Scoops

Small ice cream place, but pretty big selection! I am a huge peanut butter fan, and this place has TWO amazing types– Peanut Butter Oreo and Peanut Butter Cinnamon. Both are amazing and unique! I also like their pricing — $ 3.50 for one scoop.
I will be back for sure to try more flavors! But highly recommend, at least for peanut butter fans.

There’s a time & place for crazy bold ice cream that’s a bit too heavy & pretentious for its own good.
Then there’s a time for lighter more familiar (yet adventurous in a safe way) ice cream that you know you’ll find pleasant & enjoy. That place is Scoops.
Other trendy ice cream shops might feel a bit like Russian roulette. The flavor combos are strange & daring but sometimes disastrous. Scoops is playful without being weird.
We tried several flavors each. I chose chocolate malt & salted honey praline. And just as we were leaving, the owner pulled out a new flavor fig & marscapone.
Since we were across the way to try Pok Pok Phat Thai, we decided we’d return to Scoops again when we return to Pok Pok!

OK ice cream shop in Chinatown. Not your typical place with just vanilla and chocolate.
I ordered the dairy free Chocolate. It was ok. Quite icy.
Parking is in the underground garage, they don’t validate.

Two flavors of ice cream I got:
Goat cheese and basil
And the second was a salty vanilla Oreo
Extremely unique ice cream flavors that some of them will make you go «why would they do that in an ice cream?»
And the best part was It was freaking amazing. I have to say, ice cream innovation at its best! The goat cheese and basil definitely spiked my curiosity. So I took a sample.
And boyyy did it Seal the deal. It was so amazingly light and refreshing that I felt like a was a model for a yogurt commercial. Seriously… That hint of basil was a touch of happy refreshment in my mouth. It was so incredibly delightful. If you ever get the chance to taste it, grab the opportunity right away!!! Please… For the sake of your happiness!
The salty vanilla Oreo was delicious too. Just a tid bit different from the cookies and cream kind.
I regret nothing!!!
Although I was taken back a little by their interior design of the store, I think it added to their simplistic charm.
Pastel themed ice cream place with very minimal and simple design, even when it comes to their ice cream display.
The staff working that day was incredibly accommodating. Even though I sampled EVERYTHING, he never made me feel guilty about it and there wasn’t a hint of annoyance in him. Kudos to you!
The only criticism I have is the slight potential of confusion on their menu. Their «one scoop two flavors» concept. Their one scoop is really two scoops but with one scoop being smaller then the other and both are different flavors. But no biggie
Needless to say, I’m such a big fan of this place! Simple and innovative.
Plus they make it fresh and it’s different flavors everyday! How cool is that!
On my visit the ice cream flavors offered were:
–goat cheese and basil
–salty vanilla oreo
–jackfruit and lime
–almond, toffee and molasses
–blackberry and passion fruit
–cheesecake praline
–coconut and lime leaves
–tiramisu
–vanilla, wasabi and toffee
Will so come back!!!

This is a really small ice cream shop, and while they have a limited selection, the flavors they carry are unique and good. The employees greet you when you walk in and immediately offer you samples — as many as you want! I tried a couple, and opted for the Kiwi Ume flavor. It was fruity, but still really rich and creamy. The kiwi and ume flavor was really mild, but I liked how it tasted. It’s an interesting and winning combo. I got a generous Kids Single scoop on a cake cone, and felt content.
The store however is a little drab and depressing. It has an awful, and I MEAN AWFUL, pastel ice-​cream themed wall mural going on. It looks like an abandoned pre-​school. The ice cream parlor is really simple, nothing fancy. It doesn’t even try. It’s really a grab & GTFO kind of place. A fresh paint job would easily fix the problem.
Nice service, solid ice cream, but complete and utter lack of atmoshphere.

Seriously great ice cream with seriously great employees. Sample to your heart’s content. I’ve done it many times and the scooper has never made me fell awkward or indecisive about it.
If you don’t like it… don’t get a scoop?!?
I find that the Kid’s Scoop (which you can order even if you’re a man or woman) is enough to satisfy any need you may have.

Artisanal flavored ice cream. Located inside the complex on the 1^st floor of Chego, Ten Rens Tea, & Ramen Champ. Staff was super helpful and patient while we were sampling away. Finally after being so indecisive I chose Green Tea & Pandan. Both Asian flavors but hey we are in China Town. Smooth creamy and flavors really come through. Prices are the normal for Artisan ice cream.

I love Scoops so I was so excited to see this location, but I was a little disappointed. I’m used to the Scoops on Heliotrope where they have so many flavors and are incredibly generous with their scoops.
At this Scoops, there were only about 10 flavors to choose from and the scoops were pretty small. I’d recommend to go to the other location on Heliotrope if you have time!
In terms of the flavors, they’re original and light and yummy as always! So it’s better to come to Scoops than not go at all!

I hate ice cream — said no one ever. Scoops on Heliotrope was one of my favorite ice cream shops before gourmet ice cream joints started popping up everywhere. I always got the brown bread flavor — not sure if the flavor is a take on B&M’s Brown Bread in a can (it’s a New England thing — google it!), but either way, it is one of my favorite flavors ever, along with Rite Aid’s chocolate malted crunch.
A few nights ago, I was craving brown bread ice cream, so I went to this location (right across from Pok Pok Thai). I wanted to get a bunch of flavors, but settled on 3 — the bianco bread, which is the brown bread but made of mascarpone cheese, lavender goat cheese, and Guinness chocolate. All three flavors were delicious.
I love that Scoops always has a few soy based flavors for the vegans and the lactose intolerant.
Service is always friendly.

1, 2, 3, 4… I DECLARE AN… ICE CREAM CRAWL!!!
DAY 2, STOP 6
BACKSTORY: (Repeated on all ice cream crawl reviews. If you’ve read it once, no need to read it 20+ times :-p)
Thanks to social media and their ways to entice peeps, like me, to get out and about town, I recently succumbed to their power of suggestion and checked out ice cream parlors in the LA area. The goal? The goal was not to find the best ice cream parlor, nor the worst, and to see what was out there, instead the goal was to have a frame of reference when peeps or fellow Unilocalers ask, suggest, or check into places.
«armed with an appetite and not afraid to use it» and I visited Six ice cream parlors and drove 30ish miles, this ends day two of LA ice cream crawl.
PARKING:
Depending on day and time, free street parking
Several paid lots nearby
INTERIOR:
Located in the breezeway of a strip mall, this quaint creamery is colorfully decorated in perfect scoops of pastel ice cream balls. Interior design is clean and simple.
CUSTOMER SERVICE:
A friendly gent stood behind the ice cream display case with scooper in hand ready to serve it up.
ORDERED:
After several tastings, a scoop of Salty Caramel for me and a scoop of Banana Pretzel Sorbet for my cohort. The Salty Caramel was as it should be, smooth and creamy and nicely flavorful. The cohort was pleased with his choice as well. On that point wasn’t an overpowering amount of pretzels mixed in with the banana.
IN A SCOOP:
Cohort still rubbin’ his rabbit’s foot, we scored free street parking. Although a little hard to find, Scoops serves up a decent selection of creamy flavors that are switched out frequently. If in the area, I’d stop by again.
#LAICECREAMCRAWL

I’ve been a big fan of Scoops since its Heliotrope-​only days, so I was pleased to find the Chinatown location in the same complex as Pok Pok Phat Thai when I had lunch there the other week. I stopped in on a full stomach, but I found just enough room to accommodate a cup of ice cream.
I didn’t love Scoops Westside the one time I visited, so I was curious to see if this location was closer to the mark. (It’s also entirely possible I went on an off day to Scoops Westside, but it’s way too far for me to go back to find out.) I loved everything about this place. The space was cute and simple, and service was good and quick. And the ice cream was on point, with a knockout line-​up of flavors.
Scoops ice cream has a lighter texture than most of its competitor ice creams, and I’ve found that it can sometimes melt even faster than I can eat it. I’m not sure if it the base has gotten a bit sturdier or if I just inhaled it this time around, but my ice cream held up better than usual at the Chinatown Scoops. It was still nice and airy with a pleasant underlying creaminess – in other words, fantastic. I got a cup of blanco bread and coconut, banana, and basil seeds, both flavors I’d never had elsewhere. The blanco bread was the Scoops Chinatown signature, the counterpart to the original brown bread, enhanced with the luscious addition of mascarpone cheese. The coconut, banana, and basil seeds was splendid, with all three named ingredients well represented. I loved the slippery basil seeds. Such an interesting textural component, and wonderfully fragrant, too. I also sampled the sweet potato and burnt sugar, which was sugary and satisfying, and the light, aromatic pistachio saison beer, which was part of a group of Oktoberfest beer ice cream flavors.
I’ll bet Scoops gets a lot of business from Chego/​Ramen Champ/​Pok Pok diners looking for a sweet bite after their heavy Asian meals. It worked perfectly as a cap to our Pok Pok lunch, and I doubt I’ll ever come to this plaza without stopping by again.

Being an ice cream connoisseur, I was really excited to try this place. It was good — better than average — but did not live up to the hype. The flavors were interesting, however the ice cream itself did not have much flavor. Kind of a letdown.
I had maple black truffle and chocolate, and my daughter had maple black truffle and green tea vanilla. The green tea vanilla actually had the most flavor.
The guy working there was really nice and pleasant, however didn’t know a lot about the ingredients (we ask a lot of questions). The little colorful plastic dishes and spoons are really kawaii but don’t seem terribly biodegradable (maybe I’m wrong).
All that said, I’ll probably return and give some other flavors a try when we are in Chinatown next.

I’ve been to two Scoops locations, and they are CONSISTENT. Delicious, creamy, unique flavors, and the scoop sizes are the best you’re gonna get! 2 for the price of 1!
The bianco bread here is a must-​try. The sweet, crunchy grape nuts mixed with creamy ice cream is one-​of-​a-​kind and on my list of all-​time favorite flavors. Get some after eating at Chego or Ramen Champ. It’s a sweet end to a night of good food.
Additionally, the servers are so friendly and helpful, providing as many samples as your heart desires. Try them all!
You can also get a pint to-​go and binge eat at home. What more could you want?

Scoops, scoops, scoops!
This place is not your typical ice cream parlor/​shop/​store/​etc etc. I have been to this particular location one time, and it only mean I am way past due to coming again. They have a few locations but this one (and the one in west LA area, by LACC) are the best and most consistent. They have many assortment of ice creams, that vary from burnt sugar, to mint and chip, or banana toffee. I know there’s is almost no way that ice cream is ever bad, but these guys know how to make it and blend great flavors together.
There is street parking almost everywhere plus there is some parking out back. This location is inside a medium shopping center so not the easiest to find.
Staff was friendly here and helpful. I would recommend stopping by if you are in the area.

The interior is pretty bare bones at all the locations I’ve visited (Highland Park and Chinatown). However, the customer service is excellent and friendly here and they always have a few vegan, soy-​based flavors!
The green tea and brown rice soy ice cream was light and tasty! I wanted to try the maple coffee soy ice cream, but it was evening and I wasn’t about to give up a good night’s sleep for ice cream. The jolly guy behind the counter said it was super decadent though, so next time if it’s still available that’ll be my pick!
A single cup includes two scoops, so you can pick two flavors if you want. You can ask for a complimentary cone to stick on top of your cup! How nice is that.
Get parking validated. We didn’t see the ticket dispenser so we had to pay up. Look for it, the parking lady said it’s somewhere in the parking area.

Applause for Scoops opening up a spot in DTLA! Now I don’t have to make the trek all the way out to the Westside for some wonderful ice cream. They’re extremely smart for opening up a spot in this particular location. When you have the likes of Ramen Champ, Chego and Pok Pok Phat Thai in the same plaza, diners will likely look for something sweet after their meal.
Just like their other locations, they concoct very unique flavors daily. You may see a few flavors one day but you most likely won’t see them again on your next visit.
Pineapple Guava Sorbet — It was such an easy decision. It was the first flavor I sampled. The pineapple guava combination really works. It’s mostly the pineapple flavor but you can taste the hint of guava. The sorbet was extremely soft and quenched my thirst with every bite.
Make sure you sample all the flavors that catch your eye. What I like about this place the most is that they allow you to get the kids scoop. I can never finish an adult scoop and I barely finished the kids scoop here so I really appreciated their leniency.

Scoops was pretty average for an ice cream place. The unique selection of flavors was definitely there. However, they didn’t impress.
Flavors: I was most excited to try the Coconut Wasabi flavor. It seemed like it would be a nice mixture of sweet and spicy, or even a fusion of flavors. It just tasted like coconut to me. I also tried the Blueberry Lavender flavor. It was kind of an ambiguous flavor. It didn’t taste like blueberry, and definitely didn’t taste of lavender. Overall, the flavors are creative, and taste decent, but the execution was not there.
Staff: The staff was so nice, no complaints there. They kept the line moving along quickly.
Prices: For me, prices at ice cream shops are the last avenue for a decision. If you’re not buying it from a freezer at a grocery store, the prices are going to be high. But I like how their board of prices is the final price. If it says $ 3.50, they’re only going to charge you $ 3.50 — that’s how much I paid for my 1 scoop two flavors.

The original Scoops Ice Cream is right by Los Angeles City College on Heliotrope, and it’s good and bad that this additional Scoops location is in Chinatown! Good that awesome ice cream is much closer to home, but bad for me since I’m bound to get it more often since it’s so much closer!
This additional location is located in the Far East Plaza, adjacent to Chego and Pok Pok Thai.
Love the experimental weird flavors at Scoops, but I tend to go with the Bianco Bread, the flavor they have everyday. Perfect match of creamy, yummy, and crunchy. Other flavors that I always look for at Scoops are the Jackfruit and Lemon as well as the Horchata.
Scoops is definitely the perfect dessert stop after having Chego!

After visiting Chego, my friend and I needed something sweet and luckily Scoops was next door to save us. I’ve heard of the Scoops in West Hollywood, but it was unexpected to see another location.
We were welcomed to try any samples, but I went with the apple pie and cheesecake oreo in a sugar cone, no extra charge whether it is in a cup or cone. Their «one scoop» is basically 2 decent scoops for $ 3.25 flat and that price is perfect for how good this ice cream is. Their flavors change every so often, but if you happen to catch the apple pie flavor, I highly suggest it.

Oh, Scoops, what am I going to do with you? I mean, why must you be so good?
They serve creamy ice cream with unique flavors; they even have your favorite ice cream but with their on twist. This past weekend, we got:
Coconut Chocolate: You can definitely taste the coconut AND chocolate without either one overwhelming each other. It’s like magic… they know magic! Lol This was my favorite one so far and I hope they have it again the next time I go back.
Salty Vanilla (???) with Oreos: This was like a unique version of cookies and cream but… wait for it… a little bit saltier.
The one scoop size that they offered actually serves two different flavors which is a good idea since you can try more of their ice cream. I’ve tried their bianco bread ice cream before and while it was creamy, I just didn’t like all the seeds or whatever it was.
Overall, super friendly service, really good ice cream and unique flavors. Four stars for now but I’ll have to come back another time and I might just give it five stars based on consistency.
************ UPDATE 5÷3÷15 *******************
4.5 stars
Okay, so as mentioned, I’d update this place based on consistency and I’ve been coming back here a few days in a row or every weekend so far (with some breaks in between, of course). Anyway, I’m sold although some of the flavors I’ve gotten weren’t as noticeable because another flavor mixed in overpowers it but that’s totally okay. I’ll still list a few of the many flavors I’ve tried but just know that they update their ice cream and so it might not be there when you come here!
— Strawberry Jasmine (love!)
— Jackfruit Lemon (only tasted the jackfruit but was so good)
— Caramel Oreo (no hint of caramel but still acceptable)
Also, if you love the taste of coffee but would still like something sweet to drink, you HAVE to get the super shake. It has butter pecan (and maybe caramel??) ice cream with some coffee. I don’t even really like coffee and I have to say that this was just too good to pass up. It was like a caramel coffee candy with pieces of pecan. Trust me on this one!