Downtown Naperville is about to get a serious pizza-and-ice-cream combo. Oberweis is rolling out its first-ever scoop shop inside Giordano's at 119 S. Main St., with opening day set for April 28. The shared counter is geared toward grab-and-go dessert runs after a slice, and the first 99 customers on opening day can score a single scoop for 99 cents. The partnership will also debut two limited-time, high school inspired treats and donate a portion of opening-day sales to the DuPage Children’s Museum.
As first reported by the Chicago Tribune, the counter will sit inside Giordano's at 119 S. Main St. and represents the first time Giordano's has hosted another restaurant brand inside one of its locations. The Tribune notes that Oberweis will run the space as a scoop shop rather than a full dairy store, offering its ice cream lineup in a compact, grab-and-go format tucked into the Giordano's footprint.
Local flavors and opening-day charity
The Naperville-exclusive menu leans hard into school spirit. The Top Flyin’ Frostbite, a strawberry-and-peanut-butter-cup blended treat inspired by Naperville Central, and the Huskie Dream, which pairs orange sherbet with vanilla and blue-and-orange sprinkles in a nod to Naperville North, will both be on offer, according to Chicago Food Magazine. The outlet also reports that Oberweis and Giordano's will donate a portion of grand-opening day proceeds to the DuPage Children’s Museum as part of the launch.
Permit shows the buildout was planned
City records show the mashup has been in the works for a while. A commercial building alteration permit issued in late February for 119 S. Main St. describes an interior renovation to the bar and lobby to “incorporate a new Oberweis Dairy ice cream service counter & equipment” and add a seasonal patio area, per the City of Naperville permit files. The permit language backs up the companies' announcement and confirms the counter installation was baked into a formal renovation plan.
What the partners say
Company spokespeople are leaning into nostalgia. Oberweis CEO Renato DePaolis called the pairing “nothing quite as deeply ingrained in the American family experience,” and Giordano's CEO Nick Scarpino said welcoming Oberweis was “a natural fit,” according to local coverage by NCTV17. Both brands described the concept as a way to give families an easy dessert option after dinner and to build on their reputations for quality dairy and pizza.
Opening-day practicals
The new counter is set to open April 28. The Daily Herald reports the first 99 customers can buy a single scoop for $0.99. Giordano's downtown Naperville location lists hours and ordering options on its site, and the partners say the scoop shop will be geared toward quick pickups and pairing a pizza night with a classic ice-cream finish; see the downtown location page for details: Giordano's.
