The It's-It, an ice cream sandwich made from vanilla ice cream squished between two oatmeal cookies and dipped in chocolate, has been produced in the Bay Area since 1928. Though the ice cream treat is available in many grocery stores, you can order a case of It's-Its online to pick up at the company's office in Burlingame.
Family-owned for decades, Meadowlark Dairy is a drive-thru convenience store. Steer your vehicle under the covered driveway and sit in your car as the friendly staff delivers your order with a big smile. There are hundreds of items from which to choose, including dry ice, bread, eggs, homemade granola, ice cream cones and hot chocolate. Meadowlark Dairy is conveniently located in downtown Pleasanton, just off Main Street.
Tara's Organic Ice Cream offers flavors that you don't often see in an ice cream shop. It has chocolate hazelnut, truffle ripple, banana agave sorbet, blackberry walnut, eggnog and ginger caramel. The store also carries ice cream cakes that come with a cashew crust and gluten-free ice cream brownie sandwiches (available in Vanilla Bean, Mint Chip and Peanut Butter, among others). All of the ice cream at the shop is completely organic and available in compostable cups and pint containers.
Chocolate Cow is nestled in the Mercado shopping plaza between La Salette restaurant and Foot Candy. Under the ownership of Stephen Pond, the shop has maintained a 21 year presence here in Sonoma. There are 17 flavors of ice cream and nine gelato flavors. As a refreshing alternative, they aslso serve Hawaiian shaved ice. This a hometown shop that is locally staffed. A favorite stop for locals and visitors of Sonoma. Pick a scoop with the family or treat the kid in all us. A gigantic variety of candy takes up a whole wall. A decadent chocolate case has a array of bon bons and chocolate dips they make on the premices. Among the fovorite toppings for ice cream are English toffee & peanut butter cups. Coffee and minkshakes are also served.