Starberry

Not usually a place I go to since, but I was in the mood for some ice cream and decided to give it a shot. I really like the variety of gelato they have, all their flavors are very good, though I do kind of miss classic italian gelato from back east. :(But their flavors are really good. The old man that works there kinda gives off a strong stern vibe, but he’s nice.
The only thing I don’t recommend from this place is the fro-​yo. It tastes fine at first, but no mater what flavor you get it ends up with a really odd sour/​aged after taste. I regret getting a medium of the stuff since its so big.
Portions are nice, price is good, and their smoothies are creative and tasty.

Pretty sparse interior. The menu is distributed on the wall with various posters listing the food items.
The tea is actually pretty good. The tapioca is god awful though. I mean really really bad.
I would avoid going to this place for bubble tea. I prefer Oasis just down the street.

Worst. Gelato. Experience. Ever.
My friends and I went one night, the place was deserted. The person working the desk didn’t speak any English, not even enough to understand our orders.
I hope he didn’t understand our orders (which were milkshakes listed on the wall, we didn’t order anything custom or anything that should have been complicated) because what we got back was runny, didn’t have the flavors we ordered and in general was disgusting. We had to throw away the shakes after a couple blocks of walking.
Do not go here.

They serve the same exact froyo mix as Yunnie which is absolutely disgusting. The texture is awful and icy, and tastes nothing like frozen yogurt. The aftertaste is nasty, reminiscent of fake fermented sourness. Go straight to Café Koinonia!!!

I popped into this place recently, as I’ve been trying to go to most of the froyo places in Seattle and give them a try. The menu is quite extensive. I had the green tea froyo with a few toppings. It was pretty tasty, very authentic matcha flavor (not overly sweet). I agree with the other reviewer, the mood is very dismal. Looking in it’s actually difficult to tell if they’re even open.

This is a new place that just replaced the old Mix-​It ice cream place. My first and only time there, I had a pleasant experience.
PROS:
1. BIG MENU. The menu has a great selection of cold and frozen treats: bubble tea, milkshakes, frozen yogurt (three flavors!), gelato, dessert waffles, etc. It’s not just a bubble tea place, nor is it just a gelato place, nor just a fro yo place. They got it all.
2. BIG SERVINGS. I got a small serving of fro yo. OMG it was overflowing out of the bowl. I kid you not – the amount I got would be considered a medium or large at Red Mango or Moo Berries. The helping was very generous.
3. FREE SAMPLES. Duh. Big samples, too.
CONS:
1. AMBIANCE. Unfortunately the location is not ideal. Although wedged between Sureshot Café and a bookstore right on the Ave, the space is dark and unwelcome. The architecture of the building (through no fault of the owner of the place) is odd; there is a jutting angled wall that keeps most of the natural lighting out.

This new FroYo place on the Ave opened a few months ago on the Ave and I’ve been there a couple times. I’m obsessed with frozen yogurt places because I still live under the illusion that FroYo is delicious and healthy even when I get a huge honkin bowl of it with toppings like oreos and mochi.
Starberry is owned by a cute couple and you can tell they’ve put a lot of work into their little establishment! Yes, I know there are a about fifty bazillion frozen yogurt/​smoothie places on the Ave, but this one has gelato too, and some unique looking smoothie flavors. Some of the smoothie descriptions are interesting, I remember one being «Chocolate Sneezes Shake» or something like that, because the owner and the owner’s mother apparently sneeze in the presence of chocolate…
Anyway, sadly both times I’ve been in, the place has been pretty empty. Their gelato selection is great, and the place would benefit from having it in the window for passersby (passerbys?) to see instead of hidden in the back of the resturant! The FroYo was good, she loaded lots of toppings on, but the portions were small compared to other locations on the ave. The woman who helped me was friendly, I’ll be back in to try some of the gelato.

This gelato café welcomes you with a wide assortment of gelatos (pl. gelati?) tucked away behind an interesting space-​age seating area. Our server was patient while we discussed a recent movie, and once we got a clue and determined we should place an order, she was right back to give us some generous scoops of gelato.
It was hard to choose just one flavor, so I went for a combination of gianduia and oreo. The gianduia was basically a nutella gelato and was heavenly. The Oreo was just the flavor of creamy stuffing from an oreo, and I wished for more cookies in the mix. When I’m in the area again, I’ll gladly return to sample some more flavors.

This place took over where the Mix used to be, and it’s really, really good. They make all their gelatos by hand using real fruit, and have chunks of fruit in the gelatos. I sampled a couple different kinds before deciding on wild berry and raspberry – the portion sizes were very large and the gelato very cheap… and every bit as delicious as the fancy gelato places downtown.
The décor was modern, and the lighting was bright and welcoming. The girl at the counter said the fruit gelato was vegan-​friendly, too, but she seemed a little unsure, so you might want to ask again. The only downside is that the bathroom is all the way in the back, past the kitchen. Oh, and they accept Husky cards, but the machine was broken when I went in.
***I wrote this review back in December and accidentally tagged the store name as Starburst instead of Starberry. Oops!

Today I had a (very rare) craving for frozen yogurt, so I figured I’d just keep walking North on University Way until I found a place that had it.
The first such place was Starberry. I walk in and discover a slightly futuristic looking (or at least very modern) décor. The only person inside is the older man standing behind what looks like glass that shows off ice cream flavors.
I walk up to him and he suggests that I try out some flavors. I end up tasting the forest berry and the coconut. I like them both so he combined them in a cup for me.
It was quite tasty and super HUGE! It was a little under $ 4 for the medium size and… well… I couldn’t finish it cause it was probably enough for 2 – 3 people (felt like at least a serving and a half). I love it when one serving is more than enough to share and have both of you get enough!
So… I didn’t actually get the frozen yogurt that I wanted because I got sidetracked by gelato. Nothing wrong with that…
For UW folk– They let you pay with your Husky Card.

The new gelato café is so cool it’s haute! Fun décor: blue aura lights puts you in the spotlight. Another few steps and you are surprised with fun blue and red pexy-​glass like chairs encircling. Bean bag-​like seats in orange and red also adds to the fun atmosphere. Fresh and fun-​compared to the handful of bubble tea places nearby.
Oh, but the real treat is the gelato! I had the pistachio with forest berries-​sooo delicious. At 2.75 ish total, what a deal. The small is 3 times bigger than the other gelato places. Hurry to Starberry!