Jeni's Fresh Ice Cream

1281 Grandview Avenue, Grandview Heights, OH - (614) 488-3224

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Posted By Patrick Hillier on August 25, 2011 3:31 PM

Did a brief stop today. I had chocolate cayenne and blackberry corn. The cayenne was quite peppery and shocking at first, but grew on me over time. It was a very rich chocolate with the burn of peppers in the back of the throat. The blackberry was like a vanilla with berries streaked through. I didn't pick up on any corn impact but, overall, this flavor was good too.

I liked the selection of unusual flavors. You can get good ice cream in a lot of places but I've not seen flavors like these often.

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Posted By Jim Ellison on April 22, 2010 4:59 PM

Jeni’s Fresh Ice Cream is gourmet ice cream for gourmands. And it is plain old great ice cream for the rest. Jeni Britton scoops out creative flavors made with the finest ingredients that can be found, and about 50% of the time these are obtained locally in central Ohio. Jeni is an ice cream artisan and craftsperson. The mix of ingredients that combine in her Carpigiani gelato machine are her medium for artistic expression. Fortunately, this “art” is greatly appreciated and led her on the path of a successful businesswoman. Her dedication stirred her to take the respected Penn State ice cream short course as well as to study with an Italian gelato maker. Jeni knows ice cream. It is nice to see a sweet person and product achieve sweet success as well.

Flavors vary by season and inspiration. The quality of Jeni’s ice creams has earned accolades from the national press including Gourmet, Food and Wine, various web sites, some TV programs, every local media outlet, and at least two books. Jeni’s has melted the hearts of culinary critics on both coasts and put Columbus on the culinary map for ice cream. There is strong buzz that Columbus is the ice cream capital of the country (an argument that this writer can support with scoops of objective facts and subjective tastes). Putting Columbus on the gourmet radar is due in part to the raves that Jeni’s ice cream continues to receive, which in turn is supported by a growing online ordering business to supply the demand for this treat.

One customer favorite flavor is Salty Caramel; other flavors come and go based on the season and Ms. Britton’s creativity. These are a few of the signature flavors you can expect to see each time you peek in the ice cream cooler:

Dark Cocoa Gelato
Pistachio & Ashland County Honey
Black Coffee
Thai Chili
Queen City Cayenne

Depending on the season or sometimes, the day, you can expect up to 30 flavors to choose from; hard choices. Jeni's offers free tastes of ice creams before deciding on a scoop. Jeni’s also does combined half-scoops to cater to those wanting to sample with abandon.

An added bonus, at least at the Grandview parlor, is the ability to order an ice cream sundae. Consider this little treat as a preview of sundae attractions:

One Night in Bangkok (billed as the ultimate phad Thai)

Thai chili ice cream
Caramel sauce
Sliced bananas
Pineapple
A bit of white chocolate

Jeni’s is served at several fine restaurants in Columbus but is best experienced in an ice cream cone while strolling around the North Market or in a sundae dish in Grandview.

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