Swenson's Ice Cream Parlor & Restaurant has been around forever. I remember my parents bringing me here as a kid for ice cream after dinner. Now, I've never really been a big ice cream fan but every once in a while I'll have the urge to eat some. Marcela on the other hand is an "Ice Cream Deviant". No ice cream is safe in our house. Jarce and I originally wanted to eat at a new Five Guys location that had just opened but when we drove by, that place was ridiculously packed. We were less than one block away from Swenson's. It had been a while since I had eaten at Swenson's. As a matter of fact, Marcela and my obsession for Frank's Red Hot Sauce can be attributed to Swenson's. It was here that we fell in love with the hot sauce they were using. The waitress told us it was Frank's Red Hot. We had never heard of it but now we can't live without it (alright, so that's a bit of a stretch) . Alright, getting back to the story at hand. Swenson's now has some new burgers on the menu. Jarce orders the BBQ Burger (he's a big time BBQ sauce ho) and I decide to try the Horseradish Burger. We also order their appetizer platter. One thing I've never understood about some restaurants and their "appetizer platters" is the weird quantities of food. 
This platter had 4 Chicken Wings, 3 Mozzarella Sticks, 2 Chicken Tenders and 5 Onion Rings. I felt as if we were playing Fantasy Baseball, we're trading items with each other. "Ok, I'll eat the Onion Rings and you'll have more Chicken Wings." Everything on the platter was pretty standard stuff with the exception of the wings. The wings were nice and crispy and of course they were served with Frank's Red Hot. Jarce loved his BBQ Burger. It had a couple of onion rings,bacon, cheddar cheese and was topped with BBQ sauce.
He was so in love with the BBQ sauce that at one point he was using it as lip gloss (I was kidding, just in case someone believes that). 
The Horseradish burger had Monterey Jack Cheese & scallions. Their homemade Horseradish sauce was a pleasant surprise. I've had burgers here before and they didn't taste like that. The burger was better than an ice cream place has any business selling. We didn't make it to dessert but then again, Marcela wasn't with us this time.Swensen's Ice Cream Parlor & Restaurant
1586 S Dixie Highway, Coral Gables, FL
305-661-7658
2 comments:
Wow! It's been ages since I've been to Swensen's but it was a regular stop during college.
where is the five guys location near swensen's? I currently trek all the way to the kendall one but if there's one near swensen's that's much closer.
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