Scoops & Plates Eatery

Good vegan ice cream in the neighborhood. They carry a few flavors of tofutti brand ice cream — I had the cookies & cream, and it was just what I needed on a balmy December afternoon. Saw that they also have food, lots of chickpeas, potatoes, and rice, will have to come back for that. As for the ice cream, it’s solid. I like the vibe there too — small but very much a neighborhood spot.

Lord-​a-​mercy! It’s good to clear out your systems once in awhile, and after so many high-​fat, high-​red-​meat, highly seasoned meals, it’s good to get something honest, simple and flavorful at a hole-​in-​the-​wall. This place is the very definition of a neighborhood joint. The owner/​chef seems to be a rasta-​man selling ice cream, juices and pre-​made meals. Those meals alone are worth the visit — When I was there on Thursday it was pimento (allspice) and nutmeg laden nut meats served on top of noodles, fresh salads and a delicious blackeye pea stew on the side. Ask for some hot sauce and be prepared for a fiery introduction to the flavor of scotch bonnet peppers. Don’t worry — ask for a scoop of non-​dairy ice cream and it’ll cool you off. The flavors are decent (tofutti, banana strawberry, etc) — I would recommend a scoop of grapenut (the cereal) flavored ice cream. Sorry, you won’t find meat here, nor would you find any alcohol, so Guinness Stout is out. But why would you need it? The price isn’t too bad either ($ 10 for a large platter, $ 4 with change for a single scoop… what, you never paid $ 4.50 for a single scoop at Ample Hills or Oddbrothers?), and they have wonderful tasting coconut water. Mmmm… this is definitely a place to visit while in PLG. Your taste buds will not regret it.

This little shanty town, colorful, hut looking restaurant is tiny as an ant hole. Just joking, but it issss small.
Passing by you may want to skip the address and keep it moving unless you are curious or have read the reviews by other Unilocalers.
The food there is different. It has that taste like it was cooked on wood fire or a coal pot. Those who know that taste will understand and those who don’t can ask someone who knows.
Don’t go in looking for meats of any kind cause you won’t find it there. This place is strictly vegetarian. There’s not much to offer in variety in a given day but a whole lot to offer in taste. Oh, and the menu changes slightly from day to day.

I don’t bother with the smoothies or icecream. I love the food here!!! Black rice with what ever else they want to throw in there plus hot sauce. SO GOOD, I can’t believe it took me this long to try the food Scoops, thank you please don’t go anywhere. No service problems here, they’ve always been friendly.

Basically everything these guys cook is awesome. The other night they surprised me with veggie hotdogs: there were two flavors regular and bacon.
Roti with curry inside is one of my favorite meals. They also have wontons but you have to preorder.
Deserts are their speciality too. Apple and blueberry pies are low on sugar but reach on berries and fruit.
And ice cream is probably one of the best vegetarian ice creams I’ve ever tasted.
Inside the place is very small with only one table and a small bar space in case you want to eat there. Most customers prefer to takeaway.
You can observe how the food is cooked and most of the ingredients are right there, on the shelves in the kitchen. Nice simple ambience. I highly recommend this place.

Enjoyed scoops for years when I still lived in Brooklyn. Now, stop in for a double scoop of grape nuts ice cream whenever in NY. Amazingly, even though I haven’t lived in Brooklyn for almost 10 years and only come in about twice a year now, the owner always remembers me :)

best cheap eats in PLG. So good. Get it with fire.
sometimes the Scoopers can seem mean, but would you enjoy scooping all day? i wouldn’t!

Had the spinach wontons. Bangin!!! If your into hot, one of the sauce will amaze you. Next time I’m gonna try the pizza which looks slam…

Even though it’s a VEG/​Vegan joint. If you’re a meat eater and/​or a dairy queen, you’ll still dig scoops. You’re in for a tasty steam pan or six of beautifully spiced vittles (ask for «the fire» if you have a hot tooth, they deliver!) Stayed for apple pie and ice cream. The pie was awesome and the ice cream set me straight as well. The cooks/​counter folk are a bit timid, but they are super nice. Scoops rules.
!!! There is very little seating, as in a counter with a couple of stools and a table outside. Scoops may be better enjoyed as picnic grub taken to Prospect Park, just a few blocks away.

One of the most delicious slices of apple pie in tha city BUT, their customer service is shih-​tee! Very Shih-​tee indeed. Their vegetarian cuisine is good aswell, & veggie ice cream just ok. I would have given tha place four stars but the staff’s standoffish attitude towards their customers doesn’t warrant me giving them another star.

I visited this tiny vegan haven on a food tour of Brooklyn. They had vegan lasagna, which was pretty good I suppose (only ‘pretty’ good because I still love my real cheese). But the highlight was the maize soup. It was creamy (how?! there is no dairy in it!), hearty and flavorful. There were huge chunks of potato and even a piece of corn still on the cob in it, making this soup more interactive than most. I also tried the soy chunks and lentil stew, both excellently flavored.
As a life-​long vegetarian, I appreciate being confident that everything on the menu is meat-​free. ‘Scoops’, the owner, is apparently a legend in Trinidad for his soups and after tasting his, I can see why. He was also very friendly. While it’s quite out of the way for many folk, it’s worth the trek for any vegan/​vegetarian foodie!

When I went to this place to get some vegan ice cream. The two people behind the counter looked at me and said a very bland hello and then went back to doing whatever it was they were doing. Nobody else was in the place except for me. I waited several minutes for them to ask me what I’d like but they just ignored me — not even letting me know that they would be with me in a minute so after several minutes of being ignored I walked out. The place looked dirty anyway and their ice cream was not home made. It was all tofutti brand which I can get at many stores.

…I wish I could have given Scoops 6 stars…

I can only give 5 stars to their icecream — in particular the grapenuts icecream is awesome. Been going here for a while for the icecream and it’s just so yummy! Excited to try the other hot dishes once the fall hits.

I just stopped in here quickly for some vegan ice cream one fine pre-​spring day. I was surprised that *all* off their ice cream was vegan, and when I spied a lovely pale green one, I dared not hope… but yes, it was pistachio ice cream! Which I have not had since before I went vegan, back in the days when Bikini Kill were still together. And it was wonderful.

Veggie patties, vegan ice cream and some groceries. Complete with a stock if Ital items, and a nice crew of folks who run the place. It’s places like this that remind me how much big chains (ahem Baskin Robbins, Popeyes, McDonalds, all within a stone’s throw) suck.
Warning to those who don’t know about ital food. They’re not big on salt or other spices, deemed unhealthy. But they still carry chili sauce, so my needs are met!

Scoops is great. A traditional independent Carribean shop near Prospect Park. Laid out as a hot bar. You pick your size and combination and then fill up on awesome homemade grub. Great vegan food and vegan ice cream.

I’ve never had anything other than the vegan ice cream (they serve Kleins, much like many other places in the area), but really that’s all that matters in life anyway.
It smells a little funky inside, and is a bit of a hike — but if it’s hot out and you’re heading to the Botanical Gardens, it might be a nice pit stop.

I dig this place. Its a little storefront with great vegetarian food. I had some killer corn chowder one rainy night. They do start to run out of some things later at night so don’t expect a full selection if you go late. The vegan ice cream is good but I prefer dairy. The fake meats are great. I wish more people knew what was behind that Scoops Scoops awning because I’m sure they could get more customers given the limited culinary options in the neighborhood.

This place appears to be just an ice cream parlor from the outside, but it’s also a vegetarian (vegan too, maybe?) Jamaican restaurant which I’ve heard is run by Rastafarians. I went here for the Jamaican food and I haven’t tried the ice cream yet.
They have two different kinds of meat substitutes, one is in a jerk sauce and the other in a red sauce which tastes exactly like sausage. You can get one or both of these in a platter that includes rice and beans, noodles, and a vegetable (they had okra when I was there). Everything is very tasty, especially the fake meat. Definitely not for everybody, but I really like this kind of stuff. You can get a 7 or 10 dollar platter and the $ 7 one is probably enough for most people.