TOPEKA (KSNT) – Topekans will soon have a new place to cool off as a new ice cream shop prepares to open its doors to the public.
Keith Berry can be found behind the counter at The Ultimate Scoop in west Topeka. His new ice cream shop features a rotation of specialty flavors that are all made in-house.
“Who doesn’t love ice cream?” Berry said. “The thing with me is, when looking at businesses I kinda look at things that are kind of recession-proof. I’ve done the whole restaurant thing years ago and I find that sweet treats are what people love. When things are going bad, what do you want? You want a sweet treat. You’re depressed? Who doesn’t want a pint of ice cream to sit up in front of a movie with?”
Berry may be familiar to some people. He used to own Paradise Donuts in Topeka, but recently swapped over to the ice cream business to pursue a passion in frozen treats.
“I used to own Paradise Donuts here in town,” Berry said. “Bought that here back in 2015 and I always had a plan to kind of incorporate the ice cream with the donut business but being in the donut business is so labor-intensive, it was just so time-consuming doing the donuts that we just had no way to do the ice cream.”
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The Ultimate Scoop has numerous different flavors to choose from. Customers can expect to find white-chocolate raspberry, carrot cake, Oreo and more.
“Since I have gotten into the deserts like donuts and ice creams and stuff like that, I really find that those are the things that I am most passionate about because people love those things,” Berry said.
The Ultimate Scoop will have its official first day on Friday, June 27. You can find it at 4140 Southwest Huntoon Street. More information on the ice cream shop can be found on its Facebook, by sending an email to theultimatescooptopeka@gmail.com or by calling 785-329-5052.
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