I was so excited about Eva's coming into the neighbourhood that I had it scheduled in my calendar! This summer, I visited Eva's OG Chimneys at lunchtime during my last week in the Annex. My friend and I each had a mini cone ($6 for vanilla soft serve, their signature donut cone, a chocolate ball at the bottom, to keep the ice cream from melting out, and a strawberry on top.)
If you have the slightest feeling that you won't be 100% in love with the toppings the whole way through, I highly recommend going for the mini. Note: it only comes in the "original" style. Based on the photos, the regular size looks way too decadent for one person to chow down and I imagine that most people don't finish their cones and toss them.
The ice cream is surprisingly good and she made me a fresh cone (yay)! I had expected it to be soft and warm when in fact it had a tough outer shell (very churro-like).
Eva's does a good job at capitalizing on the novelty of the dessert - you can watch them make the chimney cones through the window and after walking past a dozen times, you start to want one.
My friend and I came after ordering lunch and I've got to say that the service wasn't the best.
We felt rushed to order even though it wasn't very busy. If you plan on staying a while, there's a bit of seating at the back. I wouldn't go out of my way to come here but I wouldn't dissuade anyone from trying one of Eva's chimney stacks.