Pierre’s French Ice Cream Company

I just had a hot chocolate from the Pierre’s @ Progressive Field and it was the worst. In the past, I have mistakenly taken a sip of a day old coffee with a cigarette butt in it that had a more enjoyable chocolate flavor than this luke warm cup of lies. Bad on you Mr. Pierre. Bad on you.

The worst.
Bad marketing.
Awful deals with local restaurants.
Horrible planning for parades that give ice cream to the north side of the street but not the south side.
Listeria outbreak.
If you’re in the Cleveland area, go with Ruggles, or a national chain before these guys.

We have all heard the jokes. Mistake on the Lake; Armpit of the Universe, and so on. Cleveland takes a lot of abuse. Plus it’s in Ohio. Then there is Dennis Kucinich, who was one great mayor, but now that he’s in the House of Reptiles, he’s just an embarrassment. Oh well.
But, to know Cleveland is to love it. Cleveland actually has a lot going for it. The Browns are not one of them. Pierres Ice Cream is.
Ice cream is one of those things you can get obsessed with. One such man was Howard Johnson. Yes, the same guy that had those restaurants with the orange roofs. Old Howard was obsessed with making the absolute best ice cream money could buy, and for the most part, HoJo’s ice cream is great.
So is Pierre’s. They share the same obsession with being the finest on the planet. Forget the Haagen Dazs, and all the other trendy super premiums. For a mere 3.99 you can get your paws on a container of Vanilla or Butter Pecan and eat yourself right out of your diet. The nice part is you don’t have to search far and wide for it. It is readily available at your local Circle K, or any good supermarket in Ohio. Ok, I can’t speak for all of Ohio, but in Toledo and Cleveland.
I must also mention they make a rockin sorbet called Hola Fruita. OMG this stuff is packed with fruity flavor and is not as diet threatening as the full ice cream that Pierre’s is famous for.
For me, the perfect ice cream sundae begins with a few scoops of Pierre’s French Vanilla, or Butter Pecan topped with a warm blanket of Sanders Hot Fudge. Perhaps this is the only thing Michigan and Ohio agree on.
In addition to the containers of ice cream, they also make things like popsicles and ice cream sandwiches. Trust me, anything you see their logo on is going to be not only good, but excellent.