ruth & phil's ice cream

i don't see a dedicated thread on this local business, so i thought i'd start one. i only discovered this company sunday at the logan square farmer's market (which is a blast, btw). this was their first week at the market, and allison, the owner couldn't have been nicer. while pricey, i was very impressed with the quality of her frozen desserts. i'm not a big fan of chocolate ice cream, which is strange as i love most things chocolate. but most chocolate ice cream is made with cocoa, rather than melted down chocolate and i can taste the difference. and don't like cocoa flavored ice cream. so i was happy to taste r & p's chocolate with spice ice cream made with valrhona chocolate. and i bought some sour cherry sorbet, which seems worth the splurge at $9/pint, as it was like eating frozen sour (sweetened) cherries. a really awesome treat. i missed the chance to taste the cardomom orange sherbet, which other lth'ers have raved about and a caramel cashew ice cream. there's always next week..... justjoan

ruthandphils.com
logansquarefarmersmarket.org

There are always a couple of flavors of ruth & phil's on hand at the Chicago Downtown Farmstand. I tried and recommend the strawberry lemon basil.

I dig the pineapple mint sherbet.

my almost full pint of sour cherry sorbet softened, separated and refroze as my building lost power, hot water and heat during the blizzard. ruined! if only i had eaten it faster and sooner! justjoan

I purchased some of their sour cherry sorbet and was rather disappointed. Texturally speaking, it was perfect -- relatively smooth thanks to both dextrose and tara gum.

However, I was very disappointed with the flavor. Among the ingredients are brown sugar, orange juice and cinnamon. While I couldn't detect the orange juice (though it undoubtedly added more sweetness than lemon juice would have) I thought the brown sugar overwhelmed the sour cherry flavor and the cinnamon was way too detectable (and I can't figure out who would want that). I also found it a bit too sweet and I really didn't get that sour cherry flavor I so craved. Oh well . . . one person's perspective.

BR wrote:I purchased some of their sour cherry sorbet and was rather disappointed. Texturally speaking, it was perfect -- relatively smooth thanks to both dextrose and tara gum.

However, I was very disappointed with the flavor. Among the ingredients are brown sugar, orange juice and cinnamon. While I couldn't detect the orange juice (though it undoubtedly added more sweetness than lemon juice would have) I thought the brown sugar overwhelmed the sour cherry flavor and the cinnamon was way too detectable (and I can't figure out who would want that). I also found it a bit too sweet and I really didn't get that sour cherry flavor I so craved. Oh well . . . one person's perspective.

Flash forward a year (or so), and I purchased this sorbet not having realized I had purchased and hated it. Well, what do you know . . . this batch tastes of sour cherry, and it's damn good and tastes exactly as I would have hoped. I'm glad I purchased it again (and had forgotten about previously purchasing and hating). I suppose there was just a big problem with the other batch.

BR wrote:

BR wrote:I purchased some of their sour cherry sorbet and was rather disappointed. Texturally speaking, it was perfect -- relatively smooth thanks to both dextrose and tara gum.

However, I was very disappointed with the flavor. Among the ingredients are brown sugar, orange juice and cinnamon. While I couldn't detect the orange juice (though it undoubtedly added more sweetness than lemon juice would have) I thought the brown sugar overwhelmed the sour cherry flavor and the cinnamon was way too detectable (and I can't figure out who would want that). I also found it a bit too sweet and I really didn't get that sour cherry flavor I so craved. Oh well . . . one person's perspective.

Flash forward a year (or so), and I purchased this sorbet not having realized I had purchased and hated it. Well, what do you know . . . this batch tastes of sour cherry, and it's damn good and tastes exactly as I would have hoped. I'm glad I purchased it again (and had forgotten about previously purchasing and hating). I suppose there was just a big problem with the other batch.

Or perhaps they heard your feedback and made adjustments?