I Scream, You Scream we all scream for ICE Cream!!!

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Freeze King Frederick MDThe weather is getting warm (hot) which starts my favorite time of the year…ICE Cream season!!!  Sure, you can buy ice cream everyday at the super market.  But nothing taste better than melting ice cream out of a soggy ice cream cone.   That has to be the best part.  I am not one to get the fancy smancy waffle cones dipped in chocolate and sprinkles.  I like a simple cake cone.   My family and I love to check out all the ice cream in the area.  So I am going to share some of our findings with you.  Please add you own.  (Even out of state…we do travel) 

Here is what we have found in Frederick County.  I think one of the first places we ever visited when we came to Frederick, MD, was Freeze King over on East Street & 13th.  It’s one of the better soft ice cream places we have been to…however; you must have patience.  The young staff lacks motivation in the customer service department.  On a warm evening, the lines are out to the parking lot with two or three windows open…tells at least one thing…everyone else likes this place and is willing to wait.  It looks like a dive, but I like it.  Also, this place is pretty inexpensive.

Now on to the refrigerated table ice cream (What?)  You know the Cold Stone Creamery Ice Cream and the Maggie Moos.  These places mix customize ice cream in front of you on a large refrigerated table (or cold stone)  We like to stop by every once in while to these ones for specialty ice cream.  We prefer Maggie Moos over Cold stone only because of location.   Maggie Moos is locate in the Westview Plaza on Route 85, while Cold Stone Creamery is located across from the Walmart on Monacacy Blvd.  We like sitting out side the Westview 16 movie theater  while eating up some over priced ice cream and people watch.  (people are an interesting species)  One of my favorites is Twizzler, taste exactly like real Twizzlers.  Both locations have some very interesting concoctions to appeal to everyone’s taste.  The reason we don’t frequent Cold Stone is parking …what were the engineers thinking?  They have maybe 70 parking spaces in front of Five Guys, Cold Stone, Starbucks and California Tortilla.  All very trendy and delicious (that’s another post)  But definitely not enough to support the masses. 

The latest addition to the ice cream favorite list… Ben and Jerry’s!!!  Ben Jerrys Frederick MDWhat better place can you people watch, than downtown?!?!  I have not identified a favorite flavor here, yet…so far they are all very good….Chunky Monkey, Phish Food, Cherry Garcia, I could just go on.   For hard packed ice cream, this is top.   Ben and Jerry’s is located on Carroll Creek just a short walk from North Market Street. 

Jamis Hagerstown MDLastly, our favorite soft serve…not in Frederick, MD but worth the drive, Jami’s (or Mary’s) out on Alternate Route 40 just past Greenbrier State Park.   This little trailer serves up the best around.  They have a weekly flavor usually something like Blackberry, Peach or my fav…Creamsicle.   The ice cream is just the right texture.  Definitely real cream not watered down like some soft serves. 

Honorable mentions would include, of course, Dairy Queen, Gyro King Dairy Delite on Rt Brusters Frederick MD40 (try the gyro, outstanding!), Baskin & Robbins (31 flavors), also on 40,  Frederick Fudge & Ice Cream on East St. (more for the fudge than the ice cream) For a good cheap Banana Split go to Bruster’s on Crestwood on Thursdays.  Take a banana with and get it half priced…(if you forget, walk across to the grocery store and buy a bundle.) Beef, buns and Paradise out past the fair grounds, Rita’s Italian Ice on Patrick Street.  I think there’s more that I am forgetting….help remind me!

So what are you waiting for?  It’s already 80 degrees outside at 10:30 AM…  Order up a double scoop!!!

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2 Responses to “I Scream, You Scream we all scream for ICE Cream!!!”

  1. Chris Griffith on August 29th, 2007 12:05 pm

    Now THAT’s what I’M talkin’ about! I knew you’d get your lick in somewhere!

  2. Foto Friday in Frederick « Focus on Frederick MD on October 19th, 2007 8:21 am

    [...] Foto comes from my mobile phone blog. As you know I like to stop for ice cream every once in a while. I know, I know…Bob where do you put it…you’re so skinny!!! I mentioned this ice [...]

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