Massapequa, New York · Founded 1920
A Massapequa ice-cream parlor and restaurant since 1955, carrying a Krisch’s business lineage that began in Brooklyn in 1920.
Krisch’s began in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, in 1920 before closing during the late-1920s Depression period. The business reopened in Hollis, Queens, in the mid-1930s and moved to its present Massapequa home at 11 Central Avenue in 1955. Today it operates as a 1950s-style restaurant and ice-cream parlor, with a history of ownership changes after the founding family.
Krisch's opens in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn.
Source: Krisch's official history; ABC7 New York, "Take the Kitchen Sink Challenge"
The original Brooklyn store closes during the late-1920s Depression period; exact closure date remains unverified.
Source: Krisch's official history
Krisch's reopens in Hollis, Queens, during the mid-1930s; exact reopening date remains unverified.
Source: Krisch's official history; Patch, "Krisch's Restaurant & Ice Cream Parlour"
Krisch's moves to 11 Central Avenue in Massapequa, its continuing Long Island location.
Source: Krisch's official history; ABC7 New York, "Take the Kitchen Sink Challenge"
Steve McCue purchases Krisch's from the original owners and continues the restaurant and ice-cream-parlor operation.
Source: Patch, "Krisch's Restaurant & Ice Cream Parlour: A Favorite Frozen In Time"
ABC7 New York identifies Scott Cackett as owner and reports that Krisch's makes its ice cream by hand.
Source: ABC7 New York, "Take the Kitchen Sink Challenge"
News 12 Long Island visits Krisch's as an active Massapequa restaurant and ice-cream parlor.
Source: News 12 Long Island, "Enjoy A Nostalgic Treat At Krisch's"
Every claim gets rated. A business's own website can never earn "documented."
Krisch's began in Brooklyn in 1920, closed during the late-1920s Depression period, reopened in Queens, and did not arrive in Massapequa until 1955. The closure prevents a continuous-operation claim, and this review found no Nassau County comparative research supporting an oldest title.
The Krisch family founded the early business, but later reporting identifies Steve McCue as purchaser in 1993 and Scott Cackett as owner in 2020. The present business should not be described as continuously Krisch-family owned or operated.
ABC7 reported in 2020 that the shop makes its products by hand, while the official business site describes old-fashioned soda fountains and a 10-stool counter in a maintained 1950s atmosphere. These are credible current character claims, though this pass did not audit historical fixture dates or manufacturing records.
Krisch's opened in Bay Ridge in 1920, relocated to Hollis, Queens, in the mid-1930s, and moved to 11 Central Avenue in Massapequa in 1955.
Krisch's began on Long Island in 1920 and has been in Massapequa ever since.
Krisch's began in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, in 1920, later reopened in Hollis, Queens, and moved to Massapequa in 1955.
Source: Krisch's official history; ABC7 New York, "Take the Kitchen Sink Challenge"
Krisch's has operated continuously since 1920.
The original Brooklyn store closed during the late-1920s Depression period before the business reopened in Hollis, Queens, in the mid-1930s.
Source: Krisch's official history
Krisch's remains owned and operated by the founding Krisch family.
Later reporting identifies Steve McCue as purchaser in 1993 and Scott Cackett as owner in 2020.
Source: Patch, "Krisch's Restaurant & Ice Cream Parlour: A Favorite Frozen In Time"; ABC7 New York, "Take the Kitchen Sink Challenge"
Krisch’s endures because it has become a durable Massapequa meeting place rather than because it operated uninterrupted from 1920. The 1955 shop retained a mid-century soda-fountain identity through later ownership transitions, while its menu, ice cream, and large specialty sundaes continue to serve local family occasions. Its business lineage began in Brooklyn, but its modern community identity is rooted in Massapequa.
Krisch's began in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, in 1920, then closed during the late-1920s Depression period. It reopened in Hollis, Queens, in the mid-1930s before moving to its present Massapequa location at 11 Central Avenue in 1955. The current restaurant and ice-cream parlor carries that long business lineage but has operated under later non-Krisch owners.
No verified evidence establishes Krisch's as Long Island’s oldest continuously operating ice-cream parlor. Krisch's did not arrive in Massapequa until 1955, and its earlier Brooklyn operation closed during the late 1920s before reopening in Queens. It is best described as a long-running Massapequa parlor with a business lineage dating to 1920.
ABC7 New York identified Scott Cackett as Krisch's owner in 2020. Earlier reporting says Steve McCue purchased the business from the original owners in 1993. This review did not locate a current New York corporate filing to verify the present legal ownership entity.
11 Central Ave, Massapequa, NY 11758
(516) 797-3149
Krisch's is at 11 Central Avenue in Massapequa; confirm current restaurant, ice-cream, dessert, online-ordering, and holiday hours before visiting.