Hialeah’s beloved Charlie’s Ice Cream shop will soon open at a second location at 2475 SW 97th Avenue in the Westchester neighborhood of Miami, next door to Sedanos.
Founder and owner Charlie Sauer, 34, a Miami-Dade County native, is excited about the second shop and so are his customers.
“Soft serve ice cream probably accounts for 70 percent of our sales, but we also offer hard ice cream in 14 flavors, including a monthly special flavor. For example, pumpkin during this time of year,” he says.
Charlie Sauer
When asked what his most popular flavors are, he chuckles and says “vanilla and cookies and cream, although people are currently going crazy about peppermint bark, a mix of peppermint ice cream with chocolate flakes. We also serve eggnog ice cream during the holidays.”
And the number one topping?
“Sprinkles, by far,” says Charlie.
Charlie opened the original shop in Hialeah in 2015 and it’s flourished ever since. His natural business sense and hard work ethic have served him well, according to Carlos Lopez, a regular customer.
“My family loves everything about the place…the ice cream, the employees, just all of it,” he says.
Although Charlie’s is open every day from noon to 11 p.m., the busy time is night is from 7-11 p.m. Sunday is the busiest day. There are daily specials, year-round.
When asked whether there will be a third Charlie’s, what would you expect the answer to be?
“Of course there will,” he says. “I’d say that I’m a good example of the American dream…I’m doing what comes naturally to me and I’m making customers happy.”
For more information, go to @charliesicecream on Instagram.
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