Il Cono Gelateria

They’re CLOSED now =(
I love their watermelon gelato. Sux they closed down cuz I moved closer.
boo hoo

It was a hot afternoon, which should have made any freezing dessert even more delicious. but I just wasn’t impressed. I hope to try it again in the future and update this rating to at least 3 stars… maybe the first visit was just a fluke.

Manuel was preoccupied with his Facebook chat, was rude so we walked out. Another couple behind us did the same. Hope the owner reads this review.

This place is closed!!! Aaaaarrr~~~ so sad… Anyone know where they went? It’s a bit on the pricey side, but it’s good and so close to my house!

Pink grapefruit gelato! Yumm
So many flavors, such small cups… If only the cups were larger or the prices were a little lower this place would be my newest favorite, five-​star go-​to dessert place. Still Il Cono is an adorable and fun little gelateria to treat yourself in the 90 210. Loves itt

(3.5 stars)
Il Cono Gelateria is a gelato shop around the Rodeo Drive shopping area. They have a pretty good selection of gelato flavors. I tried the pistachio flavor and it was quite good – very creamy and addictive with a nice pistachio taste (little more flavor than other pistachio gelati and ice creams I’ve had). It was also very cool and refreshing.
While this is actually one of the better gelato dishes I’ve had from a gelato shop (in terms of consistency and flavor), the prices were high. Also, even though the shop has kind of a take-​a-​break-​and-​sit-​down atmosphere, the temperature of the store was not comfortable (too hot).
I had a positive experience at Il Cono Gelateria and would return if I was in the area. I have not been to many gelato places, but given the prices here, the value may not be as good as what you could get at other gelato shops.
Service was fine.
There are several parking structures nearby and some of them are free for the first hour or so during the day.

This is a cute little shop reminding me of the throw back 1950’s ice cream parlors. They have Italian gelato, fruit smoothies, juice, chocolate, candy, baked goods, and coffee. You’re greeted with a sweet, warm, comforting smell upon entering the store. The employee was friendly and gave recommendations on flavors of gelato. Free samples, so give them all a try!
There were so many flavors! There was watermelon, strawberry, red orange, Oreo, and coconut, pink grapefruit, passion fruit, melon, and lemon just to name a FEW. They all look so vibrant and beautiful. They taste FANTASTIC. You can taste the chocolate, the real fruit, and the amazingly smooth texture. I wish I tried them all, but I don’t have the craziest sweet tooth. One of my friends decided on half strawberry (so good!) with red orange and the other picked Oreo with coconut (creamy and delicious).
My biggest gripe about this place is the price. A small (which is pretty tiny) is $ 4. They are pretty good about splitting flavors though! As mentioned, both of my friends got 2 flavors. I think if you order the biggest size (I think $ 7) you may be able to fit 3 flavors. Overall, this is a delicious and great place for dessert if you have the money!

Got pistachio gelato. First time ever getting something that isn’t coffee related. It was amazing. There were even some bits and pieces of pistachio nuts inside.

This is a relatively large gelato shop in an exclusive Beverly Hills location on Little Santa Monica Blvd. They have a very large selection of both fruit and conventional flavored gelato. Their prices were high but actually fairly typical for gelato and comparable to other gelato shops
The staff was cooperative but both of the people working at the counter appeared intoxicated on weed during our visit.
The flavors covered almost all of the common variations of gelato that I have tasted but did not include any innovative or unusual flavors. Similarly, a large portion of the flavors we tasted had an artificially flavored taste.
This place advertises homemade gelato with natural and fresh ingredients, however, they seem to have done such a good job refining their flavors that their fresh homemade gelato is difficult to distinguish from more mass produced gelato.
The gelato here is reasonably good but it is missing innovation. It is a safe choice with a good variety if you are in this area.

we ordered coffee and hazelnut gelato. I love both of them! A little bit pricey though, 5 bucks for one small cup, but the guy will fill the cup very very full, it makes me feel better, ahaha.
Ya, good place to stop by when you are shopping at Redeo Drive!

The closure of Piccomolo in Westwood had made this gelati place one of the closest to my side of town. I’ve been here on separate occasions with cool Unilocalers such as Ching T, David N, and Tony Y Jr for dessert with mixed experiences that ranged from borderline passage to very expensive. The strength of their contribution is associated with their centralized location in Beverly Hills and large venue with bright natural lighting during the day and plenty of movable chairs that extend to the sidewalk. The presence of Crumbs, Sprinkles, Pinkberry, and Harajuku nearby makes this entire «Dessert Strip» desirable for a good hang out and people watch. I’m excited that they will soon be carrying crepes to add to their repertoire as a development that eventually might be worth looking into.
To sum up my visits, I had a chance to sample a good variety of flavors and came to notice their Nutella and Oreo’s gelati as their best flavors. This has a lot to do with their wow factor with the rest that ranged from passable to forgettable. On two occasions I ordered a medium cup with Oreo’s Cookies and Cheesecake ($ 6.50) and Pistachio and Nutella ($ 6.50) gelati. Although their flavors were on point, gelati enthusiasts should be put on notice about their texture which is airy, whipped and fluffy without the authenticating thick creamy dense qualities to make it count. To their credit, the Oreo’s Cookies and Nutella tasted sensational with nicely embedded wow factors with every spoon. The thick layer of fudge atop of the Nutella gelato is quite orgasmic if anyone is lucky enough to get it with their scoop.
On the other hand, the cheesecake gelato got boring soon after streaks of strawberry jelly runs out, and the pistachio was semi-​sweet with an ordinary flavor which could be considered flat. On another occasion, I came to order a regular can of soda and was charged a whopping $ 2.50. From a comparative standpoint their price is very steep and they don’t carry as many strong flavors as most of the gelati places to offer customers the dilemmas of choosing. It’s a part of the gelati experience that we often forget.
Service can be a hit or miss depending on who you get. They also tend to stack up their chair and tables by 8pm and this really scales down the experience for those who wish to dine in. To add my experiences to weighting all the strengths and limitations accounted for, 2.5 stars is my final rating for this gelateria that has been over-​hyped by other reviewers. This place could still be passable for those limited to the area but price and texture are two glaring setbacks to consider for those with baseline to high expectations. With Gelateria Naia remaining my go-​to place, I won’t be coming back anytime soon.

I’m a big fan of Milk on Beverly. A big fan.
But I gotta say that eating the Double Stuff Oreo gelato here, well, life makes sense again.
Update: But maybe… just can’t pay Beverly Hills rents selling ostensibly ice cream even at those rates… IT CLOSED

I guess you pay for the location. I always like trying the sorbets and generally a good sorbet is when a it tastes close to the fruit they’re made from. The lemon sorbet wasn’t close enough. Mango is always hard to get from my tasting experience, but I might have gotten it because I like mangos. The server was pretty cool, which is what helped the overall experience since the gelatos were just ok. The place is clean and there’s a lot to look at – gelatos and sorbets and other things. He recommended the gelato with toasted coconuts, and it good and in the end that’s what I got. I had the pistachio because it’s one of my standards. It had pistachio pieces and the taste was lighter than what I expected, so it was alright. I spent about an hour at the shop just reading. I was tempted to get some more, but I wasn’t digging the prices.

I love their gelato!!! So yummie! I wished i live in LA so i can come here everyday =p
Their so cool about letting you try all their different flavors! Drools

Way too expensive and way too little originality. Not worth it, I’m sorry.

I’m rating strictly on the gelato, not the price (that’s what the dollar signs are for).
the gelato: AWFULLLLL. Yes, I am fortunate to have spent many a summers in Italy eating gelato almost daily (best I’ve had there is in Florence and Montertondo), and I try to lower my standards accordingly when eating gelato in the states. But this is by far one of the worst. I’ve eaten at Ugo’s (meh, it’s really hit or miss) and I’ve tried the place near 3^rd street promenade (it was ok last I had it 3 or so years ago). But Il Cono makes Baskin Robins look good.
I think the quality of gelato should be considered based on taste and texture. Texture is what makes gelato different from ice cream. The flavors here were horribly artificial; I sampled peach and watermelon; went with coconut and chocolate. My company had almond, oreo and something else forgettable. I could not get over how bad the flavor was. I really think that Ben and Jerry’s with their use of real fruit tastes better. The texture was okay, I will give them that — dense yet whipped. But there’s no way the artificial, almost saccharine taste, could make up for it. I didn’t even finish my small, and it’s a rare occasion that I don’t finish my dessert.
Service: both guys behind the counter were friendly and let me and my little sis try as many flavors as we wanted.
A comment on the price: I personally didn’t think it was that expensive, really comparable to what gelato seems to go for in the states. Now, in Italy where it’s 1 – 2 euro for a heaping mound, that’s another story.

Don’t know why there are so many bad reviews about this place, but my experience here has always been great. I usually go at night when there are no lines, so maybe the employees are nicer at night? I hope that they didn’t change owner/​employees or something. Anyways, I usually go for the two scoops combo in a waffle cup with one gelato and one sorbet like Pistachio and Melon. This way you have a mix of something nutty/​creamy and fruity.

Il Cono Gelateria has the potential to do well… it’s located in a busy shopping area in Beverly Hills, and it’s right next door to the cupcakery CRUMBS, but I found this place somewhat disappointing.
The gelato consistency is not as creamy as Gelato Paradisio. It tastes more like ice cream. The Nutella flavor (was their most popular flavor on the day that I went) is pretty good, but tastes essentially like Hazelnut.
Pros?
Friendly Staff
You can sample up to a max 3 times.
Bright store lighting
Lots of places to sit
Cons?
Freakin’ expensive gelato! $ 5/​small!
Only allowed to put 1 flavor in a small (2 for med; 3 for lrg)
Gelato consistency not creamy
Yep, there are definitely better gelato places in LA, so if you get the chance, make the drive to Gelato Paradisio instead. It’s WAY better.

Yes, this is one of most expensive gelato place/​coffee shop you’ll find.
It’s in Beverly Hills, right next door to Crumb’s cupcake and in the prime real estate area of 90 210. IL Cono wasn’t going for the cheap for sure.
Yeah, the place does bummed me out with their $ 5 iced coffee (ouch!), but what redeems this place was the fact that they have some very friendly folks that works here and the place was always clean.
The shop also had about 5 tables outside for the people watching you can do especially watching ridiculously high heeled women walking passed by with some thick pancake make-​ups. Ewwww…
The gelato ice cream isn’t all that bad in any of the tasting flavors and they do take great pleasures of making their coffee. Whenever I stopped by for a cupcake at Crumbs, I’d always make sure I grab a cool iced coffee from this place to wash down the big cupcake.
I used to feel bad about spending $ 5 for an ice coffee here. However, it all changed when I went to a coffee shop in Santa Monica and they charged $ 8 for a brew of java in an tea cup. That opened my eyes and my wallet!

I have no clue what the other person reviewing this place was talking about. I didn’t have to pay before sampling. I even told the guy behind the counter I wasn’t planning on getting anything.
After tasting a few flavors i changed my mind! The gelato is so smooth, so creamy, so decadent!
My only complaint would be the volume of the music. It was so loud I had trouble hearing the the guy behind the counter, (and i suspect he had trouble hearing me!)
It’s bit expensive, but it is Beverly Hills… So what do you expect?
The service was fine though, and the gelato is great!