Pino Gelato - Oh Lawd or What I Love On Hilton Head

I’ve resisted this place for years and am sorry I did, just look at this gelato.  It’s dreamy, creamy, delicious, and delightful.  You walk into the store, and the sweet smell of takes over you.  You become dizzy as you walk up to the display case and see the most wonderful selection of flavors looking like frozen clouds.  Then the decisions have to come; how much and how many flavors should you decide to put in your cone or in my case, bring home.  On my first visit, I went for traditional vanilla and chocolate (mixed quart).  It was gone in two days.  On the second, a combo of dulce de leche and vanilla in one quart, a pint of chocolate and a pint of raspberry.  I’m still slowly working on these, my guilty pleasure at the end of the evening.  And here’s the good news compared to regular ice cream?  In my opinion, gelato could be classified as a health food with half the fat, almost half the calories, and zero (that’s right...zero) cholesterol.  What’s not to love?  Now I’ve had grocery store gelato, and again, there is simply no comparison.  You get what you pay for and Pino Gelato is far superior to any pre-packaged gelato I’ve had.  

They also make these cute little pizza cones that were featured on the Food Network show, “Unwrapped.”  It is just that, pizza in cone shaped flaky dough.  But for me, being a traditionalist I’ll stick to the gelato.  And another interesting little fact which I love (in addition to my personal feelings of the health benefits eating gelato versus ice cream) is that the Pino Gelato franchise is owned by a woman, Ramona Fantini.

Pino Gelato

1000 William Hilton Parkway

The Village @ Wexford

Hilton Head Island, Sc 29928

Hours:  Monday – Saturday 12pm-9pm