After a decade of scooping made-to-order soft serve flash-frozen with liquid nitrogen, Chill-N Nitrogen Ice Cream has closed its Coral Springs location along State Road 7. The only public word came from a storefront flyer thanking customers for their support, with no explanation offered for why the shop shut its doors.
The closure ends a ten-year run for the location inside RK Centers' Turtle Crossing shopping center just off State Road 7, according to Coral Springs News. The shop is now listed as permanently closed on Google Maps, and it never posted publicly about the closure on social media, the outlet reports. Chill-N's Coral Springs outpost also never maintained its own website or a strong social media presence, leaving longtime customers with little more than that taped-up flyer to mark the end.
Chill-N built its reputation on a made-to-order process that flash-freezes individual portions using liquid nitrogen at minus 320 degrees Fahrenheit, a technique that minimizes ice crystal formation to produce a smoother texture than traditional batch-made ice cream, per Restaurant Business. Coral Springs News described the result as a smooth and velvety texture that traditional ice cream-making methods simply can't match, and noted the shop catered to customers with allergies as well as vegan and kosher residents.
From a Pinecrest Garage to a Regional Franchise
Chill-N traces back to 2012, when Daniel Golik and his mother, Donna Golik, opened the brand's first store in Pinecrest after Daniel experimented at home and consulted chefs about liquid-nitrogen flash-freezing recipes, according to Entrepreneur. He reportedly developed the concept while preparing for medical school before turning it into a commercial venture. The brand launched a national franchising program in August 2019 under CEO David Leonardo, expanding beyond its Miami roots to more than 15 locations across Florida, Tennessee, Texas, and South Carolina, per a report carried by PR Newswire.
Safety warnings have addressed retail food prepared with liquid nitrogen, citing serious or internal injuries from unevaporated liquid nitrogen. Those warnings were aimed chiefly at novelty items eaten before the nitrogen fully evaporates rather than at made-to-order shops like Chill-N.
A Shopping Center in Flux
The Coral Springs shop's exit comes amid a wave of change at the Turtle Crossing retail center, which an RK Centers-linked buyer purchased at 4400 N. State Road 7 for $37.5 million in April 2026, according to The Real Deal. The open-air center changed hands during a period of heavy commercial property turnover in Coral Springs, per the same outlet. The Coral Springs shop's departure changes the center's dining lineup.
Running a nitrogen ice cream shop isn't cheap. Vetted Biz lists an investment range for a Chill-N franchise. That investment is one consideration for a single location as it works to remain profitable amid rising rents at a shopping center under new ownership.
Chill-N Still Has a Broward Footprint
Chill-N isn't leaving Broward County altogether. The brand still operates locations in Pompano Beach, Fort Lauderdale and Plantation, Coral Springs News notes. The Plantation store, at Plantation Walk on University Drive, opened in January 2023 as part of the brand's continued South Florida growth, according to the International Franchise Association.
Part of a Broader Local Dining Shakeup
The quiet exit adds to a string of dining changes across Coral Springs this year. Hoodline previously reported on Paris Baguette's debut near Coral Square Mall in August, adding another dining option to the area. For now, Coral Springs residents and visitors are left without the decade-old dessert stop along State Road 7.
