Sixteen rotating flavors, fifty-plus toppings, and you build the whole thing yourself. 16 Handles opened its West Boca shop this spring at 3003 Yamato Rd, tucked into Regency Court at Woodfield right next to the Publix. It is self-serve start to finish. You pull the soft-serve handles, swirl whatever you want, load the toppings, and pay by weight, so your cup is exactly as big or as small as you make it.

It is across from Spanish River Community High, which makes it a natural after-school stop, and it sits in the same plaza families already hit for groceries. You can fold the whole thing into a Publix run.

What You're Getting Into

The model is the fun part. You grab a cup, work the row of soft-serve handles yourself, and mix whatever you want. Two flavors swirled, froyo into ice cream, or a dairy-free base if that is your lane. Then you hit the topping bar, which runs 50-plus options from fresh fruit and cookie crumbles to candy and sauces.

The flavors rotate, so half the fun is seeing what is on the wall when you walk in. Recent ones have included Made with Nutella, Cookies & Cream ice cream, Salted Caramel, Birthday Cake, and Mango Sunrise. The dairy-free crowd gets real options too, like an Oat Milk Vanilla soft serve and a Watermelon Sorbet, and the original tart froyo is still there if that is your thing.

Those better-for-you and dairy-free picks are what make this work for a whole family in one stop. One kid wants a sundae the size of their head, someone else wants a dairy-free scoop with fruit, and nobody has to compromise.

First time in, do not overthink it. Pull a base you like, add three toppings, and weigh it. The self-serve format rewards a light hand more than people expect, because the toppings add up fast on the scale.

The Insider Move

Stack it on an errand. Because it is in the Regency Court plaza next to Publix, this is an after-grocery or after-dinner stop without a separate trip. There is a lot right out front, so park once and do both. Since you pay by weight, the move is to go base-first and topping-light if you are watching the total. The soft-serve is the cheap part and the toppings are what run up the scale. Bring the kids and let them build their own, because the self-serve format is half the appeal for them.

What People Are Saying

Early word from locals is good. Some are calling it the best froyo they have had in Florida, the staff keeps getting singled out as genuinely sweet and helpful, and the shop is spotless. It is family-run, and they are clearly going for neighborhood-hangout energy, which tracks with the open-late hours.

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