The Gelato Lab, a locally owned shop in central Round Rock, serves a variety of sweet treats. Owners Andres Botero and Andrea Guzman opened the shop after relocating to the U.S. from Australia. Botero said the goal of the business is to ‘spread happiness’ in the community and be a place where families can hang out with their children.

About the Business

The Gelato Lab is staffed by a mix of Botero and Guzman’s family, including his sister-in-law, as well as local high school students from the area. The shop has games and activities, as well as a children’s seating area and a wall of colored artwork from past customers, creating a welcoming place for families to spend time in.

Botero said the business is committed to crafting its gelato with simple ingredients in-house, using milk, cream, and fruit instead of processed bases. Specialty flavors and fresh ingredients are the main drivers of the shop’s menu, Botero said. Fresh mangoes flavor the shop’s best-selling Maracumango gelato, and specialty chocolate directly from the Amazon rainforest is the vital ingredient to its Rainforest Chocolate flavor.

Menu and Offerings

Gelato is made each day, Botero said, and the menu includes more than 24 flavors. In addition to gelato served by the scoop in cups and cones, the shop’s menu includes cheesecakes, gelato cakes, tiramisu, Dubai chocolate strawberries, waffles, milkshakes, and banana splits.

Since opening the shop, Botero said the Round Rock community has been a friendly place to operate. ‘The community is amazing,’ he said. ‘They’re very supportive and really appreciate local small businesses.’

The Gelato Lab is located at 1500 A.W. Grimes Blvd., Ste. 160, Round Rock. More information can be found at www.thegelatolabtx.com.

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