The tragedy of Carmen's is that they clearly have profit over quality as their number one concern. ost of their flavors are only marginal, but some are excellent like Blueberry Waffle Cone. Of course, I only occasionally see that flavor and it was absent for like three years until this year.
All of their flavors are plagued by inconsistency. It is not uncommon to find a batch of blueberry waffle cone which the bottom half is just straight vanilla. Cookies and Cream should be renamed to the singular, because that's how many cookie(s) you will find in it. Their icecream has been like this for at least two decades if not more - for example, their black cherry flavor used to show a single black cherry through the cellophane window (1980s-1990s packaging) in the top, and that was all that was in there. This is still the case.
It's like they have a trademark for being stingy.If they fixed that, I'd be pulling their products back out of the freezer case, but I
They altered the vanilla flavor about 6-8 years ago and it is no way as good as it was. It used to be sugary crack and you couldn't get enough of it. You would think that a small local company would be the perfect venue for all natural and high quality ingredients, but you can find propylene glycol among a host of other synthetic ingredients in their various flavors.
In summary, for what it is, it's not worth the money. At the very least, it still comes in a true gallon size container, but I would expect them to shave that down as well eventually to be consistent with their apparent cost cutting.
There is lots of better ice cream locally to be had than Carmen's. Bonkey's is a much better ice cream parlor experience and the quality is 10x better - it is by far the best. Mack's, Handel's, Turkey Hill and Hershey's are all offering a superior product...
Read moreFirst, I will say that the service was good, as the place was completely empty on a Sunday afternoon which meant quick service. The building is also very wide open and clean. The ice cream, however, was very icy and not creamy, as I usually expect creamery ice cream to taste. The flavor itself wasn’t amazing either (I had one scoop of coffee and one scoop of a Java flavor). It was the first time I have EVER gone out to eat ice cream and didn’t finish it. I threw away half of my bowl. There were also not very many interesting flavors to choose from. I’ve realized after talking with friends that some people prefer ice cream to taste like it has ice chips in it, but to me, it tasted a bit like freezer burnt store bought ice cream. A good friend told me that this is her favorite ice cream spot, though! So, I’d give it a try for yourself, at least once, as we all have different tastes and preferences. However, I will likely stick with my usual nearby creamery and don’t feel the need to return...
Read moreI am an Icecream lover and never miss out on noticing a shop, no matter where I ammon earth. I always drive by and think oh what nice ice cream shop, I finally decided to take my wife there for us to try it. We walked in, poor customer service, dry cut salute and they did not let us sample the flavors (like if you sell ice cream, sampling is a must, otherwise why have multiple flavors?)
Anyways, my wife got coffee + butter pecan and I got mint choc chip + orange pineapple. This has got to be the worse ice cream ever. The flavors taste like watered down suger and flavor with colors that aren't authentic. The coffee wasn't even coffee and smells like lukewarm tea. The orange pineapple taste like a tang drink mix and the mint is like an icy slushy.
I'll never ever Embarss myself again by taking my family to such a place. Please don't even...
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