New York City ice-cream brand, Big Gay Ice Cream, have announced they have permanently shuttered their original store on East 7th Street, in the East Village.Doug Quint and Bryan Petroff began their brand selling ice-cream from a truck in 2009.
They initially planned it just as a summer job but it proved an unexpected success. It was followed by the opening of their store at 125 East 7th Street in 2011.
A post shared by Big Gay Ice Cream (@biggayicecream) With its eye-catching name and imaginative soft-serve ice-cream creations, this also proved instantly popular.
Flavors included the Dorothy: vanilla ice cream topped with dulce de leche and then rolled in crushed Nilla wafers.Related: Gay-friendly New York City restaurantsIt was followed.