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For pure entertainment value, this place rocks. Baskin Robins' 31 flavors ain't got nothin on Atomic #7. Have it your way at Burger King? Me think not. And the liquid nitrogen thing? It keeps kids in their seats and wanting more.
For monetary value...there was a lot to be desired. As Adina M. mentioned, the prices are pretty hard to swallow. Paying $4 for a KIDS' ice cream just doesn't feel right when I could have gone to McDonald's and gotten a $1 cone (let the flaming commence).
Ok, ok, ok, this is HEALTHIER than McDonalds, I know that. But, allow me to retort. Just because something is healthier doesn't mean taste should be sacrificed. Exhibit A: Rocky Road. One would expect chocolate ice cream to taste like...(insert anticipatory drum roll)...CHOCOLATE! But, it tasted more like, um, nothing. Not even a "Oh, ok, maybe this could taste like chocolate." It was more like, "Wow, this is a great bowl of frozen brown substance." Maybe I'm being too harsh. But really, could it hurt to add more, oh, I don't know, CHOCOLATE? Now I bring to light Exhibit B: Mint Chocolate Chip. This one really did have mint flavor, but even my daughter was scratching her head and asking what she was eating...and she loves mint chocolate chip ice cream!
I really, honestly, wanted to love this place because the concept is so very cool (ha ha, get it? Yes, I am a dork). But I can't justify paying $10 for two bowls of a cold, gelatinous mass just so I can watch it being made.
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