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Two Broward ice cream shops aspire to be best of the best. How you can help

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Two Coral Springs ice cream shops, Cherry Smash and Let’s Chill, will face off against small businesses across the country in a bracket-style competition.
Two Coral Springs ice cream shops, Cherry Smash and Let’s Chill, will face off against small businesses across the country in a bracket-style competition. Courtesy: Creative Commons

Two of Florida’s four entries in a national ice cream shop competition are based in Broward County.

Cherry Smash and Let’s Chill will face off against small businesses across the country in a bracket-style tournament running Thursday, July 16, through Sunday, Aug. 2.

FULL STORY: Sweet success: Two Broward ice cream shops to compete for best in nation

Cherry Smash is known for its creative sundae options and active Instagram presence.
Cherry Smash is known for its creative sundae options and active Instagram presence. Courtesy: Cherry Smash Instagram Parlour

Here are key takeaways:

  • The64.com’s second annual America’s Best Ice Cream tournament lets fans vote online to decide who makes the best ice cream in the country. Voting begins Thursday and continues through the first Sunday in August.
  • Cherry Smash Ice Cream, an old-fashioned parlor at 8000 Wiles Road in Coral Springs, will face Whitey’s Ice Cream from Moline, Illinois. The shop went viral after its 83-year-old owner handed control of social media to his Gen-Z staff last year.
Coral Springs residents and visitors got to visit the Let’s Chill Homemade Ice Cream food truck during the city’s Fourth of July celebration on July 4, 2026.
Coral Springs residents and visitors got to visit the Let’s Chill Homemade Ice Cream food truck during the city’s Fourth of July celebration on July 4, 2026. Courtesy: City of Coral Springs
  • Let’s Chill Homemade Ice Cream, located at 9739 W. Sample Road in Coral Springs, ranked 2025’s second-best ice cream shop in the nation by Yelp. It will compete against Cottonwood Creamery & Cookies from Albuquerque, New Mexico.
  • Let’s Chill opened after the COVID-19 pandemic and is known for high-quality ingredients and a range of flavors, from boozy flights to classics like cookies ‘n cream.

This report was produced with the assistance of a proprietary tool powered by artificial intelligence and using our own originally reported, written and published content. It was reviewed and edited by our journalists.

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This story was originally published July 16, 2026 at 5:00 AM with the headline "Two Broward ice cream shops aspire to be best of the best. How you can help."