The truck gets you first.
Stella’s runs a vintage-shaped van – the round-nosed, corrugated-panel kind that looks like it was borrowed from a French village in 1960 – painted in a pale blue that reads as soft-serve from fifty yards. On a summer evening in Utah County, parked on the grass with the Wasatch behind it and the sun coming in low and sideways, it is not a subtle piece of marketing. It works anyway.
What is actually on the board
The menu is deliberately short, which is usually a good sign at a window.
Scooped ice cream, single or double, in a cup or a cone, with a waffle cone as the upcharge. Soda and water for the people in your group who are only there because everyone else wanted ice cream. The night we caught the truck the board read $5.50 for a single, $7.75 for a double, and $1.50 extra for a waffle cone, with soda at $2 and water at $1.
Two things worth knowing before you queue. The truck is card only, no cash – it says so on the panel, and it is the kind of detail that ruins an evening if you bring a twenty and nothing else. And the flavor list on a truck is a subset of the shop’s, so if you are chasing something specific you want the storefront, not the van.
The shop behind the truck
The truck is the roaming version of a storefront in Pleasant Grove, at 2067 W Pleasant Grove Blvd, Suite C, in the retail stretch off the boulevard.
Stella’s describes its lineup as a dozen classic flavors, around eight dairy-free ones, and a rotating seasonal flavor that changes weekly – which is the part that turns a shop into a habit rather than a stop. The dairy-free count is worth flagging on its own: eight is not a token vegan option parked at the end of the case, it is a real second menu, and in a state where large group outings are the norm it means nobody gets sent to wait outside.
It is also a small chain rather than a single shop. There are Stella’s locations across Arizona, Idaho, Texas and Nebraska, so the Pleasant Grove store is a node in something bigger – but the truck, the local flavors and the catering side are run as a Utah County operation.
Hours are the one thing we would not take from the internet. The listings we found disagree with each other about Sundays, and a shop like this shifts its closing time with the season and the weather. Check before you drive out, especially late.
How to order it
If it is your first visit, get a double in a waffle cone with one classic and one seasonal. The classic tells you whether the base is any good – it is a premium, dense, slow-melting style rather than an airy one – and the seasonal tells you whether the kitchen is actually having fun.
If you are with kids, the single in a cup is the correct call and you know it.
And if the truck is at an event rather than the shop, expect a queue and a shorter list, and treat it as the version of Stella’s that comes to you. Catering is a real part of the business here – weddings, corporate parties, reunions – which is why the van exists in the first place. For more on why trucks like this one have become the most interesting part of a lot of food scenes, our podcast episode on food trucks is a good listen.
Where is Stella's Ice Cream in Utah?
The Utah County shop is at 2067 W Pleasant Grove Blvd, Suite C, Pleasant Grove, UT 84062. The blue truck is the mobile version of the same operation and turns up at events around the county, so seeing it parked somewhere does not mean the shop has moved.
Does Stella's have dairy-free ice cream?
Yes, and more than most. The shop lists around eight dairy-free flavors alongside its dozen classics, so it is a full parallel menu rather than a single sorbet. The truck carries a smaller selection than the storefront, so check the window before you commit the whole group.
Does the Stella's truck take cash?
No. The truck’s board says card only, no cash. Bring a card or be the person holding everyone’s cone while they sort it out.
Is Stella's only in Utah?
No. Stella’s has shops in Arizona, Idaho, Texas and Nebraska as well, so it is a small multi-state chain. The Pleasant Grove location, its truck and its catering arm are the Utah County end of it.
The short version
A good scoop shop with a genuinely useful dairy-free menu, a weekly seasonal flavor worth building a habit around, and a blue van that is the best argument for chasing a truck across a valley. Bring a card. Check the hours. Get the double.
More scoop-shop hunting in our guides to the best ice cream shops and where to find the best desserts, and if you are eating your way around the state, Salt Lake City’s restaurant scene is an hour north.
