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    Cold Stone Creamery

    4.8 (17 reviews)
    Open 12:00 pm - 11:00 PM

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    The Cookie Mintster with free extra mint ice cream on top
    Steve D.

    @ Southshore Shopping Center 2229 S Shore Ctr Alameda, CA 94501 On a Sunday evening, I went to go try the brand new Cold Stone Creamery at Alameda's Southshore Center. Service was fairly quick with five people working behind the counter. Cold Stone Creamery features a unique ice cream experience using super premium ice cream that's made on-site. Then they mix and blend toppings into the ice cream on a frozen granite slab. The result is a fully blended frozen ice cream. You can have it in a cup, waffle cone or bowl. They offer free samples. Order from the Signature Creations menu or "Create Your Own." I ordered the "Cookie Mintster." That's mint ice cream, Oreo cookies and fudge. Unlike a regular ice cream shop, it took a few minutes to mix up and churn the ice cream and toppings on the frozen slab. I got to watch the whole process. When it was done, they added extra mint ice cream on top. My ice cream was smooth and creamy. It wasn't gritty at all. The Oreo cookies were completely blended into the ice cream. This place is brand new. It has some tables inside, and some outdoor tables in the mall's common areas. Restroom available. Cold Stone Creamery is located in the middle of the shopping center, a few doors down from See's Candy. Southshore Center is an open air mall. It has a aisle down the middle that's lined with shops. Free parking

    Mint Mint Chocolate Chocolate Chip with Kit Kat
    Jurem F.

    Quite honestly an awesome addition to the plaza. With neighboring ice cream parlors close by, I still gravitate towards Cold Stone because of the different texture the spoons on cold stones provide; super velvety ribbons of ice cream with your favorite mix ins. The interior is nice and neat, very clean and full of energy. Clean displays, clean ice cream case, what else can you ask for? The employees were very helpful with guiding the long line and helping out each customer efficiently. Our go-to is the mint mint chocolate chip with added Kit Kat bar! Trust, the Kit Kat makes it!

    Sarah Z.

    FINALLY. I've been waiting for this Coldstone to open for ages. Coldstone has been my favorite major ice cream chain since I was a kid and it still is! I love how gooey their ice cream is and all the mix-ins you can have. This particular location seems to be great so far. It's located by the See's Candies in South Shore Plaza. Quality is consistent, lots of seating indoors, prime location, and friendly staff. Also side note, this is like the latest late night snack you could probably get in alameda--it closes at 11PM on weekends! Unheard of in this area. This is definitely going to be my guilty pleasure spot.

    Founder's Favorite
    Allison H.

    I'm so happy Cold Stone opened up at SouthShore! It's one of my favorite ice cream shops! Their ice creams are creamy and delicious! Staff were kind and efficient! There were several people in line but a short wait. You can create your own ice cream or select from the Signature Creations! My go-to is the Founder's Favorite! It contains Sweet Cream, pecans, brownie, fudge and caramel! All my favorite toppings in one! They have a wide variety of ice cream flavors and toppings! Highly recommend!

    Vanilla and cookie and cream
    Sun L.

    Just opened recently Free and vast parking lot A few tables indoor and many open seatings outside around the center Kids each got a scoop of vanilla Service was sweet and friendly to us Will be back to get an ice cream cake soon for the kids

    Puppy cup
    Jenny H.

    My first time here and I was confused of where to line up lol. No other customer or staff redirected me and there was only two customers at the time. An entire family came in a few minutes after me. The staff finished the current orders. Completely ignored me even though they saw me waiting at the counter. Went to take the family's order. The family was nice and told them I was there first. Honestly, not the best customer service. The young woman who took my order was nicer and more attentive. I asked if there's anything complimentary for dogs and I think she gave my vanilla for my dog. He loved it. As she scooped my order, I heard samples being offered. I didn't realize we can have samples before ordering. Wish I knew! I got the coffee lovers and it was good.

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    Carla G.

    there's nothing like a cup of cold stone ice cream. even though there's so many ice cream places around the area, i'm always going to crave that sweet cream ice cream. This shop is clean and spacious. The employees are attentive and nice. They also have seasonal flavors every now and then!

    Signature creations
    LindseyMindsey C.

    We stopped by to pick up a birthday cake for my son. Since the store is new, I called to confirm my order which I placed online a few days ahead. Everyone was really nice. My kids each got to sample the new flavors (churro). The staff were really sweet and bubbly...wishing my son a very happy birthday! The ice cream cake my son picked out was cookie dough and it was delicious. Can't wait to go back to try more ice cream and other offerings.

    Mango pineapple smoothie
    Super F.

    Everything here is good service is awesome ambience music and chatter triumph. Great ice cream here.

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    Hi Victor thank you for the kind review! Much appreciated

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    Thank you for the review! Hope to see you back soon!

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    Shout out Tiana, who was professional. kind and cool as hell! Highly recommend the watermelon sorbet!

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    Thank you for the kind review! Tianna and Mailee are so great!

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    Ask the Community - Cold Stone Creamery

    Are there vegan options and allergy friendly?

    Hi! Yes we have many allergy friendly ice cream. Most of our ice cream is allergy friendly and we mix it separately on a different stone to prevent cross contamination. For the vegan option unfortunately we only have Silk chocolate. We hope to have… 

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    Loard's Ice Cream

    Loard's Ice Cream

    3.8
    (379 reviews)
    0.0 mi
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    I love ice cream in general and Loards I been going to since I was a kid. The banana split I got…read morewas good, I'm just trying to swallow the $13.95 price no pun intended haha. I'm also trying to get over the size which is called "super special". Umm super tiny is more like it haha. Im 6'6" and to call the smallest banana split I have ever had super special is comedy. But thats just my opinion. With that said I enjoyed it, I would have enjoyed it more at half the price but I know prices are changing so I'm trying to adjust, be patient with me, Im a slow learner haha. This particular Loards is located in the middle of a walk way. You have to park and walk alittle not much. I need to try all their other options. I always get the banana split. They have a plethera of options I need to explore. Now go and enjoy, you can thank me later.

    I came back, and they still have a ton of different flavors offered. They limit it to 2 samples, so…read morechoose wisely. I ultimately opted for a double scoop, mocha almond fudge and matcha. Mocha almond fudge: I liked the texture and that it's not as sweet due to the coffee and chocolate combo, it's a good flavor if you like some crunch. Matcha: It doesn't have as strong of a savory and slightly bitter taste as some places' matcha ice cream, but it was still pretty good. They give you pretty large scoops, so price is pretty on par with ice cream nowadays.

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    Curbside Creamery

    Curbside Creamery

    3.9
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    I've been here 3 times this past week! I am super picky with ice cream and it's hard for me to…read moreactually be impressed with an ice cream shop. As soon and I saw the flavor almond cherry I knew I had to try it.. I love anything almond and I was very much impressed and obsessed. Next time I'm getting a pint to enjoy at home when I can't make it to the shop. I also tried the oatmeal cookie cinnamon and coffee, all were amazing but nothing tops almond cherry By the way the other reviews are right...service here isn't great. There's an African American lady who is quite rude but it's all good I didn't take her negativity personally

    Review is mainly about service vs the ice cream itself. But I gave it an extra star as I thought…read morethe ice cream was good considering it is vegan. Came in on a Sunday night with a big group. The employee would forget which flavors we wanted and rudely asked for all of us (who already got our ice cream) to leave the space as it was getting too crowded. Fair ask, yes. The way it was delivered? Just rudely said with a bad tone too. I also got charged for my ice cream when one of my friends had already paid for mine in front of me. I went to have it reversed, and he was saying how my friend paid for 6 singles and I got a junior size then there was nothing to be reversed. If anything we paid twice and for the wrong size. I get that it may have been confusing especially with big groups and long lines but it could have been handled more professionally.

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    Shooting Star Cafe

    Shooting Star Cafe

    3.3
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    I have been here so many times so I'm surprised I haven't written a review yet…read more This place is quite a quintessential restaurant to eat at in Oakland Chinatown. They are open late and have plenty of seating and a huge menu to select everything you'd want. This time around we got mixed fruits in a crepe, strawberry ice cream with an eggette, ovaltine, milk tea and a baked chicken and rice to go for tomorrow's lunch. The desserts were decent and tasted like what you'd think they'd taste like. The drinks were soothing and the baked chicken and rice was the star of the show. It was savory with every grain of rice not going to waste with how delicious it is and the chicken was oh so, tender. The baked rice dishes are where they're at. The duck roll was also perfection. The duck was tender and the roll was crispy and chewy. Yummy! They have a $10 minimum spend per person so plan accordingly!

    It's a nice quick bite to eat. It's more for catering and…read morelarge families to dine in. I have never dined inside because the chairs for Togo and waiting area are always filthy. I've gotten orders to go from here for 5 years plus. I started with the rice plates (mediocre, like I said quick bite) then I found their appetizer duck rolls (the ish)! I ordered them for every meal after that. Then I found they had a delicious coffee and tea combo (I thought I was the only one doing that...lol)! Once again delicious every time. At first I thought it only came in one size (large cup) then one day I ordered and then person gave me a small cup and I didn't remember if they charged me the same. Then I went back again and said large cup and they seemed surprised I even knew there was a difference (that was weird AF...like you know what weird). So I l've spent some time now saying Large cup and hopefully will continue. The issue is now that the last time I ordered my delicious duck rolls and a coffee and tea combo, my coffee came hot and wonderful (almost too hot) and my ducks rolls came cold! Literally like it came from thawing and they forgot to "cook it!" Ugg ewwwwwww I ended it microwaving one and eating it that night. My plan had been to eat one night and save the other anyway. Ended up heating up the other one a couple days later on my stove top. I love cooking so this wasn't a huge issue, but wow what a serious mistake! Or was it...? Idk at this point. I give restaurants 3 chances especially when they're doing at least two items correctly. This restaurant is one of the busiest in downtown Oakland and I commend them for being around this long and servicing both China Town and the rest of Oakland. Will be back, just thought yall should know! Until next time!

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