Home-Made Ice Cream

Really good ice cream. Don’t let the fact that the guys truck is in a gas station parking lot fool you. It’s gooood & the owner is very friendly.

Best ice cream ever! It’s soft and creamy.
They’ll let you sample as many flavors as you want and so far they all have been great.

This is not your average ice cream novelty truck. The trailer is very generic in appearance with a boring name that would fit right in at the food court of a county fair. The old-​fashioned ice cream maker on display convinced me to check out the variety of frozen desserts being produced in the Snackers parking lot. The gears are moving complete with cartoonish sound effects, but it’s just for show. The ice cream is actually made in a different facility for obvious reasons.
You’ll find about a dozen classic ice cream flavors available in your choice of a cup or cone, including vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, pistachio, mint chip, and other standards. I’m unsure of exact prices, but I paid $ 7 for a kid’s cup and a small cup, so I think it’s reasonable for a home-​made/​handmade product. The rocky road featured a chocolate base with pieces of almonds, chocolate chips, and marshmallows (store-​bought), but my daughter’s cookies and cream won the flavor test. Both were a bit sweet for my palate and I’d be happy with a kids size serving. The texture was great! It was soft like it had been churned recently, and very creamy without ice crystals. It also seemed to have less air incorporated than your average gas station Thrifty or Breyer’s. I’m describing gelato. Maybe it was frozen custard.
Stop by for a taste of home-​made nostalgia! I don’t know hours of operation or any other information on this business because I can’t locate it on social media, but I can confirm that they were open around 5pm on Thursday. The location is convenient to Chinatown and The Strip. There is one parking space reserved for ice cream customers just to the right of the truck.