Whether you believe that Fentons Creamery is the inventor of the rocky road flavor or not, you have to admit their small-batch, handmade ice cream is delicious. Bay Curious, a KQED podcast, demystifies the rocky road ice cream legend. But in the end even they can’t tell you for sure the true inventor of the flavor.
Personally, I am not the rocky road flavor type, so I won’t chip in here. Nonetheless, if you are a lover of decadent sundaes you should visit either the Oakland or Vacaville Fentons Creamery. They do serve diner food, like burgers and shakes, but make sure you leave plenty of room for the massive desert. Of course you can also join the line for getting a scoop of your favorite flavor. Just like the ending of the Disney movie ‘Up’ you can take your ice cream to go; or hang out outside.
According to their Wikipedia page Fentons is the “state’s longest continually operating creamery, with a small herd of dairy cows in West Marin.”
Fentons in Oakland is located at 4226 Piedmont Avenue. The Vacaville location is at the Nut Tree Mall, 1669 E Monte Vista Ave.
Other Bay Area must-try ice cream spots are:
Rocko’s ice cream tacos,
It’s-it ice cream sandwiches, and
What is your favorite spot for ice cream?
Hi Silvia! It’s been a long time but I still think about you all the time. You named all my favorite ice cream places! There is another place, not exactly ice cream but close, that you should check out some time. It’s a chain called Rita’s Italian Ice & Frozen Custard. There’s one in Santa Clara, if you’re down this way, I’d love to take you there and catch up❣️ -kim
Hi Kim!
Thank you for the recommendation. I’ll let you know when I’m near you so we can catch up!