Gelato Fantasia

The Good: This is a cute little shop. Lots of flavors, I loved strawberry and black sesame seed (it reminded me of a Chinese treat). The workers are friendly and provide you free samples. I think they give you a little bit more in your serving near closing. If you order one scoop they let you do half and half and I imagine they would let you do more combinations if you order more scoops.
The Bad: $ 3.25 for 1 scoop is tough to swallow. They only accept cash.
The Ugly: Nothing ugly.
The Verdict: Come here to get some dessert after dinner and split a single scoop unless you and your friend/​date are sugar fiends. Don’t forget to tip the workers, they’re pretty nice.

went to try this place the other day …
i had chocolate chip flavor… it tasted fine but it was all melted when i got it … so i had refreeze it when i got home …
I got a petite serving for $ 3.25 … which i think was a little pricey !!!
it was not that great as i expected … !!!

This is just 50 steps away from my apartment, so I love that it’s so convenient.
The gelato is yummy — i love the italian coffee flavor!
my only complaint is that the small (which *is* small) is $ 3.25! so spendy! especially when you have to buy for yourself and 2 kids!
but, as a once in a while treat… yum!

You mean I can get gelato just around the corner!!!
YES!
I can see this place from my apartment balcony. Everyday it taunts me!
I finally checked it out this last weekend after moving in and it was a delightful treat!
Super yummy Mango peach! mmmmmmmmmmmm
And i can’t wait to come back and try some of their crepes and sandwiches.
Remember… cash only!

Cute little space, painted with classic ice cream parlor pink and white pinstripes. I find myself craving for crepes sometimes, and this is near my house. She cuts all the fruit in front of you when you order it. I don’t mind it all because I’m getting really fresh fruits in my crêpe. She’d be in a hole though if she had a crowd come in, but she never has a crowd. I agree she has inconvenient store hours. I imagine people crave for desserts after dinner, but she closes really early. I can’t even remember if she’s open on Sundays. I do recommend the black sesame ice cream. Most of her other flavors are classic ice cream flavors. Ice cream is hard to make, and I commend anyone who makes it. I would love for her to experiment on more unique flavors like that other famous ice cream place. Love that I get a wafer with my ice cream too. Cash only.

Cute little shop of Gelato! about 20 or so flavors. Cash only, and some exotic flavors.
I tried the black sesame Gelato. Loved it. reminded me of the inside filling of these tapico balls in sweet soup. A Chinese soup dessert.
Meter or street parking available.

Great little shop! I tried the bright (radioactive) green pistachio, it was good, but a bit too sweet for my tastes. Settled on the black sesame, just right!
Cash only!

five stars for silver gelato — black sesame in flavor. It is amazing. It looks like tinfoil and tastes like peanut butter.

as i had moved into the neighborhood, i decided to take a break from unpacking and take a walk and get some gelato. nice to have an ice cream spot near by :) i wasnt able to try all the flavors they have, BUT i am hooked on Fantasia Special. its looks funny coz its a dark grey in color… but once u taste it… its hella good. whats the flavor: Black Sesame :) how can u go wrong. and being asian… sesame is hella good :) you have to try it out.

i just heard that they’re having a grand opening thing going on. shouldn’t it be a re-​grand opening? i found out about this place late last year when i was wanting some gelato crepes. we decided to stop by one evening to get some before lamaze class. i thought this place was non-​existent because we didn’t see a sign or picture indicating that there was a gelato place around. we found parking and got out and walked around. i spotted the little place across the street. when we got to the front door, we read a sign that said they were closed from oct. 28 thru nov. 10^th due to construction. construction? we peeked in and it didn’t seem like they were renovating. what construction? did they mean the top front part of the building where their business sign should be? the neighboring businesses didn’t have signs either, but the barber shop a few doors down didn’t seem like any construction was interfering and they seemed to be going about business as usual.
so, because we sat in traffic to get there and because i fed the meter for 45 min. of time to find out that this place was temporarily closed, i give this place one star. i’ll be sure to update my rating/​review after we give this place a chance to redeem themselves.

depressing. this gelateria is always empty when i drive by. the poor girl standing behind the counter looks helpless, like she’s trapped in her own frilly bedroom.
the gelato sucks. it was icy and the flavors dilute. isn’t gelato supposed to be better than ice cream b/​c it’s so intense so you eat less of it? like the other reviewer, i’d rather have rite-​aid ice cream or the cracjkberry competitor, yoku yoku which is close by.

This place is a really cool gelato house that is tucked away in Palms near a couple of Indonesian stores/​restaurants and an antique shop that is NEVER open. There are two tiny tables and a larger booth-​type table inside the shop, and tables outside in front. There are tins of crayons set out so guests can doodle on the butcher paper covered tables while they eat.
Prices range from $ 3.00 for a petite to $ 5.50 for a large. The large comes with a little chocolate cigar-​type cookie for you to munch on. Servers are usually tiny asian women in frilly aprons who are more than willing to let you sample whatever flavors you’d like. The fruit flavored gelatos are topped with fresh fruits, which is delicious if you’re lucky enough to get one in your cup.
I’ve tried about two thirds of the flavors here, and the best I’ve had was their yogurt gelato. It was tangy (similar to Pinkberry), but had a sweet, creamy consistency that was refreshing on a Sunday afternoon. Strangely, this yogurt gelato was topped with cherries. I don’t know why cherries– it wasn’t cherry flavored, or cherry colored or anything else cherry related.
Gelato Fantasia also does sweet and savory crepes, but these are only ok. Crepes to Go on Sawtelle is better.

The gelato here isn’t as good as in Italy, but even mediocre gelato is still really really good. I think the fruitier sorbet-​like gelati are the best bets.

I am blessed/​cursed to be a gelato expert. I lived in Rome for a bit and traveled throughout Italy, eating gelato every chance i got. I am cursed with knowing how transcendent real-​deal gelato can be, so when that adorable little shop a few blocks from my apartment popped up, i prickled with antcipation and hope. Oh, if i could melt away all my cares with a dip of the little plastic pink spoon.
My heart went pitter patter for the flavor list on the night I finally caught them ready to sell me some. (they seem seldom open) Rum raisin, pistacchio, mango. I got chocolate and coconut for my man, sure favorites, and tiramisu for myself. The place was cute enough to eat, right up my aesthetic ally – Hello Kitty if she weren’t a corporate whore. I took the goods to go, excited about suprising the mister, and they wrapped it up in pretty sheet plastic and big pink ribbons! I even got a punch card, oh how I loooove punch cards.
So what’s the hitch? The taste. Or lack thereof — none of the flavors were very, uh, flavorful. The iciness where there should have been creaminess. Not only didn’t we finish our gelato that night– we never finished those 5 dollar (each) little cups of gelato. Our Breyer’s light tasted better…
such a shame. Adorable place. Awesome selection. But not real gelato, and not even a halfway decent substitution. Almost three stars for effort (mostly aesthetic), presentation, location, friendliness and variety… but the merit of the stuff itself ranks closer to a two.
I’m sorry. Trust me, I am. I wanted it to be good too!

Um when is your pink magical kingdom open?
Seriously though, this place has the weirdest hours EVER… you go on a Tues. at 2:10 closed… you go on a Wed. 1:15 CLOSED… uhhh Let me into your little girly room so I may dine on your sweet treats… woh that sounded weird… But yes they make the girls who work there wear little candy striper outfits in pink, there’s hello kitty décor everywhere, and it does make you feel either ultra girly or super gay.
Gelato is one of my fav snacks but its an expensive habit and not to mention fattening, so I might come here once a month if that. I highly recommend the lemon and raspberry sorbet, the pistachio is great and so are the choco and coffee flavored gelato.
Good luck finding out when this place is open though.

Yes, Gelato Fantasia is ultra girly. it makes me want to twirl about with a wand that turns everything into raspberry sorbet. i dig the asian cute motif and the person who offered up samples was a sweetheart. we got the chocolate (yummy) and when i eyed up the raspberry sorbet (its displayed with these fresh berries in the case, visually it captivated my attention). she said we can mix flavors in one bowl — SWEET! my sorbet flavor kicked the chocolate’s buttocks.
yes it is a wee pricey for just dessert, but im down with supporting local businesses especially when they so happily let us sample B4 buying. the green tea smoothie looked good and i shall be back to try one of their crepes.

This small neighborhood Gelato place is decked out in pink paint with ruffles. Cutesie in an über-​Japanese sort of way, the gelato here is decent though not quite worth the asking price. The shop also offers crepes.