Cold Stone Creamery

I love the ice cream but dislike the service at this location. Twice the servers have skipped over me in line to serve others, which is very irritating! Probably won’t be going back to this location.

Cold Stone — Gotta Have It. Especially since it’s only a few steps from Starbucks.
Lotsa ice cream flavors and an obnoxious amount of different candy/​chocolate choices to mix with your ice cream.
The ice cream is pretty rich too, heavy, thick and weighty. Ice cream quality is determined by the amount of air that is in the mix, 1 pint of say… Godiva chocolate ice cream will weigh more than IDK, Breyers ice cream. That being said, Cold Stone has some pretty good quality ice cream.
Prices… still a bit high, but like Gayety’s this is a trendy type place so it’s expected. They’ve got punch cards though… that’s a nice little bonus I suppose.
This particular store is always clean and tidy, the employees are friendly and keeping busy it seems. Someone’s usually cleaning something, sweeping the floor or clearing tables. There are also a couple tables out front where you can enjoy your snack on those perfect spring or summer nights.
The only issue I have is that parking can be a S.O.B. in summer, it’s in a small mall off Route 30 and they share the building with like 6 other businesses. Needless to say, parking is at a premium when the heat comes.
Definitely swing by for a treat.

It’s no Salt Caramel ice cream (see Mt. Desert Island Ice Cream review), but I found the Chocolate Cake Batter ice cream to be wonderful, creamy, and dreamy. And I was all prepared to write this place off as «trendy.» That being said, the prices ARE pretty steep. I didn’t get any mix-​ins because I can do that at Dairy Belle in their best-​ever soft serve. I will continue to get my ice cream fix at Dairy Belle in Hammond, but I will return to Cold Stone Creamery occasionally for that CCB ice cream!