Theme-Park-Urge Posted May 4, 2008 Share Posted May 4, 2008 So a friend & I were house-hunting the other nite in a new area & decided to go get dinner afterward. The strip mall we found contained the usual storefronts: Dollar Store, Mexican Restaurant, Nail Spa, Insurance, Kroger... And, then, I saw it... That familiar logo... Enlarged & neon-fied... DIPPIN' DOTS It turns out that the inventor, Curt Jones, lives nearby & has decided to test the market with four newly-opened storefronts. I'd imagine that similar Dippin' Dots storefronts would be strip mall staples nationwide, much like a Baskin Robbins, if the venture proved profitable. Well, on to the pics: Dippin' Dots HACKY SACKS?!? What DON'T they have their name on?!? Stay tuned for more... Dippin' Dots CAKES?!? And ICE CREAM SANDWICHES?!? They look kinda nasty... but are probably delicious! Dots N Cream tubs to go! And FROZEN FRUIT DRINKS?!? They make FLOATS too?!? At BAR MITZVAHS?!? They make Dippin' Dots SUNDAES?!? One of the many nice signs that adorn the wall. Poster ad on one of the tall coolers. When you're on the go & need your fix. ...Dippin' Dots pocket packs. A huge cooler filled with... More swag including bags, mini-coolers, & crayons. More merch. FYI: the gumballs are just generic Double Bubble in a plastic container with a Dippin' Dots sticker. I think I'm gonna buy this shirt for my friend since she was with me to witness this momentous occasion. ...complete with shirts & pants that have, what appear to resemble, Dippin' Dots on them. The Dippin' Dots merch wall... The only tall stools & table (the rest are low-to-the-ground square tables). See previous caption but this time along the other window. Stools along one window that look a lot like dots. Well I'll be... You can use a credit card & they have wi-fi! Can I move in?!? Sweet! They're open! Holy ____ ! Have I died & gone to heaven? A Dippin' Dots STORE?!? You've got to be kidding me! No! Not Las Palmas! (although we would eat dinner there) What's that off in the distance?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theme-Park-Urge Posted May 4, 2008 Author Share Posted May 4, 2008 Part two: That concludes my first encounter with a Dippin' Dots STORE. I'll definitely be making it back there to dive deeper into the menu. Thanks to the girls working for allowing me to take pictures like a weirdo! We ended up choosing the Moose Tracks & Strawberry Cheesecake (sans toppings). Both were delicious, as expected. It was the first time my friend ever had Dippin' Dots. Pretty generic but it DOES have a flatscreen TV in there! They've even got this private room for Activity Day & parties. Dangit! We're too late for Activity Day! OMG! They cater?!? BTW: they also have a punch card: If you buy 10 any size, you get a small free. The Topping Center! Add any of these to whatever you order for $0.50 each! This place is dangerous! Bubble Gum?!? Cotton Candy?!? So much to choose from!! Woah! What's all this fruity madness?!? Yummy! Ah! That's more like it! More regular ice cream?!? Where's the Dippin' Dots?!? And now for a look into the selection inside the main cooler... Regular ice cream. To give you an idea of what size is what price. All the sundae options. MILKSHAKES?!? $25 for a cake?!? Sizes & Prices. I like that they've already included the tax in the price! Makes it so much easier on the eyes (& the brain). Flavors. Here's the extensive menu. First up: Cakes. Dippin' Dots gift cards?!? I wonder if they'd be accepted at parks?!? What, exactly, is the Behaving Badly combo?!? SMORES?!? *gag* "Happy Anniversary honey. Here's a Dippin' Dots cake to celebrate the occassion." They have these nice spinning ad plaques on the counter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socalMAN123 Posted May 4, 2008 Share Posted May 4, 2008 We need one of these around here, I would live there. Thanks for the pics! ---Brent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenA07 Posted May 4, 2008 Share Posted May 4, 2008 I wonder if the guy working in the Dippin' Dots store is up on all the coaster rumors, or is that exclusively for the ones working inside parks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted May 4, 2008 Share Posted May 4, 2008 I don't think it's that new, or just in your area. We have TWO in Santa Clarita alone! One of which we've been going to for at least three years! We always get them to cater dessert for our parties! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phazan Posted May 4, 2008 Share Posted May 4, 2008 Lol, awesome TR! Did the people who worked there ask you why you took a picture of EVERY SINGLE THING in there?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theme-Park-Urge Posted May 4, 2008 Author Share Posted May 4, 2008 I don't think it's that new, or just in your area. We have TWO in Santa Clarita alone! One of which we've been going to for at least three years! We always get them to cater dessert for our parties! Interesting! I've never encountered one in my midwest/southern travels. ::looks at Dippin' Dots website:: It looks like there are franchises scattered across the country (mostly in CA, FL, NY) but not many in the south. I find that a little strange, considering the inventor is from KY, but, then again, we don't have too many parks (where people would encounter them) down here. In fact, they don't seem to even list a southern location (beside TX) as a target market. Either way, I'm ecstatic that they're making their way to strip malls around Nashville! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yankee cannonball Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 We need one of these around here, I would live there. for $700 a night of course Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 I tried my very first Dots over on the TPR Japan Tour last September! Two places, actually... The first was my reward to myself for waiting through all the *^%@# line-ups that day at Fuji-Q, and my second was on my last morning there in Japan, at Toshimaen Park - and it was Strawberry Cheesecake, too! I loved it/them, and only wish we had a franchise here in Vancouver. Thanks for sharing all those photos! Awesome. Enjoying my first-ever DD (Rainbow "flavored" lol) at Fuji-Q Highland Park, Mount Fuji Sept.15/07. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steel Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 Yeah, these have been around for years and years. My first Dippin' Dots were from a storefront location (granted, that one was quite a bit less fancy than this, but nonetheless). But it's cool that you have one there now (no pun intended). Soon, they won't be able to call it "the ice cream of the future" anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XII Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 We need one of these around here, I would live there. Thanks for the pics! ---Brent Well theres one up in Ventura. I never knew that this is still so unique to some people. We've had Dippin Dots for a few years over here, So I'm just used to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRapidsNerd Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 Oh did I miss out! I drove right by Old Hickery Blvd. yesterday on the way out of town. Now there's another good excuse to go back to Nashville. Thanks for posting this most extensive and thorough review...now I want ice cream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunfire Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 A Dippin Dot's Store?! That sounds so cool. I haven't seen any here in the Bay Area. I, like many people, lost my DD virginity at a theme park. I've always liked them, but they are so darn expensive at parks, so I don't buy them often. I'd like to see a store up here in Norcal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissie Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 I love Dippin' Dots and America... Chrissie "Jealous" Stevenson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timberskara Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 Wow-- I am speechless. That is crazy, creepy, awsome and yummy all at the same time! But ummm..... What happens if the power goes out? No mo' Dippin' Dots! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 ^ Get some eggbeaters, and.... MILKSHAKES!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandaman Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 Orange DD float > life I loved it/them, and only wish we had a franchise here in Vancouver. Hope is on the way; we've had a location in Windsor for a couple of years now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 ^ WOO HOO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DenDen Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 We have 13 locations! http://www.dippindots.com/locations/?q=33305&submit=Find Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazekiddd Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 ^Sadly most of those aren't stores but locations that have vending or other machines there. Only one actual store and thats all the way in North Miami. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 Just found this out, and decided to mention it here, as well as The "Happiness Pie" Thread, lol. There's going to be a Dippin' Dots stand at our annual fair, The PNE this year! Hey, it's a start. Maybe, hopefully a store will turn up some day (somewhere) soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esvadj Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 I saw my frist Dippin' Dots vending machine this weekend in the Great Wolf Lodge in Williamsburg - pretty impresive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandaman Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 Does anyone else think the Rainbow Ice "flavour" just isn't worth it? I recommend going for Mint Chocolate. I get it every time I'm at CP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 ^ That was my first Dippin' Dots flavor - Rainbow. Bought it at Fuji-Q Highland park in Japan last Sept. I agree. Don't remember much in the way of a distinctive "taste". It tasted good, just not specifically one flavor. It wasn't until I had my second Dots, at Toshimaen Park, that I REALLY enjoyed it - Strawberry Cheesecake. Mmmmm, that was good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dino_Martini Posted August 2, 2008 Share Posted August 2, 2008 You guys have 'Dippin Dots' stores? WHAT? We get them 10 days a year at our Fair thing. Its good stuff...very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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