As the temperature outside climbs, so do appetites for ice cream. We ask ourselves: What flavor do I want? What size? What toppings? Cone or dish? But the overarching question is always “Where should we go?” The decision comes down to Sweet Melissa’s or Purity, but it is Sweet Melissa’s every time.
In the simplest terms, the ice cream tastes better. No matter what the flavor, it’s always creamier than Purity’s. You can almost taste that it’s made carefully, in small batches, as if just for you.
Although Sweet Melissa’s may not have the extensive list of flavors that Purity does, theirs is made locally, it’s gelatin free, and the flavors are always changing. While they often have classics like chocolate chip cookie dough, the owner’s creations are endless, ranging from lemon ricotta to blondie cookies ‘n’ cream. Additionally, there are always vegan hard ice cream options, making Sweet Melissa’s a great choice for everyone.
The creativity doesn’t stop with hard ice cream flavors. Sweet Melissa’s also serves soft serve. Along with the classic twist, chocolate, or vanilla, you can order black raspberry yogurt, red raspberry sorbet, or a combination called a two berry twist (which I highly recommend). All of their soft flavors can be dipped in sprinkles or one of their three hardening sauces, adding a delicious outer coating.
If it’s a classic that you want, you can easily find it at Sweet Melissa’s as well. Whether it’s a shake, float, or banana split, they have them all.
While Purity has an infamous board of countless flavors, a newly renovated air-conditioned seating area, and long hours, not everyone wants to eat there. Purity contracts out to a supplier that uses fish gelatin in the ice cream. Because of this, vegetarians can’t enjoy the countless flavors and are restricted to ordering something that isn’t ice cream at all. Purity is set right on noisy Route 13 where the highway divides, so getting there can be a problem. Parking is also often hard to find. And who wants to sit next to a highway? However, at Sweet Melissa’s, the picnic tables are set far back from the road, there is always parking, and it’s easy to get to.
So when going out for ice cream, step up to the window at Sweet Melissa’s.