Tuttimelon Polk Grand Opening Coverage

Fro-yo girl here. The Tuttimelon empire continues to expand with the opening of their Polk St. location. I scored a very cute Tuttimug made out of corn plastic and met up with some friends (Helene K., Matt G./Fro-yo boy and Brian C.). See the picture of my mug!

Roy L. (general manager, Mr. Tuttimelon) was as gracious and kind as ever, treating us to free fro-yo (which he dispensed personally) and free gelato. He’s a fro-yo GOD and I am absolutely in awe at how hard working and dedicated he is. While other fro-yo shops take forever to open another location, Tuttimelon’s pace just can’t be matched. They’re going to open up at Cupertino Village! And he mentioned some other Bay Area locations that were in the works.

The Polk location has the full menu: 24 flavors of gelato and sorbet, 4 flavors of fro-yo, yoggi drinks, yogurt smoothies, sweet and savory crepes, and shaved ice. They are also open till 3 AM on Fridays and Saturdays. It’s one of the smaller locations but they do have seating.

You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.

* TUTTIMELON: 2125 Polk St., San Francisco, CA 94109

Chill Desserts March 2 & 3 Specials

Fro-yo girl here. Try one of Chill’s new treats (banh mi, Four Barrel coffee, spicy hot chocolate agave) for free (w/ required purchase) this Monday and Tuesday.

* FREE Four Barrel coffee w/ any pastry or frozen yogurt purchase.
* FREE All Natural Housemade Black Currant Soda w/ any sandwich purchase.
* FREE Spicy Hot Chocolate Agave w/ any pastry or frozen yogurt purchase.

Personally I’d like the sandwich w/ free fro-yo for dessert but that isn’t an option.

You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.

* CHILL: 125 Kearny St., San Francisco, CA

Harmony Frozen Yogurt Opens Second Location in San Mateo

Fro-yo girl here. When Harmony opens a new location, it sure does it quietly. Their own website (http://www.harmony-yogurt.com/) doesn’t even list their new location in San Mateo – but it is open. Apparently the next location will be in Burlingame. Another Harmony location is always good news (and I’m sure many of you feel the same). Update: they added the San Mateo location to their website.

You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.

* HARMONY FROZEN YOGURT: 1051 Park Place, San Mateo, CA, 94403

Whimsical Fro-yo Flavors

Fro-yo girl here. I am definitely intrigued by some of the fro-yo flavors listed on Whimsical Frozen Yogurt website (www.whimsicalyogurt.com) as rotation flavors:

* Tangerine Bing Cherry
* Mandarin Orange
* Fresh Nectarine Concord Grape
* Pomegranate Champagne
* Pomegranate Cranberry
* Acai Tangerine
* Black Currant Pineapple
* Rosewater Champagne

Grapes and nectarines mixed together? Hmm, I definitely want to try that. And I love pomegranate anything. However, none of the interesting flavors were there during my recent visit to Whimsical Yogurt. The shop is too far for me to stop by on a regular basis. Has anyone tried any of the flavors I listed? If so, can you report back to me? Thanks!

You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.

* WHIMSICAL FROZEN YOGURT: The Plant Shopping Center, 81 Curtner Ave. Suite 30, San Jose, CA

Help Bring Nubi Yogurt to SF

Fro-yo girl here. Thanks Rita Y. for the news about the controversy at Lakeshore Plaza in SF. The Baskin Robbins location there is being threatened with closure. Apparently the owners want to substitute BR with a fro-yo store in order to raise the rent. Rita argues that there aren’t many BRs in SF, so it should be allowed to stay.

Some quick research yielded the identity of the prospective tenant: Nubi Yogurt. Nubi lists the Lakeshore address on its website. According to Nubi’s website, their space has the same address as Ono Hawaiian BBQ.

I’m not saying that I want BR to close but their Irving location isn’t that far away. On the other hand, there is NO self serve fro-yo in that part of SF (Parkside/Outer Sunset) and I like Nubi. I think it would do very well with so many schools close by (Lowell, SF State, etc.). Parking wouldn’t be that bad.

There are three vacant spots according to the Lakeshore Plaza website but the city only allows a certain number of food places per mall. If Nubi takes over Ono, wouldn't that be okay? Or maybe they only allow a certain number of ice cream/dessert places? I’m not sure how specific the city law is.

What can you do? The next neighborhood meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 4, at 7 PM (location: the UPS Store).

Or you can write to
Michael Smith
City Planning Comission
1650 Mission St, Suite 400
SF, CA 94103

You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.

* LAKESHORE PLAZA: 1501-1595 Sloat Blvd., San Francisco CA

Yogurt Drinks: Yogo Review

Fro-yo girl here. I found Assi Yogo at Oceanview Market and purchased a pack of the Original flavor. It’s a refrigerated Korean yogurt drink.

A bottle of Yogo is three times the size of Yakult. The bottle says it has live and active cultures. It tastes more like Yakult than Yogu Time, meaning it is more like a milky yogurt beverage than a yogurt soda. The flavor is quite tart but also very sweet at the same time. It has a stronger flavor than Yakult and smells slightly like candy. It’s quite drinkable though I think the bottle is a bit too large.

Details: 6.6 ounces per drink, comes in a pack of four, plastic bottle, $2.89

Ingredients: filtered water, cultured nonfat milk, sugar, dextrose, high fructose corn syrup, natural & artificial flavors, potassium sorbate, aspartame, vitamin A palmitate, vitamin D

Flavors: Original, Peach, Pineapple

The bottle says that Assi Yogo is refreshing, made with cultured grade A non fat yogurt, it’s good for your body, fat free, cholesterol free and has as much vitamin A and D as half a pint of milk.

3 stars (out of 5)

You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.

* OCEANVIEW SUPERMARKET: 3911 Alemany Blvd., San Francisco, CA 94132

Free Banh Mi at Chill Desserts Tomorrow (2/20)

Fro-yo girl here. You're probably wondering what my post has to do with fro-yo. There is a connection since Chill serves fro-yo. Tomorrow they're introducing their new banh mi sandwiches and if you're one of the first 50 people (starting at noon) to mention the password "Chill Out", you'll get a FREE sandwich of your choice. One per customer.

"All sandwiches come in a toasty baguette, chili aioli, pickled veggies, cilantro, jalapeno + a dash of sea salt and ground pepper." Yum.

New sandwiches:
* Ham w/ pate
* Shredded Chicken w/ lemongrass seasoning
* Tofu w/ lemongrass seasoning

Don't forget to have fro-yo for dessert!

You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.

* CHILL DESSERTS, 125 Kearny St., San Francisco, CA