Molly Moon's Homemade Ice Cream is an
ice cream parlor with multiple locations in the
Seattle metropolitan area, in the
U.S. state of
Washington. The business was founded by
chief executive officer Molly Moon Neitzel in 2008. Ice cream is made on-site in each of its shops, rather than in central commissaries, to avoid the possibility that ice cream will partially melt and refreeze during delivery.
History and locations
Molly Moon Neitzel opened the first ice cream shop in
Wallingford in 2008. A location opened in the
Madrona neighborhood in May 2011.
A fifth location opened in
downtown Seattle
Downtown is the central business district of Seattle, Washington. It is fairly compact compared with other city centers on the U.S. West Coast due to its geographical situation, being hemmed in on the north and east by hills, on the west by ...
in June. The
Queen Anne location opened in September 2011. On opening day, the shop offered free ice cream scoops to children.
Molly Moon's built small parks outside shops in Wallingford and Madrona in 2014, as part of Seattle's pilot parklet program. In 2014, the company was sued for alleged improper disposal of dairy waste; tailors neighboring the Queen Anne location claimed that the waste pooled and rotted in the crawlspace under their shop, causing an overpowering smell that sickened one of the owners and forced them to stop taking some work.
A seventh shop opened in
Redmond in 2016, and an eighth opened in
Columbia City in 2017. Free scoops for children were offered for the opening of the Columbia City location. All shops offered free scoops to the first 100 customers for the company's tenth anniversary in 2018.
In 2020, following the removal of the
Capitol Hill Occupied Protest, the Capitol Hill location attracted national news attention for posting a sign asking armed police officers not to enter the shop, including them under its "gun free zone" policy.
In 2023, the business announced plans to operate in the
Washington Street Public Boat Landing Facility
The Washington Street Public Boat Landing Facility (originally the Naval Shore Station) is a landmark in Seattle's Pioneer Square district, in the U.S. state of Washington.
Located south of the Washington State Ferry Terminal, the site feature ...
, near the
Colman Dock along the Waterfront. The chain opened its ninth location in downtown
Edmonds in summer 2023.
Reception
''
Eater Seattle'' included Molly Moon's in 2021 list of "Great Places to Get Ice Cream and Gelato in Seattle".
See also
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List of ice cream parlor chains
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List of restaurant chains in the United States
References
External links
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{{Wallingford, Seattle
2008 establishments in Washington (state)
American companies established in 2008
Food and drink companies based in Seattle
Food and drink companies established in 2008
Ice cream parlors in Washington (state)
Restaurants in Wallingford, Seattle
Restaurant chains in the United States
Restaurants in Queen Anne, Seattle
Restaurants in Downtown Seattle