Mrs Fields

TCBwhYMrs. Fields?!
This Mrs. Fields cookie store is located on the second level of The Oakbrook Center, the big outdoor mall in Oak Brook, IL, a Western burb o’Chicago. It’s next to Teavana & across from Starbucks.
While Mrs. Fields is busy in the back bakin’ up freshly-​made cookies, I’m out busy shoppin’ & then I’m caught off-​guard by the luring waft of freshly-​baked cookies, a hunger pain & deterred by an über-​long line at Starbucks!
Wth, the last time I ate a cookie from Mrs. F was… I can’t remember it was so long ago! It’s still the same as yester-​year: a potpourri
of cookies available in mini & regular-​size, cookie-​pies (can custom order with decorations/​icing), cookie slices, an assortment of brownies & fountain drinks but no coffee sold, boo!
They have cookie deals, where you can pick 3 reg-​sized for X dollars or get 12 minis for $ 10 or something economically-​sound like that. It’s priced so that it makes more sense to buy in bulk rather than buy a singular cookie, but seriously I don’t want like 50 cookies & 8K calories in one sitting to save $ 5. Cookie lady looked baffled when I when I only bought one! (Can you say cookie racket?!)
So, I went basic after asking what every single cookie was (& I think annoying cookie lady! No sampling allowed either lol!) & got 1 regular-​size, Semi-​sweet chocolate chip & walnut cookie. It had a soft-​chewy center with crunchy edges & a good balance of chocolate chips to walnuts! This guy wasn’t over-​sized by any means. I’d say he was kinda smallish for $ 2.10 but overall a good, tasty cookie. As good as my mom’s homemade cookies? Um no, but considering the closest I get to baking cookies is the slice & bake roll kinda cookies (which requires precision & accurate timing btw!), Mrs. F’s cookies are A-​Ok!
FYI: There are no tables/​seating at all inside this tiny store front. But just in case you’re cravin’ a cup o’fro-yo with your cookies, there is oddly about 5 – 6 self-​serve TCBY soft-​serve, fro-​yo machines along the wall that you can help yourself to & ring up with your cookie purchases. I passed on the TCBY for a few reasons: I used to love TCBY, at the dawn of the Millennium (maybe it’s makin’ a comeback!); it’s very cold outside & I’m outside at an outside mall; last even if it wasn’t cold & I wanted to re-​try TCBY, how the eff am I gonna hold it?! I’ve got a drink, cookie, purse, shopping bags, no table & oh a cup o’fro-yo! Um lemme get my go-​go gadget extra arms out! Cookies & fro-​yo sounds like a perfect marriage in tummy but in an outdoor mall?! Oh fro-​no, somebody dropped the logistical ball!
I’m no cookie-​baking expert, I went to law school not bakery school people, yes another bad idea I blame on my mom & not LOL! I also like shopping better than baking but shopping makes me hungry & the smell of freshly-​baked, pseudo-​homemade cookies seems to always be wafting from Mrs. F in any given mall, outdoor or indoor. These cookies are pretty good for a commercially-​made cookie. You’re not gonna toss your cookies over ‘em but I’d recommend gettin’ your cookie fix from Mrs. F if you’re at the mall & you’re like me & ya don’t bake at all!

I got the pink lemonade froyo. It’s a different consistency than what I usually prefer; it was more like a sorbet than creamy, but nevertheless, it was tasty and perfect for that hot summer day.

Went to Oakbrook Shopping Center over the weekend with my old man and I couldnt believe my eyes when I saw a TCBY Frozen Yogurt shop. Brought back Jr High memories. Now this location is combined with a Mrs Fields Cookies (I didnt know Mrs Fields and TCBY were the same company) either way what better way to accompany my shopping binge with a warm O’ My SOOOO delicious Chewy Fudge Cookie. I was tempted to get my FRO-​Yo on but opted for the cookie. On the other hand my pops fell in love with the Greek Frozen Yogurt. He topped it off with some blueberries and granola. Must say TCBY has come a long way from the 80’s. Will def be back, VERY SOON, to get my TCBY.
This place def would have gotten 5 stars if it werent for the line out the door. Even though the line was moving quickly, it gets pretty packed. None the less def worth the wait if your a Mrs Fields/​TCBY fan like myself.

So, everyone knows and loves Mrs. Field’s Cookies, but does everyone know TCBY? I do. Well, I did. This however, is not the TCBY I used to know.
This TCBY only has pay by weight self-​serve with about 6 flavors on hand and a small toppings bar. They have your typical vanilla and chocolate and then a few more interesting flavors on hand including one sorbet — it happened to be ruby red grapefruit, which is what I got. It wasn’t as tart as I was expecting from a grapefruit flavor, a nice flavor with that refreshing chill.
I still like having TCBY around, I just wish it was the full service experience I remember from when I was a kid.