Ghirardelli Ice Cream and Chocolate Shop

 

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Carolynn R.

Oceanside, CA

The single scoop ($3.95) is enough to share, and the waffle cone was really great! Don't miss this place, it's behind the outdoor bar kind of.

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Susan R.

Las Vegas, NV

OK, my friend and I somehow ended up here.  I remembered how cute I thought the place was.  The ice cream dishes looked amazing and we were tempted to split one then decided against it.......calories!!  The chocolate selection was amazing.  I did purchase a small amount of chocolate and it was SO, SO GOOD!!

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Myke R.

Las Vegas, NV

My.... Milkshake brings all the girls to the yard...and they're like it's better than yours....
Oh yea Ghiradelli. Chocolate GOOD....affordable. GOOD....Ice cream....GOOD.....

Sorry that was the frosty side of me speaking. But this old time ice cream parlor screams for attention. I've been to the one in LA, San Diego, San Fransisco....this one is across from Carnival Court at Harrah's. Same chocolate from everywhere else. Great Chocolate Sundaes...(why is it a sundae and not sunday or sundey?) Sorry Tangent..... And there's this one sundae with chocolate. and ice cream....hot fudge. and a chocolate square...Mmmm Buy Chocolate squares....

My Milkshake brings all the girls to the yard......

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Larry G.

Silver Spring, MD

What is Nature's most perfect food?  It's obviously either ice cream or chocolate, but why decide?  Get a hot fudge sundae and have the best of both worlds.  Ghirardelli is a San Francisco chocolate company, but they also operate a number of ice cream shops.  Sure, the shops sell chocolate, but ice cream is their raison d'etre.

The simple menu displays pictures of a number of sundaes - caramel, berry, butterscotch and the like - but the hot fudge sundae takes pride of place.  "World Famous HOT FUDGE SUNDAE" and "Home-made hot fudge sauce fresh daily," the menu proclaims.  "Indulge yourself with the Ghirardelli Classic Two scoops of premium vanilla ice cream overflowing with our fresh home-made hot fudge sauce, whipped cream, chopped almonds and a cherry."  You may also custom order, specifying type of ice cream, sauce(s), and toppings.

I of course order the hot fudge sundae.  Ghirardelli did many things right.  First, they used a heavy piece of real glass.  It was cup/bowl shaped; while some might prefer a more tapered design, I won't quibble.  Second, they provided a long handled spoon.  Most importantly, their hot fudge was good - not great, not life changing, but good - and there's enough of it.  However, there was one significant flaw - the ice cream.  It was OK, but not especially good.  Worse yet, it was served very hard.

I guess I'll have to keep looking for a great hot fudge sundae in Las Vegas.

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Crystal C.

Brooklyn, NY

Ghirardelli can't do much wrong.  I mean, you've HAD their chocolate, right?  (There's this peppermint kind at Christmas - and I'm not big on the peppermint - but I think it actually stopped my heart once, it was that good.)  This little shop nestled in the corner of the Harrah's Carnival Court saved my butt many a time during the Swing Dance craze of the late 90s (when the Carnival Court was the only place for an underage dancer to dance, yo!) and still remains a Strip staple of mine to this day.

All this Cold Stone crap makes me mad.  Sometimes, I just want some ice cream, and I don't want no crap in it.  And I DEFINITELY don't want a high school kid to sing to me while they make it.  Just some ice cream, please.  And Ghirardelli serves up some creamy, comforting, old fashioned flavors in cones and dishes and sundaes that hit the spot every time.

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Melanie W.

Mountain View, CA

Pricier than the one in San Francisco, but less crowded, more clean and didn't slap you in the face with their blatant merchandising.  Ice cream remains tasty, of course.

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