ONSTED — Onsted has a new addition to make it easier to take the summer heat.

Mr. Moo’s Ice Cream & More is a family endeavor, with Tammy Perras and boyfriend Steve Crist operating the store along with Tammy’s son Shae Perras, his fiancée Brittany Stepnowski, and Stepnowski’s son, Cruz Hubbard.  

Perras has experience with running an ice cream establishment, as she previously owned the Swiss Swirl in Brooklyn 20 years ago. 

Mr. Moo’s opened on June 28, and Perras said the reception has been “overwhelming.”

“It’s better than we could have ever expected,” she said.

Mr. Moo’s uses a unique process to create their ice cream.

“It’s not your regular ice cream,” Tammy said. “We use a two-step process.”

Mr. Moo’s has walk-up and drive-through service.  Picnic tables and a gazebo are available for customers to sit and enjoy their ice cream treats. The menu currently includes both hand-dipped and soft-serve ice cream. Cones are served in regular and waffle cones.  Sundae toppings include nine choices as well as pecans, banana and chocolate chips. Among the favorites are specialties such as “The Blob,” “Dirty Worm,” “The Blob” and a favorite, the Banana Split. 

Flurries can be made with a choice of nine mix-ins and feature a choice of 10 favorites, including the “Irish Hills Jubilee.” Parfaits feature two flurry items, syrup, whipped cream and a cherry, served in a cup. “The Cruz” is a featured parfait item.  The store also offers floats, coolers, slushies, glaciers and freezes, and shakes and malts. 

Mr. Moo’s also features “LuLu’s Doggie Treat,” which is vanilla ice cream and a Milk Bone dog biscuit served in a cup for customers who want a treat for their dog. Proceeds from the “pup cup” go toward a monthly donation to the Lenawee Humane Society, Stepnowski said.

Mr. Moo’s will soon be offering a regular menu along with the ice cream treats. Bubble waffles, “pizza on a stick,” chili dogs, nachos and “Sirloin Smash Sliders” are some of the items the owners plan to carry.  

Stepnowski hopes the unique ice cream items at Mr. Moo’s will be a draw for customers.

“We hope to be a destination ice cream store with specialty items that no one else carries,” she said.

“We’re hoping to set the standard,” Shae Perras added. 

Mr. Moo’s Ice Cream & More is located at 8877 Onsted Highway in Onsted. The phone number is 517-937-2990, and the store can also be found on Facebook. Hours are noon to 10 p.m. seven days a week.