Cause and effect - after JoAnn's closed in the adjacent shopping plaza, I've been coming over to…read morethis area much less frequently than I used to. As a result, Dear Hubby and I haven't been close by to Little Calf to remember to stop in for quite a while. Recently, though, after a nearby medical appointment I felt like some non-dairy ice cream. It was a Saturday in the mid-afternoon, and they weren't very crowded, which worked out great for us. They always have at least four options for frozen "ice cream" without the cows' milk dairy. Having just been through an MRI test, I decided to treat myself to a small sundae. Hadn't had one in ages! Their hot fudge is outstanding! Just the hit of chocolately goodness I was craving. I paired it with lemon sorbet. It was a wonderful combination of sweet and tart. It was warm enough to sit out on their side patio and just relax for a while. I remarked to DH that I miss all the plants that the previous business owner had kept out on the patio for atmosphere. The current iteration is clean, but on the boring side. We love their food, so I'm overlooking the lack of ambiance for now. That being said, DH and I have been discussing recently how much we miss the kinds of places that used to have great style in their decor. Theme restaurants are more rare these days than they ought to be. I'm sorry for our kids and grandkids that they don't get to experience more of those kinds of visually interesting kinds of places without having to go to a theme park. I definitely enjoyed my small sundae as a wind-down from the whole MRI experience!

I live in the San Fernando Valley, and this little gem of a place is worth the drive…read more They got little cute cow jokes and decor all around the store, and the vibe just feels so lively and fun and cute, and kids automatically love all the decor and cow stuff everywhere in the store. They got a variety of ice creams, some common ones but also some new ones. This is the first place I ever had a chance to try the espresso ice cream, which is ice cream with a shot of espresso, and it was delicious, especially as a coffee lover and ice cream lover. Kids devoured all their ice cream, which is rare for them to do. They also serve food here, which we did not get to try but is good to know is an option. They have tables everywhere and a fountain machine and some unique teas I got to try, like their lavender tea! This was beautiful and so amazing. I can't wait to come back and grab another ice cream espresso from here and maybe try one of their sandwiches. Yum!

First visit to this Tifa location. Ordered a kid cup as a prize for something my daughter did well…read more I was charged the regular small but didn't notice until later when I checked the receipt. The store is nicely decorated. Not sure if there is much space for sitting around but they do have some board games. The air conditioning is very cool, perfect for the hot summer days, though the service can be a little bit warmer. A smile or hello is sufficient when we walked in as the only two customers. It was literally a bit awkward when we asked for samples because the two servers didn't really seem to be ready to help. My daughter liked the gelato so it's all good. Fountain outside of the entrance is a nice place to hang out when enjoying the treat.

Overall? Why travel for European flavors when you can just come here and save yourself the jet lag?…read moreThis place was fantastic. It's tucked away in an unassuming corner with a relaxed outdoor seating area next to a fountain that somehow makes the whole experience feel even better. The flavor lineup balanced classics with more creative combinations, and honestly, everything looked like a home run. Service was good and the gelato itself absolutely delivered Parking? Lot I had: Blackberry Mascarpone (5/5): This was killer. The blackberry brought a deep, jammy sweetness while the mascarpone added this rich, fatty creaminess that rounded everything out beautifully. It tasted layered and balanced instead of just sweet for the sake of being sweet. The kind of flavor that makes you immediately start debating whether getting another scoop is irresponsible or completely justified The Elvis (5/5): Elvis knew what he was doing. Banana, chocolate, and peanut butter sounds like it could go off the rails fast, but this combo absolutely worked. The banana actually tasted real instead of artificial candy flavoring, which immediately elevated the whole thing. Rich, nostalgic, slightly over the top in the best possible way. A genuinely great gelato flavor

Milk & cookies is a delicious flav. Glad we stopped here bs baccio in the promenade. Great options…read moreand great flavor! Also great prices!

I ordered 2 chocolate shakes this week, and neither had a strong chocolate flavor. My son and I…read moreboth threw them in the trash, which was a bummer because they aren't cheap. Edited to add info for the owner. We were there Wednesday the 19th around 1:30. We took our shakes to go.

I love cold stone! The girls working Sunday 10/12 evening were so lovely! My fav is the birthday…read morecake remix .. mmmm! & the Oreo crème flavor is to diee for. Same OG location in the Janns mall

Coldstone is one of my favorite ice cream places to eat at. It's such a nostalgic parlor, this…read morelocation was super clean and cute! I love the variety of flavors, and even though it's a little pricey per scoop, you do get a good portion. When I was younger, cotton candy + marshmallows was my to-go-to combo, but now, I like getting the cheesecake + graham crackers combo! I really appreciate the friendliness of the employees here, very kind girls who seemed happy to help.

Nice place and nice people , the ice cream was great, nice seating outside, price is averageread more

Stopped by here on a Saturday evening and it wasa delicious treat. Its a small spot with a little…read moreseating inside and outside. The bathrooms are very clean and the spot itself is also well maintained. There were two employees and they were so nice and patient with giving our group samples. There was 7 of us so I appreciate that the employees were happy to help and let everyone make their decision on their ice cream flavor. The flavors are all very unique and the ice cream is tasty. I recommend the cookie almond chip.

We loved Ojai ice cream so much we came here 3 nights in a row! I am obsessed with their espresso…read moreoreo ice cream in a cake cone. It was so flavorful and the chunks of oreo were amazing and perfectly sprinkled throughout. I was so surprised to find out that they make nearly every flavor (with the exception of 2-3) in house! All of their citrus ice creams are made with local citrus too! There was a woman there who just had a fantastic energy - she was so friendly, warm and helpful to literally every single person who came in. We love Ojai ice cream and can't wait to come back!

After a fun morning at Foster Park in Ventura with friends, we decided to keep the fun going and…read morehead over to Ojai for an afternoon adventure. Of course it was lunch time so after walking down Ojai Ave. and grabbing lunch at Ojai Pizza Company (be sure to check out my review), what's the best thing to do after lunch, on a beautiful spring day..... Well, Ice Cream of course!!! You really think my kids are gonna say no to Ice Cream?? Yeah, what kid would. Well after walking in to this quaint little ice cream shop, I immediately realized we weren't the only ones that's got them memo. There were multiple sets of parents alongside their own kids, all standing in line for an ice cold, sweet treat. Of course, like any ice cream shop you might find yourself in, they are going to have the classic, signature flavors that we all know. The Vanilla... The Chocolate... The Strawberry... The Rocky Road... The Cookies & Cream... And of course a Rainbow Sherbet. But when you come to a one-off, we'll call it specialty Ice Cream shop, there is always the hope that you wil come across a fun, new, maybe never thought of or imagined flavor.... Well Ojai Ice Cream.... Congrats, you did it!!! A few of the fun flavors that caught my eye.... Orange Honey Comb Espresso Oreo Rum Raisin Heavenly Honey Crunch Ojai Orange (hence their official orange monster mascot) Just to name a few. For those of you with allergies or dietary restrictions.... Many of the flavors are GF or Vegan and some are even made with Soy. Ojai Ice Cream has been doing their thing since 1979, that's 47 years!! And I know cause I counted on my fingers like a 5 year old...haha, so it's no wonder they have this sweet treat thing down pat. So, the next time you find yourself in the beautiful little town of Ojai..... You know exactly what to do! My only question is: What flavor are you gettin'

It's delicious. Definitely recommend getting a water ice and a creamy ice together!!…read more The cotton candy and birthday cake were great. The bees were really wanting to chase us while eating them! It's nice to walk up by the near by fountains by Ficelle. Great price for kids & open late on Saturday! It was around 6:30 when we went and it was open and busy. Already can't wait to go back. This was really fun to have the Italian style after only having Hawaiian shave ice for so many years. We went after leaving my permanent jewelry studio today, The Link Bar, and I think that it is going to become a regular treat for us!!

This Italian Ices is located of E Thousand Oaks blvd & Erbes Rd…read more "The Italian Ices King of California * Leone's Original Italian Ice" is a very cute place, there is parking here, you can eat outside seating area. It was our first time to try this place, we were greeted by Sydney. She asked if we had anything question & yes we sure did , she answered them all beautifully. She also let us know how big the bowls were . As you can see in this picture below this is there largest size they next one is smaller and they smallest is a small cup. Perfect sizes for kids. The atmosphere was very warm, friendly. They have so many flavors to choose from! I decided to get cream ice : cappuccino fudge brownie which I was so floored its was so delicious! I wished they had bigger bowl . We also got 1 water ice large mango with blood orange. These were both delicious! Sydney was so sweet, polite, very down to earth, kind, caring very knowledgeable about Italian Ice, she is very genuine. Sydney has this positive upbeat personality that really radiates! They have many iced to choose from. They have Water Ice which flavors you pick from: Lemon, cherry, rainbow, mango, black, cherry, watermelon, cantaloupe, honeydew, tigers, blood, orange, blood, orange, bubblegum, cotton, candy, pink lemonade, peach, spicy cherry, piña colada, blueberry, blue raspberry, pineapple, passionfruit, grape, strawberry, cactus cooler, lime, New York, Knicks, championship, ice, sugar-free all natural, chocolate Cream Ice: Cookie king, coconut, chocolate, karma, vanilla chip, chocolate, marshmallow, birthday cake, cannoli, banana, Oreo, pistachio, toasted marshmallow, toasted, coconut, king of all peanut butter, berry, vanilla, karma, cappuccino fudge brownie, Sugar-free, all natural and vanilla Hot drinks: regular 8 ounce cup Espresso, café Americano , Café latte, Americano with milk is is, a cappuccino for, café mocha, hot chocolate Amazing frozen hot drinks special 12 ounce cups Affogato, cappuccino siciliano, coffee mocha supreme, hot chocolate king . They have m, Limited edition ice king shirt gift certificate here! I would make a note this Italian ice place doesn't have seating inside that's why there a patio outside. I would especially love to Thank Sydney for a fantastic & memorable visit! I Thank The Italian Ices King of California * Leone's Original Italian Ice" for a wonderful visit! We will definitely be back soon!! I'll tell all my Family & Friends to come here!

WANDERLUST is one of those places you need to write a review about immediately after you visit…read morebecause the next month, the flavor that I will be reviewing about will no longer be available --- But I'm doing it anyway so you get an idea how good their experiments are. For the first time though, I tried their sticky rice and mango --- I don't know how they get the flavors spot on but they really do. It really is like eat real sticky rice and real mango. Staff is infinitely patient. Especially since we brought some out of towners.

Love the diverse Asian flavors offered. Definitely pricey for a single scoop though…read more Pandan tres leches had great flavor and the Japanese neopolitan was so milky and roasty at the same time. While the flavors were strong and unique, the ice cream texture itself was certainly airy and occasionally icy. Not the smoothest or creamiest ice cream I've had. Only a bench for seating inside.

This past week was my second visit in to Coaches Old Fashioned Ice Cream. They had a variety of ice…read morecream flavors to choose from. Some of the flavors are more traditional like mint n chip, cookie dough, chocolate brownie, etc. They also have other flavors that they have made themselves like It's A Goody. It was hard to know what was in the ice cream because the sign only says the name and doesn't give a description of the flavor. A description would be very helpful as a customer. I asked the young man working what was in the cappuccino ice cream because it looked like some type of nut and he didn't know. We decided to grab a single scoop of the chocolate brownie. This flavor was delicious and perfect for a chocolate lover. I would get this one again. We also got It's A Goody which was vanilla ice cream with chocolate chunks and peanut butter chunks in it. We also ordered the cinnamon one, but we were not given the cinnamon one, we were given the banana pudding one. Thankfully we really liked the banana pudding one because that's not the one we asked for. I think there's some room for improvement at Coaches but I still enjoyed the ice cream.

Not sure why there are so many good reviews. On a hot Saturday the weekend after 4th of July, right…read morein the middle of the afternoon, this place is a ghost town. I know this is a very sleepy town, but c'mon, prime Saturday afternoon in the summer and we're the only ones in the place? There were some unique ice cream flavors, but there was something off with the toppings. Everyone in our party got a sundae, and chose something different for our toppings. Unfortunately those of us with a nut based topping had a rancid nut oil taste, maybe a function of being in these little drawers at the counter for God knows how long. The cherry on top was that there is a street fighter arcade game there that said 100 Yen on the coin slot. I asked the kid working if it was set up to take quarters, or was just for show, and he said yeah, you can put quarters in, and then it promptly stole my kids quarter and the kid behind the counter wouldn't replace it. Thanks so much for that!

WAIT - WHAT? The JENI's "store" in Calabasas, as in the Jeni's that's in the same market place as…read moreSugarFish (sushi)....that Jeni's has CLOSED??? (According to Yelp) Now THATS so totally depressing That means there's no longer a Jeni's "store" in the Valley :( So we r now destined to only be able to enjoy the 5 or 6 oldie BUT goodie flavors some of our local supermarkets (and cvs...I know....bizarre, right?) are supplied? Believe me, I don't mean to sound u grateful! I'm just happy THATS even an option! I have to say goodbye to new flavors & driving up to this Jeni's :( And so begins the "Jeni's NEW flavor withdrawals" - To try new flavors now there will be shipping days and minimum pint requirements. It will be even more pathetic if I find myself SO Jeni's-sick that I'm willing to get behind the wheel for 13.2 miles in a direction that in Los Angles could take hours (I wish I WERE just exaggerating) Desperate times people. But seriously Jeni's.... W** ? I love you.

I had to check this place out after learning that President Joe Biden spent $10,000 on Jeni's…read moreSplendid Ice Cream as part of his 2020 campaign. Having been there twice, I see how this worked for his campaign, because their ice cream is really solid! It's creamy, not too dense, and the flavors really standout. The seasonal Lemon Crinkle and the Wildberry Lavender are my favorites. Compared to other big ice cream chains in the LA area, it's not as good as Salt and Straw in terms of quality and uniqueness of flavors. Quality is pretty on par with Wanderlust Creamery, and originality of flavors is similar to that of McConnell's Fine Ice Cream.