{"id":12688,"date":"2013-07-08T19:34:40","date_gmt":"2013-07-08T23:34:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/2013\/07\/car-hop-ice-cream-shop-in-ballston-spa-also-offers-food-made-fresh-each-day.html"},"modified":"2017-11-08T13:55:03","modified_gmt":"2017-11-08T18:55:03","slug":"car-hop-ice-cream-shop-in-ballston-spa-also-offers-food-made-fresh-each-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/2013\/07\/car-hop-ice-cream-shop-in-ballston-spa-also-offers-food-made-fresh-each-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Car Hop Ice Cream Shop In Ballston Spa Also Offers Food Made Fresh Each Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"img-left\">\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"carhop-wm.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2013\/07\/carhop-wm.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"222\" class=\"alignleft\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"img-caption\">Mike Klein stands in front of his new business, the Car Hop Ice Cream Shop in Ballston Spa, that features foods like Nathan&#8217;s hot dogs, fried oreos and bacon sundaes\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Car Hop Ice Cream Shop, 2007<br \/>\nDoubleday Ave., Ballston Spa, is now open<br \/>\nin the plaza that was home to an ice cream<br \/>\nstand, eat-in restaurant and Dunkin Donuts<br \/>\nover recent years.<\/p>\n<p>Owner Mike Klein took over two storefronts<br \/>\nand added his own flair for cars, bikes<br \/>\nand the &#8220;car kulture&#8221; on a whole to bring<br \/>\nback his business to life.<\/p>\n<p>The new establishment is distinguished<br \/>\nby the artwork on the outside of the building,<br \/>\nconsisting of vehicles that have been<br \/>\nplaced strategically and hand painted by<br \/>\nacclaimed kulture artist Doug Hoch.<\/p>\n<p>During the summer months, Klein expects<br \/>\nto be a destination for both the car<br \/>\nand motorcycle enthusiasts. Mondays, are<br \/>\ncar night and Tuesdays are bike night, between<br \/>\n5-8:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>The Car Hop has made-to-order food, featuring many items such as Nathan&#8217;s hot dogs, fresh hamburger and steaks, custom made and named sandwiches, fried oreos, bacon sundaes and many homemade items made fresh daily. There is a core menu board to order from, plus daily specials.<\/p>\n<p>Klein said the Car Hop Ice Cream Shop will be expanding by fall and will be moving into a larger year-round space. The plaza also has an Upstate Cellular store that Klein owns. He said he will scale down Upstate Cellular a bit to accommodate the move.<\/p>\n<p>The extra space inside will be dedicated to offering the same made-to-order menu specialties in a dining environment with hundreds of kulture art items to view. The current Car Hop will be altered to the new concept in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>Lovey Lee is the manager of Car Hop Ice Cream Shop. 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