#NationalIceCreamDay at Nitrolado

Today is National Ice Cream Day, or in other words, the best day of Summer! I’ll be stopping by Nitrolado after dinner to celebrate! Besides their liquid nitrogen ice cream cups, they have the most delicious churro bowls! Only served on the weekends, you have the option of original, chocolate, and matcha flavors. They make the perfect bowl and beat a traditional cone any day! My favorite combo is biscotti ice cream with coco krispies and chocolate chunks in the original churro bowl.

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It’s located in Garden Grove, and makes the perfect dessert stop after dinner in Little Saigon.

For more information, visit Facebook.com/nitrolado.

A Crash Course in Pieology

Last week, I was lucky enough to be invited to the newest Pieology location in Westminster. Only a hop, skip, and a jump away from Huntington Beach and a block away from my favorite Thursday food truck lot, I felt right at home. I had never been to a Pieology before and was excited to experience ‘The Study of Custom Pizza.’ With their house-made crusts and sauces, fresh toppings, and create-your-own style assembly line, each pizza is truly unique to each customer. That doesn’t mean they don’t have suggestions, though! Their Pieologists suggest some of the more popular combinations, and don’t scoff at your seemingly odd choices. With pizzas ready in under 3 minutes, they know how to cure a ‘hangry’ human.

Check out some of the combos that my foodie friends and I enjoyed below:

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Garlic Bread

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This is a close-up of my custom creation.

White crust with herb butter and their house sauce, chicken, bacon, mozzarella, parmesan, red peppers, pepperoni, tomatoes, and garlic.

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For a limited time, you can try two new custom made pizza flavors that will have your mouth taking a vacation to the ‘Sizzling Southwest.’

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Above, is the Chicken Chile Verde Pizza (white crust, olive oil, green enchilada sauce, mozzarella, roasted red peppers, diced mild green chile and cilantro, topped with sour cream). This one had a small kick of spice to it, but was yummy! I’m a sucker for anything green chile so I found the flavors to be familiar, but the presentation was very unique for a pizza.

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The Spicy Southwest lived up to its name (white crust, olive oil, red enchilada sauce, mozzarella, cheddar, roasted red pepper, jalapeños, cilantro, chicken, topped with sour cream). The jalapeños made this one spicier than its Southwest counterpart, but every bit as delicious!

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And since I become a bottomless pit whenever I am presented with pizza, you bet I had room for their Chocolate Chip Churro dessert pizza.

Pieology makes the custom experience easy, fast, and affordable for all!

For more information, visit pieology.com

Are you in The Loop?

Sometimes, all it takes is an update to a classic dessert to spark a surge in social media stardom. Let me introduce to you, The Loop: Handcrafted Churros. The passion project of @dailyfoodfeed‘s founder (@thejedmond), this place is the new dessert destination in a busy strip mall in Westminster. This newly opened social media sensation has garnered lines from open to close since its inception, and has passersby asking what all the fuss is about. Well, they clearly aren’t in the loop. Pardon the pun.

Menu

They have a simple menu to guide you through the experience with various options depending on your taste buds and hunger level, but you can also indulge in a build your own experience. For example, I got a Chocolate Glazed Churro with Rainbow Sprinkles, and I have no regrets. And the House Coffee, oh that House Coffee. It kept me alive for the remainder of my Sunday and was the perfect compliment to my sweet sweet lunch. Yes, the churro was my lunch, is that a problem?

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I would say walk, don’t run, to The Loop, but even if you run you will still have to wait in line. Don’t worry, it goes fast, and is definitely worth it. Be sure to bring friends, so you can order different combinations and take endless photos in front of their Insta-worthy accent wall.

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For more information, visit www.theloopchurros.com.