Shoo-Fly Soda Shop — Restaurant in Glen Rose

Sat there and waited for any employee to help us. 5 more different parties came in behind us. One couple ended up walking out after waiting for so long while another lady started looking for an employee. I join in and start helping. I finally poke my head behind the back curtain and found who I believe is the owner stocking shelves. I said, "Hi there. Umm, there's kind of a lot of us out here. " she gave this look of disgust and said she'll come out. She then walks out, doesn't look at me, and said "what can I get you?" in a very annoyed way. I pointed to a couple of women who were there before me and said they were first. She said, "I have them handled."

At that point, my husband said, "that's it. We will go somewhere else." She moved to the next party and said, "ok! What can I get you then? " She CLEARLY did not appreciate any business. I get you can have a bad day, but if it's that bad, just close your doors and go home. Her door sqeaks when you walk in, so it's obvious she heard all the different parties walking in and chose not to come out. This is at 12:20pm during prime time lunch rush, yet you act so annoyed that people actually are coming into EAT.

We are not tourists. We live here. We were excited to take our daughter here and get her some treats, but holy cow. We'll just make the drive to Granbury and go to...

It's retro themed in a good portion of the shop. I say shop, because other than ice cream and Italian soda's, they sell loads of candy types, with a mishmash of kid friendly stuff, a guy's section, a home decor kinda section, and a women's kinda section with clothes, bags, journals, etc.

Merchandise: A lot of the stuff is pretty cute, if overpriced for the average consumer. They stock journals with fabric attached covers that I've fallen in love with, as the pages are unlined and bound by the cover. The actual retailer that they came from actually price their products way higher than this Soda Shop does. You will need a liquid gel kinda pen to be able to write smoothly in these journals though, not an issue for me.

Food/Beverage: I typically just got vanilla flavoring mixed with coke flavoring for my soda order. Really good prices too. A heads up though: specify the ratio you want for the syrups, especially if a sweet syrup like vanilla is in your order. It can end up very sweet otherwise, which some people might love. I've gotten a perfect 'Vanilla Coke' from here.

I have family that adores their shakes, even if I personally can't offer input on that.

Overall, coming here to check out it out it...

We had the moon pie sundae and the s'mores sundae. Both were delicious. Neither of us were able to finish the amount of ice cream we were given (which is not a bad thing 😅).

We unfortunately did not purchase any of the food, but we will be sure to do that the next time we come.

Staff were very friendly and held a nice conversation with us. They even told us about some upcoming menu items they are working on for the summer. Very exciting stuff!

Not only do they sell food items, but they have a built-in boutique too. They have many fun varieties in jellies, wax for wax warmers, candles, clothing, candies, and many other items to browse.

Did I also mention that they make their own waffle cones fresh? It truly makes all the difference.

I highly suggest stopping by at least once to experience the place. I know we will be coming back the next time we are in town to see what all they've added...