Only learned of this place Crispy Cones that had opened this past Spring after local residents saw it on Shark Tank and wanted one here. Came with my son and hope more will learn of this hidden gem. It's in the small strip found on the intersection of Garlington & Woodruff Rd (NE corner by OrangeTherapy and Oriental House, WingStop).
Very clean quaint place that has menu on the monitor. It's soft serve ice cream that you can choose between vanilla, chocolate or swirl UNLESS there's a specialty flavor which there was - banana. Yes, the banana brulee! My son also considered it, wanting to expand his usual choice yet did go for the cookie a la mode. Each specialty had various fillings/toppings for example my Banana Brulee had graham crackers (which you see out the outside and in the inside), a peanut butter spread which was put on the inside of the pastry, and a caramel sauce on top of the banana foster ice cream. Normally the cone would be maple but I was watching my calories (jk) and asked for the traditional cone. My adult son on our "try something different" monthly date as mentioned, got the cookie a la mode. Yup when he was a child, he liked any kind of Oreo or cookie ice cream, etc. This had vanilla soft serve ice cream and Oreos in its filling & topping, yet it also had Biscoff spread and some type of cookie butter sauce and cookie dough. I think his childhood came back to life and why he already took a bite before I was able to take any photos.
I keep calling these crispy cones as pastry cones because it tastes like a delicious pastry. The owner shared that the cones are baked instead of fried so healthier. Cones are really nice crisp and fresh. We saw one of the staff wrapping the dough around the cone shaper before the cones are baked.
The ice cream is very creamy, even for the vanilla base. I used a spoon to eat mine except when it came time to get the cone. Absolutely loved the cone which to me is a yummy pastry.
My son said he wanted to dip his cone at the end into something since he finished off the ice cream. They do sell hot chocolate and that would satisfy the desire when you want to dip a delightful pastry.
So you basically get both ice cream and pastry. I ended up signing up for the loyalty program which is free.
While there in the early afternoon, a family with a young son came in for their treat, and later a solo woman. The family stayed inside to eat while the woman took hers to go. We stayed so that I could start the review and not forget to post photos.
One thing to keep in mind is their operating hours will shift to close earlier at night with the darker/winter month.
Glad we were able to try something new, and one that we would definitely return for more. read more