Forbidden Yogurt

This place is ok. Great customer service, the people behind the counter are always super friendly. But the yogurt is a little weird. Some of the flavors have a chalky/​powdery texture to them. Like the flavors are powder and didn’t fully dissolve? I’m not sure what it is. But it’s just not a creamy, rich, yogurt. I like the vanilla the best, but it’s got more of an icy consistency. It’s weird. Not my favorite, but it’s right down the street from our house and my kids love it.

They discontinued selling their Italian Ice too bad was reason I go there… now I have to head over to Rita’s Italian Ice on Clairmont Mesa Blvd and they’re not as good either!

Delicious yogurt and excellent customer service. Clean and large variety of toppings. There’s never a long line.

Tasty yogurt, great toppings! They change up the flavors daily so it’s kind of an exciting surprise when you first walk in. One note: Unilocal says they close at 11, but they really close at 10.

This place was really fun because of all the flavor options. I like trying out non-​chain yogurt spots and I, honestly, wasn’t disappointed, I am happy to report. It doesn’t look like much on the inside, but what they lack in decoration and space, they make up for in flavor choices and bountiful topping choices.
I don’t know what brand of frozen yogurt they use, but most of the flavors were very good. However, a few of them left a funky taste in your mouth. I was so pumped for the watermelon cake, and at first taste I thought it was a home run, but the after-​taste had me striking out. Also, the taro. I love taro, I love taro like a guinea pig loves lettuce. The taro was a little on the tart side, which was a surprise. Not an entirely bad surprise, but a surprise. It’s not labeled Taro Tart, so just a heads up to Taro flavor fans. I also super enjoyed the Key Lime Cake and the Pistachio flavors.
As for the topping section of Forbidden, it was pretty cramped, very messy, and not the easiest to use and see. BUT. They have some seriously awesome toppings! Coconut powder or coconut roasted almonds? Yes please and thank you. Mini rice crispie treats, every kind of candy you can think of, boba, fresh fruit, you name it! The cold bar section of toppings was a little confusing because they didn’t have labels for their products. Normally it doesn’t take a mad scientist to figure out that situation, but they had some Asian jelly/​boba toppings not normally encountered. I recognized the mochi, the popping boba, and some jellies, but there were 2 or so I hadn’t seen before and would have liked to know the name.
All in all, it’s a really good place, just hit or miss with the flavors (More hit than miss!). You won’t get boring flavors here or boring toppings. I just wish they organized their toppings situation a little bit better. Other than that, fantastic experience!

The only place in the area where you can get italian ice! I’m sure the yogurt is good too, but you can get that anywhere. I got cherry ice with vanilla custard and it was delicious. I’m only giving it 4 stars because I felt like it was a little expensive. Delicious none-​the-​less!

The yogurt flavors taste horrible. I can’t believe this place has 4 stars. I am so happy Yogurtland opened up in Costa Verde. The quality of the yogurt is outstanding and tastes really good.

We ordered mango with mochi topping. The guy who took and made our order didn’t put it on. The cashier didn’t ring the mochi. First guy hands us the yogurt (sans mochi). I asked «what about the mochi?» The cashier, with a vapid look in his eye said «she didn’t ring it up» and just shrugged and turned his back. Hint: She probably didn’t charge us for the mochi because he didn’t put it on. OK, frustrating, but we were in a hurry so didn’t ask for it to be fixed (nor was it offered).
But what really earns this place the single star is that the yogurt was rancid. I mean nasty, could smell it about a foot away and tasted horrible, too. Kind of like eating Durian fruit but without the good taste. We just tossed it and left.
One star for selling rotten product; one star for unbelievably bad customer service. This might be one for the Health Department.

I love forbidden yogurt. Every time I go theres alway new and different flavors. Today I got taro which was difficult to describe and tropical and honey yogurt which was sweet.
Always lots of nice fruit and chocolate and other goodies.

Location:
It is in the complex with the Vons and Rite aid on the corner of Genesse and Governor. Pretty easy to find at the end of the complex.
Décor:
This place is really small and only have a few tables inside and outside. It is very simple and casual.
Food & Drinks:
I would rate this place higher if they had consistency in their yogurt as well as some staples of good flavors they have. I would say the best flavors I have had here are the peanut butter, strawberry, lychee, and some chocolate one. The problem is sometimes the person that makes it doesn’t do it properly and it tastes different. They do have a variety of flavors, so if you come on a good day where the flavors are made right I am sure it will be great!
Happy eating my friends!

Dear Forbidden Yogurt, Please offer pink yogurt, because that’s my little granddaughter’s favorite flavor! How about strawberry, or a pink flavor that doesn’t have a lot of artificial colors? I enjoyed the Chocolate fudge cake batter and tart lychee flavors on my recent visit.
Thank you for showing me your list of nutritional Information, at last. This list was unavailable on my previous visits, but I’m glad you have it now. It includes vital info on allergens, sugar alcohol, and total carbohydrates in the yogurt flavors. This info is important for some peops I know whose docs have them on special diets for health reasons. I suggest you get an updated copy, since your list says it’s up to date as of 1÷23÷12.
The shop was clean, and the employee was welcoming. I’ll be back soon. Please bring back my fav flavor, which is Taro.

This place is over priced and they never seem to have any decent flavors. Every time I go in they have odd ball choices, how about some traditional flavors like chocolate, tart? They have gross stuff like pumpkin, no thanks. There’s a yogurtland just down the way, that place is way better!

UPDATED REVIEW:
I ended up going back for just for the marshmallows, but was pleasantly surprised.
I’m increasing my review by a star. guess it goes to show you you should never dismiss a place after one try.
–they had the most amazing cotton candy froyo ever. not a sorbet, but a thick creamy almost marshmallow-​like in texture super yummy with a strong cotton candy flavor (which is usually a hard flavor to recreate, since cotton candy is so much of a texture thing). all they needed was cotton candy crunchies topping to finish it off!
–the cold/​fruit toppings were much cleaner and colder
–the employee working was super duper nice, helpful, attentive and eager
cons: three of the machines weren’t working
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ORIGINAL REVIEW: 2 STARS
pros:
–lots of toppings, including andes peppermint chocolate, chocolate-​flavored cookie dough, fruity marshmallows full of delicious jelly, tiny oreo-​type cookies, mint malt balls, almond roca, chia, popping boba
–lots of yogurt flavors at once
–limited fruit, but quite fresh and good
–small, quiet and lots of seating
–easy, plentiful parking
cons:
–lots of stale toppings! stale cereal and nuts (waaaayyy to many types of nuts)
–yogurt is very hit or miss; some is runny, some is icy, some is off/​artificial tasting
–dirty, dirty, dirty… especially the topping containers; some are dusty, some look like the product hasn’t been rotated in months
–aesthetically not pleasing… labels are made poorly by hand, most topping containers are mislabeled
–staff is very unfriendly
–more expensive than most places
–styrofoam containers

I really would like to know the back-​end story of why it’s called Forbidden Yogurt. Doesnt the name usually imply something illegal? Maybe a little taboo? I guess a name is a name, but really, what an odd name for a froyo place. Wanna go to forbidden ;)? Uhhh yeah!
As a froyo enthusiast of some sort I cant endorse a reasonable excuse to come here except if you’re already in the area and don’t want to go too far.
Pros:
— Get your self-​serve yogurt fix. It’s not that bad.
— Flavors are simple and not very complex. Can make some people happy?
Cons:
— Flavor signs were hand-​drawn on white paper, and if you’re lucky, you can see the markers bleeding into the paper. I mean, unlucky and unprofessional.
— Price is on a slightly steeper end.
— The cups are styrofoam, come on man, we’re in La Jolla-​ish, environmental consciousness! Adds to the cheap feel.
— Yogurt was way melting in some of the machines. Granted I went when the sun was melting San Diego, but these machines should be exempt.
Like no really, it’s not that amazing. But it’s A-​Ok. Just another one of the neighborhood froyo places that I wish just turned into a Yogurtland. That would probably incur more business, and I’d definitely be there more often!

We travel to goto this yogurt shop. I used to like tart flavors more until I started coming here. Some of their flavors have a great creamy texture some don’t. It depends on the flavor. Once you become a regular you know which is which. The yogurt here is the creamiest I’ve had anywhere.
They have a constant rotating flavor list, which is a good and bad thing, it is good if you like variety and bad because you never really know if your favorite flavor is going to be available. I have to come to the conclusion that a little variety is never a bad thing as I don’t think I would experiment too much if they didn’t rotate them so often.
Due to this, some of the flavors knock it out of the park. The texture is creamy and delicious, it is more ice cream than froyo. Other flavors kind of miss, but you should expect that if you are eating yogurt. Sometimes I read reviews of places and laugh at the reviewers. If you go to a baseball game do you not expect to get hit by a foul ball? There are many that would put a 1 star rating if that happened and it is hilarious.
I know quite a few people that love this place. They have great toppings, some awesome flavors like chocolate custard, champagne grape, they just came out with a double fudge cake batter that everyone is attacking with fury.
It is worth your time to check this place out!

Decent neighborhood yogurt shop.
Has some pretty good flavors, and cheaper compared to some other places.
A bit small tho, not enough seating areas when it gets crowded.
why no more then 3-​star then? Sorry, but Froyo is not really my thing, and this place doesn’t really impress me at all; hence the 3-​star on Unilocal,just OK

I wasn’t impressed with their Red Velvet (tasted like melted butter to me) but overall they have A LOT of toppings and tasty fro yo!

It’s a froyo place. The flavors will either be hit or miss for everyone. That’s why there’s more than ONE FLAVOR. So open your tastebuds up a bit and try something new! You never know what awesome flavor you’ll end up trying.
I understand that, and I wish some of the negative reviewers would understand that too so that they wouldn’t feel butthurt because they ran out of chocolate or something.
Anyway, I thought this place was average. It’s nice that their rates are under 40 cents (38, to be exact) as of this posting (the froyo shop on the UCSD campus is 43 cents). The flavors that stood out to me were the green apple sorbet and some mixed chocolate flavor (I want to say rocky road? Not sure.) Both of them tasted very authentic! They also have a wide variety of toppings, from many types of candy to several fruits. The fruits seemed fresh, and the worker behind the counter was cutting some kiwis as I walked in.
I’m not a froyo addict, so I wouldn’t come to this place so often, but it’s a nice alternative to the 43 cent joints around here.
This rating should be a 3.5, but I’ll round up.
$ 4 minimum if you’re using card!

Yum! I was pleasantly surprised by the selection of flavors and toppings at Forbidden Yogurt. I’ll even go as far as to say I was super excited when I saw that they had banana yogurt! I had it once when I lived up North and haven’t been able to find it since then. Combined with hazelnut gelato, chocolate chips and almond slivers — it really hit the spot.
I wish I lived within walking distance. Or maybe it’s good that I don’t or else I would be here every day after walking my pup.

Extra stars alert!!! The infamous sign touting the benefits of yogurt (ahem no more diarrhea… yes…it really said that) is gone! So an extra star is definitely merited! Also… new, friendly, helpful staff! Another star again!!! New Management? New business plan? Whatever happened — it’s working!
Only one ugh-​oh! Extra sauces and toppings are stored in the fridge in customer view behind the counter in their original, now open tin cans now… with saran wrap at the top. According to the Food Standards Agency, once a can has been opened and the content is refrigerated and exposed to the open air, tin from the can might transfer more quickly to the can’s contents when the food reacts to the combination of the air and the tin of the can. (Yucky!!!)
So minus one star for the cans. Just a friendly recommendation to invest in some Tupperware and then Forbidden Yogurt is back up to earning 5 stars from Phungette.