(323) 906-2649

712 N Heliotrope Dr
Los Angeles, CA 90029 34.0839 -118.2948

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Neighborhoods: Wilshire Center / Koreatown, Central LA

Last updated 2.27.12

Category:

Ice Cream Parlors, Restaurants, Dessert Shops

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Restaurant Special Features:

Local Favorite, Family-Friendly Dining, Quiet, Outdoor Dining, Hidden Find, People Watching, Date Spot, Cheap Eats

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What People Are Saying About Scoops

Featured Review

Andrew Rosenblum

Contributor

In Short – Owner and CalArts grad Tai Kim approaches his daily ice cream, sherbet, and sorbet menu with the flair of an artist. Sometimes he'll take an old standby like strawberry and add a sophisticated twist, such as balsamic vinegar. He also creates his own original concoctions, like peppermint tiramisu, Lung Ching tea with ginger and vegan hazelnut espresso. The only consistently offered flavor is brown bread, which Kim makes out of Grape Nuts cereal and caramel.

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Know Before You Go:
Customers can eat in the shop's small, clean seating area, and there's also a DVD exchange in the corner where you can bring in a movie and take a different one home.
The Extras:
Flavors rotate daily, but this vegan-friendly spot always has a few bovine-free flavors on hand.
Fun Fact:
Kim posts a whiteboard on the premises so customers can get creative and suggest new flavors.
dessert
100.0% positive
  1. “love the way the owner uses unique ingredients like goat cheese, basil, bacon, guinness, etc... and the ice cream still tastes awesome.”
  2. “wish the texure of his ice creams had a more 'luxurious' texture (gelato like).”
  3. “Scoops has become one of our favorite places to get ice cream.”
  4. “Hella good ice cream!”
  5. “The owner is so sweet, as are his co-workers who know which ice cream is best and will let you taste all the flavors if you are having trouble deciding.”
  6. “Also, If you're up for a meal before your ice cream, I recommend Pure Luck (an awesome vegan restaurant) right across the street.”
  7. “My husband and I had dinner at our favorite BBQ place in Koreatown recently and decided to try something different for dessert.”
  8. “Best Vegan ice cream In Town!”
  9. “This is the place I want to take my out of town friends (New Yorkers) to taste the best ice cream in Lalaland.”
  10. “The prices are unbelievably reasonable, and the ice-cream is FANTASTIC !”
  11. “Best ice cream in LA!”
food quality
100.0% positive
  1. “Also, If you're up for a meal before your ice cream, I recommend Pure Luck (an awesome vegan restaurant) right across the street.”
  2. “Consistently fantastic, original flavors made fresh by hand daily.”
  3. “Scoops is delicious!”
  4. “The service was great and the gelato was delicious!”
  5. “love the way the owner uses unique ingredients like goat cheese, basil, bacon, guinness, etc... and the ice cream still tastes awesome.”
  6. “It was a bit crowded with LACC students on Saturday night but all four of us were able to try little scoops of the most of the amazing flavors: Brown Bread (like old-fashioned bread pudding), Jim Beam & Chocolate, Orange Jasmine, Salty White Chocolate.”
  7. “suggest the brown bread, almond horchata, and anything made with jackfruit.”
return potential
100.0% positive
  1. “The big fad nowadays are high concept gelato shops or Pinkberry clones but Scoops goes back to the basics by making the quality and flavor of the gelato the main reason to come back.”
service
100.0% positive
  1. “It's privately owned a young entrepreneur so the service is very friendly!”
  2. “The service was great and the gelato was delicious!”
value
100.0% positive
  1. “The prices are unbelievably reasonable, and the ice-cream is FANTASTIC !”
  2. “His prices are so reasonable as well - it's hard to not get a schoop of everything he has.”
  3. “Not only do thay have cheap prices, but they had the most interesting and thought-out flavors (like the Guiness Tiramisu or the Chai Irish Creme).”
  4. “It's also hella cheap and really, really good.”
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

03/03/10

Scoops is delicious!

Contributor

Consistently fantastic, original flavors made fresh by hand daily. Flavors change daily. I love this place! Chill, artsy atmosphere.

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

01/14/10

Best Vegan Ice Cream In Town!!!

by Jessica Lopez

THE BEST darn ice cream shop I've ever experienced. I mean the owner makes the stuff by hand every day! EVERY DAY! Vegan Gourmet Ice Cream Options! What?

Every flavor I've tried I've loved. The vegan oreo cookie, the chocolate orange, the chocolate jasmine, the chocolate ANYTHING.

I love this place.

  • Pros: great flavors, fresh daily, super cheap
  • Cons: you get fat
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

03/08/09

HIDDEN TREASURE

by nls2115

Scoops is a gem of a joint tucked away in an unlikely part of the city. Just happened upon this place on a Sunday walk and couldn't be happier. I had the strawberry jasmine and absolutely loved it. The service was great and the gelato was delicious!

  • Pros: delicious gelato, reasonable prices, great service,
  • Cons: none
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

12/29/08

Adventures in Ice Cream

by juliebear

My husband and I had dinner at our favorite BBQ place in Koreatown recently and decided to try something different for dessert. We usually drive out to Al Gelato on Robertson Blvd. but this night we had some friends with us and decided to try Scoops in Koreatown.

What a gem box this place is!! It was a bit crowded with LACC students on Saturday night but all four of us were able to try little scoops of the most of the amazing flavors: Brown Bread (like old-fashioned bread pudding), Jim Beam & Chocolate, Orange Jasmine, Salty White Chocolate...and so many others that were just as incredible and inventive.

I had read on Citysearch that Scoops sometimes has a flavor called Bacon Caramel that we were excited to try but, alas, it wasn't there. I think half the fun of this place is the surprise of what flavors they do have from night to night. What a bargain, too - there were 4 of us and we each had 2 scoops for under $12 total. Next time you're near Koreatown make sure you save room for dessert!

  • Pros: Beyond creative flavors
  • Cons: Limited parking (near LACC)
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

05/03/08

Amazing!!!

by Banannarama

Don't be afraid to try the wild flavors, or to try the vegan flavors. They are ALL good!!!! And if you are feeling shy, they are super nice about letting you taste any of the flavors first. I love the way the owner uses unique ingredients like goat cheese, basil, bacon, guinness, etc... and the ice cream still tastes awesome. It's very reasonably priced as well. I don't think I could recommend this place more!

Also, If you're up for a meal before your ice cream, I recommend Pure Luck (an awesome vegan restaurant) right across the street. You'll be full and happy afterwards :)

The Details on Scoops

Place Categories:

  • thought-out original flavors
  • love bbq place
  • best vegan ice cream
  • like gelato
  • delicious scoops
  • nice owner
  • reasonable prices
  • great service
  • not recommend place
  • suggest brown bread
  • suggest almond horchata
  • big fad
  • fantastic icecream
  • unique ingredients
  • really good hella
  • awesome vegan restaurant
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