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| - I had heard about this place sporadically, but what finally prompted me to seek this place out was a combination of a friend's recommendation, as well as another friend from Indiana who wanted to get good ice cream in the Cleveland area.
I was very impressed with what Mason's Creamery had to offer. Egg waffles, which are very difficult to find in the states, were sold here as a an accompaniment to the ice cream selection. The ice cream selection itself was very unique, as they made their own ice cream flavors and the selection changes on an almost daily basis.
The Facebook page mentioned that Mason's was serving Ovaltine ice cream, something I really wanted to try as Ovaltine is a staple breakfast drink for me. While they didn't have Ovaltine available that day, I was able to sample hot chocolate flavored ice cream instead, something I had NEVER had before. It was very very good, and had all the flavors one might expect from a hot chocolate, only frozen. The salted caramel, a more common ice cream flavor, tasted a lot better than what I'm used to from other places, so I ended up getting an egg waffle with salted caramel ice cream, hot chocolate ice cream, and Nutella whipped cream.
Talk about pushing the boundaries of ingredients and experimenting with brand new flavors. I'm often skeptical about new fusion styles, but Mason's nails it with the execution. The Nutella whipped cream has all the texture of whipped cream but all the rich flavors of Nutella. The egg waffle, rather than being stored and used like other waffle cones, is made fresh on order and tastes really soft and chewy. The salted caramel and hot chocolate flavors blended very well with the whipped cream, and the egg waffle absorbed all the flavors very well. Everything fit together super nicely, rather than being a mish mash of different flavors that were fighting each other for dominance.
It's rare for me to have ice cream this good, and it definitely ranks among the best I've ever had. This place is HIGHLY recommended to anyone looking for a one of a kind ice cream experience.
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