Ice Cream Parlor Circa 1959 (Vintage Film Home Movie). Ice cream parlors are places that sell ice cream and frozen yogurt to consumers. Ice cream is normally sold in two varieties in these stores: soft-serve ice cream (normally with just chocolate, vanilla, and "twist", a mix of the two), and hard-packed, which has an assortment of flavors, as well as frozen yogurt, which is a low-fat alternative and tastes slightly different from ice cream. Ice cream and frozen yogurt are sold in ice cream cones, sundaes, and milkshakes. Some parlors may also sell gelato, ice cream cakes, and ice cream bars at these places. In addition to ice cream and frozen yogurt, ice cream parlors may even sell a variety of hot foods.