Two Roosters Ice Cream

Two Roosters makes small-batch ice cream by hand and sells it from a shop at 215 E. Franklin Street, in Person Street Plaza. The flavors change often, and the company had built a loyal following long before it ever had a counter of its own.

The whole thing started with an old truck and the simple idea that ice cream makes a good day better and a bad day bearable. Every batch is still made by hand, and that plainspoken attitude runs through a shop kept busy by neighborhood regulars.

What to know

• Founder Jared Plummer is an NC State alum.
• He ran a turquoise 1965 Ford ice cream truck for more than a decade first.
• The Franklin Street shop opened in the summer of 2017.
• Food and Wine has named it the best ice cream in North Carolina.
• Catering is available for weddings, corporate events and birthday parties.