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| - Crikey, I must be the odd one out, because I had a rather scrumptious experience here the other night, as did my girlfriend Kay.
I recall that there used to be one in Brentwood, but it has long since closed.
I dunno gang, I liked what I had, that being Chocolate Devotion, one of the "Signature Creations" they offer. There are so many choices, I couldn't decide, the very same thing happening when I visited the one in Brentwood years ago.
Chocolate Devotion has brownie pieces, fudge, and chocolate chips mixed into a silky smooth chocolate ice cream on a frosted slab of granite via a pair of wet paddles. Mine came adorned with excellent whipped cream from a pastry bag in their biggest waffle bowl (they call it 'Gotta Have It' instead of 'large') encrusted with Oreo cookie crumbles that softened like cereal as got to the bottom.
Yes, I went a little crazy, and yes I ate it all, waffle bowl included. Hey, I almost added marshmallows.
It felt dirty, and I loved it.
Catholic guilt overcame me as we walked around, and I discovered that there are a bunch of ice cream places in Squirrel Hill doing battle, some of them chains, some of them independent.
I saw a woman walking by our window with a cup of ice cream in her hand and squinted at the logo. Here I had totally forgotten about Razzy Fresh! We coulda, shoulda went there. Oy vey.
Cold Stone Creamery was the first ice cream place in sight as we left Silk Elephant, but I honestly don't regret going there. Their power trio of a staff was beyond chipper and even sang me a song when I left a healthy tip.
Our bill before the tip was $13.67. Considering our huge portions, I didn't feel cheated, and the ice cream was honestly rather good.
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