Cold Stone Creamery 494

This fall the sign said Cold Stone was just closed for remodeling, but it sure looks permanently closed to me. Fremont location is still up and running. I’ll have to go there for my ice cream cake needs.

I really love me some Cold Stone. I’m pretty simple — chocolate ice cream with peanut butter mixed in and I am a happy camper! Yeah, I know, I am easy…
If you haven’t been here (I say why the hell not???) what you do is choose the ice cream and then the mix-​in (s) that you want to go in the ice cream and you get to watch them mix it all up together (on a cold stone) to make a wonderful treat for your mouth!
They have many different flavors of ice cream and a ton of mix-​ins from which to choose. The let you sample any of the ice cream so if you aren’t sure about something ask for a taste! When you tip sometimes they sing — that isn’t really my thing especially in a tiny store but I guess it can be fun.
Their cakes are pretty yummy too, I prefer the white/​yellow cakes because they seem to be a little more moist in my opinion and the cupcakes with the edible shell are good too. I don’t think all sotres have the cupcakes so if you want those you should check before going.
I went into the downtown Cold Stone to buy a G.C. for a friend’s birthday and found they now have a birthday cake candy bar (cake batter & rainbow sprinkles w/​milk chocolate) so I got one for my friend and for me. It seemed almost gritty to me so I wouldn’t get it again but it was a cool thing to give with my G.C.
Their sizes are like it (sm), love it (med), and gotta have it (lg). The like it size is plenty for sure and you can also get it in a waffle cone — chocolate dipped or plain.
They have a lot to choose from so everyone should be able to find something they like! So go, get some ice cream, have a party in your mouth!

Thanks to MyfriendMichelle, I found Cold Stone when I lived in CA. I loved it. I like to get sweet cream (or sometimes sweet cream mixed with chocolate) and chocolate chips and either raspberries or dark cherries. I was pretty excited to discover one here in Seattle and really close to my apartment. I still love the ice cream. I usually get a pint (I REFUSE to call it a «Mine») to take home.
The problems with the Westlake franchise:
1 — The location is TINY.
2 — They don’t have the best workers. Yesterday in the early evening I was in there with a friend and although the line snaked all the way around the counter and had started to double back, there were only two workers. When a 3^rd guy came in, the other two disappeared and so it was only the recent arrival guy scooping (I don’t know his name but he is awesome. We’ve had him before.) When he asked a coworker to help him do a task (not even prepare ice cream) she got rather shirty with him.
3 — They never ever ever have dark cherries. I don’t know why that is but I ask every time I’m in there and I always get told they only have the cherry pie filling cherries. That’s not the same.

Order the Cake Batter Confetti cake but ask them to hold the confetti. Voila. You have a beautiful, classic looking Red Velvet (ice cream) cake.

Probably the best way to ruin dinner and satisfy your cravings! I always get so full after eating a Like It. Great selection and if you are watching your diet you can always opt for a sinless or sorbet. If you don’t see a mix that you want on the board, check one of the brochures that they have on the counter. Never tasted their milkshakes or smoothie before… but their cakes are heavenly ^.^
CONS: so hard to find parking! unless ur lucky of course! and when you are unlucky, you get served by lazy and rude employee (s) –_​–