The Wandering Scoop

10/18/2025

While our pink bus is out selling at Red Barn Learning Farm, you can ALSO get gelato, floats, coffee, and more at our shop —we will be open from noon to 8pm Sat/Sun! And the El Samurai truck is parked out front for DINNER to night! You can even call ahead to place an order with them. Don’t miss out on the weekend fun! Dinner, dessert, and games—we’ve got your weekend made 😁

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

Our pink gelato bus will be at Red Barn Learning Farm again this weekend, AND you can find our gelato at our shop in Hammond, MN—just 20 minutes north of Rochester! We’ve got games, puzzles, and fun galore at our board came cafe and coffee shop! Relax this weekend at Once Upon a Scoop!

09/30/2025

The only thing better than gelato…is gelato with friends over a fun game! Come check out our brick-and-mortar shop this weekend in Hammond, MN if you haven’t been by yet! We have our handmade gelato (with many seasonal flavors!), coffee, tea, and beverages, snacks, and almost 150 card and board games of every type and style and skill level imaginable! 🍧🎲

👀 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!

09/28/2025

Guess what? The Wandering Scoop will be at Red Barn Learning Farm until 5pm! And we will have our ALL- NEW apple cider gelato floats!!! A limited-edition, seasonal treat, these apple cider floats are fully customizable with whichever gelato or sorbetto flavor you want to try! Build your own and enjoy them while we’ve got them! 😁 🍎 🍹

09/25/2025

While our season at the outdoor market is done for the year, Rochester’s favorite pink gelato bus will be at Red Barn Learning Farm in Hayfield for fall events, and if you can’t make it out there, come visit our gelato and board games cafe in Hammond!! Lots of new fall flavors are making it into the rotation this week, including our ever-popular Pumpkin Pie Gelato!

09/16/2025

The Wandering Scoop is excited to be back at Byron High School to sell gelato! 🍧 All are welcome to stop by for a scoop or a delicious coffee! Here until 1pm!

09/10/2025

The Wandering Scoop will be back at the Market at Marian Circle today, with delicious gelato, sorbetto, and beverages! See you there!

09/07/2025

Pumpkin 🎃 pie gelato—available NOW at our gelato & game cafe in Hammond, MN!