Maggie Moo’s

Don’t judge me. Yeah — I went to Maggie Moo’s… at the food court (where all bad-​for-​you food is served en masse)… and I ate all 98,000 calories of my chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream and I loved it. Yeah — I broke diet. Yeah — I was kicking myself during spin class the next morning. But you know what? It was worth it. It’s the only real ice cream at Annapolis Mall, so that alone makes it worth a stop. Skip the fro-​yo stop across the way because 1) it’s not ice cream and 2) the signs posted throughout take ‘rude’ to a new level with commands about no sampling, no exchanges, no refunds, no, no, no, no, no… I’ve never seen so many «no’s» posted within four walls before. After the assault of negatives, I found myself at Maggie’s and was happy that I was compelled to go there instead. Cold Stone and Marble Slab are better in general, but in a pinch, Maggie Moo’s does the trick. Plus, the guy who served up my calorie-​laden dessert was über nice and excited about his job. Extra star for that! Yep — I’m a fan!

I love cows. You can tip ‘em. You can grill ‘em. You can smoke ‘em (as in BBQ). And they provide the goodness necessary to make ice cream. Tangent: #1 we don’t think much of it now, but I wonder who the first person was who looked at an udder and thought, «Mmmmm…I’d sure like to get me a glass of what’s coming out of thems.»
Anywho, I’d never been to Maggie Moo’s, though I’ve walked by it on numerous visits to the Mall in Columbia and Annapolis Mall, until this past weekend. Very similar to Cold Stone but more playful, as evidenced by some of the colors including the BRIGHT blue cotton candy flavor, and trust me, CAPS LOCK doesn’t do justice to how blue it is. Tangent #2: I wonder how much food coloring is coursing through my veins. I can’t recall how many times I’ve had a bright blue/​red/​purple, etc… colored tongue after consuming some candy or other food item.
I got a 2 scoop waffle cone ($ 5) w/​Cinnamoo and Red Velvet and brownie and caramel as the mix-​ins. They can either combine the flavors or, a la the Offspring, keep ‘em separated.
Bonus: This location has this awesome employee who has a handlebar mustache and does tricks w/​the mixing tools.