Island Yogurt

The shaved ice here is done just the way it should be, extremely finely ground, topped with the «Tiger’s Blood» syrup (a mixture of watermelon and strawberry) makes for a perfect warm evening treat.

I still love their shaved ice but the last time I went in was with the whole family, even Grandma was there, and it being such a nice day we decided to sit on the patio to enjoy our delicious concoctions. That’s where it all went wrong.
I had my little one on my lap. I fed her some of the icy slush. Which she loved (duh) but I dropped some in her leg. So I put the top heavy Hawaiian shaved ice down on the wobbly patio table to grab a napkin and wipe her leg off. She saw the unarmed slushy goodness and went for it. But as I went to stop her her cute chunky little fingers got close enough to just tip it over. Dad’s was on the table too so with all the tipping and bumping and commotion his fell over too. :(oy vey it was a mess!
We cleaned it up and my husband went in to see about getting new ones since we had gotten a few tastes pre-​explosion. But of course there was a large line like the one we waited in, pre-​explosion. And of course, like all other days, there was only one person working behind the counter. So he waited in line. While he waited in like my not so little one also ended up accidentally knocking his over too. We were just not having any luck at the table we choose. Since he got to enjoy a lot of his I told him that we weren’t going to get a new one for this spill.
My husband finally got through the line and back on the patio. The patrons at the other table on the patio had cleared and we fled the battleground over to safety. We got to enjoy and pretend we were in Hawaii for few minutes.
As we were leaving I asked the person behind the counter for a stamp card. He obliged mentioned something to my husband about the two extra ones. Wait what!?! He charged us for the ones that we spilt! Eek! I understand but I still don’t think it’s cool to charge again. It’s so not cool. Ugh. I thought I loved you and then you go and do a thing like this. :((I’m not sure if I’ll be able to go back again after our experience there this last time. So not cool man.

Love this place! Huge serving of delicious creamy frozen yogurt for an affordable price. The gentleman that served me was very friendly (I believe he was the owner). Will definitely be going back!

Real shaved ice! So excited about this. Yogurt is great too, tons of toppings, and enjoy it all inside or on their creekside patio. Awesome staff.

Wow this place is great. My husband got coffee frozen yogurt with fudge topping. I got a cherry snow cone and it was the BEST… it was that old fashioned super soft ice and a very generous portion – it hit the spot! We sat out on the deck that overlooked the beautiful creek – so quiet and relaxing. it felt like we were on vacation!

This place is cute. It’s a small shop owned by the same folks who own Hanks Creekside Restaurant next door. It’s no longer called «Island Yogurt» — I think the name is now «Yo» or «Yo Yogurt» or something like that. The gentleman working said they didn’t want to be tied down to the island theme anymore, trying to have tropical style flavors. It’s still a fro yo shop though.
They use Yo Cream brand frozen yogurt. They all do. Yogurt Time down the street probably does too, as do 98% of the yogurt places around. With that aspect of the playing field leveled, how does a yogurt shop distinguish itself? Consistency, price, and service.
The consistency of the yogurt was good. It could have been slightly firmer, but it was good. The price, as well, was reasonable. One thing I liked is that it isn’t priced by the ounce. I hate self-​service places because unless I only want one or two ounces, it’s always more expensive. Traditionally, yogurt places give better value with a larger size. A large could be double the portion of a small, but it may only be a $ 1.00 more. With self-​serve places, each ounce costs exactly the same with no volume discounts. At $ 0.42/oz, one is paying slightly more than $ 5 for a medium 12oz serving, which would normally be around $ 4 (here, it’s $ 3.95). It was the service, however — at least on the day that I went — that makes me a fan of this place. The young gentleman who served me was so pleasant and helpful, answering lots of questions, giving me a loyalty card to ensure my return business, and showing me the creek that borders this yogurt store to the back.
An added bonus is the delightful patio in the back, overlooking the creek if one bothers to look for it, which is quiet and serene buffered by the yogurt shack itself and a world apart from the traffic and noise of 4^th Street.
Is the yogurt exceptional? That depends on whether one likes Yo Cream brand. Like I said, everyone has it. To be sure, I prefer Ambrosia brand, but there is only one place in an alley off of Sutter St in San Francisco that sells it (also called Ambrosia. Ambrosia Yogurt’s Chocolate and Peanut Butter Cup flavors are my favorites). I also love Golden Spoon, but only in SoCal. The three locations in Sonoma County have closed, which is fine because for some reason the Golden Spoon outposts in NoCal sucked. Golden Spoon in LA, the OC, and San Diego are delish, but up here, they just didn’t make the grade. Evidently the populous agreed. There is a place in Washington, DC – Thomas Sweet, which makes excellent ice creams and some of its own frozen yogurt flavors. Their homemade froyo is perhaps my favorite of all time. But none of those is an option in Santa Rosa. My four-​star rating here is predicated solely on my preference for other Frozen Yogurt brands over Yo Cream.
I like this place. Five-​star service and friendliness. Good texture and consistency. Lovely patio.

Great yogurt place. Hidden patio out back that is amazing on a hot afternoon, overlooking the creek.

Incredibly friendly staff and great service. I ordered the original tart yogurt with strawberries and blueberries and was impressed that it came very close in taste to my favorite frozen yogurt only available in Boston. The deck out back is a very peaceful and inviting space. I will definitely return.

Really tasty frozen yogurt with generous serving sizes from friendly people!

Wonderful yogurt in a beautiful setting! The yogurt here is amazing– the flavors are off the chart (particularly the Hawaiian pineapple– WOW!) There is a nice deck out on the back where you can sit by the relaxing creek and enjoy your yogurt. What a great addition to Santa Rosa!

Great yogurt! They have shaved ice too!

Love this place !! The yogurt is the best in town, great flavors and nice firm texture.

Got a txt from a friend that this place was having its grand opening last night. Its just around the corner from my house so I grabbed the kids and headed over for a quick bite. Usually I head to Yogurt Time for my frozen yogurt cravings, which is just down the street from here, however this place is a little bit closer.
ok, the yogurt. They had the standards like vanilla, chocolate, cheesecake, peanut butter, coffee, something called honey greek and some other I cant remember. I went with peanut butter/​chocolate and tasted vanilla, cheesecake and the honey greek. I wasn’t expecting it to be better than the yogurt time, but it really was… amazing. Its hard to describe the qualities that make up great frozen yogurt/​soft serve except to say that its a odd harmony between flavor+texture. At any rate, well played Island Yogurt, well played. I’ll be back you yogurt ninjas.