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| - We came in on a Saturday evening with some family from out of town (party of 7). At the moment of arrival, we were only one of a small handful of customers. We were invited by what seemed like the owner (Joyce?) to come in and try as many samples as we liked of the 15+ flavors available. In addition, we were offered some prepared blend samples. Between the seven of us, we tried most every ice flavor available.
The majority of the family settled on their Gelati, which is a custard layer (chocolate, vanilla, or swirl) on the bottom of a cup, your choice of flavored ice to fill the cup, then a generous portion of custard on top. I settled on Passion Fruit ice and vanilla custard. The regular portion was perfect and I could enjoy a half-n-half custard-ice portion in every spoonful.
The Passion Fruit ice wasn't too sweet and was quite refreshing on its own. The vanilla custard was creamier and thicker than typical soft-serve, but not too heavy when mixed with ice.
Other flavors sampled or ordered among the group: Coconut Ice, Swedish Fish (yes, it really does taste like the candy!), PB&J (it really does taste like a PB&J sandwich), Margarita (a lime ice), Pear (a bit too intense for me, but my wife loved it), Blue Raspberry, and Mint-n-Chip (pairs well with chocolate custard).
Parents with children needn't worry - there are children's sizes for ices upon request. They even have a "Lil Tikes" style picnic table in a corner just for the younger patrons.
We observed a good problem to have: As we were completing our order, the flood gates of customers must have let loose as it was standing-room only by the time we were ready to go, and it seemed that the line was about ready to head out the door. The staff of 4 (including the owner/operator) were quite busy, but I would estimate that there's only enough seating for 20 (my dad counted 32+).
We'll definitely be back as the flavors seem to change regularly. Going for the ice seems much lighter on the hot summer days we're going to see this summer. Hopefully as they get more accustomed to the volume of customers, they'll become a bit more organized with the orders (it would be too easy for someone dishonest to cheat the person at the register out of an order or two as they can't keep up with who ordered what in larger groups).
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