[1][2][3][4][5] The shop was located in a small space on Linden Avenue in Zanesville, Ohio, and was originally named the Jack Hemmer Ice Cream Company.

[1][11] Bill Sullivan, began working at Tom's Ice Cream Bowl in 1968 while a high school student.

[15][18] They are famous for their Tin Roof Sundaes, and for serving their ice cream in soup bowls.

It's made on-site and small batches from premium ingredients and "full of butterfat ('that's what makes it taste so good.

[34] Tom's Ice Cream Bowl "has gone from a Zanesville staple to a global tourist attraction".

[18] In 2017, Tom's was featured on the Food Network television show "Ice Cream Nation".

[38][39] After Romney's visit, Sullivan named an ice cream flavor "White House" after him.