I recently got a gift certificate for Cold Stone Creamery and have been holding on to not sure if I wanted to go or not and when. I've never been a big ice cream fan, I don't like the way it coats my throat or makes me so thirsty afterwords... anyway, My bf and I thought last Sunday would be a great day to try it out. And we are so thankful we did! THE BEST ICE CREAM I'VE EVER HAD! And coming from someone who isn't a fan in general, that's a huge compliment! I ordered the... oh crap, I can't remember what its called. Chocolate Indulgence? Anyway, Its the chocolate with brownie, and chocolate syrup in in it and mmmm was it good.
When we first got there the line was out the door. We were very tempted to turn and go home but realizing we had nothing else to do with our Sunday (a rarity) and so we thought we'd wait it out. The first impressive thing that happened was that we made it through the line in a little under 5 minutes - there were probably 15 -20 people in front of us!
While we were waiting, all the employees kept busting out in these cute little rhymes all singing on cue. It was very fun to watch cause they all got so into it, clapping spoons, pumping their fists and even stomping their feet!
The thing that really makes Cold Stone different then most ice cream places is that they encourage you to mix all these ingredients together to get these great combinations - rather than having premade flavors and combos. Ex: instead of having a premade rocky road, they have chocolate cream and you get to add whatever you want to made it your own rocky road. They scoop all the stuff onto a clean cold stone and then mix the ingredients. In the end you get a mmm mmm good, cold dish of fresh cream and intense flavors with all the topping mixed in that you could want! And the best thing is that you created it yourself!
This is the http://www.coldstonecreamery.com/main/index.asp to their website. It even includes a pg where you can search for locations near you!
If you've never been, even if your not an ice cream fan, give it a try! You won't regret it! Definitely the best ice cream I've ever had!
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