{"id":17234,"date":"2017-07-04T15:27:46","date_gmt":"2017-07-04T20:27:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brubakers.us\/?p=17234"},"modified":"2017-07-04T15:27:46","modified_gmt":"2017-07-04T20:27:46","slug":"8-below","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/?p=17234","title":{"rendered":"8\u00b0 Below"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ice cream is another great way to beat the heat. There’s a new shop that opened up at Union Station just down the street from my work. I got to check it out with a couple of coworkers, Tony and Theresa, a few days ago. <\/p>\n

It was actually Theresa’s idea. We had planned to go as a group but, when the day came, some people backed out so it ended just being the three of us. Theresa originally wanted to drive over but Tony and I talked her into walking. It’s really not that far of a walk from work. <\/p>\n

We walked to Heroes first for cheap lunch. Friday is .99 cent tacos day. Then we walked over to 8\u00b0 Below<\/a> for dessert. <\/p>\n

We have many ice cream shops in town and there’s plenty of good ice cream to be had. What’s novel about 8\u00b0 Below<\/a> is that they serve rolled ice cream. It looks really pretty but it does take forever to make. <\/p>\n

Let me show you pictures and then I yak at you some more.<\/p>\n

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You can pick from the signature flavors or create your own from the vast array toppings, mix ins, and drizzles. <\/p>\n

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Then you get to watch them make your ice cream. That is, if the store is not too crowded. The shop isn’t very big.<\/p>\n

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Here’s a picture of Theresa, Tony, and me that was taken while we were waiting for our ice cream. There wasn’t a line at lunch but it still takes a while to get your ice cream because they make it to order. <\/p>\n

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That was definitely a down side for me. Rolled ice cream is cool and all but I’m not a fan of waiting. I prefer the places that have the ice cream already made so, when I tell them what I want, I have my ice cream in my hand within a matter of seconds. <\/p>\n

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I had the mango tango. Theresa had the thanks a latte. Tony had the brownie mix, which I believe is what is pictured above. I didn’t take pictures of all of our ice creams because you’d only be disappointed. The ice cream was tasty but the presentation never looks as good as it does in the pictures.<\/p>\n

The verdict? I didn’t like the wait and I thought the ice cream was overpriced. I suppose you are paying for the experience and novelty of watching your ice cream be made and rolled right before your very eyes. If you don’t care either way, then it’s pretty pointless. Just go where they have delicious ice cream at a cheap price like Braum’s or Baskin Robbins.<\/p>\n

I probably won’t go back unless Brian just absolutely wants to go. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ice cream is another great way to beat the heat. There’s a new shop that opened up at Union Station just down the street from my work. I got to check it out with a couple of coworkers, Tony and Theresa, a few days ago. It was actually Theresa’s idea. We had planned to go […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[7,17],"tags":[63,561,2636],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17234"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=17234"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17234\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17244,"href":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17234\/revisions\/17244"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17234"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=17234"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=17234"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}