Uptown Scoops is an adorable edition to uptown Collinsville

FRANCESCA BOSTON lifestyles editor

Uptown Scoops is a new frozen custard “hang-out” spot in downtown Collinsville. Not only is it conveniently located along Main Street, right near the library and other small businesses, but the thought behind its restaurant design is very cute. The shop is not very large, and you order at the front window, and then you have the choice to sit on the ground, or walk up the steps and sit on top of the building.

While there were the typical options found at most ice cream/ frozen custard shops, they did have a few unique choices which I am excited to go back and try. I ordered a “Puppy Chow Chill” mini concrete, which was vanilla ice cream with peanut butter, hard chocolate shell and pieces of puppy chow mixed in. It was delicious, and enough ice cream to be filling without being too much. The crunch of the puppy chow was a perfect compliment to the creamy frozen custard. My only small complaint was that the frozen shell got a bit stuck at the bottom, so I didn’t get a ton of that.

I paid $5.29 for a mini concrete with tax and a tip, which isn’t a wonderful price for the amount of ice cream, but I would happily pay it again.

Overall I highly recommend Uptown Scoops, and will be going back plenty throughout the summer.

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