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    Island Scoop

    3.4 (30 reviews)
    Closed 10:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    Kristi S.

    Sweet, helpful girl running the show all by herself. Kindly gave us samples of several different flavors. Super cute decor. Bright and colorful! Enjoyed the coconut and coffee ice creams just wish they had a creamier texture.

    Douglas K.

    May 12 Monday , we showed up at 9:20 PM well before the posted closing time of 10 PM The lights were on, open sign on and we saw few staff members inside casually chatting behind the counter. As soon as they noticed us parked, someone rushed to the door and locked it. I got out and knocked, and a girl came up and rudely waved us off with a "closed" hand gesture. If a business isn't going to honor its posted hours, they need to update them. I had two little girls in the car excited for ice cream, and it was very disappointing to be turned away like that. The place wasn't busy they clearly just didn't want to serve anyone else. We ended up going to Port A Creamery down the road. They were friendly, stayed open until 10 PM as advertised, and happily served my daughters. We won't be coming back here.

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    Cheryl M.

    Really good ice cream shop with such cute decor! My granddaughter loved sitting outside at the ice cream cone table. Only one person working but she handled the line well and didn't get flustered. We all got something different and we all enjoyed our ice cream. They serve Blue Bell ice cream here and they had a lot of flavors so it would be tough to not find something you like. Not feeling ice cream? You can also get a whole dill pickle, oddly enough.

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    Jessica L.

    This ice cream shop is soooo cute! We got a cone and some iced coffee. Blue bell ice cream is our favorite, and the scoops are huge! The morning shift girls were so sweet, helpful, and personable. Perfect place to take the kids to get a scoop and hangout! Thanks for the delicious ice cream and wonderful customer service :)

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    Samantha H.

    Came here for ice cream with the family. They have lots of flavors of ice cream. The ice cream is Blue Bell which seems to be what all the ice cream places here have. They have various different sundaes and things you can get. They only had one person working and the line was long. She was doing a great job but they really should have had another person working. I got the brownie sundae and it was great. They have really fun decor with graffiti on the walls and ice cream cone table and chairs. Prices are reasonable too.

    Island Scoop

    Ice cream shop was great! Our littles are happy and great service!! There were a lot of dirty tables but we just used the chairs! We'll be back!

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    25 days ago

    It was a pretty busy place but they were nice and moved fast. Would recommend and go again. I got 2 shakes and they are pretty Good.

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    Up-charge for credit card . Cmon man, don't nickel n dime. Generous portions. Neat setting for small kids.

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    3 years ago

    Dirty floors and tables . workers on cell phones and ice cream blue bell. Not impressed.

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    2 years ago

    The boys were amazing so sweet and kind to me! i loved the customer service and the place was clean!

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    3 years ago

    Really cute atmosphere, girl working there was super sweet. Ice cream was good, and the coffee was even better

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    Pink hair girlll did her big one! So sweet great customer service! Definitely would recommend

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    3 years ago

    Island Scoop was so good and the young ladies were helpful and kind. The scoops were bigger than expected.

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    4 years ago

    Meh. I could probably make a better banana split at home. Very generic place. Not much else to say.

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    3 years ago

    great service amber was super nice definitely worth the money coming back tomorrow

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    Coffee Waves - Port Aransas

    Coffee Waves - Port Aransas

    4.5
    (569 reviews)
    0.4 mi
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    It's clear why this place had a long line. It's clean, the…read morevibe is immaculate (active but not rowdy or too loud), cute/artsy, it has comfortable chairs and plentiful tables. As for the food/drinks, they were solid. They make their sandwiches and then refrigerate them and then panini them when you buy them. I am not usually a fan of coffee shop sandwiches but gave these a chance because they're actually made here. PRISTINE! tasty! My husband loved the chipotle chicken wrap so much that he went back for another one after devouring the first. The only bad thing was that their chai tea base is tooooo sweet. I literally asked them if they use a sweetener, to which they said no. They did acknowledge it was sweet and agreed to give me some hot water to water it down. Overall- very great experience. We will be back next time we are in port aransas.

    We were searching for the popular local coffee shop and came across this one since it was only…read moreblocks away from where we were staying for the weekend. I tried the coffee, chocolate, honey vanilla, coconut, grasshopper and butter beer. The atmosphere is pretty nice here and you can tell they have been here several years as the place is decked out with decor, plants and local artwork. My favorite was the grasshopper since it was loaded with ingredients and tasted almost like an ice cream instead. I also sampled the caramel macchiato iced latte and this was just ok. As other reviewers noted, they do not like you to sample the gelato prior to ordering, which I don't really like. I think they just need to have another person working behind the counter. Inside is lots of seating for either your small or large groups.

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    Taiyaki Ice Cream& Froyo

    Taiyaki Ice Cream& Froyo

    3.7
    (3 reviews)
    0.4 mi

    We went well after opening and it took a while for us to be served. Then they kind of acted weird…read moreabout the flavors I wanted combined (taro and matcha). Typically if you want strong flavors it's for a reason, I eat them a lot and am used to them. Anyhow, they use like a powder to make the flavors and the base is vanilla. I got matcha + taro and my husband just stuck with vanilla. We just weren't impressed with overall experience or flavor. It was almost like nothing was distinct except the vanilla. I was expecting like a fro-yo place where they could swirl it. We each took maybe 4-5 bites and threw it out. We'll stick to the places we know and love from now on.

    I walked in and waited about 5 minutes for someone to come out and acknowledge us. The space is…read moretiny, barely move around with 6 people inside the shop. They have a walk up counter, some wooden tables and benches outside to sit and eat. It's attached to the sushi & boba shop next door, same owner but two different shops. I ordered the red bean taiyaki, needed a quick snack. Took about 7 minutes to get it. Cost was $5.95, pretty small. The outside was crispy and pretty. The inside had very little filling and was too doughy for my taste. I recommend they increase the fillings, especially for the price. I would skip the taiyaki next time and maybe try the frozen yogurt instead. There's a private parking lot for the three attached businesses here.

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    MacDaddy's Family Kitchen

    MacDaddy's Family Kitchen

    3.8
    (688 reviews)
    0.3 mi
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    Great service! Being on island time has kind of thrown off our internal clocks, we lost track of…read moretime, and when 7pm rolled around we realized we were hungry lol We knew what we wanted MacDaddy's BBQ, during our 7 hour drive to get here we pulled up Yelp to search for some new restaurant options, and after seeing the photos and positive reviews we knew this spot was on our list! What we didn't think about was it being a weekday and closing times, we just goofed! So anyway once we realized the restaurant closed at 8:00pm according to Google we got a little worried, being that I work in a restaurant I know how overwhelming it can be to see customers coming in less than an hour until close, fortunately my hubs double checked here on Yelp and then their website and found the closing time was 8:30pm, so we hopped in the car and got there as soon as we could, and we were relieved to see a few people still eating, and another arriving just after we pulled in. There was a little curfuffle once we were sat, the hostess initially offered us a table with bench seating, but one of us isn't able to sit on a bench due to disability, she kindly offered us a table with chairs, in what appeared to be a different servers section, we were close to the TV on the same wall as the front counter, anyway, after sitting a few minutes Johnathan greeted us and took our drink orders to get us started. The ambiance is so relaxed, there was trivia on a couple of the TV's good music, and lots of cool merch to buy, some of the shirts really made me laugh. We quickly made our selections, hubs got the one meat and two sides and opted for the pork ribs, they were cooked to perfection, and he was delighted considering that we were there the last hour of the day, he really enjoyed his meal, I too opted for the one meat and two sides, selecting the regular sausage, and it was delicious. The highlight was Johnathan, he was friendly, made recommendations, and offered dessert, which we couldn't resist, deciding on the German Chocolate cake, with a side of ice cream. We had to take that to go, we couldn't eat another bite. They have two choices for BBQ sauce, hubs got spicy, and I got regular, and I am glad cuz I'm a yellow bellied tender foot, I tasted the spicy and it IS spicy so for all of you that enjoy the heat, I think you will like their, tomato forward sauce. I usually like to dip each bite of my sausage in BBQ sauce, this particular flavor was just different, I think I will have to try it again, it wasn't typical Texas-esque smoky BBQ sauce, more like ketchup as the base and then flavors and spices added to make it their own, we did find it slightly odd that BBQ sauce doesn't automatically come with the meals, we had to ask for it, but one of the things I REALLY like about MacDaddy's layout is it's a TRUE sit down restaurant with servers vs going thru a cafeteria style line to get our food, ironically as we drove down and talked about wanting to find a BBQ spot, and in that conversation I mentioned that I'd love to find one that's not self serve, being that one of us is disabled it can add a lot of extra work for the other, we come down twice a year if possible and have been doing so for at least 10 years, and had never found a dedicated BBQ place, we have now, the food was good, the service was friendly and the vibe was casual and relaxing, we will definitely be back!

    Large portions, friendly staff good value for the money. Teenager says the bacon cheeseburger was…read morein his top 3 best burgers, smoked turkey was delicious. Wings were decent.

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