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| - This is a tough one. I've visited Atomic 2 times now and dang it, both times i forgot to take pics so doing this review is an exception to my rule, " no pics, no review"
1st visit was the CMYE event . Service was slow, but dang, there were alot of people there and i got a freebie so i ain't gonna bag on the service. I brought my niece, a friend and her daughter ( both girls are 12 yr olds ) - we all opted to try different concoctions including the base flavor, the milk/cream option, the blend-ins and toppings. Mine was the salt caramel base, coconut milk, chips in a waffle cone with caramel on top. I couldn't taste the caramel, i didn't taste salt, no caramel on top , loved the waffle cone. My niece loves ice cream - she had two bites of hers and gave me "the look" ...oh oh ...she was not a happy camper !
Hers and my friends daughter concoction had a froyo taste to it... not sure why.
I decided i needed to re-try the place hopefully when it's not too busy, so i can closely monitor how the ice cream is prepared and maybe it will shed some light on why i think the ice cream is "off"
I tried on monday with a friend. This time, mint base, cream, sugar, chips and caramel topping in a cup. ...i know caramel and mint is not necessarily complimentary but i ate the caramel somewhat separate from the ice cream ( i love caramel so i wanted to try since it wasn't on my ice cream last visit )
Tasted better the 2nd visit - i'm thinking the cream/sugar base is a factor but interestingly, the mint flavor seemed to fade the more i ate the ice cream. My friend had strawberry ice cream with the strawberry topping - i definitely liked hers.
I'm still undecided about the place -
Love the concept
employees have a good attitude, decent service
price a lil on the high side but i think it's justified
it's far from where i live
plan to take my 2 sisters there in a few weeks to get their spin - i'm worried my taste buds have been compromised by years of eating commercial ice creams so i want to get their spin. Then again, they were with me many years eating double or triple scoop ice creams at thrifty's so not sure if that will help.
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