The Hollywood Scoop offers red carpet, celebrity treatment in a fun, exciting atmosphere
America is the land of food and there are myriad choices where we can spend our money. Often there are multiple options within a category. We don’t have to eat at let’s say this Chinese restaurant – we can go to another one that charges less for the same dish. If we don’t like the rude waiter at that Mexican eatery, we can go to the one down the road that treats you like gold.
You don’t have to be a foodie, to have a standard checklist on what you are looking for in an eatery or restaurant. We know what we want, what we’ll settle for and what we won’t tolerate or we’ll go elsewhere. One place that is dear to my heart and manages to hold a high standard with all the basic requirements is The Hollywood Scoop on Route 6 (County Road) in Mattapoisett.
Quality, fresh ingredients? Check. Sheer, mouth-watering deliciousness? Check. Affordable or appropriately priced? Check. Friendly waitstaff? Check. Portion size? Check. Hollywood Scoop does one better: FUN. Check, check, check.
Another area that America is in love with besides food, is movies. We love to be entertained. We are fascinated by the actors and they occupy our headlines. We all have crushes on Sophia Loren to the point we would gladly stalk her. Right? Guys? Not that I would stalk her, but my third cousin’s brother’s step-dad’s ex-boyfriend’s old roommate would.
What the Hollywood Scoop does so brilliantly is combine America’s two greatest loves – food and movies – in one place. This family run business has a genuine, burning passion for these two things. The menu items are all named after their favorite films and actors. Each day there is a movie of the day which the specials will coincide with. This concept is called “character dining.”
You’ll see things like the Brady Brunch – Eight chicken tenders served with your choice of dipping sauces makes this feel-good meal better than pork chops and apple sauce. There’s the McLovin – No fake I.D. required to order, but a desire for hot or wicked hot buffalo chicken, shredded cheese & bleu cheese dressing. With a name like McLovin how can you go wrong? The Cheers Poutin: Sam Malone would be addicted to these hand-cut golden French fries topped with a dark Guinness gravy and cheese curd melted on top.
As you can see, fun is infused into the menu. It’s the theme on the walls, which is decorated with movie posters, collector items, photos of some of the greatest actors. This is not a gimmick. It’s just who they are. The entire family and extended family just have an intense love affair with food and movies.
“They” are Lori and Bruce Truehart, their 3 daughters: Kassandra~Lynn (front of the house manager), Serenitie~Love and Trinitie~Heaven (waitresses in “training” – they are 2 and 3 year old). All three whom also have menu items named after them. Finally, there is Lori’s mom Lola Pinto. In addition, they have a friendly staff whom they consider extended family. A genuine family owned and operated business.
What this passion has translated into is a high quality eatery that has an atmosphere that makes you not want to leave. There is always a movie playing on one of the TV screens – this screams “Stay, enjoy your food, have fun. Don’t rush.” Lori won’t even call her customers “customers.” She calls them “celebrities,” and treats them that way – there are signs that state “Celebrity Parking ‘Only'” and a real red carpet at the netrance! In fact, she even has a “Celebrity of the Day” where she randomly picks one person to get their 15 minutes of fame with a photo on Hollywood Scoop’s Facebook of them devouring their FREE dessert.
The staff are typically in costume, whether a poodle skirt, from a movie, or just an old fashioned diner waitress outfit. Wednesdays are “Kid’s Day,” where the kids will do crafts, and often bump into a special guest like Princess Jasmine or once of the princesses from Princesses of New Bedford. The vibe and atmosphere is a “Bring the whole family from grandparents through grandkids.”
At the Hollywood Scoop NOTHING is frozen, everything is fresh. The Hollywood Scoop serves lunch and dinner. For lunch and dinner all of America’s favorites are represented: sandwiches and wraps of every type, a plethora of everyone’s favorite comfort foods like hot dogs, and burgers which are 100% certified Angus beef. There are many fried options like seafood platters and the very popular, hand-dipped and battered fish and chips, which on Fridays is ALL YOU CAN EAT. You can also choose lightly breaded or English batter.
The desserts can be summed up in one word: madness. Homemade apple pies, cheesecakes, brownies, cookies, and fried dough. They offer an astounding 100+ flavors of ice cream during season – all your standard flavors including unique flavors like Cranberry Harvest, Raspberry Truffle, Lemon Custard, and Coffee Oreo. of course, there are sugar free options and dairy free sorbet. How does fried ice cream made with cake around it, deep fried Oreos, fried banana splits, fried Twinkie or devil dogs sound? A rather unique item is the hand cut sweet potato french fries topped with cinnamon and sugar mix and a side of caramel for dipping. Then there are the signature desserts like the Parent Trap: mocha peanut butter ice cream, topped with peanut butter sauce, Oreo bits, hot fudge, whipped cream and a cherry of course.
Madness, indeed!
The Hollywood Scoop is handicap accessible, offers dine-in, take-out and delivery. All military men and women with a valid ID, and men in uniform (Police, Fireman, EMS, etc.) receive a generous 15% discount. Wednesdays are Kid’s Days and kids eat for $1.99 from the Little Rascals menu -it includes French fries and pickles, a drink and ice cream. Thursdays’ movie always has a person’s name in it, and anyone with that name gets a FREE item from the menu. Sometimes it’s a meal, other times it’s dessert – always a surprise. Generosity is another theme here!
If you are looking for something different, fun and exciting to bring your family to, you will be hard pressed to find a place that accompanies the entire family regardless of age. The menu appeals to young and old – you won’t have to encourage the kids to find something on the menu, they will eagerly dive into it. For the adults, the atmosphere gives you a break: you can relax, because the kids will be focused on the environment, the movie playing on the TV or one of the costumed waiters. You won’t have to convince them to eat at all – there’s no fight necessary!
Hollywood Scoop is just a hands-down fun, even uplifting place with fresh, high-quality, mouth-watering fare at an price that is affordable enough to bring the whole family to. It’s a brilliant concept executed with warmth and clear passion.
Character dining concept aside, it’s just a place that serves darn delicious food.
The Hollywood Scoop
20 County Rd
Mattapoisett, Massachusetts
Phone: (508) 758-8735
EMail: ecdiamonddolls@comcast.net
Fall-Winter Hours:
Wednesday-Sunday: 11:30am to 9:00pm
Spring-Summer Hours:
Monday-Thursday: 11:00am to 10:00pm
Friday-Sunday: 11:00-11:00pm
Facebook: facebook.com/thehollywoodscoop
Menu: facebook.com/download/preview/599848626826644
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