Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Slush Puppie Love

I grew up in a small town on the Hudson River that didn't have a 7-11. in fact, we didn't have any major chain stores until we got a Blockbuster Video when I was in middle school. I had never tasted a Slurpee or anything like that, but at Martino's Deli, the place all the middle school kids went to at lunch time to get sandwiches, they had a Slush Puppie Machine and it was a major part of every summer.
Now anyone who knows me knows that I hate sweets overall... I don't eat ice cream, I don't like milkshakes, I don't really like popsicles, but every summer I get a major Slush Puppie craving, and I've become a bit of an expert on how to find genuine Slush Puppies in Brooklyn, so I'd love to share my expertise with you...

As far as I'm aware, there are only two places in North Brooklyn, or the "Greater Williamsburg Area," if you will, where you can get real Slush Puppies.
The first, most convenient for a Bushwicker such as myself is Danny's Pizza on Bushwick Avenue and Montrose, right outside the Montrose stop. Danny's is cool because it's a pretty old school pizza place, the kind that you would go to in a small town, and the Slush Puppie machine seems to make sense there. The only problem is that they only have the machine out during peak summer months, so if you find yourself craving one on a particularly hot day in April you're shit out of luck.
The other option is at Greenpoint's Finest Deli on Manhattan Ave at Norman, near the Nassua G. It's just a normal bodega that happens to have a Slush Puppie machine and it's a shame more bodegas don't. So if you're Greenpoint-ish you can get one there, and they have the machine all year.
You do have one third option, though it's kind of not really real. If you need a Slush Puppie and can't make it to either of those places, the "slush" that they sell in ice cream trucks has a pretty similar consistency to a Slush Puppie and those trucks are fucking everywhere.
So go enjoy some nice summer refreshment, okay?

3 comments:

h. glops said...

i'm pretty sure there's also one at the bodega on Franklin St. & Milton in Greenpoint... but there's a chance i'm getting it confused w/ Greenpoint's Finest.

Pop Jew said...

yeah, i'm actually not sure if that's the only one in Greenpoint, just the only one i've ever found.

Anonymous said...

There is a Slush Puppie machine in the bodega on Nassau between N. Henry and Monitor St opposite the park. Can't absolutely guarantee that the contents of the machine are what the sign claims them to be. Guess someone should check that out.