Sarah Jean’s
Ice Cream
109 North Park Square NE, Marietta
Owners: Hunter, Steve and Theresa Cook
Must Try: Banana split, big brownie sundae
Plenty of things change on the Marietta Square. But one
thing that hasn’t is Sarah Jean’s Ice Cream, a mainstay
under its third owners since it opened in 1996.
The Cooks make the shop feel like a family since
purchasing it in 2006, with local ingredients and local
students from Marietta and Harrison High School or
Kennesaw State University working the store.
They’re an ice cream store, for sure, but the biggest
and baddest thing to order is the banana split, though
they are trying out churros that could become a favorite
as well.
One thing that’s certain is its popularity, from the
return of Taste of Marietta in April to summer concerts at
Glover Park.
FAR LEFT: Hunter Cook,
co-owner of Sarah
Jean’s Ice Cream, hands
a frozen drink to a
customer.
IMMEDIATE LEFT: Sarah
Jean’s Ice Cream, on
North Park Square in
Marietta, oers
hand-scooped ice
cream, milkshakes and
other frozen drinks, as
well as cookies,
brownies and coee.
BELOW:Natasha
McCoy, of Hiram, enjoys
a Superman ice cream
cone at Sarah Jean’s Ice
Cream in Marietta.
“It’s craziness from the end of April until around
Christmas,” said co-owner Hunter Cook.
One of the busiest months is September, with a lot of
events around the square.
Sarah Jean’s has roughly 40 dierent ice cream
flavors and “we always have options that are inclusive to
everyone,” Cook said.
That includes dairy free, gluten free and vegan
options.
They have Italian ice and also have seasonal ice
cream options or specialties such as Blue Moon,
Superman and strawberry cheesecake. They are open
from noon to either 9 or 10 p.m. depending on the
occasion.
“A lot of them are locally sourced,” Cook said.
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