Vic's Ice Cream (est. 1947) is a restaurant located in the Land Park neighborhood of

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. Best known for its ice cream, Vic's also serves sandwiches and other menu items.

Atmosphere

Vic's has maintained much the same atmosphere that it had when the store opened in 1947. The black and white checkered floor tiles, blue jeans and tucked-in shirts worn by employees, and menu items all date back to the store's inception during the Truman administration.

Ice cream

Vic's carries 29 standard flavors of

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, and during the year several seasonal flavors become available. Each year Vic's is contracted to produce three gallons of garlic ice cream for the

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. Except for the festival, this flavor is otherwise unavailable.

Notable patrons

Vic's is one of many local dining venues popular with Sacramento's politicians. Vic's is a favorite dining location of lifelong Land Park resident and

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gubernatorial candidate

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. Vic's was also a favored dining location of the late

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Robert Matsui and his wife, current United States Representative

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. Congressman John E. Moss Jr., who served Sacramento's 3rd District, was also a longtime patron of Vic's. The land wherein the building sits was sold to Vic Zito and Ash Rutledge by Charlotte F. Moss, the congressman's sister-in-law Michele Lyon-Brown (née Moss) the congressman's niece and Charlotte's daughter.

Awards

In the '' Sacramento Magazines 2005 Subscriber's Choice Dining Awards, Vic's received 3rd Place in the Best Ice Cream Parlor category.

References

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External links

*'' The Sacramento Bee''
The Man Who Would be Governor
11 April 2005 *'' The Sacramento Bee''
The Flavor of Tradition
5 September 2001
Citysearch Profile

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Food Stuff: Vic's Ice Cream
26 December 2002
2005 Subscriber's Choice Dining Awards
Companies based in Sacramento, California Ice cream parlors in the United States