For a blast from the past, visit Glenburn Soda Fountain in Burnaby Heights. This throwback spot will appeal to your inner kid with its retro interior decor and nostalgic malt shop menu, which boasts a dozen specialty sundaes including the classic Banana Split (with pineapple and strawberry sauces) and Sweet & Salty Pretzel topped with homemade peanut butter sauce. Every treat is made to order and features local ingredients, including ice cream from Birchwood Dairy in Abbotsford.
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This old school ice cream shop in Burnaby is sure to charm visitors young and old. Enjoy four decadently retro delights throughout the festival: All That and a Bag of Chips (January 19 to 25), a salted toffee milk hot chocolate garnished with chocolate potato chip toffee; Float Your Boat (January 26 to February 1), a cola-infused dark hot chocolate topped with vanilla ice cream; Freeze Tag (February 2 to February 8), a smooth peanut butter milk hot chocolate that’s been frozen and blended; and Hot Tamale (February 9 to 14), a spicy hot cocoa laced with cinnamon Red Hots.
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Glenburn specializes in Old School flavour; everything from here is straight outta the 1950s – from the decor to the soda jerk hats worn by staff to the dozen-plus sundaes on the menu. This is a nostalgic soda shop of hedonistic delight; besides the sundaes, you can indulge your sweet tooth with egg cream, malts, decadent slices of pie, house-made candy bars, and ice cream cones. The staff are as friendly as can be, and the whole place has a time-machine feel to it. It’s the good old days brought back to life.
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