With its growing celebrity over the years, Mama's has had to churn out so many "Mama's Specials" that they are now prepared in advance, the toppings spooned on at the time of purchase. Leo's Latticini is open from 10:00am-4:00pm Tuesday-Saturady. Total Cost: About $75 per person for food and drink at all dining locations, Queens Museum admission, boat and bike rentals. The Lemon Ice King of Corona is located at 52-02 108th Street. Empanadas Cafe is located at 56-27 Van Doren Street. Leo's Latticini is located at 46-02 104th Street. Tortilleria Nixtamal is located at 104-05 47th Avenue. Lemon Ice King of Corona: The best Italian ice.Moore Park: Central neighborhood park with a bocce court where old-timers gather in the evenings to play. Empanadas Cafe: Tiny take out operation serving an extensive variety of terrific empanadas.Flushing Meadows-Corona Park:The largest park in Queens, site of two World's Fairs, the Queens Museum and tons of outdoor activities.Leo's Latticini- Old Italian delicatessen famous for its fresh, house-made mozzarella and massive sandwiches.Tortilleria Nixtamal: A tortilla factory cum taqueria making fresh masa utilizing ancient techniques. Great tacos.If you want to sample several flavors, you may be double fisting your frozen treats as you head back over to the park for the rest of your evening. But, the purists that they are, the folks at this ice stand won't combine flavors they enforce a strict one ice per dixie cup policy. There are almost forty other flavors to choose from, many of them using actual fruit. For over sixty years, the lemon ice served by the Benfaremo family has been the gold standard of Italian ice. On summer evenings, longtime neighborhood residents, mostly men pretty well past their prime, gather to play bocce late into the night under the string lights hanging above the court. Spectators assume their usual seats on the park benches to watch this endearing remnant of the neighborhood's history.įor dessert, make a pit stop at The Lemon Ice King of Corona, just across the street from the park. At the center of the park is a grand bocce court, home turf of the 2014 NYC Parks Bocce Tournament champions, an achievement prominently displayed on a banner hanging at one end.
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