Tuttimelon

This tuttimelon is probably my least favorite. I know all tuttimelons are generally all the same but this one always disappoints me in some way or form. There are some great workers here and they have awesome flavors for both gelato and frozen yogurt the one thing that falls short for me is the toppings. Half the time I go here they never have the toppings I want like cheesecake cubes, or flavored mochi. Other than that this place is good though.

Decent selection of gelato, especially for being tucked into a nook in the mall. I’ve never had gummy or flavorless gelato here, and flavors are all tasty without being over-​powering. Two thumbs up on the gelato front.
Not as decent selection of soft-​serve yogurts. It IS nice that they’re all fat-​free and most are dairy free, and they taste good for being fat/​dairy free. They have eight spouts for different flavors which is great too — if they would do some different flavors. There’s chocolate, vanilla, original tart (think slightly tangy vanilla), some fruit flavors and one which is Out of Order (which sounds like a really interesting flavor, but I couldn’t get anything to come out…).
I’ve tried the vanilla, the tart, the chocolate and the Red Velvet Cake back when they had that one in, and there isn’t a whole lot of flavor variation. Also, not as many fresh fruit toppins as I was hoping for.
Not a bad spot, maybe in the future I’ll just stick with the gelato.

Good balance of yogurt and gelato for people who want the different options. Many different options for both yogurt and gelato, plenty of toppings to choose from.
Overall pretty good yogurt

This tuttimelon is located on second floor, close to Macy’s men and furniture side.
And this is how this place works: when you get in, you can either sample the ice cream at the front or sample the frozen yogurt at the back (self help– so ask the staff for little tasting cups). After you get your ice cream or yogurt, then step to the middle where there are tons of toppings– my favorite is mochi– it gets cool and chewy and totally yum. You go to the counter, weigh everything and pay there.
I love the tartness of yogurt so I go to the frozen yogurt while my companion opt for the ice cream– I love the tazo, almond and lychee (incredibly fresh tasting) but there are about 8~10 flavors to pick from so you can absolutely find something you love.

First off, I labelled it with two $$ signs because it is moderately priced for dessert. I have to drop $ 6 – 7 which is pricey for just dessert. It was genius marketing to have this place two spots down from Pizza My Heart. So I usually get pizza then gelato at this establishment. I get frozen yogurt from different places and I have yet to try it here.
Gelato: This stuff is legit! I usually get the strawberry fresca and cookies and cream gelato here. I must say that it is worth driving out of your way to get it. Gelato IMO is better than ice cream or frozen yogurt. I am anxiously awaiting for the new location to open near where I live.
It was extremely disappointing to see last Saturday (¹⁄₈) that there was no gelato for the day. I could understand if there was no gelato during one of the weekdays because the mall isn’t nearly as busy but on a Saturday? Not real smart.
Its unfortunate to hear that employees are upset with the company paying its employees. Its reflective of the people in charge and I hope as a customer and employee in a similar company. Last thing I want is for an upset employee to be tinkering with the frozen yogurt or gelato.

I do not know how to cook. So, it is not uncommon for me to have frozen yogurt for dinner. There are many fro-​yo choices in the mall, but I am very loyal to Tuttimelon. Partly because I like saying the name, Tuttimelon but mostly because I find their frozen yogurt to be pretty tasty.
My favorite flavors are taro and strawberry oreo. But, I really don’t discriminate and I make sure I put each and every flavor into my giant cup. The toppings are pretty good, too. I like the fresh fruit choices (kiwi, strawberry, mango, pomegranate, etc) as well as the more unhealthy choices (yogurt pretzels, cheesecake pieces, chocolate chips, gummy bears). Plus, I like how they have really young girls that work here. Oops, I mean, really friendly girls with good customer service skills.

Perfectly thick consistency and with bursting flavor is how I’d describe the yogurt here. I happened upon this location after feeling food-​deprived-​woozy and needed some quick calories. Though it is much pricier here than other places at forty-​five cents per ounce, they do have to cover their overhead costs. Plus, I’m not one to fill my container so my portion was still under three dollars. With only a about eight flavor offerings, I approved of their choices.
My absolute favorite flavor unique to TuttiMelon is the almond. I was expecting a nutty almond, but it was exactly like the almond jello flavor you can get for dessert at dim sum restaurants. The flavor was kind of strong, but mixed really, really well with the pomegrante/​strawberry. Also, the fruit was cut very petite and service behind the counter was friendly just the way I like.
Minus stars though for excessively large cups that don’t make it easy to simultaneously shop and grub and for a visually very dirty linoleum.

I decided to finally do a new review because it is very hot today and all I was fantasizing about was a cup of Tuttimelon!
This little shop is one of my most favorite fro-​yo places to frequent! All the flavors are exceptionally tasty and they got the consistency dead on. My most favorite is the strawberry, acai berry, and almond. It is surprisingly never too packed although its located right in the mall. The atmosphere is really fun and modern, the perfect place to grab a semi-​healthy snack!
The only cons are it is a little costly and I’ve noticed that on each trip 1 or 2 flavors were out of order. Other than that the service is great and I am a fan!

Great toppings choices! YAY JELLIES!
Great flavors! My favorite would have to be the almond! The other flavors were taro, acai blueberry, pomegranate, original, mango, oreo chocolate, and almond.
It’s pretty cheap and they also have gelato. If you buy 8, you get ONE FREE!

this tuttimelon is pretty small, just a white wavy wall on the right with white and green sections on the left. red banner type stripes surround the froyo machines. the minitles are behind the counter at this locale.
music: hip hop
froyo availabilty
–vanilla
–oreo
–coconut
–strawberry
–mango :delicate mango taste with tart finish
–acai blueberry: blueberry sweetness with tart finsh
–almond: sweet, strange almond taste
–taro: sweet
–pomegranate
–original
no guava flavor present though they list it on Unilocal
pricing: .43 (not 38 as listed on Unilocal) cents per ounce froyo & toppings
24 dry toppings (lime mochi, and the usual candies, crumbled cookies, nuts, and cereals) 8 fruit and 4 jelly toppings. various lyon syrups in plastic squeegies.
frodrips:
–taylor froyo machine, custom laminated cups (karat)
–froyo came out firm, turned creamy, and finally melted.
–was tuttimelon the pioneer of sweet & tart froyo? several flavors master this technique: blueberry, mango… charts show tartness.
–wacky wabbit wating, 4 stars, if mikey likes sour gummis/​sour sticks, he’ll love it here. toppings only average here.
–limited inside seating: a few tables and a long sofa bench.
–friendly greetings and service.

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Yummy yogurts, very reasonable price (for an expensive rent here at the Valley fair Mall), & the wonderful cashier girl who offered my nieces samples ;-)
Original Tart = Truly Tuttilicious!

Okay, there are more froyo places around here than there is hair on Chewbacca’s head. I almost cringe when I see another one, but like a crack head I always stop in every time I see one. My kiddies are the ones that spotted this little gem. They LOVE froyo and eat it so much that they foam it in their sleep!
My daughter tried the Mango, and my son the Strawberry. For myself, I chose Coconut. All the flavors were DIVINE and would certainly be my number one spot BUT this left a kind of weird after taste about 5 – 10 minutes after I ate it. For froyo fans, this froyo is very milky (yay), and not that sweet (double yay). If you’re a tart fart, this place is not for you. The froyo here is only mildly tart and more rich and milky than anything else.
I still give this FIVE stars because it is sooo deliciously milky, and my kids LOVE this place. Than again, my son eats his own poop, so what does he know???

Yum! It’s almost that time of year again, froyo season!
As the weather begins to get warmer, frozen yogurt is added to our menus again. After a few rounds around the mall, we decided to stop and try the new tuttimelon. They’re also opening a tutti frutti in the food court? Why? Now there’s too many froyo places! Anyway, to the point.
Tuttimelon offers many exotic flavors such as mango, green tea, taro, coconut, and pomegranate. These in fact, are some of my favorite flavors. Their flavors are not too sweet and have just the right amount of tart. I really like the original tart and coconut, both of which have a light refreshing tart flavor yet is still creamy and not icy. It’s hard to describe, but I like it! Strawberry was a winner too. I’ll definitely come to tuttimelon for my yogurt fix while shopping. They have gelato too!

Mixed review because I tried their gelato and suffice to say… not as good as I thought. The large variety of flavors and appearances looked appetizing but when I actually did try the gelato, it disappointed me. It melted quicker than I thought it would too. I probably didn’t get to eat half of it until it became soupy.
On the other hand, the froyo was pretty good. My friend had the taro with sprinkles and it came out to a little less than $ 3.
The people working the counter were great, all smiles, and generally very helpful when asking for a recommendation.

Good amount of yummy froyo flavors. I had mango, eggnog, taro, and pomegranate. There were almond, vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, and original tart too.
i got to sample some gelatos: strawberry cheesecake, crème brûlée, acai blueberry. All 3 were good!
.38 cents per oz.

I’ve only been to one Tuttimelon (Union City) so I had no idea how much variety there could be amongst other Tuttimelon stores!
First of all, they sell gelato too. There’s a full selection displayed very nicely at the front of the shop.
The self-​serve machines are in the back. Each flavor has a description of its health benefits, as well as its relative tartness, sweetness, and creaminess.
Before today, I had never encountered «Almond Tart» as a flavor. If you are Asian or an almond tofu lover, this is basically amazing. The tart-​ness is a bit shocking, but it’s really good… and thick. Yum.
The toppings counter is very clean and well kept.
Only downfall is the cramped seating area.
Also it’s .38/​ounce.

Ahhh, I thought the yogurt craze was dying, but I’m glad it hasn’t yet. because i LOVE yogurt and tuttimelon is pretty awesome!
So my hubby and i went to valley fair the weekend after christmas… i know, not our smartest idea. :P After a long hour of dodging scary after Christmas shoppers, we needed a froyo break… the froyo at tuttimelon was wonderful! i got the original tart and the mango with jellies… first of all, their flavor selection was wonderful… what i especially liked was that they tell you if its sweet or tart… the problem with a lot of the fruit flavors is that you don’t know what style they make it… so if i’m in a tart mood and then i get mango… and it ends up being sweet… well, then i cry just a little bit.
they also have a HUGE assortment of toppings… i went crazy over their fresh mango! i don’t know where they bought it but the mango was soooo sweet, almost like the ones i used to eat in the philippines! and they have every type of jelly [lychee, mango, rainbow, green apple, etc] yum yum!
i didn’t get a chance to try their gelato, but i’ll definitely be back… so maybe next time :)

This is the third Tuttimelon self-​serve location I have been to. I never go to Valley Fair, mainly because of it’s proximity from the City and Berkeley. It was smaller than I thought it would be in terms of lounge area and there was a line for gelato out in the mall. Fortunately, I went straight for the froyo where no one was, oddly enough. $.38/​oz isn’t the cheapest but the flavors are to die for, at least for me. Large cup with original tart, pomegranate tart, and almond tart, plus the usual toppings: crushed graham cracker, mochi, mandarin oranges. 13.8 oz total at $ 5.25 is alright I guess, I have lost track of how much I pay for froyo already. The one thing that does matter is that I get my stamp for my Tutticard.
When I handed them my card, they looked at it like it was foreign. There are many different variations of Tutticards so their curiosity was pretty amusing. I finished another tutticard this time around and asked for a blank one and took them a while to find one. As I was leaving, the line for gelato hasn’t changed.

Yet another froyo joint in South Bay! This one is at Valley Fair Mall.
While we were mall-​walking trying to take advantage of extra deep discount on a-​day-​after-​Christmas day, this froyo place jumped into our sight. I don’t remember seeing it here before, so, it must be the brand new shop that has just opened recently next to Pizza My Heart.
Actually, this store carries gelato and sorbet along with froyo. So, you have a couple of different options if you are not be in the mood for froyo, which was exactly the case for my wife. She ordered two scoops (strawberry & pistachio) of gelato in a small cup, and I went with MYOFY option with three kinds of froyo (mango, almond & pomegranate) with some toppings (tangerines, mochi, etc).
Like other places, when getting MYOFY, you pay by weight. The only problem that I had at this place was that, at first, I couldn’t find where they stashed the cups. A store staff kindly pointed out for me that they were in the wall at a very far corner next to the froyo dispensers.
My froyos were okay. I would prefer a bit more tartness in them, though. For me, the most disappointing part was their toppings. I would like more fresh fruits from which I could choose. (Maybe it is tougher during this time of the year (?).) I didn’t try my wife’s gelato, so I just take her words in which she basically said that they probably used too much syrup that made gelato too stiff. I know for the fact that many self-​proclaimed «gelato» shops do the same, so it wasn’t really a surprise to me.
So, for me, this is yet another average froyo shop in South Bay. But, with their friendly services (kudos to the staffs there!), it is not a bad place to stop by to take a quick break when you are at the mall.

I’ve been to countless frozen yogurt («froyo») places during the past few years, and Tuttimelon ranks fairly high — though, you could get better.
Excellent flavor selection. Flavors they had today were the same mentioned in Lolia S’s review. I was intrigued by the variety of flavors and did sample the almond froyo, which tasted exactly like tart but with a slight almond aftertaste. Good for a person like me who loves tart, but nothing too particularly exciting, IMO. I decided to stick to what I usually got, half tart froyo + half fruity flavor (today, it was mango — which was a flavor I pleasantly surprised to see!) Both flavors tasted great, though the actual frozen yogurt’s texture seemed a bit «softer» than usual to me, as if it had been sitting for a good 5 minutes when I had just bought it. perhaps I just like my froyo a bit «firmer».
True, there was a variety of toppings available, but not to the extent of, let’s say, frozo’s? I was able to get my usual mochi and mango, but to my dismay there wasn’t any kiwi. (This was the first froyo place I’ve been to that didn’t have kiwi, btw.) The pineapple did not look entirely fresh either. I just wish there could have been a larger variety of fruits available. That would have definitely made my experience more enjoyable.
Service was great. During my ~20 minute stay there, I interacted with 3 employees: one that welcomed me in the store, one that offered me samples, and one that politely took my order — and they all did it with a smile. Customer service at its best.