Rick's Rather Rich Ice Cream
Palo Alto, CA 94303-4733
Phone: (650) 493-6553
- Price:
- $
- Hours:
- Daily 11:30am-10pm
Editorial Review for Rick's Rather Rich Ice Cream – by Kim Cooper
The Scene
Since 1956, this tiny shop in the Charleston Center has been scooping out rich, freshly made ice creams for fanatical fans. The tiny space looks like an old-fashioned soda shop with a sense of humor: Those happy cows in the mural have 3-D noses. There's a bench inside, but it can get crowded. On a nice day, you'll want to sit at one of the parking lot picnic tables and indulge.
The Food
Rick's makes its own ice creams using prime ingredients and lots of butterfat. It also offers a low-fat line of gourmet sorbets; try the smooth, tangy mango. Popular flavors include a strongly spiced pumpkin, Computer Chip (chocolate-orange ice cream with big chocolate chunks), a sophisticated White Chocolate Ginger and a delightfully aromatic Indian kulfi with essence of rose, saffron and cardamom. Pints and ice cream cakes can be ordered for takeout. If ordering in, try a sundae or float.
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Insider Tips
Know Before You GoPumpkin ice cream pies are a popular fall favorite, but they sell out quick; call ahead and Rick's will hold one for you.
User Reviews for Rick's Rather Rich Ice Cream
02/26/2007 Posted by gazelle27
As long as a shop uses quality ingredients, I think flavor selection is totally subjective and hard to rank. Rick's definitely has smooth ice creams and a good mix of basic flavors and some very interesting ones too, but I found that nothing FLOORED me, though my boyfriend LOVED the Industrial Chocolate. Good basics (Chocolate, Coffee, Raspberry, Vanilla Bean) and more exotic (Kulfi, White chocolate w/ Ginger, Georgia Peach). All smooth and delicious, Rick's is definitely the choice as your local ice cream joint w/ some style but nothing worth driving great distances for so I am the search continues for my favorite killer chocolate and killer coffee flavor mixes, flavors worth driving out for.
Pros: quality, flavor choices
07/06/2006 Posted by iowachick64
Rick's Rather Rich is hands down the best in the bay area!!!!!...(and I'm not just saying that because I use to work there!!!).....I loved my job making Ice Creamand was taught by the master Rick himself......I did not work for the people that own it now, but they have not changed the quality one bit....try the pumpkin with a little chocolate...yum yum yum....keep up the good work!!!!
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