Owner Chad Draizin had graduated fromNSU University School and studiedbeer brewing at theUniversity of Florida before an internship atPortland Brewing.[1] After realizing brewing beer on an industrial level was not for him, he began Fifty Licks as anice cream truck in 2009.[2] That ice cream truck, which operates only during the summer, was named one of Portland's "best new food carts" in 2011 byThe Oregonian.[3] "Fifty Licks" is an estimate of the number of licks required to eat one scoop.[3]
In 2013, Draizin opened the firstbrick and mortar location in theHosford-Abernethy neighborhood,[2] andVox Media'sEater selected Fifty Licks as seventh on a list of "16 worthy ice cream candidates that opened across the country over the past year or so" to be included on its "Eater National Ice Cream Heatmap".[4]
Fifty Licks is a small-batch handmade ice cream shop in Portland, Oregon. Their ice cream is lusciously high in butterfat and eggs, and their flavors lean towards elegant & aromatic.
The second location opened onEast Burnside Street in theBuckman neighborhood in 2017, which led to increased popularity for the company.[2][6] Fifty Licks offers approximately eleven flavors daily as well as twosoft serve flavors and offers ice cream cocktails.[7][8] The ice cream parlor also makes an effort to provide non-dairy andvegan options, and hopes to eventually feature fifty-percent dairy-free products.[9][10]
In 2018,Akron Beacon Journal reporter Katie Byard wrote about "some feasting in Portland, Ore., considered one of the country’s best food cities..."[11] and "... an ice cream place dubbed Fifty Licks. Specializing in nontraditional flavors, it touts that it makes its base for its ice creams in house... a friend bought some 'Chocolate as #$%&' with housemade ganache for us to try. The name works... "[12]
AnAssociated Press article reported that Fifty Licks was featured in theHulu television seriesShrill.[17] Peter Cottell ofThrillist said Fifty Licks is "beloved for simple, elegant flavors in no-nonsense spaces."[18]
^Byard, Katie (April 4, 2018)."Dish (cont. from D1)".The Akron Beacon Journal. pp. D002.Archived from the original on May 20, 2021. RetrievedMay 20, 2021.
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