Frankie & Jo's is a small chain of ice cream shops; as of 2023, the business has three shops in Seattle and another in Larkspur, California. VegOut has described Frankie & Jo's as "Seattle's favorite vegan, gluten-free, gum-free, stabilizer-free, and soy-free ice cream parlor".[3]
According to Seattle's Child magazine, Frankie & Jo's is B-Corp certified and therefore "committed to sustainability, addressing climate change, organic practices, fair supply chain practices, taking care of its employees and supporting the community".[4]
Menu
Frankie & Jo's specializes in plant-based ice cream and offers various flavors such as beet strawberry rose,[5] brown sugar vanilla, mint brownie, strawberry milk,[6] cranberry gingersnap oatnog,[7] guava cake, strawberry tomato, pickled blueberry,[8] chocolate tahini supercookie,[4] jamoca chaga fudge,[9] chocolate date, gingered golden milk, and salty caramel ash.[10]
The California Cabin variety is pine and vanilla ice cream with black pepper cardamom shortbread cookies, and Strawberry Celebration Cake is vanilla ice cream with strawberry cake and strawberry jam.[11]
The business also makes waffle cones from scratch, using oat flour.[10] The cookies and shortbread use oats and vegetable oil.[12]
History
Autumn Martin started the business in 2013. She and co-founder Kari Brunson opened the first shop in 2016. Since then, two additional locations have opened in Seattle's Ballard neighborhood and University District.[5] The Ballard location opened in 2018.[9][13][14] The business expanded to Larkspur, California, in 2023.[15][16] The Larkspur shop is approximately 200 square feet.[17]
Reception
In 2023, The Infatuation's Aimee Rizzo said Frankie & Jo's has Seattle's best ice cream.[18] Sean Keeley included the business in Eater Seattle's 2024 list of fifteen "terrific" eateries in the city for vegan food.[7]
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