SFist: 3 Questions For A Gelato Slinger

Kayt

Fri, 01 Jun 2007 13:17:59 -0800

Another sign of good gelato vs. not-so-good gelato: The good stuff will be in metal containers, which usually indicate that it was made at the store. The plastic containers usually mean that the stuff was made elsewhere and shipped to the shop.

buster

Thu, 31 May 2007 17:04:11 -0800

I actually find their liberal tasting policy to be a bother. Customers keep sampling as the lines stretch out the door. I've actually heard one waiting customer yell out, "Enough already!" They used to be called Mondo Gelato, why the name change?

Anonymous

Thu, 31 May 2007 16:38:19 -0800

Damn, I thought "we import our ingredients from Italy" was a good thing! Now THAT'S shrewd marketing. One way Naia avoids being another "pretentious Bay Area artisinal gelato boutique" is with their service. Every time I'm in there, they're always incredibly friendly and remarkably patient with people who want samples of 18 flavors (seriously, from what I've observed, that's the median). They deserve a lot of credit for that.