Klavon's has been on my bucket list since we moved to Pittsburgh, and when they raised their minimum wage, I knew we finally had to go. We went on a Friday evening to have ice cream for dinner to celebrate a minor accomplishment. I tried using the wait in line feature on Yelp while we drove to the Strip, but I don't think it went through, which didn't turn out to be a problem. Although we snagged the last spot in the small parking lot, and there was nobody at the restaurant who appeared to be a hostess, it wasn't hard to get a booth or a table. The line was hopping though! Lots of folks coming in for ice cream in cheery red to-go containers. They no longer hand out laminated menus so that they don't have to clean them between customers, so we stood away from the counter and looked at the menu mounted on the wall. They have rigged up a large plexiglass screen between customers and workers to give a little safety from the virus, and the workers all wore masks. But most of the customers did not.
We ordered sundaes to eat in. They came in adorable fluted glass containers. I got the turtle sundae with peach ice cream, while hubby got the strawberry cookie, both of which were delicious. Unfortunately, two scoops of ice cream in a container with such a narrow base meant that the ice cream on the bottom very quickly melted down the outside of the glass, but the ice cream on top was so hard that when I tried to use my spoon to take a bite, it just pushed out the caramel and chocolate sauce and then melted ice cream underneath. This made for a sticky volcanic mess on the table. Cannot recommend. Better to order your two-scoop (regular) sundae in a disposable to-go cup so that you can avoid the mess. Next time I'll just get a single scoop (wee size) if I want the vintage atmosphere of a reusable glass container. Plus, I checked in to get the wee sundae coupon to use in the fall/winter.
Single use, one-gender-fits-all bathroom located outside the store on the sidewalk between the parking lot and the front. It has steps to get in and is not wheelchair accessible. Prices are reasonable and, surprisingly for an American establishment, the portions are not ridiculous. Will definitely come back to try other flavors and combinations.
Last detail: we had a little laugh over the colorful mural on the wall by the little parking lot, in which an ice cream shop man blows sprinkles over cold sweet treats, because the little oblong shapes reminded us of bacilli. It's either a great or terrible illustration in the middle of a pandemic. read more