Bob and Jodie Shaughnessy hope to satisfy some sweet cravings starting Thursday.
That’s when their new ice cream shop, Scoops and More, opens its doors.
Scoops and More occupies the southern portion of the Shaughnessys’ restaurant, Sam and Louie’s, on North State Street.
“The plan is to complement the restaurant,” Bob Shaughnessy said.
Scoops and More fills a previously empty 500-square-foot portion of the restaurant that originally had been planned for a bakery, Josie Shaughnessy said.
But when those plans fell through, the Shaughnessys decided for a cooler product.
The ice cream shop offers 12 flavors of Blue Bell hard-scoop ice cream, including a sugar-free country vanilla.
“We’ll do malts, shakes, sundaes, the whole bit,” Bob Shaughnessy said. Scoops and More also offers funnel cakes ala mode and homemade waffle cones and waffle bowls.
The Shaughnessys have a variety of soft drinks more in line with old-time soda joints: cream soda, root bear and sarsaparilla.
The ice cream shop also will have menus inside Sam and Louie’s, where customers can order ice cream from their tables.
Private and interactive birthday parties also are available. The interactive parties offer a behind-the-scenes look at how pizza is made, with other surprises, Josie Shaughnessy said.
As the weather warms, Bob Shaughnessy plans to add an outdoor seating area.
“We’ll probably put in a couple of swings or another type of playset,” he said.
Scoops and More’s hours are from noon to 8 p.m. during the winter months, and from noon to “whenever people stop showing up,” during the summer, Bob Shaughnessy said.
Thursday’s grand opening includes an 11:30 a.m. ribbon-cutting ceremony.
New Iola ice cream shop to offer ‘Scoops and More’
