The Igloo

Two years ago Graduate Hospital was in desperate need of places to grab a quick desert. Then, Rita’s and The Igloo both opened! The Igloo has succeeded in tapping in to the market here, and has quickly made work of becoming a community spot.
Let’s start with the Froyo — It’s fantastic. They consistently have a very good selection, and there is enough of a rotation to keep things interesting. While there could be more of a topping selection, the toppings are very delicious and are just right. Fruit tastes fresh, chocolate is the right temperature, just right on. Prices are good to boot, and they have a rewards program.
What really sets The Igloo apart is location. The actual store has a small seating area, but the location is right on the Gray’s Ferry Triangle. SOSNA has done an amazing job fixing up the triangle and making it a great place to hang out. In warmer months the biggest selling point is that you can kick your feet up at the fountain, with Igloo in hand, and relax. The staff even have a TV and have kid and grown up movie nights throughout the year.
That being said, it’s December, and this place is still rocking, strongly suggest folks nearby check it out.

I’m a big fan of frozen yogurt, and The Igloo has quickly become my favorite Philly spot! It’s located right on the northwestern edge of Grad Hospital, so there are plenty of places to enjoy it on a beautiful day or evening. I personally like to hang out at the plastirondack chairs surrounding the fountain across the street or check out the skyline views from the South Street Bridge.
But enough about date night; the frozen yogurt itself is great. All the flavors taste fresh, and they don’t skimp out if you want to sample one. They’ve got a good variety of flavors too, and I was pleasantly surprised at how good the greek froyo was. The toppings are nothing more than standard; some were a bit stale and tasted like they might have been left out for a while.
The prices are pretty good, and they also do a cool rewards program. All you need is your phone number or email, and they put your purchase towards your rewards. I believe it’s $ 50. And thankfully no cheap punch-​out card that’ll get lost in your wallet, glove box abyss, or your pup’s intestines.

The Igloo has become my favorite dessert spot in the city after just one visit.
The Igloo is located on Grays Ferry, settled inside a small strip mall and nestled between a bar and antique shop.
The inside of The Igloo is awesome, it is constructed to look like its namesake; an igloo. In the center of the igloo there are high top tables and seating. To the left you’ll find the cups, the right the toppings and register, and in front the frozen yogurt! I tried the strawberry and dark chocolate. I would skip the strawberry next time and go full dark chocolate, it was delicious and so dark it was almost black!
If the weather is nice, there is also an awesome seating area right outside the shop. This area has tables with chairs and lounge chairs around a water fountain. Super cool vibes. One of the bike rental stands is also right by the seating area– making it even easier to get to and from The Igloo.
In addition to the great ice cream and seating options The Igloo has a few unique things, first they offer a pup cup. For $ 0.50 they’ll provide your pup with their own special treat. And second, they have movie nights outside– What’s better then watching a movie outside with some ice cream?
With everything being so cool (pun intended), why not 5 stars? The toppings. I’ve been to a decent amount of Frozen Yogurt shops and the toppings here just didn’t compare. There was not a huge selection and they what they did have wasn’t super fresh– the toppings were rocking a day old look.

Yesterday I went to «The Igloo» and let me tell you. Their frozen yogurt was VERY delicious. The service was nice and the employees were helpful while teaching me how to use their self serving machines. I have recommended it to most of my friends and to all of you.

This place is pretty great! Decent prices and friendly staff, I love to take my nephew here! Self serve froyo and lots of different topping choices are the main thing here, the yogurt is really good, and they have lots of flavors (usually around 8 or 9 with staples that are there all the time and some rotating flavors), including a greek frozen yogurt!
The toppings are plentiful. Plus the fruit and other items are always fresh… I have never been here and been disappointed when checking out the toppings bar!
They also have gelato, gelato bars, sorbet, and water ice. My nephew always has to get a doggie ice cream for his dog as well, which they sell for those who have pets in the area or with them!
Its a small shop with a few tables, but they also have seating along side the windowed wall. Outside, there is also a little area with lots of seats, tables and a fountain. A great place to bring kids or to come here and satisfy that sweet tooth craving in the summer or when the weather is nice enough!
Staff is fantastic as well, they take the time to get to know their customers. They know my family at this point, so I love coming in here whenever I can!

Igloo is my favorite place in Philly to grab froyo. Menchie’s is my all-​time favorite, but there aren’t any here. I always grab two flavors – usually the greek + one other. Flavors I’ve had are the coffee, peanut butter (both so good!), but last night I had the cookie dough (which was okay). There are a standard amount of toppings to choose from: candies, fresh fruit, granola, nuts, and some sauces. Nothing too special.
But man oh man. I would cry if I could never have the greek frozen yogurt again – it’s that good! So creamy and rich and all around just fantastic. That’s definitely what keeps me coming back!

Love this place! During the summer I love walking here to get yogurt and hang out by the fountain. I also appreciate the fri night movies for a low key evening when it’s beautiful out. I don’t normally like frozen yogurt, at least not to satisfy my chocolate craving, however I love this place! My favorite combination right now is the dark chocolate sorbet with peanut butter low fat yogurt. Not as bad for you in terms of desert and delicious!
They have a ton of toppings and syrups to choose from so you can create a lot of combinations. Check it out!

I love the manager here — she had a trying life and has a beautifully positive spirit through it. Her customer service and attentiveness to customers shows– she encourages you to sample, smiles and jokes with you constantly, puts on movies outside. Just a delightful ambiance for having w frozen treat lounging out with the grad hospital community.

Treated my daughter and I after a few hours of playing in the park.
Its a quaint establishment with blue and white themed walls. I didn’t know what flavors to expect but decided on having lime, although Greek yogurt was delicious too. I believe there were only 8 flavors so i was slightly disappointed.
My daughter chose cake batter with Reese’s peanut butter and chocolate toppings. My topping were coconut, honey and almond pieces.
Both desserts were tasty. The lime was deliciously light in flavor and blended well with the toppings.
The price was based on weight and the orders totaled to a little over $ 7.
Overall although the treats were good, I wasn’t impressed at all. Need more selections for certain.

I was a bit hesitant to come here because I thought it was a your average chain self-​serve froyo spot. I was WRONG. This place is fabulous! They don’t just have froyo, they have sorbet, gelato, and gelato bars. Its a lot of fun to make your own sundae! The employees are always super helpful and friendly.
The graduate hospital location has a really nice outside area to sit and enjoy the people watching. There is even a fountain.

On first entering Igloo we were greeted by a warm welcome and a smile. On a nice walk for lunch from 23^rd & Chestnut to Igloo, it along with what they offer is very refreshing. I loved all the different choices for a non-​dairy person like myself. The very nice woman provided samples of water ice and gelatos. Everything tasted delicious! I got watermelon water ice. The bonus is it comes with a topping! I got watermelon and strawberries! OMG

Best froyo I have ever had! You can taste the quality of the ingredients. I had the Greek yogurt froyo with fresh fruit and it was perfect. Staff is friendly, knowledgable, and full of excitement. So many different options to choose from other than just froyo, but not too many where it is overwhelming. Definitely will be returning frequently :)

Good self-​serve froyo. They had a Greek yogurt flavor that was delicious and tart. Also dark chocolate. Some of the toppings were behind glass and I felt uncomfortable having the guy scoop it for me so I opted out of those toppings. I had a peanut butter/​rice Krispy sauce that was also delicious.
Over good service and atmosphere. Not crowded for a Center city place, also seating is available.

Great service! I ordered the pup cups for my dogs but they were out of the dog biscuits that come with it. The manager literally ran to the store a few blocks down to buy more biscuits just for my order. Two thumbs up

The perfect end to a fantastic (and FINALLY warm!) spring weekend in Philadelphia. After braving the mayhem of the Manayunk StrEAT Food Festival yesterday and realizing that we still hadn’t hit our requistite10k FitBit steps for the day, my boyfriend and I took advantage of the last bit of weekend sun and strolled down South Street.
I had suggested we grab Rita’s (I do recognize the irony of exercising while grabbing dessert), but thankfully he remembered The Igloo, so we decided to check it out. We walked in and were immediately greeted by a super friendly staff member. We compromised on a combo of strawberry, peanut butter, and cake batter flavors (admittedly weird, but so great) for our concoction. The Igloo has a ton of standard froyo place toppings — we went with rainbow jimmies, bananas, cookie dough, and coconut. I think we both decided that the cake batter was our favorite, but I really loved the strawberry and peanut butter flavors as well. I love how you can sit outside in the little Gray’s Ferry Triangle to enjoy some people watching while enjoying your treats. Can’t wait to come back on the next warm walk!

Who doesn’t like the Igloo? Seriously, tell me now. Errrrbody loves the ‘gloo.
The staff is SO nice. They’re quick to offer a warm greeting and helpful with the tough choices like «cake batter or salted caramel gelato??»
I like that I can bring my niece here and she can watch a movie while she noms her little cup of yogurt. Additionally, you can get a pup cup for your pooch topped with a dog treat.
Yay Igloo!

I have to agree with Michelle C. when I say that froyo isn’t typically something I go crazy over. Yeah it’s got that creative «build your own sundae» thing going for it, and it’s supposedly «healthier» than ice cream (whatever that means). But this spot has changed my mind in a serious way.
This is a neighborhood go to for me. First of all, it’s got that local feel. It’s situated on the little Grays Ferry triangle that this summer got turned into a small pedestrian park/​picnic locale. There are always families surrounding this place, along with all other neighbors. There’s elderly couples, there’s young couples, there’s me, by myself, filling my yogurt cup to the brim. The staff is always warm (in the Igloo, get it?!) and they are BRILLIANTLY open until 11pm even on weeknights, maybe even later during the weekend? Yes.
The flavors are great and the selection is not too vast that you’ll get caught up in a «what should I get?!» crisis. The toppings bar is always freshly stocked and they will replenish something for you if not. I like that there are other options-​gelato, gelato bars, and it always seems like they’re thinking of the next thing.
I love the loyalty system, which is essentially a free yogurt for ever 10 you buy. It’s more of a point/​money system but that’s what it works out to for me. I am obviously quite loyal. Any why wouldn’t I be? This place is down the block, and there is a tasty greek froyo with toasted almonds and chocolate chips waiting for me. See ya later.

Second time here and I had an even better experience than the first! Their Greek yogurt (my favorite flavor ever out of all the froyo I’ve tried in my life) machine wasn’t working properly so I was bummed — the guy working said to just wait a couple minutes to let it redo it’s cycle. While I was waiting he was diligently trying to get as much as he could for me — then gave me a discount and a free extra ounce once the machine started working again! Seriously the best service I’ve ever gotten — I’m coming here again and again! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

It is a ritual that we come here when we’re walking home from Markward playground. Such a great addition to our neghborhood. The staff is super friendly and always so cheerful every time we step foot through the door. They have so many great flavors including Greek yogurt (my fav), peanut butter, cookie and cream… just to name a few. There are also a nice topping selection… which my 7 yr old love to pile up on.
There’s also few huge flat screen TV’s where they play all the latest kids movies at designated times. Love that!
The outdoor seating is pretty awesome with bright tables/​chairs and beautiful flowers… you almost forget you’re in the middle of the street! On a super hot day… froyo is perfect and you don’t feel guilty!

I’m going to be straight with you. I am not usually a fan of frozen yogurt. It just doesn’t do for me what ice cream or even water ice can do. But after several visits to The Igloo, my mind has been changed.
The Greek frozen yogurt is really, really good. I don’t like plain frozen yogurt, but I like The Igloo’s version. With some cookie crumbles on top, it’s perfect. And something like 125 calories per serving. Just be mindful of that serving size while utilizing the single-​size, serve-​yourself bucket. I get the purpose of said bucket at a store that prices things out based on weight, but a single serving of fro-​yo literally looks like… well, a drop in a bucket.
Another thing I like about this place is that they aren’t just frozen yogurt. They also serve a couple types of gelato, and water ice is on the agenda for this summer. The owners are super friendly and really care about their customer feedback. I’m so glad this place is in my neighborhood!