Sarris Candies has announced a Pittsburgh scoop shop inside the Penn Avenue Market District, bringing its ice cream business closer to city customers. The company's September 23 release identified 6310 Penn Avenue as the location and scheduled the opening for September 24. The announcement listed daily hours of 8 a.m.–8 p.m., with cones, sundaes, milkshakes and grab-and-go treats.

Those are the company's announced opening details, rather than an independently verified report of current service. Before making a special trip, customers should confirm the scoop counter's operating hours directly. The release establishes a concrete city address and a grocery-store setting for a business long associated with Canonsburg. For shoppers along the East Liberty–Shadyside corridor, the practical attraction is straightforward: a Sarris ice cream stop can be combined with a Penn Avenue grocery visit.

A family business with a long ice cream history

Sarris is known for chocolate, but ice cream has been part of its story for decades. The company's published history traces the business to Frank Sarris making chocolates in his basement, followed by a small shop beside his Canonsburg home by 1963. An old-fashioned ice cream parlor was added in 1979 as the business expanded. Today, the company says it remains family-owned and operated by Frank and Athena Sarris's son, Bill. It also dates the opening of its newer production facility to 2024, putting the Penn Avenue announcement within a longer period of investment in the business.

Keep the two ice cream menus separate

The scoop-shop release names the main categories of treats but does not publish a complete location-specific flavor list or price sheet. Sarris's Canonsburg parlor menu shows the wider ice cream tradition behind the brand, including build-your-own sundaes, banana splits, milkshakes and chocolate hard-cap toppings. That menu is a reference for the original parlor at 511 Adams Avenue, not confirmation that every item is offered on Penn Avenue. Check the counter's own selection before promising a particular flavor or specialty sundae to a group.

Canonsburg offers a different kind of visit

For people who want a longer outing, Sarris's Chocolate Factory page describes its factory store and tour experience at 135 Meadow Lane in Canonsburg. Guided group tours overlook the production space and cover the company's history and chocolate-making process. The page also links to tour booking and information about private events. This is a separate destination from both the Adams Avenue parlor and the announced Penn Avenue scoop shop, so use the relevant address when arranging a visit. A tour also calls for checking booking availability rather than treating it as an unscheduled stop.

The distinction gives customers a useful choice: watch for confirmed service details at the city scoop counter, visit the original parlor for its published menu, or plan a factory experience around a reservation. For families planning more than one stop, checking the addresses first will help keep the day organized. The Penn Avenue announcement adds another potential point of contact between a Western Pennsylvania family business and Pittsburgh shoppers, extending a familiar regional name into an everyday city retail setting.

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