Tuttimelon

After being in NYC for a while and being able to find all kinds of cool foods and random hours of the night, it was a shock to be in Cupertino and find nothing open after 10pm. Combing the whole Plaza, Tuttimelon was the so called last man standing. The server was very friendly letting my friends sample to their hearts desire. I just wanted yogurt so I hit the machine, and got 4 flavor swirls. It’s pretty much the same as I remember from other Tuttimelons though the temps were a bit on the warm side. I prefer my cold desserts really cold, where it gives most people brain freezes. I guess if it weren’t so late maybe things would have been in proper order but it was just good to be able to go out somewhere after dinner

My hubby, a friend and myself were on the hunt for a place to hang for a bit after dinner in Cupertino.
As we found out, pickings are slim, as everything closes early.
We ended up here, and after sampling the fro-​yo and gelato, I decided to get some gelato for dessert.
It had been a awhile since I’d had processed sugar in something so rich, and I have to say my tummy was very unhappy about my decision.
When I do get gelato, it’s always Gelato Classico, and they are still the superior gelato shop in my opinion.
The gelato here was ok, but no where near as good as Gelato Classico, and certainly not worth the belly upset.
I opted not to get their yogurt because it was all tart flavors, and I wasn’t in the mood for that.
I also tried a topping or two, and they were kind of stale. This is quite obviously because they aren’t very busy.
The lone girl working there was really nice, I felt bad for her that she was there all alone.
Not a place I’ll return to.

I come to this Tuttimelon and the Valley fair location the most. This location is definitely more chill and welcoming to stay and relax (mainly because they have a couch and TV playing movies).
I come here for one thing only and that’s their gelato. I was never a fan of gelato until I came to Tuttimelon. Once I had a serving of their gelato, I was done for… absolutely hooked.
My favorite flavors are pistachio, peanut butter, ginger, black sesame and crème brûlée. I honestly don’t like the honey lavender at all and didn’t even finish my cup when I tried it (worker said that’s their most popular flavor).
FYI I noticed that each location is different. The San Mateo Tuttimelon offers other desserts like shaved ice. The Cupertino location is now cash only. The Valley fair Tuttimelon definitely has the most limited menu.

this tuttimelon is pretty large with the standard white, green, orange walls as well as the white wavy walls. plenty of seating in plastic chairs.
flatscreen: chinese movies with subtitles
froyo availability:
–peach
–taro: runny, sweet & rich tasting
–mango:watery, lite flavored and tart
–original tart
–passion fruit
–strawberry: must have been lite flavored. couldn’t remember.
pricing: self serve, .30 cents froyo & toppings, 21 dry (candies, chocolates, cereals, etc.) toppings, 6 fruit toppings, 2 jellies, 2 crumbled cookies.
frodrips:
–taylor froyo machines, preprinted laminted paper cups.
–single friendly person on duty
–place was empty but it was early
–froyo not maintained well here, too runny, not creamy nor firm.
–wacky wabbit wating: 3 stars. (lots of room to run around, not many sweet choices)

$.30 cents an ounce!?! It surely can’t get better than that… RIGHT?
Actually, it does.
Tuttimelon, how I have longed to love you. Tragically, the yogurt is not as good as it’s nearby neighbor, Yogurtland. I sampled 3 of the 8 flavors available on Saturday, and was not impressed.
Don’t get me wrong. It was good, but not great. I know Loila aka Fro-​yo girl, loves LOVES tuttimelon… but I can’t say the same.
I swirled pomegranate and original, then topped it with Mochi. Maybe I have been out of the yogurt game too long, but this tasted like most of the other joints I had sample… but with less variety.
Bumping to 4 stars for having GELATO available. Parking finders beware, this is in the Ranch 99 market center.

After shopping and eating, had to stop by for a end of the afternoon yogurt treat :)
Typical cute bright colors and white décor.
They have gelato as well as self serve frozen yogurt, only $.30!
They only had tart and fruity flavors – original, mango, pomegranate, taro, peach, and something else. Nothing creamy sweet like chocolate or bday cake or anything like that.
However they have a huge selection of toppings, nuts, granola, mochi, and fruits, plus jellies: mango stars & lychee.
Overall the place is fine. I’d like to try their gelato next time.

It’s da FROYODA again!
By popular demand, BACK, yes I am!
A little bit hornay I was the other day, for a little froyo… yes yes yes.
Another TooTee in Cooper Teeno? Woot woot woot!
But away from the FROrce I strayed… to the DARK SIDE. Something I saw…
And a BLACK SESAME GELATO instead I got!
Marco Polo, much better theirs tastes! Their shit down, they got!
But charged me EXTRA for a sugar cone, TooTee did!!!
Sad, this makes me!
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No more $ 1 Froyo :’(
I really like the melon-​something jelly topping but they usually don’t have it.
It turns out that Café Delatti now has unlimited kinds of toppings for 99 cents (as long as it fits), and their froyo is better. Sorry Tuttimelon, taking off a star… it was good while it lasted.

Oh hot damn, this is my jam
The froyo here tastes better than Spam
Medium’s cheap and grand
Make me throw my hands
In the ayer, ay-​ayer, ayer, ay-​ayer
Half passionfruit, half lychee froyo meticulously packed with multicolored mochi balls, strawberries and canned lychee for only $ 5-​something?
Yes please!

I came here for some dessert after having dinner in Cupertino Village.
Tutti melon has froyo, gelato, and smoothies. There are 6 froyo dispensers with the following flavors: original, passion fruit, pineapple, coconut, mango, and lychee, This froyo place is not self-​serve though.
I decided to order a small mango froyo ($ 2.95). I added 3 additional toppings for 99 more cents, so my total was $ 4.09. The toppings I added was mochi, brownie bites, and almonds.
The small froyo was a decent size with a good amount of toppings. (See picture) I was surprised the mango froyo was white! I’m used to seeing mango froyo as a yellow color.lol.
The mango froyo was good, but a bit tart. I like my froyo a bit sweeter. It had a nice dense consistency, so it wasn’t runny.
Overall, I think Tutti Melon is a bit pricey. I still prefer the self serve locations where you can control the amount you get. =)

We went to Tuttimelon after eating at Hu-​Chiang. Tuttimelon is next to Joy Luck Palace so it can get busy on the weekend.
Right now there’s a summer sale. 99¢ all flavors of frozen yogurt. On Sun 7÷19÷09 the flavors were: passion fruit, mango, lychee, coconut, & pineapple. I sampled them all.
I went for a small lychee 99¢ + tax = $ 1.08.
If you want 3 toppings it’s 99¢
Summer special on drinks $ 1.99:
watermelon juice
lemonade
lemon iced tea
iced green tea
sweet iced tea
I asked how often they change the flavors — the girl said about every 2 weeks. She said the sale just started, but didn’t tell me when it ends.
Separate bathrooms — suppose to ask for a key, though the women’s door was open.

We were surprised to stumble upon a new fro-​yo place here — finally! An alternative to pearl tea.
The décor inside is cute — very orange and green, modern, and comfy chairs and loooong couch. I was expecting Austin Powers to jump out of the kitchen, but no luck.
They have a bunch of gelato flavors, husby’s fav. He got the mango with kiwi topping. It was pretty good and sweet, but the kiwi — wowza!!! It was sour and sooo not ripe. He kinda ate around it. I of course grabbed a fro-​yo, pomegranate. Not too bad — great consistency but melted fast. And homegirl filled my cup to the brim — it was (almost) too much.
Here’s what cost them some stars — one free topping for gelato. Ok, sure I’ll take it. But hmm… why is your small gelato is almost a buck more than your small fro-​yo???
Oh, here’s why: $.99 for 3 toppings for fro-​yo?
C’mon now. What if I only want one topping? You really think I’m gonna pay a buck for some oreo crumbs?!
This is the first place we paid more than 5 bucks for fro-​yo, gelato, or even both. Thank goodness the fro-​yo actually tasted good, or I would have thrown a fit. Maybe we’ll come back if they’re having some kind of «sale»…

JESUS CHRIST! 5 STARS?! ARE YOU SHITTING ME?!
Did you get a complimentary BLOW JOB with your fro-​yo? sheez.
Anyways…
Tuttimelon is what it is: a mediocre fro-​yo shop with very tasty gelato. Which is strange… most fro-​yo shops have shitty gelato but GOOD fro-​yo.
The Frozen Yogurt
— If you were to put baby food through a strainer and freeze it, you would get the consistency of this yogurt. The consistency is VERY delicate and melts within minutes.
— The flavors are relatively good but they’re not original! Once you’ve tasted fro-​yo at one asian shop, you’ve tried them all. NOTHING SPECIAL!
Gelato
— The Gelato, I must admit, is very tasty and quite sweet (in a good way)
— A nice granulated texture
— Relatively sticky, but i like it. It makes the gelato last much longer
— However, the gelato is IDENTICAL TO PENGUIN FROYO! Same flavors, and same consistency. But hey, if you’re gonna copy someone, might as well copy (one of) the best.
The décor is typical and unoriginal and I don’t feel comfortable eating in there. It’s so… boring. But of course, it’s all about the dessert.
Overall, the yogurt sucks. If their Gelato wasn’t as good, they would have received a two. And as another reviewer mentioned, they USED TO give out bigger portions of gelato, but now they’re giving out less. Which sucks. FUCK CORPORATE! =D
I give Tuttimelon a 3.1 out of 5.

The $.99 small cup of mango flavor special!
Unfortunately couldn’t make it to their grand opening earlier in the month
Tried their froyo finally this weekend
Thought the mango froyo was pretty decent
I always sample before I pay up, you should too
MANGO FRO YO
Even sold gelato, parfait, smoothies, sorbet, etc.
Lychee and peach froyo taste nasty XP
Oh, froyo girl, Lolia S. thanks for keeping us updated with every froyo opening
Nice day for a cup of froyo! :) Stay cool!

After eating at a near by restaurant in this shopping complex, I came upon Tuttimelon with eyes wide open. Fro-​yo! The perfect dessert after a light dinner.
They were promoting their $ 0.99 small cup of original tart flavored froyo as their grand opening special. I could not pass this deal up. The manager served me a huge portion and was impressed with the right amount of tartness. After my purchase, she kept on offering me samples of all the flavors (mango, lychee, blueberry) which all had a smooth texture.
This was my second visit to Tuttimelon in NorCa and was impressed with the taste even though it was not a self-​serve facility. My waistline is thanking them for it!

Thank you Fro-​Yo girl (aka Lolia S.) for the heads up about Tuttimelon’s grand opening event (6÷6÷09). My first time attending a Tuttimelon Grand Opening and their first time offering free fro-​yo during the first few hours of operation.
Thank you Annie for the generous portion of fro-​yo/​toppings and it was great meeting both you and Roy L.
Flavors that I tried for the day…
— Original: Tart, creamy, and good.
— Mango: You can definitely taste the mango and tart too.
— Lychee: Usually this is on the sweeter side, but it is tart and the flavor is subtle.
Toppings: strawberry flavored coconut jelly (didn’t taste the strawberry, a bit too sweet with tart fro-​yo) and mochi (soft and chewy as usual).
This location is definitely larger than the Irving SF location. Ample seating and more flavors/​toppings. It was great to hang out and kick off the weekend afternoon with fro-​yo girl and other Unilocalers (Linda W. and John L.)

I am a fan when my mango tart froyo is tarty :)
but 1 less star for the not so chewy mochi balls…:(
even my mom complained about how hard the mochi balls were… haha
This tuttimelon actually tasted way better than the tuttimelon I tried the first time in SF in North Beach area. Super cute décor with cute lighting and futuristic chair. Spacious venue with plenty of seats. It closes at 11pm most nights. Friendly staff. Let’s you try as many samples as you want. Non self serve froyo joint for those who love to slabber your own toppings, make sure not to come here!
99cents small original tart grand opening special is still on!
Flavors available at the moment: Lychee, Original, Green Tea, Taro, Mango, Blueberry (Acai)
Stamp card available. I think i got an extra stamp for who knows what. woohoo!
Small size cup was for $ 3.25 so not as cheap as yogurtland or orange tree yogurt. In general though, the place is closer to my house. and more tempting for dessert if you are in the cupertino village area after dinner or lunch even… They are the only froyo joint in the village unlike the billion boba places competing against each other.

When I heard from fro-​yo girl, Lolia S., that a new Tuttimelon was opening up nearby I knew for sure I had to check it out. What I didn’t know was that fro-​yo girl had special access to the grand opening. Even more surprising was they made a custom gift for Lolia that included her trademark signature. (
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When we arrived there was already a long line of people waiting outside. Not sure if they were there for the free fro-​yo or the free door prizes and raffles. But what was obvious was everyone was excited and a few patrons even danced their way into the store.
This is one of the largest and nicest Tuttimelon’s I’ve been to. They display their menu on large flat-​screen monitors behind the counter. The seating area is equally nice and colorful with orange chairs and white tables. (
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The flavors they had were original, pomegranate, mango, chocolate, lychee, and taro. I was able to try most of the flavors thanks to other Unilocalers that shared (Lolia, Tracy, and Christina). My favorites were the Mango and Lychee. My free fro-​yo was made by Roy L. and consisted of pomegranate topped with color mochi and coconut strips. (
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Special thanks to fro-​yo girl for the invitation and great company. It was also nice to meet more fellow Unilocalers and Annie and Roy L. from Tuttimelon. Unfortunately I didn’t win any of the great raffle prizes. (
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Oh what joy it is to wake up as if I were going to work on a Saturday morning just so I could get the free prize the first 50 customers would get. My friends and I got to the front of Tuttimelon around 10:30 for their 12:00 opening. We had no idea what the prize was to the first 50 people, for all we know it could be a free shirt. Maybe it’s the free tactic which attracted a certain genre of people… but I wasn’t really used to the crowd that was there… the HIGH SCHOOL kids! I guess high school kids would do anything for free stuff (as would I, to a certain degree). Tuttimelon was actually pretty cool — they gave the first 50 people a free AMC gold movie pass as well as a card to free yogurt.
From 12 – 2, they let you have a cup of froyo with two toppings for free. I’m really not a big fan of having someone else decide how much you want on your froyo now, I’m a bigger fan of make your own for whatever cents/​ounce. The froyo was okay — nothing too special. I had the mix of mango and pomegranate. I am usually a big fan of mango, but their mango tasted more like plain tart froyo. I like plain tart, but when I ask for mango, I do expect to taste something with more of that taste. The workers there were nice and friendly though — a great example of customer service. They filled your two free toppings up. I would say this is a good place to try at least once.
They also have a raffle for the first 500 people — DSi, Wii and something else. Guess I didn’t win…

Came here the night before Grand Opening for their «soft launch».
First impressions: served by very friendly manager named Annie, good portions, and extra tart original flavor seems more tart than other locations in a good way as I absolutely loved the taste.
Location is quite strategic, after salty dinner at Asian restaurants, you can come here for sweet dessert!
Good luck on business, I’m sure it’ll do really good! :)