The Outside Scoop

Indianola, IA · Ice cream shop

Rating
4.7/5
★★★★★ 4.7
Reviews
20
Rank in Indianola
#9
of 64 restaurants
City Percentile
70%
rating percentile
Address
The Outside Scoop, 602 N Jefferson Way, Indianola, IA 50125
Phone
(515) 444-7864
Website
www.outside-scoop.com
Status
Closed · Opens 12 PM

The Outside Scoop is a restaurant located in Indianola, IA. It is one of 64 restaurants listed in Indianola. Its 4.7-star rating is above the Indianola city average of 4.3 stars. It ranks #9 of 64 restaurants in Indianola. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

About The Outside Scoop

The Outside Scoop – Indianola is your go-to spot for a wide variety of delicious ice cream. With a rotating selection of unique and classic flavors, we serve up scoops in dishes, waffle cones, pints, half gallons, and our popular cookie sandwiches.... More

Hours

Saturday12 PM–9 PM

Customer Reviews

★★★★★ 5.0 jonmarkheaner · Mar 2025

Spectacular flavors! This place has delicious ice cream. Anything with something in it is truly loaded! My daughter got the cookie dough and there were the biggest gobs of dough I’ve ever seen! The chocolate brownie was fudge and delicious! It’s a little bit pricey, but worth it for the occasional outing. I was delighted with the seasonal goat cheese and blueberry flavor I tried as well! We’ll definitely be back to try more of their excellent goods!

★★★★★ 5.0 Derik Gale · Sep 2025

We recently had the Outside Scoop truck at our wedding and I think it was one of the best decisions we made! We have loved getting ice cream from Outside Scoop for years, so we felt it was the perfect idea to have them at our wedding as well. The booking process was easy, we got to choose the ice cream flavors, and they communicated very well. We got a lot of compliments on having ice cream at our wedding and would highly recommend the idea to others getting married!

★★★★★ 5.0 Rachel Gale · Jul 2024

We used Outside Scoop for our wedding and they knocked it out of the park! All of our guests have been talking about how much they enjoyed their ice cream on a warm summer day in June! Thank you so much!

★☆☆☆☆ 1.0 Meg G · Sep 2025

Just went in there on a 95°+ day and the AC isn’t working. Not sure why they’re even open, it’s like dangerously hot inside there because none of the windows open and the doors were left closed. In addition, there’s vomit in their parking lot. Go inside, the employee tastes the ice cream on a sample stick (because he didn’t know what the flavor was), then he proceeds to spit it out into a paper towel. He spit again into a paper towel and got spit on his hand. Didn’t wash his hands, just got a new pair of gloves. Lost my appetite, I don’t think I need ice cream.

★★★★★ 5.0 Jody Beck · Aug 2023

What a yummy surprise. The servings we received were huge. Double what we expected and so yummy. I can't wait to visit again the next time I'm in Iowa. Coming from the Lancaster Co. PA area in pretty spoiled with ice cream. Hard to impress me but the Outside Scoop definitely did. Sorry I forgot to take photos of my ice cream. I love the White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake ice cream and it happens to be on their constant 12 flavors. Glad I don't live closer.

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Wheelchair Accessible Entrance ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Parking Lot

Services

Ice cream shopMobile caterer

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