Yogen Früz

Noooooo! They’re closed! I’m heartbroken!

Any ingestion of any amount of salt requires an equal dose of sugar. After eating some pizza, we went next door and forced the poor guy at Yogen Fruz to keep the doors open for 10 more minutes so that we could all get yogurt. He was cool about it and we tipped him well, so it’s all good. I got green tea yogurt with no toppings. To be honest, there weren’t any toppings I was interested in. It’s not one of those self serve places. They do some sort of magic with a machine and some sort of pouch to create the yogurt. Be warned, it’s the slightly tart type of yogurt (which I happen to like). My small serving was more than enough for me and the taste was delightful. Yogen Fruz is extremely clean and the guy behind the counter was very nice and attentive. I would rate this place more stars, but the lack of topping variety was a bummer.

Want great tasting yogurt, great tasting fruits and a nice break from the other full of sugar, full of sugar toppings Ice cream, and frozen yogurt places — you have come to the right place.
OK, so they are a little slower than others, but I am not in a hurry for good frozen yogurt!

Cute décor, great location, nice seating for kids, BUT not worth the 100 calories.
The vanilla tasted strange, almost synthetic. The chocolate almond was «okay» but I would never crave it. The regular chocolate was below average. I went with a friend and 3 kids. No one finished their yogurt. What is the point?

This has got to be the worst yogurt shop ever!!! I ordered a half vanilla and half chocolate yogurt. The yogurt comes in individualized bags that is put into a machine and then pumped out. The entire thing tasted like chemicals. I don’t know if they added chemicals to keep the yogurt «fresh» or so it will last long in the freezer, but it was gross. My fiancée and I had a taste and I threw out the entire thing.
I suggest you go somewhere else if you want yogurt. Should have known it was a bad place because it was empty.

Hello, I would like to get my yogen fruz. I wouldn’t say this place has completely revolutionized my opinion on frozen yogurt but they do make a mean strawberry with white chocolate chips dessert
Give it a try when you are in the area and I am sure looking forward to the summer days when I can leave work at about 3pm and get me a frosty tasty yogen fruz treat!

It was freezing and snow was in the forecast and there wasn’t a soul inside Yogen Fruz. Nevertheless, the yogurt shop called to me, especially with ice cream/​yogurt shops being a rarity in the east bay.
I made my way inside the shop which resembled an Apple store with its all white interior and sleek look. The shop is a cool place and a nice alternative to the coffee shop – weather permitting. I took a glance on the menu and was assisted by the girl behind the counter.
I went ahead and ordered the coffee mix which is on their house menu. I wanted to try the mint chip, but they were all out. Coffee it is and I forked over my $ 4! The serving was small and was definitely over priced, but hey, this place isn’t cheap to keep open. I took my first spoonful… and I was… disappointed. $ 4 for this? Ehhh. Average at best. I’ll save my dollars and go to Costco and get myself some tasty gelato for $ 1.25 and give a tip. Sorry, Yogen Fruz.

EPIC FAILURE!
This place is disgusting. I honestly don’t know how it could still be in business. As someone said below it’s like eating frozen sour cream or sour milk… take your pick.
Will NEVER come back or recommend this place to anyone.

Eh. I went here once when I was eating dairy. It sounded interesting but the presentation was a little off, and the frozen yogurt was mediocre and fairly unimpressive all around. Nothing to write home about. I am putting about the same amount of effort into this review as this place put into my froyo experience.

This is a Pinkberry wannabe with more mixed flavors and a faux Scandinavian motif.
Maybe Dave, in the spaceship from 2001: A Space Odysseus would be eating here, or eating this stuff up there, with it’s similar all white sterile look, before HAL tries to take care of things.
It is sort of like Hagen Daaz meets 70’s Smiley face in concept, what with the little smiley red icon on the cups, and the «We’re European and therefore cool» name and stylings.
For some reason, when I think Yogen Fruz, an old Volkswagen commercial pops into my mind:
Fahrvergnugen.
Not quite the same as the American rip off of that:
F*ckingroovin

When a frozen yogurt place rolled into Novato, I was ecstatic. Not to mention a healthy one, count me in. I went to this place maybe twice a week for months. Unfortunately since I moved to Petaluma, my presence has been absent for quite some time, but I will still shout my praises.
I have heard that there have been many different flavors added to the menu since I have been back. I’m a little skeptical, simply because I have tried mixing flavors before and have failed with flying colors. When I was an avid Yogen Fruzer, I was an addict of the Acai Berry mix. It is a swirl of the acai flavor and the original tart. And the tart alone is also superb. That’s what I usually stuck with, and it was consistently good, AND good for you as acai is full of antioxidants. I usually added 1 fruit and 1 fun topping. Something like, pineapple and coconut or strawberries and fruity pebbles or mochi and captain crunch. I mixed it up and tried new things and they all complimented each other pretty well.
The downfalls to this place is that it is in high demand. With one frozen yogurt place in Novato, there is usually a line. On a hot summer day or night, standing in a long line is usually the last thing you wanna do. Also, it isn’t that clean. They tried to decorate very modern and it works, But with modern white comes modern dirt.
I really do enjoy this place. The taste is mellow and soothing, nothing too heavy and it is definitely a pleasant treat when you know you aren’t putting 1,000 calories into your body. A guilt-​free dessert :)

Update — I am very sorry to see this store has closed.
Glad to see a fro yo shop in north Marin. Still hoping for a self serve to come. The Acai soft serve is very yummy — swirled with the regular tart soft serve. Very good flavor, tangy and fruity. My only complaint is the pictures of the product above show full bowls of yogurt. What I usually get, especially if the owner is serving it up, a bowl of air! He has a technique of dispensing the soft serve fro yo in a column in the bowl, not touching the sides and with a huge air hole in the middle. Still, Yogen Fruz is my favorite frozen yogurt.

3.5 but I’m feeling generous today.
The first time I came, I felt like it was a 2, but the last time was
a 4. I think the place is really clean. almost too clean because it totally
has the all-​white and sterile look that doctor’s offices have. However
that does not affect my frozen yogurt experience when I’m in the mood
for it…
Easy peasy. pick a base yogurt: low fat vanilla, no fat vanilla, no fat chocolate.
Then pick 2 fruits among about a dozen different typical fruits.
Finally it gets blended into a delicious mound of cold goodness,
to which you can add toppings of choice. I think the cups run between
3 to 5 bux, totally affordable. I’ve yet to try the other frozen goodies
they have. perhaps when it gets warmer.

I would just like to point out that the last 4 times I’ve been into the place the same Evanescence album has been playing on the stereo. The yogurt is still great and now they even have an awesome acai blueberry flavor, but be forewarned you will likely be subjected to some of Amy Lee’s crooning and angsty lyrics.

My new favorite frozen yogurt of all the other many places I’ve tried. Why? It’s blended. That makes it not the same as most other yogurt spots (it’s no Pinkberry clone). And they give you TONS of toppings. Absolutely fabulous, sweet, creamy frogurt. The décor (and chairs) are a little odd.
Their little candy-​mint-​things at the till are also very good (try blueberry).
Makes me proud to be Canadian, to boot.

Wow, it’s been so long since I’ve been impressed :) especially since froyo is totally saturating the market like no other.
ACAI BLUEBERRY HOLLA. I usually always stick with the original tart, but you have try the acai blueberry. Let me commence to describe it…
Very yogurt-​y creamy texture (not icy, but it’s not too firm so it still melts somewhat easily) … the taste is sweet with just the right amount of tartness. The hint of blueberry is very rich and isn’t watered down/​artificial like flavored froyo in some other places. Oh yum.
I could never see green tea tart froyo working. This place, along with my top favorite Tartini in Cupertino, is no exception. I’d just stick with green tea ice cream.
By the way, as this is probably the first froyo place in Novato, land of few Asians, this place isn’t one of those fobby froyo places. The store front is clean, simple, and stylish… even futuristic. It’s a nice touch though it does feel like theres SO much open space in the damn place, haha.
Oh, and this place needs stamp cards.

Holy cow! Yogen Fruz is awesome. I totally thought I disovered something totally new and turns out Yogurt Fruz has been around for years in Canada. Well, I walked in thinking I already know everything there is about froyo. The girl behind the counter asked me if I wanted an explanation and I was like, «Oh no, no thank you.» Apparently, I didn’t. Moded! This place has a slight twist to what Pinkberry and Red Mango has capitalized on so far. Not just the awesome tart froyo… but blended froyo! Hello, brilliant! I got the green tea froyo blended in with the lychee. OMG! Refreshing and delicious. I was pleasantly surprised at this froyo-​smoothie-​wannabe and can’t wait to try the other blends. Oh they also have the original tart froyo, for those of you who want the straight and narrow. ;-)
I’m so glad there’s a froyo place so close to my work… Especially when it gets be 90+ degrees out here in Novato, I’m gonna need Yogen Fruz to save me!

My guilty pleasure.
I have to agree with Hugh, the inside of the Yogen Fruz is very Apple-​esque. That is just Yogen Fruz’s marketing genius in targeting the younger crowd. I somehow imagine the target clientèle to be health conscious with an overabundance of fashionable technology, indulging themselves while suavely twittering/​texting.
For me it was a strange thing to be eating tart frozen yogurt, when it looks so much like soft serve ice cream. The tartness doesn’t stop me from gorging myself on it’s frosty deliciousness. Be wary, piling on the toppings and you’ll start approaching the price of a cocktail.
I’ve tried the blended chocolate, and the plain with strawberries. Both were good enough to make me want to return on a hot summer day.

Yogen Fruz is the best frozen yogurt.
It’s been around Canada for years and was so happy when a store opened in the SF Embarcadero Center. Even happier now that a new stored opened in Novato of all places. No need to stock up on Yogen Fruz cravings with multiple daily orders on visits to Canada anymore.
Blended is their specialty and what you want to order. I’ve never seen the blended style at any other frozen yogurt spot. Don’t waste your time on a smoothie or soft serve that you can get anywhere.

Not sure why there is a review here other than to bitch about a waste of gas???
I was surprised to see the machines here to blend the frozen yogurt. There was a shop in Petaluma 10+ years ago that had the same set up.
I came this morning a little after they opened. I had a medium chocolate with bananas blended in and dark chocolate chip on top. It had a real good taste, unlike the regular yogurt from the other shops.
Glad to have Yogen Fruz close by.