Very good ice cream, endless variety of flavors and options of all sorts! More ice cream choices than majority of ice cream shops on the beach. Recommend highly, they also have a dairy free option, smoothies, milkshakes!!! Owner was super nice and very friendly! Service was excellent. read more

Scoops Homemade Ice Cream Parlor - Coffee ice cream! Yum (kids sized) - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina

The ice cream was delicious and there was a large variety of creative options to choose from. The place was clean, and we beat a crowd coming in, so it was easy to get a look at the flavors they had. The pricing was standard for a beach town, but generally a little pricey for what they offered. The staff was friendly and greeted guests kindly. read more

Scoops Homemade Ice Cream Parlor - Banana pudding ice cream and mounds ice cream in a waffle cone - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina

The manager "Mike" is very rude and unprofessional. At 9:00pm on june 14th 2026 in front of a very full lobby he proceeded to berate an employee aggressively and make out whole experience full of awkward tension. The ice cream was alright. Place would be better with a different manager. read more

AMAZING service!!!! DELICIOUS ice cream!!! Such kind kind service! Really cute space as well! If I could go higher than 5 stars, I would

This place is awesome - even in the off season! Great ice cream, great service and a friendly owner!! Go support this small business!! read more

This is the place you want to go to for icecream! my favorite is cake batter but they have over 20 options. Everything made fresh daily. Friendly service and very patient while you decide what you want. I won't go to any other icecream spot read more

A good ice cream place. It was busy too and the ice cream was good. I talked with the staff about what was gluten free but I could tell they were not 100% sure of what to say. There was also no allergen guide. That said, they were super nice and it felt like a good vibe there. If I went in to a restaurant and said I was vegetarian, the waiter probably would not say "well don't get the burgers or steak" because the waiter might realize I had been a vegetarian for more than 2 minutes. But if you tell someone you are celiac in an ice cream place, they will tell you not to get the cake batter ice cream and it won't sound odd to them. Celiacs have a PhD in where gluten can hide so you are not revealing a secret when advising us not to eat cake. Anyway - my ask of the owner here is to label some things GF. For example, if the ice cream contains only cream and some artificial flavors, is that GF? A lot of imitation vanilla is not gluten free and just about anything can hide under the phrase "flavorings". If you have no clue, I would train the staff to simply say that you can't guarantee it is 100% GF. Celiacs won't love that but at least they understand the risks. Only 1% of Americans are celiac but we often direct the family where to go. After a long conversation about gluten, I was reasonably sure that what I was going to get was GF. Then, after all that, they asked if I wanted that in a cone. Ha. You can't make this stuff up. read more

Awesome! I have had a lot of homemade ice cream and this place makes the creamiest ice cream! Service is great by the local youngsters !!! read more

Best ice cream ever it's actually home made and very good and creamy!the service was quick! the guys working were very friendly! would come back again! read more

[Coronavirus review] They were enforcing a capacity limit for people indoors, but the line moved quickly. They had a pretty good shield up between cashier and customer and took mobile payments. I stopped in looking for original and varied flavors, which they had plenty of. I tried something called "mandarin chip", which I assumed would be mandarin orange but just tasted chocolatey to me. Not that this was bad; and I wasn't going to go inside again and ask what was up. The mint was pleasingly complex, though the chocolate chips were pretty basic. They had a bit of sorbet, but were mostly dairy ice cream. They were priced by weight and it was a pretty low price. The freezer definitely held enough intrigue to be worth checking out. read more

Scoops Homemade Ice Cream Parlor - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina

Some of the best ice cream I've ever had. There was only one man behind the counter but we got in out without a problem even when it was busy. The place was very clean and there were a lot of cool signs on the wall. Overall the best ice cream the obx. read more

More affordable than other ice cream shops, but I would not come back again. The ice cream was just okay (not as creamy as homemade ice cream typically is) and the flavors were not very unique. My husbands waffle bowl was also underbaked, so was soft vs. crunchy. read more

New to OBX, I scoured Yelp to find a quality Ice Cream joint to compete with Dumser's (our go-to ice cream place when we visit Ocean City Beach, MD). Wherever we ended up would have a lot to live up to, so I was dismayed as my search revealed that a lot of OBX ice cream joints were merely name brand distributed ice cream vendors versus scooping out homemade...I was very happy to find Scoops made their own! Overall, the experience was a mixed bag that sadly leaned towards more cons than pros Cons: Kitty Hawk is a very crowded busy area-that being said the teens scooping couldn't handle the crowd well- the creamery offered a lot of flavor varieties but they weren't posted anywhere, we had to walk by the display to see what they offered, but with the massive line & backlog of orders being filled it wasn't easy to peek into the display. The girl told me it was my turn, and I explained I couldn't really see the flavors could I have a second until the lady in front of me moved to see what else they had, but she said she'd have to skip me and went to the next guy- so I felt very rushed, I would have liked to take my time to see all the choices, maybe even sampled one or two, but I had to hurry up and order. I settled on a large w.scoops of toasted coconut/pineapple, heavenly hash (which the girl said had nuts, marshmallows, and chocolate chips, and amaretto Pro: The toasted coconut/pineapple was really creamy, with a nice balance of the coconut & pineapple, but it's all flavoring and syrup- there wasn't any shredded coconut or chunks of pineapple. The amaretto had a great almond boldness-exactly what was advertised. Con: The heavenly hash was chocolate ice cream with chocolate chips. No nuts, no marshmallow, I was misled. Very boring plain ice cream Another con, the girl scooped a very mixed balance of the three, you would assume there would be same size one of each but she gave me a massive amount of amaretto, then a small scoop of the toasted coconut/pineapple, and it felt as if she forgot the heavenly hash and just tried to fit a tiny scoop on top. My husband got a brownie bomb w.scoops of banana pudding, coffee, and salted caramel. When sampling his, I honestly couldn't tell what was coffee or salted caramel-those flavors were quite boring, and the banana pudding I assumed would be banana with wafers or something was just plain banana style ice cream (or we just got an empty scoop). The brownies were very small and the girl smothered it with too much chocolate sauce. Overall, I still prefer homemade ice cream, so I'm happy we tried them over the other ice cream joints, but I think they could tweak their recipes & train staff a bit better on how to create their products. read more

Amazing homemade ice cream! All 10 of us loved our flavors. We even bought pints to take back to the house and share with the rest of the family. read more

Best ice cream ever , reminds us of High's Icecream from back in the day . Lots of flavors and so creamy . My husband said it's our first stop and it was lol . The owner is friendly and very very proud of his store that's what makes great customer service and great product sell .When you love what you do it shows . The place is bright and very clean and inviting great mood and vibes . We are from Virginia Beach and this place is worth the trip . read more

Scoops Homemade Ice Cream Parlor - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina

We're suckers for icecream so stopped by here after dinner. I'm really glad that they only allow 10 people in at a time and everyone has to wear a mask! While standing in the line I was getting annoyed by a guy in front of us who didn't have a mask on. He walked in and then walked back out! This is one of the few places at the outer banks that enforces mask wearing properly! They get 2 stars for that! They allow two samples per person. We tried the chocolate, coffee cookie, salted caramel, honey pecan. We got the coffee and chocolate. Loved the coffee one, the chocolate was so so. It was hard to tell what flavours they had based on pics so I took pics of the flavors for your perusal. Would I have it again? Probably not but it's worth trying atleast once! read more

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Very affordable prices here. Extra toppings are only 75 cents. Major props to the crew who was working feverishly to serve customers. Consisted of one younger teenaged girl and an older gentleman. You can eat in. They have plenty of tables and chairs to relax at while you enjoy your tasty treat! read more

Hands down some of the best ice cream I have ever had. We both got the butter pecan (highly recommend) and I got chocolate (soooo rich and truly amazing) he got the heath bar (I didn't try it but he said it was "money") Deffffffff check out this spot if you want homemade custard ice cream read more

Scoops Homemade Ice Cream Parlor - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina

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Today it was beautiful outside and after making a run to the recycling center, we came for a cold treat right at the light. Rich (the owner) who makes his own ice cream in house, is open year round and its delicious! We had a salted caramel that was just the right touch of salt on a rainbow cone, and a hodge podge of delicious flavors in a waffle bowl. I said out loud that i couldn't decide and Rich said "you don't have to". Im thinking yeah right I'm not paying for 7 scoops but this place is Awesome, Pricing is based on what you order not how many scoops and since I ordered 4 flavors- the portion of each was small enough to appreciate but plenty to enjoy without feeling like I wanted more so i could try everything I wanted!!! Thanks Rich for sharing your love and craft with us in OBX! read more

Scoops Homemade Ice Cream Parlor - Raspberry sherbet, heath, almond joy, and coconut in a waffle bowl - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina

It was okay... one of my flavors had ice in it and I saw both employees lick their fingers after we had already ordered.

Great ice cream , lots of different flavors !! Great service and clean shop ! Kids loved it !

This ice cream does not taste homemade - I could not even finish mine. I will not return. There were no bananas in the banana pudding and no peaches in the peach ice cream. I should have known when the banana ice cream was a yellow color. read more

We eat icecream here every time we visit. Love the homemade flavors! Price is reasonable.

Delicious homemade ice cream and a mouthwatering homemade waffle cone! The waffle cone was actually still warm. Sooo fresh! Good portions as well read more

Scoops Homemade Ice Cream Parlor - Waffle cone - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina

Had delicious ice cream here while visiting OBX. Tips: They have red velvet cones. Each scoop is huge and you can get two half-scoops to try more flavors. Staff are the friendliest and really sweet! If dairy isn't your thing, they also have sorbets. read more

Best ice cream in OBX. Go a couple a times while on vacation. Sometimes staff is a little stand off ish but all works out in the end with a good product. read more

I kinda didn't really believe this place would be very special, but I really wanted some ice cream, and most of the places I was finding in OBX were just serving Hershey's Ice Cream which is whatever. Saw that not only did Scoops have homemade ice cream, but they also had Amaretto flavor, and almond flavoring is one of my favorites. I was so sad when I got there and was informed that they had run out of amaretto just the night before. Sad and dejected, and with no possibility of samples due to covid, I had to make a split second decision, when I had really not looked at any of the other flavors available. I decided on a hot fudge sundae with banana pudding ice cream and almond joy ice cream. The hot fudge was good. The banana pudding ice cream was good. The Almond Joy Ice Cream was incredible. Huge coconut flakes in (good) chocolate ice cream along with slivered almonds. It mostly made up for no amaretto, and I'm almost glad they didn't have the amaretto so I could try this one. Totally worth it. read more

Scoops Homemade Ice Cream Parlor - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina

Small business appeal and great ice cream makes this a nightly OBX stop for us. Busy on weekends but Highly recommended nonetheless.

So good, I came twice while on vacation in the area! It's located in a strip mall right next to Duck Donuts. The space isn't huge, but its the epitome of an ice cream parlor. Checkered floors, stools and bright colors. The staff was very friendly and helpful! They made sure to get people through the line fast. They have fresh flavors made daily, which means they always have changing variety. I am a sucker hard ice cream! On my first stop, I got a waffle cone with banana pudding ice cream. It was so tasty and had chunks of vanilla wafers, which was a great touch! For my second time around, I ordered a chocolate malt. Smooth with lots of malt, just the way I like it. Looking for a sweet treat in Kill Devil Hills? Check out Scoops! read more

I. LOVE. SCOOPS. It always smells SO good in there, especially when they're making the waffle cones. Everything is homemade there and you can tell. They have flavors based on the seasons and what they can get their hands on. Even their basic flavors like chocolate chip are good. Hands down the best ice cream place around. And the owner is SO nice. She talks to us so much every time we go in and she's so nice to all of her customers. read more

Scoops Homemade Ice Cream Parlor - two ice cream cones - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina

A must for your OBX vacation. We tried the mint chocolate chip, peanut butter chocolate, and heavenly hash. All were great and they had a wide selection of other flavors. The ice cream was very creamy, friendly service, and they were generous with toppings. They also felt very safe with their Covid sanitation procedures. Great ice cream, would eat again. read more

Who doesn't love ice cream?! When on vacation we try to hit at least one hot spot for cool treats. Scoops checked all those boxes. Located near lots of other great shops there are plenty of places to sit and enjoy. Walking in you are greeted with cases of ice cream flavors some really unique like cantaloupe. They do sundaes, shakes, smoothies and of course scoops of ice cream in homemade waffle cones. Not to mention they have tons of other cool candy treats. They have a huge jelly bean machine with crazy awesome flavors. read more

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Homemade flavors that change around on the fly. We had apple pie, brownie batter and raspberry...all home runs read more

Scoops Homemade Ice Cream Parlor - Yum! - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina

This is great homemade ice cream! We visited (don't judge us) 4x during our trip. They adhere to a policy of no more than 10 people in the store AND enforce it. Great ice cream. Flavors change often. Ice cream made on site. Great waffle cone flavors including red velvet and cinnamon roll. Give them a try! read more

Ice cream was delish. Made on premises by the owner per one of the employees. Had unique waffle cones, like red velvet, chocolate, pretzel, and chocolate dipped. Smells were amazing once you stepped inside the store. This is the first place I've ever been too where they weigh the ice cream on a scale. Found it weird, but to each their own. 1 scoop of ice cream is plenty for any child or adult. read more

So good we went back the next day. This place is good and the line outside is proof. Stopped here one evening after reading reviews. We were surprised at all of the selections and it's all homemade. Locally owned and you can tell that they care about the customers experience. We had different people wait on us both days and the level of service was equally excellent both times. We had the peanut butter sundae and the brownie sundae. Wishing I would have been able to bring a five gallon bucket of ice cream home but that's all the more reason to stop back next time we are in the outer banks. read more

Scoops Homemade Ice Cream Parlor - Brownie sundae. - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina

This place is okay. The ice cream had some crystallization in it so that tells me the ice cream is not fresh. It's also pricey at $5.70 for a waffle cone. This place is meh. I would not go back. read more

Good Ice cream, not great service. Felt very rushed and employees not very hospitable.

I'm always in the mood for ice cream but especially homemade and this shop met my expectations. There were a vast number of flavors to choose from and I was advised I could get half scoops of multiple flavors and that's what I did. I picked key lime pie, apple pie, mango and peach on a waffle cone. (Your I or cream is weighed which determines your cost). They also had unusual cone flavors like chocolate and red velvet. The ice cream was smooth, flavorful and sweetened just right. The staff was patient and happy to let you try the ice cream flavors. This ice cream shop is worth visiting. read more

Our first time at this ice cream shop...and it will not be the last! It's easy to miss this store as you drive along the bypass/ so keep an eye out. The shop was busy but the line of 11 ahead of us moved quickly. Ordering was easy; as you advance in line, you pass by the ice cream cases and can see the choices available that day. There can be as many as 40 at any given time. My wife had a waffle cone and two scoops of maple walnut, my son had the brownie bomb (3 scoops of just strawberry), and I had the hot fudge sundae with mint chip and peppermint ice cream. Each was well portioned and we all agreed that each flavor was delicious! I heard someone in line say the owner makes his own ice cream. I think this is true- I don't remember seeing branding signs or names on the tubs. The owner was really friendly and seems to be passionately hands on. My kinda place. Definitely worth a visit if you are in OBX. read more