62609 Sat Aug 28 13:59:27 -0700 2004 21 2 Los Angeles Area 0 334528 Where can I find the best ice cream in the Los Angeles area? Sat Aug 28 13:59:27 -0700 2004 0 Hans 1 334530 There's a place in Santa Ana -- near So. Coast Plaza called, interestingly, Hans'. I've not been there but trusted Hounds vouch for it as among the best. There are several ice cream afficionados here, so I know you'll get other ideas. Hans' Homemade Ice Cream Yogurt & Deli (714) 979-8815 3640 S Bristol St, Santa Ana, CA 92704 Sat Aug 28 14:35:02 -0700 2004 334528 0 Dorothy 2 334629 I guess living in the San Fernando Vally puts me out of the loop but no one mentioned Desoto Pharmacy on the corner of Desoto and Roscoe. Real old fashioned Ice Cream Parlour. Hot Fudge Sundae like all you old folks (me too!) remember it was done. Sun Aug 29 12:06:12 -0700 2004 334530 0 lucky17 3 335788 I had the best hot fudge Sundae in Arcadia at an old cofefee shop called the Threee heys or something like that. Anyone ever heard of this place? Fri Sep 03 19:27:57 -0700 2004 334629 0 Joan 4 335823 Do you mean TwoHeys at Huntington Drive and Garfield (on the border between San Marino and Alhambra)? Sat Sep 04 00:19:28 -0700 2004 335788 0 Chino Wayne 1 334531 Better define "Los Angeles area." You'll see. Sat Aug 28 14:47:06 -0700 2004 334528 0 TE 1 334535 It's a shame there can't be listings kept posted for easy access for whent the same questions like this that get asked about every 2 months, it's probably the downfall to Chowhound and others will liken it to a good thing as it keeps everything current. Dr Bob's (HOWS Markets & Gelsons) Santa Barbara Ice Cream (HOWS, Gelsons, some Ralph's) Boulder Ice Cream (Whole Foods) Fosselman's (shop in Alhambra) Sat Aug 28 16:18:08 -0700 2004 334528 0 RobL 2 334572 I love godiva belgian dark chocolate. but I'd love to find a rich hand-made version. Sat Aug 28 21:58:20 -0700 2004 334535 0 elisha 3 334597 Have you tried Dr. Bob's Really Dark Chocolate? I am not the biggest fan of all of the good Doctor's flavors, but this one is tremendous. (The Scharffen Berger Works flavor, full of crunchy pieces, is no slouch either.) Sun Aug 29 00:56:13 -0700 2004 334572 0 PayOrPlay 2 334622 Ditto Dr Bob's--no parallel to date for me--worth the trip to his shop. Sun Aug 29 11:18:45 -0700 2004 334535 0 Funwithfood 3 334626 FunwithFood, if you're going all the way to Upland, be sure to do THE ICE CREAM WALK. Take a walk between Dr. Bob's on C Street and Bert n Rockys' up on Foothill. Burns off the calories and you get to try TWO great ice creams instead of one. At Bert & Rocky's, try the Cream Cheese Chocolate Chip! At Dr. Bob's, can't beat the Tahitian Vanilla with bittersweet hot fudge on top. Sun Aug 29 11:58:13 -0700 2004 334622 0 joe 4 334732 I'll add this to my "file". :) Mon Aug 30 11:03:43 -0700 2004 334626 0 Funwithfood 2 334770 The new HOWS Market in Glendale opened last week and they did not have any Dr. Bob's ice cream. When I asked, they said they could order any of it that I wanted, but what I want is a case full of flavors to try one at a time. Disappointed. Mon Aug 30 15:35:37 -0700 2004 334535 0 gnarlex 3 335160 Gnarlex, you can try lots of Dr Bob's flavors scooped at Frank's Famous Deli just north of Glendale on Verdugo. They pack pints & qts to go. Closed Sundays. Tue Aug 31 20:55:11 -0700 2004 334770 0 joe 1 334554 Call me old school (and cheap?), but I really, really like Rite Aid ice cream (nee Thrifty's). Located throughout Los Angeles (regardless of how you define "Los Angeles area" ... ) Sat Aug 28 18:59:40 -0700 2004 334528 0 ipse dixit 2 334560 When I was a kid -- back when we rode dinosaurs to school -- every Sav-on had an ice-cream counter. A cone cost a nickel (as did skate keys, but I digress). That was our ultimate treat -- a Sav-on ice-cream cone. The usually had peppermint (not just in December) --mmmm, mmm! They listed a hot fudge sundae for 50 cents, but that was too rich for our blood. We were a nickel cone family. My mom's fave was a two-scooper: one scoop of chocolate and one scoop of peach --weird, hmm? Sat Aug 28 19:46:52 -0700 2004 334554 0 Dorothy 3 334564 I know it has to do with the extremely high sugar content, but Rite-Aid has the most fantastic mint chocolate chip. Oddly enough, Ralph's market brand of Premium Ice Cream does a pretty darn close replica of the mint chocolate chip at Rite-Aid. I also really like the cookies and cream flavor. Sat Aug 28 20:18:28 -0700 2004 334560 0 Emme 4 334606 Hee Hee, you remember skate keys, and I remember radio tubes in a big lecturn-looking display. Anyway, my father used to get three (!) scoops when we'd go to Thrifty's (they were cylindrical scoops. a triple looked just ridiculous). I looked forward to going because of the yummy mint n'chip and chocolate chip, but I was just embarrassed to death of my father with the triple. Sun Aug 29 02:10:50 -0700 2004 334564 0 NeNePie 5 334640 Yeah, Thrifty/Rite-Aid chocolate chip is so awesome. Count me in among the dinosaurs because growing up, the scoops at Thrifty were a nickel each. My mom wouldn't let us get triples though! I'm a fan of the shaved chocolate school of chocolate chip ice cream, so I also love Baskin-Robbins chocolate chip. I ate about a thousand gallons of it while working at the old Baskin-Robbins on San Vicente just east of 26th Street in Brentwood, in the 1975-76 time frame. Ralph's Private Selection does a pretty good chocolate chip along this vein, and I really love the Ralph's Private Selection chocolate chip cookie dough which adds little, uniform-shaped bites of cookie dough. Not that I don't like my Dr. Bob's but sometimes super-premium butterfat content is too rich, or the vanilla base flavor is too vanilla-y. Sun Aug 29 13:08:11 -0700 2004 334606 0 Debbie W. 2 335398 I would get a Sav On 2 scoop cone with rocky road and orange sherbet. The combination of chocolate and orange is still one of my favorites. Wed Sep 01 23:20:23 -0700 2004 334554 0 Just Larry 1 334581 There's a wonderful egalitarian consideration with the diversity of recommendations here. For what it's worth, the San Francisco August Restaurant Issue picked Ben & Jerry's #2 and Cold Stone Creamery #3, only fitting for me since I'm heading out to pick up the latter's 'strawberry shortcake' and 'coffee lover's delight'. Sat Aug 28 23:36:44 -0700 2004 334528 0 cvc 2 334601 1. Bert & Rocky's in Upland and Claremont2. Bennett's (not Gill's) in Farmers Market3. Dr. Bobs Banana Nut Choc Chip available hand-packed at Frank's Famous in Montrose. Tahitian Vanilla and the Doc's Choc Flavors are good, too. Didn't care for the oatmeal-heavy cookie dough3. Fosselmann's Macapuno, Banana Walnut or Dark Chocolate (tastes like dry canned cocoa powder!)4. Eiger's in Brentwood (sign says homemade but the coconut tastes suspiciously like McConnell's of Santa Barbara) 5. McConnell's of Santa Barbara (scoop shops in Encino and La Canada/Montrose)6. Cold Stone Creamery7. Breyer's Peanut Butter 'n Fudge8. Dreyers Dreamery Deep Dish Apple Pie9. Double Rainbow at Trader Joes10.Kirkland Premium Vanilla at Costco (the frozen yogurt outside isn't bad, either). (and for lowfat you can't beat Starbucks Lowfat Latte Ice Cream) Sun Aug 29 01:10:39 -0700 2004 334581 0 joe