Conveniently located next to Piggly Wiggly and has plenty of options to choose from. I enjoyed…read moremyself will be back, glad to have an ice cream spot in McCalla.

This place has hotdogs, wings, uchicken salad, etc. but I didn't actually care. Three nice ladies…read morewelcomed me as I walked in the door and I was immediately conflicted. Icecream nachos on waffle cookies, dishes, cones, banana splits, stacked waffles with icecream in like 20 flavors makes for hard decisions. Being a dedicated Yelper and knowing I needed to provide an extensive review, I went with the nachos with six nacho cookies, a huge scoop each of chocolate brownie, blueberry cheescake, an peach, the chocolate brownie was topped with chocolate sauce and the rest with white chocolate sauce. Just because I wanted you to get the full experience I ate every bite and I must say thatlt everything was perfect. I could have added some of the dozen or so toppings but I was trying to be be somewhat conservative in my choice. The place is spotless and large with a large outdoor play area and plenty of indoor seating. My waistline and I will be back soon. Just don't expect me to review the "real" food. I'll stick to the icecream.

Same good service and ice cream. New fall hours. New flavors. More outdoor seating. You can't miss…read morewith them. You can also book for private events.

Super kind staff. Very cute ice cream stand with some outdoor seating. The ice cream is so fresh…read moreand delicious. We got snickerdoodle, peach and strawberry. The snickerdoodle tasted just like a cookie. I'm betting they blended real cookies in it. The peach and strawberry tasted fresh and natural with small fruit chunks blended in. No artificial taste at all. Delicious!

This place is what America and the South are all about!!!…read more Awesome ice cream, eclectic flavors all made and served with love from a family business!!! If only every town had a Freezy's where you can talk to friends and neighbors and enjoy delicious ice cream.

Visiting my grandchildren in Birmingham and saw this restaurant . Decided to try and really…read moreenjoyed the burgers !

Blue Bell ice cream is the star of the show at The Whole Scoop featuring about 30 classic and…read morecreative flavors. It's easy to see how they won the #1, 2025 - Best in Ham family award. My Midnight Caramel River ice cream was rich in dark chocolate and vanilla ice creams with ribbons of generous caramel - so yummy! I was immediately greeted, waited on and served. They have creatively dipped waffle bowls and cones in chocolate, white chocolate with garnishes of colorful sprinkles and more. This is a kids paradise! There's limited inside seating and several umbrella patio tables, too. .

What a sweet way to end the holiday weekend. This quaint little shop has the best, unique…read moreoptions. I had fat Elvis, which was banana ice cream with peanut butter ripples and chocolate flakes. I topped mine with sprinkles. Delicious. The service was fast and friendly. If you're in bluff park, give them try.

It's summer hot so time for Ice, Ice Baby, Ice Cream! This is a Homewood, Alabama hidden spot in a…read morevery old strip center at the first traffic light when you get to the top of the mountain from Lake Shore Drive. Actually, I have never seen it not a little busy even on Sunday afternoon so most of the locals don't blink at the high prices to get a taste of that deliciousness! We each were gifted a pint of our favorite flavor of the day by our top notch realtor, Sherri Williams ! This flavor was new to me "HEAPS OF LOVE" defined as "Anything and everything you can want! Oreos, brownies, cookie dough, pecans, caramel and chocolate ripples all packed into vanilla ice cream." How can anyone top that? It really is very very good! Hubby got their number one most popular flavor, a chocolate with dark chocolate bits & swirls. I think it was "Brownie Cascade": Classic, creamy chocolate ice cream exploding with brownie pieces, caramel cups and a sweet fudge ripple. Most creative flavor even has a trademark sign: "Exhausted Parent". It is "Bourbon-spiked espresso ice cream swirled with bittersweet chocolate chunks" That has to be my next sample! My only disappointment is that many of the flavors had "high fructose corn syrup" as a top ingredient. Not what one expects when they brag All natural ingredients! Taste is great though! This is one of the Cadillac luxury brands of American ice cream. Be prepared to wait in line and pay double the norm, but it's a must try!

First time trying this place but I must say I really appreciated the service more than anything…read more The line was almost out the door but the service was still very pleasant. I honestly cannot remember the flavor I had but it was good but not rememberable. I would definitely come back to try other flavors.

This ice cream was SOOOO GOOD. I got a waffle cone with malt fudge, and caramel brownie. Omg. It…read morewas amazing. The service was good and there was a great amount of seating inside! The also have public restrooms which is a plus!

My favorite ice cream spot - literally a spot! There's enough room to walk in, order and leave…read more They have unique flavors and there's something about the texture. It's a nice smooth/creamy. Very popular weekend spot for families.

Jeni's never disappoints!!! I don't come here often but when I do , I know I'm in for a treat. My…read morerecent visit consisted of a yummy waffle cone with goat cheese / red cherries ice cream. This is my absolute faaaaaaav! The customer service is always friendly. The inside of the ice cream shop is always clean and the ice cream flavors are displayed nicely. Jeni's made me & my taste buds smile!

This is my all time favorite shaved ice spot!! With over 50 flavors, food options, milk shakes,…read morespritzers, and ice cream this is the go to spot on a hot summer day. Heck, even on a cold winter day this is a great spot. My kids and I frequent this place year round, it's never too cold for shaved ice. If you go don't be afraid to try new flavors or even mix them. My go to is yellow ice cream with strawberry cheesecake topped with cream. Also, unless you like it to melt fast, tell to not make it "soupy". My kids love the silver fox (sweet vanilla) and ninja turtle (not totally sure what this is). It's under new management, but the items available have remained the same. Don't let the small building fool ya!! This place packs the most punch for your buck.

The hottest spot to go after school! Any season, they will satisfy. This is probably my all time…read morefavorite shaved ice spot, and I've been going here for several years as long as I can remember. The staff has always been the sweetest and to be such a small little spot, the amount of people they serve doesn't slow them down one bit! It is the epitome of a hole in the wall as it's the size of a small shack, but the amount of flavors they have is ENORMOUS! My favorite flavor is Tigers Blood or Wedding Cake with the cream. Always, with the cream!!

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.