Ice Cream Adventures

Even though we finally made it to all 50 states, the ice cream adventures will never stop.  It's been 5 years since I last updated our ice cream adventures!  Below is the updated list of ice cream (and gelato) shops and places that offer ice cream (cafes, pharmacies, etc.).  

My all-time favorite is still Sea Salt Ice Cream with Caramel Ribbon at Salt & Straw in Portland, Oregon.

Sea Salt w/Caramel Ribbon @ Salt & Straw

Locally, my favorite place for ice cream is Black Sheep Cream Co.

Happy eating!

*Added since last update

Alabama
Cammie's Old Dutch Ice Cream Shoppe (Mobile)

Alaska

*Blackbull Native Store (Anchorage)

*Little Miller's (Anchorage)

*Motley Moo (Anchorage)

*Twin Peaks Treats (Chugiak)

*Wild Scoops (Anchorage)

*WooHoo! Ice Cream (Anchorage)

Arizona
Churn (Phoenix)
Sweet Republic (Phoenix)

Arkansas
The Spark Cafe (Bentonville)

California
Cako Bakery & Catering (San Francisco)
Daily Scoop (San Diego)
Ghirardelli Chocolate Marketplace (San Francisco)
Gibson Girl Ice Cream Parlor at Disneyland (Anaheim)
Ice n' Cream (Glendale)
IT's-IT Factory Shop (San Francisco)

*Lloyd's of Avalon (Avalon)

*Manhattan Beach Creamery (Manhattan Beach)
Paradis (Pasadena)
Toy Boat Dessert Cafe (San Francisco)

Colorado
Little Man Ice Cream (Denver)
Magill's Ice Cream (Denver)

Connecticut
Praline's Ice Cream (Kensington)

Delaware
The Ice Cream Store (Rehoboth Beach)

Florida
Fannie Lou's (Pensacola)

Georgia
Butter & Cream (Atlanta)
Morelli's Ice Cream (Atlanta)

Hawaii
8 Half Desserts (Oahu)

808 Sugar HI (Maui)
Aloha Gelato (Oahu)
Aloha General Store (Oahu)
Angel's Ice Cream (Oahu)
Anuenue Ice Cream & Shave Ice (Hawaii Island)
Black Sheep Cream Co. (Oahu)
Blue Bubble Creamery (Oahu)
Bubbies Homemade Ice Cream & Desserts (Oahu)
Butterfly Ice Cream (Oahu)
CC Cookies & Cream (Oahu)
Coconut Glen's (Maui)
Da Hawaiian Brain Freeze Shave Ice and Ice Cream (Hawaii Island)
Dave's Ice Cream (Oahu)
Double Three (Oahu)
Dylan's Candy Bar (Oahu)
Hawaiian Licks (Hawaii Island)
Henry's Place (Oahu)
Hula Cookies & Ice Cream (Maui)
Il Gelato Cafe (Oahu)
Island Cream (Maui)
Island Shave Ice & Creamery (Oahu)
Kailua Ice Cream (Oahu)
Kith Treats (Oahu)
Kokoro Cafe (Oahu)
Koloa Mill Ice Cream & Coffee (Kauai)
Kozmic Cones (Hawaii Island)
Kulu Kulu (Oahu)
Lappert's Hawaii (Kauai)
Lucy's Lab Creamery (Oahu)
Magnolia Ice Cream & Treats (Oahu)
Makana Market & Cafe (Maui)
Makani's Magic Pineapple Shack (Hawaii Island)
Maui Ku`ia Estate Chocolate (Maui)
Ono Gelato (Maui)
Pa`ina Cafe (Oahu)
Pipeline Bakeshop & Creamery (Oahu)
The Pillbox Pharmacy (Oahu)
Sage Creamery (Oahu)
Scoop of Paradise (Oahu)
Summer Time (Oahu)
Sweet As Real Fruit Ice Cream (Oahu)
Tropical Dreams (Kauai)
Two Scoops Ice Cream Parlor (Oahu)
Uncle Clay's House of Pure Aloha (Oahu)
Via Gelato (Oahu)
Wing Ice Cream Parlor (Oahu)


Idaho
Roger's Ice Cream & Burgers (Coeur d'Alene)

Illinois
The Original Rainbow Cone (Chicago)

Indiana
BRICS (Broad Ripple)
Sub Zero Ice Cream (Indianapolis)

Iowa
Wells Visitor Center and Ice Cream Parlor (Le Mars)

Kansas
Sylas and Maddy's Homemade Ice Cream (Lawrence)

Kentucky
The Comfy Cow (Louisville)

Schneider's Sweet Shop (Bellevue)

Louisiana
The Creole Creamery (New Orleans)
Gail's Fine Ice Cream (New Orleans)
Lucy Boone (New Orleans)

Maine
Rococo Ice Cream (Kennebunkport)

Maryland
Lucky's Coffee, Ice Cream, and Candy (Baltimore)

Massachusetts
Bliss (Boston)
Emack & Bolio's (Boston)
Friendly's (Boston)
J.P. Licks (Boston)
Treadwell's (Peabody)

Michigan
Frosty Boy (Grand Rapids)
Ray's Ice Cream (Royal Oak)

Minnesota
Milkjam (Minneapolis)
Minnewaffolis (Minneapolis)
Grand Ole Creamery (St. Paul)

Mississippi
Chillville Creamery (Gulfport)
Quakes Ice Creamery (Ocean Springs)

Missouri
Glace Artisan Ice Cream (Kansas City)

Montana
The Cove Ice Cream (Polson)

Nebraska
eCreamery Ice Cream & Gelato (Omaha)
UNL Dairy Store (Lincoln)

Nevada
BLVD Creamery (Las Vegas)
Serendipity 3 (Las Vegas)

*Scoop LV (Las Vegas)

New Hampshire
Blake's Restaurant (Manchester)
Puritan Ice Cream (Manchester)

New Jersey
The Bent Spoon (Princeton)
George's Candy (Ocean City)
Thomas Sweet (Princeton)

New Mexico
I Scream Ice Cream (Albuquerque)
La Lecheria (Santa Fe)

New York
Ample Hills Creamery (Brooklyn)
Dylan's Candy Bar (New York City)
Ice & Vice (New York City)
Yogurt & Candy World (New York City)

North Carolina
Golden Cow Creamery (Charlotte)

North Dakota
Scoop n Dough (Fargo)

Ohio
Graeter's Ice Cream (Cincinnati)

Oklahoma
Braum's Ice Cream & Dairy Store (Tulsa)

Oregon
Buttercup Ice Cream & Chowders (Nehalem)
Fifty Licks (Portland)
Salt & Straw (Portland)
Tillamook Creamery (Tillamook)

Pennsylvania
Bank Street Creamery (Easton)
Bassetts Creamery (Philadelphia)

Rhode Island

Newport Creamery (Newport)

South Dakota
Stensland Family Farms (Sioux Falls)

Tennessee
Mike's Ice Cream & Coffee Bar (Nashville)

South Carolina
Abbott Farms (Spartanburg)

Texas
Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams (Dallas)

Justin's Ice Cream Co. (San Antonio)
Ked's Artisan Ice Cream & Treats (Dallas)
Rhea's Ice Cream (New Braunfels)
Scoop & Score (Austin)

Utah

Blacksmith Ice Cream (Salt Lake City)

*Bumbleberry Gift Shop & Bakery (Springdale)

Farr Better Ice Cream (Ogden)

Leatherby's Family Creamery (Orem)

Vermont
Ben & Jerry's (Waterbury)

Virginia
The Creamery (Alexandria)
Pop's Old Fashioned Ice Cream (Alexandria)

Washington
Brain Freeze Creamery (Spokane)
Chocolate Apothecary (Spokane)
Molly Moon's (Seattle)
Seattle Bay Creamery at Miner's Landing (Seattle)
Snoqualmie Candy Factory & Cafe (Snoqualmie)

West Virginia
A la Mode Cafe (Harpers Ferry)

Wisconsin
Olson's Ice Cream (Eau Claire)

Wyoming
Big Dipper Ice Cream Shop (Laramie)

Washington DC
Ice Cream Jubilee

Canada
Cow's (Whistler)
Earnest Ice Cream (Vancouver)
Rain or Shine Ice Cream (Vancouver)
Silvestre Gusto Latino (Vancouver)
UYU Ice Cream (Vancouver)

Hong Kong
Milk & Cream Ice Cream Bar (Tsim Tsa Shui)

Japan

31 Ice Cream (Tokyo)
a le Loic (Tokyo)
Brigela (Tokyo)
Coisof (Tokyo)
Crepe Shop at NamjaTown (Tokyo)
da Luciano at NamjaTown (Tokyo)
Daily Chico (Tokyo)
Decora Creamery (Tokyo)

Dotour (Osaka)

*Gelato Miki (Tokyo)
Ice Cream Cones at Tokyo Disneyland (Tokyo)
Ice Shop at NamjaTown (Tokyo)
Long! Longer! Longest! (Tokyo)

Shoyu Oukoku Kawagoe toki no kane ten (Saitama)
Sowa (Tokyo)

Yaro Ramen (Tokyo)

New Zealand
Giapo (Auckland)
Movenpick (Auckland)
New Zealand Natural (Auckland)

South Korea
Baskin-Robbins Brown (Seoul)
Gustoa (Seoul)


United Kingdom
Hans & Gretel (London)
Marshfield Farm (London)
Milk Train (London)
Mr. Whippy (London)
Panache Ice Cream (London)

Disney Wonder

*Eye Scream

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Lani Sot

We ended up Lani Sot because we were influenced by my fave photographer (and karaoke singer), @islandbag. I opted for the Spicy Pork Pot Rice after reading Nadia's post.

Kimchi Pancake

Spicy Pork

It was really delicious.

All mixed up

All the pork, veggies and spices, combined to create an amazing dish.  Several sides accompany the rice pot, and we took home quite a bit of leftovers.

Spicy Eggplant

After you get out most of the contents from the pot, barley tea will be poured in to make soup!

Barley Tea poured into the pot to make nurungji soup

Refreshing slush to end the meal

It's a small restaurant, so reservations are highly recommended.

Delicious food and a great price (when we went it was $24.99 for the set, which includes soup and banchan, as well as a sweet treat).

SALT At Our Kaka'ako
324 Coral St Ste 207

Honolulu, HI 96813

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Sculpted Facial at Dr. Body Waikiki

I have a friend that I trust with all things beauty so when she told me about her great experience with Dr. Body Waikiki, she really needed to say no more. The first chance I had, I went to their Instagram account @dr.bodyhawaii_salon, accessed their scheduling, and easily made an appointment for a 60 minute sculpted facial lift.

Now readers, this is not your normal facial. The sculpted facial lift includes cleansing. exfoliation, and a lifting face massage using their signature face sculpting technique followed by your choice of radio frequency, cavitation, or HIFU 270 shots. It is available either in a 45 min or 60 min session with the hour-long session to include a 15-minute scalp massage.

The treatment promises visible results after one session and is perfect to combat puffy and sagging skin. I'm not going to lie, I found much of the sculpting technique to be sore. My friend had mentioned this, but she promised there would be no bruising so I endured. I don't think everyone will find it painful, but for my first time I did. But honestly, I was happy enough with the results that I purchased a package of 3. My friend said it best: "The pain is worth it. Can't wait to go back.”

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The Hall by Beer Lab HI - Pearlridge

I've visited The Hall by Beer Lab HI in Pearlridge several times over the past year, and the food has always been consistently good.  

On a recent visit, we ended up getting take-out, and I ordered a couple of new-to-me dishes. 

Crispy Pork

The Crispy Pork is one of my favorite dishes there, primarily because of the Filipino flavors.

Shoyu Ginger Chicken

The grilled chicken was very juicy, and the shoyu ginger marinade was very balanced. 

Char Siu Chicken Katsu

The Char Siu flavor was very light on the katsu in my opinion, but the color was there!

The Hall by Beer Lab HI at Pearlridge
Uptown, 98-1005 Moanalua Rd Unit #884

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Sheraton Waikiki Brings Back their Buffet at Hinahina!

Hinahina Sliders

The Sheraton Waikiki has brought back their breakfast buffet after more than six years through their new beachfront restaurant, Hinahina! A longtime kamaʻāina favorite, the dinner buffet is expected to return later this month just in time for the holidays.

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Miso Butterfish

Backyard Style Grilled Oysters

Harvest Greens

Auntie Karen's Strawberry Jell-o Cheesecake Pie

Chocolate Coconut S'mores Pie

New outdoor seating

Spacious indoor seating

Buffet views

Shaper's Private Room

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Fooki

I finally got to try out Fooki!  

Boom Boom Chicken

Fried chicken is always a good idea!  The chicken pieces were tender and flavorful.  

Fooki Potstickers

The Potstickers were stuffed with pork, cabbage, and green onions.  They were huge, and very tasty!  

MaLa Wonton Noodles

This dish had a double pepper icon on the menu, but it wasn't too spicy, fortunately.  The wontons were filled with shrimp & pork.  It was a refreshing dish, even with the spice!

Ice Cream Honey Toast

Despite being served on a disposable plate, I enjoyed the Ice Cream Honey Toast.  The toast was topped with toasted marshmallows and drizzled with chocolate syrup.  It was so huge - and because my friend doesn't eat dessert, I ended up taking most of it home (yes, the ice cream melted, but I couldn't let it go to waste).

We went for an early dinner, and there was only one other table occupied when I arrived, but by the time we left, it was pretty busy.  

The service was very friendly.  Definitely hope to return to try other dishes!

Fooki

Pearl Kai
98-199 Kamehameha Hwy Ste G-02
Aiea, HI 96701

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Visit Alaska: Whittier Tunnel

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We got to the tunnel about 15 minutes before the scheduled time.  We paid a toll (tolls are round-trip and paid if you're coming from the Bear Valley / Anchorage area).

We waited in a line designated by the toll agent.  There are restrooms near the waiting area, but prior to arriving, we stopped at the Begich, Boggs Visitor Center, which is just a few minutes away, to use the restroom and kill some time.  

You are encouraged to arrive at least 10 minutes before the scheduled time to keep traffic flowing. 

It takes about 6 minutes at 25MPH to go through the tunnel, and you are warned by the toll agent to not speed in or even once out of the tunnel, as there is law enforcement (and we did see police cars on the opposite end).  

After our cruise, we made it just in time for the return to Anchorage without having to kill time in Whittier. 

It was definitely an cool experience!

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