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| Cool mint cone at the re-opened Soft Stuff |
This is ice cream in a new building constructed across from the Enchanted Forest shopping center on Rte 40 in Ellicott City.
For decades, it was counter service from a white building overlooking the road. Now, the owners have redeveloped that land and the accompanying motel. Soft Stuff is one of the new tenants. The Two Dudes posted a pre-opening tour on their blog, and Adam hit the store with the ice cream fan in his life for the photo above and the report below:
Well, here's a shot of the "cool mint' cone bought my mom and she loved. (She used to go here almost everyday.) I wasn't in a huge ice cream mode so I only sampled a few flavors, but the mint was definitely very thick with a rich and creamy mouthfeel. It's most definetly a step above regular soft serve...s eemed more custard in terms of the milkfat content (and prices). One of these days when I work up a sweat I'll have to stop by for a shake. About a dozen flavors, but no yogurt quite yet. With Sonic on the way and another Rita's down the street, I think the Soft Serve Ice Cream Wars have begun. We are all going to be quite fat and happy :)Can anyone describe how to find the new Soft Stuff?
AAAAHHHH!! Finally!!
ReplyDeleteIt's on the west side facing the diner in the new building. It's at the far end on the upper parking lot area.
ReplyDeleteWondering if they have the orange soft serve like they had before? That stuff was amazing!
ReplyDeleteToday they had orange. Yummy!
ReplyDeleteIt's so good and since its indoors now, no mosquitos.
ReplyDeleteJust be sure to bring cash ; They don't take credit cards.
Hate to say it, but I couldn't detect the taste of vanilla in their vanilla. Very bland.
ReplyDeleteHate to say it, but their vanilla doesn't have the taste of vanilla; very bland.
ReplyDeleteI was not impressed. I had the orange and the mint. I've had much better many other places. Meadow, e.g., is far superior.
ReplyDeleteI had the orange on Sunday and it's not the same. Didn't even finish it due to the total lack of flavor.
ReplyDeleteWhat's up with them not having a menu board? It's not until you get up to the window and then there is a word document?
Went back the other day and went with a chocolate "yogurt." Gotta admit it was horrible. Just insipid and tasted like it was sugar free, and lousy texture. Guess I should have stuck to the real stuff.
ReplyDeleteI took the kids to soft stuff on Sunday. It had a line out the door, but it moved fairly quickly.
ReplyDeleteI thought the butter pecan I ordered was great, and I really liked the taste I had of my son's orange/vanilla twist. My daughter's chocolate/vanilla twist was also good. All of them were very creamy.
I'd take them over any of the yougurt places around here I've been to, or the nearby Rita's.
Took my sons to Soft Stuff the other day. One of them ordered cherry and one ordered cotton candy. Essentially, it is vanilla with just the edges coated with the color and (supposedly) the flavor of the ordered type. It looks pretty but was not tasty. Neither of my kids were happy with what they ordered. I had the vanilla with hot fudge and it was okay but not great.
ReplyDeleteIt's too bad because we've been looking forward to having Soft Stuff come back and we can walk over, but I doubt we will.