Scoop’s Soups & More

It was pouring rain and soup sounded really good. To be fair, this may be a great ice cream shop during our hot Summer weather, I couldn’t say one way or the other. But if «Soup» is in the name of your business, you should probably offer more than 2 choices of soup. I had the Chicken Dumpling and my wife had the Minestrone. Mine was fine but her’s was cold and had very little flavor. We also ordered a beer rock each and was charged for them only to be told after we had our soups for several minutes that they had just realized that they were out of the beer rocks. The guy who helped us was polite but both he and the girl that were working there (especially her) seemed depressed which didn’t help the gloomy atmosphere at all (and no, it wasn’t just because it was raining outside).
What a shame because this place has a lot of potential and could be awesome (and not just as a Summer ice cream parlor). If they’d ditch the crappy mostly microwavable menu, offered more soups (it is a part of their freaking name for goodness sakes) and chili with a daily special soup and fresh made sandwiches, cleaned up the place and added a better 50’s décor than what they have in there now (lots of hand drawn stuff and newspaper style cartoons mixed in with some old 50’s memorabilia… it seems like they don’t know what they want the place to be the way that it is now) and if they gave their staff reason to have fun (or at least pretend like they don’t hate being there), it could be a great little spot. I don’t think we’ll be back though.

This local gem is a favorite for our fam! The root beer float is always on par. Love that they serve Fresno State ice cream — soooo good. Brownie sundae was amazing last time I was in, too. Sweet service and local.

Good ice cream, but I really wish the Polish Dog I ordered hadn’t been cooked in a microwave. I can do that myself at home. It would be nice to have higher food standards of you are also going to offer food on your menu.

Enjoyable and beats the hormonal cravings my favorite is always the pistachio nut and coconut almond A bit pricey but it’s worth it

Came here for a Fresno State ice cream and it is delicious.. …guys working were very friendly… The banana nut is bomb. Yummers !!! Thanks guys =)

Had a brownie sundae, it was incredible. Place could use an facelift but they are sure proud of our troops, pretty cool to see their Veteran display…
Great ice cream spot! Go America!

Had ice cream here a handful of times, usually because I’m in the area and have a hankering for something cold and creamy. I particularly don’t love the Fresno State ice creams. They are okay. I find them lacking in flavor. It’s like they are trying to be that flavor, but don’t quite hit the mark. On my most recent trip to Scoups I had the Moose Tracks. I don’t think it was a Fresno State ice cream as the label did not indicate so. I didn’t finish the ice cream as it tasted like it had been in a freezer for a very long time, like the vanilla base had picked up other flavors. It was not very good. I ate a small amount and threw it away. It’s very rare that I don’t finish an ice cream. Sorry Scoups. :-(

I don’t know how this place keeps it’s business!!! Maybe fresno state alumni support the Fresno state ice cream. Went to get some quick food to eat. My girlfriend orders a garden salad and a turkey sandwich. I ordered a chicken bake. After waiting 20 min. My girlfriend finally had her food, only after having others been served before us. I was hoping that my meal was being prepared by the cook behind the counter, only to find out he was preparing it for someone else. I asked if they started my meal, and the workers response was «shit». The food sucked. Turkey on the sandwich was dry and and garden salad overpriced for something one can make a home. Poor food an service. Would give this place zero stars if I could.

Staff is great! Friendly and generous.
I’d like to give their ice cream a higher grade but it just isn’t very good. Tasteless. I tried the root beer flavor and the peach flavor. Both were bland.

Not sure why this is a no brainer 5 star from all other reviewers. Great ice cream with a number of other options, serving only the best ice cream around, Fresno State Ice Cream. This is not your Baskin Robbins of ice cream shops, this is gourmet ice cream. Always a pleasant, nice staff. Located in the heart of old town Clovis you can not beat the location or the old world ice cream parlor feel. Nostalgic is the word that comes to mind. They also carry other ice cream brands and other desserts from brownies to chocolate dipped bananas. Also a number of other food options, not just an ice cream shop but that’s what they do best.

I was a little surprised, I had the house made chili and it was pretty damn good! I will be back to sample more from the menu! Love that it is local and not a chain

Just stopped in for a quick water while we were at the Clovis antique street fair. They seemed like nice people, were nice enough to give me a free water. I will definetly come back and try the ice cream and update my review!

I love Fresno State ice cream, and this place has it! When my mother and I lived down the street from this place we would often frequent it for the…
Chocolate. Fudge. Brownie. Sundae.
Every girl’s best friend!

The ice cream deserves 5 Stars as they serve Fresno State ice cream. Ice Cream is fantastic. The place has a 50’s feel, however, I do not think it has been cleaned since the fifties. Sitting trying to enjoy my ice cream and you start to notice a lot of things. Exhaust grills on the white freezers that are black due to lack of cleaning. Glass in the freezer cases are spotty due to lack of cleaning. Not to mention the duck tape that has been used to cover some type of hole or crack in the glass. Some of the art décor on the walls has probably never been cleaned. Base boards around the freezer cases, same problem. With a good day of elbow grease this place could be OK.
FYI — while they do accept credit cards there is a 50 cent surcharge for the use of a credit card.

It was the only place for our group to find dessert in downtown Clovis after 8pm. We were all glad that they were open and still serving ice cream. The staff was friendly.
A big thumbs up for the Bulldog Tracks ice cream flavor. There take on Moose Tracks is pretty good. The combo of vanilla ice cream with a chocolate, swirl, peanut butter and caramel cups was the hit of our group.

They have great ice cream and goodies. I love that they have BBQ too. The problem is that they have absolutely terrible service! The workers must need a vacation. I am don’t think I will be coming back because of my experience.

I felt like I traveled to the 1950s here and I loved it. It was decorated for valentines day when me and the boyfriend went in to enjoy some ice cream. THere was a lot of the older generation enjoying their desserts which I absolutely adored!
All the ice cream there was made at Fresno State. They make Malts, Freezes, Floats, Sundaes, and banana splits. I had a Classic banana split and it was HUGE. Totally cute for a date place :)

Nothing special about this place, although they do make a Ice Cream «Soda» which is hard to find these days. They do not have flavored soda water though.
2 stars because front door is left open which is against Heath Department rules and
they also are charging the wrong California sales tax rate. The rate was lowered in California by 1% as of July 1 2011

Good food and lots of ice cream for dessert. Need I say more?
The people are really nice too!

A friendly neighborhood ice-​cream parlor with a decent selection and a lazy, laid-​back feel that is pitch perfect for Old Town Clovis.
The 50’s Americana décor is pure schmaltz (what’d you expect?) and a bit too cutesy for its own good, but it leaves no doubt about its identity as a place to satisfy a sweet tooth.
The Fresno State ice cream doesn’t hurt either.
My only criticism: despite all that it has going for it, I never feel like I NEED to return. It doesn’t induce the kind of cravings that other ice cream parlors engender. But try telling that to my kids.