As a child, I always enjoyed good memories of going to the local pharmacy with my dad, and he d get me ice cream, Yoder said. I just always wanted to be able to create memories for children, and a place to go to enjoy ice cream.
Main Street Creamery offers more than 30 ice cream flavors, ranging from traditional vanilla and chocolate to specialties like salted caramel praline and cookie butter crunch, along with dairy-free and sugar-free options.
The shop makes its own waffle cones, with toppings such as caramel, peanut butter and marshmallow meringue also available.
Any flavor can be turned into a milkshake, along with classic vanilla, chocolate, root beer and strawberry shakes. The menu also offers sundaes and banana splits, as well as coffee. Both indoor and outdoor seating is available, and customers can purchase pints and half gallons of ice cream to take home.
Sarasota coffee and ice cream shop hires people with disabilities
Coffee and ice cream shop hires employees with developmental disabilities By Francesca Constantini | January 2, 2021 at 9:51 AM EST - Updated January 2 at 9:51 AM
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A coffee and ice cream shop in Downtown Sarasota is going above and beyond to help people with developmental disabilities.
“I like being a cashier, I like meeting new people,” said Erik Esclangon.
Esclangon works at Rise Coffee Co. and Nye’s Cream Sandwiches on State St. While the shop is less than a week old, it’s bringing a lot of attention among locals.
Making ice cream sandwiches at Rise Coffee Co. & Nye’s Cream Sandwiches on State Street is a new job for Kristi Stadler.
Scooping up various flavors and sandwiching them between two cookies isn t always a perfect science sometimes the ice cream slides off the spoon but she s getting the hang of it.
Give it a try
Rise Coffee Co. & Nye s Cream Sandwiches is located at 1534 State St. in downtown. Visit riseandnyes.com/
Still, Stadler, a person with special needs, has been able to do all sorts of things she never could before at work. Her favorite part hasn t anything to do with frozen confections, though. It s more about meeting new coworkers, making friends and trying new things.