The real scoop on Scoupe deVille - 🎵 I Can't Help Falling in Love 🎵 with it.
This place caught my eye several times when zooming by in the Batmobile - you can't miss the teal classic car parked out front. I quickly learned it is not just a small icecream shop with an old car parked out front. It is a blast-from-the-past-icecream-campus including museum elements, a mini outdoor theater, picnic spot and ice cream factory!
The place has been around longer than Batman, being a service station back in the 1950’s.
Pulled the Batmobile around back and where I found a large parking lot with several picnic benches in the shaded grass. Interconnecting the shop and a building next door was a large covered deck with outdoor seating. The deck featured a couch shaped like a car where you can watch a movie playing on the projector. The building next door had many more historic items and places to sit and eat delightful treats. The front porch had nice seating to “chill” out on.
While making our way through the shop, we journeyed through the 50’s, where we saw a collection of nostalgic items curated through the years by original 2001 owners Doug and Sandy Paris. Current owner of 8 years, Mel, has since grown the collection even further over time. This fusion was the “dynamic duo” of history & legacy.
Mel sure was the bees knees. You can tell she loves the shop and the surrounding community. Behind the shop is a big red building. It isn't ACME chemical, it is the ice cream factory, where her big brother makes all of the ice cream!
After reviewing the three large vibrant and eloquently designed TV menus, we had a tough time deciding. There are over 40 scoop-able flavors, a Fat Elvis challenge bowl that is free if you can eat it in 30 minutes, mini hand dipped sundaes to go, several cone options, dozens of toppings, new ice cream nachos, water ice, gelatis, milkshakes, banana splits, and TWENTY FOUR SOFT SERVE flavors! Where can you find that many soft serve flavors??
For a place that served treats that get sticky when melted, Mel kept it immaculately clean. Please be sure to keep it that way by removing your baseball & softball cleats, boys and girls!
While eating their Peanut butter ripple cone and Cookie monster cup, BatmanJawn, BatgirlJawn and Mel chatted. BatgirlJawn’s mouth and tongue turned a charming royal blue color - added entertainment. A team member in the background was making rounds ensuring the tables were squeaky clean while other families ate their treats with satisfying smiles.
For a summer weekday evening after dinner, the place quickly formed a line.
The way things are laid out with the entrance from the parking lot around the side of the building and the exit to the deck, it naturally moved people around the building and funneled them to the several generous seating areas.
To show extra respect for the military, they offer a TWENTY PERCENT military discount!!
This was a dessert visit, but since they are open April through October, our next adventure will be to eat from the food menu.
🎵 Don't Be Cruel 🎵 to your taste buds - when you are ready to experience the joy of icecream and old-time happy days, meet me at the intersection of Scoupe deVille Drive and Memory Lane. The good vibes & scrumptious...
Read moreThere's so many things to love about this place. Several options for food. Simple things like burgers dogs and fries. They also have bbq and soup which I saw several people with so I assume its good. Ice cream options are limitless. They have soft serve and hand dipped. We got a banna split which was very good. Shared with the kids. I could have eatin it all myself. Now to the stars of this establishment. First of all, whats on the inside is completely unassuming from whats on the outside. Small building with very clever and intriguing 1950's themeing inside. They even have pictures of what downtown Reading looked like in the 50's. The folks are really welcoming and friendly. You can always tell if businesses, small ones inparticular, appreciate their customers and staff here want you to return not just your money. They serve potato roll buns! The hot dogs are cooked on a roller! The prices for what you get are fair! And something most people will miss is there is a sign when you walk in that states "we don't have wifi but you can talk to people like they did in the 50's"!!!!! The kind of cultule they've created is going to make them very successful as long as they keep pumping out great product and service. They was our first time here and we were...
Read moreWhat a fun place! Went there Friday, July 31 to support a fundraiser for Genesius theater. So, first, I love that they partner with other community businesses. They have a neat system where you can park and order from your car and they'll bring it right out to you. Or, you can go inside and enjoy their awesome 50s decorations. The store is clean, bright and tidy, though, not drab and dirty like some nostalgia places. Their menu is bigger than I thought. We went for ice cream, but they also have dinner food. Friends got the chili dogs and said they were great. I got the rootbeer float and it was great. Hubby got the black and white milkshake and he said it was fantastic. The staff was friendly and very fast despite the huge crowd there that night. Such a fun place with great atmosphere, plenty of outdoor seating and a positive attitude. Support a...
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