At Grossmont Center, Cold Stone Creamery occupies Suite F16B on Grossmont Center Drive, bringing its frozen-granite-slab mixing concept to La Mesa's largest retail hub. Founded in 1988 in Tempe, Arizona, the chain produces super-premium ice cream with 14 to 16 percent butterfat content at each franchise location, and this Grossmont Center store makes its base fresh on-site — a made-in-house model also followed by the kitchen at Aromas of India in the same Grossmont area. Customers choose a base flavor and select from mix-ins including candy pieces, nuts, brownie chunks, and fruit, which crew members fold into the ice cream on a frozen granite slab cooled to below zero degrees Fahrenheit. The Grossmont Center location shares the shopping complex with dining and entertainment anchors like Banbu Sushi Bar & Grill, giving Grossmont Center stores a post-dinner dessert draw. Custom ice cream cakes layer two flavors with fudge ganache, cookie crumble, and whipped topping into round or sheet formats, assembled on-site and flash-set in a blast freezer.