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    Emma's Desserts

    5.0 (1 review)

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    The Parlour - Sweet potato maple miso single scoop - lifewithhanny

    The Parlour

    4.5(764 reviews)
    0.2 mi
    •$

    I'd walked by The Parlour many times but recently noticed their vegan flavors advertised on the…read moresidewalk board so I had to go in. Because, get this, there are several non sorbet options! (I love sorbet, but sometimes you want rich ice cream). Besides chocolate mint and Vietnamese coffee, there's an enticing lime sorbet and a rotating seasonal flavor, which in late July was a blackberry crumble that is delicious with little bits of crumble ribboned throughout (I love to chew my ice cream). A single scoop is actually quite generous and only $5. Service is speedy and friendly. The seating is plentiful and it was such a hot day, I opted to stay inside rather than walk around and pretend I was eating gelato in a small Medieval town in Tuscany.

    I stopped in on the first night of a conference downtown and thought "I'd love to try this place…read moreout!" At lunch, I passed the A-frame they had outside and saw fellow conference attendees walk in. "Alright," I said. "I'll check them out later." I came in with one of my new connections and we happily chose our desserts. I chose their seasonal Girl Scout Mint flavor and my new connection chose a milkshake. Parlour staff let us sample the flavors they had in stock to help us make informed decisions. I appreciated it. Seating is in an adjacent room. The place carries a kid-friendly vibe and I saw one child happily enjoying her ice cream. I'll definitely be back next time I'm in DT Durham.

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    The Parlour - Salted Butter Caramel. Single scoop. 3.3 ounces. In a cup. $4.50.

    Salted Butter Caramel. Single scoop. 3.3 ounces. In a cup. $4.50.

    The Parlour - Inside. Seating area in back of house. Water container/dispenser.

    Inside. Seating area in back of house. Water container/dispenser.

    The Parlour - Caramel Oreo. Single scoop. 3.3 ounces. In a cup. $4.50.

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    MilkShake Factory Downtown Durham

    MilkShake Factory Downtown Durham

    4.4(32 reviews)
    0.5 mi
    •$$

    Let's get right to it... possibly the best milk shake I've ever had. Fun atmosphere and friendly…read moreservice. Jess and Teagan both deserve to be on the employee of the month list! I'd recommend the chocolate peanut brownie milkshake. That, along with some bark or a truffle will give you just enough of a sugar high to make it through throws at you today!

    "Great milkshakes right behind the Durham Bulls stadium"…read more Behind the Bulls stadium, next to Moe's, sits this little treat. We came on a Friday evening at around 7pm, and there was no line (though a few people came in right behind us). The place is bright and airy, with some seating, and a great counter showing a selection of chocolate treats and the menu of milkshakes. I was delighted that they had some dairy-free milkshakes, given my lactose intolerance! And 4 choices no less! They of course had fancier flavors in the dairy set, more complex than CookOut (which I love). My girlfriend and I got the lactose-free cookies and cream milkshake. They fixed it on the spot, so we got it in maybe 2 minutes. Service was friendly-- they were patient with the customers behind us who were a bit unruly (more playful unruly than rude). One word-- DELICIOUS. Not too sweet, but just right. I've had some weird dairy-free milkshakes with a grittiness or chalkiness, but this was straight-up like how I remember the real deal. It was thick too, and unlike CookOut, they gave you a thick straw so you can actually drink with it. Why 4 stars and not 5? The price was a bit steep. With a $1 tip, this one shake (which was reasonably sized but far from huge) was over $10. But for the quality and selection, I do think it's "not unreasonable". Worth the try, and worth it for a special treat!

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    MilkShake Factory Downtown Durham - Peanut butter brownie

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    Insomnia Cookies - Peanut butter cookie and ice cream

    Insomnia Cookies

    2.7(64 reviews)
    0.6 mi

    After eating tacos, we wanted something sweet. I had an ADDICTION to insomnia a while back so I…read moredecided to give this location a try. It's near the college and medical centers so I'm not sure how the parking is. For us, we walked. Location is clean, and the staff was nice. Experience: cookies are super expensive! They literally had menu items - 6 cookies for $26 plus tax! To me, that was disgusting. On top of it, all the cookies were nasty except for the confetti one which was delicious! I am not sure why companies are cutting corners with flavor and keeping the price sky high -but that's what the cookies are giving. For that, I have to give it 3 stars. I can make my own delicious tasting cookies at home so I will do that going forward!

    Cookies are okay, way too sweet for my taste. Ambience was fine…read more The service however, oh my god. We went in at 11:58 pm during the pj promo (free cookie if you come in wearing pjs) and the super short guy with round glasses was working. He was sitting by the door and super slowly went behind the counter. Before we said anything, he snarkily pointed out that it looked like we were wearing pajamas and the promo was over (it had ended a minute ago). We said no worries at all and looked at the ice cream, then asked if they had samples. He rudely told us no, if you want to sample it you can buy it. We were a bit taken aback and we order a single scoop of one of the flavors. He didn't clarify that we had the option for two scoops, gave us one scoop and charged us for two, and still managed to give us the wrong flavor. Mind you, through all of this, the place was completely vacant of other customers. We were really taken aback about how outright rude, snarky, and backhanded the worker was even though we were polite, didn't complain at all about the promos ending, ect.

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