We drive past Soft Stuff on Rte 40 tonight. The temperature was 49 degrees, and the line was 20 people long.
People love their ice cream -- even on chilly nights. Tutti Frutti looked packed as well. Still a month or two before I update the "Ice Cream For A Summer Night" post.
In a somewhat ice cream related note, the building that once was Arties on 108 in Clarksville is being renovated and they just put up a coming soon sign for some sort of wellness center :(
ReplyDeleteSeriously, doesn't Clarksville have enough spas, and for that matter banks, at this point?
Tonight was also the "free ice" night at Ritas. Even at 8:30 in 42 degree weather, there must have been 50 people in line.
ReplyDeleteThey had vanilla ice when I got in line, but had run out by the time I made it up to the window :-(
But for free, I tried a new flavor.
That was probably all the people who couldn't get on the parking lot at Rita's!
ReplyDeleteRe: Arties, is that the same ice cream purveyor that used to be on Old Waterloo Rd in Elkridge?
Oh! I can't believe that I missed opening day at Rita's. Mid-day, it would have been perfect.
ReplyDeleteThe flavor to try is black cherry!
http://howchow.blogspot.com/2008/08/ritas-italian-ice-in-columbia.html
This might be old news, but I just saw that there's a permanent sign up for a Tutti Frutti location next to Ichiban in the Columbia Crossing shopping center off Dobbin. It's clearly still under construction, as is the BGR next door (which does not yet have a "real" sign). Not living anywhere near Rt. 40, I'm pumped to have a fun yogurt option nearby!!
ReplyDeleteOooh, that'd be nice, actually. The one thing the Columbia Crossing/Dobbin area has been lacking is an ice cream/yogurt place. I would've thought one would have made in before burger place #4. ;)
ReplyDelete~kam