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| - My sister took us here when we visited last weekend. She was going on and on about how awesome it was when she lived here, and even though it wasn't the hottest AZ weather we've experienced, gelato sounded like a great idea at the time. I was not disappointed in the slightest. It's a welcome alternative to the too-icy nonfat frozen yogurt trend that seems to have exploded everywhere recently.
The problem when faced with so many mouth-watering flavors at once is, well, like others, I get overwhelmed. Do I want something fresh and fruity or something rich and creamy? I was the last of our party of four to order, so I made a last-minute decision and picked the super dark chocolate. It was super dark, and it was definitely dark chocolate, and definitely tasty. I did, however, kinda regret my decision because my sister had the panna cotta & pumpkin, which was amaaaazing, and my husband had the best tasting strawberry gelato I'd ever had. My sister's boyfriend had the hazelnut and something else (I can't remember), but he said the hazelnut got a little tiring after awhile. Oh, we overheard another customer being helped--the employee said, "Most people like one third [this flavor] and three quarters [another flavor]," which made us laugh quietly. I love this place.
The day before we headed back home, we stopped here again and had a different employee waiting on us. She was friendly (and cute; can't ignore that), and when I asked for a taste of the orange gelato, she gave me a little spoonful and said it went really well with the plain creamy gelato, for a creamsicle taste. But I went with a serving of orange, chocolate, and panna cotta. Creamy taste explosion: achieved. The orange and chocolate gelatos were reminiscent of Starbucks' Mocha Valencia, which Starbucks no longer offers. *sad horn*
I feel like I should add that upon first impression, immature idiot in me thought that the super dark chocolate looked like a tub full o' something one might find on http://www.regretsy.com.
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