ICYMI: The Ice Cream Chick Opens In Huntington

HUNTINGTON, NY — The Ice Cream Chick opened in Huntington in July, replacing a longtime staple in Herrell's. The parlor is at 46L Gerard St., Huntington.

Christine Cairo, who owns the shop, spent more than two decades working at Krisch's in Massapequa. Cairo's brother owns Krisch's, and she received an offer to make the Huntington storefront a Krisch's satellite. Her husband, Paul Cairo, also said she could share the name Strong Island Ice Cream — the parlor he founded in Nesconset. However, Christine declined and opted to fly solo instead.

"I don't want another man to ever tell me what to do again," Cairo told Patch.

The Ice Cream Chick serves the same ice cream and flavors as Krisch's, which range from the conventional vanilla, chocolate, strawberry and mint chip to the rare flavors of Twinkie, cotton candy, fluffernutter, and rainbow cookie.

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