Cold Stone Creamery

Expensive, but its a nice treat once in a while. My fave is the Cookie doughnt you want some made with have cake batter ice cream and have vanilla ice cream with chocolate shavings caramel sauce a little chocolate sauce and 2 chocolate chip cookies

Whenever I feel like going into a sugar-​and-​lactose induced coma, Cold Stone is my ice cream of choice.
This is my go-​to Cold Stone, mainly because the one in Dearborn closed down a while ago. The employees are usually good about greeting you as you walk in, and thank God they stopped singing when you give them tips.
They’re very big on upselling here. If you just want a small, they’ll remind you a medium is only .30 more! But we all know you don’t need a medium… so don’t fall for it. Sometimes the employees can be a little hasty when you’re trying to look over the menu, so my advice is just let anyone behind you go first so you can concoct the tastiest creation without being rushed.
My biggest gripe with this location is cleanliness. The floor is usually caked with ice cream, along with the tables and chairs. In addition, it seems there are always rogue napkins all over the floor just waiting for you to slip on them.
They do have outdoor seating, so if you fancy a breeze with your ice cream, head outside and enjoy the sunshine.

I don’t know how you wouldn’t like Cold Stone (beyond the price). The Allen Park location is near what used to be Salsarita’s. The staff is friendly and the ice cream reminds me of the others. The good thing is that they close late. It’s a good spot for a quick ice cream run if you are in the area shopping at Lowe’s, Meijer, or Target. The good park is they accept insert Cold Stone coupons and the upper management actually responds to emails. Definitely my go-​to spot for Cold Stone since there aren’t many in the area.

The perfect cap to an eventful evening for my fiancé and I while watching the Hughes kids went a little something like this…
Dinner at Salsarita’s next door (kids eat free on Saturdays and Sundays there). We didn’t really intend on getting ice cream, but as we were getting ready to leave we noticed a veritable squadron of police vehicles blocking several cars into the parking lot, one of which happened to be ours. Apparently somebody tried to steal a bunch of merchandise from the Game Stop a few doors down… well, looks like an ice cream shop is a good way to kill some time with a couple of kids!
I generally prefer to get my sweet frozen treats from family-​owned custard shops, but for a chain store, I find Cold Stone hard to beat. I honestly think they serve up some of the best ice-​cream around, and as with all the other locations I’ve visited, this was no exception. The staff was very friendly and handled the somewhat nonsensical ordering of a hyperactive 2.5 year-​old about as well as you could hope. The location is well kept, bright, and fun.
Cold Stone in general is a bit on the pricey side for ice cream, but tends to be worth the splurge for the super creamy custom order ice cream. I seem to have quelled the craving for ice cream for a bit, but my search for a real shop, something to compete with the Italian gelaterias I ate in last summer, is still ongoing…