Scooping whole-ingredient flavors from The Beacon La Costa on El Camino Real in Carlsbad, Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams represents the Columbus, Ohio chain's expansion into North County's growing artisan-dessert corridor. Founded in 2002 by the James Beard Award–winning maker behind the brand, the company builds each batch from grass-fed dairy and direct-trade ingredients without corn syrup or synthetic flavorings, applying a clean-label standard also evident in the house-brewed tea formulations at DING TEA Carlsbad. This scoop shop is one of more than 64 locations nationwide, positioned on the El Camino Real corridor connecting the Omni La Costa Resort to the Bressi Ranch dining district. Signature flavors rotate seasonally around permanent fixtures like Brambleberry Crisp and Brown Butter Almond Brittle, offering a dessert-course finish after dinner at neighboring El Camino Real restaurants including Cherry Blossom Burmese Cafe & Sushi. The Gooey Butter Cake flavor replicates the St. Louis original by folding cream-cheese cake pieces into a vanilla-custard base with a brown-sugar streusel ripple, producing distinct textural layers within a single scoop.