Old fashioned ice cream parlors

[Gaspar]

Cold Stone closed due to failure to pay rent and Maggie Moos became "Stadium Subs and Cream" and nothing spells failure like haphazard changing and diversification of the product line.

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[Conan71]

Cold Stone closed due to failure to pay rent and Maggie Moos became "Stadium Subs and Cream" and nothing spells failure like haphazard changing and diversification of the product line.

Some quick Googling makes it look like the owners severed their franchise agreement.  That could either be they weren't keeping in line with their franchise contract or MM corporate isn't the greatest people to work with. 

Either marketing is not their strong suit, or I'm not in their demographic.  I eat at Pei Wei next door to the one at King's Pointe and hadn't even noticed so much as a signage change.  I'm not much of an ice cream hound though so no real surprise I wouldn't notice.

[TeeDub]

There are still a couple of Marble slab creameries left.    Never tried them before, anyone?

[DolfanBob]

There are still a couple of Marble slab creameries left.    Never tried them before, anyone?

I tried the one out here by the Bass Pro. Way over priced for the Ice Cream. A Five Dollar waffle cone with two scoops.
I just needed to find out why they were so busy and everyone bragging about them. I'll stick with Braums or Baskin Robbins on S Sheridan.

[nathanm]

I tried the one out here by the Bass Pro. Way over priced for the Ice Cream. A Five Dollar waffle cone with two scoops.

You missed the point. The point is the stuff that you can have them mix in with the ice cream. I'm not much one for it either, but it makes more sense when you realize it's more than literally two scoops of ice cream in a waffle cone for five bucks.

[DTowner]

You missed the point. The point is the stuff that you can have them mix in with the ice cream. I'm not much one for it either, but it makes more sense when you realize it's more than literally two scoops of ice cream in a waffle cone for five bucks.

You're right - there is also some snot nosed teenager manhandling you ice cream for a few mintes on a "cold stone" before stuffing it in the waffle cone.  Somehow, it seems so underpriced!

[heironymouspasparagus]

Stone just isn't that great.  Yeah, cute experience once.  Braum's is much better.

If you go east into the southeast, find a drive-in or greasy spoon that sells Mayfield's ice cream.  Hand dipped.  Better than Braum's.  Not by a whole lot, but it is noticeable.

[PonderInc]

Years ago, I spent a summer in Lexington, KY.  They still had an old-fashioned (original counter and fixtures) ice cream soda fountain in a historic downtown building.  I think it was originally a drug store.  You could plop down at the counter and order a shake, or a root beer float, or some magical thing that involved lime sherbet and 7-up...

I've always thought that this could work on Cherry Street or in downtown Tulsa.

Now, I've expanded that idea:  I think it would be cool to engage a bunch of local model train enthusists to combine a sort of model train museum with an ice cream parlor.  The train guys could build elaborate model train displays and change them with the seasons.  That would bring in families to see the different sets and enjoy ice cream at the same time.

It would also add a lot of interest and bring in folks to buy ice cream that would normally settle for a Braums cone.  You'd get old folks and young families...and, face it, toy trains are just fun!  This could be a great addition to downtown... and give families another reason to bring the kiddos downtown.

[DolfanBob]

Uh oh Ponder. Dont let Blake read that. It will pop up as fast as the idea....lol
Great thought though. Id go there.

[dbacks fan]

Now, I've expanded that idea:  I think it would be cool to engage a bunch of local model train enthusists to combine a sort of model train museum with an ice cream parlor.  The train guys could build elaborate model train displays and change them with the seasons.  That would bring in families to see the different sets and enjoy ice cream at the same time.

It would also add a lot of interest and bring in folks to buy ice cream that would normally settle for a Braums cone.  You'd get old folks and young families...and, face it, toy trains are just fun!  This could be a great addition to downtown... and give families another reason to bring the kiddos downtown.

The next time any of you come to Phoenix, I can recommend the place to satisfy kids of all ages.

http://therailroadpark.com/index1.htm

[custosnox]

Uh oh Ponder. Dont let Blake read that. It will pop up as fast as the idea....lol
Great thought though. Id go there.

I don't know, he's got quiet a bit on his plate already.

[dbacks fan]

I have been to a few "ice cream parlors here in the Phoenix area, and the ones that suceed are always attached to a family restaraunt as well. The oldest is the "Sugar Bowl" in old town Scottsdale, and even in the middle of July and August the place is busy.

One of the newer ones is "Bad Donkey" in Cave Creek. Thier ice cream shop is called "Dinky Donkey". The names were created by the owners child who love's Donkey from Shrek.

I think that if I had the money to invest, and it has crossed my mind, I would like to open up a place similar to these, and Tulsa has come to mind, but I know how fickle people can be with restaraunts in Tulsa.

http://www.sugarbowlscottsdale.com/index.html

http://www.thebaddonkey.com/

[Conan71]

Years ago, I spent a summer in Lexington, KY.  They still had an old-fashioned (original counter and fixtures) ice cream soda fountain in a historic downtown building.  I think it was originally a drug store.  You could plop down at the counter and order a shake, or a root beer float, or some magical thing that involved lime sherbet and 7-up...

I've always thought that this could work on Cherry Street or in downtown Tulsa.

Now, I've expanded that idea:  I think it would be cool to engage a bunch of local model train enthusists to combine a sort of model train museum with an ice cream parlor.  The train guys could build elaborate model train displays and change them with the seasons.  That would bring in families to see the different sets and enjoy ice cream at the same time.

It would also add a lot of interest and bring in folks to buy ice cream that would normally settle for a Braums cone.  You'd get old folks and young families...and, face it, toy trains are just fun!  This could be a great addition to downtown... and give families another reason to bring the kiddos downtown.

Not an ice cream place, but heavy on the RR theme

http://www.olliesstation.com/

[Townsend]

Not an ice cream place, but heavy on the RR theme

http://www.olliesstation.com/

Not a place I recommend for anyone with a discerning palate.

[Conan71]

Not a place I recommend for anyone with a discerning palate.

Definitely a trough.

When anyone starts talking about crime in Red Fork I retort: "The only crime in Red Fork is the buffet at Ollie's!"