Livermore has a new place to chill outdoors and enjoy a tall, soft-serve ice cream cone. The nostalgic part about this announcement is that the location is in what used to be the Bank of the West building on the corner of Second Street and South Livermore Avenue. Frank and I had banked here since our arrival in Livermore in 1976. The building, which is diagonally across from the Livermore Post Office, is now the site of the Meadowlark Dairy - Livermore.
Friday afternoon, April 3rd, after a visit to our tax service to complete that annual ritual, we stopped to get a soft-serve cone and check out the Meadowlark Dairy. A silhouette of a cow wearing shades greeted us at the entrance. Frank ordered a large coffee cone and I ordered a medium chocolate cone. Both were very generously sized. I struggled, but managed to finish all of mine, but Frank had to forgo the last bit of his. Next time we will wisely order a medium and a small. There will be a next time. The ice cream was very good and the prices quite reasonable.
Here is Frank gazing through the exit door just before our departure. Our outing (after the taxes... groan) made for a fun informal date. We sat a a small table on the side as we licked our cones and watched the local folk of Livermore pass by. Loard's is still our favorite place for sundaes with its indoor pink and white decor, but Meadowlark Dairy certainly merits a return visit for taste and ambience and al fresco dining pleasure.
