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| - I ordered a Neutron sized (aka small) blueberry ice cream made with sugar and almond milk. What emerged was a rich, lightly sweet, deeply flavorful dessert that ranks right up there with the best things I've ever eaten from Cold Stone, with one key difference.
Eating Atomic #7 ice cream doesn't make me sick for two days afterwards with an allergic reaction. Dairy allergy can be incredibly depressing, and I try not to think too much about all the foods I've had to give up to maintain my health. But I didn't realize how much I missed ice cream until that scoop today. And now I don't have to miss it anymore.
Ginger, the owner of the business, is incredibly friendly and has lots to say about the little details that make this place special. Not just the high-level bullet points about certified vegan, organic ingredients, but going as far as to share the recipe for her certified-vegan caramel - and a spoonful of it to boot! My reaction: "yep, it's caramel!"
The service is friendly, the sci-fi preparation of your made-to-order ice cream is one of the most surreal things you'll see in any eatery and the finished product is a delight.
And as an added bonus, they are running a "tweet for toppings" promo where if you tweet about your creation, they'll throw in a free topping. So I checked in on Foursquare, showed Ginger the post describing my dessert, and she added a dollop of soy whip to the top.
Now if only they'd come up with a non-dairy cheese this good.
I'm going to have to go back for the chocolate mole and the fire & ice (ginger and wasabi!). I just wish they weren't a half hour's drive away.
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