Blue Bell Ice Cream in San Diego!
My birthday yesterday ended with a super meal at Joe’s Crab Shack.
Not only do they always have good food and margaritas, but they always seem to be located in great locations on the beach or near the water.
My favorite location is at 525 E. Harbor Drive, right at the Embarcadero Marina Park South behind the Convention Center. I don’t understand the address because if you go to 525 E. Harbor Drive you’ll be smack dab in the middle of the Convention Center with nary a Joe’s Crab Shack in sight. You have to go down to Park Boulevard where the tall Hilton Hotel is, turn right, and go behind the Convention Center to Embarcadero Marina Park South. Park Boulevard changes into Convention Way which then changes into Marina Park Way. Joe’s Crab Shack is at the end of Marina Park Way; it’s the only building there so you can’t miss it. Looks like this:
And here is where it actually is located, address notwithstanding:
I had, well, I don’t know what I had. I didn’t memorize it because I thought I could get it off of the online menu. Nope. The online menu is completely different from the menus we had. It was good, though, with three shrimp, dirty rice, blackened redfish, asparagus (can’t believe someone still serves asparagus!), and three clam shells with a mixture of clams and some other stuff. Here’s a picture:
As you can see, I ate one of the clam shell thingies before remembering to take a picture. Sorry about that…………..
Of course, the requisite margarita accompanied the meal. This one is a Tie Dye Swirl Margarita:
I can’t remember if I’ve ever had a slice of pineapple soaked in alcohol, but I’ll remember now. That was yummy! Well worth the price of admission……….
Would you believe the best was yet to come? There sitting on the table was a little placard telling us that Blue Bell Ice Cream was available. The caveat was that it was only available as peaches & cream ice cream on top of a huge dish of peach cobbler:
If you’ve never had Blue Bell Ice Cream, you don’t know what you’re missing. I consider it to be the best ice cream in the country. It’s made “at the little creamery” in Brenham, Texas. The CEO, Paul Kruse, is a graduate of my alma mater, Texas A&M University; we’re both Class of 1977. We were also in the same fraternity together, Alpha Phi Omega National Service Fraternity. Paul is an umpteenth generation member of the family that founded Blue Bell back in 1907.
While researching Blue Bell Ice Cream, I discovered a Mr. Scoops Ice Cream that claims to be the only retailer of Blue Bell Ice Cream in San Diego. Unfortunately, they don’t have any locations……… Hmmm.
I did remember to take a picture of the scrumptious dessert before taking a bite:
If you’re ever in San Diego, I can highly recommend Joe’s Crab Shack. We’re lucky to have four locations in San Diego County:
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314 Harbor Drive, Oceanside
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525 E. Harbor Drive, San Diego
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4325 Ocean Boulevard, San Diego
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7610 Hazard Center Drive, Suite 703, San Diego
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Posted on March 12, 2013, in History, Manmade, Out & About, Photos and tagged blue bell ice cream, joe's crab shack, paul kruse blue bell. Bookmark the permalink. 32 Comments.
I’ll come just for the ice cream.
Happy Birthday to you – looks like you had a great day!
Now you have really got me hungry!
I love blue bell ice cream! It’s the best! So happy your birthday dinner was wonderful as well!
We finally got Blue Bell in Colorado about a year ago. Got hooked while living in east Texas. I can’t remember getting it as a child in west Texas. Definitely Texas’ best export! Congrats and happy birthday!
happy birthday russel and you made me hungry
what a lovely outing! the pineapple sounds decadent, and blue-bell ice cream? i haven’t thought of that in years! they have good ice cream here in ecuador, though blue bell would always be a nice treat!
Looks like you had a fine day!! Blue Bell leaving Texas?! That’s just not right! Kind of like In n Out leaving California. Although I do enjoy a burger from there now and then. Happy Day to you!
I don’t think Blue Bell will ever leave Texas. They started selling it in Yuma AZ back in the late 1990s but haven’t made it across the AZ/CA border yet so I still can’t buy a ½ gallon of strawberries & cream……..
Happy Birthday Russel! Ahhh, Blue Bell…..The “creamery” is always nice to visit…They give tours and free samples of your choice!
Yummy. I understand that you can order the ice cream online and it can be shipped….;)
Unfortunately, they don’t give refunds when the shipping company damages the package and it arrives all melted, and refreezing it doesn’t work……….lol
I had never even heard of Bluebell when I came to Abilene for college. Now, it seems like it has spread further every year. NEW FLAVOR: Mint Cookies and Cream. LIFE CHANGING!!!!
Happy Birthday, btw. Sorry…you said “ice cream” and I got a little distracted.
happy birthday russel!
Happy birthday–and wow, did that meal look yummy!
I’ve always had Blue Bell at KanzenSakura abode, but now for really real, it is here in Richmond. Yowzer!!!! And hey, Happy Birthday!! it looks like it was a most delicious experience. I do hope Zooey got some goodies.
I love Joe’s Crab Shack! That looks yummy! Happy Birthday Russel! XOXO
Hi Russel,
A belated but all the more heartfelt Happy Birthday to you
from southern Texas,
Pit
P.S.: That yummy food makes my mouth water!
I’m a day late.
HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY. Hope it was a great one!
That food looks great! Happy belated birthday!
Looks like it was a wonderful birthday meal. Happy Birthday, Russel!
That sounds yummy..
I’ve never tried a peach cobbler! It looks delicious!!
I liked the idea of pineapple soaked in alcohol.
Looks like you had a wonderful birthday
Happy bday by the way.
YUMMY …. delicious looking dishes. We have a Joe’s Crab Shack here in Florida. I wonder if it’s the same? I’d like to order a regular Margarita, please. Virtually, that is. lolol
Happy next day Birthday ….!!!!
It is. They have 151 locations nationwide!
Loving that margarita! Looks like you had an enjoyable birthday!!
Happy birthday bud… and I think I might have to give Joe’s a try
Hope your birthday was a fantastic one
I’ve never been there, but everything looks amazing! Looooooovvveee Margaritas
HAHA!