Given the Yelping community, I'm surprised this spot hasn't been on Yelp! Unless there was a name change that I didn't notice or know about . . . but anyway.
Studio Scoop is a Universal Studios branded ice cream and dessert spot located on the lower lot of Universal Studios. It is in between the Starbucks and Transformers Autobot/Decepticon encounter and across from Panda Express. (Essentially if you come down the escalators and head towards and on your right you pass the Revenge of the Mummy ride, pass Starbucks, and you hit Studio Scoop).
Immediately I was greeted by one of the best set of staff members in the park! Both the cashier and "server" were super friendly and nice, and especially the cashier when I asked about the pass member specials and discount, she got so excited to share the treats! We wanted something simpler today so I went with a Neopolitan Cone and after the discount, it came to $6.50. (Apologies as I do not remember the normal price, but I'm assuming it's around $7.50)
The ice cream is super creamy and soft, obviously given that it is "soft serve" ice cream. Each flavor is layered nicely in the cone, and even the cone was a surprise - it was rather fresh and had a nice crisp to it. They definitely do not cheap out on the ice cream as some places even skip the bottom of the cone and just try to fill the soft serve at the top. Not here, they fill it straight from the bottom of the cone! And give a nice height over the cone. The strawberry is the most flavor given as it's the bottom flavor throughout the cone and the top flavor, with Vanilla and Chocolate in between. That would be my only complaint, I wish the flavors were more balanced in a way.
With such a hot day, this was a great treat to cool off. And for theme park food, it's a great option to have and I'll definitely stop by again.
Sorry for not snapping photos of the menu, cone, etc! Again, did not realize this spot did not have a Yelp page already like many other locations within the park. read more