Tutto Gelato reopens at new location in Suburban Plaza

Morgantown's delicious dessert destination, Tutto Gelato, has completed its crosstown migration and has reopened.

Now located at 755 Chestnut Ridge Road, the family-owned business has made several changes and additions in association with the move.

Newly redubbed Tutto Gelato Cafe, one of the longtime local favorites has more to offer than ever before including new menu items, indoor seating and special deals that will become available during the restaurant's official grand opening event.

"We [now] have homemade soups, salads, panini, and breakfast items," said Sarah Straface, co-owner of Tutto Gelato Cafe. "Our coffees, smoothies, teas, espresso bar, and gelato are all the same...With some new special gelato flavors, of course."

However, one of the cafe's most exciting new features isn't actually on the menu. It's the cafe itself, which, for the first time in the company's history, offers customers indoor seating complete with Wi-Fi capability.

"Our new location is a comfy cafe where people can relax with a book or a nook, a laptop, a gelato that hits the spot, homemade biscotti, a coffee, a panini or other favorites from Italy," Straface said. "We are going for a cozy ambiance with the same quality homemade gelato, coupled with food and atmosphere."

This type of atmosphere will likely attract hordes of students and workers alike in the near future.

"So far, we have simply ripped off the paper from the windows to see who would stumble in, and we have been pleasantly surprised," Straface said. "Since we have only been ‘open' about five days, we have mainly seen nearby professionals stop in for lunch. I am in hopes that many of our regular student patrons will come see us soon."

While the present mood among the restaurant's owners is celebratory, the move didn't come without hardship and bittersweet goodbyes.

"It was a tough decision, actually, as our downtown spot was where we began and we loved the atmosphere of downtown," Straface said. "We nearly tripled in size ... I'll say there were some ‘growing pains' with making such a large move, but we are ecstatic with our new feel, new menu and new opportunity to provide more to our customers."

The Straface cousins' gelateria is currently open for business, but the pace figures to pick up big-time next month when the official grand opening takes place.

"You should be expecting a grand opening within the next month," Straface said. "If you ‘like' us on Facebook, you will hear about deals and promotions for the upcoming grand opening."

In addition to the grand opening deals to come, a discount is offered to those who have a West Virginia University student ID.

The new location is open Monday through Saturday from 7 a.m.-9 p.m. and Sunday from 9 a.m.-9 p.m.