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Say goodbye to Old School as Capitol Hill frozen custard shop serves final scoops

(Image: Old School)

After more than a decade of business on Capitol Hill, Old School Frozen Custard is scooping its final treats for customers this weekend.

“Like many small businesses impacted by the complexities of Covid, Old School has hit the end of the road,” Old School’s owners said.

Old School arrived on Capitol Hill in 2009 as part of a small chain of frozen custard shops. In 2016, new owners Meg and CJ Chaney stepped in and took over the business, introducing more cookies and baked goods to the offerings. While other new dessert options coming to the Hill mostly emphasized new trends and flavors, Old School kept its focus on creamy, comfortable scoops, and plenty of butterfat.

(Image: Old School)

The shop was fully closed through much of the pandemic but had reopened as restrictions lifted. Along the way, the business received two Paycheck Protection Program loans totaling just over $75,000 and covering five jobs. The first for $21,300 is listed as forgiven, according to federal records. The second was approved in April.

As it closes this weekend, the E Pike ice cream shop announced it will help out a good cause as it invites fans back for final scoops:

As we’re prone to make Juicy Lemon custard out of lemons, if we’re going down we’re going to make some good out of it! 100% of ALL PROCEEDS from this weekend will be given to Food Lifeline to help our neighbors in need. So try to make it out for one last scoop and help those who really need help.

They’ll have limited staff so be patient if there’s a line.

Old School Frozen Custard is located at 1316 E Pike. More information about its final weekend of business is here.

 

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Nope
Nope
2 years ago

I still don’t understand the formula for the payroll loans, looking through the list a while back I saw an owner operated architect get $300k.

Fairly Obvious
Fairly Obvious
2 years ago
Reply to  Nope

Like a lot of things in life, the PPP was set up so that those with money and resources were able to better take advantage of the program.

Those without resources struggled to take advantage of the program and were left out to dry.

The PPP based eligibility almost solely on number of employees, which is a terrible metric.

fluffy
2 years ago

Ah, dang, this place was always a favorite of mine. They’ll be sorely missed.