Once Upon A Scoop

11/09/2025

Closed this weekend due to illness—We are SO sorry for any inconvenience! One of the downsides of being a small business 😕 We appreciate all of our customers and we regret not being able to be open right now.

11/01/2025

Shop hours—open until 5 today! Grab a sweet treat (no tricks from us!) while you’re in the area—plus, our next door neighbors are having their 2-year anniversary party!
And guess what? GAME PLAY is free! Test out a game you’ve been eyeing and haven’t tried, or grab some friends to play an old favorite. We’ve got over 140 games: something for ALL ages!

TODAY’S THE DAY!! Can’t wait to see you 👀

🎃🍻 Halloween & 2-Year Anniversary Bash at Rock Bottom Bar! 🍻🎃

We’re throwing one monster of a party to celebrate two years of Rock Bottom fun — and you’re all invited! 🥳

📅 Saturday, November 1st
🎶 Live Music: Shawn & Dave Ogden Band
🥩 30 Meat Raffles running all day — 12 PM to ?
🍺 FREE KEG of Beer starting at 3 PM (while it lasts!)
👻 Costume Contest at 10 PM – prizes for the best dressed!

Come early, stay late, and help us celebrate 2 amazing years with great music, cold beer, and your best Halloween look!

10/30/2025

Closing EARLY tonight (10/30) at 6pm! We know lots of you have trunk-or-treat events and other fun to get to this weekend. We will also have adjusted hours 10/31 (noon to 5) and 11/1 (noon to 5)! We hope to see lots of you during our open hours this weekend or longer hours next week for some cozy board game time & gelato or coffee ☕️ as the weather gets colder!

10/18/2025

Who’s excited for fall?! 🍁 What a gorgeous weekend we’re having! SHOP HOURS Sat/Sun noon-8pm!! Come on out for a weekend date, family night, or fun time and enjoy one of our 140+ games alongside a gelato, a gelato float, or more! PLUS, our good friends at El Samurai have their food truck out front until 8 tonight, so dinner is taken care of ✅ !
Come and stay and play 😁

10/09/2025

NEW! Apple cider-gelato floats, October only!! Get them while you can. Build your own with any flavor of gelato at the shop, but may we recommend the salted caramel?? It’s like a caramel apple 🍎 shake!
Open 12-8 today, Friday, and Saturday!

10/03/2025

We are open today 12-8pm! What will you be playing? 😁

10/02/2025

Maple Pecan is back on the menu for fall—fresh out of our gelato machine, Dulce-Carlotta! 😁

09/30/2025

👀 It’s time! Take a peek at one of our MANY game shelves! This is just a small sample of our card games shelf—and we are always adding more! 🎉
From classic speed games like Uno and Blink, to team card games like Milles Bourne and Phase 10, and themed games like Pac-Man and Minecraft card games, we’ve got a little of everything! Do you see something on our shelf you’ve played before? What is YOUR favorite card game? Drop us a comment 👇 down below and let us know!

09/25/2025

We are open today until 8pm!! Pumpkin Pie Gelato 🎃 is in the case! Have you tried a scoop yet? We will be making our Maple Pecan gelato and Spiced Pear sorbetto on Friday! Lots of delicious fall flavors to get you in the mood for autumn 🍂
🌟 Swing by, grab a scoop of something sweet, and try out one of our 125+ card games and board games!
🌟 Our handmade, organic chocolate fudge (including dairy-free options!) is back in the case as well!
🌟 Seasonal autumn-flavored teas & locally roasted coffee from Trail Creek available, and lots of Italian sodas and sparkling water to choose from—something for every mood
🌟 We’re the perfect hangout spot, whether you have homework to finish, need an afternoon pick-me-up, a quiet corner to read in, or a space to meet up with a friend while your kids enjoy our cozy reading nook or playspace!

09/18/2025

✨ Once Upon a Scoop will be CLOSED this week while we take a family vacation (and work on a bigger & more delicious coffee/tea menu! ☕️ ), but we look forward to being back open again next week to serve up new seasonal gelato, sorbetto, and drinks!! ✨

09/07/2025

Happy Fall, ya’ll! 😁 🍂🍁
It’s officially pumpkin spice season—and pumpkin pie gelato is on the menu at the shop today! Are you team pumpkin spice everything, or are other fall flavors more your thing? Drop us a comment below 👇 and let us know! Don’t worry—we will have lots of apple and maple and other seasonal flavors made fresh this week as well, so there’s something for everyone at our shop! Come and grab a scoop while you can—we are open until 8pm! AND we just added some seasonal teas to the shop, for those fans of ours who aren’t coffee drinkers ;)
✨ Grab a cup of something warm, a scoop of the freshest gelato in Minnesota, and hang in our cafe for a while today with a book or one of our 140+ board and card games!