In the past 7 days the 306 crew has indulged at 3 Denver cold treat establishments (pictures of us in October will be pudgier):
Liks:
This place is definitely my favorite but I am biased because I can easily walk there from home and it's on a corner. They have a large selection of mostly ice creams but also have 1 or 2 sherbets and 1 or two frozen yogurts. They have a rotating and creative selection of frozen treats and have had choices in the past like Guiness ice cream. On our most recent visit S had a cup of two scoops 1) Graham cracker and 2) mocha cappuccino; G had 1 scoop of cookies and cream in a cake cone (their scoops are generous). We sat outside on the patio with a bunch of other Capitol Hill folks and Sandy listened to me rant about, what else, my job!
The Red Trolley:
This place just opened in the Highland neighborhood (recently reviewed in the Westword). We both had one scoop of the great gorge ice cream (chocolate ice cream, peanut butter, cookie dough...other decadent stuff) in a waffle cone. Our tiny trolley was mocha crunch gelatto. From the decor to the selection, the simplicity of the shop was a big winner with us. There are way too many choices in life. I mean the other day I was shopping for replacement razors for my Venus shaver and I spent a few minutes determining which was the most simply/least frilly. I finally got to the "original" after looking at the features of the "divine", the "embrace" (5 blades with ribbon of moisture!), the "vibrance" (soothing vibrations - what the hell does that mean!?), and the "breeze" (2 in 1! razor plus shave gel bars). There were only about 6 or 8 ice cream selections and about 10 or 12 gelatto selections. We were there for ice cream. As the Westword review points out, the toppings are few and wholesome - hot fudge and caramel (maybe nuts also), not like the Cold Stone Creamery with all that gummy bear, skittles crap. We sampled one or two before our final selections and the ice cream itself is a little...I don't know, not as smooth as Liks, it was a little too much with the mint in particular but a nice crunch there. The big winner is the "tiny trolley"- a mini ice cream cone for $1. This is a nice way to get a good taste but not feel like a fat ass. The interior: Sandy felt it was sparse, that it was too open and they could have fit in a few more tables. I thought it was just right and that was their point to be simple - there were these dark metal tables a booth seat an amazing stained glass light fixture and, get this, lots of early Denver trolley pictures! This feature I think really connected the place to the neighborhood. There is also a little model trolley that goes around the shop.
Chill-in:
Also a new place but in Cherry Creek North. This place specializes and only offers non-fat frozen yogurt. Like the Red Trolley, it has just a few selections but this is mainly attributed to the yogurt being soft serve - Sandy thought this lent a sort of generic feel to it but I thought it was just the way frozen yogurt was done. S had a cup of the original (vanilla) frozen yogurt with chocolate chip topping, G had a cup of chocolate with fresh strawberries on top. Sandy thought the furniture was eclectic but I actually only casually noticed it. I thought the option for fresh fruit toppings (other than pineapple chunks and cherries) was great - they had fresh strawberries, blueberries and others. I don't know that this place has a long life in its future but it is perfect for the Cherry Creek health-nut crowd but isn't exactly the place you'd go to impress a date on your hipness knowledge.
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