Angela’s Organic Ice Cream

Good ice cream place, been there twice now. It's worth it. Lots of gluten free options.

Angela’s Organic ice-cream shop is well known to Sonoma County. They have four locations starting with the one in downtown Petaluma, one on the east side of Petaluma, continuing with the shop in Forestville, and finally the one in Healdsburg who is neighbors with a burger shop. Some of the great and unique qualities this ice cream shop has is how it’s a farm to cone kind of story. They make their ice cream straight from the farm which keeps it fresh and organic. Another quality is the fact that the owners are of a Hispanic background, women, and immigrants. This really supports the diversity in the Sonoma County community. The specific ice cream shop I went too was the one located in downtown Petaluma, Petaluma Boulevard. I enjoy the location because whether you decide to dine in and enjoy your ice cream or walk around with it, you’re in the middle of all the social life. There’s people walking, enjoying the stores and the views, having some wine and good food. As soon as I walked in I noticed how the interior was a typical modern decor. Not my favorite, but the logo of the angels is endearing. There was a long line already so I knew it must be popular for a reason. There were so many unique flavors to choose from. My guest and I both got a split scoop which is two flavors in a single scoop of ice cream. I got the gluten free apple pie and the cookies and cream. My guest ordered the peanut butter crunch and caramel crack. I really enjoyed my flavors. Even though one of them was gluten free it was super tasty. The cookies and cream had perfect amount of thick cookie to go with the creamy ice cream. Unfortunately my guest didn’t like his flavors. The peanut butter crunch was just Reese’s cups in chocolate ice-cream. It lacked the peanut buttery taste to it and the Reese’s cups were hard to chew. The employees there were all very sweet, nice, and youthful! They definitely matched the environment of the ice-cream shop. Something to consider as well is the prices, they were a bit on the expensive side. Also, dining in was definitely a mistake because it’s not the biggest space and there were tons of families and kids since it was a Saturday. I enjoy seeing the business thrive with a lot of customers, but it does get a bit intense and unenjoyable when there’s kids running around and everyone being close in proximity. If you don’t mind that by all means dining in is the choice for you! Unfortunately for me it wasn’t. This ice cream shop does have plenty of vegan flavors and gluten free flavors so they’re allergy and vegan/vegetarian friendly. The doors have wheel chair accessibility, but I would be conscious on the busier days since it get a bit tighter. There is side street parking or if you don’t mind walking, there is parking lots on both ends of downtown Petaluma. Overall to the beautiful people of Sonoma County and visitors abroad I would try this place at least once. I think I would go there again, but definitely take it to go with me and enjoy the walk.