Mangiamo Gelato Caffe
122 Main Street, Huntington Beach, CA 92648, USA

For years, owner Bob Hoxsie wanted to open a restaurant. After 30+ years of working in construction, tired of driving to LA, it was time for a change. Convincing his wife, Tanya, was a different story. “Most restaurants fail!” was her response every time the subject came up. Finally, Bob tried a different approach... Bob started talking about his Italian heritage. He talked about his family still living in northern Italy. He reminded Tanya, often, about their vacations in Italy and how much they both loved the country, the culture, the gelato! After months of research he showed Tanya a web site describing a Gelato franchise. A few days later, another Gelato franchise, then another and another… Eventually, she started listening and then one day, they visited a small gelato franchise store and tasted their gelato. It was amazing! You see, most gelato in the states isn’t very good.