Sketch - Berkeley - 4 stars

Visited on: Several times

Cuisine type: Organic handmade ice cream

Comment:Recommended, for distinct flavors, smooth textures, and a lovely location.Highly recommended for its granitas....

Ordered items:
Earl Grey
Lavender
Sour plum granita
Lemon granita

General description:
This is another place in Berkeley that serves organic and homemade ice cream. Now to be honest, I have to say that I like Ici better, simply for better texture and a more full bodied taste, but Sketch has some pretty unique flavors, like Earl Grey, Lavender. However, there is one thing that they do, and I haven't been able to find anywhere else: granita. Granita is like shaved ice made with flavored ice. If you don't know what shaved ice is, then think of tiny, tiny, tiny, tiny ice chips from a block of ice made from, say, lemon juice. It is eye-rolling refreshing on a hot summer day, and I can't recommend it enough. To me, this is better than the ice cream. Also, the sour plum granita.....yumm yummm....To my surprise, it tasted very much like Old Granny's Sour Plum Juice (阿婆酸梅汁) in Danshui (淡水), a city in Taiwan. Another great thing going for it is location. It is in the middle of Fourth Street in Berkeley, full of trendy shops and interesting restaurants. If in Berkeley, definitely worth a visit.

Basic information:
1809A 4th StreetBerkeley, CA 94170(510) 665-5650Mon-Thu, Sun 12:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.Fri-Sat 12:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.http://www.sketchicecream.com/*The website doesn't really provide much except for address and phone