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    Van Leeuwen Ice Cream

    4.3 (121 reviews)
    Open 1:00 pm - 11:00 PM

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    Pear Tart Ice Cream
    Austin B.

    tl;dr a pastel truck, stationed outside the Broad to fulfill your ice cream dreams My mother and I happened to be leaving the Broad, when lo-and-behold, the much-touted ice cream truck Van Leeuwen was stationed just across the street. It must have just arrived, as the server was still organizing the signs in front the of the truck's side window. The guy was patient and generous, offering us large, mix-in-filled samples of 4 flavors: Tiki Paradise, Brown Sugar, Pear Tart, and Strawberry Rhubarb. The Tiki Paradise was sherbet featuring some lesser-known tropical flavors, like guava. The brown sugar, on the other hand, had a somewhat gritty texture and a subtle, neutral flavor, perfect for toppings or sundaes. The Pear Tart exhibited a subtle fruit flavor and was chalked full of poached pears and graham cracker crust mix-ins. Similarly, the Strawberry Rhubarb was generously filled with homemade jam and granola crumble. We ended up choosing the latter two flavors, and the server offered us a sugar cone each on the side. At $7.50 for two, modest-sized scoops, Van Leeuwen is admittedly on the expensive side. But with delicious, sophisticated flavors, and half of each scoop being taste- and texture-laden mix-ins, this is definitely among the elite ice creameries in the city.

    Peanut butter chocolate chunk and vegan chocolate brownie on bottom in a waffle cone
    Ashley B.

    First time in a Van Leeuwen ice cream scoop shop. I've tried the brown sugar chunk from a Whole Foods but never a fresh scoop from a shop. I ordered the peanut butter chocolate chunk, and vegan chocolate brownie. These were both good. I wanted to try the other flavors but they were sold out of the main ones I'd wanted, which was pretty disappointing. They were out of the normal brownie chocolate and the brown sugar chunk. Also cookies and cream was gone. My brother tried the vegan birthday cake which was the flavor of the month and that was pretty good. You do get the taste of the coconut milk or non dairy milk that it's made with but it's still a good texture. Pricey ice cream but what ice cream in La isn't...

    I love LA
    Dominique D.

    Van leeuwen is a food truck that is essentially an ice cream parlor on wheels. It reminds me of ice cream trucks when I was a kid only more sophisticated fun. It was across the street from The Broad but also in the same proximity of the contemporary art museum. In big bold lettering it read ICE CREAM & VEGAN ICE CREAM across the top of the truck which is what caught my eye. I spotted it from across the street and I fancied ice cream instantly so ice cream is what I got. They had more regular flavors then vegan and that was to be expected. However, the flavors they did have were pretty awesome. There was only one other person in front of me and one person behind me so I was able to get a sample. I sampled the pistachios and the pumpkin spice. Oh dear, both flavors were amazing! I could have gotten one of each but then again I thought one was suffice. I ordered a single scoop pumpkin spice (and everything nice, I just wanted to say that last bit lol). Anywho, I ordered my sister a single scoop vanilla. She didn't even sample it, she just knew that vanilla was calling her name lol. One vegan vanilla and One vegan pumpkin spice ice cream cones please, I conveyed to the man and he nicely began putting everything together. He was nice and friendly. The scoops were generous and sturdy--just what we were looking for! I look forward to the vegan Sundae my next visit! Y U M M Y "Love the Life you Live. Live the Life you Love!" -Bob Marley

    Worker didn't wanna give us samples.  Said there was a line.  Of four people.  Fuck.  You.
    Leighton W.

    Van Leeuwen. From outside the Broad to downtown LA, your ice cream has always been irresistible. Your customer service and workers have always been engaging, happy, willing to answer any questions, as repetitive it may be. Until now. Specifically at this location here in Venice while I was with my friend who has never had your ice cream. Convinced with my high praises of your ice cream, he wanted to give it a try. Let me replay the conversation for you. Me: "Hi! Can we get a sample of the vanilla and the matcha?" Worker: "Uh, sorry we kind of have a line, so I can't do that right now" Me: "Oh.. ok." I ask my friend, "Do you know what you want?" Of course he doesn't. He tries to quickly skim the menu to make a decision. Worker: "Why don't you come back later, when you know what you want, because we have a line." Let me show you a picture of the line. Four. Fucking. People. We're not asking samples of the whole truck. At Salt and Straw, if the customer wanted to be THAT person and sample all 20+ of their flavors, they'd let you. And the long ass line outside can and will wait. If they can wait, I'm sure that the four people lined up at your truck can wait an extra minute. Regardless of all that, if a customer wants a sample, you fucking give them a sample. It's like saying, "Oh, credit card? My machine ran out of paper.. I got some in the cupboard but uh, there's a long line waiting. Do you have cash? There's an ATM there, if you want." Like what the hell? I'm never triggered by lackluster food, weird ambiance of establishments, etc. What I am triggered about is people like this who don't do their job properly. Let the high school students and immigrants who need a job serve us delicious ice cream instead- ride your skateboard to the mall and get a job serving pretzels- nothing to sample there, and no line either.

    Truck parked across from the Broad Museum.
    Jennifer H.

    A lovely afternoon treat. I found this truck parked directly across the Broad Museum. $5.50 || 1 scoop $7.50 || 2 scoops $9.50 || 3 scoops Staff was nice to let me sample different flavors before making up my mind. I opted for 2 flavors: Earl Grey Tea and Matcha. (The scoops are generous!) Earl Grey Tea Review: My favorite of the two. Satin smooth & delightfully aromatic. The earl grey flavor is bold and the light sweetness entertains your taste buds. I would get this again :) Matcha Review: Unique vegan ice cream choice! The luxuriously creamy cashew milk flavor really shines. I didn't get as much of an earthy matcha leaf taste as I expected. This would be perfect for folks who aren't so partial to plain matcha tea, but are willing to give it another try.

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    Blessie V.

    Ice cream trucks are always welcome but Van Leeuwen is in its own class. The menu was rather expansive with a range of flavors including vanilla, chocolate, pistachio, salted caramel, mint chip, and the hallmark honeycomb. After sampling a few of the flavors, we opted for a double scoop of mint chip and pistachio. The pistachio, while devoid of nut pieces, was creamy and delectable. Each bite mimicked the actual pistachio flavor. The mint chip, meanwhile, was refreshing and not too sweet. Servings were also very generous, with a single scoop basically amounting to a double.

    two cups of ice cream
    Wilde E.

    Read the reviews where folks said the got sick after eating here AFTER ordering haha so let's hope it's not a common thing and we're good vegan mint chip with vegan whip and double scoop pb with fudge

    Joseph A.

    My sister, an ex-New Yorker and lover of all frozen desserts, mentioned to me Van Leewen Artisan Ice Cream months before they actually were here. Talk about ice cream fanatics! I've been ignoring this ice cream truck every since they've come out West from the East Coast afraid I might like it and get addicted to it. We were in the Arts District looking to get some earl grey pie at The Pie Hole only to encounter a line out the door from the Bloomfest Festival that was going on. Impatiently, we walked out and crossed the street only to run into Van Leeuwen. My Yelp sense were calling me out. Looking at the menu, my senses smelled earl grey rishi black tea with bergamot citrus ice cream and ginger small kettle candied ginger. Talk about complicated flavors. There goes the days of chocolate, vanilla, strawberry. I got a single composed of both flavors. The earl grey ice cream was very good. It's more than subtle, it has a strong earl grey and citrus flavor. The ginger ice cream was unique in sense that candied ginger were soft enough to chew and frozen with the ice cream. Great taste and very different. You can tell the ingredients are fresh with a higher level of cream in their concoction. The ingredients are vibrant and fragrant. A bit pricey for $5.50 for a single especially coming out of an ice cream truck. $7.50 for a double. Most definitely NYC prices but great ice cream nonetheless. If I ever run into this truck on the freeway, I'm tailgating and forcing them to pull over to give me a scoop!

    Tracy W.

    It's good but it is too sweet for me. If the ice cream is a out 50% less sugar, it would be perfect. I like their creations, the flavors and essence is there but usually... I couldn't take more than 3 spoonfuls of their ice cream. Oh by the way, its $5.50 per scoop. Quite pricey on the ice cream dessert size. Great for sharing though, just enough for that sugar craving. We got the peanut butter and it's pretty good. This location is located next to silverlake ramen. The parking is not free... its $6 valet on a friday night. Street parking is very limited! Be warn!

    Ice cream!!!!
    Neil G.

    Deliciozo!!! One would think that after having some deeelicious sausages at Wurstkuche that it would be enough to fill the grumbling stomach..wrong! On our way back to our car, this inconspicuous yellow and baby blue Ice Cream truck just caught our attention especially it's unusual gourme'ish Ice Cream Sundae combination printed all over the trucks wall! Our first question before ordering was.."Do you accept credit cards?" and to our delight "Yes I do" hooray! It didn't take long for our group to place our order, the selections are clearly printed on the side of his Ice cream truck and I guess the new additions were plastered like paper plates stuck on with a tape. The Ginger Caramel Ice Cream Sundae that I order was AMAZING! The subtle hints of ginger harmoniously blends with the sweet caramel and the creamy delicious vanilla ice cream, I also love the crushed cones topping that gives this sundae a wonderful crunch and texture! Yum! Since this is the first time we tried Van Leeuwen's Ice creams, sharing and tasting is a must! (no hogs allowed lol) My sister's Vegan Pistachio & chocolate Sundae was wonderful! Creamy and spot on pistachio flavor with crushed walnuts for texture! My friend's New Yorker Sundae was like espresso frozen in a bowl! I love it especially the coffee nibs that gives this sundae a wonderful coffee bite and crunch! The Curried Caramel Nut has a delightful taste with prominent touch of heat coming from the curried peanuts! Sweet, Cold & Hot-- weird combo but it works! Yum! Overall, we were very satisfied with this after lunch treat! The selections are fantastic! and as an Ice cream lover, his sweet treats was surely approved by my taste buds with flying colors! Thumbs up for Leeuwen's!!! Catch him if you can!

    Ginger on top, Pistachio on bottom
    Sandee T.

    Ice cream truck!!! (insert happy runnin') * GET - Strawberry = deeeelish * GET - Dark Chocolate = not-too-sweet goodness * GET - Ginger = I didn't like it but my PIC (partner in crime) did * GET - Pistachio = mmmm tasty * HOW - Split flavors = you can split flavors in a cup or cone! * HOW - Cone or cup * FYI - Parked outside Lil Tokyo plaza at random times * FYI - Hours vary daily * FYI - Accepts credit cards Recommend~

    Roasted Banana with walnuts and mint chip, both vegan, both creamy and delicious
    Peijean T.

    My brain, walking by truck on street: "What?! Vegan ice cream!" 5 seconds later, two women, doing the same walk by: "*Gasp* vegan ice cream!" I spotted the Van Leeuwen truck on Abbot Kinney boulevard in Venice on a recent Saturday afternoon just a block from Salt & Straw, a traditional ice creamery hotspot which had a line out the door. I was much more excited to try Van Leeuwen's non-dairy version, given that I only drink almond and cashew milk because since a few years ago, dairy upsets my stomach. The vegan ice cream was better than I imagined: extremely creamy and delicately sweet! There were about eight all-vegan, non-GMO flavors available including coffee, salted caramel, dark chocolate, vanilla. I tried a sample of pistachio and then got a cone with two flavors: roasted banana with walnuts and mint chocolate chip. This was NOT soy ice cream, so it didn't have that weird soy flavor and tasted more like dairy ice cream, as instead of milk they use coconut and cashew milk (cashews are naturally a little sweet). They also use raw cocoa butter and extra virgin coconut oil, organic sugar cane with no stabilizers, fillers, gums and "natural flavors". The best part of the vegan ice cream was no bloating or upset stomach. It was just a very creamy, tasty treat! They also have classic, dairy ice cream made with milk, cream, cane sugar and egg yolks and no binders or artificial ingredients. You can get a cone or cup with 1-2 flavors for $6 (or $5.50 for non-vegan version) and $2 more for 3 flavors. They also have massive sundaes with their own sauces such as their housemade caramel (I am not sure if the caramel is vegan though).

    Candace L.

    To my surprise as I exited my building to head to the gym what do I spot parked on Sunset Blvd on the 90+ degree Friday afternoon...??? Van Leeuwen Ice Cream Truck :) I was super excited to try them and asked how long they'd be parked here. I was told 3 hours, perfect amount of time to go work out and head back for a sweet treat. My boyfriend and I both ordered the Regular size (which is 2 scoops for $5.50). I had the Vegan Coffee Crunch and Mint Chip. He had the Classic Vanilla and Strawberry. All four flavors were delish! but I think my fav had to have been the Classic Mint Chip. Thanks Van Leeuwen for hitting up the Hollywood area, pay us another visit on a scorching summer like day because I know the tenants at our bldg. loved having you out front!

    Parked on Wilshire & Stanley, right across from the La Brea Tar Pits

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    2 months ago

    Love the ice cream. I came here with my girlfriend we had a great time. The service was quick

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