A soft serve spot with cookies, New Zealand ice cream AND dirty sodas? I'm in! I'm sad to see Dairy Queen go, but Soft Spot is just so tasty!!!! It's also conveniently by Don Churro and Lotte, along with many other spots in Chantilly that I love to visit. It's really clean, well-lit and spacious inside, with a cool step area to take some fun pictures. They also have a self-order kiosk, but you can also order at the register. There's plenty of treats for everyone, and they even have some family-oriented games to keep everyone entertained. I ordered the Strawberry Moonshine dirty soda and the strawberry base New Zealand ice cream (with strawberry shortcake + biscoff crumbles). My friend ordered an espresso + ube soft serve and added biscoff crumbles on top and loved it. We ordered some other dirty sodas as well such as the Lemon Lagoon and Voltage Rush to-go. It was pretty busy in here, and there was someone creating content for them so there were a lot of mix-ups and drinks that weren't made on time. The staff/ managers apologized and made extra drinks/ replacements for us. They randomly got a huge rush right after we got in, so it's completely understandable. My friend and I really enjoyed all the items here, and would definitely come back! read more

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A friend from out of town described this as the best soft serve they've ever had in their lives. I thought it was pretty good. Could use more kiosks for ordering as the teens flocked around them are a chaos. Turn around on ordering was nearly instant. The number of choices were dizzying, which is why the decision paralysis takes a lot of the kiosk time. Ice cream was great, cones were great. The space itself is a horror ill designed for a crowd. Ambiance in a walk up soft serve joint is of zero interest to me, so no impact in this review. read more

easy to order, clean, the soft serve was delicious, creamy, not too sweet. Though not a big fan of the hot specialty latte, taste like Wawa with premium price. Next time will only get the soft serve and maybe try the dirty soda, looks good! read more

Was so good i devoured my ice cream before I could snap a pic. Kids vanilla with Oreo and biscoff drizzle. So dang good! My husband had Cookie Monster with peanuts, Reece pieces and dark chocolate drizzle. It was good but mine was better read more

Cute little shop inside the Chantilly shopping center open pretty late. They have dirty sodas, cookies, and ice cream and they also have New Zealand ice cream. The ice cream is soft and smooth, but I do wish they give a little more toppings especially when you pay extra for it. The workers were really nice though. read more

Softspot - Ice cream chair outside - Desserts Near Me - Chantilly, Virginia

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I usually gravitate toward hard ice cream, so soft serve spots aren't always on my radar--but SoftSpot in Chantilly changed that. I was intrigued by their sundaes, especially because they're made with warm MOLTN cookies and fully customizable. That combo was enough to get me in the door for my first visit, and I'm really glad I gave it a try. I ordered a sundae, which came with a soft serve base, up to four non-liquid toppings, a cookie, and an optional liquid topping. I went with the chocolate vanilla twist soft serve, which was rich and creamy--definitely closer to custard quality than your average soft serve. I topped it with crushed Butterfinger, almond pieces, and rainbow sprinkles for a sweet and slightly savory blend, then added chocolate shell for a small upcharge (totally worth it). The real standout, though, was the red velvet chocolate chip cookie. Heated to a brownie-like texture, it blended beautifully with the rest of the sundae and added a unique richness I wasn't expecting. Yes, it took about 15 minutes for my sundae to be ready, but that's because they warm the cookie to order--a step I truly appreciated. Everything felt thoughtfully prepared, and the end result was one of the best soft serve desserts I've had in a long time. I was also impressed by the variety of flavors they offer: in addition to the standard twist, there's cookie monster, ube, and New Zealand-style blends made with real fruit and a choice of vegan or dairy bases. The atmosphere at SoftSpot was laid-back and pleasant. Even on a Saturday night at 8:30, it wasn't too crowded, and ordering through the kiosks was quick and convenient. The staff was friendly, and I liked the casual setup with a few tables and a shelf full of board games--everything from classics like Chess and Monopoly to newer options like Catan and Family Cards Against Humanity. It feels like the kind of place you could hang out for a bit and enjoy a treat without feeling rushed. I'm already thinking about what flavor to try next time. read more

Softspot - Holding my sundae in patio area with view of the customers inside - Desserts Near Me - Chantilly, Virginia

Amazing flavors, quality ice cream, cookies are warm and delicious. Their wide array of items has something for everybody. Also very fast service! read more

Softspot - Cookie Monster/Cinnamon Toast Crunch Swirl with strawberry shortcake crumbs - Desserts Near Me - Chantilly, Virginia

Great ice cream! It was my first time and staff was super sweet and let me try different ice cream flavors. All of them were yummy but my favorites was the Cookie Monster! read more

Like Crumbl for soft serve if crumbl had workers who couldn't communicate with you, took 45 minutes to get your ice cream, and was even more overpriced. Like there are ice cream spots but as a sort of upper-class shop the service was worse than a neighborhood creamery. Neighborhood creameries have excellent service actually and are half the price. read more

Great little spot with lots of yummy things to choose from I tried my first dirty soda The staff were wonderful read more

The tagline is It's time for a smile! I definitely smiled eating the yummy goodness I found in this establishment. Also love the fact they offered space for kids to enjoy their ice cream and play games. A very family friendly location -would recommend. read more

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I was thoroughly impressed when I stopped by for some desserts after a meal nearby. The soft serve ice cream--ube and Cookie Monster topped with strawberry shortcake crumbs--was incredibly refreshing and delicious. I also tried one of the molten cookies, the white chocolate, and macadamia, and it was perfection: crunchy with just the right amount of sweetness. The inside was cozy and clean, and the service was friendly. They even have some board games to play with friends. Plus, it was well air-conditioned, providing a cool, refreshing escape from the heat outside. read more

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Quick Service and awesome dirty sodas! We also got ice cream, the cinnamon bun and cookies All of which were delicious! read more

Softspot - Raspberry riot - Desserts Near Me - Chantilly, Virginia

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Ice cream is delicious, I tried the Ube and the Cookie Monster. The Ube was nice but subtle and the Cookie Monster was a wonderful surprise, tasted like a delicious sugar cookie. Portions are generous too! read more

This new trendy ice cream shop that gives you an option to customize your ice cream. You select an ice cream base and you can mix whatever flavors you want as well as getting up to four toppings for one price .The base can be vegan/ dairy-free! My favorite so far for dairy-free option is vegan vanilla base with strawberries. They mix fresh cup of strawberry with the vanilla ice cream mix it up and serve it to you and you can pick your topping of choice. Super tasty and delicious and one of the best dairy-free ice cream you can get in Nova! The ice cream is pretty interesting. This place also has cookies options, cinnamon roll as well as drinks and coffee. Great little dessert place. read more

Softspot - Desserts Near Me - Chantilly, Virginia

Fast service. Fun family spot and the cream was great! They have a lot of great choices. It was hard to pick just one thing! read more

Softspot - Fun spot. Fast service and ice cream was great. - Desserts Near Me - Chantilly, Virginia

The dirty sodas are really good but unfortunately they are inconceivably slow. I ordered online and waited 35 minutes for a single drink. After the third time I asked, they discovered it was sitting in a fridge under the counter read more

Traveled here specifically for the s'mores hot chocolate to be told it's not available-- despite several people in the cafe currently drinking it. No, estimate when it would be made available again and was not offered any similar suggestions. How does a business run out of a staple menu item made of common ingredients in the middle of the day? Disappointing experience to say the least and I will not be back. read more

Idk maybe i got the wrong thing but idk how you can really go wrong with a smores cookie?? the servers were nice but i mean a lot of people hyped this place up on social media so i wanted to check it out but like probs wouldnt be back. it wasn't really good, like i think insomnia smores cookie is a lot better than this read more

When we entered, it was very colorful and lively. I was surprised at the amount of seating and how cute the details were. We ordered the mango and ube soft serve. The mango took a bit longer to get but I will say that they use real mangos so it is worth the wait! The ube was very smooth, rich and creamy. The mango was also very tasty and had a great mango flavor with chunks of mango in it also. I would definitely recommend this place to anyone craving a sweet treat. read more

Portions are generous!! I also love the board games. My kid loves coming here. We come here as a family at least every other week.

Stopped by here for the first time on Presidents' Day! I got three ice cream flavors all in cups, two dirty sodas, and a cookie. The three ice creams we ordered are in cups but fair warning they are quite large. I should have ordered a kid size portion. My favorite thing about the ice cream choices is that you can change the base flavor to vegan! I am lactose intolerant (I do take lactaid) but having this option is wonderful for dairy free folks! My natural strawberry flavor with vegan coconut is quite yummy just too much. You are able to get two toppings as well for free. My partner noted the mango natural flavor doesn't really taste like mango just the base flavor, which is vanilla. My sibling noted his ice cream is also large and couldn't finish it either. As I said I believe this is a mistake on us not at all a fault on the ice cream place. The dirty soda base sprite with watermelon... was really sweet and artificial tasting. I should have manipulated the ratio of pumps (which my partner noted he isn't entirely sure if you can do this), so I could enjoy it a bit more. My partner enjoyed his own creation dirty soda, which was sprite and lychee. We both liked his quite a bit, but once again get a small if you cannot consume large portions. The regular size is just too much for us. They have cookies as well! My younger sibling seems to like his cookies and cream cookie. You can get ice cream with it too! My complaints of this place in my mind are minimal my only warning to first time goers is that it's quite sweet! And portions are large. read more

Softspot - Desserts Near Me - Chantilly, Virginia

We went here last night. Long line but it moved pretty quickly. I ordered a vanilla kid's cup, husband had the monster (blue vanilla) kid's cup and son had a New Zealand strawberry. Everything tasted great. Slight ding for the tiny gummy bears, they had fallen out into the mesh pickup tray when we went to pick it up. The soft serve seemed a little melty (or maybe it just wasn't frozen enough?) read more

Softspot - Three ice creams - Desserts Near Me - Chantilly, Virginia

I loved this new ice cream spot and they had Ube soft serve but...they no longer have the flavor!!! Just recently they stopped serving it and that that was not a good move!!! My family and friends went there at least 2-3 times a week just for the Ube ice cream! My son went there the other day and said it's not the same...Ube soft serve at Soft Spot was pretty much the best in NOVA in my opinion especially with the pistachio drizzle and biscoff crumble!!! Please bring it back! read more

Softspot - Ube ice cream soft serve with Pistachio drizzle and Biscoff cookie crumble - Desserts Near Me - Chantilly, Virginia

Came here after dinner at hotspot. We ordered strawberry soft serve, a cookie and iced coffee. I ordered a single small cookie and it was hard. Not sure if they keep the cookies in a warmer but it definitely tasted over baked. The coffee was not the greatest. Weird flavor to it. I don't recommend. However our highlight was the soft served ice cream. That was delicious but not sure if its worth $7.95. We will definitely be back to try their bigger cookies and other flavors of soft serve. read more

Softspot - Photo op - Desserts Near Me - Chantilly, Virginia

I grew up eating Ube ice cream so I was very excited to find this spot-and this def did NOT hit the spot. I get that many businesses get on the Ube trend but maybe get actual Ube and NOT taro or worse Ube powder or however they make those ube boba teas with, Place is ok- only tried the soft serve Ube and might give it one more try one day. read more

I was hoping it would be better due to the social media and branding, but the sodas were definitely heavy on syrup, which made it more juice-like than carbonated. I paid extra for the made-to-order cookies, which should've taken 20 minutes, but was called in about five minutes and presented with reheated cookies, which made them crispy. The one thing that was decent, I would say, would be the fresh-squeezed lemonade, which I didn't expect to be the best item of the night. We drove from Woodbridge, but will definitely head to Sonic before making the drive again. read more

It seems like this place needs more workers. The wait was very long. We had a chocolate chip cookie, the espresso soft swirl, and one of the sodas. The ice cream was delicious, and I love that it's unlimited toppings! The soda had a little bit too much ice, but it's okay. As far as the cookie, it could've been bigger. What made the experience not enjoyable was having a Karen in the store. Not just her, but it included her daughter. As you could see there were 2 employees trying their best. The Karen was waiting for her daughter's ice cream. She kept going up to the counter and asking where's her order after someone else gets their order. I get that they've been waiting, but so have everyone else. this could've been a good teaching moment for her daughter. Her daughter goes and say in a snotty tone to her mom to get her when the ice cream is ready. Just becuase you're standing at the counter with your arms crossed, and yelling where's my order doesn't mean it will make them go faster. If you were that Karen and happened to read my review, just know that you should be a better example for your daughter. read more

I stumbled upon Sweetspot and discovered they are still in the soft opening phase. The Memphis style decor was adorable but soothing. We tried the New Zealand style ice cream (real fruit blended with premium ice cream creating a product similar in texture to soft serve) in strawberry and ube-espresso swirl flavors. I was pleasantly surprised by how nicely the flavors were balanced and I could actually taste the ingredients, including the texture of strawberry seeds. There were a few pastries available but the cinnamon roll was the stand out. The cinnamon roll was made with laminated dough (think croissant) and smothered in a lovely cream cheese frosting speckled with real vanilla bean. The cinnamon sugar filling and pooled during baking, creating crackling, crispy caramelized sugar to enjoy alongside the pillowy roll. Softspot is definitely a step up from the DQ that used to reside in this space. read more

Softspot - Desserts Near Me - Chantilly, Virginia

Wonderful customer service. First time trying this place out and was very pleased. Overall, loved my experience here, will definitely be coming back :) read more

Softspot - Cookies - Desserts Near Me - Chantilly, Virginia

Casual, popular place for a sweet treat from soft serve to fancy drinks made to order. Lots of space for parking out front. It'll be an even busier place in the summer as it's next to an indoor play place. Soft pastel colors make up the decor with a variety of seating from tables to benches. Order on one of three ipads and your order will be called out when it's ready. Lots to choose from. While you're enjoying your treat they have quite a nice selection of board games to play. Enjoy! read more

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Love this place! Ube expresso soft serve is so delicious! The passion fruit one a bit tart but taste exactly like the fruit. Will be coming back and trying their other new zealand soft serve flavors! It looks like they use real fruit for it. read more

Softspot - Passionfruit soft serve and Ube espresso soft serve - Desserts Near Me - Chantilly, Virginia

Love the decor and the service. However, I wish they had sample and different sizes. I ordered the passion fruit one and it was extremely sour. I took 1 bite and wasted the whole cup. I understand its real fruit but cant do it. Sorry! Not recommended that. read more

Softspot - Passion fruit - Desserts Near Me - Chantilly, Virginia

My daughter and I were excited about this place - unlimited toppings on a waffle cone... each of us asked for four toppings and each of us got the first two on the receipt. I didn't initially say anything because I assumed the other toppings were in the middle or something... I paid $24 for two soft serves. While the idea is good, delivery failed. Super bummed. read more

Me and my mom visited during a soft opening so they didn't have all of their menu offerings available yet but we did try the soft serve which was nothing special but still delicious! the place was also pretty aesthetically pleasing with a cutesy vibe. They also had a couple board games available but not much ambiance i think because it's still new and not many people know about it yet read more

Softspot - soft serve ice cream - Desserts Near Me - Chantilly, Virginia

The kids recommended we try Softspot on the way home and we had fun :) The staff was very helpful and pleasant and ordering was simple and easy. A few other families were there which gave it a nice vibe for the kids. Chocolate ice cream with oreos [5] kids! Double chocolate cookie [5] kids! Lemon blueberry cookie [4.5] Apple caramel cookie [5] good stuff. Vanilla ice cream [4] w/apple cookie? [5] Overall, the place was welcoming, cookies warm, and the ice cream good. read more

This is a great spot if you're craving a cookie and ice cream sandwich. The cookies are fresh, the ice cream is creamy, and you can mix and match to build exactly what you want. They also serve "dirty sodas" that you can customize your way, with options like diet sodas and sugar-free syrups, which is a fun touch. That said, be prepared for a wait. On weekday nights and weekends, the lines can stretch out the door, and I've waited anywhere from 20-45 minutes for my order. The self-service kiosks also tend to slow things down since people take a while to order. Some days it seems like they don't have enough staff to keep up with the rush. My advice: if you're placing a large order or visiting during a busy time, definitely order ahead. The treats are worth it, but a little planning goes a long way! read more

I have a soft spot for softspot It's actually why I prefer to come to the meland playground next door vs other options. I love the dirty soda I don't like that if you make you're own you're gonna pay a lot The cookies are good but a bit small for the price I have not tried to soft serve yet They are always nice and make sure you had a good experience read more

The worst coffee/nitro I've ever had and I've had hundreds, from gas stations to the specialty coffee shops. It was so acidic, couldn't take more than a sip. Actually had to go stop at another coffee shop to buy a drink to get rid of the awful taste of this coffee. I wouldn't be so harsh about this drink if it wasn't more expensive than Starbucks. The soft serve was okay, nothing special except for the cost of $7.49 for a small cup. Their bake goods look like they come frozen and are heated in the back. Overall, everything is so overpriced for what it is. Service was okay, no one else in line. No ambiance, very empty. read more

Softspot - Butterscotch Nitro - Desserts Near Me - Chantilly, Virginia

Great ice cream and fun atmosphere with board and card games! Best soft serve in chantilly.