#dipped cones

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ice cream cones (via instagram)

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Mister Softee, 7770 Telegraph Rd, Ventura, CA 93004

Mister Softee took over the space that used to be Surf N’ Yogurt years ago. I have to say, MS is an improvement – better soft serve machines (and hence, better tasting product), better service, and cleaner. They don’t offer froyo (too bad).

They have soft serve and hard scoop ice cream.

Soft serve flavors:

Vanilla

Chocolate (mild)

Dole (pineapple?)

Oatly vegan chocolate

Choose from ice cream cones with different dip flavors and sprinkles, ice cream sandwiches, floats, milkshakes, malts, water ice, softee swirls (like Blizzards, the toppings are blended in), sundaes, and banana splits. Prices are reasonable. A small cone is $3.50.

Butterfinger Softee Swirl with chocolate dip ($6): A good size and the vanilla ice cream was blended with many pieces of Butterfinger. The chocolate shell was thin and crispy. The vanilla ice cream was mild, thick, and creamy. It’s not as rich or as flavorful as frozen custard and it melts fast, but it is a tasty enough treat. Think Dairy Queen or Foster's Freeze.

The place looks like an old fashioned ice cream shop inspired by the 1950’s roadside ice cream stand, perhaps. It’s no frills but they do have some tables and chairs and some pictures of celebrities eating Mister Softee. They also have an ice cream truck that’s available for catering.

4 out of 5 stars

By Lolia S.

[tfblovesfood]

Making Mickey's Parade

The creation of a spectacular stop-motion commercial for MICKEYS PARADE ice cream cones, bars, and pops in 1991.

[formeryelpers]

The WinDow, 1529 Griffith Park Blvd, Los Angeles (Silver Lake), CA 90026

Liking the hipster/mysterious vibe at The WinDow. There are three windows: the order window, pickup window for food, pickup window for ice cream and delivery order. The windows are tinted, so you can’t see what’s going on inside. I could not see the face of the person who took my order or the ones who handed me my food. In one case, the bag was left on the counter, so I didn’t even see a human touching the bag.

Order at the window that says ORDER. The menu is simple: cheeseburgers, vegetarian burger, grain bowl, kale salad, French fries, fried chicken sandwich, shakes and dipped cones. On weekends they have a few more items on the menu.

Their smash burgers are cooked on a flat top grill with onions, served with American cheese, pickles, and house sauce.

They’ll call your name when your order is ready.

Cheeseburger ($3.95): Thin patty with crispy bits, good beef flavor but too salty. Also, the onions were black/burnt. Liked the crunchy sour pickles. The house sauce was like a combo of mayo and ketchup – rather bland. The brioche bun was soft and did not have sesame seeds. The burger was okay. I wouldn’t get it again.

Peanut buddy dipped cone ($5): Huge! Reminded me of the Nutty Buddy ice cream cones I used to get but much better. Creamy vanilla soft serve, a thick chocolate shell, chopped peanuts on a crunchy cake cone with a very useful cone holder. I would come back for a dipped cone.

Prices are very reasonable. The seating is very casual – cheap plastic stools and a pop-up tent. Somehow, they made it look artsy.

3.5 out of 5 stars

By Lolia S.

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[scrivnomancer]

The intro for Daredevil makes me want to have a cherry dipped chocolate ice cream cone. And justice.

[howcouldyounotknow]

if you order a dipped cone at McDonald's, just know that you are the same level of horribleness as the scientist's who determined pluto was no longer a planet.