Best ice cream place in KC?

[TimBone]

Let the people know.

[Hammock Parties]

Glase or Betty Rae's, depending on your level of yuppie.

Former fat guy votes for Betty Rae's

[Bearcat]

I've never been, but this is Christopher Elbow's place... he's apparently good at chocolate (even though Boulevard's Chocolate Ale sucked).

http://www.glaceicecream.com/find-us/

[Baby Lee]

TBH - Freddy's and Sheridan's are tough to beat, . . mostly because they use custard.

I miss the days of Zarda and Velvet Freeze.

[mikeyis4dcats.]

Betty Rae's is awesome

[Hammock Parties]

TBH - Freddy's and Sheridan's are tough to beat, . . mostly because they use custard.

I miss the days of Zarda and Velvet Freeze.

Jesus Christ, fucking chains? Go to hell.

[sedated]

Tropicana on SW Blvd is solid.

[mikeyis4dcats.]

Btw if Betty Rae's still has the KCJoes burnt ends ice cream, it's worth a try

[Baby Lee]

Jesus Christ, fucking chains? Go to hell.

It's ice cream, get over yourself. Fucking poser.

[lewdog]

Cold Stone Creamery.

[O.city]

Andys

[Bugeater]

Dairy Queen

[Pablo]

I heard they still got the shamrock shake at area McDonald's.

Don't go pay $6 for some fancy faggy ice cream.

[Bearcat]

I heard they still got the shamrock shake at area McDonald's.

Don't go pay $6 for some fancy pillowbitergy ice cream.

It's easy to bash homosexual ice cream when you haven't tried homosexual ice cream.

[Baby Lee]

It's easy to bash homosexual ice cream when you haven't tried homosexual ice cream.

Just don't ask the churn method.


. . . or order a Santorum Sundae.

[lewdog]

Wendy's still has the Frosty.

[BucEyedPea]

Cold Stone Creamery.

:thumb:

But is it in KC?

[alpha_omega]

No idea, but the best is the kind you make yourself at home.

[Baby Lee]

Wendy's still has the Frosty.

$.50 summer small special, on now!!

[Hammock Parties]

It's ice cream, get over yourself. Fucking poser.

Half these places don't even sell real ice cream.

Real ice cream has eggs in it.

And good luck getting something amazing like plum dark chocolate at a fucking chain.

Philistines.

[Rasputin]

Wendy's still has the Frosty.

$0.50 for the summer

[Bugeater]

:thumb:

But is it in KC?
There's one in St Joe so I'd assume so.

[Baby Lee]

Half these places don't even sell real ice cream.

Real ice cream has eggs in it.

And good luck getting something amazing like plum dark chocolate at a fucking chain.

Philistines.

Idiot, that's why I picked Freddy's and Sheridan's. Custard has MORE egg than ice cream.

If you have evidence that either of them use fillers and texturizers, provide it.

I can walk to Ted Drewes. I know quality frozen dessert. Freddy's and Sheridan's is as good as you're gonna find in KC.

I say 'it's just ice cream' because, for the most part, with ice cream/custard, the simpler the better.

Probably my favorite ice cream out of any is Haagen Dazs' 5, coffee flavor.

It's; cream, milk, egg yolk, sugar, ground coffee bean. That's it, 'five' ingredients.

[mr. tegu]

Coldstone is everywhere here. One that I have seen popping up that is also really popular is Freezing Moo.

[Rasputin]

This is one of my favorite skits ever from Eddie Murphy Raw I got some ice cream and you didn't get none

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ROFL

[Rain Man]

$0.50 for the summer

I accidentally discovered this last week to my delight. I had to make a stop between meetings and thought I would have a frosty. It was my second frosty in about ten years, but it cost 50 cents and was delightful.

In general, though, I've had more trouble in recent years seeing the value in ice cream places. They're pretty darn expensive for a snack. I started holding off and just buying ice cream from the grocery store, where you could get a lot more for your money, but then I started figuring out that grocery ice cream is not always ice cream. What the heck is 'frozen dairy dessert'? That scares me. So I may have to start frequenting ice cream shops again.

[scho63]

Isn't there a nice good 'ol Carvel in K.C. that has Fudgie the Whale?

[Baby Lee]

I accidentally discovered this last week to my delight. I had to make a stop between meetings and thought I would have a frosty. It was my second frosty in about ten years, but it cost 50 cents and was delightful.

In general, though, I've had more trouble in recent years seeing the value in ice cream places. They're pretty darn expensive for a snack. I started holding off and just buying ice cream from the grocery store, where you could get a lot more for your money, but then I started figuring out that grocery ice cream is not always ice cream. What the heck is 'frozen dairy dessert'? That scares me. So I may have to start frequenting ice cream shops again.

You want good value without fillers, surprisingly Aldi's store brand is pretty tight.

And they've started producing a cheaper Ben&Jerry's alternative in pints.

[Baby Lee]

Coldstone is everywhere here. One that I have seen popping up that is also really popular is Freezing Moo.

Speaking of 'cold' 'stone' does KC have Thai table rolled ice creamery?

There's one on The Loop, but it's more show than taste. I mean, it's good, but most of the price is in the presentation.

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[mr. tegu]

Speaking of 'cold' 'stone' does KC have Thai table rolled ice creamery?



That's what Freezing Moo is. It's the first one I have seen around. I think it's been just about a year since they first opened here.

[Rain Man]

You want good value without fillers, surprisingly Aldi's store brand is pretty tight.

And they've started producing a cheaper Ben&Jerry's alternative in pints.

I like the tip, but it's probably not viable to do a 16 hour round trip for Aldi's. I used to get Breyer's Ice Cream and our local grocery brand (which had a killer moose tracks), but in the past year my digestive system has rebelled against them. My wife is on a natural foods kick and she says it's because those are "not natural ice cream". Whether that's the reason or not, I need a new ice cream raison de vivre. I may have to go to the more expensive Ben and Jerry's stuff to try it out, trading quantity for quality.

[Baby Lee]

I like the tip, but it's probably not viable to do a 16 hour round trip for Aldi's. I used to get Breyer's Ice Cream and our local grocery brand (which had a killer moose tracks), but in the past year my digestive system has rebelled against them. My wife is on a natural foods kick and she says it's because those are "not natural ice cream". Whether that's the reason or not, I need a new ice cream raison de vivre. I may have to go to the more expensive Ben and Jerry's stuff to try it out, trading quantity for quality.

I was serious earlier about Haagen Dazs 5.

See if they have a flavor that hits your fancy.

https://www.haagendazs.us/about/news/fivesimpleingredientsoneextraordinaryresult/

If nothing else, you know what you're getting.

[srvy]

Zarda had one of the best banana splits I ever had. I dont recall them being a National chain. Its was a Dairy in Shawnee Ks. who latter branched out to milk stored and started selling their soft and hard served ice cream.

Big Bossy
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[Hammock Parties]

Freddy's and Sheridan's is as good as you're gonna find in KC.


LMAO

Fucking bullshit.

[2bikemike]

Zarda had one of the best banana splits I ever had. I dont recall them being a National chain. Its was a Dairy in Shawnee Ks. who latter branched out to milk stored and started selling their soft and hard served ice cream.

Big Bossy
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I worked for Zarda Dairy all through High school.

[Baby Lee]

I worked for Zarda Dairy all through High school.

Back in the olden days, the Grandview Zarda was THE place for ice cream. We probably stopped there twice a week when I was a tyke. Mom would get milk, and everyone would get a cone.

Cherry Nut FTMFW!!

[2bikemike]

Back in the olden days, the Grandview Zarda was THE place for ice cream. We probably stopped there twice a week when I was a tyke. Mom would get milk, and everyone would get a cone.

Cherry Nut FTMFW!!

I started on State in Wyandotte and when the manager transferred to the main store on 63rd I went with him. I was a stockboy but also worked the gas station as well for one summer.

[Baby Lee]

I started on State in Wyandotte and when the manager transferred to the main store on 63rd I went with him. I was a stockboy but also worked the gas station as well for one summer.

Ha! Once again, back in the olden days, my grandparents lived in Tonganoxie. Back then the Zarda's on State was still their closest option for ice cream while out and about, particularly as, until they retired to Tongie, they lived over by Washington HS, and that's where their friends still were.

So I had many a cone from there as well.

[Simply Red]

McDonalds!!!!!!!!!!

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[CoMoChief]

TBH - Freddy's and Sheridan's are tough to beat, . . mostly because they use custard.

I miss the days of Zarda and Velvet Freeze.

lmao a fuckin chain franchise?

might as well said Dairy Queen.

[WhawhaWhat]

Westport Ice Cream Bakery, they took over for Murray's in the same spot and still have most of the same equipment. Damn good ice cream.

[Bugeater]

lmao a fuckin chain franchise?

might as well said Dairy Queen.
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[stevieray]

Worked at Baskin Robbins on Blue Ridge and 87th back in the 70's

Boysenberry..mmmm

[Sassy Squatch]

Dari B. Been around since 1954 so they must be doing something right. Sometimes the staff can be prone to fuckwittery though.

[TimBone]

Thanks, guys. Went with Clay's very first suggestion of Betty Rae's.

We also listened to Mikey and got a scoop of the burnt ends ice cream.

Great suggestions, guys. My wife's side of the family are ice cream addicts, so I'm sure her and her sister will drag me to another one of these places before we leave.

[Hammock Parties]

Congrats on avoiding Baby Lee's shitass chain restaurants. Not even Alex Smith eats ice cream at those places.

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[TimBone]

I've never been, but this is Christopher Elbow's place... he's apparently good at chocolate (even though Boulevard's Chocolate Ale sucked).

http://www.glaceicecream.com/find-us/
We're going to hit up the his actual chocolate store at some point.

[Pants]

Sylas and Maddy's is pretty damn good.

[Inspector]

Worked at Baskin Robbins on Blue Ridge and 87th back in the 70's

Boysenberry..mmmm

Hmmm....I worked at the Milgrams next door in the late 60's until about mid 70's.

You probably sold me a dip or two back in the day.

[TinyEvel]

Hate to bust y'all's bubble. But in Golden Gale Park, in SF, near the Science museum there's a truck serving organic soft serve with Tcho chocolate dip with sea salt sprinkled on it, and there's a line about 40 feet long at all times.

[TinyEvel]

Also, Foo's Frozen Custard in Brookside is great.

[Mosbonian]

Dari B. Been around since 1954 so they must be doing something right. Sometimes the staff can be prone to ****wittery though.

Dari B , as in the one in Excelsior Springs?

[Sassy Squatch]

Dari B , as in the one in Excelsior Springs?
That's the one.

[Infidel Goat]

Since I've lived out of state for a couple of decades, I googled and learned that Murray's Ice Cream closed in the last year. If you can find a time machine that would be my answer...

[RunKC]

Betty Rae's is good. I like Westport ice cream and bakery too

[Rasputin]

Hate to bust y'all's bubble. But in Golden Gale Park, in SF, near the Science museum there's a truck serving organic soft serve with Tcho chocolate dip with sea salt sprinkled on it, and there's a line about 40 feet long at all times.

So bring me one. Jump on your bike jump over the Rockies and you can land on the flats of Kansas in no time.

[Dayze]

Congrats on avoiding Baby Lee's shitass chain restaurants. Not even Alex Smith eats ice cream at those places.

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Alex obviously checked down to a single scoop.

[sedated]

Since I've lived out of state for a couple of decades, I googled and learned that Murray's Ice Cream closed in the last year. If you can find a time machine that would be my answer...

I think it was mentioned earlier but they left the shop they were in and sold all/most of their equipment to whomever took over. Recipes might have been part of it, so it's possible the new stuff is the same as before.

[ChiTown]

Alex obviously checked down to a single scoop.

ROFL:clap:

[Al Bundy]

Freezing Moo is pretty damn good as well.

[Tom Leventhall]

The world needs more threads like this.

- Tom Leventhall

[suzzer99]

Cold Stone Creamery.

There are no wrong answers in matters of taste.

Except this one. Cold Stone Creamery is overpriced and objectively sucks donkey taint.

[suzzer99]

Zarda had one of the best banana splits I ever had. I dont recall them being a National chain. Its was a Dairy in Shawnee Ks. who latter branched out to milk stored and started selling their soft and hard served ice cream.

Big Bossy
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The class above me at Blue Springs somehow stole the local version of the Zarda cow (I don't think it was that big - but it was normal cow sized at least) and put in on the roof of the high school. Best senior prank ever.

[mikeyis4dcats.]

There are no wrong answers in matters of taste.

Except this one. Cold Stone Creamery is overpriced and objectively sucks donkey taint.


yes, Coldstone is one of the few ice cream places I won't even eat.

[Predarat]

Maggie Moos used to be the best, not sure if it has been overtaken yet or not.

[T-post Tom]

Murray's was great. Sad to see it go. Haven't made it to the new Westport place yet.

Glacé & Betty Rae's are both excellent.

[wutamess]

Paul's diner on 105th & Blue Ridge is about the only place I get ice cream cones. When I want blizzards, DQ is IT! Get my ice cream habit from my gma.

[Gravedigger]

Maggie Moos used to be the best, not sure if it has been overtaken yet or not.

Seconded.

[Strongside]

The new Freezing Moo on 151st is pretty damn good. It's the Hibachi of ice cream. A cool experience, no pun intended.

[srvy]

Paul's diner on 105th & Blue Ridge is about the only place I get ice cream cones. When I want blizzards, DQ is IT! Get my ice cream habit from my gma.

Mmmmmmm onion rings thats what I get at Paul's.

[srvy]

That's the one.

Is that the little joint on the corner of the street that leads up to the golf course?

[Baby Lee]

Mmmmmmm onion rings thats what I get at Paul's.

With a Tenderloin sammy.

[srvy]

With a Tenderloin sammy.

Indeed.

[scho63]

And good luck getting something amazing like plum dark chocolate at a fucking chain.


You need to take over this thread. You have a good palette. :clap:

[HonestChieffan]

This thread proves KC is the suck for ice cream. Damn shame too.

[Pepe Silvia]

Ice Cream was my fav but I can't eat it anymore, have to keep a good physique.

[Titty Meat]

Betty Raes

Andys

Westport Ice Cream shop

[Titty Meat]

Murray's was great. Sad to see it go. Haven't made it to the new Westport place yet.

Glacé & Betty Rae's are both excellent.

Im cool with the owner of the new place its better than Murrays which was overrated IMO. I had the cookie crisp cone a few weeks ago so fucking good.

[jettio]

You want good value without fillers, surprisingly Aldi's store brand is pretty tight.

And they've started producing a cheaper Ben&Jerry's alternative in pints.

Agree. Aldi's only has vanilla and chocolate in the no fillers brand but it is the best.

Turkey Hill All Natural and Haagen Dazs also do not have those vegetable gums (guar , locust bean, etc.) and are good also. Turkey Hill whips more air into theirs, but have some variety.

I think those gums speed up the manufacturing, and that is why they are used, but make a noticeable impact on quality.

Breyer's used to be great, but they use vegetable gums now, even in their natural products and not as good.

[jettio]

I like the tip, but it's probably not viable to do a 16 hour round trip for Aldi's. I used to get Breyer's Ice Cream and our local grocery brand (which had a killer moose tracks), but in the past year my digestive system has rebelled against them. My wife is on a natural foods kick and she says it's because those are "not natural ice cream". Whether that's the reason or not, I need a new ice cream raison de vivre. I may have to go to the more expensive Ben and Jerry's stuff to try it out, trading quantity for quality.

I think those vegetable gums cause the digestive problems.

[Rain Man]

I think those vegetable gums cause the digestive problems.

I don't know what a vegetable gum is, but I'll take the advice. Is that how it's listed on the ingredients?

On a different note, I saw some article the other day that said that big companies are whipping more air into ice cream, because it decreases the amount of material they have to use. But at some point it ceases to be true ice cream, so they have to start calling it 'frozen dairy dessert'. This kind of thing is creepy to me. I want ice cream, so just sell me ice cream.

[jettio]

I don't know what a vegetable gum is, but I'll take the advice. Is that how it's listed on the ingredients?

On a different note, I saw some article the other day that said that big companies are whipping more air into ice cream, because it decreases the amount of material they have to use. But at some point it ceases to be true ice cream, so they have to start calling it 'frozen dairy dessert'. This kind of thing is creepy to me. I want ice cream, so just sell me ice cream.

It would be guar gum or locust bean gum or tara gum or xantham gum or carragenan (from seaweed) or some other name like that. I coined the term, I guess, for anything that they use to speed up processing.

[TimBone]

I don't know what a vegetable gum is, but I'll take the advice. Is that how it's listed on the ingredients?

On a different note, I saw some article the other day that said that big companies are whipping more air into ice cream, because it decreases the amount of material they have to use. But at some point it ceases to be true ice cream, so they have to start calling it 'frozen dairy dessert'. This kind of thing is creepy to me. I want ice cream, so just sell me ice cream.
I believe Ben & Jerry's may have the gum as well. For natural ice cream, your best bet is going to be Haagen-Dazs.

[Stewie]

I worked for Zarda Dairy all through High school.

Did you work at the dairy, or in a store? I worked in the ice cream plant during my summers in the late 70s and early 80s.

I must say there's nothing better than ice cream when just starting a production run. It's just like homemade ice cream. Then they add air and it freezes to a consistency that can be packaged and loses its homemade-ness.

I always loved Maggie Moo's ice cream (1990s). Then the owners got in a bitching match and closed them down.

[BucEyedPea]

Agree. Aldi's only has vanilla and chocolate in the no fillers brand but it is the best.

Turkey Hill All Natural and Haagen Dazs also do not have those vegetable gums (guar , locust bean, etc.) and are good also. Turkey Hill whips more air into theirs, but have some variety.

I think those gums speed up the manufacturing, and that is why they are used, but make a noticeable impact on quality.

Breyer's used to be great, but they use vegetable gums now, even in their natural products and not as good.

Where did you hear that about Breyers? They whip a lot more air than Häagen-Dazs, but it still melts completely down to liquid like Häagen-Dazs. The others with fillers, never melt because it leaves a pile of something at the bottom when the other ingredients melt. I usually check the label and find they use cellulose as a filler. I saw a You Tube video showing it left a mound of something that didn't melt but it was an older packaging design. Now they have alternate versions called frozen dairy dessert.

On the other hand Breyer's is a Unilever product. Unilever doesn't respond to trends that remove unhealthy things. For example, parabens, once determined safe by authorities, but no longer based on them showing up in cancer biopsies.

[BucEyedPea]

I believe Ben & Jerry's may have the gum as well. For natural ice cream, your best bet is going to be Haagen-Dazs.

That's my favorite. I noticed it has twice the calories that Breyer's has, but it's more packed with less air where Breyer's is lighter. So my guess was that was it.

[BucEyedPea]

I don't know what a vegetable gum is, but I'll take the advice. Is that how it's listed on the ingredients?

On a different note, I saw some article the other day that said that big companies are whipping more air into ice cream, because it decreases the amount of material they have to use. But at some point it ceases to be true ice cream, so they have to start calling it 'frozen dairy dessert'. This kind of thing is creepy to me. I want ice cream, so just sell me ice cream.

You mentioned Ben & Jerry's, but I saw them called out too for some of their ice-cream.

[BucEyedPea]

It would be guar gum or locust bean gum or tara gum or xantham gum or carragenan (from seaweed) or some other name like that. I coined the term, I guess, for anything that they use to speed up processing.

I use Xantham gum at home sometimes as a thickener. I get it at the health food store.

I think I answered by own question to you about Breyers. Tho' I've not seen it on the label. Perhaps I don't remember what the label said too.

Here is Breyer's response by a consumer that complained, further down.
https://consumerist.com/2007/03/15/breyers-ice-cream-has-tara-gum/


On the other had, this site claims tara bum to be promising in terms of safety:

http://www.thehealthyhomeeconomist.com/xanthan-guar-locust-bean-tara-gellen-gum/

[BucEyedPea]

Did you work at the dairy, or in a store? I worked in the ice cream plant during my summers in the late 70s and early 80s.

I must say there's nothing better than ice cream when just starting a production run. It's just like homemade ice cream. Then they add air and it freezes to a consistency that can be packaged and loses its homemade-ness.

I always loved Maggie Moo's ice cream (1990s). Then the owners got in a bitching match and closed them down.

I have a home ice-cream maker. I have never used it though. Think I am gonna start since reading this thread.

[Stewie]

I have a home ice-cream maker. I have never used it though. Think I am gonna start since reading this thread.

There's no store-bought ice cream that can touch homemade. Don't get carried away, though. One pint of homemade equals two pints of store-bought (that's why it's so good). :)

[2bikemike]

Did you work at the dairy, or in a store? I worked in the ice cream plant during my summers in the late 70s and early 80s.

I must say there's nothing better than ice cream when just starting a production run. It's just like homemade ice cream. Then they add air and it freezes to a consistency that can be packaged and loses its homemade-ness.

I always loved Maggie Moo's ice cream (1990s). Then the owners got in a bitching match and closed them down.

I worked in the store, as I mentioned earlier I started out on State I think around 75th? I don't remember, that would have been in 77, by 78 I had moved out to the store on 63rd and worked there until early 1980. I think it was the summer of 79 that I worked in the store and at the gas station. The Gas station was a full time gig and the store at night was all overtime. I was surprised they let me do it.

[CrossCheck]

I worked in the store, as I mentioned earlier I started out on State I think around 75th? I don't remember, that would have been in 77, by 78 I had moved out to the store on 63rd and worked there until early 1980. I think it was the summer of 79 that I worked in the store and at the gas station. The Gas station was a full time gig and the store at night was all overtime. I was surprised they let me do it.

I worked at the Zardas in Raytown on 50 Highway about that time. I was a stock boy, but I didn't mind too much when I was called up front to help the fountain girls out.

[Pepe Silvia]

TBH - Freddy's and Sheridan's are tough to beat, . . mostly because they use custard.

I miss the days of Zarda and Velvet Freeze.

I have always heard great things about Velvet Freeze, wish they weren't way before my time.

[2bikemike]

I worked at the Zardas in Raytown on 50 Highway about that time. I was a stock boy, but I didn't mind too much when I was called up front to help the fountain girls out.

I never had to help the girls scoop Ice Cream but I would sometimes take over the cash register. Me and a couple of the girls had "special" relationships. Its where I learned that you shouldn't be messing with the girls at work.

[Micjones]

Tropicana, end of discussion.