Comments on: America’s best ice cream shoppes

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:32:09 +0000

The Cow- in Reisterstown, Maryland. Homemade creamy frozen custard which comes in vanilla, chocolate, or twist, to be paired with one (or two!) of the 70 some flavors of italian ice make the perfect gelati! You can sample any flavor- but I recommend the peanut butter ice with the chocolate custard. If you are ever in the greater Baltimore area- its definently worth a stop!

By: Liz

Liz — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 14:47:24 +0000

I’m so glad Graeters ended up on this list. I’m from near Cincy, but go to school elsewhere and every I go home Graeters is an essential stop. There is nothing like it.

By: w3stoner

w3stoner — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:44:32 +0000

Also be sure to check out Denise’s Ice Cream while in columbus ohio.
(In the clinotville area on High street).

Similar to Jeni’s in that there are lots of cool flavours, sweet corn, Guinness, Bailey’s Irish Cream, Mint Hot Chocolate, Killer Chocolate, and White Coffee.

The scales tip back and forth for me between Denise’s and Jeni’s. Jeni’s flavours tend to
be slightly more exotic, but Denise’s menu is a bout three times Jeni’s and has some
more pedestrian flavours that may be more appealing to the less adventurous ice cream lover.

Both of them make Greater’s look like grocery store brand ice cream. If you’re ever in columbus you need to check them both out.

By: Caroline

Caroline — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:13:53 +0000

Amys for sure!!! Awesome atmosphere, amazing flavors.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:41:50 +0000

@Sarah: Thanks for the kind words. The latest flavor Jeni dreamed up is perhaps her best yet: Cucumber Honeydew with Cayenne — sooooo good. And the seasonal Sweet Corn with Black Raspberry tastes just like summer…

Couple things: we ship all over the US, so you don’t have to be in Columbus to get a scoop; and you can now pick up pints at Foragers in Brooklyn and Joppa in Newburyport (MA) — plus a bunch of fine restaurants that serve up the good stuff.

Cheers.

By: Hal Amen

Hal Amen — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:51:03 +0000

What’s a coaster?

By: Aaron

Aaron — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:22:06 +0000

I guess only coasters get on this site

By: Valerie

Valerie — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 16:32:44 +0000

@Marissa: Yea Bi-rite! I always try to stop by whenever I’m in the Mission. It was hard for me to choose between that and Ici in Berkeley. When they have it, the rose ice cream is unbeatable!

@Liv: I’m looking forward to trekking over to the Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory next month!

@Julie: Homemade peach ice cream sounds delicious! And thanks for the tip on Van Lewuwen, I’ll make sure to check it out when I’m in NY!

@Eurobubba, @Hal: I tried Amy’s in Houston earlier this year, it was great!

@Sarah: Your descriptions of Graeter’s black raspberry chocolate chip made me want to get on a plane to Cincinnati!

@Carlo: The former Milano Gelato in Berkeley was good, and even the Italian students from Berkeley liked it. It’s since changed owners, but still decent (but I don’t think it’s as good as before).

By: Carlo Alcos

Carlo Alcos — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 08:14:47 +0000

I’ll testify to the gelato in Italy (obviously) – the best I had was in Mantova and San Gimingano.

However, considering this is to celebrate National Ice Cream day in the US, I’m willing to concede there are some damn good places to get the cold stuff in America too!

I’m very interested in the green mango and chili one…

By: joshywashington

joshywashington — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 06:43:00 +0000

You haven’t had ice cream till you had Molly Moons in Seattle, it will change your life.

speaking of Gelato…i have never come across any gelato place in the states that holds a candle to Italy (more specifically in Menaggio on Lago Di Como)…
has anybody found gelato in the states???