E is for..........eegee's

eegee's is a chain of restaurants here in Tucson. They serve a good sub, and their french fries are brilliant. We're talking an institution.

While eegee's is the name of the restaurant, it is also the de facto word used for its most famous product, sickly sweet flavored ices. As in, "let's get an eegee."

Just about every kind of social event, especially if kids are involved, will include eegee's. You can get buckets of the stuff. And they're cheap. Perfect for thirsty desert dwellers.

The eegee's are a little too sweet for me, but the girls love 'em. We make a lot of stops after practices and whatnot.

When friends visit from out of town, alcohol has been known to find its way into the adults' eegee's, and that always seems to please. It's a very diverse product, don't ya know.

However you enjoy your eegee's, one thing's for sure, eeggee's is an iconic Tucson treat.