Little Giant Ice Cream

Flavors are a little reminiscent of Lush. Very kid friendly (I had my 7 year old grandson with me). Staff is eager to let you sample any flavor.

Friendly crew, my friend and I were allowed to try as many samples. It was our first time and the guy helping us gladly answered all our questions.

I really wanted to like Little Giant, just because I live nearby and it’s always great to have spots to support and frequent, especially ice cream — but I don’t think I can vibe with this place. The flavors are unique and very good, there’s no doubting that but the price is less than appealing. I got an ice cream sundae for $ 8.50 and I could almost feel my wisdom slipping away. Maybe this ice cream is worth that to someone, but not me. The people who work here are friendly enough and the space is certainly clean and airy, but aesthetic either wins the day or is a side-​note. Little Giant is a one time hit.

This is for their vegan ice creams only. Kind of a let down, they don’t offer but ONE vegan flavor out of hmmmm 12…(ok they had two sorbet flavors — not a fan). But could they change it up a bit more often perhaps? I walk by fairly regularly and they had Vegan matcha for just about 3 week straight. A big ‘whoo-​hoo’ when they changed it up to Vegan Mint chip, short lived though as it was bland.
Also, pretty pricey for a scoop of ice cream.

I had walked by when they were doing their pre-​launch promotions. I taste tested their almond ice cream which was amazingly impressive. I also enjoyed the chrome trailer and giant robot mascot. I marked my calendar to come back later.
Several weeks later I was in the area and coincidentally it was first day of opening. I went with my brother and the flavors sounded really fun and original. The interior is gorgeous to boot. I got a two scoop of ice cream. I was surprised to find out that the scoops are really stingy! Especially at their steep prices. This is okay for gelato but not ice cream. I don’t mind paying premium for ice cream but at least give me enough to justify the price. The flavors are good but if I were to compare it to other Bay Area ice cream purveyors I wouldn’t say it trumps any of them (Ici, Bi-​Rite, Tara’s).
Several times I had walked by and decided to buy a scoop. But the customer service is so slow. Me and other customers would give up and leave out of frustration.
This is a new business and I’d love to have a new exciting ice cream establishment in Oakland. I hope they work out the kinks and make this the new hot spot in the neighborhood.

Their pumpkin pie ice cream is amazing! So dimensional. You can even taste the baked graham cracker crust! To die for! Above all else, their service is spectacular!!! Please give Alice a raise!!! She let us try all of the flavored even though the place was closing immediately. She was so patient and sweet!!! Thanks to Alice for making my birthday so wonderful! She represents the superb customer service you can expect at this joint!

When I walked in to Oakland’s newest ice cream parlor, on the wall I see nostalgic toy robots that I grew up playing and obnoxiously scaring little girls away. If I can possibly rekindle and exhilarate these retro toy robots to what the newer generation of toy collectors of what these real toys are made of.
But in all intent for now in current time, we are fortunate that the homemade gourmet ice cream from here is made by human-​hipsters and not by robots. That can not be good for job-​seekers.
On my debut of the newest ice cream place, I had three of the seasonal and changing flavors for $ 8.00. I had the Pumpkin, Banana-​nana pudding and simple Vanilla. All the ice creams are made with fresh local ingredients and by human in the chamber in the back kitchen. The pumpkin flavor has a very nice spice flavor that reminds me of a real pumpkin pie. The banana flavor is very creamy and can entice a ground-​dwelling primate. And the vanilla is pretty rich and creamy too.
$ 8.00 for three scoops of ice cream may be steep. But at least it is fresh and made by humans and not by robots.

I want to come back already, its been less than a week since my first visit.
First thoughts walking in was that everything was so cute, and that it was clean. I like how you can see the kitchen, there are cute lil benches to sit on as well.
We were greeted by a really nice girl, she offered us samples.
I really like the flavors they had, it was hard to choose.
The texture was on point for me, it was creamy with no ice crystals.
I really felt like the ice cream was fresh.
This has to be one of my new favorite ice cream shops!

This place is a cute shop and brings me back to my childhood with all the old-​school robots on the wall. Their flavor options is unique and have a wide variety. Tasted their coffee and lemon basil ice creams. Went with the lemon basil, as it was refreshing on a warm day. Though it was good ice cream, it was pricey. A special occasion place for me.

Holy fuck! The best. Ice cream. Ever. That dirty south flavor is fiyahhh. So is that nanas pudding flavor one too. Ohhhhh myyyyy gaaawd! Go!
And get the biggest size. And don’t share.
And bring me some too.
Please.

The shop is cute and the workers have amazing customer service! I literally sampled every flavor excluding 2 and they even offered to let me sample their fruit topping of the week :3
The texture is dense AKA not filled with air pockets but needs to be creamier. While most flavors came across as advertised nothing really stood out to me and seemed pretty one dimensional. I think the balance between the flavors need to be worked on and I felt a lot of flavors were missing/​needed something to become more well rounded. Out of all the flavors I tried the banana with nilla wafers was my favorite, could have used a lot more wafers though and caramel was a must.
I opted for a sundae to try and excite my palate more but it didn’t really work unfortunately, I still felt the need to get some more ice cream elsewhere afterwards =/​
Sorry to say but as cute and friendly this place was it just felt like a waste at the end of the day. Not bad but definitely nowhere near up to par with most of the other great local ice cream shops I’ve tried throughout the bay.

Cute lil shop near the Fox Theater. However, the flavors didn’t really catch my attention even after I sampled most of them. In the end, I got the Concord Grape and the Chocolate Cookie Dough. I LOVE concord grapes, and I was excited upon seeing that they had this flavor. The flavor of it was good, but it didnt quite excite me. The Chocolate Cookie Dough has almost and gelato-​like consistency (that’s why I got it) but it REALLY lacks in flavor. It reminds me of the Talenti Belguim Chocolate Talenti Gelato, except watered down.
Basically, cute shop but ok ice cream. I would come back for the concord grape ice cream since no one else has this flavor and to give them another chance when I’m in the area.

This place is relatively new and I’ve only been here once but I already love it! The flavors are unique and I love that they also have a variety of other things for sale (toppings, packaged sweets like brownies). One of the flavors that I got was concord grape sorbet and I’m definitely not the one to get sorbets at an icecream store but this flavor just wowed me. It tasted just like grape fanta (in a good way). It was refreshing without being too sweet.
The place is a little far from me but I hope to make more frequent trips to here!

Another new ice cream shop. I’m a bit over all these ice cream shops. This one didn’t really thrill me or reignite my desire for a nice scoop of ice cream. The flavors were flat and the texture a bit chalky if there’s such a thing.
We were greeted with a smile and given a few samples but I wasn’t moved by anything of the flavors so luckily that have an ultra small kids scoop we were allowed to order. Come to think of it I’m not sure what flavors we walked out with, but I remember my companion settling on something that didn’t even sound good because of the limited non chocolate options.
I just wasn’t impressed. Cute shop tho.

Little Giant Ice Cream’s meaning escapes me. if i were walking by after inbiting a few drinks nearby, i would buy a few scoops to cleanse my palate to ready myself for a few more rounds. that’s me, decades ago. (actually a drunk i bud.miller.heineken, no ice cream shops then available);
menu: a dozen of so tastes, varies daly. ice cream pricing: one scopp (4) 2 flavors (5)
other ice cream options available. didn’t focus on it.
eats: tcho chocolate/​dirty south (5)
–dense chocolate taste, dirty south: caramel, chocolate, other flavors.\
–small scoops, big, concentrated flavors.
–no air in ice cream here.\
–instant service when i walked. fav is always a good choice. «tcho chocolate»
–probably reguar hours now…

I have a Unilocal friend to thank for steering us to Little Giant Ice Cream! You know who you are. He saw our check-​in at Belly and commented that we stop by here after dinner since it’s so close to Belly. I looked up LGIC on my phone and sure enough, we were only a block away! So, we walked and found ourselves at LGIC after dinner.
Our ice cream sundae (The Classic $ 8.50) was fabulous! One scoop of their Dirty South (Caramel, Bourbon and Pecans), one scoop of Nana’s Banana Pudding, chocolate and caramel sauces, whipped cream and raspberries made the sundae such a treat to savor. The hubby and I shared, and it was just the right amount for us. The Dirty South is really good, even though the Bourbon flavor in it is more muted compared to Humphrey Slocombe’s Secret Breakfast. I didn’t care for the discs of banana chips in the Nana’s Banana Pudding ice cream, so probably won’t get that again. There’s always TCHO Chocolate. Can’t go wrong with that!
Sugar and waffle cones made in house, floats, sorbets and non-​dairy ice creams can also be had here. Grab a soda from the fridge near the entrance and choose a scoop of ice cream from the case if you want a float.
Service was very friendly. Lots of smiley faces to greet you! We will definitely be back when we’re in the area!

Yum! An ice cream shop in Downtown Oakland! They have rich creamy flavors as well as herby/​floral flavors. They also have great options for lactose intolerant too. I liked the lemon basil. The mint brownie was okay and had lots of brownie in it. The banana pudding and dirty south were decadent. Housemade waffle cones are made right by the door and will convince you to go in. They are an additional $ 1. Pre-​packaged or hand-​packaged pints to go. Cute, clean décor. Friendly staff.

What’s not to like? Fun pre-​opening party tonight with free scoop of ice cream or sorbet of your choice! You can sample the flavors before you decide. It was fun. The pre-​opening party started alittle later than 7:30 pm and they need to get some signs to indicate the grand opening which is tomorrow! Right now there is no signage on the store. The place is brightly lit and has small picnic tables and chairs for the wee ones. Kate gave us their cute little robot magnets for free passes for our scoop of ice cream/​sorbet.
They had so many different flavors (12) and it was hard to choose from but we decided on lemon basil ice cream which was light and fluffy and we could taste the basil in it and strawberry verbena sorbet, very berry good! Being the Unilocaler I am, I had to wear my pink Little Giant Ice Cream tee shirt that I received at the launch party last month to support their opening! Got photos with Kevin and Katie, woohoo!

You can’t beat a soft launch featuring three artisan flavors – a chocolate caramel stout, apricot pluot lemon verbena and «deez toasted almonds.»
Little Giant Ice Cream is a new artisan ice cream shop that is opening up in a few weeks right in the heart of downtown Oakland (Uptown area). I’m not a frequent to the Oakland area, though I feel this ice cream place is in the PERFECT location. First off, it seems there aren’t many creameries around and this spot seems to be in a prime location, amidst the budding local bar and restaurant scene and young locale frequenting the Oakland First Friday block parties every month.
Their cute metal-​tube looking «robotic» spaceship of a truck was sampling endless samples of their three ice cream flavors which, I wouldn’t say were to die for, but were definitely pleasant.
The chocolate caramel stout was a little sorbet-​like with a deep chocolate and stout flavor, not a fan. The almond was a great go-​to flavor, rich in nutty creaminess. The apricot-​based one was nice and sweet and pleasant as well. I can only hope that they’ll have a ton more interesting and innovative flavors once they have their store open!
The store itself is clean and spacious – big wide, clear windows, clean wooden ice cream display. The «little giant» robot branding is cute as well.
I wasn’t totally won over by this business and their ice cream, though I know they have a lot to bring to the scene. I’m sure good things are to follow this new business.

Delightful ice cream in a cool airstream. I tried the chocolate stout and toasted almond. I liked the decadent unusual flavor of the chocolate. The almond was a bit pedestrian.
Doggie loved it too!
Enjoy!