Russian roulette for dessert: Newicecreamshop picks the flavor for you

You never know what you’re gonna get.At Surprise Scoop, a new ice cream shop in the East Village, customers don’t get to choose a flavor.

The only menu item is “surprise ice cream” ($9.18).Customer order via a touchpad in the sparse, nearly empty storefront, noting allergies and preferences if they desire.

(The former will be honored, but there are no guarantees about the latter.) They can also specify if they want whipped cream or a cherry on top.Moments later, a scoop of ice cream in an open cardboard takeout container appears in a small pickup window.

New Yorkers, accustomed to getting exactly what they want at all hours, are enjoying the element of the unknown.“I love the chance of it all,” said Hunter Burroughs, a 25-year-old med student who lives in the Bronx.He visited the shop on Saturday afternoon with two classmates during a study break.

His ice cream had a chocolate element and some other flavors he couldn’t quite identify, but he liked it.“I love that you don’t know what you’re going to get,” he told The Post.

His friend, Victoria Lovallo, a 29-year-old Westchester resident, got something she thought was sweet cream topped with something that tasted like tahini.“This one is crazy,” she said, admitting, “I’m not going to be upset if I get something else next time.” Their buddy Keegan Church, a 24-year-old who lives in Far Rockaway, said his ice cream tasted like cream cheese with everything bagel seasoning on top.

“It tastes like a New York City bagel, but ice cream,” he said. Surprise Scoop was opened at the end of 2024 by Jackie Luu, a 32-year-old Brooklynite who also owns Stuffed Ice Cream, a shop in Bensonhurst known for its ice cream bouquets and cruffs — glazed donuts stuffed with ice cream and covered with toppings. He said he got the idea for Surprise Scoop after going to restaurants and asking the servers to surprise him with the items they brought to his table.

“We all tend to go for what we are ...