Poll question #1: how far will you drive for food? 15 min? 30 min?
Poll question #2: how far will you drive for ice cream?
Poll question #3: how long are you willing to wait in line?
These are important questions when you think about going to Bang Bang. It's not my regular stomping ground and not even near a freeway. AND it takes planning. My son says the line can be 45 minutes long. That's a long time to wait for sthg that you'll gobble up in less than 5 minutes!
The best thing to do is arrive shortly before 1 pm, when they open.
I've been twice in 4 days (but don't tell my husband!). The first time, I felt like fruit flavours so I went with the vegan passionfruit and the signature lychee raspberry rose. The vegan passionfruit has the most interesting texture - almost a granita - very crumbly and delicate. Scoop too hard and the ball could explode. Very delicious.
I was prepared to be underwhelmed by the lychee raspberry rose as I'm used to the Ispahan at Pierre Hermé in Paris. To my delight, it was aromatic and not too sweet. Satisfying, and cheaper than a plane ticket to CDG.
The second visit was espresso and chocolate time. Loved the espresso with tiny bits of San James ground coffee bean. Chocolate ice cream was quite good too. My only complaint was that the ice cream was a bit melted. I had to eat fast and drink the remainder.