{"id":373174,"date":"2026-08-16T19:56:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T19:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/373174\/"},"modified":"2026-08-16T19:56:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T19:56:12","slug":"cold-stone-creamery-is-the-new-tampa-areas-original-ice-cream-shop-neighborhood-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/373174\/","title":{"rendered":"Cold Stone Creamery Is The New Tampa Area\u2019s Original Ice Cream Shop! \u2014 Neighborhood News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The people of New Tampa have now been hearing the phrase \u201cWelcome to Cold Stone\u201d for 20 years and even though many other ice cream shops have entered the local market (and many others have gone away), Cold Stone Creamery has been a constant source of joy for young and old alike. It features a unique selection of super-creamy, ultra-premium ice cream flavors, and a huge variety of toppings that you can have the happy Cold Stone ice creamers mix in from more than two dozen ingredients (bottom photo) \u2014 from fresh bananas, strawberries and raspberries to candies and cookies like Heath bars, Twix and Reese\u2019s Oreos and toppings like real (but not hot) fudge, marshmallow, caramel and even pistachio cream sauce.\u00a0<\/p>\n

New Tampa store general manager Nola Davis (above) says that this summer before the kids go back to school is a great time to try or return to Cold Stone, as there are several new flavors and new Signature Creations everyone can check out.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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For example, she says, \u201cin honor of the recently released \u201cSupergirl\u201d movie, Cold Stone currently has \u2018Supergirl\u2019s Cosmic Kettle Corn\u2019 (above left), which combines kettle corn-flavored ice cream, big pieces of kettle corn (above right), a caramel swirl and Supergirl-colored sprinkles.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Another current specialty creation is the Oreo\u00ae Pretzel Perfection (left), which Nola says, \u201chas a sweet cream-based, Oreo\u00ae Cookie chocolate-covered pretzel ice cream, Oreo\u00ae cookies, mini-pretzels, caramel and sugar crystals (below left).\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

There\u2019s also a new \u201cCup & Cookie Chaos\u201d (not pictured) that features Cookies \u2018n\u2019 Peanut Butter ice cream that is made with Oreo\u00ae cookies, Reese\u2019s peanut butter cups and Oreo\u00ae Reese\u2019s cookies.\u00a0<\/p>\n

And finally, Nola says, the big hit of the summer so far is, \u201cOur Dubai Chocolate Creation\u201d (top photo). \u201cIt has our chocolate ice cream with pistachio cream, kataifi (finely shredded phyllo dough) and chocolate shavings. Everyone is crazy about Dubai chocolate these days. And, people are really loving it!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Nola even sent us home with samples of each creation, so we could all sample them. My favorite, not surprisingly, is the \u201cCup & Cookie Chaos,\u201d but I can definitely finish off a serving of any of them.\u00a0<\/p>\n

She adds, \u201cEven if you pick one of our Signature Creations,\u201d Nola says, \u201cYou can still make it your own.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

All of these Signature and \u201cCreate Your Own\u201d Creations can be put on your choice of a cone, cup or waffle bowl, in the usual Cold Stone sizes \u2014 Kid\u2019s Size, \u201cLike It\u00ae,\u201d \u201cLove It\u00ae\u201d and \u201cGotta Have It\u00ae.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

I had for me to not take one of these entire cakes home with me and finish it all myself.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Nola also explains that although there is always a supply of ready-made cakes in the store (above right photo), including some of the \u201cPerfect Pair\u201d cakes, \u201cMost of our cakes are custom-ordered, so you can always get whatever flavors of ice cream you want, toppings, everything, but please always give us at least two days to create the cake you want because someone has to build the cake and someone else will have to decorate it. Then, it has to stay in the freezer for a certain amount of time.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

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So Many Specials!\u00a0<\/p>\n

The New Tampa Cold Stone Creamery also offers different specials every Monday-Thursday, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Monday is \u201cMega Monday!,\u201d when you get one FREE \u201cLike-it Create\u201d creation with one mix-in when you purchase any two \u201cLove-it\u201d sizes (or larger).\u00a0<\/p>\n

Tuesday is \u201c2-for-$10 Tuesday!,\u201d when you get any two \u201cLike-it\u201d creations (with one mix-in each) for only $10.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Wednesday is \u201cWaffle Wednesday!,\u201d when you get a FREE plain waffle bowl or cone when you buy one \u201cLove-it\u201d size (or larger),\u00a0<\/p>\n

Thursday is \u201cThriving Thursday!,\u201d when you get $2 OFF any Cookies, Cupcakes or Reese\u2019s Cups OR $5 OFF any Large-Size Signature Cake.\u00a0<\/p>\n

And, right now, when you mention this story and present the coupon in the ad below, you\u2019ll get a FREE scoop of ice cream!\u00a0<\/p>\n

All of these offers are valid in-store at the Cold Stone location on Preserve Walk Ln. in New Tampa ONLY. Please note that they are not available with any other offers and are limited to one special per family\/per order.\u00a0<\/p>\n

We definitely agree with Nola that the summer is the best time of year to check out the New Tampa Cold Stone Creamery. Now you know why!\u00a0<\/p>\n

New Tampa\u2019s Cold Stone Creamery is located at 17519 Preserve Walk Ln., in the Highwoods Preserve area, just off I-75. It opens every day at 11 a.m. and stays open until 11 p.m. on Sunday, until 10 p.m. Monday-Thursday, and until midnight on Friday & Saturday. For more info, visit ColdStoneCreamery.com<\/a> or call (813) 977-0024.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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