# Mr. K's Soft Ice Cream - Charlotte is Creative

> Source: https://www.charlotteiscreative.com/mr-ks-soft-ice-cream/
> Updated: 2020-07-23T14:53:59+00:00
> Type: Post
> Categories: Articles | Contributors: Porter Metzler | Neighborhoods: Historic South End, South Charlotte | Subjects: Culinary, OG CLT

It’s looking like a hot weekend ahead, so we are preemptively telling you where you need to go get some ice cream (and a burger or two) to cool off. Mr.

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It’s looking like a hot weekend ahead, so we are preemptively telling you where you need to go get some ice cream (and a burger or two) to cool off. **Mr. K’s Soft Ice Cream** is an \#OGCLT establishment that has stood the test of time on its little corner of South Boulevard. Since 1967, Mr. K’s has been a staple in the diet of many Charlotteans who love the simple things in life. A burger. Some fries. And, of course, a chocolate-vanilla swirl ice cream cone. Does it get much better than that?

**Fun Fact:** When **Theodore Karres** started the restaurant in 1967, it was called Zesto. It was in 1971 that the name was changed to the iconic Mr. K’s Soft Ice Cream.

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