Tuttimelon

While trying to kill time before a movie at the AMC theater on the other side of the parking lot, my girlfriend and I came across Tuttimelon. It’s certainly an interesting place.
It seems to be a comfortable, modern sort of design for a self-​service yogurt place, where couches complete with cushions are favored over traditional tables or booths. Individual light bulbs hang from the ceiling, and keep the place well-​lit.
You start by filling up your cup with all your favorite yogurt flavors. There are probably around a dozen or so to choose from. Once you reach the end of the yogurt line, you weigh your cup and pay at the cashier.
I actually liked it (hence my four-​star review), but my girlfriend really hated it (she’d give perhaps one or two stars). It definitely has a different flavor from other frozen yogurts, though.
As she and I were reflecting on it, we realized that Tuttimelon’s yogurts taste a lot more like yogurt (i.e., the non-​frozen kind), whereas most frozen yogurts are designed to taste more like ice cream.
I think this probably accounted for our differing opinions on this place, so if you prefer more of an ice creamy taste, you probably won’t like Tuttimelon.

There was so many choices and I had a hard time choosing among their ice cream flavors. So instead I just winged it and decided on half Coconut Almond Joy and half Banana Walnut since those two had the most spoon scooped action.
I’m not much of an ice cream person but I was pretty impressed with their flavors. Also, pretty cool and clean decorations, new comfy sofas, magazines, boardgames & a flashy flat screen TV with some Adam Sandler movie playing. What’s not to like here? Will be back for sure! Tuttimelon, you have my business. :)
Why one star short of a perfect five? A tad bit pricey.

HEALTH DEPARTMENT INSPECTORS PLEASE COME HERE!!!
If I could give this place negatives stars, I would.
They left their doors open and their toppings uncovered so there were flies flying around inside, who knows if the flies shitted on the toppings.
I got my yogurt and was going to put my usual strawberries and condensed milk on top, but when I grabbed the condensed milk bottle, I saw something in it…
THERE WAS A COCKROACH IN THE CONDENSED MILK BOTTLE!!!
I was more than disgusted! And the bottle was less than half way gone so I feel bad for whoever used the condensed milk.
I brought the bottle up to the lady and discreetly said, «There’s a cockroach in this.» And she gave me a blank stare and said, «What?» with attitude. Like hello, bitch. I can call the Health Department on your fucking ass.
SO DISGUSTING AND UNSANITARY.

Gelato until 1am?! I tried out their black sesame and tiramisu gelato and wasn’t a fan of the black sesame… the pricing of the cones and size I’m confused about cos waffle cones are $ 1 and the small cones 75 cents? I ordered a reg tiramisu waffle cone which was 2 scoops for $ 6.40. I say it was worth my $ 6 because the gelato was really good. It’s always empty by what the bf says, but idk.

This place serves froyo and gelato. Nothing really special. You get what you expect. I did not try to froyo, I got the gelato instead. I got Spumoni and Crème Brulee flavors. Both were good. Service is good as well.

I have been to another Tuttimelon which I liked but this one… not so much. At first blush it looked like the other one I have been to. It is right by the AMC Mercardo movie theater. Noticed that they had gelatto too but did not get a chance to try it. It went downhill after that.
The owners must be incredibly thrifty and it shows. There were no little cups to sample the flavors. There were 5 of us and we asked for cups they gave us 2! They did not even have cups for water. Come on now! There were few toppings and stale too. The flavors were not good either. 2 were out of order. The couch was filthy.
Tip to owners– give us a a top quality product and don’t treat us like we are uncouth and we will make you successful.

Ugh. Some of the yoghurt was runny and inconsistent. That’s why I prefer non-​self serve yoghurt.
The upside for self serve yoghurt though, is that you can pick and choose from tons of flavours. I must say, my pineapple and lychee flavoured frozen yoghurt did taste pretty good, except for minor consistency issues. The down side, is you often overestimate how much you can eat and ended up paying a huge amount for a large tub of froyo.
The place seems to be run by asians, and it has a nice, bright interior. However, I must say, some of the furniture choices was poorly made — cloth sofas, hello? Combine that with messy kids and yoghurt, and you get seats you don’t even want to look at, let alone sit comfortably on.

I was not a fan of froyo. I didn’t understand this trend. I sat with my popcorn chicken and boba in hand and mocked this new froyo generation. Ha. It’s just another Fad. It will go soon, like cone-​shaped bras and leg warmers.
And then, this Tutti opened. Within walking distance to my home…
First, it was the vanilla and the mochi
Then, came the taro (my undoing)
Next, red velvet froyo (the clincher)
Finally…mochicheesecakesnickersgummybearsand GELATO.
I am reborn.
Create Sweet Potato topping/​froyo and you will get your fifth star, Tutti. DID YOU HEAR ME …

This is a cute place to hang out. I haven’t tried their frozen yogurt, but they have a nice selection of gelato, and I LOVE gelato!!! :D Super yum!
The customer service is friendly. The last time I was there it was a little chilly inside, so if you plan on hanging out a little bit longer there, maybe bring a light sweater.
Décor is super modern and cute, but the furniture is white, so probably not a good aesthetic choice of furniture, since that color is prone to stains quickly.
This is in the Mercado Center, so if things have remained the same as when I was a frequent visitor to the Mercado, then parking can be a major pain during peak hours.

I love self serve fro-​yo! I got the regular tart, strawberry, and mango with blueberries and mochi while the bf got the lychee ice cream.
Everything was pretty good but the pillows are super dirty. It is like they never clean them. There are all these stains. GROSS!
Nice décor though.
Two bathrooms. Need key. One of the bathroom looked more disgusting that the other. I picked the less disgusting one.

While my first impression of Tuttimelon may have been just lukewarm, I have since come around. The main reason for this change of heart being their cake batter flavor. Amazing. It’s great alone or paired with their mango tart. I like to top this combo with strawberry, mango, and Fruity Pebbles.
This location is awesome, particularly in comparison to the Cupertino one, namely because the texture and greater variety. The cake batter and cheesecake came out firm. Mango was slightly softer, but still better than that of Cupertino’s. What I like about Tuttimelon’s flavors is that they have a milkiness to them, but still feel light, refreshing, and aren’t overly sweet or artificial. I’m definitely a fan now.
Now onto the not-​so-​fab… some toppings are placed barely within reach, like at the back of the counter. My sis struggled to get some Cocoa Pebbles, as the worker just watched. She pretty much ignored us until we were ready to pay. Not nice. Also, it’s kind of pricey at 38 cents an ounce. I’m willing to pay a few cents extra for better yogurt, but it does add up. I paid $ 11.11 for both my sister and I. Yikes! Other than that, I wish I had a Tuttimelon across from my house. =P
Wanna give ya a five, but minus a star due to indifferent service.

I like that this place has both gelato and frozen yogurt. I went for the gelato today. The lady behind the counter was very kind and gave me many samples. The gelato had a smooth consistency and was flavorful. I got crème brûlée and tiramisu.
The gelato was $ 4 for a small (including tax). I asked about the fro-​yo price and was told it’s 39 cents per ounce. The seems a bit pricey to me compared to Yogurtland and others.
The place itself is very clean and if you’re going to eat at the store, there are very comfy couches in addition to the usual table w/​chairs.

Tuttimelon offers both frozen yogurt and gelato, so if the bF or something wants gelato and the gf wants yogurt, it’s all goodz.
You can even do a half/​half of the gelato scoops! We did a half crème brûlée/​half pistachio in the small size which came to about $ 4 and it was such a treat!
Another cool thing: comfy couches to get cozy with your buddy and/​or chairs if u want space. lol?

Went here for the first time last Friday after we rushed to Mercado, found a super far parking spot, half ran to the theater, then realized the showing we wanted to watch was sold out. *sad*
This place was well-​lit and looked pretty clean from the first glance. It was weird that you have to first walk to the back of the store to get your frozen yogurt and make your way up to the front to pay… but I got over it pretty soon.
They had 10 flavors available w/​2 that sold out (original tart, pomegranate, mango, taro, red velvet, cake batter, 2 flavors sold out & the other 2 I forgot what they were).
We sampled the red velvet & cake batter — red velvet turned out to be slightly disappointing and the cake batter actually turned out better-tasting…I was sad about that since I love red velvet!
We ended up just getting the original, mango, & taro. I really loved the original & mango & didn’t really grow to like taro (I don’t dislike it either) but my boyfriend LOVES taro so he stands behind that flavor all the way.
The yogurt doesn’t taste any different from other yogurt places I’ve had, so I didn’t give this place any more than 3 stars. I do have to say that of all the yogurt places I’ve been to, Red Mango (norcal) Pink Berry (socal) are probably higher up on my list… although they’re slightly more expensive than other stores, so I definitely don’t mind going to a cheaper place anytime any day since they all taste pretty delicious & healthy to me. =)

While I was a bit upset to see that Taxi’s was gone, it’s good to know that the Mercado Plaza finally has a place to get some frozen goodness.
I’ve known about Tuttimelon for a long time. While I don’t call myself a yogurt aficionado, whenever a new self-​serve place opens, I have to check it out. Because I have numerous friends who work here, I really had no choice.
And friends are good. While I don’t need a discount (I’d rather not have my friends lose their jobs), I do like shamelessly trying things out. So while here, I pretty much tried just about all the different kinds of gelato… or at least the ones that really interested me. And man, they were all really good.
This is what truly sets Tuttimelon apart from the rest of the Fro-​Yo places, the gelato. The butter pecan and tiramisu are particularly delectable.
The fro-​yo dispensers have the works, such as original tart and the elusively popular red velvet, and each are pretty good. But the true highlight with the fro-​yo is the toppings, because I swear none of the toppings are imitation generic brands… they’re all of the best quality stuff. Andes Mints? Oreos? Hershey’s chocolate? That’s great attention to detail.
Of course, if you want high quality, you have to pay for it. The price per ounce in Tuttimelon is probably the most I’ve ever seen.
But you get great quality for the price you pay. I’ll definitely be coming back, and it really helps that there’s a movie theatre here as well.

Just what the Mercado plaza needed! I was sad Taxi’s was replaced because boy, they had some delicious burgers. I think the new owners who opened Tuttimelon kept the gelato thing going from the Taxi’s days because I remember Taxi’s had gelato too.
The choice of gelato is one of the most interesting I’ve seen, there’s black sesame, honey lavendar, banana walnut., green tea. go ahead, try them all, but afterwards, get the Pistachio gelato! They’re best selling and a perfect mix of real pistachio and ice cream! YUM!
The décor is really cute too, everything looks bright and starburst like, cute sofa arrangement and lights that make this the perfect friends outing before or after the movies (or in my case, before or after a class at mission college ;P)

I finally found the one froyo place that has all my needs
1) Self serve
2) Gelato option
3) Good amount of froyo machines w/​good flavors (best taro tart)
4) Fresh fruits
5) Decent prices at 0.38 cents/​oz.
6) More adult crowd (at least during lunch time)

I came during grand opening on ¹⁄₃₀ and it was great, because it wasn’t as crowded as other Tuttimelon grand openings that I have attended. There were machines for up to 10 self-​serve flavors, but a few flavors were missing/​or not working the day that I came.
— Original tart: Tart with the right amount of sweetness and always a safe flavor that goes well with almost all toppings.
— Peach tart: First time encountering this flavor at Tuittimelon, so I was excited! New favorite. Refreshing, fruity, and a great medium between tart and sweet.
— Pomegranate: More tart than the majority of the other tart flavors according to the tart scale on the flavor info cards (love them!) I always like a little bit of this with a side of original.
Toppings weren’t as abundant when it came to their fresh fruit selection, but I’m not going to hold that against them because it was grand opening day. I was disappointed that I didn’t see any fresh berries, but I found out that canned peaches goes great with peach tart fro-​yo. I’m loving the fact that they opened near AMC theaters as I am always craving fro-​yo and it’s also opened late (another plus for a post movie treat)!
P. S. They also served gelato, various drinks, and baked goods. Shout-​out to fro-​yo girl and Tuttimelon bear + Danny P., it was great to see you guys!

I don’t think this place is cash only like some reviewers said. I saw a credit card machine there on Sunday.
I had a full sampling of the yogurts but laid my eyes on the variety of gelato. The worker was really patient and let me try Crème Brulee, Pistachio, Double Expresso Chip (or something like that) and something else. They let me choose two flavors for a small cup — I got the green tea and Double Expresso Chip. The coffee one was more creamy and the green tea needed more flavor (it’s too light colored and needs more flavor). But since the kid that helped me was so nice, I’ll let that pass.
Loved the inside of the place. This place used to be a smelly, oily Taxi’s but you can’t even tell. Very modern but more upscale than Ikea (even though they did have some Ikea ceiling lamps hanging down). Love their retro chairs. It’s similar like the one in Fremont. Maybe b/​c it’s a chain! But anyway, loved the mosaic glass/​rocks in the pinkish color around the yogurt machines. The toppings counter is picture perfect, really neat. They even have a nice water dispenser so when you get thirsty, you can drink water without asking for it.
Always ask for a frequent yogurt/​gelato card so you can get one for free later! =)
Also, there’s no parking on the movie lot side. Go to the Microcenter/​TJ Maxx home side and you’ll be good.

Tuttimelon is still the best. I think among all the taro-​tarts I’ve tried, they have the best.
I particularly like the location of this place, as it is next to the AMC.