Some Nashville dessert plans start with pie and end somewhere else entirely. A family says they are heading out for a slice, and an hour later they are sitting at a picnic table on the west side of town, holding a cone taller than their plans.
The stand they end up at has been open since 1951, which makes it older than most of the songs on the radio. It has no indoor seating, no cash register that takes paper money, and some of the biggest small cones in Tennessee.
People still line up for it every afternoon. This story covers where it is, how it got its start, what the menu is known for, and the practical details that can save a trip…