Gelayo Gusto
Categories: Desserts, Coffee & Tea, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Sandwiches [Edit]
856 W El Camino RealMountain View, CA 94040 (650) 938-1333
- Hours:
Mon-Thu 11:00 a.m.-12:00 a.m.
Fri-Sat 11:00 a.m.-2:00 a.m.
Sun 12:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m. - Price Range: $
- Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
- Parking: Private Lot
- Attire: Casual
- Good for Groups: Yes
- Good for Kids: Yes
- Takes Reservations: No
- Delivers: No
- Take-out: Yes
- Waiter Service: No
- Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
- Outdoor Seating: Yes
- Wi-Fi: Free
- Good for: Dessert, Late Night
- Alcohol: None
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Mountain View, CA
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Good value, big scoops, and open late. Owners are friendly, and the crowd here is typically chillax.
Cookies 'n Cream and Mint Chip are solid. If you like tart (which I don't, really), go for the lemon. It's quite tart. The Dolce de Leche wasn't my thing though, and I have yet to try the pistachio. But I do hear it's good.
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We tried this place for the first time a few weeks ago and we had a good experience here.
The manager/store owner was really friendly and nice. He allowed us to try a majority of his gelato flavors because he knew it was our first time at his store. The fiance ended up getting his chocolate and strawberry gelato and I chose the green tea shave ice.
Let me tell you that the green tea shave ice was super good!!! He topped it off with lots of fruit and mochi, along with condensed milk over finely shave ice. The green tea gelato that he placed on top went really well with the whole thing. The only thing is that it cost $6.00 to buy this dessert, which I think is a little pricey. The overall dish is quite generous in portion though.
Our friends ordered their fruit waffle, which turned out to be really pretty and large in portion as well. One of our friends did comment that their waffle syrup was different in tasting, so just giving a heads up.
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It's like crack in a cup. =P
Finally, I found a one-stop shop for gelato, cakes, sandwiches, coffee, frozen yogurt and its fresh fruit fixins in Mountain View! Just a 5 minute drive from my work and I'm ecstatic to bring my friends here. Plus it opens until 2 am on Fridays and Saturdays!
I had the 5 oz. blueberry yogurt with fresh diced mango, mochi, strawberries and raspberries. I was pleasantly surprised by how the fresh fruit fixins were so freshly ripe, juicy and sweet. The blueberry yogurt was refreshing and just the right amount of tartness and sweetness. I was hooked.
I love how they set up this place with a very modern feel to it; from the furniture to the lighting to the white drapes down to the menu boards. It's very clean and well lighted.
I am excited for my next visit at Gelayo Gusto.
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My mom used to tell me how delicious shaved ice was back home. Growing up, it was all about the snow cone and the grape juice which the ppl around the hood where we lived called it the purple stuff. Snow cones are more like crunchy ice crystal and the American way would to flavor syrup through it.
My co-workers hit the place 3 days in a row after finding out about it. She raved about how great this place was compared to the yogurt shop on Castro. So we decided after work to have a bowl of this shaved ice.
I had the berry shaved ice which was shaved iced, blue berries, raspberries, mango, kiwi, starberries, and pineapple. The bowl was coated with berry syrup. They added some other toppings too, then scooped berry flavored gelato ontop.
Damn that was good. Healthy, creamy, and cool. For 6 dollars, I was stuffed. I had left overs and that was just the small portion. The venue was small, but cozy ---- perfect place to bring a girl/date to.
It's open late until 12 AM. They also have food like bacon, salads, and sandwiches too. I'll have to come back again and try it sometime.
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Ok - it looks like the disgruntled masses here are disappointed with the yogurt. It seems to be hit or miss. WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING WITH YOGURT WHEN THERE IS GELATO TO BE HAD????
Sheesh people. LIVE IN THE NOW.
Gelato, btw, is made with low-fat milk instead of cream (as in ice cream). So it is much better than shoveling baskin robbins in your piehole. Maybe not as healthy as yogurt but c'mon. How often do you treat yourself?
This place is my new favorite. After several frustrating attempts at the gelato place on Castro, I am boycotting it for the worst customer service ever by a creepy old man. This place is much better - for $0.60 more, you get almost double, they take CC (Castro Street is cash only) and the gelato rocks my world. If they're ever out of coconut and chocolate, I am going to cry. Hard.
I am tempted by the reviews here to try the shaved berry ice. But I don't know if I'm ever going to be strong enough to bypass my beloved gelato... It just wouldn't be right...
Best frogurt place I've been to. Icy yogurt - like sorbet. The fruit is the freshest I've had at frogurt places.
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"What the HELL is 'Gelato'?!?" - my boyfriend asks each time he hears it. The word sounds so catchy, as though a samba song can be made entirely of that word alone, even though it's origins are Italian...
"It's Italian ice cream, dear..." I would answer, but he would just snort and come back with another snarky little question. "What makes it so 'special'? Just because it's 'Italian' you have to call it 'Gelato' even though it's STILL ice cream?!"
"AAARRRGGGHHH!!! Shut up and just try it already!" - is what I REALLY WANT to say, but in my attempt to open him up to something new, I explained how it had a different texture and unique flavors... We went here late last night to find it looked like any other cookie cutter Asian hangout and got stuck behind a group of kids sampling everything. I read before blood orange was pretty good, and the dolce leche - so I ordered those together in a 8oz. cup and topped it with mochi...
Their CC machine was down, so we were limited to buying just one cup to share between us with the cash I had on hand. [bummer...] My bf took his first bite and scoffed about the hype while I happily lapped mine up... I then urged him to try it with the mochi bits... He chewed on the first piece as he shrugged off the big deal, and continued to plow into my cup...
A minute later, I glanced up from my 5th spoon of gelato to see him shoveling the last 3 bits of mochi into his mouth before I could protest to save me some...
me: "I thought you didn't like the blood orange, dolce leche OR the mochi?"
tam: "I didn't at first but it grew on me..."
me: "Within the few NANOSECONDS between MY first bite and last?!"
tam: "MOCHI!!! =D "
me: "I told you it would be good... but really, honey, you didn't have to eat it all so quickly... it's about SAVORING the texture and flavors..."
tam: "I-LIKE-GE-LA-TO!"
Exasperated, I gave up talking to him and looked back down to realize he was STILL EATING all the while talking... Not only were my precious mochi bits gone, the half of the cup where the dolce leche once prominently sat was no more... strategically scooped out where the blood orange began...
- It was like talking to a special-ed kid that knew his handicap well enough to use it to his advantage. I wanted to slap that smug look on his face to Africa where it would be too hot to enjoy gelato - ever again... but I couldn't. I offered to take him out and it was MY treat... and Gelayo Gusto's bad for having their CC machine down...
Overall: it felt like I was eating mochi inside out - the ice cream on the outside and chewy mochi bits in the center of your mouth... from whatever small amounts I was able to eat before the bf annihilated it. Other reviewers are right when they say this gelato melts REALLY fast... you start w/ a cup of creamy goodness, and end up with water. Their blood orange tasted like the real deal, with the slight bitter tang after-taste and their dolce leche was TO DIE for... I might go back to try the blueberry hype, but they really have to fix their CC machine.
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I'm just reviewing the yogurt here and it's nothing special. Not bad, but not great by any means. The fruit was a bit on the frozen side and the yogurt itself was a tad on the frosty/icy side. This place would not be able to hold its own against a Red Mango or Pinkberry. However, it is definitely better than Yogurt Fantasy around the corner on Castro St.
I'll have to stop in another time to try out the food options and the gelato.
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i love me some gelato from this place. my favorite is a scoop of chocolate, a scoop of hazelnut topped off with those little yummy mochis. great treat for any time. and this place closes LATE - a major plus if you want to hit a spot when you're having a dessert craving. i haven't tried the frozen yogurt just yet. i'm stuck on the gelato binge. my friend loves the shaved ice with frozen yogurt. soon, i will give it a try once my craving for my favorite goes away.
also, cool atmosphere too. i read a sign that says internet access offered, but i think there's a time limit.
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uhh, YUMM! yep - this is way better than all the hype about Pink Berry. The vibe is good and so is the gelato! I've only known about this place for about a month, and I've been about 10 times. Yeah, so what!? My fave: Green Tea gelato with Mochi toppings! MOCHI! MOCHI! MOCHI!
OPEN LATE - and I'm glad!
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Had the shave ice bowl with Berry ice cream. I wasnt for sure how I was going to like this, but it was good. A bowl of shave ice, with azuki beans, mochi, fresh fruit, ice cream, and some syrup on top, whats not to like. A little pricey, but worth it. Will definitely be back to try something else.
On my way back to work from lunch, I saw GG and decided to stop on in. I wasn't too impressed with their frozen yogurt nor their toppings, everything just screamed mediocre to me. I did like how they had blueberry flavored yogurt though. Even the gelato that day looked a little too icy, rather than creamy and smooth like most places in San Francisco.
I might give this another try, but I definitely think there are better choices out there.
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I tried Gelayo Gusto and wasn't impressed. You can ask to try both flavors of the frozen yogurt. He gave me a big sample of each. I was ready to go after trying both. They have original & blueberry. It's nothing like frozen yogurt. It's too icy and melts really quickly.
I also tried 3 gelato flavors: caramel balsamic - too sweet, blood orange - ok, and dolce de leche - the best of the 3 I tried.
Since I tried so many things, I figured I had to buy something. So I got a 5oz of the original & blueberry swirled together. Ate it all but wasn't happy about it.
Maybe because I got the blueberry flavor it was total $2.75 for 5 oz.
They also have shaved ice bowl, dessert waffle, sandwiches, salad, hot soup, coffee & tea. They have a sandwich combo: any sandwich & chips & drink for $9.
I didn't see a bathroom for the public. It's off Castro street, on West El Camino Real, less than a block from Castro St. They have a small parking lot w/ other businesses.
I don't recommend it and probably will check out Yogurberry when it opens, and Yogurt Fantasy (it's open). Both on Castro St where I'm more likely to be.
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Sun-Th 11a-12AM
Fri-Sat 11am-2AM
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I just happened to pass by Gelayo Gusto on my way to dinner. After dinner, I felt like some dessert so we decided to come back and give it a try. We ordered a 3 flavor gelato - coconut, pistachio, and hazelnut. The price wasn't too bad, $3.50 for 3 flavors. It's big enough that you can share. I was thinking to myself, this would be a pretty good date place instead of going for coffee. Anyhow, back to the gelato, it was quite tasty. I enjoyed the coconut and hazelnut the best. My gf who went to Italy last year commented that it was a bit on the sweet side. I thought it was pretty good, and I've tried the famous places out in NY so it's on par.
I think I'll try the fro-yo next time.
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Great value, and they are open very late! I was impressed by the variety of other snacks they have. I tried their Whole Wheat Green Tea Cookie, and was pleasantly surprised! It's great, so I highly recommend to any frozen yogurt fanatic!
You can't really compare fro-yo when Red Mango and Pinkberry are your first impressions for what other shops should taste like. If you know the difference between the two, then I can honestly say without hesitation that their original flavor is close to the tartness of Pinkberry.
My friend and I shared a medium sized mixed fro-yo (original and blueberry) with strawberries, mochi, and mango. This was perfect for the two of us as we were kinda stuffed from dinner.
Prices were decent compared to what you'd expect at other fro-yo joints. Worth a try if you are craving dessert.
Frozen yogurt is the new trend, and sometimes it's not executed quite right. This is the case at Gelayo Gusto.
This fro-yo is too icy as other Yelpers have mentioned, and melts almost the moment you get it. And it's expensive too. I didn't experience a very tart taste like the other Yelpers talked about, only a slight tangy zip. The blueberry barely had any flavor to it.
The gelato was pretty good though, with great flavors like Mint Chip, Caramel Balsamic, Pistachio, Hazelnut and others but they don't fill up the cup the way they do at Gelato Classico. As my grandmother would say, "Stingy!"
**Correction - the owner contacted me to clarify that the reason they don't fill up the cup is because the cups are larger than the 5 oz. or 8 oz. listed to allow for toppings to be placed on the gelato. They told me that the gelato is paid for by weight - so please make sure that someone weighs yours. I did not have anyone weigh my gelato, so I assumed that I was paying by the cup - so of course I wanted it filled up, you know?
Well, it's a cool hangout spot if you can grab a table. Friday nights and Saturday nights are pretty busy, especially since the folks from Abundant Life go to hang out on Fridays. Kudos for being a late night kick-it location.
Tip: Be sure to make a line and hold your spot as soon as you enter. It's confusing because there is no real "line," and we had quite a few people cut in front of us because of it.
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My sister got me into the whole frozen yogurt trend. At first I couldn't understand why someone would spend that much money on yogurt and fruit because the word Dannon comes to mind. on a whim she found this on YELP and now it's my all time favorite place to get a dessert place. My favorite is the blueberry yogurt with blueberries, raspberries and blackberries. you really can't go wrong with any of their toppings. :-) my sister loves the shaved ice with gelato and all the toppings- gotta try it with the mochi!
it's a healthy yummy dessert. I love how tart the yogurt tastes. I love the freshness of their fruit toppings. it's like a little taste of heaven. :-)
it's worth every penny. To me, it's way better then Pinkberry.
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For those of you who are Pinkberry fans, this is the closest you will get in Norcal to it that I can tell. The prices are a little higher than Pinkberry, but the place is always packed by teenagers that just make me feel OLD. Unlike most other yogurt places, they offer a wide variety of pastries, desserts, salads, and sandwiches. The place has always been packed when I was there and the service has been good and quick. One of the guys working there was fascinated with my Dunder-Mifflin hoodie and you could tell he wanted one. Sucka!
I go here quite often now, especially with Yogurt Fantasy closed for renovation and Yogurberry not open yet. Minus one star for being a bit pricey, a 8oz original with 3 toppings is about $5.50 (corrected). A 13oz with 3 toppings is $7.50.
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Awww man, I think I ordered the wrong thing! I got the frozo (blueberry and original) mixed with blueberries and mochi. I guess it seemed a little too tart and icy for my palate. I must have looked like the Sour Face on those Sour Head candies, because my friend Jen kept laughing at me. I prefer the same option at Cafe Delatti better. Forgive me Yelp, for I have sinned!
3 stars with hopes for a bump up after I try the gelato. Another downer was that my other friend ordered the blueberry cabernet, and it tasted odd, maybe because wine flavor does not belong in gelato! It tasted like cough syrup or something. On the up side, my other friend ordered the pistachio which he liked a lot.
The place has lots of potential and the service was extremely nice. I may be back in the summer for their shaved ice special.
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What is getting this place 4 stars is the fact that they are open until 2am. That is always a huge plus when places stay open late. The gelato itself was just okay. Not bad, but not great. I would go back there if I was in the mood for something sweet...Especially since they are open so late!
I've been to Gelayo 3 times. Unfortunately, their gelato was not as good as I was hoping for. It's not bad, but it's not great and when you order they always give you the dry-from-the-freezer part, so there's always that hard, sticky, old part that gets into your scoop. I can understand getting a bit in there but they take as much of that icky stuff as they can from the top and put it in your serving.
That's NOT what I'm asking for when I order my gelato. Perhaps it's because they don't have many customers but they could solve the problem by reducing the quantify of flavors (to 4 or 6) and then the fewer flavors would be used more and have less of that dried part.
I will try them one more time and if it turns out I get more of the same dried-out gelato, I will NOT be going back, period.
Forgive me, Gelato Classico, as I almost betrayed you.
3 stars for the regular (tart) froyo. Nothing to rave about. It's too icy for me. Pinkberry made oddly strange...meaning worse. I miss the smooth, creamy tart froyo at Flurt and hope that they could open a branch here in the Bay Area. http://www.yelp.com/bi...
4 stars for the gelato, though I haven't tried many flavors yet. Smooth and sweet, as gelato should be. Well, actually, a bit too sweet for me.
I'd like to round it up to 4, but I can't stand the male servers here. Please be nice.
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MmMMmMmm!!!!
Flor D took me to yet ANOTHER great yogurt place! I tried both the natural and blueberry yogurt and loved them both! I ended up getting the natural with strawberries and pineapple. It was so good, I have no idea how this could possibly be healthy. But, Flor D insists that it is, so I'll keep on eating it!
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Getting a cup 'o fro-yo here is hilarious. Depending on who's behind the counter your experience can be drastiscally different, at any rate let me give you the heads up.
The line or shall I say lack thereof can be quite messy...It's almost a Pure at Caesar's Palace-like feel. After you jump over that hurdle, you must then attempt to communicate what your order is. But beware of the following:
a swirl w/ blueberries = swirl w/ blackberries
orginal tart yogurt w/ blueberries = blueberry yogurt w/ blueberries
The yogurt is on the icy and pricey side, but I do think the atmosphere is nice. Not a bad place to hang out after dinner.
After reading so many reviews about Gelayo Gusto I had gone to this place earlier this evening to see what all the hype was all about. I ordered an Original Frozen Yogurt for the 13 oz size with 3 toppings of strawberries, blueberries and couldn't resist, but had to get mochi from previous reviews. What I ordered was good, but I wouldn't call it frozen yogurt though because it tasted more like sorbet than a frozen yogurt. Frozen yogurt would be more like T.C.B.Y. or even Yogurt Fantasy. Overall, I thought the frozen yogurt at Gelayo Gusto tasted really good and was awfully refreshing to have after a very long day. I'll definitely go back to try the 13 oz Original Blueberry Frozen Yogurt with mochi, raspberries and yogurt chips and the next trip after this one I want to try one of their Gelato Italian Ice Cream.
Update: Few days ago, I had gone back to Gelayo Gusto and sampled their blueberry frozen yogurt and loved it!! So, I ordered a 13oz swirl w/mochi, yogurt chips and capt n crunch. It was awesome and I loved it!! Next time I go I would love to try their Italian ice cream.
Why do I always feel like I'm in a scene from A Clockwork Orange when I walk in here?
Oh and the gelato is excellent - probably better than Gelato Classico on Castro.
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I don't know why gelayo gusto didn't hit the spot for me. Was it that our encounter was a mere 2 minutes? Or maybe I just felt bitchy and not even some good ol froyo can cheer me up. Interesting though, came in the store was completely empty except for the lady who worked there and I didn't take a good look at the man but he sure looked..eh forget it. Anyway, their variety of cakes and cookies behind the glass didn't intrigue me either. From the pictures the sandwiches look good though. Not sure if I'd make another trip out there for the yogurt. I liked how the mangoes looked nice and fresh in little squares, but they weren't completely ripe so they weren't sweet like I like it. Medium with one topping, 4.50? Sounds okay to me.
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I went to LA to visit my family and I got addicted to the tart froyo scene there. I felt the symptoms of cold sweat and shakes as I landed in SJC due to tart froyo withdrawal. I am quite thrilled to learn about Gelayo Gusto from my mate. I got my froyo fix there and I really like it.
Gelayo Gusto has two types of frozen yogurt, original and blueberry flavor. I have tried both and they are icy and tart. The best about Gelayo Gusto is its abundant topping choices such as various kinds of fresh fruits, cookies, and mochi. My favorite combo is original yogurt with oreo, blueberries and mochi; a little bit of crunch, a little bit of fruity with a little bit of chewy goodness. Not many places have mochi topping and that is why I am going back there for more.
If you are not into froyo like I am, they also have gelato, snacks and coffee drinks that can satisfy everyone's taste buds.
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I am addicted to this place! No matter what time of day it is, chilly, rain or shine I will go here! When my boyfriend first took me here, I was simply hooked. I had even stopped by there again the next day and when I had a cold (sign of severe addiction). The faint whisper or thought of Gelayo Gusto and I'm already putting my shoes on and grabbing my coat! Who's coming with me!?
I've actually never went past the fro-yo station because it's simply perfect. My new favorite is the swirl of both flavors with mochi (you HAVE to have it in there!), strawberries and mango...MmmMmMmmm....so good! Yes I order the biggest size...for myself, but I don't care...the brain-freeze and the sugar rush feels so good after a while....*sigh*
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Seriously! What's up with all these 5 star reviews!? The froyo didn't taste that great! It was just one tiny step up from Frozo's disgusting frozen whipped cream. It was tart and slushy, chunky and icy. Yeche! It doesn't come close to Red Mango or Pinkberry in texture. *Sighs* Delatti... you still hold the torch... yet you're so damn far away!
Frozen Yogurt - 2 Stars.
Ambiance - Pretty decent, totally packed for Friday though. The gelato was really good, the consistency wasn't as great as Gelato Classico but the flavor was good. It wasn't as creamy or rich as Gelato Classico.
Gelato - 3 stars.
Overall Ratings for Froyo:
Delatti
Swirls
Harmony
Fraiche
Aroma and Gelayo
Frozo
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Wow - a fro-yo imitator, that I actually like!
Although I do not usually like Froyo places (i.e. 2 stars for Red Mango, 3 stars for Pinkberry) because of the whole idea of it, Gelayo Gusto actually does something brilliant - it gives an alternative! Gelato.
My girlfriend and I made the trip here after a decent lunch on Castro Street. A bit hidden away in a mini-office building area on El Camino - easy to miss if you're not looking for it.
Sampled the blue (black?) berry cabernet. It was really really good! Slightly tart, slightly sweet, but tasted decadent enough for a gelato sorbet. I got two scoops of that, and combined it with blood orange gelato. Blood orange was actually even better! Again, tart, but slightly sweet. Not cloyingly dry-mouth symptom sweet either! I'm a definite fan.
Add on an excellent ginger snap cookie to the gelato and wow. It was a good dessert! A bit expensive, nontheless, but good!
Froyo was halfway decent too. Noticed they have mochi, and the combination tasted ok. I'm not a froyo fan.
-1 for lack of air conditioning or venting in the shop. Man, it was stuffy. Thank god it was cool and breezy outside, otherwise, I would have died of stuffiness sitting inside. I could see my gelato melt into a blood cabernet soup right in front of me. Sounds appetizing. Blood Cabernet.
4 stars - Something both my girlfriend and I can agree on if we go for dessert. Their alternatives are great!
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Next time I am dragged here I'm going to try the gelato.
Because the frozen yogurt is sub-par. No, really. Or maybe because it really wasn't the 4.5-star rating average that this place gets from 95 reviews, when I was expecting it to be.
I initially had a hard time deciding over the flavor - blueberry or original - and remembering that, in 4 out of the 5 different frozen yogurt chains (hence 80% occurrence) that I've been to, the original always outperforms the flavored alternative (case in point: green tea frozen yogurt from Pinkberry), I stuck to the original and chose tiny diced pineapple as the topping (there were not that many fruit toppings to choose from, and there certainly was no mandarin which was the reason for me to keep going back to Fraiche - PostScript: I cannot appreciate the tiny cubed fruit topping (a quarter of an inch big)... I guess I like mine chunky and substantial).
And I was right. A friend ordered blueberry yogurt (extra 25 c) and regretted it. I thought what I had was not very good - it was too watery, too tangy, and not as flavorful as Penguino or Fraiche. Hers was horrendously bad.
Sorry, but that's just the way it is.
At $3.50 for a small 5oz original with one topping, it certainly is the poorer little sister of Fraiche.
Again, sorry. I have to go against the collective opinion this time.
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I really did want to love Gelayo. You'll love it if you love Binkperry, unfortunately I don't. It isn't creamy, just tarty and slushy. The whole time I'm eating the original, my face probably looked like I was eating a lemon. Strawberries and kiwis helped a little, otherwise, I might've gone back in and asked for some syrup.
I asked where they get their desserts from and the reply was, "we make some here and get some from a vendor". I would have never guessed. Sorry, Gelayo Gusto is Gust okay, but not my favorite.
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Whoever said that this is like another Cafe Aroma is spot on.
Small, cute, white & bright inside, fun colored chairs. Takes credit cards. Lots of gelato flavors, it always looks divine but I am here for the yogurt. A small case of sweets and treats such as chocolate pudding cup, slices of cakes, cream puffs. A fab sandwich menu, shaved ice, yogurt, waffles(?!).
Today we tried the salmon sandwich on whole wheat baguette. While the bread was actually really tasty...the salmon was a little underwhelming. Well, not the salmon itself, but rather the quantity of salmon. I don't expect a big stack of smoked salmon oozing out of the sandwich or anything (though that would be AWESOME) but more than one or two piddly thin strips would have been fab.
But really I just wanted to eat my 1/2 of the sandwich quickly to move onto the real treat from Gelayo. The shaved ice I got with yogurt. YUM YUM and YUM. Shaved ice in the bottom, nice and crunch. Kiwi, strawberry, blueberries, blackberries, raspberries. Consdensed milk. Plain tart yogurt. Did I already say YUM??? Oh and portion wise this thing is a monster...the small was $6.00 and it was huge.
Service was friendly and prompt. I also asked for a sample of the blueberry tart yogurt and it was GOOD. The place was pretty dead at 12:40 on a Friday afternoon, kind of surprising given all the rave reviews...one awesome note is they are open til 2am on Fri and Saturdays, in the land of surburbia where every decent food place closes at 9pm, it's refreshing to know that I can get my yogurt fix almost whenever.
Now if one of these Cafe Aroma/Gelayo knockoffs would just open up near my house, my life would be complete.
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Oooh, this is a place to make a good night better. My eyes were immediately drawn to the assortment of gelatos and sorbets. If you have indecision...choose 3! Great. And if you need to satisfy your textural sweet tooth along with the creamy smooth gelato, add some toppings. Along with the traditional cookies, and nuts and things...I suggest the mochi and the captain crunch. Very interesting. Who knew it would work so well? Apparently there are sandwiches, cookies and coffees there too, but I didn't try it. I came for the gelato and I will be coming back for the gelato.
I didn't get to try any of their gelato, but their froyo is average ... very icy. They aren't as generous with the toppings... and topping prices are a little steep. $1 for 1 topping, $1.50 for 2 toppings, and $2 for 3 toppings.
I like Frozo's better.
Pluses for being open late!
*sigh* I really really miss annie's (the coffee shop that use to be here before gelayo)...
The first time I went, I wasn't too impressed with their yogurt. Wayyyyy too tart and wayyyyyy tooo soft. They also had a funky way dealing with their customers. No one knew where the line started, people were cutting left and right, people were served out of order...MAD CHAOS.
The 2nd time I went, I decided to try a sandwich. Presentation was cute, but I couldn't finish it....it tasted and felt like rubber. Their latte sucked too. It wasn't the right color and it tasted like water with sweetener.
The store has a really cute set up...but i most likely won't be back.
Not quite tart enough.
Texture is of the ICY variety. EAT FAST, b/c the stuff melts.
No toasted coconut or Golden Grahams. Grr.
Open late, Sun-Thurs 12am and Fri-Sat 2am. Wow, late night in the Peninsula, for that, I will be making trips out here, for lunch, & snacks!
Skip the Whole Wheat Green Tea Chocolate chip cookie, $1, tasted worst than a discounted day old cookie, no flavor, crumbly, gross.
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So, i know this is catching on now here in the Bay Area... but this place is really great! Try their blueberry yogurt with strawberries and kiwi. Yum-o!
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