ALICE'S ICE CREAM EMPORIUM--FORT LAUDERDALE--RESTAURANT REVIEW

It took me a moment or two---nobody said I was very bright! (HUSH!)--to realize that the place was decorated in a Alice In Wonderland whimsy fashion which turned it into a fun place with red plastic stemmed wine glasses for sodas, high purple chairs, booths with a different fun lamp above each and varied pastel colored plastic martini glasses for the gelato servings at the table.
The gentleman who served us, made our sandwich, dished out the gelato and brought us the brownie was a delight from the moment we stepped in the door. up to our leaving. I have no idea if he is one of the owners but he does everything but make the gelato, as he told us the women, fixing up a booth a few steps from us, was responsible for that. IF she is the owner she should have taken a second or two to at least acknowledge us.

As to the food it is pretty pricey. We split a sandwich that was $7.75 and really wasn't enough for one! Though the gelato came in many flavors they cost $5.75 for a medium scoop which is really a small scoop and I don't want to see the size of the latter. I had the banana crepe which had a hint of banana while Allen had the orange which he really liked and another flavor (I forget what it was) which he said was bland. We split a brownie with chocolate sauce which was just ordinary.

I didn't see any ice cream so I suppose they put that in the name so people driving by would know it is a dessert shop. "Alice's Gelato Emporium"? It would go along with the Alice in Wonderland theme.
I'm sorry I didn't get the name of the door greeter, server, cook, cashier, host, busboy but if he isn't an owner he should be one and I hope the owners know what a gem they have in him.
I'm glad I tried the place but it isn't a shop I would return to--if I am going to spend close to $40 for lunch I would rather go across the street to Pomperdales Deli.

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