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    4 months ago

    Beautiful place with a ton of handmade and local gifts, art, etc. They also offer classes, food trucks, putt putt and more!

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    11 months ago

    Went in for a cone, ice cream in back of gift shop ...unless the cows are on strike ......ice cream prices outrageous !!!

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    3 years ago

    Such good ice cream. Friendly owners. Cool local art! Takes credit cards which is convenient.

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    Grindstone General Store - Chocolate almond single scoop

    Grindstone General Store

    3.9(68 reviews)
    46.4 mi
    $

    Biggest scoop of ice cream ever! Great ice cream, little area to sit and get to it! Fun music…read moreplaying and a general low key vibe. Honestly we shared this... it's a meal for one for sure! Definitely will be back when we return.

    After a three hour kayak trip to Turnip Rock, we were desperate for some ice cream to refuel. We…read moreheard about the large scoops of homemade ice cream at Grindstone General Store and headed over immediately. When we arrived, we saw a huge line out the door, with cars parked all along the road down probably around a quarter mile. That seemed promising! As you enter building, you snake through some of the eclectic goods the store sells - things like custom made chess sets, cute cartoon character and fish shaped soaps, etc. It looks like all of the good being sold are local or at least from Michigan. You'll have plenty of time to browse, since it takes almost 30 minutes from setting foot in the shop to actually reaching the front of the line. It's actually overall pretty well organized. There are two doors on the exterior of the store, but they removed the outside handle on one of the doors so it can only be used as an exit. The shop mainly serves Stroh's ice cream, but they have a tub or two of Guernsey Dairy, and a freezer of ten home made flavors. Of course, we had to get the homemade ice cream only. Please note that the owner can be kind of gruff - before you get to the counter, make sure to know exactly what cone, size, and flavors you want. I don't think they offer any samples. Two Scoops in a Cup ($4.25 first scoop, $2.25 second) - They certainly aren't lying about having giant scoops of ice cream! They actually have a display up showing that a scoop is softball sized with a 14oz volume. That's basically like a pint by itself. We decided to get two flavors in a cup: Horchata and Black Raspberry Bugaboo. The horchata is rich, creamy and filled with vanilla and cinnamon. The ice cream is premium (but I wouldn't say it's super premium) with generally low overrun and higher butterfat, giving a delicious creamy mouthfeel. The sweetness is perfect for ice cream - it's sweet but not achingly so. There are a small amount of ice crystals that formed around some of the cinnamon, but it was only a very small amount and not detrimental enough for me to drop my score. (5/5) The Black Raspberry Bugaboo tastes very artificial. It takes the flavor of raspberry and amps it up to 300% so that it's very sweet with a heavy artificial tart flavor. It's studded with chocolate cups that are filled with maraschino cherry type of flavor as well, and mixed with ribbons of Hershey's chocolate fudge. Not my favorite flavor of ice cream (I was expecting this to be natural raspberry), but I can see it appealing to some. (3/5) There's a choice of sugar cone, waffle cone ($1.25 up charge), or plastic cup. We opted for the cup for two reasons: the sugar cone doesn't look like it can contain the amount of ice cream they serve, and it looks like they get their waffle cones premade from Jagger Cone. The waffle cones come with a paper holder with a flare around to catch any ice cream drips. If you want to enjoy their homemade ice cream at home, they do sell prepacked quarts in a freezer. I wish there was an option for smaller scoops; while I managed to finish two scoops with my partner, I saw many others whose eyes were bigger than their stomachs and ended up having to throw out most of their ice cream. In fact, we saw large piles of ice cream sitting in the nearby trash can. What a waste of food. Bathrooms - Single porta potty outside Overall rating of the food this visit: 4/5

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    Grindstone General Store - Outside the general store

    Outside the general store

    Grindstone General Store - The only restrooms available for customers

    The only restrooms available for customers

    Grindstone General Store - Inside entrance

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    Milkhouse Cafe - Indoor area seating

    Milkhouse Cafe

    4.8(59 reviews)
    27.2 mi
    $

    We've been here before but always make a stop when we're out this way. A bit cold for ice cream,…read morebut it's sooo good (and they have a wood stove heating things up)! One caveat: the tips are designated for an affiliated church unless you specifically want to tip your server. A Raspberry Rendezvous for me and a caramel 'sea turtle', and we're a couple of happy customers! You will be, too, when you stop at the Milkhouse Cafe.

    We were in area for Mothers Day and my crew wanted ice cream. Found this place on yelp. Super fun…read moreshop. Imagine they are crazy busy on weekends and summer. Line moved quick. Nice signage to explain menu choices. You order at ice cream counter and then move to coffee counter where you can order drinks or just pay. Indoor and outdoor seating. Seems connected to a church. Bathrooms beautiful and many places to sit from high tops to couches to tables inside to picnic tables outside. They are known for their life cream tacos so we tried 2 which were ig enough to split. We ordered the Dirt Road and Coffee Toffee Crunch. Apparently they are $7 on taco Tuesdays ;). Super delicious and high quality ice cream. We also ordered a pour over with cream. They forgot the cream but with ice cream I decided I didn't need it. Pour overs take a bit but then even longer bc they were so busy. So the timing of it with ice cream was off and I wish I hadn't ordered it. No way to get seating and then be called back so I just stood there while my family dug into tacos. Glad they saved some for me! Highly recommend and definitely would go back.

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    Milkhouse Cafe - Coffee counter/ pay counter

    Coffee counter/ pay counter

    Milkhouse Cafe - Single in waffle cone! Huge I  bubble gum!

    Single in waffle cone! Huge I bubble gum!

    Milkhouse Cafe - Double scoop in a waffle cone 6 bucks (actually three scoops)

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    Double scoop in a waffle cone 6 bucks (actually three scoops)

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