Scoops

712 N. Heliotrope Dr. (Melrose Ave.) Send to Phone

323-906-2649 | Make Restaurant Reservations | Menu

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Innovative gelato parlor with a dedicated following and continually changing flavors.

Scoops Restaurant is one of GAYOT's 2013 | Top 10 LA Ice Cream Restaurants | Scoops is one of our Top 10 Ice Cream Shops in the United States

Cuisine

Ice Cream

Open

Open daily

Features

Kid-friendly
Outdoor dining
Casual
No Credit Cards

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Scoops Restaurant Review

: After graduating from CalArts and Portland's Western Culinary Institute, Tai Kim opened Scoops behind LA City College in 2005. He's pushed the limits of gelato and sorbet ever since. Kim shops at ethnic markets every morning and produces 18 different flavors per day. The only constant: brown bread, a send-up of an English classic, with Grape Nuts instead of breadcrumbs. Other combinations have included blueberry-mascarpone and chocolate-Guinness. There are even vegan options. On Saturdays, Tai really lets loose, experimenting with ingredients like black truffles. All his adventurousness would be moot if his creations weren't so consistently tasty. Get it in a cup, cone, shake or float. Also located at 3400 Overland Ave., Los Angeles, 323-405-7055.

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