Yogurberry

Don’t want to be so mean.
but there’s a reason they closed down.
They’re yogurt was nasty.

closed down: (

I’m used to built-​in froyo machines so when I saw the stand-​alone machines at Yogurberry, I was not impressed. I tried chocolate, green tea, pomegranate, and original tart with yogurt chips, M&Ms, cheesecake, and blueberries. The original tart was so delicious. The froyo at Yogurberry is icier than some other places, but it was so refreshing on a hot day.
I was even thinking about giving the place 5 stars UNTIL… we were asked to leave at 11:15pm even though I had called 30 minutes prior and was told that they close at midnight. I felt rejected.

I would have given it a 4 if it was not self serve.
The idea of my yogurt is to be served to me with the excitement and anticipation of eating it as fast as I can without a brain freeze…
This place is nicely decorated, not smelly (like the other yogurt place down Western and 6^th), and has taro yogurt! Such a yummy treat with strawberries, blueberries and white chocolate mini morsels!
It’s a decent price but I think they measure the yogurt is a little off adding more to what you get and it adds pretty quick.
Other than that it’s great!

T_​_​_​_​_​_​_​_​_​_​_​_​T i used to love this place.
before it went self serve.
stopped by sat and it was dead. no one at this place, but then again it was cold.
price is cheap 30cents an ounce.
pom yogurt tasted bleh. they had gummy bear topping so it helped. but i still ended up not finishing the yogurt which never happens.
disappointment)=

I love that there is fro-​yo right as I hop off my bus to the 757. I stick with the Taro and some coconut sprinkled on it. Delish.
I’m not a fan of the chocolate, far too tart. The mango and peach complement each other well, yumm.
The plain tart is just that. The green tea flavor just leaves something wanting.
Good thing is you get free parking and can play connect four or Jenga all you want!

ick, some of the other Unilocalers are right about this place… the lady with the sample cups! She doesn’t just let you have the tiny cup, she has to come out from behind the counter and get EACH sample for you. Then she watches you try it. Hmmm… awkward and unnecessary.
On top of that, and probably more important, the yogurt does not even compare to Yogurtland, Pinkberry, Fiore… or any other reputable yogurt place. The taste is definitely below par.
The sign on the wall says 30 cents an ounce, but as Suzy W. said in her review, it was definitely not weighed at that price. Maybe twice that price…
I won’t be re-​visiting…

I’m not too hard to please when it comes to frozen yogurt, but this place is pretty bad. They have about 6 – 8 flavors (all of which are not good). I was craving yogurt at the time, but even then it was majorly disappointing.
Lots of places provide sample cups, but here the lady will insist on coming out from behind the counter to the self-​serve machines and provide each sample for you… even when there were about 5 people standing around asking her for sample cups… she still made them wait while she got it for each person. Seems stingy and unnecessary… it’s not like she’s handing out gold nuggets. Unfortunately for me, I bypassed the sample line and just went ahead and filled my cup (thinking it would taste okay).
I got about ¹⁄₃ cup with no toppings. The total came out to $ 6.60 (at 30 cents an ounce), which is so much more than Yogurtland (also 30 cents an ounce). There is definitely something going on with that scale. Kind of shady. On top of that, all the flavors I got were pretty horrible. Save your time and money… there are too many better yogurt places around the area to give this place a try.

Dee-​light-​full.
They have like 8 flavors of froyo, and a bajillion (yes that’s a scientific calculation) toppings. The décor is cute enough and they even have little tvs behind the counter. I’m not sure what the point of said tvs is, but they’re there nonetheless, adding to the overall atmosphere. Or something.
My particular favorite is Taro froyo and squishy, chewy, sweet, amazingly tasty mochi nubbins. I heart mochi nubbins. They totally make my day.
Anywhoozle, the yogurt is by weight so you gotta watch your portion size (I accidentally bought $ 6 worth of froyo and I was all froyo’d out for awhile after that. What can I say, I get carried away!) and make sure they have your size of lid in stock as the small container is often out :(boo.
Yumtastic!

the frozen yogurt is mostly icy.
if you like that then i guess you’d like yogurberry.
also, the lady pours you the sample using the sample cups.
seems a bit stingy.

Usually all these yofro places are pretty much the same «yummy’ goodness. However, I found a place that’s not so much.
It was a little awkward having the girl behind the counter give samples of the yogurt and hover over me while I try it. Then it was more strange, after I decided which yogurt, to serve myself.
Awkward little yogurt place — plenty of others around the neighborhood with better tasting yogurt and less awkward situations.
P. s. Their «frequent use» card stamps for a minimum of $ 5. Weeeak!

Meh. After coming here (my first time at any frozen yogurt joint), I think I will crawl back to my cave and continue boycotting the fro-​yo hype.
So, I got plain yogurt and loaded it with various fruits. Answer me this: Is it really healthier than gelato if the strawberries are coated in thick sugar syrup?

Last night was my first post Red Mango disaster froyo fix, so I was in the mood for some good froyo to cap a good weekend.
Yogurberry was the first time I had experienced the serve yourself froyo Pretty awesome idea. The different flavors were cool and I went with a Peach, Coconut, Plain topped with raspberries/​strawberries.
Since they charge by the weight, there’s only one size cup, which is a genius business idea. The cups are large size, which makes you want to fill it up more. So, I probably got more than I normally would, but hey if I was the owner I would totally do the same thing.
Cool interior, clean, good price and of course a cute and friendly owner round out my four stars!

Let me put a disclaimer out of the way since Unilocal required me to do it. I met the «CEO» of the place as Rick W. puts it. She was a lovely manager of the place who knew many of us Unilocalers. Thank goodness she doesn’t know who I am or I would have said Wilbur L.
Anyhoo, after a feast of fine KBBQ at K-​town near Wilshire and Western Ave, our organizer of the feast suggested we should hit a frozen yogurt joint that is down the street for a nightcap.
Yes, I already abandoned the fro yo train last week as the train treck led us to the edge of Pacific Ocean with no room to move. I was a bit hesitant, but didn’t know why our party planner wanted to go here.
We walked a short distance into a vast open space with lovely black chandeliers hanging right above the cool tables and chairs set. It was a bit bizarre for me to see that. Only because the lounge bar The Griffin was looking for those to complete their furnishing, but I had to admit it was a nice touch.
I think a few us wasn’t sure about what to do with the yogurt until we realized it was self served like Yogurtland. If you weren’t familiar with Yogurtland, Yogurberry has several machines with different flavors you can filled into your mini tub of a cup. Pretty much, you decides how much you want to eat. You can’t complained about the big hole in your cup because you’re the one who determines how much of a yogurt you want.
You can choose any flavors, then take the cup to the topping station counters that included any of the fruit toppings or various nuts and candies to sprinkle all over your yogurt.
I, myself is a yogurt pig. I don’t know why, but it seemed like I wanted to live like no tomorrow and gorged myself. So I took the fate in my hands and then tempting it by putting in a few of the original flavor, then a dash of Green Apple, use some chocolate on top of it, then thought the Peanut Butter would taste good, even thought the Green Tea was an awesome addition, and finally throw in a few strawberry yogurt to complete this Frankenstein concoction.
Then looped a few mochi on top of it, then I was about to put in a few candies, when something stopped me. I realized it then that the way they charge is the same way that Yogurtland is charging was based on the weight of the yogurt.
The base price is $ 0.39 per ounce including cup. I already knew I got $ 5 worth so I decided to stop there and bring it up to the measuring scale.
Here’s the interesting about one of their promotion going on. If you can guess the weight correctly (within one hundreds of a pound), they will give you the yogurt for free! The catch is obviously that you are not guessing how many ounce your cup weight. You are guessing how much it weigh relating to the pound ratio.
So when I brought cup up, I figured I had about 10 – 12 ounce worth. I was going to guess half of a pound when I should rounded up higher as there are 16 ounces per pound. I was dead wrong with my guess as my cup was 0.712 pound. (Yes, please don’t tell me I am a hog). I wouldn’t guessed it that, but I was right about my payment ($ 4.85).
The yogurt overall was very smooth and not watery like Yogurtland. Much more smoother and that’s how I like it. Some people like it creamier, but it was taste water or a sludge like icee. With the different flavors I was able to determine that I liked the strawberry and peanut butter the best. I will have to skip green tea and chocolate next time.
Overall, I like what they done to the place and I have a strange feeling I will bump into the CEO more often in the future when I came in here for the visit since it was so close to the other KBBQ joints. I am definitely skipping Snowberry and Kiwiberri to come here.
This place is within walking distance from the Wiltern Theater and short distance from the R Bar. I’m just giving out the closest hot spots.
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BTW, can’t bring myself giving frozen yogurts five stars. I haven’t gave it to any other fro yo places and that is just not me. Sorry Connie!

UPDATED 3÷11÷08
so i went back and tried the fro-​yo, yo! and you know what, it was actually pretty good. not as sour as i thought it would be. i had the strawberry ‘cuz i heart strawberries. added some fresh strawberries with that mug, and some granola. sounds so healthy huh! i didn’t feel so guilty eating it. i had a taste of the peanut butter which was pretty good too.
if you guess the weight of your yogurt, you get it for free. just take your time tho.
i still love the chandeliers… i wanna steal one…
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i’m not much of a fro-​yo girl so i didn’t even have any. i just came along with the Unilocalers for the walk so i can avoid slipping into kbbq food coma.
i was very impressed with the décor. sooooooo soooo cute inside! i love the black chandeliers. i want one!!! the pink walls are hot too. there’s just something really hot about black and pink.

My first froyo experience — Sexy
The black chandeliers, hot pink walls, and stark interior. Very Anna Sui — Sexy.
Or it could remind you of Avril Lavigne — Not Sexy.
Self Serve — Sexy.
Getting too much and not eating it– Not Sexy.
Mochi Topping — Sexy.
Not getting enough — Not Sexy.
Being able to «guess the weight» of your fro-​yo and get it for free — Sexy.
Me being ADD as usual and plopping down my yogurt before I read the sign that said «Guess the weight BEFORE you place on scale» and therefore eliminating my chances. — Not Sexy.
I really gotta stop being so impatient. *sigh*.

It’s a Juicy Couture store.
Maybe it’s a Betsey Johnson store.
No, it’s a Yogurberry store. Well, I gotta say they did a fantastic job with the interior. I especially liked the black crystal chandeliers contrasting with the hot pink walls. The employees were friendly and quick to serve. I had a sample of their green tea froyo. It was good but I got the plain instead. I thought the froyo was a bit too tart for me. I personally like Red Mango and Snowberry the best. I gotta say though… this froyo spot is the prettiest of all.
Oh yeah and no stupid holes~!!! I hate those stupid holes~!!!

It’s funny that I don’t even eat fruits or anything that taste or smell like it, but I ended up getting myself one of these. Well you know it’s the new IT, everyone else is doing it, so you gotta have one of these to be one of the cool cats!
See, I got the plain regular one which I thought was vanilla but she «the CEO» corrected me with «It’s peach» and with that it comes with 3 toppings, and of course I had it with Cocoa puffs and extra extra oreo crumbs. I got to overcome that fruity taste for my own good or for anyone’s else own good. But then, she came over, sat next to me and teased me with her own flavor, pinkish flavor, and told me it’s the berry flavor. I took a taste and went.“this is GOOD!” So back to my choice of Yogurberry, I gotta say it’s pretty darn good for a yogurt. And this is coming from a guy who never had yogurt and hate fruits. Kapow!
Oh by the way, is parking really that bad? I was there on a Saturday afternoon, and there were quite a few parking spots in front on the store. Maybe it’s just me. I was told by many I’m a happy go lucky fellow.
See Connie, didn’t I tell you I’m good luck! She’s a cool cat though, which makes me the new cool cat now!

I’m torn between giving it three or four stars. They’re so cheap with the portions but the selection is awesome. Anyway, they’ll get 3 stars for their completely atrocious name. Yogurtberry… wait no… Yogurberry??! Was it so hard to put that extra ‘T’ in there? Also, their sign is deceptive because that ‘b’ really looks like it could be a ‘T’ what with the stems and crap coming off of it.
Choices: Yogurberry offers the same fruit topping choices as you’ll see elsewhere (kiwi, mango, strawberry, etc.) and has five choices of yogurt flavor (blackberry, strawberry, green tea, coconut, and plain). I’m fairly sure they use fresh fruits to make these since I found some seeds in the blackberry flavor. The strawberry really tastes like strawberry unlike other places which have flavors that simply taste sweet and probably add food coloring to make it look flavored. They also have smoothies called ‘resets’ for some reason.
Price: A plain small is $ 2.50 and when they say small they mean it. The cup is about ¾ths the size of a standard cup at somewhere like Red Mango or Snowberry. I think it might also be smaller than Pinkberry’s small, but I can’t remember. Each topping costs $ 0.95 and the prices increment by a dollar as you go higher. The green tea is also a dollar higher than the plain in every form. I paid $ 2.50 for a small blackberry and noticed a large hole in the middle of my swirl. Pffft. The cup is already small! Do you want me to just give you the entire contents of my wallet, Yogurberry?!
Décor: The walls are excessively pink and the furniture is plastic just like Pinkberry. Unlike Pinkberry, however, ample seating is available in the large room.
Synopsis: If you’re going to the Wiltern, it might be worth stopping by just to try the strawberry and blackberry flavors (and if you’re courageous, the coconut). If not, don’t drive out here just for the yogurt. Sorry. Yogur.

In the ongoing battlezone of the FroYo Wars of 07, I have to say this ranks somewhere below Red Mango and above YogurtLand and Cantaloop.
No nutritional info anywhere! WTF?
The girls behind the counter chirped «it’s on the website!»
Hmmmm…Uh, yeah, but i’m IN YOUR STORE, so what good does that do me?
Blah, anyway, I got a small plain with three topings– the berries were pretty fresh and not as… syrupy as Yogotango, but the yogurt itself was pretty blah — tangy but not smooth like Red Mango, where you get just eat the froyo itself and be happy.
If you’re really craving low/​no fat frozen goodness before your WILTERN concert, head north on Western a block to Snowberry or two blocks to iceBerry (around the corner from the car wash)
Dig the wooden spoons though!