Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
Theatre Creamery is attached to the Maynard Fine Arts Theatre - there's a ramp that leaves the theater1 and goes directly to the outside ice cream window. One outside serving window and an inside counter; a handful of benches but an entire roomful of indoor seating (late August was perfect weather for it - I got the last outside bench but there were only two people seated inside.)
One odd bit: they're only open Saturday, Sunday, and for a little bit on Friday evenings - so while this is one of the closest places to where I live, it took some planning2 to actually make it here when they were open. They are across the street from the Maynard Center municipal parking lot (which even has a low power Chargepoint EV Charger.)
First Visit
They have an interesting menu - about average length, but they do have some unusual flavors like Graham Central Station and Salted Caramel Pretzel. My first dish was half Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough and half "Campfire S'Mores". I probably should have gone with just the S'Mores since it was a little hard to tell it from the other flavor (same basic vanilla, not quite as creamy as most of the farm-stand-ish shops, but the mixins themselves were fine.)
On a return visit I'll probably try Mississippi Mud or Cow Prints, but if I'm looking for something different, the Cotton Candy stands out.
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The handrail going up and to the left is visible in the picture of the storefront. ↩
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Maynard Center is very walkable and has a bunch of restaurants and shops - I went to Smack Noodle, a ramen/sushi/thai place with a diverse but tasty menu and made my usual "first visit so I want to try everything" mistake :-) A lap around the down town area taking pictures was a necessary (but pleasant) break before heading back to the Creamery for dessert. ↩