CREAM nation is expanding yet again.
The shop that specializes in ice cream sandwiched between freshly baked cookies will open Saturday, July 13, at the Great Mall in Milpitas.
You get to customize your cool creation by first selecting cookies from among several choices, including butter-sugar, chocolate chip, oatmeal and salted caramel pecan, then picking an ice cream for the filling — maybe Cin-ful Churro, Green Tea, Very Berry Strawberry or Cup of Joe — and, finally, picking a topping such as sprinkles, nuts or gummy bears.
CREAM also now offers ice cream tacos, sundaes, milkshakes and floats.
The first CREAM — the acronym stands for Cookies Rule Everything Around Me — was opened by the Shamieh family in Berkeley in 2010. Now there are 17 stores in Northern California; the Milpitas one will be the 18th. There are also stands at SAP Center in San Jose and Oracle Park in San Francisco.
To celebrate the expansion, the Milpitas CREAM will offer free mini ice cream sandwiches from noon to 4 p.m. on July 13.
Details: The new CREAM store is located inside the mall next to Old Navy and Valliani Jewelers, near the Jollibee entrance. 447 Great Mall Drive; www.creamnation.com.
