2 Scoopz Ice Cream Shop coming to downtown Canton
Kelly Byer
CANTON – David Beck wants his new business to sell ice cream so tasty that customers order at least two scoops. His forthcoming 2 Scoopz Ice Cream Shop will even have a bell for customers to ring when they buy more than a single scoop.
"Ice cream is something everybody loves," Beck said.
2 Scoopz will be in the vacant northwest corner of the building that Beck owns along Fifth Street NW between Court and Market avenues. The Beauty Spot, Run to You Racing, and TomTod Ideas are located in the same building.
Beck plans to keep the menu simple — no food, just ice cream. There'll be soft-serve ice cream and about a dozen hard scoop flavors from the Michigan-based Ashby's Sterling Ice Cream. A local distributor will provide customizable flavors.
"I wanted to be able to have some fun with it," he said
Beck presented his plans and sought feedback at June's meeting of the Canton Architectural Review Board, which reviews building plans to maintain similar design standards throughout downtown. He said he wants a new address for the ice cream shop and will have a walkup window off Court Avenue with the main entrance off Fifth Street.
Canton Sign Co. will make a neon ice cream cone sign and Hot Buys Restaurant Supplies on Cherry Avenue NE will provide equipment for the shop. Beck said he's working with Sol Harris/Day Architecture and wants to open 2 Scoopz by mid-July.
"Construction is about to begin on the inside," he said.
The exterior will get an awning and aesthetic boost from the city's Storefront Reinvestment Program, which offers a 50% rebate on improvements. Beck said he also will place an ATM near the walkup window.
After witnessing the success of ice cream sales at Birdie Shack, a miniature golf course near Kent that Beck also owns, he decided it was time to bring frozen treats to downtown Canton. Other members of the Architectural Review Board and city planning staff agreed.
"You can tell we're all very excited," city Planning Director Donn Angus said after board members suggested several flavors with ties to local landmarks and companies.
"You're going to do well. You're going to do very well," said local developer Steve Coon, who predicted that Beck will want to expand after six months.