534356 Tue Jul 01 03:38:43 -0700 2008 39 18 Manhattan 0 3828916 Anyone else a fan of soft-serve ice cream from the white & blue trucks? I'm working on a Google map of Mister Softee trucks in NYC and would love to know about any truck locations you're aware of. Feel free to collaborate on the map directly if you're interested. Thanks! http://danentin.typepad.com/two_percent_nation/2008/06/mapping-mister-softee-in-nyc.html Tue Jul 01 03:38:45 -0700 2008 30556 danentin 1 3828971 There's usually one at 39th and Broadway in the afternoons. Those root beer floats were a major part of my youth- does anybody know what kind of root beer they're using these days? Tue Jul 01 04:45:55 -0700 2008 3828916 12713 TongoRad 2 3831498 Saw another one today around lunchtime at 33rd at Park Ave. Tue Jul 01 17:57:18 -0700 2008 3828971 12713 TongoRad 2 3838908 Late afternoons West 92nd Street and Columbus Avenue West 93rd Street and Broadway Fri Jul 04 08:45:03 -0700 2008 3828971 90726 dewdropin 1 3829087 Why don't you ask the Mr Softee people. Chowhound is probably not the best source for the info. The trucks also move around. Tue Jul 01 05:53:22 -0700 2008 3828916 14468 Geo8rge 2 3829602 A friend recently observed that not all the softserve trucks carry the Mr. Softee brand logo, although they all seem to have blue and white trucks and serve more or less the same products. Tue Jul 01 08:42:28 -0700 2008 3829087 48389 racer x 2 3831448 chowhound is a fine source saw truck today at apprx 35 and 7 th ave.. Tue Jul 01 17:36:48 -0700 2008 3829087 11476 intrepid 1 3829178 Often there is one on 54th and 3rd (NE Corner) - by the poost office. Tue Jul 01 06:29:40 -0700 2008 3828916 21566 tbear 1 3829405 How fun! I work in the Columbus Circle area and for years they have been at 57th and Broadway and also on 60th and Broadway. Given the traffic constraints in the city, it seems a lot of them have regular spots. Happy Summer!! Tue Jul 01 07:47:23 -0700 2008 3828916 121099 acenyc 1 3829431 86th and 3rd and 86th and Lex Tue Jul 01 07:54:38 -0700 2008 3828916 123366 ajs42548 2 3829635 In the same neighborhood as ^, near the Met on 5th avenue between 84th & 86th streets (at least on weekends). There used to be one (sometimes two!) on 5th avenue near 16th street; also, one occasionally near 6th avenue & 18th street. Not sure whether the trucks frequent either of these locations currently. And occasionally the southwest corner of Union Square, near 14th st and University. Tue Jul 01 08:51:34 -0700 2008 3829431 48389 racer x 2 3848061 also 86th and 2nd (evenings) Tue Jul 08 07:04:04 -0700 2008 3829431 174080 lishen 1 3829450 in the evenings, Sheridan Square Tue Jul 01 07:58:18 -0700 2008 3828916 183241 misnatalie 1 3829484 Usually always a Mr. S near Broadway and Wall Sts by Trinity Church Tue Jul 01 08:06:52 -0700 2008 3828916 201052 jld34 1 3829879 I usually see one on 14th and 1st, right by the 8th Ave.-bound L train entrance. From what I've seen, it's usually there in the afternoon/evenings on weekdays, although I don't know specific times. I'll let you know if it's there on my walk home tonight or not. There's also occasionally one on 5th ave and 16th street on weekends. Tue Jul 01 10:08:24 -0700 2008 3828916 150942 whitneybee 2 3837869 ETA: 14th and 1st still there, 5th and 16th also spotted on a weekday, and I saw one on 57th and 8th today at around 1pm. Thu Jul 03 19:25:19 -0700 2008 3829879 150942 whitneybee 1 3830229 40th and Park Tue Jul 01 11:48:05 -0700 2008 3828916 13903 prdct 1 3830690 86/2nd in evening Tue Jul 01 13:39:44 -0700 2008 3828916 105205 UES Mayor 1 3830745 city hall plaza Tue Jul 01 13:53:49 -0700 2008 3828916 122208 hptr 1 3831450 39th and 5th, red and white truck tho. Tue Jul 01 17:37:56 -0700 2008 3828916 19911 SomeRandomIdiot 2 3831464 72nd and columbus typically on weekends Tue Jul 01 17:46:37 -0700 2008 3831450 57300 nativeNYer 3 3831864 e 13th st and broadway right by the movie theatre Tue Jul 01 20:51:24 -0700 2008 3831464 19060 ricky7 3 3833872 more UWS - 73rd/Bwy, 82nd/Bwy - both on west side of Bwy. Sometimes 80th/Bwy on the east side - mainly weekends Wed Jul 02 13:26:12 -0700 2008 3831464 12695 harrison 4 3834908 agreed. i think i've seen one outside of loew's near w68 and brdwy.. Wed Jul 02 19:05:57 -0700 2008 3833872 57300 nativeNYer 1 3832322 Astor Place after the Mud Truck leaves in the evening. Make mine a chocolate shake. Let's hear that Mr. Softee theme song-doo da doo da doo da doo doo doo doo da doo doo. Wed Jul 02 05:27:49 -0700 2008 3828916 10173 guttergourmet 2 3840519 Bleecker and Bway across from Two Boots Sat Jul 05 06:48:00 -0700 2008 3832322 10173 guttergourmet 1 3832725 The other night I got a cone from one parked on the North side of Houston between 1st and 2nd. Not sure if it's there regularly. Wed Jul 02 07:59:09 -0700 2008 3828916 12670 zEli173 1 3832848 Just thinking of Mr. Softee makes me hate Pinkberry and the other yoghurt based products all the more. Nothing like soft-serve. I wish I could marry into the Carvel family... Wed Jul 02 08:36:12 -0700 2008 3828916 14308 sing me a bar 2 3833808 Recently I paid $12 for two unsatisfying Pinkberrys. Never again--not even for free. Also recently, we tried McDonald's cones for the first time. About $2.50 for two, a bargain in the heart of Times Square! And they were really good. This is going to be my new recession treat. BTW, does anyone know what the Mr. Softee trucks charge for a cone? I keep going by the trucks and noticing that the prices are not posted next to the pictures. I'm suspecting that's because it's expensive. Wed Jul 02 13:06:44 -0700 2008 3832848 56467 Angela Roberta 3 3833916 The softserve trucks on E.86th st charge $2.50 per cone. Wed Jul 02 13:40:40 -0700 2008 3833808 48389 racer x 4 3837723 The one at 14th & 1st ave charges only $2. Thu Jul 03 18:19:37 -0700 2008 3833916 48389 racer x 3 3840729 The one at Bleeker and Broadway sometimes charges me $2.50 and sometimes $2.00 (I think their usual is $2.50 but if you ask for an "extra small" they charge you $2.00). By the way, some may be vanilla-cone purists, but I love this dip - forget what it's called - that my Bleeker & Broadway truck does: first a dip in the chocolate, then a dip in the chocolate cookie crumb. Chocolate-y goodness! I second your suggestion for McDonald's soft serve. I love those cones. And BTW, this is off-topic to Mr. Softee but my only regret about New York is that there is no Dairy Queen. I have not yet tried any version of soft serve that beats good old DQ. And I love the shape of it, too - two large mounds one piled on top of the other like round, creamy marshmallows. Not too rich (I find that Mr. Softee can be a bit rich) and an extremely satisfying, creamy and smooth consistency. Sat Jul 05 09:29:52 -0700 2008 3833808 133539 nyc.girl 1 3834004 The truck is always outside of my office on the SE corner of 48th and 3rd. Wed Jul 02 14:02:59 -0700 2008 3828916 17101 Eat Me 1 3834291 57th and 8th has mr. softee. 50th and 8th has softserve truck called something else Wed Jul 02 15:19:19 -0700 2008 3828916 149686 omnomnom 1 3834322 54th and 5th Wed Jul 02 15:27:03 -0700 2008 3828916 133413 offthebeatenpath1 1 3834949 There's usually one by Bed, Bath, and Beyond at 6th and 18th. Wed Jul 02 19:22:40 -0700 2008 3828916 10216 Lucia 1 3838363 2 of them at 34th and Broadway, one on the NE corner, the other on the SW corner. Fri Jul 04 01:47:07 -0700 2008 3828916 14038 RedVelvet 1 3847000 southwest corner of 43rd & 5th Mon Jul 07 18:28:29 -0700 2008 3828916 48389 racer x 1 3849845 Right in front of the exchange, on Wall Street Tue Jul 08 14:33:18 -0700 2008 3828916 62192 westerley 1 3851601 21st and Broadway. There during lunch hours on weekdays for sure. Wed Jul 09 06:26:11 -0700 2008 3828916 207723 carijo3