Los Chinos de Ponce

King's Cream
"Los Chinos de Ponce"
Private
Industry Retail
Founded 1964
Founder Chinese immigrants
Headquarters Ponce, Puerto Rico
Products Ice cream
Number of employees
 approx 6

Los Chinos de Ponce (English: "The Chinesemen of Ponce"), formally King's [Ice] Cream, is an ice cream store located at Calle Marina 9322 in the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico, in front of the town square, Plaza Degetau, opposite the historic Parque de Bombas. Critics have called the store "a Puerto Rican institution" and its ice cream "the Caribbean's best."[1][2][3] It has also been called "Puerto Rico's most famous ice cream stand."[4] Another critic called it "[the reason] for which I'll always remember Ponce."[5]

History

The unassuming King's Cream ice cream parlor, better known as Los Chinos de Ponce, across Plaza Degetau

The ice cream store was founded in 1964.[6] Another outlet of the same company is located at 61 Vives Street, between Union and Atocha Streets, four blocks away from the flagship King's cream location across Plaza Las Delicias.[7] The owners are actually descendants of Chinese immigrants who arrived to Puerto Rico via Cuba in the early 1960s. The ice cream parlor opened in 1964.[8]

Offering

The store has an array of local flavors,[9] including pineapple, parcha (passion fruit), coconut, guanabana (soursop), tamarind, acerola, peanut, maize, and almond[10][11][12] in addition to the traditional vanilla and chocolate flavors.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Editor's Picks: Offbeat San Juan:Day-Tripping. Cruise Critic: Cruise Reviews and News. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  2. ↑ Escapes under $500: Go to Puerto Rico's second city. USA Today. 2 March 2007. Anne Banas. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  3. ↑ Puerto Rico's second city becomes a hot ticket: Ponce, anchored by a whimsical firehouse, is turning itself into an architectural tour de force. Mike Clary. LA Times. 13 December 1993. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  4. ↑ South Florida Sun-Sentinel: Puerto Rican Ramblings. Carolyn Spencer Brown. Puerto Rico Herald. 14 April 2002. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  5. ↑ The New York Sun: Puerto Rico For The Weekend. Laura Siciliano. Puerto Rico Herald. 18 March 2005. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
  6. ↑ Walking Tours: Ponce. Froomer's. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  7. ↑ Restaurants in Southern & Western Puerto Rico: King's Cream. Lonely Planet. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  8. ↑ Barrio Sabanetas, Plaza las Delicias, Parque de Bombas and Helados Chinos. 2 August 2009. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  9. ↑ Let's Go to Ponce. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  10. ↑ Travel: Discovering Ponce, Puerto Rico: A culinary highlight was 'mamposteao,' a simple rice and bean side dish. Jonny and Amy Seponara-Sills. 22 May 2012. The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  11. ↑ Ponce recalls 19th century colonialism in Puerto Rico. Suzanne Van Atten. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Oct. 20, 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  12. ↑ Desfilan en masa para honrar a Ponce . Sandra Torres Guzmán. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. Year 31. Issue 1556. 25 September 2013. Page 24. Retrieved 25 September 2013.

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