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Dairy Cream is definitely an odd building. It's survived through countless construction projects around it in Lakeview, a changing society, more ice cream shops popping up around it...
Yet somehow, that strange, small building with the retro sign is still there. It's been nearly 60 years since they opened, and there's no signs of it shutting up shop any time soon.
I have mixed feelings about this place. I came here yesterday with friends on a lark. I wanted some ice cream and hadn't been here for years, so this place seemed like a quick option. While I'm glad that there's a dedicated soft-serve ice cream mainstay in the area, I'm not sure it's kept up with the times all that well.
The restaurant itself is retro to the point of being gaudy. They've never fixed the parking lot and the setup of the business itself is cramped. It's the kind of place where random people will sit at the same picnic tables even if they don't know each other or have anything in common, because there's simply not many places to sit down. There's no touch-pay option at the cash, either, meaning you have to go to a nearby off-brand ATM.
The owners either don't want to change it or can't. I walked into this place on a "slow" night and found cashiers who were often confused as to who to help next, a lineup of people all crowded around the door and a weird setup where you don't know which cashier to go to.
I ordered a banana sundae. Yes, look at the photo below and read the previous sentence again. I asked for a banana sundae. The one that costs $4.20 for a large. Not a banana split, that costs $7 for a large. Even in a fairly-quiet atmosphere, they screwed up a simple order. Regardless, I just rolled with it and went on my way.
The split itself was fine. They certainly pack it full of whipped cream, sauce and peanuts, although I felt that the ice cream itself was merely passable. Maybe that's a result of growing up on McDonalds ice cream for years, but I didn't see what the big deal was. My friend had a dipped chocolate cone and said it was fine as well.
In the end, I feel like this place runs more on nostalgia than anything else. The experience and the ice cream is merely "fine", but it doesn't set the world on fire. Certainly not enough to justify the ridiculous lines. If I wanted that, there's a McDonalds half-a-block down where I can get a $1 cone or McFlurry anytime I want without the hassle.
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