Foodview: Almond Joy Frescante

During the bustle of what I would call an unusually crowded Monday lunch hour, I saw that they were making a frescante behind the counter. I waded my way through the hullabaloo of the crowd and snapped this pic for you to see.

I was able to taste and assess a Almond Joy Frescante for myself soon after. As with all the other food reviews I've done, I would taste a little, type a little, taste a little more, type a little more. Here's what I thought as I tasted and typed:


Coffee, evident in every sip, was accompanied by a few other flavors which made up the Almond Joy experience. Contrary to what I thought, the coconut was not the prominent taste of the treat, it was chocolate mixed with something else. At first I thought it was vanilla in the thickened, cold, drink, but it was actually almond, hence the Almond Joy. Almond mixed with a light hint of coconut and a delicious dosage of decadent chocolate made for a new and interesting taste which I would rate up there with the Buckeye Frescante.


It was a whole new flavor which I encourage you to try if you haven't already. While I've never tried chocolate almond milk, I imagine that the Almond Joy Frescante is somewhat of a similitude. It's really difficult to compare something to it because it's pretty different. Almond, chocolate, coconut, coffee, whipped cream... it was awesome!

~The Harvest Crier~

Foodview: Chai Frescante

A new frescante came out to help keep you cool this summer. For those of you who love chai tea, you'll have even more of a reason to come to the Moon.

Chai tea is okay for me, meaning that I don't absolutely need chai tea to live (I'm more of a green tea kind of guy). In fact, I don't think that chai tea ever struck a good cord in me. I tried it once, maybe twice, but that's about it. In college it seemed like the popular drink to have, but that band wagon totally missed me by a couple million miles.

However, when someone presented me their Chai Frescante with whipped cream practically spilling out of the top, offering it for me to try, everything about chai in my mind was totally redeemed in one sip.

It wasn't a pungently spicy drink like one of my chai experiences, rather it was cool and sweet with plenty of flavor, so flavorful that I could drink the entire thing! But I didn't, I gave it back :)

~The Harvest Crier~

Foodview: Buckeye Frescante

Looking like a malt from the 1950s, the Buckeye Frescante, or any frescante here, is the ideal treat for you and your date to split after the game. Seriously, it's huge.

Thick whipped cream (made in the cafe) mounded on top with rich chocolate syrup drizzled over it is just the surface of this dessert. Beyond the crown of froth, foam, cream, and syrup is a deep well of chocolaty and peanut buttery taste. The ingredients are blended into a texture akin to a thick and hearty milkshake with a tinge of coffee evident in every sip. If you like coffee, you'll like the frescante. If you tolerate coffee, you'll like this frescante still because of its richness in other flavors. You could always ask them to make it without the coffee.

Very filling. I couldn't finish it actually! Looks can be deceiving though. The frescante in a glass cup looks beast compared to its little brother, the frescante in a to-go cup, but did you know that there's actually the same quantity of frescante in both? I heard the barristas talking about the way something looks being a psychological influencer on people. Most customers, when given their frescante in a glass, won't be able to finish it, but if they are given it in plastic, they drink it down like a glass of water. Now isn't that interesting?

~The Harvest Crier~

The Harvest Moon Tea

These days when winter seems to be dying hard and stepping out into the Ohio cold feels like an arctic experience, it's a good idea to get yourself something warm to drink. In light of this, the owners told me to get a pic of a hot cup of the Harvest Moon Tea seasoned with a cinnamon stick. Not only did I get to take this picture, I was also able to drink it!

If I could compare it to another kind of food, I would say that it tasted like baked apples with cinnamon and brown sugar. A sweet tea at its base, I wouldn't recommend it with a dessert item. I would say give it a shot with a light lunch (a salad perhaps) or stand-alone like an afternoon treat.

It comes either hot or cold.

~The Harvest Crier~