This place has literally gone to the dogs but in a good way! Named for the German Shepherd Kip who passed away about 4 years back Kip's sits in a strip mall in Coraopolis near Armstrongs.
Inside there are movie posters, pictures, and models of dogs everywhere. You can even bring in a picture of your own dog and they will hang it on the bulletin board!
Now onto the ice cream. All of their ice cream with the exception of no sugar ones are homemade and they do have specialty ice creams. The specialty ones rotate out periodically. My girlfriend and I each decided to get one of their specialty's that consisted of black raspberry with chocolate chips.Ours was called "rollover rover" limited edition. This place is cash only and when I inquired as to why I was told that was the owner's decision. My impression is that is must be like a similar place I recently visited that since the ice cream is inexpensive it is not worth the credit card fee. However, if you come without cash there is an ATM right inside so you can get the needed funds.
There really isn't anyplace to sit indoors. There are a couple of benches outside which made it handy for us to enjoy our sweet treat. Yes, they have a rewards card too. After 7 purchases then you are entitled to one free scoop of ice cream. the ice cream was indeed very rich and filling and portion size was generous for two scoops. Please note that bottled water is available for sale. There are no fountains.
There's lots of flavors to choose from and of course you can have your ice cream made in all the traditional ways.
Definitely worth a return trip next time I'm in the area.