Dip and Pop
I have seen some strange food combinations out there. A friend of mine likes to eat his French fries with tartar sauce. And a girl I know puts Ranch dressing on just about everything… even pizza. But what about ice cream and gourmet popcorn?
Dip & Pop is a tiny Loop spot (just west of the Chicago Athletic Association building) that offers 24 ice cream flavors, including coffee-toffee and apple cinnamon mingle. (Don’t worry; they have vanilla and chocolate, too.) Pick a flavor, and enjoy it in a malt, float, or shake. Then take a gander at the popcorn choices, which come buttered, cheesy, caramel-coated, or Chicago-style (cheese and caramel blend).
Now, are you ready for this? Put the popcorn on the ice cream. Don’t give me that look, just do it. You’ll be surprised at just how good this cream-and-crunch odd couple is. And with all the flavors available, you’ll have a plethora of possibilities at your sticky fingertips.
Photo credit: Dip & Pop
Dip & Pop: 63 E Madison St; 312-629-1777
Sun – Thurs: 11:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Fri – Sat: 11:00 a.m. – 12 midnight
Street parking difficult
Public trans: Bus # 2, 3, 4, X4, 6, 10, 14, 20, 26, 29, 36, 56, 60, 62, 124, 127, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 151, 157
Orange/Pink/Green/Purple/Brown Line train (Madison)
Red Line train (Washington, Monroe)
http://www.dipandpop.com/
3 Comments
I was freaked out enough by the whole cheesy-caramel thing (although have grown to absolutely love it), and now this?
I’m going to have to ease into it, I’m afraid.
lol, it’s funny that you had to be “eased” into cheese & caramel. I had never thought of it as weird. Growing up, “Chicago mix” was just a fact of life.
Sounds delicious! I’ll have to try it!