And so expansion is in the works; Kim and Gertzen have signed a lease at 1061 South Gaylord Street in the Washington Park neighborhood and hope to have the new shop open in December. While growth was always in the business plan, Kim says the second shop came sooner than she and Gertzen were expecting. The ice cream has earned praise from fans for the unique flavors and rich, housemade base, and when StarChefs recognized Frozen Matter with a Rising Stars award this past summer, landlords came calling, too. "It seems like we get hit up by a developer at least once or twice a month," she notes.
At Frozen Matter, you can get olive oil ice cream with three different salts on it.
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With the expansion, customers can also expect more novelty items like ice cream sandwiches, cakes and pies. Kim adds that the new location also has extra space that won't be part of the initial buildout, and she hopes to put something fun there eventually, but it won't be another speakeasy like Retrograde, the hidden bar at the back of the Uptown parlor that has a walk-in refrigerator as an entryway.
Frozen Matter had been selling ice cream from a portable cart all summer on Old South Gaylord, so the owners had become familiar with the tastes of the Washington Park residents that will soon become their new neighbors.
