When Cold Stone first opened in the Chicago area, I felt like I had been to Ice Cream heaven. Who doesn't love the idea of basically creating your own flavor? The concept seemed to flourish at first, but so many stores have seemed to close since then. As for the Evanston location, I agree with some of the other comments posted here. The store is extremely cramped and the staff seems ambivalent about helping the customers. Every other location I have been to has to sing when a tip is put in the jar. The woman who waited on us said that they don't do that at their location. That is supposed to be part of the fun. The Ice Cream was excellent as always, but Cold Stone's novelty seems to be wearing off. read more

The best ice cream ever!!! I have been there 4 times !! Definitely will go back!!! I ate the chocolate devotion (i think that is the name). The size and the price are really good!! read more

Wasn't impressed at all. Didn't have a huge issue with customer service, but the entire experience made me want to get out as fast as possible. read more

Pretty average ice cream shop. I ordered the banana ice cream with gummy bears. The gummy bears were rock hard. I'm hoping this is because the ice cream made them cold and not because they were old. The brownie ice cream thing we ordered was also decent, but the brownies weren't as warm as we would have liked. They have a poster advertising three flavors of froyo, but they only had one. read more

The ice cream is delicious. The environment is ugh. It is always hot in there, and there's only two tables. read more

Cold Stone does not honor business hours. I went to the store around 1:30 and no one was there. The sign posted lists business hours as noon - 10 so I decided to call the number listed. Surprisingly, I received an answer informing me that the store was open. I said okay and went back to make sure I wasn't pushing a door that said pull. Nothing. I decided to call the number back only now I got no answer the 3 times I tried calling. Terrible service. read more

We stopped in at this Cold Stone during our recent visit to Chicago. We were met with friendly service and delicious ice cream!! We met the owner, who checked in with us to make sure we had a good experience and asked for our feedback. From the Yelp reviews and our experience, it seems this location is under new (good) management. The space was really clean and it looks like they have some upgrades. This location is small, but they have enough seating inside and the owner said they will get outdoor seating when the weather warms up. I hope we can come back in the summer when they've put tables and chairs outside on the sidewalk. Definitely stop by when you're in Evanston! read more

I ordered a cake for fathers day four days in advance via the internet and received a confirmation email for the order and the pick up time and of course they credited my credit car for the purchase. However, once I arrived to pick up my order on fathers day they had no record of the order. The clerk had no clue and I was told that the person who makes the cakes quit. Like what does that have to do with my cake that was already paid for. It took them 30 minutes for them to figure out how to handle and finally my only option was to pick out one that was in the freezer, although it was not what I ordered! The employees seemed to be totally clueless and unprofessional. I strongly suggest customer service training. This was my first and LAST time I will purchase anything from this establishment. read more

This is definitely the best coldstone location to go to. I've been to many of them and this one is most definitely the cleanest and most well stocked, not to mention the welcoming greeting I received as I walked in the door! I was more than satisfied with the ice-cream I ordered and will definitely be back before too long. Love it! read more

Cold Stone Creamery - So much fun to watch them create my delicious ice-cream! - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Evanston, Illinois

I wish I would have read the review before going here... I paid $8 for a gotta have it and walked out with a container that wasn't even full. The ice cream barely even reached the top of the bowl. For that price I should have just bought a half gallon of ice cream from cvs. I probably would have enjoyed it more :( read more

Cold Stone Creamery - This was my "full" gotta have it. I paid $8 for exactly what you see here.....best go elsewhere. - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Evanston, Illinois

Its very common for this location to regularly run of the most common flavors of ice cream (chocolate, vanilla, coffee). At least 4-5 times this has happened - not sure if the operators of this location know how to forecast demand and have supply on hand. I also refuse to believe they do not have extra supply in the back. The employees working there do not care at all - I echo my experience as others have posted here. Extremely long lines with 1-2 employees who take their sweet time. read more

It'd been years since going to Cold Stone, but the welcome back was amazing. The two running the store when we were there last Friday - "D" and "V"- were awesome. They were hilarious, gave great suggestions, and made it worth coming back. The ice cream was wonderful too. read more

This is a great place to treat yourself to something delicious! I came here with some coworkers and we were greeted with a friendly smile and great service. Great ice cream and yummy waffle cones! Definitely coming back soon. read more

omgi have to recommend and recognize this particular establishment as a superb opportunity to let yourself indulge in something fresh and extremely decadent..the owners who are so knowledgeable about their products went over and beyond the service that we all expect from dealing with the cold and holiday season..i felt taken care of..like family..i encourage everyone to go see for yourself and enjoy a sweet treat!! don't we all deserve it?can't wait to go back again..thank you and blessings read more

Great time. The employees where so nice. The Manager was very sweet. He asked if we needed bottled water...checked to see how we liked our ice cream. Very friendly environment. If I lived here, I would definitely go there often. Yummy Ice Cream too! read more

Best customer service with fun staff. Way better than the cold stone in Indy!! Will definitely return with every Cubs game we come into town for. read more

I've eaten at one other Cold Stone location which was in Chicago, but I was kind of unimpressed by the lack of seating in the location and the packs of silly high school and college aged kids who backed this place up like an old fart with a bad case of constipation. Plus not to mention the excessive chatting that the staff was doing was not helping to get orders completed so customers could leave. I am only giving them 4 stars for making a kick ass sundae with my favorite toppings. It's not really wheelchair accessible per se because you would have to go to this place during the time when kids are not flooding this place and congregating. It's ideal an after-dinner dessert if the place you ate at had choices that were not to your liking, but to see high schoolers and college students congregating in the place is pointless due to the fact that the location is too small to have crowds of people standing around and not leaving after completing and eating their orders. They need to have better crowd control meaning that once you've eaten you leave not to stick around after you ate to talk and goof around. read more

Stopped here driving thru. Ice cream was melted and they only gave me half a cup!! Super stingy on toppings and almost no mixing. Even my son complained. Avoid this place. What a rip off. read more

Horrible. Substantially more expensive than the cold stone at Naperville, consistently rude staff and vaguely unhygeinic feel. Also they don't use fresh fruit. Why? My server got all sorts of debris in my icecream and then scooped it out. What the hell? And why oh why is it so much more expensive than the other cold stones? read more

DO NOT go here! Ordered a cake for my birthday. Not only did they not make the cake, we continually have a hard time reaching a manager for a refund. The manager keeps saying we will be getting a refund BUT it has been OVER a month and no refund or real apology!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! read more

DON'T order a cake from here!! I came in on Tuesday afternoon to ensure the manager would not be distracted and get the order right... After being told that they CAN NOT add more than 1 topping to a SPECIAL ORDER cake (even if I paid for it), then told I can only pick from certain toppings (and only 1) for the top... And so on... I arrive 7 hrs after the promised "ready at 2:00pm" FRIDAY (4 days since the order), NO CAKE to be found! I drove 45 min twice for NOTHING! No one here has the authority to issue a refund either. Crud. read more

We came here on a really busy Sunday night. Everyone was very friendly and helpful, the service was fast and the place was clean. Not sure why there are so many negative reviews- we will definitely be coming back!! read more

Hours of operation clearly stated on the window- open till 10 pm. It's 9:15 pm on a Saturday and theirs doors were locked and not letting anyone in. A customer in the store told us through the window also- that they were closed. Bogus business practice! read more

This is the WORST Cold Stone I have ever been to. The staff was super incompetent and took forever to take our orders and were really rude to the customers in front of us (not us though). We bought a Groupon equivalent and they didn't know how to scan it in and just gave us the Groupon deal which was ridiculous since it was really different! (The groupon deal was, i think, $5 for $10 and our deal from a competing site was $10 for $20, so I technically just paid full price and they charged us extra!) The ladies working both have never heard of the deal, so if one their managers are obviously oblivious for not telling them about it. I have never actually had this horrible of experience at a Cold Stone in my life (I usually love Cold Stone). If you are craving ice cream in downtown Evanston and plan on spending a decent amount of money, then just go to the Andy's Frozen Custard a few blocks away - so much better. read more

There were 4 people ahead of us in line and we waited for 20 minutes before we decided to leave. There were two employees there but only one of them was making ice cream or working the cash register, the other was folding boxes in back while the line continually got longer. I've never been to an ice cream place so slow or poorly run before. read more

An ice cream store that has no flavors...you've got to love that! Brought the children in after a class at Northwestern in mid July (peak ice cream season ) and Coldstone had seven flavors MISSING--their most popular ones! They claimed that their shipment had not arrived, but this is pretty routine at this location. The place usually also has dirty tables and floors even when no customers are present as we walk in. read more

This location is never open when it is listed as open. I'm not sure what is going on, almost seems like it is closed. My guess is the employees just don't show up on time to open. I've been there several times over an hour after the place is supposed to be open and no one is there. I have a groupon I bought for this shop and it is getting close to expiration. When I visited this location in the past the employees appear to be detached. read more

I ask this question. Who DOESNT like ice cream? Most people love it! My little brother is one of those ice cream fanatics. He can have them in a sweltering hot summer day in Chicago or a blistering frigid 30 below day in the city. As the baby of the family, I HAD to get him an ice cream cake to celebrate his High School Graduation this past June. I called to numerous bakeries and no one was able to have one ready within 24 hours. Then I thought, Coldstone will save the day? (right?) First...I called the Ravenswood: Lincoln Ave location since it was closest to me, NO ONE answers the phone there. Left 2 msgs. Needless to say, I STILL havent heard back. Second....I contacted the next closest location, this location (Sherman Ave) and the guy who picked up was nice and accommodating and said he'll have it ready for pick-up the following day. Had my older brother pick up the cake since it was already out of my way. I PRE-PAID it over the phone to make it easier on him and all he had to do was grab and go. When the payment cleared on my debit card a few days later, these people tacked on more money from the initial quote I received. (For what, you ask? I have no idea.) I called the location to complain. Whoever answered the phone seemed to be helpful and even confirmed that it was wrong. He even asked what day I order it. He said there was only 1 guy there that night and knew who it was (suspicious? I'd say so) Finally he said he'll have the manager/owner, Tushar, call me. No call. Called again a few days later and asked for his personal #. Left a vm, and still nothing. I dont know what type of business they're running, but they're very deceiving. You DO NOT tack on any amount from the quoted price for funsies. That's just wrong. And when I tried to get my money back, even the owner ignored me. I'm writing this to warn people of how dishonest they are. Beware guys. I've been totally turned off by Coldstone in general because of this. You'd think, since this is a well known company they'd be more professional. Guess not. read more

I LOVE Cold Stone...but not this one. The service is okay...I guess. Really, the last straw for me was when I kept trying to order something to eat, and they were out of almost every flavor of ice cream. My dad asked them if they were closing for good or something, since there was almost nothing in the store, and the guy behind the counter shrugged and (rudely) replied, (Uhh...it's WINTER.) Haha, oh, sorry, our bad for forgetting that indoor ice cream shops aren't actually supposed to have ice cream. Anyway, we ended up walking out and going straight to Andy's Frozen Custard, which is only about a block away and SUPER delicious. That was a year ago, and I haven't been to this Cold Stone since. read more

Don't waste your money or time here. Just because the name says Cold Stone Creamery, doesn't mean you get the same service and product as you may have received elsewhere. If you're looking forward to your favorite toppings to add in, don't bet on them being here. They were out of product the very first time I visited and my recent visit was no different. I blame Management and the owner, their sense of quality is not that of their colleagues in other cities. read more

This Coldstone is by far the worst ice cream shop I've been to. The floors were dirty and half the chairs were up on the tables- not very welcoming. They were out of nearly every flavor and topping. The service I received was sub-par and not very friendly, although she seemed to understand when I left to go to Andy's instead. read more

Worst cold stone I've ever been to. Didn't have cake batter, Oreo, strawberry, sweet cream, or any smoothie mix. Needless to say we left and went to the andys custard down the block. read more

Terrible- they made the wrong cake after I put the order in online. The manager refused to speak with me on the phone, gave me a gmail address to use instead. I never got any emails or phone calls returned and I paid $60 for a cake I never got. Terrible experience, order your special occasion cakes from somewhere more reliable! read more

This is the absolute best ice cream place you will find! The workers are so so sweet and very welcoming!! Everything is always yummy!

Go to Andy's or Ben & Jerry's...I was greeted by a worker sitting down behind the counter eating a Subway sandwich where the ice cream toppings were - (HAS to be against health code. What if a customer had celiac disease? I have a friend who cannot even eat off of a plate that has been touched by bread - the allergic reaction can be deadly.) Then another high school girl came out of the back to take my order. Toppings were scarce and she barely mixed it. She was nice, but service was just ok. Pieces of my brownie scattered off to the side and she either didn't notice due to talking to her Subway eating friend or didn't care because it wasn't her ice cream, so they were left out of my cup. Not impressed overall and will be going to Ben & Jerry's next time, even if that means I have to drive a couple miles instead of walking a few blocks to get to this Cold Stone. Andy's would be great as well, but I personally do not prefer custard. read more

Do Not Ever Come Here!! This is my second time trying to obtain service at this location. I don't know why I even gave them that much of my time in the first place. This has to be the most unprofessional cold stone I have ever been to. My very first time I came I was told that they were out of most of their ice cream flavors due to the crowd they had from a college game that was going on earlier in the day. Mind you I was coming in around 2pm. Not only were they unapologetic, but they had the audacity to continue to keep the place open! What do you mean you ran out of ice cream, YOU ARE AN ICE CREAM PLACE! That is what you sell! This was at 2pm on a weekday! Not a good first impression. I should have learned from my first impression that this may not be a store I should take seriously , but I thought I would give them the benefit of the doubt and a second chance. I shouldn't have. Shame on me for being gullible and returning again today. When I came to the store today,I was met with a locked door and a sign on the door stating that the store would reopen in 10 minutes. So I had to wait outside of a business that was supposed to be open per their listed store hours, until the employee finally decided to return, with a bag of fast food in hand. Extremely unprofessional. There was no explanation for why the store was closed or any apology made for making me wait. When I finally got to place my order, I was told they were out of the ingredients I was requesting. Lame. Always out of product. So over all, I have repeatedly been disappointed by this Sherman Cold stone. Every time I have come to this location there has been some issue.I have definitely learned my lesson this time. I will never come back here again. The customer service is nonexistent and they are always out of products. If you were smart, you wouldn't either. read more