Scoops Gelato

I have a new gelato shop… Scoops.

From LAAlternative.com:

“Tai Kim, the soft-spoken impresario of Scoops, understands the sanctity of this standard-issue extravagance. An unassuming little parlor on the edge of Koreatown, Scoops is a clean and well-lit temple to the ritual of ice cream. Kim, who runs the minimally decorated store alone, whips up over a dozen new flavors every day, often based on suggestions or ingredient donations from his customers. A dry-erase board next to the counter that reads, “Flavor to Suggest,” is regularly covered in handwritten ideas from regulars—cucumber melon sorbet, fig anise, or lavender coconut.”

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Some of Mr. Kim’s latest flavors include kiwi banana, vanilla, nutmeg and amaretto, orange mamey, vegan saffron mango, Red Velvet Cake, pomegranate with poppy seeds, apricot and balsamic, chocolate cayenne, … He even made 12 flavors to honor the Black Dahlia for the Crime bus tour. Read Kim Cooper’s blog about it.

From 1947project.com:

“According to Tai, like White Licorice (an anise and lemon blend), Black Tea and Rosewater, Blackberry and Orange Blossom, Pomegranate and Poppy Seed, Blood Orange Sorbet, Black Currant with Blueberry and Anise Sorbet, Dark Chocolate and Raspberry, White Chocolate and Black Sea Salt Mousse, White Chocolate and Cranberry Syrup, Vanilla and Whiskey and Jasmine Tea and Raisin, almond and black sesame, truffle and maple syrup, coffee and Guinness… An additional offering is Chunky Apple Rum, a flavor that was popular in the 1940s and which Elizabeth Short may have enjoyed in life.”

Photo by Markland

But I think those were JUST for the tour. I tried the Pomegranate and Poppy Seed… was great. But I’m sure if we were to beg enough he would bring back whatever.

Half of the greatness of this place is that you go in not knowing what you’re going to get. No more of the same old same old. More than likely your favorite flavor isn’t going to be there so you’re going to have to have something new. And don’t worry, he loves dishing out samples.

There’s even a dry-erase board on which guests can suggest flavors. And a cone is $2.00! Or $2.00 for two scoops! No more over priced Pinkberry. They also are vegan friendly offering a daily selection of gelato made with soymilk and organic evaporated cane sugar. He also does shakes. He has a iced fruit shake made with a splash of Perrier and whatever flavor you want.

The space is very low key and inviting. The shop doubles as an art gallery and sits next door to a bicycle shop. It’s a cute area.

I mean just look what people are saying on Yelp.

Scoops
712 N. Heliotrope Dr., Los Angeles (just north of Melrose)
Mon-Sat 12PM-10PM (And sometimes is open on Sundays for the Crime Bus)
323-906-2649

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