Aunt Stelle's Sno-Cones

Colds and flu viruses monopolize the short fall and winter seasons. However, snow-cone stands, like this Oak Cliff operation, have a hold on the extensive inferno under which Dallasites roast most of the year. This summer chiller is a neighborhood institution and has been in business for more than four decades. It's only open from the final Sunday in April to Labor Day. So, if you're not in line by 9 p.m., or by the time the sign's lights are turned off, forget about enjoying the endless and dirt-cheap flavors, like the popular coconut. Someone will turn you away. They sell more than flavored ice from the hand-painted menu. The owners also offer customer favorites the Pink Lady (vanilla ice cream flavor) and a root beer float.