Active Culture Frozen Yogurt

Frequent this place atleast twice a month, LOVE it. Love my original tart !
Bt came here today, this guy that working with a beanie … Upon us enter, two other people in front of us, no one else, he just stand there n STARES at us the whole time as if like to make sure we not gonna make a mess …
But there’s already some mess on each machine …
Ok so thinking he has a crabby day, tip him a dollar, No greeting no thank u. N he smelled .I can smell it when getting my blackberry. Errrgh… Sorry … Tats Just gross …
Next enter the rest room, light bulb is out, toilet seat paper out … Omg, did the management change?:)
HOpe they keep up with the maitenace

O I seriously can’t believe I’ve never been to active culture til now!
1. Fro Yo is my favorite frozeny treat ever… I’m not into ice cream at all, believe it or not
2. Live active cultures!
3. Fresh, sweet yummy fruit!
4. Right across the street from my BF’s house
5. They have a parking lot
6. Only .45 per oz!
7. Super low calorie
Flavor wise this isn’t quite pinkberry or mango or any of the fancier places they have in Houston or Cali, but it’s pretty damn tasty!

I still love their frozen yogurt, but my last visit there was pretty bad. Here’s what happened…
After a long and hard day at work, I needed a coffee boost. I went to Active culture because it’s the closest place to my work. I ordered the small Cappuccino. I waited for about 5 minutes for it and when my order was ready, the counter lady didn’t call out the order. She just put the cup on the counter.
Well, I guess my order is ready. I picked up the cup and HOT Coffee spilled all over my hand. She didn’t put the lid correctly on it. The coffee burned my hand, luckily it wasn’t a bad burn. She didn’t immediately act to the situation. I had to let her know that I spilled the coffee all over the counter. She said sorry and wiped the counter. I didn’t get any offer for a new cappuccino (even tho now I only have half of it in the cup) or a new cup.
So be warn if you bought coffee there. You might get burn.

I’m surprised that this place has so many raves and stars. The toppings were stale and they had 4 yogurt machines to choose from. The man behind the counter couldn’t have been less enthused about his life that particular day. I’ll never go back here again.

OK. Downgrade to 4 stars. I really dislike that they gave into the self-​serve fad that’s going around the country.
I miss somebody handing me my samples and serving me a $ 2 kiddie cone.
It’s not unique anymore, and I wouldn’t make a trip out here for it since there is a plethora of frozen yogurt (that’s right, fro-​yo is not a word) around PDX.
Don’t misinterpret this though — the frozen yogurt is still delicious and the staff is fine and dandy, it’s just not what it used to be.

i love this frozen yogurt place so much. i went there today b/​c i wasn’t feeling so good. they have the yogurt machines so you can help yourself. they didn’t have that the last time i was there. i tried the angel food cake yogurt which was delicious. i decided on the tart plain and put some raspberries and colored sprinkles on it. then i got a pint of the tart blueberry to go.
it’s the best frozen yogurt i’ve ever had. i love how they have tart and sweet flavors. the raspberries were fresh and not frozen. and the pint i got this afternoon is nearly gone. oh yeah, and the yogurt has the active acidolpholis in it. that’s a nice plus.
and the yogurt is 45 cents an ounce. that’s very reasonable for delicious and healthy frozen yogurt.

Generally speaking, I would rather have a mediocre gelato or scoop of decent ice cream, then seek out a frozen yogurt (i also refuse to call it «fro yo) place.
However, when this place first opened, the better half and I went to check it out… something about a two for one… we love the deals. We walked in and it instantly smelled like waffle cones. It took me back to the ice cream shop in Seaside where I first fell hard for my current squeeze.
After I snapped back to reality, I was greeted by the actual owner (plus!) standing behind the counter. Now, I realize that this isn’t a rarity in Portland, but it still is nice. The dude was real cool too. He allowed us to try a few of the flavors.
Even the basic flavors were tart and delightful! Plus, at $ 3-​$ 6, it’s WAY better on the pocket book then PIX

Small but good selection.

As a general rule, I’m not really much of a froyo person, but I could definitely see myself coming here very often if it wasn’t so out of the way for me.
I had the strawberry yogurt with strawberries on it because, y’know, I’m creative like that. It was totally delicious. The yogurt was tart and tangy but not too sour, and the strawberries added a nice additional burst of freshness.
If it was more convenient, I’d probably be coming back just about every day of summer to try out a new combination. And I’d probably go broke, because this stuff ain’t exactly cheap.

This place was good and definitely worthy of a second trip if were in the neighborhood — but just not an overwhelming favorite when it comes to fro-​yo.
They had a decent array of flavors, I ended up going with their tart and mint. The mint was pretty dang good, might have been a little too intense for me. It seemed to drown out the tart for the most part. I don’t know what it was exactly, but I like Yo Cream’s orginal tart much more than Active Cultures.
I think I enjoy the setup of making your own fro-​yo concoction, maybe because it adds to the whole experience. I’ve got mixed feelings about charging $.50 per topping as well. It’d be nice to see them have some sort of menu like Pinkberry where you could purchase just a bowl of yogurt or, for example, a medium comes with 3 – 4 toppings. They don’t have too many topping to choose from, but they do have the only three you need: rainbow sprinkles, strawberries, and Captain Crunch.
A fun little fro-​yo joint in Portland, but I would much prefer Swirl in Hawthorne or Yo Cream near the airport.

This place would technically get 3.5 stars, but I’m feeling generous.
They mix the flavors up weekly which is really nice if you’re a fan of randomness. The toppings, I believe, are static but they are also really good so no complaints there.
The only thing I think could use some work is the yogurt itself. Not the flavor, but the fact that it doesn’t stay frozen or solid for very long. I know this might seem like a ridiculous complaint since frozen stuff, yknow, melts. But, it does get frustrating when the last 15% of your dessert becomes soup.
Active Culture is definitely a great spot, and one you should check out, but the melt-​y issue is one that stops me from being a regular.

Lame unwarranted lower ratings on here. Rest assured folks, I was in here yesterday and the $.25 credit card fee is now for all orders under $ 5. And to the person who was pissed they couldn’t get toppings on the cone: there is a sign that says toppings are for cups only.
This is still the most awesomely creamy non-​fat frozen yogurt across the land. Now equipped with a pimp couch you can lounge on whilst licking yo cone.

This is my new favorite spot for a cool treat. I treat myself once a week to these guys and have taken one of the kids there for a lunch and we all agree it is awesome. In fact we think it is better than our local place in Lake Oswego.
I always go for the tart yogurt with some raspberries or strawberries and can’t miss with either. Cheers to this true SE Mom and Pop joint, it works and it is delicious!

I hate to lower the rating for a place I would call a personal favorite of mine, but in light of what I experienced today I must.
I ordered a medium yogurt with three toppings and get told my total is $ 5.25. Sure, no problem! Here’s my debit card.
«Oh, there’s a 25 cent fee for cards,» says the guy behind the counter. I look down to a small paper sign taped to the register. I don’t remember that being there before in the last year and a half I’ve been going here. It states that ALL card transactions will have a 25 cent fee attached to them.
«Is this new?’ I ask. «We’ve been doing it for about a month,» he replies.
I HATE when places do this, but I can usually deal with it if they have something like a $ 5 minimum for card transactions without a so-​called fee. Even still, these «fees» being charged by the establishment are more than likely a violation of the contract with their credit card processing company and completely a turn off. The fact that Active Culture is charging this «fee» on ALL transactions, regardless of how high or low is infuriating to me. I’m already paying for your services and overhead costs by being a patron. I have been coming in at least once a month, if not more, in a year. If the card processing fees are that high I’d much rather you just raise prices or go cash only. I had cash today, but I won’t always have it on me… so I guess I’ll be getting my frozen yogurt elsewhere from now on.

So everyone has their own preferred method for trying to beat the heat — when it’s in the 80’s all I need is a mini cup fro-​yo from Active Culture and I’m good to go for a few hours.
They have some of the most fantastic flavors, always at least 6 fresh, made in house options to try. They pair up the flavors, so that of the 6, there are also 3 different blended varieties you can enjoy. Recently I’ve enjoyed some really outstanding Peach, Apricot, and Ghiradelli Chocolate yogurts. The Raspberry tasted a little artificial, almost like a soft serve variety of something I could have bought in my grocer’s freezer, but still it was pretty good, and as far as frozen treats go you can’t get much healthier stuff than what they’re churning out at Active Culture!
Their fro-​yo is always fat free, but still somehow comes across as pretty creamy, with a nice smooth texture, which is perfect for your vanilla, chocolate, and peanut butter flavors — even the fruit varieties are creamy. I usually prefer the more crystalline, frozen ice-​style, sorbet like fruit yogurts, but when the flavors pop as much as they do at Active Culture, I can overlook that.
And don’t forget, lot’s of great toppings that range from granola, cereal and fresh fruit, to chocolate chips, gummi bears, and nuts — though with such delicious fro yo I often don’t need any toppings to doll it up!
For fresh, homemade fro yo the prices are pretty outstanding. A little cone is like $ 2 and a mini cup is less than $ 3. They carry pre-​packed containers, or you can buy larger tub and have them fill it right there so it’s still soft when you get home! Scrumptiously aromatic fresh waffle cones are also available, but I never get them. Waffle cones are better in theory than they are in real life, as my fro yo usually melts and drips out the bottom before I can finish it!
In addition to fro yo, they make up some real fruit smoothies and amazing looking root beer floats — those these seem to be not quite as good a value as the straight up fro yo!
So, while this is enough to beat the heat for me in the 80’s, when you ratchet the mercury up another 25 degrees I don’t think that even this frosty treat is enough… though I may see if they’ll fill up the bed of my truck with some chocolate-​peanut butter swirl, strip down and dive right in!

Three stops to Active Culture in one week attests to our addiction to frozen yogurt. The Blackberry was fruity and tart. The Chocolate and Peanut Butter were classic. The Key Lime was our favorite. The ice crystals were predominantly larger in the fruit flavors, but that’s normal. The Chocolate was really smooth and highly desirable. Active Culture’s encouraged patrons to bring in Food Bank contributions for some free frozen yogurt delights throughout much of last week. We couldn’t help but notice that Active Culture also has some of the best servers behind the counter. They have comfortable outdoor seating available. We haven’t any bad things to say about this place!

After having Bunk Sandwiches, we walked over to Active Culture Frozen Yogurt for something sweet. Once impressive thing about this place was the wide variety of flavors and toppings. There was also many flavors you could ordered swirled together. Thats what I did.
I got the Banana and Ghirardelli Chocolate. It was soft and each flavor was very delicious. This place was fantastic.

«Hey look, here come some people who share your interest in frozen yogurt!»
I had to pry my grinning self away from furiously consuming my waffle cone for a moment to turn and look at who was coming in. A gaggle of kids skipped through the door and began shoving their dirty little faces against the glass covering the toppings bar (thank god that glass is there, for so many, many reasons). I double-​glared at the beau for finding a similarity between myself and the snot-​nosed fro-​yo loving children AND for making me take a precious breath from my yogurt ingestion.
When a craving hits for something creamy, sweet, and wrapped in the pretense that it might actually be somewhat healthy – there are ermm… thousands of actual active cultures all up in this bitch, y’all – ooooh yeah, this is the stuff. Why try anything else when this place fulfills all possible requirements? I think what cemented the deal was trying this yumminess even before the store opened, back when they had a booth at the Rose Festival. The guys who owned it were just so damn pumped and passionate about how their yogurt could practically save the world. All I can say, is one lick and I, too, am a believer.

Believe it or not, this is the first time I’ve ever had zengurt. I think. No, I’m pretty sure.
I’ve always thought: Why? There’s ice cream, why eat zengurt?
Well. It’s okay. I mean, it was good and all.
I’d still rather have ice cream.
We dropped the Unilocal bomb on homie late. I mean I rolled in a bit after the main body at closing time minus one minute. Was there huffing? Puffing? Eye rolling?
Nope.
And someone (Laura?) said homeboy ID’d us as Yeeps. How freakin’ awesome is that?

Today’s encounter just upped my Active Culture experience.
Justin: So is this your first time here?
Laura: Oh no. I fro yo like a MoFo.
Justin: How funny — I just read a Unilocal review that said that!
After a day of trying to convince people in the Pearl that Unilocal is a beautiful thing, Justin sweeps in and says the magic words.
Badda Bing, badda boom — more stars for you!