Am I wrong to really like Mr. Frostie?

[ipsedixit]

It's not like they are doing anything really out of the ordinary, but damn, those ice cream cones are pure sin.

I even made my own "Frito Pie" while washing it all down with a large Vanilla soft serve.

http://www.mrfrosties.com/index.html

[cstr]

It's a part of our SD fabric and culture, pure splurge and lov'n it. Enjoy ipsie!

[ipsedixit]

@Beach Chick and cstr

It's weird, but the soft serve isn't even all that great (but it certainly isn't bad), but the whole place and experience just has a very "makes me feel good" sensation about it.

It's like a happy place for my stomach.

[pickypicky]

Totally agree. It has a sense of pure SD/PB authenticity. Of course, I'd really rather have Straus Creamery soft-serve, but Mr. Frostie's provides a scene. I always seem to run into some random person I know there.

[Beach Chick]

I've been going to Mr.Frosty since the 70's with our puka shell necklaces and knit bikinis..
Old school and nothing like a swirl dipped cone.
Haven't been in awhile...thanks for the reminder Ipsy!

[Rodzilla]

not at all - I love all frozen dairy desserts.

I'm almost embarrassed to say I haven't had it yet despite living in PB for months. It's just so hard for me to step away from Froyo.

Yogurt on the rocks for self serve in PB
Bogart if someone else is doing it

[honkman]

Always baffled by the success of frozen yogurt. I have yet to find one which is even remotely edible compared to average commercial ice cream/ gelato. And if we compare it to good commercial ice cream or homemade one...

[Rodzilla]

different products, I take it you prefer hard scooped to any soft serve product.

[SaltyRaisins]

May I direct you, Herr Honkmann, to a Pinkberry or one of it's better competitors, followed by a visit to a Coldstone Creamery which serves as the control group of "average commercial" ice cream in this anti-bafflement experiment. There is no comparing the quality of these products- you will find the yogurt to be much higher. Sorry for the teleologically corrupt nature of the last sentence (I have undertaken this experiment with each wave of yogurt faddism and am finally "unbaffled" by a delicious, yet spendy, serving of tart frozen yogurt with fresh mango and fruity pebbles atop).

Also there's the added bonus of possibly running into a drag queen version of Beach Chick in a knit bikini and puka shell outfit in their Hillcrest location, which makes the science an adventure.

Remember: maintain your unbiased tastebuds in a state of neutral readiness and report back!

Happy assay!

[honkman]

Herr SalzigeRosine, I have done similar experiements before and that initiated my bafflement. I really like good whole-milk yogurt (but hate low-fat, no-fat versions as they have a strange mouthfeel with their stabilizers). Pinkberry frozen yogurt tastes like not even good lowfat versions of yoghurts with a strange aftertaste unlike any good wholemilk yogurt and an unpleasant mouthfeel. In addition I would never think of Coldstone Creamery as an "average commercial" ice cream but a clearly below average one and very artifically tasting (an average one would be for example Haagen-Dazs). It interesting that you mention Pinkberry and Coldstone Creamery as both in my opinion deliver below average quality products which are baffling successful mainly through very good marketing (maninly based on their add-ins). And Herr Rodzilla, yes both are different products but as with restaurant reviews where you never get the exact same dessert you still will compare them to determine which one you like better. So comparing the quality of ice cream/gelato to frozen yogurt is no different than comparing different restaurants, something we do every day on CH

[Beach Chick]

Concur with the Herr Honk on that strange artifical taste..

[Rodzilla]

Sure, in terms of overall experience, but not as a direct comparison. It would be like saying I'm yet to find a cookie in SD that can even come close to a decent piece of pie.

but in the end, different strokes for different folks.

[DiningDiva]

"It would be like saying I'm yet to find a cookie in SD that can even come close to a decent piece of pie."

You had to go and open that can of worms didn't you ;-)

[Beach Chick]

'Also there's the added bonus of possibly running into a drag queen version of Beach Chick in a knit bikini and puka shell outfit in their Hillcrest location'

Love that Herr SalzigeRosine!!

Those fab drag queens look great in my size 2 knit bikini salmon with an ecru cross stitching and the puka shells they've added a bedazzled puka tiera and a Tahitian pearl inspired ankle bracelet..
Check out my 'drag queen collection' coming soon on QVC..

[Tripeler]

While those drag queens may come close to physically duplicating your (likely fab) looks, I am sure they are no match to you when it comes to promoting the sending of gift packages to our overseas troops.

(See the thread on Not About Food http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/865915)

This is something that truly sets you apart from all the other Chicas, and is truly admirable. Thanks for your great heart, Beach Chick.

[Beach Chick]

Thanks Trip...the real admirable ones, are the men and women in uniform.

Are you putting together a Japanese foodie care package?
Konichiwa

[cstr]

Just saw your thread, yes we need to support all those wonderful men & women heros who keep us free, you gota let us know these things BC. You are 'The Chicka' and have a huge heart.

[cstr]

Have you tried Costco soft serve frozen yogurt? If you're lactoce intolerant, yogurt is a gas!

[RB Hound]

Cstr - that was an awfully stinky comment you made about frozen yogurt.

The fact that San Diego could not sustain a place that served up frozen custard says all you need to know about frozen dairy desserts in this town. :)

[Beach Chick]

LOL...cstr is known as 'stinky butt' for a reason.

[cstr]

Have to agree, frozen custard is the bomb! Maybe the high fat content in not an SD thing. Then again, SD has never been on the culinary edge nor even close, not even for ice cream products.

[littlestevie]

Living in St. Louis, and enjoying Ted Drewes frozen custard, I have been spoiled forever. Nothing in SD comes close. I don't know why, I don't think its the fat. Ever see the pizza at Fillipis or the lines at CF. We San Diegans like our calories.

[cstr]

My mom was born in STL, so I've been and understand the lusiousness of frozen custard. Wish someone would offer it here.

[Beach Chick]

Had the Ted Drewes frozen custard in STL and dang, that is some good stuff!

[ipsedixit]

I love how you can turn the custard upside down.

And those custard sandwiches ... pure sin.

[Beach Chick]

All we need now ipsy, is our beloved FOF with fries for me and hash browns for you squished inside and we are happy chicas!

[ipsedixit]

I just had a mouth orgasm.

[Rodzilla]

put your frozen yogurt in the freezer for a few minutes :p

[RB Hound]

There was a place in Poway called Truehearts that had it for a while. I went there a few times, and though it would be very pedestrian by Midwestern standards, it was still nice to have.

The second time I went there, they had pretty much morphed into Cold Stone type of thing, with only vanilla and chocolate frozen custard available. I asked the proprietor what the deal was, and he said the majority of customers there had no idea was frozen custard was, and were often turned off by the sound of it. He wasn't able to get too many people to try it, either.

Sad...

[ipsedixit]

I have yet to find one which is even remotely edible compared to average commercial ice cream/ gelato.
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Is this just in SD, or everywhere?

Because I tend to think that the frozen yogurt (refuse to use "froyo") selection in SD is a bit lacking, at least from what I've sampled.

[honkman]

Not sure if it is just SD - I tried frozen yogurt twice and it was underwhelming. Since I can only eat a limited amount of calories every day I try to "spend" those either at places which are new and interesting or known successes and not on placed which have a high chance to disappoint. If you tell me there is s place with high quality artisan frozen yogurt I might think about giving it another try.

[ipsedixit]

If you are ever up in Pasadena, give Buzios a try.

www.buziosfrozenyogurt.com

[Rodzilla]

from where?

and how many calories? You would probably find this even more inferior, but a few places carry wow-cow which is pretty good for something that's 50cal per 4oz

High quality and artisan aren't likely to be found in the frozen yogurt world.

I'll have to start another thread for this one, but I'm really curious about what other food items you dislike..or won't let yourself like ;)

[honkman]

I like everything which is not highly processed food. Reading about frozen yogurt ingredients it does sound like that use for example of non- fat or low fat milk is exact the highly processed ingredient I din't want to see in food (or show me the cow which produces non-fat milk). As mentioned before non-fat/low fat products need significantly more artifical stabilizers which again makes frozen yogurt highly processed food and also leads to the artifical taste as does low fat/non- fat yogurt.

[MrKrispy]

"I have yet to find one which is even remotely edible compared to average commercial ice cream/ gelato"

Frozen yogurt is not ice cream which is not gelato. I assume you don't expect chedder to taste like brie, why would you compare yogurt to gelato?

[RB Hound]

Everybody should lay off honkman; he's been jonesing for that Berlin gelato something fierce.

[Rodzilla]

lolol

[honkman]

Doner -> Berlin
Gelato -> Hamburg

[SaltyRaisins]

Doner- Istanbul, then Berlin
Gelato- Milan, then Turin

And I have eaten EXCELLENT doner in Germany.

It's all good, as they say.

Cheers!

[RB Hound]

Obviously, I have no appreciate of diversity in Germany. Apologies, Honkie!

[Beach Chick]

ha ha ha

[laskiblue]

I've never been there, but I have to say that banana split on their web page catches my eye. :-) San Diego's only an hour and a half from me; maybe I'll check Mr. Frostie out the next time an errand takes me that way.

[pickypicky]

I love Mr. Frostie's!

[Shrinkrap]

Ooops! Iwas thinking of Mr. SOFTEE.

[DiningDiva]

Hey, if it floats your boat, then no it's not wrong to like it.

It will, of course, only add to the San Diego inferiority complex this board seems to have...which, it appears has now spilled over into Newsweek and the U/T...

[ipsedixit]

Maybe Armantrout has never had a Mr. Frostie's shake.

[DiningDiva]

Perhaps not, but probably VERY likely she had Mr. Frosties close relative at the Foster's Freeze on Waring Road in Allied Gardens where she grew up

[RB Hound]

Newsweek?

[Rodzilla]

I'm unaware...link?

[ipsedixit]

http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek...