Exploring the neighborhood after playing miniature golf nearby at Holey Moley and also visited Hua Zang Zi, a Buddhist temple converted from a church (formerly St. Johannes Evangelical Lutheran Church) because it looked so interesting. I digress. We then went to La Copa Loca Gelato to get some coconut gelato. So good! A must visit. Located on 22nd Ave and Capp. read more

La Copa Loca Gelato - Coconut Gelato - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - San Francisco, California

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I lived near La Copa Loca for almost two years, but I didn't come more than a handful of times, and I regret that. It's the little gelato place that could. I was terrified the entire time I lived nearby that this place would close, but it outlasted me in the neighborhood, and I stopped by recently, and it is still going strong. The gelato is good, but I always came here for the smoothies, which are excellent. It's in an out-of-the-way spot and across the street from a rowdy bar full of lecherous men, so keep your daughters close, and your pepper spray closer. I'm kidding! (Sort of.) It is adorable how many families bring their kids here. During the day, they put a couple of tables out on the Capp Street sidewalk, and since this is the end of Capp that is barricaded, cars won't be rushing by. The ultimate get is to come when the taco truck is parked at the barricade. When that happens, you can enjoy some fine Mexican food-truck food and wash it down with some heavenly gelato. My only criticism: They need to fix the case! It has been cracked since 2023, if not before then. read more

La Copa Loca Gelato - Why is the case still shattered? It's been like this for more than 2 years. - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - San Francisco, California

Stopped by this place near the Mission for some post-lunch ice cream. We got the coconut and the stracciatella flavors. Overall pretty good but wasn't particularly outstanding. Staff was extremely kind and gave us plenty of samples! read more

La Copa Loca Gelato - Straciatella and Yogurt Gelato - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - San Francisco, California

I got a chocolate milkshake from here the other day. A nice and subtle yet sweet chocolate taste to it. A nice way to enjoy the recent heatwave that's been happening in The City lately. Check this place out if you're in The Mission and you need to get your ice cream/milkshake fix in. read more

La Copa Loca Gelato - Chocolate Milkshake - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - San Francisco, California

LOVELY family-owned hidden gem. Their mamey sapote gelato tastes spot-on, but all the other flavors I tried were also delicious. Their smallest size is $3.50 but plenty, and I love that they have seating! read more

La Copa Loca Gelato - kids scoop of mamey sapote - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - San Francisco, California

Awesome gelato chain tucked away on 22nd Street, great for a short walk after dinner to digest before indulging on dessert. Large menu but price was a bit high for a smaller scoop. Rich flavor though. There is a clean restroom. Stracciatella - super creamy with rich chocolate. Melted in my mouth! The base tasted like a rich vanilla and was a perfect combination of milk, cream, and sugar. Chocolate was smooth, elegant, and delicate, breaking easily with the least bit of pressure. read more

La Copa Loca Gelato - Stracciatella - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - San Francisco, California

If you like sorbet (like me), this is the place for you! In addition to a variety of crepe, sundae smoothie, and other options, La Copa Loca had at least 10 sorbets with a good mix of classic and tropical flavors when I visited, which I find very rare -- most ice cream places only have 2-3 at most. Out of the flavors I tried, the passion fruit sorbet was my favorite; I really enjoyed the tart flavor. Not too sweet or creamy, which is how I like my sorbet. Mixed berry sorbet was also good. Dragon fruit (with guanabana and pineapple) sorbet was decent but a little too sweet for me. They have about 10 stools at communal tables. read more

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Espresso flavor was my favorite flavor that I tried. Hazelnut flavor was good, but Pitango gelato has a more flavorful version. Good and reasonable prices but not the best. read more

La Copa Loca Gelato - Coconut and hazelnut in a hazelnut crunch cone - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - San Francisco, California

Got the tartufo - choco & vanilla, hazelnut gelato dunked in cocoa powder w cherries on top. It was really nice sweet treat. Gelato was nice and creamy. There was a lot of whipped cream, I wish they had more gelato than whipped cream. The whipped cream was also oddly chunky but overall good read more

La Copa Loca Gelato - Tartufo - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - San Francisco, California

I may call this is sorbet shop. They have so many kind of sorbet along with gelato. Taste is really good. Not crazy sweet. Some special flavor for ice cream and sorbet like tamarind / papaya. I got the 6 scoops in the box. - Papaya: sound interesting to try but not good. Very bland. No has papaya favor at all. 1/5 - mix berry: sweet. Ok 4/5 - low calorie mango: good sweet. Good taste 5/5 - tamarind: good taste 5/5 - chocolate hazelnut: really good 5/5 - rum with raisin: the best!!! It's very rare that they have it here. I always have this one with different brand name ice cream box. Glad that they make it. Very good flavor and not too sweet. 5/5 Ice cream and sorbet is well made. There are a lot of different flavor for every one choice. Aside from ice cream scoop with cone. They also have crepes, and big container for ice cream from 6 scoops up. Service is ok. Very fast service. But all staff not so happy to help and seem very rush to take order . My first time being here. I need sometime to check out the menu also how to order. Restroom available for customer and public. Sorry to say. So disgusting and uncomfortable. Understand that this is busy street and so many ppl come to use the restroom and hang around in dining area. Street parking only. Peak hour may difficult to find parking spot. You can park on van ness ave and easy walk couple blocks to the shop. Not expected much for dine in or group hang out as i feel unpleasant. Good for quick stop by to pick up and leave. But honestly ice cream and sorbet are really good. Worth a try. High recommend with rum raisin/ tamarind. Let see if next time come back, they have the dragon fruit again or new flavor like mango tajin ( my suggestion) read more

La Copa Loca Gelato - Container of 6 scoops - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - San Francisco, California

Good gelato place in the Mission with many flavors, including sorbets. I had a rum raisin and an amaretto liquor - neither had strong alcoholic flavors. The service & ambiance are no-nonsense and there are few seats inside. There seem to be regulars coming to this busy corner shop! read more

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I am back to the Mission where it all began . I had to go to the original La Loca Copa ( crazy cup ) at Mission District location in the heart of San Francisco to get the scoop . This location is a neighborhood gem for over a decade when it comes to desserts. Sometimes the 22nd street La Loca Copa on a hot day gets as crowded as Mitchell's Ice Cream .There are lots of people of all ages coming here to enjoy scoops of gelato. The gelato flavors come in a range of different types of tastes like sour, sweet, not too sweet ,too sweet, savory and tarty. There is an emphasis of different flavors of Latin American food and fruit for their gelato and dessert offerings which reflects the Folklore of the Mission. I had the Mexican Vanilla and the Pistachio gelato on a waffle cone. It was a good tasty combination of sweet and savory. There are also crepes , croissants , smoothies, and sundaes available. If it's your mission to find good gelato then come to the Mission District on 22nd street between the streets of Capp and Mission. When it comes to gelato the two La Copa Loca locations are consistent and both menus match Come to the Mission and catch some gelato with a dash of agave and exotic flavors by the batch read more

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I recently went here for a sweet treat. Heaps of sorbets that are all vegan. There must be close to a dozen vegan sorbets and a few vegan ice cream flavors. I went with half strawberry sorbet and half dragon fruit sorbet. It was quite alright. Worth checking out if in the area. read more

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Stopped by on a Sunday evening. Gelato is reasonable, maybe 3.5-4 stars, but the service and ambiance pull this place down. They have a decent selection of gelatos and sorbets. I got tiramisu and coconut on a cone. Consistency is decent, slightly on the colder and sweeter side though. The waffle cone was a bit stale, and really brought down the taste. Place is pretty spacious, with plenty of seating, the whole flow of the place is really weird. When you go in, there's some kiosks where you place your order, so it seems like they want you to order first? But that doesn't make sense because you want to see the flavors first, right? How many times have I walked into an ice cream shop thinking Ill get a half scoop, only to walk away with a triple scope on a waffle cone.. So we walked to in front of the ice cream counter to try flavors, before walking back to order. And then took the ticket to give back to them so then they can scoop out the ice cream-- really awkward flow for customers. The staff was nice and polite, but very quiet, and not very welcoming. The place was super quite when we went, so I would have thought they could have greeted us, and welcomed us to try flavors before order, etc.. I can see if you come here often, you'll know how to navigate it all and get straight to your favorite ice cream, but as a first time customer, this place unfortunately was a miss. read more

Their gelato is good but their customer service is subpar! Rude workers. They charge you $3.50/scoop but give the smallest scoops that don't even fill the scooper they use. When you ask for a little more ice cream to at least fill the scooper they're going to give you the excuse that "this is a regular scoop" and "this is how the owner wants us to scoop". Tried to explain that I come regularly so I know what a regular scoop looks like. THE CUSTOMER IS ALWAYS RIGHT. Now they just lost 3 solid customers, and I used to go at least 3 times a week. read more

Did a catering event for work with these two amazing people. Super friendly and responsive. So thorough with all of the catering needs. Delivery was seamless, delivered everything you need for scooping, disposable containers were so convenient for storing left overs. Now the gelato! Wholly!!!! The best gelato I've had in the Bay Area. We ordered Pistachio, Lemon Sorbet and Mexican Chocolate. All were amazing and my team enjoyed every bite! Thank you so much Mauro and wife. read more

Decent gelato but very small portions for the price. I would recommend ordering a pint of your flavor of choice.

Roasting in the city today so we decided to get some Gelato. I can dee why people like it because it's convenient and has a large selection. I'll tell you why we didn't give it 4 stars. First off the Gelato isn't labeled and they woman gets mad at us for asking what flavors are what. Like for instance she asks us what other flavor can the white one be? Well, it CAN be coconut or it can be a cream flavored Gelato right? They also seem to dislike it when we didn't understand Spanish. I get how most people who come here do speak Spanish but you shouldn't knock us for not understanding. No samples given and it was really hard to figure out tge prices on the Gelato because the sign is so worn down. Skip the attitude and just focus more on how you would feel as a customer and you would probably get 4 stars from us. read more

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Ordered two Dubai crepes and was vastly disappointed. There was little to no pistachio crème at all! And it barely had any kunafa, after eating the first one it left me disappointed considering how our first experience a few months ago was better and actually had filling. Not worth the 30$ I spent here. read more

I've been going to Copa Loca for years and always loved their menu -- especially a drink I ordered just last month that's been around forever. Today, I wanted to order that same drink through Uber Eats, but it wasn't listed there, even though it's still on the in-store menu. So I called to ask about it (in Spanish), and the way I was treated was shockingly rude. No greeting, no "hello, how can I help you" -- just someone picking up the phone sounding careless. One of the girls literally said, "Huh? What even is that? I don't even know," then passed the phone off. The next person barely let me finish, cut me off, and just said "We don't even have that" in a dismissive tone, making me feel like I was crazy for asking about an item I KNOW they've always had. If this is how you treat long-time customers who are just trying to ask a question, it's beyond unprofessional. Super disappointing. Do better. JULY 13th 4:38 pm read more

What a find here in the Mission. First time here since Bernie Bee's is closed on a Tuesday. My friend and I are eating our way through ice creams so after my new favorite chicken torta Cubano, again, from That's It, we came here. Cute store with a surprisingly amount of flavors and menu options. It's a little overwhelming but we got through it with a simple double scoop of banana and espresso gelato and the make your own sundae with straticella, banana and coconut gelato with walnuts and chocolate shavings. Plenty of whipped cream too! The gelato is not heavy and the flavors come through cleanly. I do like my whipped cream with a little more sweetness as theirs was fairly plain in flavor. Next time, I'm going with the fruity flavors because my taste of passion fruit sorbet was delicious. Definitely coming back for more! Oh, and the price is great. Under $7 for my make your own sundae. Thank you to the owners for being friendly to families looking for an affordable treat. While we were there, plenty of kids with adults came in. Support the local businesses!! read more

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Had a very pleasant experience here! The staff was nice, the gelato decadent, and the ambiance unparalleled (thanks to the art). Best depiction of Daly City I've ever seen! read more

La Copa Loca Gelato - Daly City - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - San Francisco, California

One of the many ice cream offerings in the Mission. However this one may stand above many of the others with their variety of sundae offerings as well as their extensive menu that includes crepes, shakes among other things. They have a variety of cone options as well. Service was friendly and quick. Per the seven year old, "it was great, BUT there are no pieces of bubble gum in the bubble gum ice cream, which was disappointing." read more

Delicious and such a friendly and warm staff. Had the boys with me and they made sure it was pre-k manageable. Will definitely return

I absolutely love this spot! They have concha ice cream sandwiches, milkshakes, and even gelato to go. Every time I've been here it's been awesome flavors and nice staff! There's places to sit inside, outside, or take it with you on the go. read more

La Copa Loca Gelato - Iced Spaghetti Pomodoro - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - San Francisco, California

My family and I religiously come to Copa. It's been our spot for at least 12 years. All their gelato and sorbet is delicious. The service is always great as well as the establishment. I appreciate the indoor and outdoor seating area too! I would highly recommend their fruit sorbets as well as their special sundaes. They usually have new flavors that pop up seasonally as well! read more

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I was looking for catered desserts for our community events. A lot of dessert trucks demanded a huge minimum - something that wasn't in our budget. La Copa Loca's minimums are reasonable and the gelato is delicious. That was the best chocolate gelato I had in years! They showed up on time and served during the contracted hours. Excellent catering service! read more

Passion fruit gelato is hard to find, they have it here and it's the best I've ever had.

They came with a cart and served gelato and sorbet for dessert at my daughter's wedding and it was a huge hit with all the guests! A great value and a lot of fun. They were easy to plan with and work with. I highly recommend them for your event! read more

The Mexican style ice creams are creamy, but they need more tropical fruit flavors! The place is nothing special and the service is unfriendly. read more

Okay okay okay !!!!! This place is offffff the hoook!!!!! I really recommend this ice cream place it's the best when your in the city . They have different types of gelato flavors super tasty . I enjoy coming here every time with out fail . There's street parking so keep that in mind that your in the city so that can be a hassle . Customer service no complaints by far. Ambiance it's cute and small but I come just for the gelato . I have a full video of my IG @letseatrrjb so you can see the full video of the gelato flavors . Enjoy ! read more

La Copa Loca Gelato - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - San Francisco, California

Small unassuming gelato shop from outside, but I appreciate this place for its immense number of fruity flavor options. They have a lot of gelato classics (vanilla, hazelnut, chocolate, etc.) but their unique feature is the range of fruit flavors. We opted for watermelon, blood orange, passionfruit, and dragonfruit, and tried many more. My favorite was the watermelon - it tasted like true watermelon (not the fake watermelon candy). My least favorite was the blood orange - while good on first bite, the tanginess overpowered such that, against the sweeter profiles of the other flavors, it was too sour and bitter to eat. The gelato consistency was mostly smooth with occasional chunks of icy bits. Most flavors tasted great on the first few bites, but grew to be too much at the end. So maybe order small! Overall, love the emphasis on fruity flavors, but some of the flavors weren't as sweet or good over more bites, and the texture needed to be more consistent. read more

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Amazing flavors I adore Rum & Raisin and they do the best I've ever tasted. I tried all the flavors at different stages and they are just wonderful. So affordable and if you are having a dinner party they do takeout too. read more

Updating review just to attach a photo of the addicting fruttone. Planning on buying some pints next time. read more

La Copa Loca Gelato - Fruttone with strawberries - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - San Francisco, California

I love stopping at this little Gelato shop on my way between my two job sites. The gelato is delicious and the people working there are very friendly. The prices are pretty good too. I highly recommend it for a quick treat. read more

Stumbled upon this place randomly during the heat wave this week. Such an adorable spot! The menu is quite large- they offer shakes, coffees, and other desserts as well as a huge selection of gelato flavors. I was also impressed by the amount of sorbet options for those who avoid dairy! There was some seating inside as well as a few (slightly disheveled) tables outside. This was exactly how I wanted to enjoy the summery weather! I'll be back for sure. read more

La Copa Loca Gelato - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - San Francisco, California

Gelato tastes great, and not too sweet. They even have no sugar added options! A gem in the area!

Reasonable prices, friendly service and quite a delicious selection of standard gelato and sorbet flavors and some you may not be familiar with. At the suggestion of staff, I ordered a 1/2 scoop of cappuccino crunch, and tamarindo do for the other half. The kids tried lemon and dark chocolate. The cappuccino was delicious, but my favorite was the tamarind! With so many other flavors to try, we will be back next time we're in the area. read more

Excellent gelato and espresso, super friendly staff. I will come again. Glad they have the option of 'toddler size' scoops which is really European size so I can have multiple flavors without overeating. Loving this place ! This time I had Lemon sorbet and Malaga, flavors the way I know it. Flavors are all labeled clearly, saw somebody review them bad for not having that, must have been fixed since then ? read more

What better place to visit after a nice round of indoor mini-golf? La Copa Loca for sure. Small as it may be, the little store more than makes up with excellent service, love, and of course, the icy treats. The neighborhood gelateria is home to some of the most mesmerizing gelatos around. One such example is the flamboyant dragonfruit. The problem? Too many flavors to choose from! Sampling alone took a little while, not to mention picking out a flavor or two from the mix. Ended up going with quanabana and pistachio. Both were creamy, smooth, distinct, and left us desiring for more. The spot to go for that perfect ending to the evening (or just about any time). read more

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