Just a really really good place for ice cream and frozen yogurt always friendly always great

The service & ice cream was very good! I'll definitely be back. Never once have I had a bad experience here read more

This place is a time-warp back to 2015! I suppose they started it when self-serve fro-yo was a big thing, and it just somehow hung on in town even as the trends shifted. In any case, the ice cream is pretty good. Not spectacular, but they have a lot of flavors and they come through pretty clearly. Pecan was probably a highlight, berry and chocolate were about average. read more

That place used to be our favorite place BUT the last time we went there few months ago , it's over price. We feel like they mixed with water so it will weigh more! 2 people after $10 gift card our final price was close to $30 since then we have not go back there and I don't think we will. read more

I came down from Texas to Carbondale, and wanted ice cream. This place is very similar to YogurtLand, but this place has more ice cream flavor options and topping options, including various amounts or sprinkles and sauce toppings. Very clean area, clean bathroom! Self-serving and soft serve ice cream. They have 235 topping options, and 79¢ per ounce. Nice indoor and outdoor seating area. Nice and helpful service. read more

Cool Spoons - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Carbondale, Illinois

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Staff is always so nice. The place always smells so good and stays very clean. They also have hand sanitizer and gloves! They have over 8 flavors of Froyo and over 100 toppings. 10/10 recommend. One of my favorites. read more

This place is seriously AWESOME. My sister and I were talking to the clerk (and she was SUPER nice!!) and it came up how we have nothing quite this intense back in California - sure, we have frozen yogurt, but never in my life have I seen so many toppings!! Not even in the most touristy parts of SoCal. This place is insane. And the frozen yogurt itself was absolutely delicious, it was seriously so good. Carbondale seriously has a hidden gem here!!! read more

Cool Spoons - The amount of toppings is insane!! - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Carbondale, Illinois

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I would have to say that this place is just a little bit better than Chill. The decor of the place gives off a downhome feel, where families can mingle and enjoy each other's company (unlike Chill which is more of a teenager hang out). The service is great! The people are very nice and care about what you think. I think the two things that made Cool Spoons stand out for me was the fact that they have the tart flavored yogurt (or California tart) that is famous at other major yogurt chains, and the way they serve their toppings. Most of the toppings are in these tall tubes that can be emptied with a push of a lever. To me, that is much more sanitary than Chill which leaves everything pretty much out in the open. They also have happy face spoons for you to scoop other toppings that aren't found in the vertical tubes. I would say that this place has better service, better selection, and a better set-up than their competitor. read more

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Cool Spoons is one of the best discoveries I've made in my time down here in Carbondale. The decor is really friendly and welcoming, and there's a good amount of seating. It's always clean and the staff is always helpful when you need them to. This is a pay-by-the-ounce do-it-yourself frozen yogurt place in the same vein as 16 Handles or Red Mango. I really like that this shop has little sample cups on display, so you can try the flavors before you commit to them. You grab a cup, go to the wall of frozen yogurt, gelato, and sorbet flavors, and fill and blend flavors to your heart's content. Most recently on my visit, I combined Key Lime and Cake Batter- it was definitely a good life choice. If you don't want a bowl, for an up charge you can get a waffle cone. And then there's toppings, and good lord do they have everything you could ever want. They have a bar of cold toppings that includes cheesecake pieces (my favorite), boba, fruits, and bacon. That's right. Bacon. Then you turn and the wall is FILLED with topping dispensers. These are filled with anything from graham cracker crumbs to Jelly Bellies to chocolate rocks to animal crackers. They also have some no sugar added options. And then you get to the sauces, hot or cold, in any flavor you could imagine. It's pay by the ounce, and I believe it's like .47$ an ounce or something like that, so the price depends on how much you load up your cup. For me it's usually between four or five dollars. It's a great place to hang out or bring kids, and it's fun to keep coming back to try new flavor combinations. read more

Cool Spoons - Froyo - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Carbondale, Illinois

Excellent place in you are in the mood for frozen yogurt! We started going here when they first opened and have been by every time we are in town. There are about a dozen flavors of yogurt to choose from and probably near 100 toppings. I don't think I made the same thing twice yet. The store was hopping but not obnoxiously loud. It is a place you can take your kids for a treat and let them draw on the chalk board walls. it is almost set up like a living room, entertainment area vs a sterile ice cream store. read more

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This place is absolutely amazing! In California we have frozen yogurt chains but I've never seen this many toppings before! And the icecream was so creamy and delicious, there was an excellent choice of flavors. Definitely will be coming here again! read more

Cool Spoons - One counter with toppings, out of several! 178 toppings on the walls and counters. - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Carbondale, Illinois

We have been here before, but won't be back. All the flavors, including vanilla and chocolate, that we would eat contain sucralose.

I agree with other reviews. Lots of choices. Great atmosphere and location I have to mention that the young man that works there acts like he owns the place. Others mention Julie is the owner, and I did not get this young man's name. He was off the charts customer service in showing us the shop, helping us and doing all sorts of intense cleaning work. I thought he was the owner as he acted that way. I am not sure if he is, but if he is not the owner the owners are super lucky to have an employee who treats the store like it was his own business. With employers struggling to even hire someone. I hope they appreciate how over and above he went for the customers and store. read more

this was terrible my espresso coffee ice cream was sour and the chocolate was burning my friends tounge because of the sourness this was literally disgusting read more

Cool Spoons - two bowls of ice cream and peanut butter - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Carbondale, Illinois

Great selection of yogurt and an amazing variety of toppings available. I chose the butter pecan yogurt, topped with pecan halves. Amazing. I noticed they also have smoothies on their menu as well read more

Wonderful frozen treats. Eighteen different flavors and numerous toppings. Fill your cup and pay by weight. Jill is a fantastic owner and generous member of the community. read more

Cool Spoons - 18 flavors and numerous toppings. Great place for frozen yogurt, frozen custard and sorbet. - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Carbondale, Illinois

Cool Spoons is one of my favorite froyo places I've ever stopped at. They have 12 different flavors, ranging from the basic vanilla and chocolate, to the more exciting birthday cake and butter pecan. What I like best about Cool Spoons is they create really great swirls such as cookies and cream and birthday cake to make "Oreo cake," which was SO GOOD! I also have a friend that is lactose intolerant, and I'm glad he can join in and come to Cool Spoons because they always have 2-3 sorbet options as well. As much as I love the froyo options, the toppings are even better! They have a million different cereals, gummies, fruits, chocolate pieces, syrups, and everything in between. I probably put on about 15 different things, totally going overboard. At only $0.49 an ounce, it came out pretty cheap, which makes me way more inclined to revisit again and again and again! Tip: outdoor seating means you can bring your dog as well! :) read more

Sometimes the flavor you want is out of order, but overall this is a great place for froyo in the Carbondale area! I really like all the toppings this place has to offer. read more

Awesome place for ice cream I think they should add more flavors but the staff was very nice and helpful. The watermelon and orange sorbet was very good all three of my kids loved all the toppings they had their was so many toppings it was hard to choose from but all together I loved it and will be back in the future. read more

Great variety of flavors to choose from. Especially love the Dole Whip flavors, which are nondairy and delicious. The staff is super friendly and offered to take a picture for us. The amount of toppings is insane--the kids counted over 180. We'll definitely be back! read more

Awesome Place!! Probably the best frozen yogart place I have been to, hands down. The chocolate tastes just like Ted Drews in St. Louis. The toppings are incredible. You will not go wrong here. read more

Delicious froyo! My little sister had such a good time here. My only disappointment was that I wish there were perhaps more flavors. All in all this place was delicious! read more

Best place to get frozen yogurt in Carbondale. They have tons of options for toppings and their yogurt options change frequently. The lady who owns and operates it is super friendly and is always very appreciative of her guests. The store is always very clean(surprising as most yogurt places are very sticky). This is a super cool place to come hang out with friends or to stop by on a date. read more

It's true....I'm addicted to coolspoons. It's definitely worth a visit if ur in town! read more

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Horrible customer service. My toppings had bugs in it as I went to replace it, they didn't even want me to until I asked for a refund. Would think especially in the current times they would do more to sanitize and keep up with toppings. read more

Omg! Couldn't say anything better about Cool Spoons! Absolutely fabulous!!! All our cups were empty before I could even get a picture. This place has sooooo many toppings!!! The next best thing I have to say is, wow on the ice cream, gelato, sorbet, yogurt, and custard options! Normally I'm not a frozen yogurt person but thank goodness this place has a ton of other options! Amazing selection on the toppings, you couldn't image one and it not be there literally they have EVERYTHING!!! Good pricing too. It wasn't that bad. 40cents a ounce, seems just okay on price but for what you get and how good it is, totally worth it!!! Very helpful and friendly staff too. They also let you try out the different flavors. Great space, inside and outside dining, & clean environment. Very impressed! The only downfall, they don't sell their cute penguin t-shirts. read more

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How could I have been traveling here for a year and no one told me about this place. It's like Pinkberry on steroids! Fantastic! And I think it's Tuesday's that you will never be charged more than $5, no matter how much is in your cup. YUM! read more

Cool Spoons is much more "chill" than their competitor, Chill. For a frozen yogurt shop, this place is surprisingly low-key and relaxing. They have less flavors than Chill, but they have way, way more toppings available. Also, there's information for people with food sensitivities/allergies posted next to each flavor of yogurt. It's super helpful that they have little "contains gluten" signs next to the flavors that contain gluten. It's this kind of friendly helpfulness and attention to detail that makes me want to give them all my money when it's hot outside! My biggest complaint is that the spoons you're given to eat your yogurt with are plain, boring, non-colored plastic spoons. If you're going to call yourself Cool Spoons, give me a cool spoon to eat with. (Chill has neon ones - that's 'cool' to me, oh burn). Pros: lots of toppings, allergy info posted, gluten-free frozen yogurt available, nice indoor and outdoor seating, friendly staff Cons: right next to a vet's office, totally un-cool spoons, limited yogurt flavors read more

Wow. The staff here is five stars all the way. We were greeted and helped upon arrival, then turned loose on the infinite combinations. Topping are plentiful, stocked, and the entire store was as clean as a whistle on a busy night. read more

They call themselves a frozen yogurt place but don't even have the basic tart flavor. All their flavors are more ice-cream like. Employees also not friendly. read more

Delicious. Lots of yummy yogurt favors and even more toppings. Love the atmosphere and service. By far the best yogurt shop in Carbondale!

Fantastic. New flavors based on the season (yesterday they had peach and strawberry - talk about a hard choice!) as well as the classics. They have frozen yogurt and frozen custards and more toppings than you can count. It's great to go in and splurge on a lot of calories in frozen custard and candy toppings OR go in have have low-fat yogurt topped with fruit OR make it up as you go along. Just wonderful. Oh, and the staff is friendly and knowledgeable AND they have little sample cups so you can try new flavors. read more

Only rated 5 stars because 6 isn't an option! Cool Spoons is a very family friendly environment with accommodations for the whole family. Including tv's for the adults and a kids corner to keep the little ones occupied. Not to mention the fantastic yogurt! read more

I cannot believe how many topping this place has.. WALL TO WALL Toppings. Go ahead..think about the toppings you see in a Froyo and multiply that by a million...seriously wall to wall toppings. They even have gummy army men. How neat is that. Going back the next time I'm in C-dale. Did I mention wall to wall toppings...whoa.... read more

My kind of vibe and limitless possibilities with toppings ect. It's yogurt and topping so I don't really know how amazing a review can be.

Great addition to Carbondale! A wide variety of yogurt and so many toppings to choose from. The staff is very nice too.

While out of town,I decided to send my granddaughter a ice cream pie for her birthday. Received wonderful help and professional help.

We were in town visiting our son at SIU and the weather was unseasonably hot and humid. While picking up some clothes for him at the nearby mall, my wife decided frozen yogurt was needed to beat the heat (and put out the fire from hot wings we had for lunch at BW3). Cool Spoons is top notch, from the selection of frozen goodies, to the toppings, to the quick, friendly service. They are conveniently located, the facilities are clean and inviting, plus the price is right at around $5/person for some sizeable portions. Another plus is that they accept the SIU "Debit Dawg" payment card, which make it more accessible to students. We willl be back! read more

I do wish they would change the flavors of the frozen yogurt more often. But I guess it's a good thing that they don't because then I'd be in there more. The flavors are always pretty tasty, they're about standard I'd say, with a few 'special' flavors sometimes. It's really the toppings that are worth going for. They have a wall of frozen yogurt flavors that you can choose from, then what seems like a small candy store for toppings to choose from. A wall full of candy dispensers, a bar of cut fruit, brownie pieces, and popping bobs (yum!), and a counter of syrups and flavors. read more

Cool Spoons? Yes, please. This place literally has too much to choose from. Every time I go I can't decide what to get because it all looks awesome and it always turns out awesome. I'm glad they are open decently late too. read more