My fiancé and I had a hefty lunch around the area and decided to take a nice stroll on Magazine Street to walk off the calories. I found myself popping in and out of dessert storefronts, but the ones I visited didn't quite pique my interest. What got me hooked on Parish Parlor was the the fresh buttery smell of cones. There was one softspoken, friendly server at the time who greeted us. I tried a couple of flavors including the Cinnamon Toasted Crunch and Pecan Pie. Both were delicious but the funny thing was that I ended up getting the ice cream I didn't try, Bananas Fosters. That said, I knew I was going to get Bananas Foster the moment I set my eyes on the flavor. I'm a huge fan of banana flavored ice cream, so despite being biased I thought the Bananas foster was outstanding. The banana flavor was prominent, and the texture of the ice cream was so smooth. Only negative was that I found it to be overly sweet. I could eat a scoop of ice cream easily, but I couldn't finish half of the single scoop since it was that sweet.
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