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Elly’s Ice Cream

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Where ice cream meets inspiration

First I want to apologize for the photo of Elly’s Ice Cream, it really doesn’t do them any justice, but from the jump obtaining this ice cream didn’t really go as planned which I’ll address when I do my review of Bontà Natural Artisan Gelato.

So we were unable to eat at Bontà due to them being “closed” at the time, so we decided to go to Ben & Jerry’s… Wait what? Ben and Jerry’s are all over the world? ok cool I guess we’ll go to Baskin and…. wait? They’re not local either? Ok let me find a local place to get some ice cream. Elly’s, ever heard of them? Me neither. let’s go!

Elly’s ended up being on the way West Side located at The Grove which is a “Food Hall” per their website, but really reminds me of a cafeteria style building or a mall food court with penalty of options to eat and drink and sit and enjoy.

Now something you need to know about me, when I dine out, there is a very high probability that they are either a. not going to have an ingredient or dish that we specifically came there to eat, or b. they are going to mess up our dish, or give us something completely different. I think I’m going to come up with a tag for this. How about NWIW NOT WHAT I WANTED. This way, we can really keep track of how absurdly often this happens. I better go back and update some previous posts.

So as it begins, we wanted to try a Gone Glamping, but alas they didn’t have any Marshmallow Crèam which according to our scoopologist “really makes the dish”, so we moved on.

We got a 1 scoop ($3) and a 2 Scoop Waffle Cone ($7.25) of Vanilla and Strawberry and Cream. To be honest I don’t remember what the 1 scoop was as it’s been a few weeks since we’ve been. Sadly to say, it was ice cream, although it was locally sourced and natural ingredients, it really wasn’t that impressive. Maybe if we had stayed and enjoyed it inside, or weren’t already put off from not getting our first choice, but I can attest that there will be higher ice cream on the Great 8 List.

So to recap, if you’re in the area, and want ice cream, it’s there, if you have means to go elsewhere, I’d recommend you check the Great 8 List.

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Rating: 2 out of 5.
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The Blacksmith

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I’ve always wanted to try The Blacksmith while I’ve picked up and dropped off riders from there the last 6 months. Everyone has always said they were looking forward to, or really enjoyed their meals. Recently I had the opportunity to dine at The Blacksmith for my parents anniversary dinner.

Appetizers: So we started the night off with a salad selection. I went with the Roasted Beet ($13) Mixed greens tossed in lemon herb vinaigrette aside roasted beats, creamy buttermilk goat cheese and beat emulsion with candied almonds.

Now for anyone who know’s me, i love a good beet salad, and this was a good beet salad that paired very well with the goat cheese and candied almonds. I rexammend this salad for sure.

Main Course: For my Entree i decided on going with the Steak and Fries ($50) New York strip topped with house cut Truffle Parmesan fries and green onions in an herb demi glace. I went with a rare temperature, and was pleased with how it turned out. It didn’t have the best sear on the outside, but had nice grill marks, and the inside was a little more done than rare which was nice. The fries were crispy, and well coated in the demi glace and truffle/parmesan. I have to say, the fries were the more rexcellent part of the meal.

Dessert: When offered dessert, instantly I was hooked when our waitress said they made in house ice cream, and by was I not disappointed. I went with the Ice Cream Trio ($12) Three of our delicious house made ice creams which the current flavors were Vanilla Bean, Chocolate, and Coffee. And what I can I say but all 3 were rich, creamy, and flavorful, but my favorite was the Vanilla Bean, followed by the Coffee. Rexammended for sure.

Overall The Blacksmith lived up to the recommendation tastebud wise, but was a little heavy on the wallet. Although I was a guest in this trip, The Blacksmith looks more like an option for a Client Work Dinner, or a special occasion like an Anniversary, Valentines Day, or Birthday.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.
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