I decided to compare the same ice-cream order from Cold Stone Creamery and Baskin-Robbins. Molly Allen

There are a lot of ice-cream chains out there, but Baskin-Robbins and Cold Stone Creamery are among the most popular.

Baskin-Robbins has thousands of shops across the US and outside of it, and Cold Stone Creamery has several hundred locations worldwide. Both chains have many storefronts — but which has the tastiest ice cream ?

To answer this question, I ordered and compared the same items from both chains — vanilla ice cream with M&M's in a cup, chocolate ice cream in a cone, and a strawberry milkshake.

Although the prices in this comparison are what I paid when I completed this in late 2023, current menu prices have been added for additional context.

Here's how my orders compared.

My first stop was Baskin-Robbins.

Baskin-Robbins had many menu options.…