At this soft-serve spot, the flavors are natural and the ice cream is rich and smooth

Editor s note This is part of The Know s series Staff Favorites Each week we give our opinions on the best that Colorado has to offer for dining shopping entertainment outdoor programs and more We ll also let you in on selected hidden gems After a fancy dinner in June to celebrate our th wedding anniversary the server handed my husband and me dessert menus We glanced at it looked at each other and commented Power Cone So off we headed to Arvada s newest ice cream shop hoping to make it before Power Cone ran out of ice cream for the night or the owner closed the door at p m We skirted inside just before closing to enjoy the best soft serve in the Denver metro Power Cone pitches itself as serving the greater part excellent soft serve We agree It sources its dairy products from Morning Fresh Dairy Farm in Bellvue Larimer County where the farmers raise their cows grow their feed and bottle their milk The store uses organic A A milk powder from Alexandre Family Farm in California That type of milk has different proteins from most of cows milk and is concluded to be better absorbed by the human body Power Cone also uses organic sugar cane and fair-trade vanilla and cocoa The only other ingredients are guar gum a natural thickener and soy lecithin an emulsifier You can choose from chocolate vanilla or strawberry and add toppings such as peanuts cookies potato chips and sprinkles Or go wild and order a chocolate-dipped cone waffle cones are available too Power Cone also makes sundaes and floats But that s it And it s all you need from this family-owned ice cream shop The owners put so much care into their products and it shows when the ice cream machine twists soft serve into a waffle cone The flavors are natural and the cream is rich and smooth The chocolate tastes like real chocolate not specific artificial chocolate-like imitation Same with the vanilla We haven t sampled the strawberry Related Articles Mountain town ice cream chain opening flagship on th Street mall Tart tasty things you can do with rhubarb Pete Castleberry the cone experience officer and an owner is a quirky dude who posts silly videos on Power Cone s Instagram account He makes a Power Cone visit all the more fun And he is super nice The shop even gives back to the area by donating of gross revenues to charity On Juneteenth the shop gave of its sales to Youth Seen and Black Pride Colorado On our anniversary night the cashier solicited why we were dressed up When we stated her we were celebrating a special day Pete overheard while making a waffle cone and declared Ice cream is on us tonight What a surprise especially when a new shop is trying to make it in the rough-and-tumble food industry We tipped generously that night Power Cone is at Ralston Road in Arvada It s open every day except Monday from to p m summer hours powercone love Subscribe to our new food newsletter Stuffed to get Denver food and drink news sent straight to your inbox