She deftly fields it in a cup held aloft with her other hand and presents it to a grinning customer. You'd expect nothing less in a place where a scrawny rubber chicken dangles over the front counter and drops whenever a customer guesses a daily secret password. But these are just flourishes. Lazy Sundae, however, is not exactly your grandma's ice cream parlor. It arrives with a sprinkling of walnuts that cling to a mini-wave of whipped cream.
Hot fudge oozes over the sides.
Nearby, a father and daughter devour their treats. Paul O'Hop of Arlington tells me that Francesca, now 21 months, tasted her very first ice cream at Lazy Sundae and developed a strong attachment. There's also a trendy, bohemian flavor. Lazy Sundae was founded by friends Karen Orlando and Rebecca Tax and Rebecca's brother and his wife, Misty and David Tax. Many of them live in the neighborhood and come in two or three times a week.