I placed the same ice-cream order at Cold Stone Creamery and Baskin-Robbins. The winning chain also had better prices.

• I had high hopes for Cold Stone Creamery, but its prices and milkshake left me disappointed. 
• Baskin-Robbins’ delicious chocolate ice cream and lower prices made it my favorite chain of the two.

The chocolate ice cream was very creamy.

However, I was looking for simpler offerings this time around, and Baskin-Robbins was the clear winner of this taste test for me.

This story was originally published on August 27, 2023, and most recently updated on May 29, 2026.