Jahn's

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Jahn's is an old-fashioned ice cream parlor and restaurant with locations in the New York City area, famous for its huge Kitchen Sink Sundae.

The first location was at 138th Street and Alexander Avenue in the Bronx and opened in 1897 by John Jahn. By 1918, he took off for 5 years and let his children Elsie, Frank and Howard mind the store. Later, he opened three more restaurants: one for Elsie in Jamaica, one for Frank in Richmond Hill, and one for Howard in Flushing.

In addition to its huge Kitchen Sink Sundae, other popular ice cream treats included the Boilermaker, the Awful Awful, the Suicide Frappe', Screwball's Delight, the Joe Sent Me and the (#”&’$?/) Special.^[1] Apparently, there were outposts, including in Florida. ^[2] The "Flaming Desire" came to the table with an alcohol soaked sugar cube on fire and five scoops of ice cream.

1 Current Location
2 Former Locations
3 In Popular Culture
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Current Location

81-04 37th Avenue, Jackson Heights, Queens, New York. 718-651-0700

[edit] Former Locations

117-03 Hillside Avenue, Richmond Hill, Queens, New York. Closed 11/2007
138th Street and Alexander Avenue, the Bronx, New York
Jamaica, Queens, New York
Flushing, Queens, New York
Corner of Gerritsen Avenue and Avenue U, Marine Park, Brooklyn, New York
Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, New York
Corner of Nostrand Avenue and Avenue Z, Brooklyn, New York
Hillside Avenue, New Hyde Park, New York
Union Township, Union County, New Jersey: original site on Morris Ave. (just west of Stuyvesant Ave.) was destroyed in a fire. ^[3] Second site on Stuyvesant Ave. (at Rosemont Ave.) was sold to make way for a Rite Aid store.
Fair Lawn, New Jersey
Miracle Mile, Coral Gables, Florida ^[4]
Route A1A, Sunny Isles, Florida ^[5]
White Plains Road, Eastchester, New York
East Meadow, LI New York (Hempstead TNPK North side next to the Wantagh Pkwy old roller rink site)
West Islip, New York
Queens Boulevard, Forest Hills, New York
Great Neck Road, Great Neck, LI, New York
East Kingsbridge Rd and East Fordham Rd, Bronx,NY.
Sunrise Hwy, Rockville Centre, LI, NY
Vails Gate, Orange County, New York