Daily Scoop

The «curmudgeon» referred to in another Unilocal review is actually a very nice man. He was kind to me and provided excellent customer service. The frozen custard was also very yummy and I was sad to hear that the shop was closing soon.

I’ve lived two blocks away from this establishment for five years. The owner is disgustingly rude to customers. He’s very grumpy and wears the same stained shirt that you can see through every day. He does not want your business. He’s a total jerk when you try to buy anything from the store. I can hardly restrain myself from punching him in his fat stomach every day when I walk PAST his store.

Gah! Ah yes, that was, ummm, quite the experience that, much like one of your root canals, I have no desire to repeat any time soon (at least without some black market pain killers!)
The frozen dairy extrusion product was in the realm of acceptable, but our experience was ruined by the Hooman working there (hereby and forever referred to as «grumpy claus» due to his appearance and sour disposition).
My group of 30 alien hordes and I appeared at this location approximately 30 – 35 minutes after opening time (after a nearby invasion event). As a general courtesy (I seldom wish to bestow galactic credits upon unwilling participants), I purposefully contacted the owner in advance to make sure our coming was acceptable. He seemed pleased that we were coming at the time (especially for October).
To be doubly sure (I always error on the side of caution, especially when dealing with primitive lifeforms), I also inquired as to whether I should perform before the arrival day (e.g. call the day before, come in early the day of, etc.). His response at the time was something to the effect of «Nah! Just come in, we’ll be glad to have you!»
Well, the day of the event, Grumpy Claus seemed to have changed his mind (or his medications). With every order it became increasingly apparent that Grumpy Claus was only interested in:
1. Being left alone
2. Snarling at customers who had the nerve to actually WANT buy products from him
3. Taking to the «regulars» (perhaps we smelled like some sort of cheese product and weren’t good enough?)
4. Practicing for the «Bad Santa» competition in December (this last one was unconfirmed)
Whatever his underlying issue, it left the entire group with the perception that Grumpy Claus had zero interest in engaging in any sort of transaction activity related in the serving or selling of ice cream (which is somewhat problematic when it is the type of business he conducts).
It is strange. You would think most ice cream shops would have been more than happy to make over $ 100… in less than an hour… in October… BEFORE 1PM! Not this establishment, apparently.
Oh well. We will not be returning, EVER again… There are cheaper alternatives to receiving this level of negativity and snobbery.

I’ve been meaning to try this place for some time. For those who aren’t familiar with it, they have a different specialty flavor every day as well as vanilla and chocolate. Many times I have walked by too late and missed a tasty sounding flavor. I decided to take a gamble and just go for it one night. Their specialty flavor of the day was Strawberry Shortcake. Each order comes with one free topping, so I went with almonds. They were very generous with the almond topping. The custard itself was creamy and rich. I can imagine their base vanilla must be pretty decent. My only complaint is that there didn’t seem to be all that much strawberry going on which kind of gave it an odd, slight strawberry flavor. I felt like the great texture and okay flavor sort of cancelled each other out. It definitely wasn’t bad but it wasn’t my favorite. I still plan to try some other flavors in the future.

The Daily Scoop has some really awesome flavors. The seasonal pumpkin pie, cookies and cream, dulce de leche and of course their daily chocolate and vanilla are all awesome. Top-​quality, premium custard. Hard to find! They make great classic malts and shakes as well. Jeff is really kind and friendly, and has the perfect personality to work at an ice cream shop with tons of locals and kids coming and going.

I really want to love this place, but I just can’t quite get there. The location is charming– among a row of little shops by 12^th & Madison with some patio tables outside. It’s dog friendly, with a bowl of water outside and treats inside for any canines that may accompany their owners on a trip to the custard shop. But, the custard is just mediocre. They have three flavor choices– chocolate, vanilla, and whatever the flavor of the day is. On my last visit, the flavor of the day was banana. It was a bright yellow (think school bus) and tasted really artificial. Just not quite the quality of what I was expecting from a sweet little local shop. The hot fudge topping was pretty tasty, though.
Although I’m not their #1 fan yet, I am going to give this place another try, as I adore Congress Park and want to support its small businesses.

While the ice cream isn’t bad, it doesn’t come close to touching its nearby competitor Liks.
The prices aren’t great either, 3.95 gets you a vanilla cone that’s almost the same as what you get at McDonalds for a buck.
Biggest problem is the service though, nothing outwardly bad, but the three times I’ve been a customer, it’s been below average service.

Had the vanilla custard with marshmallow cream and peanut butter cups! Delicious. We will be back.

Vanilla custard is delicious but limited flavored, small servings (we thought we’d pay $ 1 for the extra scoops per the sign up but were charged full price for a subsequent «refill» we requested), and lackluster personality on behalf of server/​owner. Would rather give business to Nuggs or Liks

All the Unilocal reviews of this place have me a bit confused. My husband and me have been by here a few times for our Friday night treat and have never experienced the rudeness I see written about in most reviews. I have met two older gentlemen and they have both been nice. I’m not talking super bouncy, perky, joyous kinds of niceness. They definitely have a different demeanor than that. However, they have both been polite and speedy about getting us taken care of.
On our first trip here, we didn’t know how it worked, but it was explained to us. They always carry chocolate and vanilla and everyday they carry a «flavor of the day.» You can buy past flavors from their freezer case, and you get a free topping (there are a LOT to choose from) with your order.
Oh, and the hot fudge. Hot fudge seems to be hard to find in Denver. So many places have either stopped carrying it at all, or serve «cold fudge.» Bleh.

Stopped in a few days back for their featured flavor — Key Lime Pie, my favorite! the man behind the counter (maybe owner?) was helpful and friendly. We chatted briefly about the flavors. I got a cone of the Key Lime & a pint. So happy with it. Not my all time favorite Key Lime Pie recipe but was definitely not disappointed. It tasted fresh, natural and somewhat complex. Last night I got creative and added some chopped up caramel patties from the bulk section of sprouts to the mix — great decision on my part. I will definitely come back for more. He had a chai flavor I am dying to try!

The ice cream is delicious! I always get a scoop of chocolate with peanut butter on top. My husband usually gets a scoop in a homemade waffle cone, which he says are amazing. One time he asked for peanut butter on his cone which they didn’t recommend doing, but they do put peanut butter cups in the bottom of the cone for him. Such a great little neighborhood spot!

A little mom and pop shop. It’s not the easiest place to find as it is along a side street BUT the custard is really good. There are also various shops around the area that I wouldn’t mind exploring. There’s street parking available and this place is dog friendly, what more could you ask for?
Better service possibly? Granted my friends and I got here 5 minutes before closing but we were hoping that the owner would be a little nicer to us (after all, business is business). Although he didn’t seem too inviting, we were still served.
I got the chocolate custard with the peanut butter topping. It complimented the taste really well. I’d definitely recommend getting that.
I’m not the biggest fan of ice cream but I wouldn’t mind coming back here. What’s nice is that they have a flavor of the day. My ass got here too late but it’s definitely worth looking in to.

I will start by saying service is very friendly. It’s very inviting and a lovely little place with great smells!
However, their custard is subpar. I wanted to like it SO much. Love local, small businesses and I love for a place like this to do well. Even if I don’t like it so much.
The custard– I got a small cup of vanilla custard. You get to pick one free topping, so caramel lover that I am, I got caramel sauce. I felt like I got just a little bit of custard with my caramel sauce. And the caramel was hot, so it melted the custard dramatically, and it was just a big soupy mess. I couldn’t even taste the custard as the caramel was too overwhelming. If the bread and butter is the custard, let the star be the custard.
Maybe I could get it plain next time.

The custard is good here, but I won’t go back. I stopped by after a trip to the yarn store next to it. I walked into the place with a football game blaring over the speaker… the older gentleman behind the counter seemed annoyed that I had come and interrupted him. It didn’t get better from there. The concept is confusing. You expect to walk into an ice cream shop with the flavors listed and a clear, simple menu board. Instead, it is a commercial and sterile environment with a grumpy old man behind the counter and nothing to explain the custard and simple 3 flavor menu. You aren’t sure what you stepped into. I didn’t figure out it was custard until after I ate some.
The reason I won’t go back is due to the man’s attitude behind the counter. It was terrible. He was short, rude, and seemed put out about serving me. It’s also pretty pricey for what you get. There are many other places in town that are much more worth it, even if the custard here is delicious. Maybe the older guy should stick to only making the custard and let someone else handle the public.

I usually rate a food place on the quality of the food, however the customer service here is so unfriendly, and appears to be run by the grumpiest of old men, who I am told is the OWNER! He always seem irritated when I walk in the door with my 2 kids under 7. As for the ice cream there are only 3 flavors, chocolate vanilla and a changing flavor.
So why do I return to this place at all? Because I frequent Berenices a couple of doors down and treat my kids to a scoop for waiting patiently for me. But I really should take the lead of a previous poster and boycott this place for the way they treat all their customers, but in particular the kids! We’ll see how long it takes me to boycott, after all its taking me 5 years of not really liking this place to finally write a Unilocal review!
Frankly, I think the main reason this place stays in business is its location and proximity to other great businesses. On a side note, Berenices has Fabulous customer service… maybe that accounts for the shock to my system when I enter daily scoop’s costumer service cold zone (pun intended) after leaving serene, pleasant Berenice’s where they make you feel like family.

If you want to crazy flavors stick with Little Man or Sweet Action.
This is a mom and pop custard shop. You get a selection of 2 flavors and then a few mixings. The owner is pretty hilarious cause he doesn’t engage in conversation at all but the custard was thick and I love that the place was walkable from my house.

Rudest owner ever and we’ll never go back! We live close to the area and have come on and off for 5 years. It’s so close, and ice cream good, but have had the owner make rude comments to my kids long enough. At the last visit, I had my 7 year-​old daughter pay with dollar bills. No one was waiting, but the owner practically yelled at her to hurry up. She started to cry and I was horrified anyone would be do mean to a kid in an ice cream store.
My friends are boycotting this place and hope you will too!

Stopped in to try this place after taking a knitting class next door. The other women in the class recommended it to me. It was great. The guy was really nice and explained how the shop works to me. They have vanilla, chocolate, and one featured flavor a day. I tried a small cone of the featured flavor that day… I think it was called Secret Recipe or something like that. It was delicious! Maybe not the cheapest custard I’ve ever had, but worth the price I thought.
The neighborhood it’s in is very cute, and you often see people sitting/​hanging out right outside (there’s a café next door). The interior is sparse as others have said, but when it’s summer and you’re getting ice cream, why sit inside?

As far as ice cream places go, Daily Scoop is a let down. I went here for the first time on my lunch break last week. The only flavor options are chocolate, vanilla, and flavor of the day (watermelon on our visit). Portion sizes are either small or overpriced, depending on how you look at it. I had a vanilla waffle cone and enjoyed it, but I didn’t think it was worth $ 3.50. They do have a lot of topping options, which is a bonus. The space is cute on the outside, but feels almost like a warehouse on the inside, and could definitely use some decorations to warm up the space and make it more welcoming.
Not a horrible place, but I don’t know if I’d go out of my way for a repeat visit.