Stop 9: Herrell's - August 28, 2009

We tried Herrell's in Harvard Square for the first stop on the second half of the ice cream tour. I got Elvis' favorite, which was banana ice cream with peanut butter swirl. The banana flavor was not fake, which I liked, but you could also barely taste it, which I didn't like. The peanut butter was good (of course), but there was a huge ball of it in the middle of the ice cream. I like peanut butter, but I ordered ice cream, not peanut butter. The ice cream that surrounded the peanut butter was nice and creamy. Overall I'd rate it as 5/10.

Andrea ordered mint cookies n' cream, which had a strong mint flavor. She was pleased with it, but it was a little too strong for my liking. Allison sampled malted vanilla yogurt, which she reported was disgusting because it had no flavor. The cookies n' cream yogurt I ordered over the winter was also quite icy and not very flavorful so I guess in the future we should stay away from Herrell's frozen yogurt. Allison ended up ordering almond cream. It had a very strong almond flavor, which she was pleased with. It's also often hard to find almond flavored ice cream.

My biggest gripe was the price and serving sizes. I ordered a small and Andrea and Allison ordered kiddie sizes, however we all got the same amount of ice cream. The small cost $3.60 and the kiddie only $2.50. I think Herrell's is the most expensive ice cream store I've ever been to when you consider both cost and serving size. Advice for the future: order the kiddie and avoid the frozen yogurt.