Ice Cream Stop #4 - Emack & Bolio's, Orleans, MA

Posted on May 22, 2008 08:18 by Stephen Rushmore
Categories: New England Ice Cream Tour | Reviews

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Although locations now spill out beyond the Massachusetts border, this super premium ice creamery started out in a Boston basement in 1975. Regardless of the location, however, all Emack & Bolio's stores boast "exotic and original outrageous flavors" made using top-quality ingredients. The Cape Cod store in Orleans is a quaint, two-story house with a porch for al fresco eating.

Our recommendation - We would drive across state lines to experience Emack & Bolio's.

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Trip Report Card
Overall Experience
 
Deep Purple Cow - Raspberry ice cream with white and dark chocolate chips. The first bite of this ice cream brought with it a burst of intense flavor that petered out with subsequent tastes. Its thick, Play-Doh-esque consistency would give any plastic spoon a run for its money.
Peppermint Patty - Although delicious, this mint ice cream lacked a tremendous amount of its namesake flavor. It would perhaps be more appropriately named Vanilla Chip in light of its copious chocolate slivers.
Vanilla Ice Cream - Smooth and creamy with just enough flavor to shine through the hot fudge.
Hot Fudge Sauce - This thick topping hardened on the ice cream like caramel.
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May 22. 2008 09:43

We had to ask about the E-Mack Attack, for those who spied it on the menu: it's 20 scoops with all toppings in a huge mixing bowl! There were a few photos in the shop of patrons holding this bowl and smiling...but no "after" shots of the same patrons after ingesting that much ice cream!

Chris Ayers

May 22. 2008 11:16

I have to respectfully disagree. We had an Emack & Bolio's in Stamford, CT and the ice cream was absolutely mediocre. The shop was in a busy area but it only lasted for about a year before it closed.

ILikeIceCream

May 22. 2008 12:26

You must! must! must! visit the best ice cream place in the world, in the most unlikely of places: Handles Ice Cream in Youngstown, Ohio. And you must go to the original location at 3931 Handel's Court. It's open year-round and even if you visit on the coldest day of the year in January you will not be the only one in line. Try a seemingly odd but oh-so-heavenly offbeat flavor like grape or peppermint stick. The best. Hands down.

betty

May 22. 2008 13:06

Betty, the next ice cream adventure will be in Ohio. We shall see how it compares...

Stephen

May 23. 2008 16:51

Oh, that's great news! You will not regret Handles. The only thing I regret is that just across the parking lot from Handles was one of the best used bookstores ever. But, sigh, the bookstore closed a few years ago. Still, I look forward to your report on the ice cream!

betty

May 27. 2008 07:04

If your next ice cream adventure really is in Ohio, you will, of course, need to sample the black raspberry chip at Graeter's.

Amanda

June 18. 2008 08:45

If you're in Orleans, head immediately to Sundae School either to or from Nauset Beach. Don't bother with Emack and Bolio's, a pale second.

merry

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