Gelazzi Gelato Italiano Cafe

the store is closed.

Unlike some complaints the service was alright and while it isn’t real Italian Gelato it still tastes pretty good. With all the other ice Cream shops in the plaza though this is the worse one.

Stick with Cold Stone!
We went in curious about how gelato differs from ice cream, so we asked the girl serving us what the difference is.
Girl: «Uhhh…» and she goes and gets the manager (who looked like he just came back from a rave).
«Manager»: (In a patronizing tone) «We use completely different ingredients than ice cream. We use lowfat 2% milk instead of whole milk, we use lowfat cream instead of whole cream, and we use less sugar.»
Me: «So, it’s essentially ice cream, but healthier?»
«Manager»: (Again, in a patronizing/​annoyed tone) «Um, no… it’s completely different. I just explained the difference to you.»
Note Wikipedia’s definition of Italian Ice: Italian ice, also known as water ice, is a sweetened frozen dessert made with fruit (often from concentrates, juices or purées) or other natural or artificial food flavorings, similar to sorbet.
Looks like this place just sells ice cream and tries to pawn it off under a fancier name.
We bought 2 (overpriced) pints for our family, and it was just ice cream. The cake batter was typical (yet delicious), but the chocolate left a gross aftertaste, so we ended up not even finishing it.
If I’m going to overpay for ice cream again, I’m just going to stick with cold stone. Instead of treating you like you’re a bother, they freaking sing to you when you tip them.

I am in love with the Chocolate Peanut butter — to be fair, the other flavors are amazing as well. They have a fun combination of desert drinks (alcoholic) if you want something fun and different. I like to go on an afternoon as an occasional treat when running errands.

gelato? This place has noting to do with real Italian Gelato. I admit it is nicely decorated in european style, but that about it. Ice cream weren’t good at all, you are better off buying something at you local grocery store.

Terrible experience. Quality is subpar at best, the mint chip was horrible, not sure how you can screw up mint chip. I ordered gelato to take home and the employee told me the price was $ 10, when i got to the register he tried to charge me $ 16. The owner was standing right there and wasn’t willing to do anything about his employees mistake. Stay away from this place. If you choose to come here make sure to bring the brinks truck with you, it will be the most expensive gelato you will ever have. I will stick to the frozen yogurt shop a few doors down.

If I were going to die tomorrow, I would spend a boat load here and not think twice about the calorie guilt.
The flavors are great and worth every penny and calorie.
I love me some ice cream, and this place has the best stuff ever.

I had the roasted almond with a fresh made cone. So good! They have gelatinis and other drinks, too! A nice finish to a date night. :)

Returned this weekend with family in town visiting (and you know how that goes when you take company to a place you’ve been to only ONCE, you cross your fingers and hope it wasn’t a fluke!) Thankfully, no need to sweat it, repeat visit was divine.
Since neither of our visitors are preggo like me, they both ordered gelatinis (gelato cocktails) — Pina Gelato and Death by Chocolate. I got to sample the teeniest taste (hey, don’t judge me) and both were scrumptious. Definitely a reasonable amount of alcohol in ‘em too.
We also had the kids with us this time — my 4 year old never (I repeat, NEVER) finishes even the tiniest of ice cream servings. She always has 2 or 3 bites, then she’s done, and she usually prefers very fruity flavors. I was reluctant to get her her own serving, but glad I did — she devoured it (and ordered vanilla, of all things!) I did manage to get a little taste of it, and although vanilla is never a flavor I would personally order, I would have to say it was the most delicious vanilla. It tasted like real vanilla bean, yum. Older daughter chose birthday cake and absolutely loved it – much better than cold stone’s cake batter flavor, in my opinion.
I’m not sure what the other reviewer ordered that cost $ 26 for a family of 5… we were a party of 6, everyone ordered something, and 2 people ordered the $ 7 gelatini cocktails and our total bill with tip was only about $ 22. Considering the quality of the gelato, that seemed reasonable to me.

First ever visit was great. Nice product and nice employees. Try the flavors before you buy — that will likely change your mind. I’ll be back for certain.

This place is amazing! Hands down! skip the «liks» and get yourself some quality cold treats at Gelazzi! I heard about this on Unilocal and was totally impressed. You can even get alcoholic drinks with gelato here, they have a party room, and the flavors are exceptional — I probably tried 5, and my husband tried about 10! The strawberry sorbetto was wonderful (my 2 year old loved it), my hubby had the french vanilla which was so smooth creamy and clear, and I had the dark chocolate and peanut butter which totally took care of my chocolate craving for the week!

Not impressed. I’ve been looking for a decent gelato place in the Southern Colorado area, and every place I’ve tried has not been able to compare to the places I used to frequent in SoCal. Every time I go to a new gelato place, I’ll always order mint… the first few times I went to Gelazzi, I decided to order some of their other flavors, none of which were anything to write home about. I had high hopes for the mint when I went back a third time, but… it was probably the worst of all the previous flavors of theirs I’d sampled. Their gelato in general just isn’t as rich as other places I’ve been to before, and their mint was almost flavorless. The store’s also mostly run by a bunch of teenagers, who would rather sit around making small-​talk with each other than attend to the customers. Because my boyfriend and I have always gone together on each occasion, we managed to earn enough points to get a free serving, but neither of us wants to go back, even for a free serving.

I have been to this Gelazzi location probably 50+ times. I’ve had pretty much every flavor of gelato, some of the frozen cakes among other tasty treats from the menu.
Things I like:
*The back party room (I usually opt to sit in there when the front lobby is busy with kids)
*The summer hours (open till 11 on weekends, if I remember correctly from last summer)
*Free birthday gelato!
*The customer service… all of the times I’ve been here I have never had a bad experience with the customer service. All of the employees are really nice, some a little young, but still very friendly and helpful.
*The lobby, counters, tables and bathrooms are always very clean.
Things I don’t like:
*Going for an early evening/​certain times on weekends gelato when it is packed with families and kids
*The winter hours (I work evenings frequently and by the time I’m off, sometimes even by 9, Gelazzi is closed. That’s dumb.)
And I seriously think the system of ordering/​paying for your gelato has got to be one of the dumbest, most time consuming systems EVER.
Basically, the person who scoops your gelato is also the one who rings you up for it. Sounds simple, until you have a group of 10 ordering before you. That one, poor, Gelazzi employee has to scoop all of their gelato, then go over to the register and figure it all out. During the summer, I have waited over 15 minutes to just order my gelato. It sounds smart in theory, but once you actually put it in action, it is literally dumb as shit.
It’s a quick way to lose a lot of business when people see a long line barely moving. Luckily I already know it’s worth the wait, but still… that should be changed. Just keep one person scooping the gelato, and another person on the register ringing people up.
Another note, is that I’ve never seen more than 2 people working the floor, even when it’s extremely busy. Maybe increasing labor during the peak hours will help keep the waiting times in line shorter? Just a thought…
Besides that, I love Gelazzi. I love this location, I love the gelato, the flavors, the atmosphere and the people. It is a wonderful place to go and hang out with friends or family (totally a great spot to take kids!) or just to stop in and grab a quick cup of refreshing gelato — summer OR winter!

I went in for the first time a few weeks ago. I blame Marc Summers, fully. If you have never seen «Unwrapped» on Food Network, I highly suggest it. It lead me here! I was mainly interested in the drinks they served, which was the focus of the Unwrapped episode.
They.are.fabulous. It was, admittedly, a bit strange to be sipping on a delicious alcoholic beverage with kids enjoying some family eats across the way, but, that is the draw of Gelazzi! It is completely a family atmosphere. There’s a party room! I’m not sure if it’s rented or what, but it would be perfect for an after-​game celebratory Gelato with the Team. :D
The second time I went, I was there just for the gelato. I had the Amaretto chip. On, man. It was smooth, creamy and cold. Just what one needs after a heinous day of moving.
If you are ever in the area, or even if you aren’t, get yer butts to Gelazzi and see what you’re missing!

not unlike the gelazzi in fort collins (which makes all the sense in the world), i like it here. all the same delicious flavors (fruity, sweet and rich, and my favorite soy chocolate), the awesome-​o pieces of cookie stuff they add to the cup, the cute green/​orange/​pink cups, i could go on and on and on.
however, do NOT go here at 3pm on a friday. it is high school palooza. how do high schoolers get ANYTHING done? all they do is talk over each other. i don’t get it. i don’t know how i survived it. whatever, i’m two years out of that, but still.
okay. anyways. i recommend it. and i like to think i’m not becoming a cow because they have the sign that tells you how awesome gelato is for you and how not awesome ice cream is. i still think i could see being a cow in the future eating this all the time, however i think it’d be worth it.

We went in last night for kids’ night. My husband, children, and I loved it. Every flavor we tried was wonderful. I would highly recommend it.

I saw the sign for this store going up and I had to text message my boyfriend about how disaterous it was going to be for my currently-​well-​fitting-​pants. I love gelato. I recently had some of the best ever (besides in Italy, of course) and this oh-​so-​close-​to-​my-​house gelato place had to be a sign that I was about to become a gelato addict.
So the place finally opened and I had to get there immediately. The décor is a mix of modern and roman. Sounds weird but it worked. The small cup was about $ 3.50. I didn’t ask but they only really acted like you could get one flavor in that small cup. Now traditionally, gelato joints will mix flavors in whatever sized cup you get. Not a big deal-​breaker but just something to consider.
I tried the Chocolate Hazelnut which was sort of lacking in flavor, so I opted for the Oreo. It had quite a bit of actual Oreo in it, but again, the flavor could have been up’d a little IMHO. AND, the gelato itself seemed slightly too airy. Most gelato is very dense, yet light because it’s made with milk – not cream like ice cream.
I’ll be back because when all was said and done, I did enjoy my gelato and I felt better knowing that it’s about half the calories and fat of ice cream. I’ll just have to accept that this gelato is not my favorite – I have to go to Loveland (who knew, right?) or Italy for my favorite.

Gelazzi is the new ice cream joint in the Highlands Ranch area, vying for the same demographic that now hits Cold Stone — the «I Love Dairy So Much I’m Willing To Make A Small Investment To Enjoy It» crowd. Like Cold Stone, the prices at Gelazzi can be intimidating. The smallest size of gelato cost nearly $ 4, but it’s about quality, not quantity or price.
The first thing I noticed about Gelazzi was the sign out front, declaring there would be a county meeting discussing whether to give Gelati a tavern license or not. «Why would a gelato place need a tavern license?» I thought. A quick look at the menu tells me why. Besides your standard gelato and coffee sweet drinks, there’s a whole menu for gelato liquor drinks. Cool, but I wonder how that will fit in a suburban area with a population that doesn’t exactly strike me as young or adventurous.
Booze aside, the gelato is very good. I chose the vanilla flavor which was quite delicious, though in no way the best vanilla gelato I’ve had. Actually, I’m not sure that real vanilla is used; the dessert lacked both the iconic black speckles of vanilla product and the flavor of genuine vanilla, but the gelato was still very good. I also sampled the pistachio, hazelnut and two types of Oreo gelatos. The highlights were definitely the pistachio gelato, which had an abundance of flavor, while the chocolate covered Oreo gelato was just down-​right decadent.
It’s a pretty hip place, with tilted Roman columns reminding the customer of gelato’s Italian origins, and an open window back area for parties or groups to get together and satisfy their sweet tooths. My father ordered a Raspberry Mocha from their coffee-​type menu, though the employees were new and admitted they had not made one yet. It was predictably poor, though there’s no one really to blame — it’s a gelato place after all, and a brand new one at that. If dairy isn’t your thing, they also have a case of water based ice treats, «Sorbetti» I think they called it. Anyhow, a wide palate of sugary goods, high quality, and one of the only places (the only place, I think) in the Highlands Ranch area to get genuinely rich Gelato. That, for the true connoisseur of desserts, is well worth the price.