The MSU Dairy Store was one of the stops on the Greater Lansing Convention and Visitor’s Bureau “Be A Tourist In Your Own Town” event and it looks like it may have been one of the most popular. The MSU Dairy store is inside Anthony Hall on the campus of Michigan State Univeristy. After a day of touring our town, we headed out to MSU to finish the day off with some ice cream. We weren’t the only ones who thought that. The line wrapped around the walls inside the store, in the hallway outsdie the store and then out the door. Since we had nothing better to do, we decided to stick it out, but some families with small kids who got in line behind us weren’t that brave. We ended up waiting about an hour before we finally got to the counter to get our ice cream.
The MSU Dairy store is set up just like any other ice cream store in the country. The difference is they make all their own ice cream. There is a huge list of flavors….most of which are named after Big Ten schools. My girlfriend was willing to experiment and went with Sesquicentennial Swirl and Black Cherry. The Sesquicentennial Swirl was some kind of cake batter ice cream and the Black Cherry had chunks of cherries in it, “It was soooo good,” she just told me. She got two scoops in a waffle cone. After we walked away and she had a few bites, she said it tastes like they make their own cones. I happened to notice the waffle irons behind the counter, so yes, they do make their own cones.
I was less adventerous and got a vanilla shake. They take their homemade vanilla bean ice cream and fresh milk and mix them up to make the most delicious shake I’ve ever had. The homemade ice cream is DELICIOUS. We both agreed the hour wait was worth it. This is probably the best ice cream I have ever had.
Besides scoops, they offer their ice cream in pints and quarts and they also sell homemade cheese. There’s a counter before you get to the ice cream filled with cheddar, chocolate cheese, colby jack, jalapeno pepper, and dagano cheese.
We’ll definately be back and from now on, we’ll take visiting friends and family for a little treat when they’re in town too! Hopefully we’ll hit a day that isn’t quite so busy though
The cool thing about this particular theater is a lot of it is self serve. There is another room just off the concession area. There are a couple large fountain machines…but even better, there are a couple butter dispensers for the popcorn so you can actually determine how much or how little butter you want with the popcorn. I don’t do movie theaters that often, so I definately took advantage of that one drenching my super sized bucket of popcorn in butter. There are also shakers of powdered cheese on the counter. I added some sharp cheddar to my popcorn. My girlfriend liked it, but I couldn’t wait to get down a little farther in the bucket to get passed it. 
The turkey was delicious. The texture was just like pulled pork, but the white turkey meat made it a completely different sandwich. The bbq sauce was sweet, but not overpowering. The whole wheat bun was another unique feature. My girlfriend loved that, but I probably would have been happier with a white roll. This sandwich, even though it was a BBQ deli sandwich, was pretty healthy and it was healthier food that was incredibly delicious. My girlfriend kept saying over and over that Turkeyman was a “good choice” for lunch. I just got a bag of Lays, but she got a bag of baked Pita chips. Something different.
Jon’s was a little confusing for us first-timers. When we walked in, we really didn’t know what to do. A waitress came out and said to just find a seat so we did. We pulled out the menus on the table and began to look them over. A different waitress came over with water and told us when we were ready to order to just pick up the phone. Yes, there are phones at every table that connect you right to the kitchen. That’s how you place your order. The waitress doesn’t take it. 
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