Pastry chef in Passyunk Square drives ice cream dreams from trolley to storefront

Wednesday, July 23, 2025
Irv's Ice Cream is a new ice cream business from accomplished pastry chef Ilissa Shapiro.

Chef Ilissa had the opportunity a year ago to sell her homemade ice cream from a trolley at Cherry Street Pier, and that success has led to opening her first brick and mortar location.

Small batch premium flavors use the freshest ingredients, like real mint leaves and huge chunks of real chocolate -- even farm fresh corn for the unique 'sweet corn' flavor. The shop is open every day, and the chef will be splitting her time between the two locations.

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932 E. Passyunk Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19147
Monday - Thursday: 3:00 - 10:00pm
Friday: 3:00 - 11:00pm
Saturday: noon - 11:00pm
Sunday: noon - 10:00pm
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