Lassie

Foley's Ice Cream Shoppe is the first "South Shore" place I've reviewed, as it was one of a dozen or so in a 10 mile radius of Ikea so it was a reasonable "on the way back" stop. It's also right on the edge of closing for the winter - I was there on Saturday and their last day was Sunday 6 October - so by the time you read this it will be too late to visit until next spring (but see the Thanksgiving notes below.)

Foley's is on a major road with on-street parking - all of the off-street parking appears to be private, and they're tucked up against the commuter rail tracks (Middleborough Line) so there aren't really any side streets. It has a looong bench out front, an indoor counter and a couple of tables of indoor seating. They also have a self-serve freezer with pints and half pints.

First Visit

Since they were closing for the year and I wasn't going to be able to come back and try other things, I went with a Reese's Sundae - milk chocolate sauce, peanut butter sauce, chopped Reese's cups, on vanilla ice cream (with the obligatory pile of whipped cream.) The vanilla itself was reasonably good - not top tier, but a fine base for a sundae that you're adding lots of other stuff into.

As a photographer, I appreciate the clear cups for showing off the chocolate and peanut butter sauces, and whipped cream melts slower than ice cream so it didn't end up too messy.

The sundae was well-assembled, I got halfway down and was still finding Reese's chunks and chocolate sauce - that's easy for a "tray-style" presentation, but takes some attention to detail when building a sundae in a tall narrow cup.

Future Visits

They do have a decent flavor list, including Graham Central Station; I'd probably try their Chocolate Peanut Butter and maybe Coffee Oreo on a visit next spring. They also have interesting toppings including "edible cookie dough" and "strawberry crunch"; they're also specific about "chocolate jimmies/rainbow sprinkles" without Making It A Thing.

They have frappes, slushies, raspberry lime rickeys, and root beer floats; their weather-themed concoction is a Nor'easter. They also have ice cream sandwiches and ice cream nachos (as seen previously.)

They have a distinct dog-specific treat - the "Lassie" is a custom frozen yogurt, peanut butter, and banana blend, served with a homemade dog biscuit. Most pet treats are just discount-priced smaller servings, this is the first place I've seen go all-in on making something special for your dog.

Holy Moley Foley Challenge

This almost fits under the "ice cream flight" category, but it's a little more than that - it starts with 5 scoops, 3 toppings, and whipped cream - but then adds an in-house challenge: "Finish in 10 minutes, win a t-shirt." There is rule list with more details, along with pictures of successful challengers...

Thanksgiving

"Tomorrow we can eat broccoli, but today is for ice cream! -- Malory Hobson"¹ I was originally going to quote this because I'd come here after dinner at Smokey Bones that included Broccoli, but then I found a better reason...

I mentioned above that they've closed for the season. They actually reopen specifically to sell ice cream pies (and pints) for Thanksgiving (24-27 November 2024) and Christmas (20-23 December 2024.) That's novel, especially among places that close for the winter, but there's more: aside from common flavors they have a Holiday Pie which is a glorious Trompe-l'œil of a Thanksgiving Dinner:

• mashed potatoes and gravy: vanilla ice cream topped with butterscotch sauce
• stuffing: cookie dough crumble
• can-style cranberry sauce: strawberry sherbet?²
• turkey drumstick: sugar cone with ice cream and graham cracker topping
• peas and carrots: green and orange mini-m&ms.

(I know, peas and carrots are not broccoli, let me know when you figure out an ice-cream adjacent simulation of broccoli - or better yet, tell them and maybe we'll see it on next year's pies.) This is art, and I'm definitely going to try and find someone to serve it to this year...