text: Normally I like the Cold Stone Actually I love the Cold Stone It is on my list of places to go Not this time around however It was atrocious Maybe it is this location although I have been there before and I cannot remember it being this badnnIt could have been the fact that we were behind a girls softball team Not that I have anything against girls softball either I am just looking for a reason I guess because it was bad Really badnnFirst the good I do like the ice cream at Cold Stone Even the small portions are big so I would suggest going for the kid size It is just two bucks and you get a scoop of ice cream and one addin mixin whatever they call it Definitely a good deal and there is no sense paying twice that for a lot morennNow to the bad the line was horrible It went all the way along the counter and then doubled back on itself While I was going to blame it on the aforementioned softball team it actually kept up even after our group and there were not any softball players in it So I guess I cannotnnI also cannot blame the line on the staff as they did a good job of keeping up Though I do not think I am in the habit of tipping people like those who serve at the Cold Stone I did this time because I gave this girl an order three kid sizes and she nailed it without checking back It was impressive so she deserved a tipnnThen I tried a smoothie Worst choice ever The smoothie is a smoothie mix of some sort a base thing then three scoops of fruit that cannot cost more than a few cents and a cup of ice For the privilege of this small size they charge you five bucks Had it at least tasted like something I could have seen itnnThere are signs all over the place touting reduced calories and I get that but at what cost There is no flavor left I would imagine they reduced calories by taking out ice cream They also removed any sign of flavor If you want a smoothie do not go to Cold Stone Go to Smoothie King or even better Jamba JuicennGo to Cold Stone for ice cream That is worth it The staff is good too but that line is getting out of hand Maybe it was just a bad experience I will update this if we go back and see that it changes