Latest visit: Mar 2025
First visit: summer of 1994
After our lunch at Rudy's Bar-B-Q, we went to an antique mall for about an hour. What next? How about ice cream, suggests Mrs. RJG. I could have gone for a beer (BBQ is salty!), but Mrs. RJG will always select dessert if given a choice. We were close by to Old Colorado City, so it's obvious where we are going. This is Mrs. RJG's favorite ice cream parlor in town. She loves the vibe of it. And of course the ice cream. Interesting to note I was last here almost exactly to the day last year (Mrs. RJG likes to take her mom here when in town).
On this visit I went for the mocha almond fudge in a waffle cone. Mrs. RJG did the same, but split it with pistachio. Creamy and delicious as always. We gobbled it up while watching the old town move about its business. There's something very cool about the original Colorado Springs. A perfect Tuesday lunch and afternoon date.
---3/10/24 update
As we were heading home from Florence, Mrs. RJG inexplicably wanted ice cream. Really? We'd already gone to our favorite Josh and John's this year, so let's revisit our other fave in town: Colorado City Creamery. We arrived not long before their closing hour of 6. We were both surprised to see a line out the door. Looks like it was going to be difficult to close on time. In any case, as we wandered through that line, we both zeroed in on the Pikes Peak Trail flavor. Basically a mix of chocolate, vanilla, and tiny peanut butter cups. Waffle cone, one scoop. And we wandered Old Colorado City with our treats (most everything was closed by then, but that's OK). Absolutely delicious and a great way to end an excellent day.
---original 2/20/23 review
What? I've never written about Colorado City Creamery until now? Talk about an oversight. Not sure how that happened honestly. Though it's true, we didn't go here once last year for no particularly good reason. And I do remember the circumstance of my last visit in August of 2021. You can read the Pho-nomenal review for those unnecessary details. So that may have contributed to my negligence.
As you can see I've been coming here since my first tour of duty in Colorado Springs. Even when we lived in Denver - or DFW - and visited the Springs, it wasn't uncommon for us to go to Colorado City Creamery for a scoop of their delicious ice cream. They've been around since the 1980s, and during the summer, there's often a line around the block filled with tourists and locals alike. You can't miss the location: Sitting in a cute old house slightly recessed off the main drag, with its bright yellow and white colors. And the ice cream is homemade and delicious.
After Phantom Canyon, Mrs. RJG's inner 8-year-old came out and she wanted ice cream. She can easily skip beer, but ice cream is a much stronger gravitational pull for the Mrs. And on a windy February President's Day, there are no crowds to worry about. On this visit they had just finished putting out a brand new bucket of chocolate. So we both went for a cup of that (small - slightly more than one scoop). I think Mrs. RJG is still recovering from her Sugarlump experience lol. It was just slightly soft and oh-so-creamy. And tasty as always. I tend to be a Josh and John's guy myself, but Colorado City Creamery is a close second. With the added bonus that you can walk around Old Colorado City while enjoying your ice cream. If you're from out of town, you'll likely end up here as a matter of logistics alone.
1994; 9/28/18; 8/1/21; 2/20/23 (new entry); 3/10/24; 3/11/25
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