Since today was another gorgeous August day in the Ocean State, I decided to motor over to St. Clair's (no one ever actually refers to it by the full name St. Clair Annex by the way) on Bay Street in Watch Hill.

Sure, the line was a tad long, but the wait was most definitely worth it — because it IS some of the yummiest ice cream in all of Rhode Island.

Yours truly has seen a lot of articles (some more extensive and highly detailed than others) and polls on the topic and I am here to tell you that this is the most unscientific and totally subjective recommendation you're going to come across: You see, my fam and I have been enjoying St. Clair's handmade-on-the-premises (by the same family since the late 1880's — that’s right, I said 1880's), incredibly fresh ice cream for the last 30 years or more, so I'm definitely biased. But in a good way!

Hands down, my favorite flavor is the peach, with bits of real peach (exactly what I ordered today), but there are literally dozens of others to choose from and hey, they are all pretty outstanding. Sometimes, they add in special, limited edition flavors too. 

And, in case you missed it, last year I blogged about how one of my brothers has a competition with his daughter every summer to see who will be the first to work their way thru the menu by Labor Day, sampling the most flavors.

Pretty sure they are still cash only, so do make sure you have some dough with ya. Speaking of which they did indeed have at least one cookie dough i.c. on the menu today.

And they have breakfast and lunch if you’re looking for some swell, casual, pre or post BEACH eats.

Find St. Clair Annex 141 Bay Street in Watch Hill (Westerly), Rhode Island.

As always, if you go after reading THIS, please let them (and your friends) know you were inspired by Patty J and PattyJ.com.