Lappert’s Ice Cream Shop

Not one of their better days. As they remodel the Cal, the ice cream shop has cut its ice cream inventory by half. They did have twice the number of workers though, which seems like a waste. The lady «helping» didn’t have a clue. She started scooping the wrong flavors for my sundae and then put hot fudge on top when I only asked for pineapple topping. Also, no hair nets or caps or hair in buns. Her hair was dangling dangerously close to the tubs of ice cream. I was just waiting in suspense to see if strands of hair were going to tumble into my order. It was like a high wire act at Circus Circus. Fortunate there was no contamination this time. The portions on my family’s cone have become skimpy. Not a good sign for the future here. If you haven’t heard, they’ve also eliminated the snack bar and the Hawaiian restaurant across the hall is closed for renovation. That explained why the line at the coffee shop was so freaking long. Hasn’t been like that in ages. Taking away your dining options would explain that. Redwood will be closed for renovation soon as well. Sheesh

Why is the ice cream so soft? Its gross texture was such a turn off. Crank up the freezer Lappert’s. With Vegas being in triple digits right now –when a person orders an ice cream it should not be melted when you get it. After a few bites threw mine away. 2 stars only for the donut/​coffee combo. The donuts were just ok but the price was reasonable.

Looks like the California Hotel and Casino has updated a lot of their interior spaces… with the exception of the 2^nd floor food/​shops corridor. Came here for ice cream after all the high reviews on Unilocal.Well, the ice cream was below snuff AND we tried FOUR flavors. Basken Robbins is WAY better. The caramel flavor even tasted stale… ugh. Store was empty on an early Friday evening. Staff was disinterested and wouldn’t make eye contact. Won’t be back.

Located on the second floor of the California Hotel, Lappert’s is the best ice cream shop in all of downtown!
I will admit, I have never had Lappert’s nor am I native Hawaiian but this is legitimately the cheapest best ice cream I have had throughout my Vegas tour. If you are a fan of Vanilla Bean, DO NOT miss out on Lappert’s version! A single scoop is actually 4 Scoops. I will not protest to that as it was an excellent treat to the evening! I do recommend staying in the hotel to eat, as walking out into the general public of Fremont will be quite a hassle to avoid others while eating!
If you find yourself in Downtown Fremont and looking for some excellent ice cream, give Lappert’s a try! You will not be disappointed! As always hope to see you there!

Super inefficient service! One employee working with a line that was extending outside the business.
It’s located in the California Casino. We spent some time looking for the joint outside,…then found it on the second floor of the hotel/​casino.

I always come to Lappert’s after a bowl of Sai-​Min from the Hawaiian restaurant across the way. It’s been here for a few years, I believe.
The ladies at the front are usually quick and kind, and the amount you get is awesome for the prices inside of a casino. The chocolate is good, but the green tea is by far the only reason I walk in. The actual flavor is more focused around the tea than the sugar. And it’s absolutely wonderful. Possibly my favorite and most natural tasting green tea ice cream I’ve come across in Vegas. However, there are other ice cream shoppes around town I’d prefer should I not be in the mood for green tea.
Cones are great. Bowls are okay, also. I’ve never tried anything other than the ice cream, nor have I tried the coffee or donuts (not a huge fan).
I’ve never seen them serve without gloves on. Place is old, but generally clean. It’s either crowded or eerily quiet. There are a few seats in the small area to sit and enjoy, but it’d be wise just to continue walking rather than squeeze in with other customers.
I’d be willing to come here if I happen to be downtown and had a green tea craving. Definitely an old favorite.

A little bit of home away from home! With a wide selection of flavors, I decided upon having the Thatch Roof sundae.
The person helping us that day was very friendly and full of smiles. I’d be happy to be working around all that goodness!
This was in the hotel we stayed at (California). I look forward to going back: D

Lucky Las Vegas! They get their very own Lappert’s Ice Cream! No, this is not the same Lappert’s like the shops in Hawaii (that’s Lappert’s Hawaii). The shops in NorCal? Yes, you betcha.
Located in downtown Las Vegas, inside the California Hotel & Casino, you will find Lappert’s on the Mezzanine Level. The ice cream here is delicious and affordable! (Prices range from $ 3.50-$ 7.) If ice cream is not your forté, they also sell shaved ice, shakes, pastries, coffee, soda pop, tea and juices.
My friends and I had decided to grab some dessert after having a delicious meal at Aloha Specialities. (Yes, both establishments are right across from each other.) The staff is friendly and they don’t limit you to a certain amount of samples. Yes! I must have tried about five flavors before I went with the Kauai Pie. So good! It’s coffee ice cream combined with coconut, macadamia nuts and swirls of chocolate fudge. You get your money’s worth because one scoop is MASSIVE. So if you decide to get two scoops, prepare to eat fast! Definitely try this flavor on a waffle cone because, well, it’s a WAFFLE CONE. :) Other notable flavors they offer: Green Tea, Macadamia Nut & Kona Coffee.
So stop by and grab a treat, Unilocalers. If you don’t get lucky in Vegas at least you’ll win with some top notch ice cream! Enjoy! ;)

SCREAM FOR ICE CREAM!!! This place is amazeballs! Had the Kauai Pie (coffee ice cream filled with fudge, coconut, macadamia nuts… Jam packed with flavor and texture. Even though I’m not a fan of coconut, this flavor was nonetheless amazing!

It may seem ironic that I’m eating ice cream from a Hawaii based shop while vacationing in Las Vegas, but here’s why…
1. The Lappert’s shop on Oahu is located in Waikiki where parking is expensive. I know where the free parking is, but it’s really far away. .
2. Waikiki is on the other side of the island from where I live. Ice cream is good, but I can do without the traffic and distance.
3. Lappert’s has unusual tropical flavors and combinations that I haven’t seen elsewhere. Example: Kauai Pie is coconut, macadamia nuts, and fudge in coffee ice cream.
Located on the Mezzanine Level of the California Hotel in Downtown, Lappert’s is open from 6am daily. They close at 11pm Sunday — Thursday and at midnight on Friday and Saturday. How convenient!
So, next time you are in Vegas, the 9^th Hawaiian island, I suggest that you stop by for a local treat. The prices here are better than Waikiki! They also have Shave Ice, pastries, coffee and other goodies! Enjoy!
Update (4−26−16):
Now that the Club Cal snack shop is gone, redeem your unused Vacations Hawaii meal vouchers here. Maximum 2 lunch and 2 dinner coupons. Cannot use Breakfast and Specialty coupons. Sushi, musubi, canned juice, an pan, caramel corn, cookies, candies and chips are some of the options.

This ice cream shop is located on the second floor of the California Hotel/​Casino on the bridge to Main Street Station. It is hard to miss on Saturday nights, as there is usually a line going out of the door. They sell coffee, ice cream, Hawaiian shaved iced, and donuts.
There are multiple reasons as to why this place draws so many good reviews.
–They have Hawaiian flavors of ice cream, which I don’t see in California. Kona coffee with coconut and macadamia nut? YES PLEASE.
–They have good service.
–The portions are generous. I bought a shaved iced that was bigger than my face. –They have Hawaiian flavors of syrup for their shaved iced.
–You get a free donut with the purchase of a coffee.
I’d make sure I drop a few bucks here before I sink it into a game.

We have Lappert’s back home in Honolulu, but I end up going to Lapperts here in Vegas!
My other half wanted to stop at California hotel to do some gambling.
As I waited for him, I see everyone holding their cups of ice cream & as I recall, Lapperts is near by.
I had to get me some ice cream!
& Lapperts has one of the best ice cream!
The store is located on 2^nd floor of California hotel,
Across Aloha Specialties, between Vegas 808 & Ethel M.
The store is very small!
Which is just perfect for ice cream, coffee, & sweets.
It took me awhile to make a decision,
As the 2 customers in front of me both got Kauai Pie
& since I was missing Hawaii, I got this flavor too!
Kauai Pie: coffee ice cream with shredded coconut & macadamia nuts. This was so good!
The prices are reasonable!
A single scoop is 3.50 & the scoop is huge!
The cashier was friendly, she was patient with me, offered me a sample of ice cream, before finally deciding on Kauai pie. I’m happy to get my sweet fix during my vacation!

Whenever I’m at the California Hotel, I occasionally make a pit stop at the sports book and make a bet on a game that’s about to start. While waiting for the game to start, I would walk about 20 steps, come to Lappert’s, and get my favorite: Manila Mango 1 scoop in cone. There’s always those places that you love going to bc it reminds you of your childhood and well this place does that for me. Who doesn’t like ice cream, right? They have at least 15 – 20 different flavors to choose from and they also sell coffee, donuts, and shave ice. I have yet to try their Kauai Pie flavor which looks tasty.
Note: If the worker there for the day is a filipino lady, expect very generous portions. Hehe

When you go to Lappert’s Ice Cream Shop… what do you do? Of course you get ice cream! But a big dummy like me… I came here to get a cup of coffee. :(
If was a very hot afternoon (102 degrees), and I didn’t feeling like walking to the Golden Nugget Hotel for Starbucks, or to the Fremont Hotel for Dunkin Donuts coffee, so I went upstairs to the Mezzanine level of the California Hotel & stopped by Lappert’s Ice Cream Shop for coffee.
Besides ice cream, they serve coffee here, as well as Winchell’s Donuts. I’ve never had a Winchell’s donut, but I see Winchell’s all over the place in southern California.
Upon walking into the shop, I decided to get a cup of coffee, but lucky for me… they had this deal where you buy a 16 oz. cup of their gourmet coffee, you get a free Winchell’s donut (wot a deal!).
Well, after getting my cup of coffee… I realized the coffee really isn’t too gourmet…
In fact the coffee tasted a little burnt to me, as I think the coffee was on the heating pot for too long of a period,
To top if off, the free glazed donut I got was hard too! YUCK! I guess they probably have the Winchell’s donuts/​pastries shipped in, so who knows how long it sits before it gets served,
It would probably be better if you get the donuts from a Winchell’s shop instead.
If I come back here again… I’d probably skip out on the coffee & donuts, and stick with the ice cream!

Lappert’s is hidden on the Mezzanine level of the California Hotel in Downtown. It’s a tiny little shop with some really big ice cream flavors. The flavors are reminiscent of Hawaii: Coconut, pineapple, macadamia, kona coffee, and several combinations of the above. I personally tried the Banana Caramel flavor, since those are two of my favorite things. It was delicious! It had a real banana taste, not a fake yellow banana runt candy taste, and the caramel was swirled inside the banana ice cream. The caramel was perfectly gooey. The texture of the ice cream was smooth and creamy. It tasted like it was homemade to perfection.
They’re very generous with their scoops here, I got a single scoop in a waffle cone, and it felt like a pint of ice cream stuffed into my waffle cone. During the scorching Las Vegas summers, $ 3 is a steal when you’re getting some ice cold relief from the heat. With ice cream, I’m pretty cut and dry. It’s either good or it’s not. I’d recommend it, and I’d definitely go back.

I would give this place a 3.5÷5 of I could.
Pro– great ice cream.
Banana split– (chocolate /​white chocolate /​strawberry) delight! ⁴⁄₅
Whatever my wife had… Delish. ⁴⁄₅
Cons: garage charges $ 3! And there are a total of 6 stools in that shop. So don’t expect to enjoy your ice cream there. You’ll end up eating it at the slot machine by a cigar smoker.
Not going back just for ice cream.

Ok, I’m not gonna lie — when I passed by Lappert’s on the way to breakfast, I just thought this was just another basic ice cream shop. And maybe it is basic. But it is the best kind of basic.
They have some special Hawaiian inspired flavors that you don’t see everywhere so make sure you ask for a sample before you decide on your scoop. I am in love with their Manila Mango and Kona Coffee. The Manila Mango has a mix of tart mango sorbet and creamy mango ice cream. I die.
They give HUGE single scoops and for such a good price! Such a great no frills ice cream shop in downtown… I will definitely go out of my way to come back here again.
PS. The coffee isn’t good here. We ordered a failure of an iced latte that tasted more like cream so just stick with the ice cream only.

Soon good!!! Hearty scoops too!!! Ok this is gourmet ice cream.
Almost all of the ice cream has macadamia nuts in it. I would say this little ice cream shop is made for an Hawaiian fruity palette. I love coconut, pineapple, macadamia nuts so this place hit the spot!
I strongly suggest getting the coconut pineapple ice cream it’s better than any other I’ve had! A single scoop is plenty big and it’s a little under $ 3.
Located in the California casino second floor.

After a dinner in downtown Las Vegas, my friends and I wanted dessert. Oh hey, there’s an ice cream shop nearby. Let’s try it!
Somehow, I’d never wandered upstairs in the California Hotel and Casino even though I’d parked there fairly often. I’m really glad that I finally got to try out Lappert’s because I’ve been on a huge gelato kick and haven’t appreciated in a long time how good an ice cream shop could be.
The lone employee seemed to be going about sundae and shake prep at almost a snail’s pace, so I didn’t think it was worth slowing things down further to ask for samples of some of the 32 or so flavors. Therefore, I took a leap of faith on green tea and rum raisin, two of my favorite flavors anywhere.
Lappert’s really delivered on both flavors. Real green tea flavor in the first scoop, rum-​tinged ice cream and raisins for the second. I savored every fluffy, creamy, cold bite. I also took some samples from friends’ cups and found a surprising amount of mango flavor in the… well, mango flavor. Kauai pie was strongly coffee-​flavored, and coconut macadamia was tasty though not quite in line with my personal preferences. For $ 6 ($ 3.50 for the first scoop, $ 2.50 for the second), the giant scoops that I received in my foam cup were a pretty reasonable deal. The only real negative was that some ice crystals came up toward the end of the meal. I was a little too brain-​frozen at that point to care though.
I’m definitely going to stop here again if I need a cold dessert and I’m downtown. If you haven’t tried Lappert’s yet, you definitely should. In a city that somehow seems to feature strong gelato offerings more than traditional ice cream shops, Lappert’s definitely stands out.

One can only dream for a location to open up nearby :(otherwise I would’ve become a devout follower of their ice cream. If you’re visiting Vegas, and on a mission for ice cream that is nothing short of spectacular, I would strongly advise that you find another option. You’ll only realize that once you’ve fallen in love with Lappert’s, all you’d be left with to take back home with you is the memory. And a broken heart.
Butttt, if you’re a masochist like I am and willing to risk that agony, then by all means… GO FOR IT.
The tiny shop is located on the 2^nd floor of the hotel, and the escalator right by the main entrance will lead you directly to it. The girl helping us was soooososo annoyed with giving out samples, which I don’t really understand why, when it was only my second request –_​– and as always, I would never ask to sample more than three. Her facial expressions yelled at us all sorts of profanity. Even so, I just cannot bring myself to rate them any lower than five stars.
—Macadamia Nut. First, let’s just mention that dangerously, and I mean dangerously gigantic portion of each scoop. LOOK at that monstrous thing in my hand. That got me ridiculously excited as if I was holding up a trophy wanting to show it off to everyone hehhh. The flavor was… extraordinary. Ever since then, I’ve been hoping for other ice cream shops in my area to offer something similar. Macadamia-​nut-​y and old-​fashioned-​y. Not only were there copious amounts of macadamia nuts whirled in, but the ice cream itself was that of macadamia nut flaaaavor. Imagine the explosion of macadamia heaven! Old-​fashioned creamy, not overbearingly sweet, just… unforgettable!
—Kona Coffee. Also amazing. Beware, though, as that shade of coffee tone is deceiving. It appears milky, but is not. EXTREMELY bitter and lingering, which I personally enjoy. No exaggerations! I take my coffee strong and black, and it was just as intense if not more.
So, go and enjoy with a light heart, and don’t allow them to charm you too much!