Cold Stone Creamery - Tampa

The ice was delicious, the prices were reasonable, and the selection was excellent. A very commendable effort overall.

The atmosphere is lovely and inviting, and the ice is fantastic!

I’ll just say the kid with the shaggy hair and hat back never bagged a girl before. My girlfriend and I we’re sitting there waiting while 3 of these workers behind the counter was helping them only. Then shaggy head kid came to help us finally and he gave us our ice cream sloppy, dropping everywhere. It was such a mess..he was too busy drooling over those girls. Management hire some older people, you got teens thinking it’s tinder in there.

When I ordered my ice cream, I ended up chatting with the two workers, a young guy named Zander and a girl named Sandra, who shared their life stories with me. Zander's dad moved to the USA to play football, and Zander tried to follow in his footsteps after his father left him and his three sisters. Surprisingly, his English is quite good, despite being from Britain. Sandra was the one who made the ice cream cup I got for my mom. I told her to add apple slices, but Zander chimed in with, "No, just add one slice." Sandra heard him instead of me and only added one. We'll see what my mom thinks! While I was there, Sandra didn't say a word but communicated with me through nods and grunts. It took quite a while for them to chip away at the hard ice and turn it into something edible, which tested their ability to even form the most basic conversation. When they told me my food was free, I almost cried. They were so friendly and caring; I would definitely go back. The only complaints I have are that I literally had to beg for a spoon (they refused to give me one until I provided a valid reason) and that they had a woman managing the place. But overall, it was a good experience!

I guess they have a lack of something here too. my job was just a mess. not the normal quality, will not be ordered again.