Tocumbo Ice Cream CV

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Named for a Michoacán town, Tocumbo Ice Cream CV in Chula Vista crafts 100-percent-natural homemade ice cream and paletas from 1172 Third Avenue. The flavor roster exceeds 50 varieties, from staple vanilla and chocolate to regional specialties like mamey, nanche, guanabana, and rose, a range that rivals the dessert breadth at European-style bakeries including Hans & Harry's Bakery. Beyond scoops, the menu features mangoneadas, diablitos — lime or mango sorbets layered with chamoy, Tajin, and fresh mango chunks — plus tostilocos, nachos, and shrimp clamatos. That savory-sweet crossover mirrors the dual-format kitchens found at Bento & Noodles Terra Nova, which pairs snack plates with its own dessert program in the Terra Nova corridor. The paleta line uses 100-percent-natural fruit purees frozen in steel molds at negative-10°F, with an optional chocolate-dip station offering dark, milk, and white coatings plus six toppings including crushed peanut, coconut flake, and gummy bear.