la casa gelato: try all the cheesecake/nutella/chocolate flavours!

la casa gelato, everyone remembers its pink walls and prominent location on venables. there are over 200 flavours inside and is almost always crowded. the best part is trying the different flavours and being the boring kid i am, i tried the not so strange flavours but YOU KNOW WHAT, thats who i am :D 

pineapple ($5): good fruit flavour 

4/5

ferrero rocher ($5): delicious hazelnutty chocolate flavours with swirls of thicker paste of hazelnut and chocolate. its so good…

4.5/5 

flavours tried:

tiramisu cheesecake: couldnt taste the tiramisu, only cheesecake chunks

strawberry cheesecake : artificial tasting

vanilla cookie: like cookies and cream

cappa mocha: tastes like coffee

Hazelnut Frangelico with Chocolate Shavings: strong flavour, but not hazelnut

creme brûlée: tastes like caramel 

overall: everyone has to come at least once, its iconic. although not the best ice cream ever and $5 a cone, you get at least half a scoop - 1 scoop in the different flavours you try! 

froshberg gelato: its gelicious (I'm lame)

there's a super nice guy that works at this froshberg gelato/crepe delicious that remembered me when i walked by about 2 hours ago so when i passed by with my mom after eating lunch, we couldnt help but stop and get some dessert! 

single scoop ($3.95) - UNFORTUNATELY i dont remember the flavour...either tiramisu, cheesecake or salted caramel (we sampled all 3) BUT it was delicious. smooth and creamy but not too sweet either. amazing quality for food court and the price is not bad either!

4.5/5 

gelateria dolce amore: meal sized gelato

before the entertainment book expires, my family always attempts to use up as many as we can. lucky for us, that means family trips to eateries that we would not try otherwise and one sunny day, we visited gelateria dolce amore.

 

wanting to get the bang for out buck, we ordered a 500ml take home size which was $10.00 but we got 50% off so it came to $5.00 + tax

mango sorbet and hazelnut gelato 500ml (regular $10.00)  - the gelato and sorbet were both DELICIOUS. since it was a tinier shop that is not too popular, we weren't expecting much but the flavours were bold and the texture was smooth and creamy. 

the hazelnut was my favourite because it tasted exactly like ferrero rocher. deliciously nutty but with hints of sweetness.

4.5/5

the mango was great too being light and fruity to compliment the richer hazelnut flavour

3.95/5

overall, the ice cream scooper was also very kind about sampling and was extremely helpful in the coupon usage. i definitely recommend this gelato shop anytime you're on the drive and much cheaper than the big names but just as delicious.

bella gelataria: worth the 1 hour wait?

after having dinner a guu one summer evening, i headed down to bella gelataria in search for some dessert. being a summer day, i assumed there might be a line but it turned out to be over AN HOUR WAIT. the shop closes at 10? i believe but they were kind enough to continue serving everybody in the line even past closing time. 

when you get there, you are allowed to try up to 3 flavours. honestly, i dont remember what i tried but i remember them all being amazing making the choice even harder. this ice cream isnt cheap at around $5 per scoop but it is very good quality gelato as it comes from metal buckets instead of on display like many other places and it just pleases every single tastebud in your mouth.

fortunately (or not) i am not a very picky eater and find most ice cream to be equally good so even though this one was amazing, i did not think it was worth the 1+ hour we waited in line. DEFINITELY worth trying but maybe in the winter? 

single scoop hazelnut gelato ($5) 

4.5/5 (-.5 for the ridiculous waiting)