Photo by Steven
Surprise Scoop is now open at 139 First Ave., between St. Mark's Place and Ninth Street. (Its grand opening was over the weekend.)
The owners of the previous business here, Stuffed Ice Cream, closed the shop in October for this new concept.
The brand's Instagram account states that it is "The World's First Flavor Roulette Ice Cream Shop —Where Every Scoop is a Surprise!"
You order from a touch-screen menu. And there's only one item: "Surprise Ice Cream." (FYI: Everything is nut-free.) Staff working in the back will then hand you your ice cream in a to-go container. Flavors change daily.
How it works and questions...
If this sounds stressful, you want to pay in cash, you don't like a specific flavor of ice cream, or you only want vegan ice cream, you can simply go to one of the other 25-plus ice cream shops in the area that meet your needs.
Hours:
Monday-Thursday, 2-10 p.m.
Friday, 2-11 p.m.
Saturday, noon-11 p.m.
Sunday, noon-10 p.m.
