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TOP OF THE HILL 2008
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BEST ICE CREAM
BY LAUREN CUNNINGHAM Icunningham@kansan.com
Sylas & Maddy's has again won the top spot for best ice cream in Top of the Hill.
The store, which has been open since
1995, has remained popular despite other chain stores that have popped up along Massachusetts Street.
Kyleigh Garman, Baldwin City senior and employee at the store, said she thought the store had been able to maintain its position because of its lower prices and because it was locally owned.
"It's a warm, welcoming place, and there are pictures of little kids on the walls eating ice cream," Garman said. "There are bright colors around the store."
cookie dough, Oreos and chocolate flakes; Gold Dust, which is vanilla ice cream with Snickers, caramel swirl and Oreos; and Rock Chocolate Jayhawk, which is vanilla ice cream with brownies, fudge pieces and fudge swirl.
"People have a really hard time deciding what they want,but we're always apt to give them as many tastes as they want."
The originality of the store's ice cream flavors is another aspect that sets Sylas & Maddy's ice cream apart from competitors, Garman said.
Garman said the top flavors were Da Bomb, which is vanilla ice cream with
KYLEIGH GARMAN
Sylas & Maddy's Employee
"There are so many flavors that
any flavors that can be rotated out, so they keep coming back." Garman said. "People have a really hard time deciding what they want, but we're always apt to give them as many tastes as they want."
Garman said she thought students brought in 65 to 75 percent of the store's business.
On Tuesdays at Sylas & Maddy's, students with a KUID can buy one, get one cone or dish of ice cream free.
"This is one of the biggest years we've had," Garman said.
The second- and third-place winners for best ice cream were Cold Stone Creamery and Sheridan's Frozen Custard.
1st — Sylas and Maddy's 1014 Massachusetts St.
2nd — Cold Stone Creamery 647 Massachusetts St.
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3rd - Sheridan's Frozen Custard 2030 W. 23rd St.
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