Located in a strip mall near the huge IKEA in Carson is this gelato and coffee bar. At night, you can't miss the bright store with the neon lighting.
We stopped here on a Saturday night, and just missed the rush. A string of young...people were leaving with treats in their hands. Upon walking in, the first thing we saw was the display of various gelatos, ranging from the common chocolate to quirky captain crunch to exotic rose gelato. The girls were happy to give you a sample to try, but I felt like I was being rushed to decide on a dessert.
There's no menu on the wall but rather a booklet menu, with pages and pages of things to select, from fresh brew coffee, teas, mixed coffees and a range of various bean origins. Quite honestly it was a bit overwhelming. Some may say there's a good variety, but I almost felt like walking out.
Then there's the various desserts, from crepes, gelatos, the gelato panini, which is a bread filled with gelato and then pressed, so the bread is hot, but the gelato inside is cold. You can also get sweet or savory crepes, paninis and their version of the loco moco.
Staff is friendly but the way the place is set up, can seem confusing. They have booklet menus but they don't take your order at the tables (which the place only had a handful of tables). The queue is in front of the cash register between 2 short red velvet ropes, so the order and pick up line area is not that spacious. They're trying to do too many things at once.
I enjoyed my visit, but in no way think its a 5 star review.
In the end, Stephen got the Japanese cold brewed coffee, I got the 99 cent medio coffee (I forgot what bean I decided on) and we shared the gelato panini, filled with rose gelato and nutella. The Japanese coffee was a bit pricy at $4 for a medium cup. My coffee at 99 cents (for checking in on yelp) was a bargain, but with out the check in special, my 2 coffee and dessert would have set me back over $15.More