Luciano’s Scoop

El Cerrito, United States

4.2

24 reviews

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Telephone:
+1 916-335-5024
Website:
lucianosscoop.com
Address:
Fairmount Ave And San Pablo Ave, El Cerrito, CA, 94530
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Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Accepts Bitcoin
No
Bike Parking
No
Wheelchair Accessible
No
Caters
Yes
Delivery
No
Take-out
Yes
Accepts Apple Pay
No
Parking
Street
Alcohol
No
Outdoor Seating
No
Wi-Fi
No
Good for Working
Yes

Today

Today 8:00 am – 10:00 am
12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
Local time (El Cerrito) –

Business hours

Monday 8:00 am – 10:00 am
12:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Tuesday 8:00 am – 10:00 am
12:15 pm – 3:30 pm
Wednesday 8:00 am – 10:00 am
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Thursday 8:00 am – 10:00 am
12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
Friday 8:00 am – 10:00 am
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Saturday 12:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Sunday 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Description

Specialties

Artisan Gelato, Coffee, Espresso Drinks and more.

History

Established in 2013.

A stepping stone toward gelato parlor.

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24 reviews of Luciano’s Scoop

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Place rating: 5
Roseville, CA
One of the most delicious gelato scoops around! Hands down the best pistachio scoops I’ve ever had. The guy running it is fast, polite, kind, professional, and always in a great mood. It’s a pleasure to see his truck outside. We need more of these Luciano’s trucks on these hot summer days!
Place rating: 1
San Mateo, CA
Would’ve loved to have tried this, however they were a no show to our schools carnival. Didn’t call or answer any of our phone calls…
Place rating: 5
San Ramon, CA
Best gellato love it! I love that they have dairy free options best customer service too!
Place rating: 4
Sacramento, CA
Excellent Gelato! The quality is amazing. I am addicted to the Dark Chocolate. The Raspberry Sorbetto is also divine!!!
Place rating: 5
Sacramento, CA
Breakfast review:
This food truck is in front of my work every morning and I am happy that I tried their Myan Mocha, it is the best I have yet. And the guy working was nice enough to understand my order of not having it too milky and added a shot of espresso without charging me — now that’s awesome customer service.
The raisin bagel was toasted to perfection and he gave me two cream cheeses, which is not usual.
Gelato review:
Good gelato and interesting flavors. I tried the pistachio and salted caramel and liked it.
Place rating: 5
Carmichael, CA
This is, by far, the best gelato around and almost the best gelato that I’ve ever had. I used to get just a one scoop serving, but with as many flavors as Huy offers, I’ve taken up to just getting a regular size, which is two scoops. They are good size scoops, and each of the flavors I’ve tried has been absolutely amazing. I skip eating lunch every Thursday just so that I can gorge myself on gelato from Luciano’s. I wish they were here more often!!! Seriously, I cannot rave about this place enough. Try the Spumoni, White Pistachio, or Blackberry Cabernet — they are my favorites (in that order). Thank you for everything Huy! Come around more often!!!
Place rating: 4
Sacramento, CA
— Food Truck Mania —
It is a small white food truck at the corner. Unnoticeable most especially if there’s a Long, Huge and Pink colored dessert food truck that has long lines of people in the area. I went for Luciano’s still as they got me easily in Gelato!!! Yum!!!
They have a lot of flavors and i eventually decided to go for White Pistachio. I got 2 scoops for $ 6.
The Vanilla has a smooth texture. Milk and creamy flavor with a generous amount of pistachio nuts to bite. It is not too sweet. The perfect dessert outdoors.
Place rating: 5
Sacramento, CA
The best gelato at a very convenient spot — friendly guy! My family loves going there whenever we get a chance. The espresso with gelato was just delicious for a nice hot Sunday afternoon in Sacramento.
Place rating: 4
Sacramento, CA
Coworker and I tried them out by CalPERS and were able to try some samples before ordering. The guy at the window was friendly. We ordered the two scoops for $ 5. I tried the Tiramisu and it was light and refreshing. The caramel sea salt was a little too salty for my liking. The cookies and cream was good. It satisfied my sweet fix for the day. It was a tasty treat. I’ll be back for more.
Place rating: 5
Sacramento, CA
This is the best gelato! Huy is a one man show and his creations are divine! Super friendly. Great flavors. I wish he had a store front!
Place rating: 5
Stockton, CA
This is what started it all for me! i’ve never tried Gelato ice cream and this was the first time i had and now i am hooked, ive tried the ones in the store and nothing. this guy nows what he’s doing.
Place rating: 5
Sacramento, CA
Love, love, love Luciano’s Scoop! I think Huey (owner) being so nice certainly helps the experience. He comes by our work once a week (typically Friday) and it’s the best day of the week. He emails and lets us know he is coming and the menu for the day.
It’s $ 5 for a regular and about $ 6.50 for a large. I think it’s perfect portion sizes because of all of the flavor in the gelato. I love the diverse flavors that he has available. From coffee toffee, to mango sorbet, hazelnut, and my favorites pumpkin and apple pie.
Huey also has different coffee and espresso available thats also delicious.
Probably one of my favorite food trucks! Give them a try. You won’t be disappointed.
Place rating: 5
Elk Grove, CA
Um wow. Just wow. The Blueberry Pinot Noir gelato has got to be one of the best desserts I have ever tried! Tangy, sweet, and just a hint of the pinot. Being pregnant, I appreciate that something is able to satisfy my tart craving AND make me feel like I am squeezing in a glass of wine. Without being a negligent mom and all. «Regular» portions are two scoops which is more than enough for this prego, without making me feel like I am going to die afterwards.
They are also one of the rare food trucks that carries Mexican Hot Chocolate! Cinnamon and chocolate… AH-​MAY-​ZING! Drinks are a little steep if you ask me ($ 5 for a hot chocolate) but it really is very good.
Place rating: 4
Sacramento, CA
Pumpkin pie gelato… yes, there is such a thing, and I have found it at this great little food truck.
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I am so lucky that Luciano’s Scoop drops by my workplace now once a week (generally on Tuesday)! It’s a cute little truck run by the nicest guy. It’s $ 5 for a regular size, and $ 6.50 for a large size. The portions aren’t huge, but because it’s gelato, which is more dense, your serving lasts longer than you think it would.
Now, as you can tell, I’m hooked on their fabulous pumpkin pie gelato, which comes with bits of graham cracker crust mixed in, and it is soooooo good! But there’s also stuff like blueberry lavendar sorbetto and espresso drinks. Trust me, there’s a flavor out there you’ll be enamored with, or at least have the urge to try.
So, if you happen to see the Luciano’s Scoop ice cream truck/​van, stop by and give ‘em a try. I think you’ll be happy you did; plus, you’re supporting a local small business, and that’ll make you feel good as well :)
Place rating: 5
Rocklin, CA
Delicious! I ate here during the Rocklin Roundup event. I had a large (against my better judgement) and after trying all of the flavors (he said I could!), I decided to go with vanilla bean, mocha almond flake, and cookie dough. All were perfect together and great on their own. I especially loved the abundance of almonds in the mocha almond flake gelato.
The guy in the truck whose name is Hui, was very enthusiastic and knowledgeable about gelato and showed great passion in explaining the difference between gelato and ice cream.
I would highly recommend this place, but don’t be fooled by the smaller quantities you get with the size. As I said before, I got a large after hearing about the small portions and I’m feeling very full. I think I’ll stick with a medium next time.
Place rating: 5
Sacramento, CA
The perfect treat for a hot day. I tried their honey lavender gelato and took back a coconut with white chocolate bar for a co-​worker. Mine was absolutely delicious and creamy. I could taste the honey and lavender. I took it back to the office and I really appreciated how the guy asked me whether I was eating it now or later. Then he packed both items with covers.
Place rating: 2
Sacramento, CA
Decided to stop by on my break at work one day and ordered their mango sorbet and vanilla bean gelato. I wasn’t too happy with the portions they provided here. For $ 5, I was handed two super tiny scoops of gelato, which pretty much melted by the time I walked back to my desk. :(The mango sorbet in my opinion was sour; couldn’t taste much of the mango flavor since the sourness was a bit overpouring. The vanilla bean was great, very creamy and full of vanilla flavor in every bite! However, I didn’t find anything spectacular about this place.
I would probably try this place out the next time they’re around, perhaps one of their fruit smoothies. Everyone deserves a second chance, including food trucks! :)
Place rating: 4
Sacramento, CA
Luckily Luciano’s was downtown for the AMGEN crowd because gelato sounded perfect for a sunny warm Sunday. The guy in the truck was suuuper polite and didn’t mind giving us multiple free samples. We sampled the kaluha, the caramel sea salt and the chocolate covered strawberry gelatos– MMM, everything tasted yummy. B ordered the chocolate covered strawberry (strawberry with chocolate chips) and I ordered the blackberry sorbet. They were out of blackberry but luckily they *did* have the–
(Prince sings) RAAAAASPBERRY SORBET! The kind you buy from a gelato truck!
…sorry, I love Prince and how often does that set-​up come along? :D
We both loved our gelatos and seemd like we got a huge waffle cone’s worth for just ordering the small. I will now look for Luciano’s at future food truck events.
Place rating: 5
Sacramento, CA
My friend discovered this truck and we are now hooked on their coffee and gelato! The caramel salted gelato is the BEST flavor of ice cream/​froyo/​gelato that I have ever had, and when I do feel like branching out and having the coconut and pistachio flavors, I’m always left wanting mote because it is so yummy. Now, if only I could get the truck to come deliver coffee and gelato to my work every morning to me…
Place rating: 5
Sacramento, CA
Nicest guy in the world operating the truck and great espresso. Makes my Thursdays having them outside the office.
Place rating: 5
Sacramento, CA
Their gelato is super yums and creamy. The portion size is good too. Also the couple who owns the truck are so nice and cute!
We had the salted caramel and the espresso coffee gelatos and the flavors were the perfect and not too sweet. They are always changing the flavors too. I can’t wait to try more!
Place rating: 5
Oceanside, CA
Best Caramel Sea Salt gelato! Must stop by and try one. Best thing near Capitol state building.
Sacramento, CA
Checked them out when they were in Elk Grove.
Pretty good gelato and they give you a pretty good serving compared to other gelato places I’ve been too, plus free coffee w/​the gelato. Real creamy gelato, just the way I like it. Got the coconut w/​almond and it was very unique.
Enjoyed a festive day at the Rocklin Roundup event but this so called gelato is just nasty. Even TCBY taste better. Yes, and TCBY is yogurt. That’s how bad the gelato was. It was sour and watery. There was no flavor. The portions are small for what I paid for. I would gladly pay for a small portion if it was melt in my mouth yummy, but the gelato left a bad after taste. The mango sorbet taste like lemon and water and the salted caramel was just too salty. The guy… urgghh…the guy though hahahhahaha… something to laugh about. I suggest Unilocalers to venture out elsewhere.