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By STEVE KORNACKI | The Tampa Tribune "Sweet Beach Stops"
Published: July 31, 2007   

                   Sweet Views

At Paradise Sweets, they have an ice-cream espresso called the Pass-a-ccino, Working Cow Homemade Ice Cream, rows of candy and jelly beans in jars, Hawaiian shave ice, milkshakes and smoothies.

That is attraction enough, but then there's the view this Pass-a-Grille eatery provides. Pull up one of the 10 Adirondack chairs - some with backs made to look like sandals or a row of parrots - and feel your blood pressure drop.

"This is an ideal spot," says Chris Fannin of Ruskin, while downing a vanilla, fudge swirl and peanut butter cup ice-cream shake in an Adirondack shaped like a mermaid. "It has the view, the atmosphere and pretty good ice cream."

Some of the tables have skim-board tops, and the outdoor seating area is covered. But if you'd like a slower melt to your ice cream, there are bistro chairs and tables inside with jazz music playing.

The wooden shelves and coffee bar were made by Mike Janecek, who owns the store with his wife, Rita. Their son, Adam, manages it. And his younger brother, Matthew, is behind the counter.

The family has another Paradise Sweets, managed by daughter Jennifer, on the Outer Banks in Corolla, N.C.

"My parents quit their jobs and opened up these so they could be at the beach all the time," said Adam Janecek, an ex-Marine. "We opened in November, and it's gone over pretty well. People seem to like it, and some just stop to take pictures of the chairs."