Fruits & Chocolate

I am not impressed by this place. Though, The chocolates are amazing! That’s too bad the employees are not as great. Many times when I come here, the employees do not greet me, and tell me a lot of the items are not «available», but they are on display in the glass display? Due to «freshness» concerns? I’ve gifted the products to many friends and family and never failed to disappoint them, but wow the staff could use some customer service training!

So delicious! You can tell that the owner and employees really care about their products and make sure that everything looks and tastes amazing. I had several of the different dipped cookies and pretzels and will definitely have more next time I’m in the area

Soo delicious! Hubby and I each had a chocolate covered strawberry. Mine was dark chocolate with nuts. The chocolate was great not waxy but very creamy and luscious the strawberry was sweet and pretty big. My husband had white chocolate with sprinkles he also said was really good. Overall great service and yummy fruit and goodies. A must try.

We got 3 marshmallows dipped in white chocolate and dusted in oreo’s it was very sweet and rich. Too rich for me… We will come back to actually try the fruit.

The price is way too high for what they are asking and the smoothies taste horrible compared to neighboring competitors. The worse part is when my 4 year old brother asked for an extra marshmallow, the employee responded with «No.» I asked if I could pay for an extra marshmallow and she still said «No.» This was after paying over 15 dollars for a smoothie and several chocolate covered pieces of fruit.
Sadly I couldn’t help but think that my brother was treated in such a manner because of who he was, a beautiful African American child. I only say this because the tone in the employee’s voice changed dramatically when the next customer was being helped, who was neither African American nor Latino.
I would suggest this place dip their employees in the chocolate to sweeten their sour views and tart customer service.

Best service, EVER!
I planned my girlfriend’s bridal shower a few weeks ago and thought that these treats would be perfect appetizers for our ‘garden tea party’ theme. It was a pretty late request on my behalf to get five different type of chocolate covered goodies but Wei, the owner, got it done! Another request of mine was to pick them up during an hour that the store wasn’t open. The bridal shower was on a Sunday and the store was opened at 11am. I asked Wei if I can pick them up at 9am instead and he was more than willing to accommodate! He was really helpful and did whatever was best for me. I picked up the treats and they were freshly made and nicely packaged. The girls lovedddd them!
My girlfriends loved the display so much that they even used Fruits & Chocolate for the actual wedding. The photo booth that we originally were going to use as favors didn’t work out so we hunting for something TWO days before the wedding. I contacted Wei and he then again made it work! He was so accommodating to me and the other bridesmaids super late requests for the favors. We got chocolate covered fortune cookies dressed up as brides and grooms. They were perfect! Not only did we got our favors on time, Wei delivered them to the venue and waited for us because we were late! What service!
I HIGHLY recommend using Fruits and Chocolates to cater or just for some delicious snacks. They’re gorgeous and delicious. The management and service is so helpful and more than accommodating! Loved it.

It didn’t take me too long to come back to Fruits & Chocolates. This afternoon I had the pleasure meeting Wei Xu, Founder/​President of this business. I mentioned to him what I was interested in ordering for 12 of my co-​workers. (A pair of madeleine cookies — fall color icings — in a cellophane bag and tied with a apricot colored satin ribbon — fall color). These would be gifts for them before I retire from my job. He told me to take his business card and to contact him either by phone or email… great!!!
Thank goodness the salesperson did not push me to buy anything. I was given time to check their fruits and chocolates goodies. I bought three items that I wanted to sample before I share them — these were all dipped in white chocolate — 4 pc. dried mango strips, dried pineapple ring and dried apricot — all for the price of $ 2.25 each (photo). The dried pineapple ring is just a tad too sweet. However, the mango strips and the apricot are pretty tasty. (Noted for consideration to share.)
Well, the taste testing does not stop with these items. I still want to try other items on their price list… banana bite (photo), assorted berries and pear wedge. If these latter items are tasty too, then I will also take them into consideration to share.
There will be at least two to three more visits before I decide exactly what I want to share with my co-​workers. I am looking forward to sampling the items that my sweet tooth is desiring; and back in my mind I am hoping my co-​workers will enjoy the sweetness of Fruits & Chocolates.

The fist few times I came here the chocolate covered fruit had no label, names or price. So I had to order like «I want that one. The third from the left» which made it the third from her right lol The last time I was here they had finally added labels and price to their product. Makes it hell of a lot easier to order now.
All of their sweets are delicious. My nieces and nephew always ask me to bring them some. I guess I got them hooked lol It would be nice if they had more selection of chocolate covered fruit.

My girlfriend surprised me with some treats from Fruits & Chocolate, saying that this is the equivalent of getting a guy flowers.
She chose well.
The chocolate-​cookie skewer she picked up was definitely fresh, with a coating that worked well without overpowering everything. She also picked up a graham cracker-marshmallow-s’more thing which was good, if a little soft. Then again, she said that the place was pretty much picked clean when she got there, so it might have been there for a while.
When it comes time for me to return the favor and pick some up for her, I’ll come early.

I had the pleasure of going to a chocolate tasting here at Fruits & Chocolate a couple of days ago. Being completely honest, I’ve never liked the combination of fruits and chocolate. I always thought it was too much of a clash of flavors. Turns out I’ve been wrong my entire life.
Pretty much everything I tried was delicious. Chocolate covered Madeleines? I never thought they could be improved upon, but dipping them in chocolate seemed to do the trick. White chocolate covered grapes? Sounds weird, but by the end of the night I was popping these like potato chips. Chocolate covered rice krispie treats? Oh god just give me the diabetes, it’s worth it! White chocolate covered strawberries sprinkled with Oreo cookie dust? Okay now that’s just not even fair anymore. I could go on and on and on, but I really couldn’t go wrong with anything that I tried.
Even all the randoms about this place make sense. Plenty of parking since it’s at South Shore. Alameda = non-​ghetto location. Prices seemed decent enough, especially for the happiness that you’d be putting your tastebuds through. The owner and the staff are all really nice and friendly.
In all, I could see myself coming here quite often for a quick and sweet snack. I just gotta keep on working out so my body can afford to eat chocolate without getting all fatty fat.

This review is for the shave ice only. The shave ice is good and reasonably priced. However, if you compare it to the real shave ice in Hawaii, it’s nowhere near as good. The bottom of the shave ice got a little syrup-​y. The consistency of the ice is pretty good, the thinnest I’ve found. But still not authentic and you can’t get a scoop of ice cream on the bottom :(.
Overall it was refreshing and reasonably priced.

Do you want to impress special people? Do you have a special occasion coming up?
Fruits and Chocolate is the best. The berries they use are top notch and the chocolate is delicious. They are very creative in the way they decorate the berries. I am a huge fan of the tuxedo berries! I cant wait to try to ones dipped in nuts.
I just through a big anniversary party and plan to use them again for NYE. They were prompt in getting back to me and delivered the berries ON TIME. Thats a big thing for me since others companies can be so flaky.
Thank you Wei and «Fruits and Chocolate»

Their smoothies: Ick! I was at the Alameda Towne Center with my 2.5 year old son and wanted an alternative to Jamba Juice for him. I knew Fruits and Chocolate was around the corner from where we were shopping, so instead of hiking to the other side of the plaza to get to Jamba Juice, we stopped into the shop. Ugh, we should have kept going!
In short, the strawberry banana smoothie was so watered down that my son (who LOVES smoothies) took one long sip and then handed it back to me. HANDED IT BACK. If you have toddlers, you know this is a HUGE red flag that means: the shit’s no good! After he gave it to me, I took a sip and grimaced. I make smoothies at home all the time, and even with two frozen strawberries and a half a banana and some milk, I could have made a much sweeter smoothie. NO joke. Did they just use a quarter of a banana? Cheapskates. I’m still wondering.
Anyways, for $ 3.25 + tax for what I think was an 8 oz. smoothie (couldn’t tell since they ran out of smoothie cups and handed it to me in a small coffee container with a straw), I’d rather take my money to Jamba. At least my son would have had an enjoyable drink for the ride home. Instead I had to deal with a cranky toddler for most of the ride. Thanks for nothing (literally) Fruits & Chocolate.

So good!
Been here a few times, and it’s always perfect. My son LOVES the chocolate covered strawberries.
I really enjoyed my son’s Cookies N Cream Apples. (I think thats what they called it). It was a huge apple that was cut up and dipped and dunked in white chocolate and Oreos or something similar.
I take my son here, because I’m supposed to stay away from the sweets. Of course, I always must sample his treats to make sure they’re OK. :)

It’s funny looking at the bad reviews here, because this place is awesome. There used to be more good reviews of this place, and I remember the number of reviews being up closer to 30, and now all of a sudden it’s 15 and all of the ones near the top of the page are negative. Kinda shady business goin on. what happened to all the positive reviews?
Anyway, it is a little pricey, but the fruit is fresh, the chocolate is delicious, AND the designs are really, really cute.
I bought my parents some wedding themed strawberries, and they loved it. Definitely a good place for dessert after some sushi.

I come here as often as I can.
I love that everything is Chocolate Covered.
I Love their Chocolate Covered Fresh Fruits, Skewers, Smores, Madelines, Fruit Wafers, Rice Krispy Treats, Gummies, Red Vines, Marshmallows, Fortune Cookies, Pretzel Sticks.
Their Chocolate Covered Strawberries, Cherries, Honeydew, Apples, Cantaloupes, Grapes, Blueberries, Blackberries, Raspberries, Dried Mango, Dried Papayas, Dried Apricots, and Bananas are Very Good.
My Favorite Toppings are the Oreos, M&Ms, and Caramel.
If you enjoy Chocolate & Fruit, you will like Fruits & Chocolate.
I definitely recommend this place.

I’m always looking for a place in Alameda for cure my occasional sugar fix b/​c froyo doesn’t always cut it. The island doesn’t provide many luxurious options.
F&C is not the most original name & the store front is not so enticing. Those are probably the prime reasons why I have passed by dozens of times w/​o stopping in.
TODAY, I made my first venture into the store due to the wafting fragrances of what else, but RED VELVET CAKE.
I was met with swift, friendly service, my slice was boxed and I bolted out of there. With cake in hand, I literally got the most double and triple takes in my LIFE, I know, sad right?!? I savored the attention and thought, HAHA, I got cake and you don’t!!!
And YES, the gloating was worth it, fabulously moist and the frosting was a perfect contrast to the buttermilk tang of the cake.

Cute concept and playful presentation, however in this economy, I don’t think spending $ 17 to get a Dixie-​cup quantity of dark choc covered green grapes/​raspberries and a white chocolate pretzel stick makes sense — but who am I to knock it?
If you ask me, I’m going to Safeway grabbing a Ghiradelli bar to put in my fondue pot, 1 lb of grapes, bag of pretzels and calling it a night. Or shoot– grab me a pack of Nips and I’ll be happy. That’s cost saving and more quantity. Done and done.

Fruits & Chocolate offers a novel way for people to eat healthy and indulge in some guilty pleasures. here, they dip various items in chocolate (i’e. fresh fruit, fruit skewers, dried fruit, twinkles) asian fusion dessrts and shaved ice are served here. .
sampling:
–gourmet banana (5)
large bananae dipped in chocolate and peanuts. pretty filling.
–banana/​strawbery smoothie (3)
this flavor seldom works for me. ok. not too many choices.
choc chips:
–novel idea, not a total fan but willing to see if the idea is sound.
–pricey? hard to compare
–menu difficult to understand since concept is new. maybe labels by dessert (with prices) would be helpful.
–very helpful staff.

I am ever the dessert whore, so I was most pleased when I discovered a dessert shop opened in Southshore (I refuse to call it Alameda Towne Center, that’s just WRONG). Though admittedly I am away at college down in San Diego for most of the year, but it’s always refreshing to see little –good, of course– changes here and there.
My friend and I strolled by and decided to check this place out. It’s grand opening is not until May 22 (see the website), but even so, it looked clean and cute. They offer a lot of candies/​fruits dipped in chocolate which all looked very good! The strawberries are about $ 2.50 each and the bananas $ 4-​$ 5… I opted for a slice of red velvet cake ($ 3) and my friend ordered shaved ice ($ 4).
The red velvet cake was pretty good! Moist and just the right amount of sweetness. There was even a layer of cream cheese frosting inside the cake! Such a delightful surprise. :) The shaved ice was your run of the mill shaved ice – I find $ 4 to be a lot just for some ice and syrup.
However, the customer service was excellente! Wei and Linh both served us with smiles on their faces and exerted every effort to make sure we were happy. Wei answered all my questions and described each thing in the case to me, and was extremely pleasant while ringing up my order. I will definitely be back!