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Malts has a little trouble sleeping some nights. So they sometimes bring out a cute, cool blue cat light to help.

"How I Spent My Summer"

On a hot summer night, Handel’s seems to be the most popular place to be in East Pasadena/Hastings Ranch.

Handel’s, which was founded in Youngstown, Ohio, in 1945, offers about 50 flavors of ice cream (in a dish or on a cone), milkshakes, sundaes, malts, floats, pops, ice cream sandwiches, chocolate covered bananas, etc. They make their own waffle cones and bowls. A single scoop is $5.75. the 4 scoop sampler ($7.50) is a popuar choice. Note, they don’t offer any samples.

The ice cream is made at each shop. Most of their flavors have inclusions like nuts, cookies, chocolate chips, chocolate chunks, etc. They’re more indulgent. I didn’t see that many flavors that appealed to me.

Chocolate chip ice cream ($5.75, small): The scoop was larger than average. The texture was soft and stickier than I’m used to and the ice cream was extra sweet. The chips were larger pieces of chocolate (I wouldn’t call them chips).

The shop looks like an ice cream stand. You walk up to the window and order. There is no indoor seating. Easy strip mall parking.

3.5 out of 5 stars.

Teens at a malt shop