Antoine’s Ice Cream Parlor

I have had a serious pineapple smoothie craving for the past week now. I have tried to make my own at home but the results were lackluster at best. After spending too much money on new work clothes at Oakland Mall, fate intervened.
I was walking past Antoine’s and I saw a large sign that said «SMOOTHIES» and saw pineapple listed in the flavors below. I stopped so fast I almost caused a 20 patron pileup.
I placed my order. The man who made my smoothie seemed to be having a difficult time, removing the blender and banging it on the counter before trying to blend it again. This happened about 5 times before the other employee behind the counter took time out from eating her ice cream to help him. They both struggled with the smoothie creation process a bit more. I got a bit worried when the girl pulled out a huge container of what looked to be very gelatinous pineapple topping. I was halfheartedly expecting fresh pineapple after seeing kiwis on the counter.
After a bit more finagling my smoothie was done. The girl poured my smoothie and some of it dripped over the side. No big deal– until she handed it to me without wiping it off. This really irked me. I asked for some napkins and paid. She never thanked me, never told me to have a good night. I kind of felt like an inconvenience at that point.
As for the taste– it was pretty good. It reminded me of a pineapple upside-​down cake. It wasn’t as creamy as I hoped, and I think that they could invest in a better blender to get the ice to blend finer.
I would go back here again, just because they have a «play dough» ice cream that sparked my interest… but I’ll stick to my homemade smoothie over Antoine’s any day.