dare i say it and risk the wrath of foodies and gelato lovers LA-wide? i love gelato, but i think this ice cream beats some of the best gelato i’ve had in LA. i really wasn’t expecting to be wowed even though i heard so much about it. i’ve had mango sorbet, but not ice cream, and it works so well as ice cream here, more creamy and not tart. sometimes you just want the fatty goodness! even my bf who does not like mango would like it. the dutch chocolate is rich and so good, but my favorite is the pineapple coconut, which you can still taste the hints of vanilla accenting the creamy coconut.

the reason this ice cream is delicious is that it is not too sweet, and you can still taste the essence of ice creaminess. some of the gelatos i’ve had are good, but often the sweetness can overpower some of the other flavors or other flavors overpower the creaminess. this ice cream is very creamy! you can tell they didn’t add a lot of water as filler as most ice cream places do. good, old-fashioned ice cream.

oh, and i seriously thought they made a mistake and gave me two scoops instead of one, but i wasn’t about to complain that i was getting two for the price of one. they sell half-gallons of ice cream that are far fresher for a little more than what you pay for fancy pints of ice cream at whole foods.

they also have an assortment of tasty salt-water taffy.

Best ice cream I ever had. Very creamy smooth milky favor. So rich that you want to lick your ice-cream until gone. Lychee, Taro and banana-walnut is must-try. I am thankful that it’s a restaurant run by family, which quality is kept at the top.

There’s no doubt that Fosselman’s is an institution. This place has been around for a veryy long time and has a large cult following. I was lucky enough to make my first visit after attending a foodie get together at the nearby King Hua restaurant (see my review).

This ice cream parlor is small, and definitely has a retro feel and look to it when you step inside. Its like walking into a time warp. You can tell its been family owned for a very long time. The only concessions to modern times are the various ice cream flavors they offer. Its not as varied as Scoops, but they do have more ‘exotic’ flavors like mango and tarot. It makes sense for them to offer these flavors to reflect the predominantly Asian demographics that Alhambra has become since the 80’s.

They have ice cream toppings, salt water taffy, and they sell gallons of ice cream to go. They also do custom ice cream cakes. Yum! What I truly found remarkable is that they offered several flavors of popular Filipino ice cream flavors like ube (similar to tarot but tastes better) and macapuno (a variety of coconut that’s oh so delicious). I’m guessing they have a large pinoy clientele.

I was so full from the dim sum party at King Hua’s that all I could handle was one scoop of ice cream without the cone. I settled on mango which really had a true mango taste to it. It was delicious and satisfying. It was a perfect way to end my foodie excursion. I definitely plan to trek back to Alhambra to visit Fosselman’s again.

The service is fast and friendly. They have a small private parking lot.