You wouldn’t guess it, but there is something magical about the otherwise bland National gas station on W. Grant Line Rd. in Tracy. On first appearance, it seems like any ordinary stop point in U.S. suburbia: People pull up in a hurry, fill up on petro, then hop back into their whips and speed off onto a multi-lane road on their way to whatever American Dream they are chasing. But between a Black Bear Diner and RV Center, right along Interstate 205, hides a clandestine gem exploding with Pinoy favorites. Here, at Ellis Creamery, Khristian Rabut experiments with distinctly Filipino ingredients to perfect his ice cream recipes while his wife Marie provides a full lineup of Filipino baked goods. “In Tracy, we’re like a hidden secret,” Khristian says. “Most of our customers here are Asian. But when we do events in the Bay Area, we sell out fast, and many of our customers are diverse. For some of them, it’s their first time trying ube and we also get to introduce them to Filipino pastries.” KQED Food's Alan Chazaro gets the scoop on one of Northern California's most delicious things that's hidden in plain sight: a Filipino ice cream shop and bakery in Tracy that sells halo-halo and ensaymadas out of the back of an unassuming gas station. 🍦 Read the full story at the link in our bio. 🔗 @alan_chazaro @ellis.creamery