Lost Lake Creamery — Restaurant in Mound

I have a rule regarding ice cream: If I bike 20 miles, I reward myself with an ice cream cone. One of my favorite rides is along the Dakota Rail Trail through the Lake Minnetonka region. On a good day when I have a lot of energy to burn, the ride starts at and ends at Wayzata Bay with a turn-around point 27 miles later at St. Bonifacius. Since that makes for a ride almost 60 miles total, that means I can allow myself a stop at Lost Lake Creamery, usually on the return trip.

This is important, because you’re going to need to bike 50 miles or more if you order anything at Lost Lake Creamery, because the portions are generously HUGE. On my first time there this year, I ordered a double for around $5, thinking that a double would be a scoop of one flavor and another scoop of my second choice. Big mistake. When I stepped to the register to pay, I didn’t watch my personable ice cream technician pack a cone with a heaping portion that topped above the cone before adding another scoop of the same flavor above that platform before topping that with a scoop of my second choice. She was reaching her spoon to grab another scoop of my second flavor before I shouted at her to stop, grabbing the attention of everyone in the store, sparking amused grins and confused expressions when I explained what she had on the cone already exceeded my expectations. Which is why you should bike out of your way to Lost Lake Creamery — and have your expectations exceeded. I still stop there on my rides when I can. But the rule — yeah, it’s more of...

Wanted to try a new place, so visited today with my two children. Spent about $12 plus tip. Given the lack of a restroom on site, I requested some water to clean up my kids' sticky hands. This was apparently an unreasonable request based on the reaction from the store worker. All she was willing to provide a little water in the tiniest of cups (like the ones provided with mouthwash in some restrooms). When I pointed out the stack of bigger plastic cups stacked behind the counter, she shook her said and said "this is the best I can do." Can't help wondering if a white person would have been treated differently. Felt like this place is run by the #MAGA crowd. Won't be going back.

P. S. Also, this place serves Cedarcrest ice cream, which is ok, but nothing special. Can be found in many grocery stores in MN and WI. Not homemade and certainly not worth all driving all...

Ice cream shop with a huge variety of delicious flavors. Shop is clean, staff is friendly and patient. Portions are huge and great prices too.

My son’s kindergarten class visited for a field trip earlier this year. He has a few serious food allergies and they were so accommodating. They opened up a whole new tub of sherbet and used a clean scoop just for him and a few other classmates. I was so impressed. He almost never gets to eat at ice cream shops so this was a...