Gelato Paradiso

This location is closed, but they’re still open inside the food court area at Fashion Island Mall between Five Guys and Wahoo’s.

This place is not there any more. It is being replaced by Sprinkle Ice Cream Woo hoo!!!

They have a good variety for flavors. Smooth and flavorful and price is not bad either.

Love this place — the gelato is so smooth, rich, and flavorful! I have opted to get mine in cups so far (although I hear the waffle cones are excellent!) because they give you these little plastic cups that I’ve been reusing at my apartment for cooking.
Favorites are the pistacio, espresso, and dulce de leche.
Great way to enjoy the end of the day after walking along the beach!

Gelato goodness.
When the sun is out, you gotta have gelato. Paradiso’s version has all the balance of texture, sweetness and natural flavors. I had the pistachio and dulce de leche. Both were awesome.
How awesome? Pretty awesome.

Hooray for Unilocal discounts! & Double Hooray for SCRUMPTIOUS sorbetto!
The guava gelato. is heavenly. The texture is silky. and thank goodness it is mildly healthy (more sin-​free than regular sorbets). When you check-​in, you get $ 1 off waffle cones. (The waffle cones. are a must. made fresh hourly)
Under $ 4 for delicious sorbetto in waffle cones — what a steal!

Of all the places I will miss most of living in Orange County, it is hands down Gelato Paradiso. I can’t remember eating gelato this good since I was studying abroad in Italy. The flavors are all soooooo delicious, but my all time favorites are: hazelnut, double chocolate, and straciatella (sp?). If you’re in the area (or even if you’re not), do yourself a favor and indulge in a little Gelato Paradiso!

Eh, flavors were okay. I’ve been trying to find good gelato after having really good flavors in Hawaii, but so far nothing has compared to it. Good thing I haven’t gone to Italy yet or I really wouldn’t be happy with gelato over here! They didn’t have a crazy amount of flavors but they had enough. Not as many exciting ones as I’d hoped.
Coconut sorbet: Pretty good, some coconut shavings inside
Coconut gelato: Not that great, didn’t really taste like coconut to me
Mint Chip: Pretty good mint chip
Strawberry Cheesecake: A mild flavor but does taste like cheesecake
Double chocolate: Definitely for chocolate lovers
Overall flavors were okay. The girl there seemed annoyed when I asked to sample more than 2 flavors. Hey, it’s not my fault the first 2 I tried didn’t do it for me. Usually when I find gelato places I try like 6 flavors anyway and never had any other worker get annoyed, or at least they didn’t show it, haha. This place is right next to sprinkles so maybe this is why it’s so pricey for something not that great?

Gelato is so good! Came here with my cousins and I got the peanut butter gelato in a homemade waffle cone. It was so good! There are little chunks of chocolate in the peanut butter… win! The staff is super friendly and helpful. The whole place smells of waffle cone, which it makes it more enticing to go in and get something! Definitely a place to go get some gelato! The pricing is pretty decent for the amount that you get!

THE SMELL OF THEIR BATTER LURED ME IN!!!
(+) very cool display of gelato with fruit pieces in it
(+) they actually sell the cone by itself for $ 1!
And that’s all I have to review for now b/​c I only got the waffle cone the one time I came here: X

gelato quality is still top notch. I’m not a fan of sweets or ice cream or anything but if I’m in the area, I definitely enjoy a taste of Paradiso!
The staff is super nice as well, let us in 2 minutes after closing to get our Gelato fix. Today’s sampling was Strawberry Cheesecake. Get those bits of graham cracker for extra goodness if you can swing it.

Really delicious gelato place with a plethora of flavors. The fruit gelatos are my favorites but I like the chocolate based gelato as well.
The establishment itself is very nice and well-​kept; it has this Italian theme going on, which is very appropriate for the food they serve. Also the servers also are nice about giving samples to customers.
It’s a few stores from Sprinkles… it’s funny to see how long a line is for Sprinkles when there is only a few customers at Gelato Paradiso. People should be getting their dessert here instead!
If only I lived around here, I would be a regular customer.

My gelato eating experience has been rather limited, but I enjoyed the flavors that I picked — panna cotta, watermelon, and cantaloupe. The panna cotta (or Italian cream) had a richness to it that perfectly balanced out the other 2 fruit flavors. For the small size, $ 3.50 isn’t that bad in the grand scheme of things. Plus, you can choose up to 4 flavors, which they somehow manage to squeeze into that little cup.
They even have a frequent rewards card. The customer before me used hers, so I asked for one too. Who knows how many gelatos you have to buy before you get something free…
You can probably even create your own cupcake-​gelato sandwich, with the help of Sprinkles next door. It’ll be super decadent and expensive, that’s for sure. Just alternate between bites — Bite of sprinkles cupcake, bite of gelato, sprinkles, gelato, and so forth. Sugary, creamy, and smooth. Talk about dessert overload.

Came here on a late-​night urge for some gelato. There’s a huge variety of flavors, ranging from the fruity to the sinful chocolate ones.
It’s about $ 3.50 for a small cup, which is more than filling. The dulce de leche is delicious, fyi!

AWESOME GELATO!
I had the tiramisu and I was instantly hooked.
I stopped off in this plaza to visit the neighboring pet store and Jack’s surf shop on the way to Fashion Island. My girlfriend and I had just come from lunch and were craving a little dessert. We saw Sprinkle’s cupcakes, but thought that was a bit thick since our lunch was fairly heavy. Two doors to the right of Sprinkles was this little gelato place that caught our eye. It was Gelato Paradiso! … and the rest was history.
In all seriousness, if you’re open to gelato, you’ve gotta try this place. There is simply no words to describe the refreshing flavors this spot cranks out. It’s simple, but SO much in flavor and texture. It’s not heavy like ice cream, but it’s not too light like… shaved ice. Ok, bad example on the shaved ice part, but you know what I’m talking about. it’s just GOOD!
Give it a shot, cause I know I’m going back in soon to try all of the other flavors I haven’t tried yet.

Gelato is that fine yum, that delicate flavor combination, that some really enjoy, such as myself. Here is the truth when it comes to this stuff, it can be done really badly, so much so, you might actually want a boxed Ice Cream instead.
This is NOT that place, this is an AMAZING Place, so make your way over.
Instead, you will find pure yummy gelato and sorbets.
What I thought was really yummy, was the Plum Sorbet. Seriously, first it’s a summer flavor, but its super light, and there a constant hit of plum. A flavor explosion with every bit, you can just close your eyes, and recall all the good times when you were young, and your mom/​dad/​family member gave you the sweetest, most ripe plum. This was it; the pure love of the fruit comes through, and there isn’t anything less tempting or yummy.
Okay, there are cupcakes, pies and other fads, but it the end, the classics are what matters, and this place serves it up, with simple glamor and love. It’s VERY DELICIOUS ALSO. =)

This is really good. I don’t understand why more people don’t go here. Last year I purchased the Entertainment book, which contains lots of «Buy One, Get One Free» coupons. This year Gelato Paradiso is in the book. My husband and I recently came here for Sprinkles Cupcakes. I advised him that it was going to be crowded. He thought it wouldn’t be because it was a Monday.
Since it was also Valentine’s Day, Sprinkles had a crazy line. I said I knew what the cupcakes tasted like and I wasn’t going to wait in that line for them. The cupcakes are delectable but I had been warned by a pal about the calorie count. I hadn’t ever tried Gelato Paradiso and decided we should give it a try.
The people working there are nice. They were amenable to giving samples and even put two flavors of gelato in the small size. I didn’t realize they could do that but that is an option. I tried Pistachio, which really has a good flavor and Strawberry.
What I like about the gelato is that it tastes good without being too sweet, sticky or creamy. This is so refreshing. The flavoring for the pistachio gelato seems to be «spot on», to use that expression. I like that the sample size spoon is the same size as the spoon included in your order.

We would like to thank the line at sprinkles for convincing us to try Gelato Paradiso. What a perfect business plan! To setup a shop right next to a store that has a constant line of customers waiting in the summer heat and offering them an option of cooling off with gelato ice cream just a few feet away!
We got two small orders: one mango and one espresso. Both tasted exactly like their real life counterparts that has been mashed into this cold creamy treat. Since gelato in generally a rich ice cream, the small order was more then enough to quench our needs. The employees were helpful and didn’t mind us sampling their selection.
So the next time you wait in the Sprinkles line, make sure you tell your friend to hold your spot while you grab some gelatos ice cream.

I don’t know much about gelato, but I can surely, without blinking an eye, tell you that I know creamy goodness as soon as it hits my tongue.
Everytime we make a sprinkles run, I absolutely must stop at Paradiso for some gelato. It’s almost permanently etched in a very binding contract between myself and my tummy.
This is how this works: friend stands in line at sprinkles, I go and grab some gelato and eat it while still probably in that long ass sprinkles line, some red velvet cupcake on the drive home, and then some more for later. This is what always transpires, a masterplan in the grand scheme of things.
I’ve tried a handful of their flavors, but gravitate away from sorbets and fruit-​related options. I always stand there in a flurry of emotions as I am trying to make the best decision to pacify my gelato yearning.
In true Unilocal nature, in scoring out of 5 stars, 5 being the best, here’s how I would rate them:
bacio (5 stars)
caffe/​espresso (5 stars)
mandorla (4 stars)
nicciola (5 stars)
dulce de leche (3 stars)
cookies and cream (3 stars)
Suffice to say, I haven’t had a flavor I didn’t like. Consequently, also haven’t had one that I didn’t wish I had more of. I always kick myself for not ordering a larger serving.
I wonder if they sell this shit in tubs… hmmmmmmm

I’m standing on a solid 4.5 stars… just because the gelato that I had from Italy was soooo good, and cheap and they gave you a big amount. The gelato at Gelato Paradiso is also very tastey, but a bit pricey.
They have all sorts of flavors:
I decided on Chocolate chip + hazelnut and then I saw they also had milk chocolate hazelnut or dark chocolate hazelnut. Okay Gelato Paradiso, you twisted my arm, I’ll go back and try the other flavors another day!
Its located in the strip mall with Bristol Farms and it’s right next to Sprinkles… Evil, evil you are putting sprinkles and gelato paradiso together!
But overall, the service was friendly, and fairly quick. There was a line when I arrived. They seem very busy all day. Also you can mix up your scoop and have two flavors in one cup. There are some little tables and benches set out front so you can enjoy your sunny day and have some gelato with it.
My cup:
5 minutes later: