Justin C.
Yelp
A perfect example of seizing an opportunity in the market and timing it just right, Scoops2U has hit DC in the swell of Summer, when a nice bit of cooling ice cream is already at the forefront of everyone's mind. The premise behind this truck is relatively simple (although leave it to future DC residents to somehow complicate it in their head and cause a backed up line), as of today there are 3 ice cream flavors and 3 kinds of cookie, and all you have to do is decide which one of each you want. I'm guessing these will be rotating flavors and they'll probably throw in some seasonal things, but for now they're sticking with the basics. To make things even more special today, they were handing out free "chipwiches", as they call them, to anyone who stopped by and was willing to give them a try. I was shocked how many people completely ignored the offer, especially considering how cute and friendly the girls working the window were (I swear I thought one of them was Tara from afar).
To be fair, I'm rating this based on their normal pricing structure once they're fully charging, which is $4 per chipwich, because free ice cream on a 90 degree day would almost always be 5 stars. I went with the chocolate brownie as my cookie and the mint chocolate chip for the ice cream. I actually loved the ice cream part, it was really nice and thick, so as not to easily melt away under the strenuous heat, and they also use the normal mint, not that fake green stuff (if you need food coloring to tell what you're eating, you're doing it wrong). The brownie pieces were actually perfect for holding the ice cream together too, a perfect harmony between soft on the inside and firm on the outside.
I'm hoping this was just the sample size though, since I wound up finishing it in about 3 or 4 bites, but if it's just a bit larger at $4 I think it's a real deal (compare it to Sandra's Sweetbites Mobile $3 cupcakes, my current favorite sweet treat). I saw people walking around with FrozenYo cups who probably paid double that and just smirked with my secret knowledge. I have a feeling this truck will become a regular addiction of mine this summer, especially once they start expanding the flavor portfolio. Oh, and just a side note: apparently this is actually an ice cream catering business based out of Springfield, but the truck is most definitely doing business in DC (I caught it at Farragut Square).