475644 Wed Jan 02 22:59:27 -0800 2008 4 1 San Francisco Bay Area 0 3255962 I just read some reviews online about this place, haven't heard anything from the chowhounds..Ruth, others? It's supposed to have fudge, gelato, & candy. Fudgelato 2353 Santa Clara Ave Alameda, CA 510-748-9697 M-Th 12-9 F 12-10 Sat 11-10 Sun 11-9 Wed Jan 02 22:59:27 -0800 2008 10677 hhc 1 3257527 I tried it a couple months ago, shortly after they opened. The gelato was a bit icy ( I had dulce du leche and .. straciatelle I think. Both were decent but nothing to rave about. I havent been back since. Tucker's normal ice cream is still my go-to for frozen treats in alameda. Ice cream dock over on Island (by angelfish) keeps their stuff (Lappert's) WAY too cold and hard packed for me. Too bad. Thu Jan 03 11:56:06 -0800 2008 3255962 134877 dignyou 2 3258764 What about Loard's down at South Shore/Alameda Towne Centre? I wandered in there the other day when I was shopping, just to check it out, and I'm trying to remember to go there when I'm actually going to buy ice cream! As for Fudgelato ... didn't I post on it when I tried it? Maybe not. Nothing to write home about: Gelato Classico is good, but not unique, the fudge was okay, but I actually like the fudge at Tucker's better, and at that, I'm not crazy about store bought fudge: it's mostly too waxy for my taste. But then, I spent years learning how to make classic cooked fudge at home, so I'm verrrrrrrry picky! I actually wonder about all these small shops that have those slabs of fudge -- it seems like none of them have the equipment to actually make fudge on site, so I've been wondering if it's a mix or a machine/mix combo. You know, like where you buy a machine and the prepackaged ingredients to go into it, and you "make" the fudge on site ... but not really. Thu Jan 03 17:09:01 -0800 2008 3257527 10159 Ruth Lafler 1 3257649 This was a good mention from Alameda Magazine. The gelato is Gelato Clasico. The only thing made in-house is the fudge. Any tried that? From the link ... http://www.alamedamagazine.com/media/Alameda-Magazine/December-2007/Tidbits/ "BEFORE TONY DOUMITT JOINED HIS PARENTS' RETAIL SHOE BUSINESS, HE WORKED AT RESTAURANTS—cooking, bar tending and managing a Chevys in San Leandro. He was therefore well qualified not only to manage Fudgelato ... but also to make the fudge ($11.95 a pound) when his folks, Robert and Shirley Doumitt, decided to transform storage space adjoining their eponymous shoe shop into a fudge, candy and gelato store. It was mom Shirley’s idea to line the shelves with glass apothecary jars, giving the pristine, modern place a delightfully old-time feel." Hmmm ... sorry I missed the holiday gelato flavors ... spumoni, gingerbread, pumpkin, peppermint bark. Thu Jan 03 12:23:33 -0800 2008 3255962 10264 rworange 1 3259140 Good thing Fudgelato isn't in SF because the name would mean something else. Seriously unintentional kinky name. Thu Jan 03 18:59:55 -0800 2008 3255962 27275 ML8000