This store takes the traditional approach with meals before dessert. Go to Brigham s if you favor cake a la mode or old-fashioned sundaes. The waiters are in slow-motion and sometimes seem to forget you exist. File this store under Standing Room Only. Freshen's Cafe on the Atrium, Northeastern University 373-8472 Monday to Thursday 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday noon to 6 p.m.
Long lines are rare, making one wonder if students forget that ice cream is available on campus.
When you re dying of ice cream thirst, Freshens is as close to home as you re gonna get. Eat outside and watch the unique and the hip gather around Starbucks and Tower Records, or stay inside and sit in a disabled amusement park tea cup. Toppings on sundaes include raspberries, marshmallow, Kit Kat, Heath Bar and Snickers. Because it s the street s first ice cream stop, the line can stretch out the door on muggy nights. If you can t wait to reach ice cream bliss, it might be quicker to walk the few extra minutes to another shop, which is likely to be less crowded.