By chance, in the last two days, I've read and seen three references to ice cream and pizza places as parlors. I know, once upon a time, "parlor" was a more common term. Whenever I see it today, though, I grind my teeth and think, "Don't call it an ice cream parlor! Don't call it a pizza parlor! That's stodgy and archaic. The word, 'place,' is sufficient."