My fiancée and I came here after we got done playing some mini golf. She enjoys ice cream and we…read morealways go to Seven Daughters for ice cream, but I wanted to try something different. She got the Cookie Monster ice cream and I got the crazy pineapple. I assumed mine was ice cream, but it was not! Pineapple served as the base with chamoy sauce on top with pretzel sticks on top...I'm assuming. Probably not, but it was delicious! Hoping to come back soon so I can get the crazy watermelon.

The ice cream is amazing. My favorite is the blackberry cheesecake. Get the waffle cone.read more

Great assortment of flavors and BIG scoops- a lovely little…read morespot for a treat! We tried the toasted coconut, exhausted parent, and superman- loved them all!

It was pretty good ice cream so the food/ice cream was ok a fitbit, better than average. The price…read morewas much more expensive than it should have been. And the ambience I don't know what that means again, but if that's like, the wait time, then not bad.The service was okay, little rude.Little sarcastic, but what can you expect

Dirty tables, cold burger, employees yelling about who does what. Drink machine and counter was…read moredirty. Not a great place to eat.

They GMFU. All I wanted, and waited for, was a large mashed potatoes. The time came to sit in the…read morecrammed vehicle after being rushed to be quick. One was held to honor the title of handing out the designated Items. Once all was passed, and my mash was not called. I placed the already unwrapped fork that i had grabbed for myself down. Aswell as the napkin i had planned to wipe my sins away worth. The sheer dissapoitment in my face stood long. As not even the fries my comrad had offered made up for the loss of what I could have felt. Before my disappointment of missing potatoes, I had also experienced what seemed to be a Jack in the Box birth as there was menstrual Fluid in one of the stalls. my companion also says her chicken was bland and cold.

Super cute place! It gives nostalgia. It has lots of toppings and good flavors! Service was okay…read more.. I wish they had tasting cups and they were a bit expensive. I will definitely be back and highly recommend.

Absolutely delicious! We stopped in after a fun day at the water park nearby and they didn't…read moredisappointment with a sweet treat to cool you down plus, it's amazing!

So very sweet! The lady was very kind to us and the pizza was amazing! It's a cute building inside…read moreand we had such a pleasant conversation with the owner- she's so kind. 100% recommendations for late lunch or even dinner with friends.

Great find in a tiny town! Perfectly prepared Meat Lovers Pizza....lots of toppings, good sauce…read moreright up to the edges, crispy edges--Practically Heaven!!

My fiancée and I came to this ice cream shop after she got off from work last Thursday. We usually…read morepass this place whenever we eat at the Mexican restaurant across the street. I wasn't in the mood to get ice cream, but I bought my fiancée a hot fudge brownie with two scoops of Mayfield ice cream on top. I couldn't remember the flavors she got, but she said it was delicious and the brownie was just right. The lady who took our order was really nice and made sure we felt welcomed. :)

From the owner: Monroe’s on Main offers unique and handcrafted milkshakes, sundaes, floats, and more! We have over…read more16 flavors of hand dipped ice cream to choose from as well. Cups, cones, waffle bowls, and more.

Decided to stop and grab some ice cream since it's SO hot in this Alabama heat. I got a milkshake…read moreand was able to mix as many flavors as I wanted together which I LOVED because I can never decide on just one. A large milkshake was $5 and it didn't cost me anything extra for all the flavors . The ice cream was Blue Bell and it was delicious! I will definitely be stopping by again!

What a candy store!!!! And ice cream!! And friendly staff!!! And they have sugar-free also!! No…read morereason not to stop by Here's a couple of pics. (They were a little busy for me to take very many pictures)

I stopped here for a treat last weekend to top off a conference in Guntersville. It was...fine…read more This new treat shop is located in the fashionable City Harbor. It's bookended by restaurants and shopping and you get a really nice view of Lake Guntersville. Parking is, theoretically, ample -- though on a busy Saturday afternoon, spots were a little sparse. Just goes to show how popular this locale is. The shop is large and spacious and smells good. It was very clean looking inside. I was greeted nicely upon entry. They have caramel apples, chocolates, fudge, and bonbons galore, and of course ice cream and milkshakes. Ice cream was what I visited for, but the other treats looked delicious. They have a goodly number of ice cream flavors. I was miffed to have a very hard time telling what was what. The square placards that describe the flavors are quite small, and I didn't even realize that flavors were layered two at a time (ie, one carton of ice cream on top was one flavor, below was another) until after I'd placed my order because the placards are smushed so close to the top/bottom of the glass. Fortunately, I scanned these options while the employee scooped my treat and didn't see one that really I wished I'd gotten instead. I was looking for a coffee flavored ice cream and was disappointed to not find it. Could be user error -- as mentioned, the flavor cards were not eye-catching to me -- but still. I wound up with the sea salt chocolate caramel. I ordered one scoop. The employee passed it my way and I went to check out. There were too open registers and I stood facing them for a moment or two. Both employees working them made eye contact with me and then went back to looking at the register, despite me being the only person in line/needing service. It was like they weren't sure what to do. I eventually picked one and said something to the effect of, "This is it for me." The employee wordlessly rang me up and I paid. It didn't feel like she was trying to be rude, but it was...weird and uncomfortable. My single scoop was ~$7 before tip. Now mind you it was a fairly sizeable scoop...but I'd so much rather have a smaller scoop at a lower price. The ice cream itself was good, albeit not mind-blowing. Very rich and creamy. I enjoyed the sea salt caramel and small chocolate covered caramel hunks in the scoop, though I do wish the actual chocolate part had been a bit more deeply chocolatey, if that makes sense. Overall, I think this is a good fit/concept for the space and I'd be down to try it again. If I visit again, I'd look for that coffee ice cream, or maybe try a caramel apple.

This place is for rent and NOT open!! We traveled through all of Decatur only to find out that it…read morewas closed for good and a rent sign was on the door. This place needs to be taken off of yelp!

Great ice cream and the first place we have found with Hersey's besides at the beach. Definitely…read morethe best hand scooped you will find! Service was great also.

One of Birmingham's only true creameries, where they're making all the ice cream in house. I am a…read moreself proclaimed Ice Cream Snob, but Big Spoon checks all my boxes. Unique flavors, classic flavors, the smell of fresh waffle cones inside. Big Spoon does a ton of business, as they should. The location here in Avondale is great, but not super walkable from any really good restaurants. I would love to see them open another spot on 2nd Ave. I had the strawberry tres leches in a waffle cone and it was delicious. I appreciate the care and craft that went into making sure every bit down to the bottom of the cone had ice cream in it. 10/10.

The Sweet and the Absurd: A Birmingham Creamery's Baffling Economics…read moreTo step into Big Spoon Creamery in Birmingham is to subject oneself to a masterclass in both artisanal delight and bureaucratic absurdity. On my visits--a pilgrimage undertaken reliably every month and a half--the front-line staff have never been anything short of exemplary. They are the cheerful stewards of a deeply baffling system, executing their duties with a warmth that almost distracts you from the institutional quirks around them. I say "institutional" because the management themselves are entirely phantom. They are never seen on the floor. Perhaps this is a calculated evasion; if they were ever present, they would surely have to field a relentless, exasperated inquisition regarding the tragic and ongoing absence of their finest creation: the "Magic City." Why an ice cream parlor would willingly suppress its undisputed masterpiece remains an enduring mystery. Even if the economics of its ingredients demanded a premium surcharge, "Magic City" ought to be enshrined as an immovable staple on the menu. Instead, the menu is a restless, ever-shifting carousel. I concede that a relentless churn of novelty is a virtue to a certain type of customer, but the soul of a great neighborhood institution relies on the comforting reliability of a few anchor flavors. At Big Spoon, just as you develop an affection for a flavor, it vanishes into the ether. Then, we must examine the rewards program, an endeavor so poorly conceived it borders on the avant-garde. The mathematics are punishingly flat: one point per order, regardless of whether the patron spends a single dollar or one hundred. The rational response to such a broken incentive structure is, naturally, to weaponize the system. To extract any genuine value, the savvy customer is forced into a theatrical display of micro-transactions, paying for each scoop separately. It is a loophole that needlessly punishes the very staff who make the establishment shine, forcing them to run the register three or four times for a single family's dessert. Finally, there is the creamery's bizarre pricing taxonomy. A close study of the board reveals an accidental arbitrage opportunity: the customer is objectively better off purchasing two distinct pints of ice cream and two empty waffle cones to assemble on their own time, rather than engaging in the straightforward, intended transaction of ordering ice cream scooped directly into a cone. Whoever is pulling the levers behind the curtain at Big Spoon clearly fancies themselves a clever operator, disrupting the traditional ice cream parlor model with dynamic menus and gamified loyalty. But in their pursuit of perpetual novelty and labyrinthine economics, they have embodied the old proverb perfectly: they are entirely too clever by half.