Penguin’s Frozen Yogurt

Thought I’d try this place out for the first time. The staff was friendly and patient with me as I tried to figure out my order. They had a good variety of choices. I kept my order simple (swirl chocolate & vanilla).
To me, it seemed a little over priced. I got 2 scoops of toppings on my swirl of froyo, which felt like a waste considering they barely put any on.
I may consider trying it out again, but for now I’ll just stick to self-​serve froyo.

DISGUSTING!!!
first off, its clearly yogurt thats been sitting there for awhile, you can practically taste it if you know how yogurts suppose to taste. they have a variety of toppings which is cool. but the older lady with short grey helping me, i forget her name, seemed irritated that me and my girlfriend were even there. second, don’t bother asking for a sample because its like you’re asking for an arm and a leg. like damn! not only is the food bad, but so are the worker’s attitude. My suggestion save your money and taste buds and go to rites a little more down the street. the staff is much more friendly and the desserts there taste delicious! this place just sucked to me and i definitely won’t be returning.

with so many ice cream and frozen yogurt locations around La canada and Glendale penguins didn’t impress me at all. The ice cream is not daily made and frozen yogurt is pre packed. there are only 3 – 4 frozen yogurt flavors only and not too many sorbets. lack of flavors and definitely pricey.
the most unusual was that anywhere we go are plenty table games like «apple to apple» «connect four» or regular payers cards. when i tried to ask if there any games are available they’ve been surprised).
as I said before try different frozen yogurt locations like froyo or tutty frutty where you can find much more flavors and topping options and ice cream was nothing more than ice cream you can buy in any store

Well this is definitely a late review (oops) haha. Found this place on our way to the The Rise of the Jack-​O-​Lanterns at the Descanso Gardens, the only ice cream place open after 9. The place is cute and small, there was plenty of parking, not too many people at the time. We all had ice cream, delicious, and a very strong cappuccino shake. Just your basic flavors of ice cream and frozen yogurt.

A nice little place in la Canada to visit when you need a stop for ice cream, especially w kids. We appreciated the non– dairy option of strawberry soft serve for my husband. I had the chocolate and vanilla swirl soft serve. I was not a huge fan of the texture, it reminded me a bit of marshmallow, or somehow unnatural (whatever additives they put in), but it was ok overall. I will probably try the ice cream another time. Inside was reasonably clean and not crowded on a Sunday afternoon.

best yogurt in town with the best service you can ask for

This place is terrible! The owner Lorraine (?) was very rude to me and I witnessed her being rude to her employees. The frozen yogurt was so-​so but the owner left quite a poor taste in my mouth.

I love this spot! This is the best frozen yogurt in town hands down. I come in here at least 3 times a week and i have to say I love PB fudge.
I cant believe the other reviews on here, they must be from competitors
The staff is amazing and there are plenty of seats. My mom could be a pain sometimes and they always treat her very well and have courtesy. I also love the FREE WIFI — I use to study here and it was a great atmosphere.
OH and I have to mention — I had a bday party and ordered their cakes… WOW you must try the cookies and cream cake. It was soft and moist and amazing.
See you sunday!

Employees were friendly. I found it a little strange that they didn’t carry strawberry ice cream (but they did carry mint and chip, chocolate chip, coffee, and chocolate, «birthday cake», and other flavors).

The English Toffee frozen yogurt was really smooth and creamy almost like ice cream. Topped with Mochi, blueberries and caramel. So yummy. I couldn’t believe it was sugar free and fat free. I love, love, love chocolate but this time, I did not miss it. I had the four food groups– carbs, protein, fruit and caramel. Lol
This place is really cool, with a bright and clean interior. The girl at the counter was nice and helpful too. Parking was adequate, but then again it was late in the evening. I’m not sure if this gets packed during the day. Nice touch with the outside seating, downside to that is if someone decides to smoke.
I’ll be coming back for sure when I’m in the neighborhood.

I like the black and white décor emulating a penguin, love coming to this ice cream shop. They have frozen yogurts (not the sour kind), ice cream (yum), and lots of topping choices.

I enjoyed my experience at Penguins. I used to come all the time when I was younger but forgot how yummy it was! The soft serve is sooo creamy and light and you can add any toppings you wish! They also have regular ice cream if you’re not into soft serve.
We paid $ 12 for 2 smalls with 2 toppings each. I guess that’s pretty good these days!

Smallest pours ever. Half the size as Pasadena location. And rude service to boot.

What an abomination. If I’m gonna cheat on my lifestyle of wellness, it better be worth it… and THIS was not!
THE ORDER: Large ½ Chocolate Brownie Soft Serve, ½ Hawaiian Pineapple. UGH!!! 2 stars for the chocolate, but it was a touch grainy. The Hawaiian «Pineapple» tastes NOTHING like pineapple at all. It tasted like frozen urine with a very «shaved ice”-like texture. Uhhhh, NO. And, yes, I have tasted urine before (drunken incident in my 20’s). This was so disappointing. I got this topped with fresh strawberries and pineapple. The pineapple did not taste fresh at all. Major let down.
THE SERVICE: 3 stars. Nothing stellar, but I wish the chick would have warned me about the «pineapple» tasting nothing like pineapple OR soft serve. It was effing NASTY.
OVERALL: I will NEVER go back. There are too many other DELICIOUS and satisfying options.
I do not recommend to any Unilocaler!
PS, my man ordered cookie dough topping and he said it was dry and crumbly, ICK!!!
xo–
Andrea

Yummy frozen yogurt
great service, indoor and outdoor seating, parking lot, classic and unique flavors, i really like the green tea flavor

I have friends that live in the area and I usually stop by when I am in town. Have gone in on and off for years now. Customer service is usually good. The people are genuinely nice. And they have the same punch card as always.
This place usually has customers. They have a good amount of tables and spaces for people to sit and visit. Sometimes, especially in the afternoon or evening, there can be a lot of students in here…
I love their fudge. I get it on the side, sometimes 2 or 3 and just eat the whole thing… with a little yogurt.
You can sample your yogurt before committing.
Good Prices
Good Hours
Good Yogurt. Good selection. You can check their board to see what they will have the following days.
Parking lot for parking. Never a problem.

This place has really good ice cream and frozen yogurt in different flavors. They have all types of mix-​ins, fruit, nuts, candy, fudge, Carmel, marsh mellow.
They have cones or different size cups.
This place is sorta pricey.

(Dined 8÷31÷12 F@ 8pm): My first-​ever experience with frozen yogurt was with this company… and I love the loveable bird, too!
My friend and I took a leisure walk up and down Foothill Blvd. on this muggy evening. The city bustled as one of the local high schools hosted a football game, and families roamed the streets and sidewalks. After we started from Sport Chalet down to La Canada High School and back up again, Penguins Frozen Yogurt suddenly called out to us. It’s been years since I’ve patronaged this or any Penguins location since the boom of the frozen yogurt craze. The likes of Tutti Fruitti, Yogurtland, and Menchie, just to name a few, had a slew of flavors sold by the ounce. Here at Penguins, it was still old skool and sold strictly by the cup size (i.e. small, medium, large), and toppings sold separately. As disappointed and thrown-​back by this coupled with the fact that there were at most ten flavors (excluded the combo swirls), we had our mind set so we were all in. We each opted for a medium cup ($ 3.50 ea.) and one topping ($ 0.80). My creation was a sugar-​free cheesecake and peanut butter yogurt with shaved coconut and chewy mochi balls toppings. I can’t recall my friend’s concoction. Needless to say, I wanted all of the badness of frozen yogurt and not something that was sugar– or fat-​free. I had frozen yogurt earlier in the day and the other available flavors were too plain for me; hence, the two flavors I chose. As you would imagine, the healthiness of the cheesecake was undeniable and ruined my eating experience. Somehow, even the peanut butter tasted healthy. Bleh… I was pleasantly surprised by the mochi balls and the colorfulness of them. They reminded me of boba and made my yogurt fun to eat… all things considered.
The service was good. We were immediately greeted by one of the female helpers who was eager to take our order. She wasn’t shy about the serving size of both yogurt and toppings. She generally seemed to enjoy herself.
Parking was sufficient, as they shared an outdoor strip mall with several other business, such as Ichiban and Chico’s. However, in our case we were on a walk. But, there was also street parking along Foothill Blvd. and all the side streets.
Overall, I’ve started to come around to the «froyo» craze, and unfortunately, Penguin’s is a bit behind the times. They need to re-​think their strategy and become more like the rest, but still find a way to be distinctive enough so they stand apart from their competitors. I found value based on the judicious servings and the prices I quoted above (total bill was around $ 8.60 before tip), but again, the healthiness wasn’t a likely to my tastebuds. The atmosphere was very sterile. There were several tables and chairs inside and even more outside. There was plenty of space inside for customers so no rubbing elbows here. The attire was completely casual, so expect me to be in a t-​shirt, boardshorts, and flip-​flops. And they accepted my credit card of choice… AMEX!

Limited selection and some unique toppings.
They only have six flavors of yogurt but they can be combined into a swirl apparently. They don’t have as many toppings as Yogurtland but they have some unique ones like chocolate rocks which are colorful chunks of chocolate.
I chose chocolate this time around and it was just OK. The best chocolate I have had so far is at 21 Choices in Pasadena — Dutch Chocolate mmmm!!!
They do have a nice shaded seating area outside here so it is quite pleasant here.
My BF had carrot cake flavored yogurt but upon tasting it I closed my eyes and forgot what it was supposed to be and it could have even been pumpkin. It was good anyway.
There is a Pinkberry in front of this place so I wonder how they must be doing in terms of business. This Penguin’s was quite empty today.

The only reason why I went to this branch because I noticed it one day while driving around La Canada, and I had been to the Pasadena one and loved the drink I got there.
Going in, the place wasn’t busy at all. I ordered an Iced Blended Mocha, and the girl behind the counter had a look on her face that says, «we have that on our menu?» That look was actually asked to me, and she questioned if I was ordering the cappuccino blended instead. She had to go run to the back and ask another person about it.
While doing so, I noticed that there are only two branches, this one and the one in South Pasadena. Got me thinking it there’s only two branches, and this one was PRETTY small compare to the other one.
The drink was decent, lots of chocolate = lots of sugar, but I feel like the South Pasadena one has a bit more friendliness to it.