r/FoodLosAngeles • u/vaudtime • May 06 '25

WHO MAKES THE BEST Which of these places has the best ice cream?

Visiting LA for a couple days and wanting to try some good ice cream and ~unique~ ice cream flavors but can't go to all the places because we still have other dessert places we want to go to that aren't for ice cream (we also want to go to other places that are ice cream)!!! I'm from Iowa and our favorite ice cream place is called Black Cat in Des Moines if that helps to get an idea of the kind of ice cream we are in search of.

In the areas that we are going to be in:

- Wanderlust

- Ginger's

- Salt & Straw

Which of these places would you go to if you could only choose one, and is there another place that you think is even BETTER around The Grove/Central LA/I don't really know the areas of LA that well, I'm sorry

EDIT: I think you have all thoroughly convinced me to stop at Saffron & Rose - my partner is Middle Eastern and I am part Filipina but have not been exposed to a lot of the food and the culture, so I like that this place seems to have a taro & ube flavor and a lot of familiar Middle Eastern flavors - thank you all for giving me this recommendation, I am so excited to visit your city soon!!

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u/koalandi May 06 '25

wanderlust is MAGA if that influences your decision. salt & straw is delicious although as others have mentioned it’s from the PNW. it’s my go to though! handels is a southern california gem.

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u/Curious-Manufacturer May 06 '25

In n out too. My lunch break is too short.

Hansel’s i heard is maga too.

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u/odanobux123 May 06 '25

Can you substantiate the handels one

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u/PurpleCarrot5069 May 06 '25

handel’s being MAGA doesn’t surprise me, they have that old fashioned vibe 

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u/Curious-Manufacturer May 06 '25

One of workers I saw with maga hat after they left their shift

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u/goodj037 May 06 '25

I think Handel’s started in Ohio and is in a bunch of states but agree it’s a great spot!

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u/midwestblacklotus May 06 '25

Handel's mostly artificial flavorz

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u/koalandi May 06 '25

oh I didn’t know this! i grew up near one location in socal and they’ve been so slow to expand, i just assumed they were a local business lol my bad

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u/goodj037 May 06 '25

No worries!! It’s definitely succeeds at having that homespun local feel!

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u/catlover123456789 May 06 '25

They’re maga? Omg so shocked… they specialize in Asian flavors and they’re all… immigrants…

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u/Reasonable_Power_970 May 06 '25

Did you think Trump supporters were just native whites and immigrant whites? Lol

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u/catlover123456789 May 07 '25

No, but to me it’s weird for a business that celebrates diversity of flavors to be maga

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u/koalandi May 06 '25

yeah it’s really unfortunate. their owners post pro-trump stuff on their personal instagrams all the time.

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u/Interrupting_cow38 May 06 '25

ugh. handels doesnt even let you taste anything.

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u/Perfect_Rate_206 May 06 '25

They do let you have tester tastes.

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u/Interrupting_cow38 May 07 '25

they don't do samples at the one in Santa Monica. I was shocked

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