Located in the South Perry neighborhood South Hill is The Scoop, a shop that serves ice cream the way it should be served: full of fat and flavor. The ever changing selection is full of eclectic choices, including Mexican chocolate with almonds, peanut butter with peanut brittle (from The Davenport), and licorice. Cake mix is probably my favorite, which not surprisingly tastes like just what you’d expect it to. Just frozen. And delicious!

The prices are cheap too, and you can get two single scoop sugar-cones for just over $4. The Scoop is totally the best place to chill down on a hot summer’s day.

The ice cream at the Scoop is clearly the best in town. But one thing folks may not realize is that these guys have great sandwiches too. My favorite is the mushroom melt: made with grilled mushrooms, melted Swiss and panini’d on Bouzey’s focaccia, served with au jus. I eat too many of these. They’re also serious about their coffee. They are on of the few places on the South Hill that has good drip coffee. Seems like most places (and roasters) focus on espresso only. The Scoop uses Bumpercrop for their drip and Anvil for their espresso. Thank God too—because life was getting rough here for a while after Joe closed his coffee shop.

Gotta love the Scoop. They always have the most unique flavors and concoctions and you get that warm fuzzy feeling from supporting a local entity. I don’t know why they moved from S Perry, and I am surprised they stay in business in this neighborhood locale, but I am glad they do and it’s a nice area. I am very partial to the Mexican chocolate ice cream but have also enjoyed Circus (cotton candy ice cream with Circus cookie bits) and horchata (tastes like a frozen version of the drink—yum). I can’t get enough of the Scoop and drive all the way from the North side frequently. I love the setting and seating and people. If it’s cold out I eat inside but when it’s nice out, outside is the only way to go. I haven’t had the other food or coffees, but maybe one day when I am hungry for more than ice cream.