Miko's Italian Ice - Bucktown/Wicker Park - Chicago, IL 60647 | Metromix Chicago

Miko's Italian Ice



Neighborhood: Bucktown/Wicker Park
1846 N. Damen

Chicago, IL 60647
773-645-9664
Price range: $ (Under $9)
Mike and Rick Roombos, former building rehabbers who took up Italian ice as a hobby, are now up to their elbows in the slushy treat. The brothers trained with a local pastry chef and practiced on friends before launching this location in 1997. The basement walk-up was such a hit, they opened a sister location in Logan Square. The No. 1 flavor is traditional lemon, but they also offer flavors like banana with semi-sweet cocoa chips, pina colada and coconut. If you're looking for something less sugary, they also have iced coffee. There are a few plastic chairs scattered under a shady tree, but for the most part this is a carryout operation.

Getting There

Cross Streets:
Moffat and Damen.
Parking:
Street Parking Difficult
Public Transportation:
CTA Bus: 50 Damen.
Wheelchair Access:
No. There are steps down to the walk-up.

The Basics

Hours:
Open May-October, based on weather

2 p.m.-10 p.m. Monday-Friday; noon-10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday
They may close early if it's cold outside.

Cuisine:
Ice Cream/Frozen Yogurt
Meals Served:
Dessert
Price Range:
$ (Under $9)
Audience:
Families

Features

Carryout:
Yes
Features:
Kids Menu and On-site Merchandise. Quarts are available. Kid-sized portions.
Payment Methods:
Cash
Outdoor Seating:
Yes. A few plastic chairs.

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"Banana chocolate chip and passionfruit..."

By Banana Chocolate Chip Rocks!!! from Chi-town baby, IL, February 10, 2007

Banana chocolate chip and passionfruit are my favorite, a bit more exspensive than other places, but it's also the best in Illinois, great, fresh i...

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"This is the best Italian..."

By Jana Willman from Chicago, IL, July 26, 2005

This is the best Italian Ice in the city. I've had a bunch of different ones and this is the most just-like-real-fruit tasting. Lemon is great, man...

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"Since I live about a..."

By J S from Chicago, IL, June 26, 2005

Since I live about a block away I go there pretty often and every flavor I've tried has been delicious. I just tried the green tea last week and ...

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