Baskin Robbins or Dairy Queen

[cheerfulgreek]

I did a search on this one, but I didn't see anything like it. Which one has the best ice cream. Baskin Robbins or Dairy Queen.

Dairy Queen all the way. Yummy!:)

[PM_Mama00]

Your mother.

[KSig RC]

Dairy Queen tastes less like shittythread.

[wolffootball37]

Blue Bell!!!

[smiley21]

I have never seen a Dairy Queen that looked decent. All the ones that I have seen looked sketchy.

[summer_gphib]

I prefer the Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream Shop. We have one here in Melbourne, and it's great. :D And surprisingly much cheaper than Stonecold Creamery and Marble Slab Creamery, which are also better than either DQ or BR. But if the only selections are DQ and BR, I'd take Baskin Robbins any day.

[Tinia2]

I did a search on this one, but I didn't see anything like it. Which one has the best ice cream. Baskin Robbins or Dairy Queen.

Dairy Queen all the way. Yummy!:)
i would also say b&j. however one of the founders of b&r graduated from my school.

[AlwaysSAI]

COLD STONE!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Scandia]

Baskin Robbins!

Ben and Jerry's is pretty good as well.

[KatieKate1244]

If those are my only two options, then I'd just go to McDonald's for one of their soft serve cones. If I have my choice, Greater's or Maggie Moo's.

[Elephant Walk]

Cold Stone

[Dionysus]

*GAGS* Umm, neither!

I'll have to go with Cold Stone, too.

[KSigkid]

Well, I'd rather go here:
http://www.jplicks.com/

Once again...I miss living in Boston.

[MysticCat]

Baskin Robbins or Dairy Queen.Blech. Neither. I can think of umpteen places I'd go for ice cream over those two.

But, okay I'll play along. You asked who has the best ice cream. As far as I'm concerned, soft-serve =/= ice cream. So between the two, BR by default.

[Benzgirl]

I prefer a local, Mitchell's, over all of them. Including Cold Stone.
Choosing between the two, it would have to be DQ.

[nittanyalum]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/46/Carvel_logo.gif

[Tinia2]

does anyone here know where the first carvel store opened?
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/46/Carvel_logo.gif

[alum]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/46/Carvel_logo.gif


Beastie Boys homage to Carvel character: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VG31w1bub48&feature=related

[nittanyalum]

does anyone here know where the first carvel store opened?
Hartsdale, NY

[Tinia2]

we have a winner. and it it still there. family friend lives up the hill from it.
toms truck broke down one day and the rest is history.
and from what i understand, no only is there is no plague or anything giving the history of it but it may be closed, torn down and replaced by either a store or restaurant.
Hartsdale, NY

[Educatingblue]

Blue Bell!!!


Ditto!!! Yeah DQ and BR are get what you pay for kind of places (I will go if I don't have any Blue Bell in the freezer. Marble Slab and Coldstone are great, but they are few and far between in my area :(

[cheerfulgreek]

Your mother.
Actually she does make great ice cream. Glad you like it.:)

[cheerfulgreek]

Blech. Neither. I can think of umpteen places I'd go for ice cream over those two.

But, okay I'll play along. You asked who has the best ice cream. As far as I'm concerned, soft-serve =/= ice cream. So between the two, BR by default.
After reading the posts, I totally forgot about Cold Stone. It is the best, but I can never finish it. It's too filling.

[Jill1228]

Well, I'd rather go here:
http://www.jplicks.com/

Once again...I miss living in Boston.
Oh yeah! I also loved Brigham's

But out in Cali, I love Cold Stone

[PeppyGPhiB]

Cold Stone is totally overrated in my opinion. I happen to like Baskin Robbins - I'm old skool like that. But the ice cream I LOVE is Tillamook from the Tillamook dairy in Oregon!

For a nice alternative, I like Pinkberry and Red Mango.

[nittanyalum]

Cold Stone is totally overrated in my opinion.
Co-sign. Their ice cream feels too "thick" to me and relies too heavily on the mix-ins -- the ice cream itself has very little flavor, IMO.

[Radiant_One]

Baskin Robbins "Daquari Ice" - my favorite!

[MysticCat]

But the ice cream I LOVE is Tillamook from the Tillamook dairy in Oregon!Now that is good ice cream. Once upon a time, Biltmore Diaries in Asheville had great ice cream, too.

As for mix-in-type, I prefer Maggie Moo's to Cold Stone -- love the cinnimon flavored ice cream with almonds mixed in.

[Tinia2]

Now that is good ice cream. Once upon a time, Biltmore Diaries in Asheville had great ice cream, too.

As for mix-in-type, I prefer Maggie Moo's to Cold Stone -- love the cinnimon flavored ice cream with almonds mixed in.
love cinnimon ice cream. hard to find it however. seems to be the state flavor of Maryland however based on several visits.

[KSigkid]

Oh yeah! I also loved Brigham's

But out in Cali, I love Cold Stone

Brigham's is good stuff, and Emack and Bolio's is very good as well. Someone at my old office worked at Brigham's on the weekends, and used to bring ice cream into the office all the time.

One of our apartments had an Emack and Bolio's right down the street. Not quite J.P. Licks, but still really good.

J.P. Licks also has great ice cream cakes. Their Oreo cake is outstanding. My wife and I used to get them for each other's birthdays (that is, when we weren't getting cakes from Rosie's, an excellent Boston-area bakery).

Count me among those who think Cold Stone is overrated. There was one next door to my gym in Boston (I know, really funny); I tried it once, and it was only ok.

[PANTHERTEKE]

I think Coldstone outdoes everyone else, IMO.

But out of these two options, Dairy Queen.

[Jill1228]

Out of the 2 choices, I would pick Baskin-Robbins. Their Peanut butter and chocolate ice cream is da bomb

Actually, I like it better than coldstone

[epchick]

Co-sign. Their ice cream feels too "thick" to me and relies too heavily on the mix-ins -- the ice cream itself has very little flavor, IMO.

Really? I always thought the ice cream had too much flavor...I guess it depends on who makes it. I worked at Coldstone for a while, and love to eat it while I was there. Now I can't stand it. I can tell when the ice cream is made wrong, where there is not enough "flavoring" or too much. Bleh!

I'll take Baskin Robbins over Coldstone now.

But you really can't compare Baskin Robbins to Dairy Queen. Like someone else said soft serve is not ice cream.

[jess_pom]

Count me among those who think Cold Stone is overrated. There was one next door to my gym in Boston (I know, really funny); I tried it once, and it was only ok.

There used to be a Cold Stone in the same complex as my gym, right next to the Quiznos and near McDonalds, across from Lane Bryant. Talk about irony. Anyway, that Cold Stone, along with most of the others I know of in southeastern PA, has shuttered its windows. I never did eat at the one in my gym's complex but I do love Cold Stone.

[OhSoVeryLadylike]

marble slab rules

but i'm always up for gold medal from BR

[Leslie Anne]

If the only options are BR or DQ it would depend on what I wanted to get. Strangely bright white ice cream dipped in chocolate? DQ. A single scoop of coffee ice cream with chocolate jimmies? BR.

I like Apple Pie at Coldstone but I always feel sick after eating their ice cream.

Given a choice, I'd stick with Haagen Dazs.

[BabyPiNK_FL]

Coldstone is expensive (I get carried away since you can throw things in there). I always feel robbed after leaving and it just feels pretentious. Ice cream is supposed to feel simple.

H-D is good too, but I can't forgive them for charging $3 for a single scoop in a cup and the whole Sticky Toffee Pudding fiasco. (Tasted like nothing! Even the employees thought so).

BR is nice cos they never charge me for all my toppings b/c their employees always seem too miserable to care (but that also means your wait can be long).

DQ is okay, but they offer Thin Mint Blizzards and even though the locations out here are shady looking, they cater well to large crowds and kids and babies so I love that. Plus they have the signature swirl and do a lot of charity. So they win.

[PANTHERTEKE]

Coldstone is expensive (I get carried away since you can throw things in there). I always feel robbed after leaving and it just feels pretentious. Ice cream is supposed to feel simple.

H-D is good too, but I can't forgive them for charging $3 for a single scoop in a cup and the whole Sticky Toffee Pudding fiasco. (Tasted like nothing! Even the employees thought so).

BR is nice cos they never charge me for all my toppings b/c their employees always seem too miserable to care (but that also means your wait can be long).

DQ is okay, but they offer Thin Mint Blizzards and even though the locations out here are shady looking, they cater well to large crowds and kids and babies so I love that. Plus they have the signature swirl and do a lot of charity. So they win.

Lol, I went to Coldstone a few hours ago and couldn't help but to question whether or not ice cream was worth nearly $6. (At the end though, it was)

And I had forgotten about Hagaan Dazs. They're good too.

[Dionysus]

I like coldstone because of the flavors (mmm blueberry muffin) and it is the cleanest! Majority of the Baskin Robbins, Dairy Queens, and Ben & Jerry's in St. Louis are absolutely filthy.

Hygiene matters a LOT to me when it comes to any restaurant. Ice cream places matter even more, since they don't cook ice cream. I more forgiving of not-so-clean restaurants that serve hot food, since cooking may kill the germs.

[summer_gphib]

I like coldstone because of the flavors (mmm blueberry muffin) and it is the cleanest! Majority of the Baskin Robbins, Dairy Queens, and Ben & Jerry's in St. Louis are absolutely filthy.

Hygiene matters a LOT to me when it comes to any restaurant. Ice cream places matter even more, since they don't cook ice cream. I more forgiving of not-so-clean restaurants that serve hot food, since cooking may kill the germs.

I thought the only thing anyone in St. Louis eats is Ted Drewes? :D

[pbear19]

I thought the only thing anyone in St. Louis eats is Ted Drewes? :D

I would have replied Ted Drewes or Oberweis as my preferences, but I figured they were too regional/local to add to the convo. ;) But yes, there are definitely other options here and no reason to go to DQ for sure!

[Dionysus]

Personally, I think Ted Drewes is a little overrated...and it is almost an hour away from where I live.

[greekchef]

A good DQ is better than most everyone else, in my opinion. But Coldstone "That's how I roll" is to die for.

[nwADPi]

BR all the way!

[cutiepatootie]

first i loved baskin robbins( California Girl)....... then i went to college in arkansas and discovered Blue Bell.......... then i lived in Oklahoma and fell for Braums.............. now hands down accross the board.....COLD STONE!