Los Altos Creamery

Three words: Dark Chocolate Gelato.
End of review.

Closed now, going to be a «wild berry» — YAAFP (yet another asian froyo place). That is a big bummer, both because is anybody really hankering for more serve yourself yogurt chain stores of that particular sort, and because Los Altos Creamery was always a fun bike trip for me and the kids; nice people, and terrific ice cream. The lemon custard was awesome. You’ll be missed by my family, creamery!

I miss the old Lapperts — more for the quality of the ice cream than anything. The new place doesn’t have as good a quality of product, but the people there are very accommodating and pleasant — a big factor when you are just trying to have 10 minutes of enjoyment. Last time I was there, I brought in a whole baseball team as a treat, and the ladies there did not freak out, they took care of everyone quickly and were super nice about it. So maybe 3 stars for product and 5 stars for service and environment.

If you like Marianne’s Ice Cream but don’t like the long lines, this is the place to go. It’s a mom and pop shop in Los Altos where the lady is extremely friendly and happy every time we visit. Like some other Unilocal reviewers, the 10 20 flavor is my favorite. Gelato is nothing special, but not bad either.
If you’d like to support a local ice cream shop and manufacture, this is the place to go.
Great place on a warm summer day without the huge crowds!

This little ice cream shop is adorable! They have a nice selection of gelato, ice cream and a couple of flavors of frozen yogurt with a variety of toppings. My kids love the old school lollipops and various types of candy also sold here. It’s a cute little shop with an old soda fountain type of feel to to it. The best thing about this place is the service! The lady who works there is extremely kind and always has a smile on her face. She greets all the customers and makes you feel welcome. A little boy dropped his ice cream on the floor, she cleaned it up with a smile and she replaced it for free! I’m not sure if she owns the place but if not she deserves a raise! This place is great.

10 20 ice cream was amazing. Gelato was average. Character was so cute. They have a Ms. Packman and little games. Seems like a fun place to have a kid’s bday party. Photos of past customers line the wall and make this place seem like a neighborhood favorite.

got a chocolate milkshake from this place & felt totally ripped off. for nearly the same $ i get dbl sized & better whipped cream @ palo alto creamery.

Wonderful place with wonderful people working there. The ice cream and gelatto are delicious. We went in the other day and struck up a conversation with the lady behind the counter. I told her I loved rum raisin ice cream. The frozen non– fat yogurt is delicious as well. She had a pint under the counter which had a wrong label on it and just gave it to us. It is a place that brings you back to a simpler time and just makes you feel good!

I didn’t actually try anything here, but everything looks very tasty. I just made a quick stop at Bicycle Outfitters and happened to see this place and had to check it out. Very clean and I’ll probably give it a go in the near future… then update my rating to probably 5 stars.

I love the mom and pop shops. especially when they sell my local Marianne’s Ice Cream! I ended up with some froyo. I was feeling a tad plain jane so I went with vanilla.
Super cute shop. would stop by again on the way up to SF

I love this place. I am a pet care provider, and they always give the dogs I watch, a free small yogurt!!! Fun place to go and relax. Kathy, the owner, is a pet lover.

I missed the boat on Lappert’s when they were open so ultimately, I was bummed out when I stumbled across that reality. Los Altos Creamery was a decent second option because of the whole Marianne’s Ice Cream that they carry. I love Marianne’s like I love beer except I don’t drink beer in the morning but I can eat ice cream for breakfast. Is that weird?
I got bummed out that they didn’t have my fav blueberry cheesecake flavor. I know they can’t have the 60+ flavors of the OG Santa Cruz Marianne’s but shouldn’t any business who has the Marianne’s name on their door… have the Blueberry Cheesecake flavor?
Any case, I got a mint choc chip shake and I was alright. This area of Los Altos is nice and peaceful in that shopping center. Very mellow and chill. I’d come back if I ever wanted to relax somewhere away from the busy bustling suburban community areas.

I give this place a 3. Service is excellent. Atmosphere is is good. I like that there is inside and outside seating, and the outside faces a grassy area between the suite and parking. It is relaxing for a nice day. For some reason I felt with the candy display it is more geared towards kids inside, or maybe I felt that cause thee were a lot of kids inside today. Next they have a good diverse selection for a local shop. They have hard ice cream, gelato, frozen yogurt, and smoothies. So there is def something for everyone. The location is probably known to locals but I drive on foothill everyday to go to work and never noticed the place, until I googled ice cream looking for something besides the chains. We got a double ice cream and a smoothie. The ice cream was coconut and mud pie, and blueberry smoothie. I prefer creamier ice cream then this so it would not be my first choice. The coconut flavor was good but it melted way to quickly, probably cause tit was not think enough. The mud pie was okay, once again not creamy enough. The smoothie was average. It was yogurt based I don’t usually get cause it takes the flavor away from the fruit. I think ice cream and smoothies are a personal preference sort of thing. I would recommend it for families, and to people who’s ice cram tastes are different then mine. I prefer creamy, non melty, distinct flavors. It was nice to try though.

They serve Marianne’s Ice Cream. Run there for the blueberry cheesecake because they give you the hugest single scoops ever!

I love this place, and the owners are such wonderfully kind-​hearted people. 10 – 20 is by far the best ice cream ever, and they serve many other things as well, cookies frozen yogurt, and some really good gelato. Right near the Gymboree for the kids and Starbucks for the parents. Such a great treat to have a ice cream place not corporate owned, they take alot of pride in their store.

Super family friendly place with great selection of ice cream and owners who care. Its a real treat to come here, and its not just the ice cream.

Los Altos Creamery is located in the rancho shopping center next to the foothill expressway. Kathy, the owner, is experimenting with different kinds of froyo. she started with straus, tried yocream, and presently trying ambrosia now. yogurt (santa cruz) is next.
froyo availability: (all ambrosia though yocream is listed per kathy)
–mango: bland taste, watery kind of creamy
–vanilla
–chocolate
–boysenberry: ok, more flavor
pricing: (s)2.75 (m) 3.50
toppings: .80each, 10 dry toppings (candies in jars) fresh fruits coming when refrigerated unit come in.
frodrips:
–stoething froyo machine, white laminated cups.
–kathy’s perserverance in trying various formulae/​methods to improve froyo. not there yet but eventually… +1
–wacky wabbit wating: 5 stars if mikey sticks to the marianne ice cream and assorted candies available., 3 otherwise.
–kathy is very nice and personable. good luck!

I was at a Gymboree open play when my daughter had a fall and was crying. I took her outside and walked over to the ice cream shop which had newly opened. There were cow puppets in the window which immediately made my daughter happy. so we went in and it was very welcoming. The lady behind the counter said that my daughter looked like she needed some ice cream and started to make a cone for her. I started to get my money out and she said it was on the house. My daughter started eating her ice cream cone (her first one ever) and sat a the little kid table and started coloring the blackboard. It was a very cozy place and I enjoyed being in there. I couldn’t imagine a nicer place to have gone for my daughter’s first ice cream cone and I am sure we will make a habit of going there. This is how an ice cream store should be. They have really captured the essence.
UPDATE: Bummer it’s closed!!!

What a gem of a place. Cathy, the owner is so sweet. The kids and I seem to be making it a ritual to stop here after our Gymboree class, which is next door. She will scoop as little ice cream as I want for the kids to eat at 11am. The kids take their cones, sit down in the kid friendly area with a kids sized table and chalk/​blackboard, and Cathy will turn on their flat screen TV to the Sprout (preschool) channel for us. She gives mom a coffee and it’s pure bliss for the kids and mom for 15 minutes or so. The ice cream is delicious since it is Marianne’s. They are the new owners and just opened up a few weeks ago. They are open to suggestions for products and foods to offer. Oh and they also have a Ms. Pac Man video game, you know the kind we used to have in the arcades back in the 80’s? For 25 cents, my 3.5 year old travels back in time with me :). Love, love this place.