We found the Scoop and Joy using yelp.com. The pictures won us over. Ice cream made into little animals for the kids...that was a perfect girls-only outing idea with my Granddaughter. So, we got in the car in Mesa and drive 10 miles to the Scoop and Joy.
It looks like any other ice cream place, so I'm not sure the Granddaughter made the connection at first. But, she picked out two flavors of ice cream and they handed her back an adorable mouse! Her eyes got big and she realized thus was the place we were looking at on my phone.
The ice cream was really good. Very rich. One scoop of pistachio in a waffle "cape" was plenty. Her mouse was made with circus animal cookie ice cream (pink) and an electric blue version cookies and cream.
We picked up pints for the rest of the family. They want to go with us next time for the experience. That's probably the best way to describe this place...not just ice cream, but an experience.
We will be back!