I normally do not eat in food courts when I am in a mall which is seldom unless I have to. I had learned about this rolled ice cream concept which I had previously experienced in Lawrenceville at Naturoll, and in Mt Lebanon and Squirrel Hill as 15 Fahrenheit, is now a staple in these malls.
My husband had never tried rolled ice cream and seeing the on par price tag of $7.49 I knew that once again I would have to splurge just so he could see what it was like.
There was only one man working when we arrived but later a couple of women came out to help. I decided to skip the build your own and go with the ready made concepts. My husband wanted a peanut butter vanilla with Reese pieces and a caramel topping. I decided to stick to my usual berry ice cream and have a strawberry topping.
Your name is written on your plastic cup and then you are "called" over when it is time to chip, chop, and roll your ice cream. I noticed the board they used is round and seemed smaller than the other two places I had visited previously. The man who worked with me was friendly and was blown away by the fact that I had been familiar with this concept for quite some time now. The only thing I did like was that I got 5 "rolls" rather than the traditional 4. He topped mine with some whipped cream and chocolate "jimmies."
I started to eat this creation and to me it tasted thin and seemed to be store bought. My husband's seemed richer tasting but I'm not a big fan of peanut butter and caramel as he is. He did like it but later admitted to me he thought it was store bought as well.
The man explained to me that they also have a location in Ross Park Mall and one in Monroeville mall. Again, it is a novel approach and a delight for kids to watch your ice cream being made that way. However, that's what you are paying for and it does become expensive when you want to treat the family. For me however, nothing is better than home made ice cream.