised in Philly. He opened this store 20 years ago and makes all of the ices all-by-himself. This is what Jeff Eats calls a one-man-show…Cecilie’s is open Monday 3pm-10pm, Tuesday-Thursday 1pm-10pm, Friday-Saturday 1pm-11pm, Sunday 1pm-9pm…Evan is the sole counter person Monday-Saturday, he takes Sunday-off when he has a couple of young ladies run the store. By the way, Cecilie’s has a couple of tables inside and 1 table outside so if you want–you can hang-out.
Like I said a few seconds ago, I can’t believe that I “missed out” on 20 years of Cecilie’s…
Trust Jeff Eats on this one, This joint’s Italian Ices are about as good as it gets.
Great news.
My family lives in Boca and we have been going to CC for years just for ices.
Cecilie’s Ices are amazing.
Can’t wait for it to open.
Jeff,
I heard its opening by Tom Sawyer’s in Boca Raton.
4/23/2008
Jeff Eats
Tom Sawyer Restaurant & Pastry zShop, 1759 NW 2nd Avenue, Boca Raton, Florida, (561) 368-4634.
Over the years, I must have eaten breakfast/lunch in this joint at least 30 times. Imagine an IHOP on steroids decked-out in an Abe Lincoln Log Cabin motif and you pretty much got this joint. Great eggs, pancakes and waffles. No more expensive than an IHOP, Perkins or neighborhood bagel joint. Tom Sawyer also has a great selection of pastries, like chococlate cigars and huge black & white cookies.
This joint is open 7 days a week for breakfast and lunch. Just so you know, most folks eat BREAKFAST FOOD here but Tom Sawyer’s burgers, sandwiches and salads are very good diner-quality food. On the weekends, don’t be shocked to see a line out the door waiting for tables.
Jeff,
I have been going to Cecilie’s for years. It makes amazing water and cream ices. Something like 50 flavors. People in Boca are going to go nuts over this joint.
Thanks for the headsup.
Coincidentally my husband and I were at CS location last night. We have been going there for years and love the ices and the soft serve. My favorite flavor combo is the water cherry ice which is mixed with vanilla chip cream ice. My husband is a huge fan of the pistachio cream ice which he mixes with the water chocolat ice.