Orange Grove Frozen Yogurt

We came here one day because my daughter received a gift card for Christmas for Orange Grove, when arriving, they are SHUT DOWN PERMANTLEY!!! My daughter was sooooo disappointed and I called only to find out that they are not issueing refunds for ALL the gift cards been purchased! Owner has a store next door that diabetic shoe place, what kind of business owner are you? If u were planning on shutting down Orange Grove, YOU SHOULD HAVE NOT SOLD ANY GIFT CARDS!!! DONT U HAVE ANY CONSCIOUS?!

Omg! Really! 3 days they are not serving acai bowls because the person who is suppose to bring in the ingredient didn’t come to work yet! What type of customer service is that?! If they are so known for their acai bowls then why would they even run out on ingredients to make it. Disappointing!
Regardless of them not having what I want, I gave them 3 stars because they had other products my kids eat.

Not a big fan of this location. Mediocre. Don’t go an hour before closing, everything else is soft. Could’ve just gotten a cone from Mcdonalds. Gummy candies are rock hard and yogurt tasted sour for some reason. Just our luck. I would still travel to go yogurtland or menchies.

Flavors are alright. I’ve had better from their competitors. We came here because this was closest from my folks place. Toppings are limited; I was looking for graham cracker crumbs, ended using peanuts. The storefront is very clean, but the tiles remind be of being in a restroom — kinda weird, but if been in weirder places.
Overall this places isn’t the best, but it isn’t bad either. Came here on pure convenience and close location.

I used to love this place. My fave flavor is pineapple and not many places have it… actually this is the only place that I have ever seen it. This last time we went, they did not have it! I was very disappointed. As I was looking at what else they had, I noticed that there were a few that didn’t have anything in them. When I finally chose, the two I picked were really runny. I thought that maybe they were still being frozen but I the machine said it was done. This place isn’t the same as it was a year ago (the last time I came for froyo). Also, I was really disappointed at their selection of toppings. My fiancé got what I believe was crushed bday Oreos, some cereal and cheesecake bites. He said the cheesecake bites didn’t taste very good and the Oreos were really stale. When I went to put my toppings on, there was only strawberries and pineapples that caught my eye. I like to have fresh fruit and the strawberries did not look fresh and the pineapples definitely came out of a can. I think the only good thing here would be the Waffle Hot Dogs. I ate that this past Christmas and really enjoyed it. My fiancé thinks that since they are trying to branch out and serve more than just froyo that this is why their froyo is not as good as it used to be.
I don’t want to come here again for froyo. I would rather go to Cherry on Top, Yogurtland, or Menchies for that. At least those places have frozen froyo instead of half-​frozen… If you’re thinking of coming here for a refreshing treat, don’t get the froyo! Maybe you can go to McDonald’s and get a nice ice cream cone. It’ll be cheaper and probably be more satisfying.

Came late at night with a friend after dinner nearby. I heard that they don’t give free samples anymore but when we came for a visit and my friend asked, we still got a single cup. Maybe they’re just not too keen on the idea but still kind of extend that courtesy? Well anyway, I wouldn’t bother much with the sample cups. The main thing I like about froyo here is the tart flavors. But sometimes its weird, because the sweet flavors seem to take on a certain tartness if you find that its coming out into your cup all watery. Anyway, if you’re close to here and you wanted froyo, its not so bad.

the staff is nice and friendly. quick service. I tried the avacado smoothie, not that great. It was a bit gritty and the pearls were hard. Im sure if I ordered something else, it would have been better. I tried the waffle dog for the first time. it was actually really good. Dispite the awfully tasting avacado smoothy, ill still go back for other products.

I love the choices on the yogurt, too bad they took away the free samples, i guess kids kept abusing it :(. Lots of good choices of fruits, candys, and nuts.

Flavors are very tart. There is never anyone at the register, so you have to sit and wait while your yogurt melts. Usually the employees are on their phones in the back and never paying attention. I could walk in, make my yogurt, leave, and no one would notice. Just Sayin…

I really like this place! It’s almost always empty, always stocked with bowls, toppings, and yogurt. I love that they now have waffle dogs as well! They are also a yummy treat. The employees are young but respectful and helpful. they will ask you if you need a cover for your bowl in case you are planning to eat it a little later and even if you want a bag of ice to take along. There is indoor seating as well as outdoor seating and there’s even music playing outside for your enjoyment! The store is usually very clean, the only thing i would suggest is to keep an eye on the trash, it sometimes becomes a stacking challenge. Otherwise, its a great place to bring the kids, a friend, or to just stop by on your own.

UPDATE: I went back with the family for a light dessert. Half the flavors weren’t «ready» to serve. The place was really dark and what’s with all the business card flyer stuff all over the place? They now serve hot dogs or something. The toppings were plentiful. The price was crazy! The military discount was 15% but we only got 3 cups discounted, not 4 that we bought and even at that the price tag was still $ 26! for freakin yogurt?! I don’t think I’ll be coming back here again. The one good thing was the flavors were labeled «sweety» and «tarty». Beware, the lychee yogurt was like sucking on a LEMON. Tarty? More like sour. At $ 0.42 and ounce, I think I get more fill from Baskin Robbins.

#41/​365
Every since orange tree turned to orange grove, quality has just gone way WAY downhill! They stopped giving away sample cups and their flavors are just ordinary. From all the times that i’ve been to this restaurant the flavors were always the same. From my last visit, a couple of their flavors also tasted sour, like sour milk… bleh. One of those particular flavors was the papaya, and I knew that its not supposed to taste that way because I’ve had that papaya flavor in aiea and it was WAY better, this one just tasted and smelled funky. Their coffee flavor one was also a bit bitter… ack!
When the restaurant changed names they also added items to their menu, rather than just plain ol self serve froyo. For instance, they have acai bowls, and smoothies/​shakes and I’m not sure if they still do but at one point they had appetizer foods like soy beans and chicken wings, etc, along with a karaōke room at night. I also dont like that their cups are SO huge/​wide. I mean, i usually just go their for a light snack and when i’m putting in my usual amount, I feel like I have to fill it a little more because it just looks empty. Overall, not really my fave place to get my froyo fix but since its right down the road and i dont want to waste gas going to kapolei or waimalu, then it’ll have to do… ONLY when im really craving froyo that is…

Wow… this is one lackluster place for frozen yogurt. Some of the flavors were out and it’s more expensive than other frozen yogurt establishments. I ended up only getting vanilla and chocolate since I didn’t care for the other flavors. Going to skip Orange Grove from now on and go to Cherry on Top, Menchies, or Yogurtland. Those places are just better all around.

Bleh. I truly don’t know how you can mess up on frozen yogurt. I mean it wasn’t horrible or anything but the yogurt machines squeezed out watery yogurt. I like my yogurt to be really cold and thicker and not runny. That was my only gripe. A large selection of toppings and the worker there was nice. It was a little deserted at night but still very clean. Overall okay. The Orange Grove I visited in Kapolei was a little bit more lively and no runny yogurt. Probably not going to go back here again.

Most flavors are tart.
They don’t give sample cups.
Sorry to say but I’ve had better at the other yogurt places.

This week, I’ve been to different froyos. Today, I finally went to Orange Grove, and the cashier said «no» to all 5 of my questions:
No sample cups
No marshmellow toppings
No frequent buyer cards
No Marshmellow syrup
No bathroom or water fountain
Ugh. But, they do have a coupon to buy one get the second for half off, and a variety of toppings, and they also serve smoothies. The cashier told us that they don’t have sample cups anymore because of people stealing their yogurt, however, she did let us try samples by letting us put some in our bowl and trying it, before we put the whole yogurt in the bowl to buy.
I thought the mint and chocolate were the best. My kids liked the cheesecake and strawberry. The lychee was a bit sour, and the blueberry had that sour yogurt taste. The froyo itself was comparable to other froyo stores, but the peanuts were old tasting. They did have coffee jello as well as the liquid pops and mochi bites.
But, I am still rating the froyos I’ve been to (listing #1 first) in order, for their overall service, price, froyo taste and flavors, and various toppings:
Cherry on top — Pearl City — 39 cents/​oz
Menchies — Kapolei — 43 cents/​oz
Yogurt Mama — Kailua — 42 cents/​oz
Tropical Rush — Market City (heard they’re closed) — 42 cents/​oz
Orange Tree — Waipahu — 42 cents/​oz
Yogurtland — Aiea — 42 cents/​oz

Woohoo! 4^th location :) Hehe
I’ve got my go-​to flavor: chocolate :) In addition, I decided to try something new: Orange and Pineapple. To-​ge-​ther. Now this yogurt place doesn’t give out sample cups anymore because of abuse (wth? ugh :/​I have some words for those abusers…). Because of that, you need to take a chance on trying flavors. I’ve never tried orange before. It’s a sorbet… no dairy for the dairy impaired. I’ve had the pineapple and I LOVED it so I figure what the heck? Well… it’s a «no go» for me on the orange. It reminded me of those funky orange soda drinks. I kindly avoided it while enjoying the other flavors in my cup. Did I mention I like the chocolate? :)
Man I use to average $ 4 on my yogurt cups at other places but the Green cup here is ginormous and it’s not even the biggest cup! Beware the «big eyes, small stomach» disease. Going to cost you at $ 0.42/oz haha. Enjoy!

Okay, I’ve been to the dark side, yes I went to ORANGE GROVE. LOL Funny thing I heard that all Orange Trees had to be change to Orange Grove b/​c some kind of lawsuit over the name. Meeh… okay onto the Yogurt.
Pros:
+Self Service
+Clean
+Lots of indoor seating (and good gosh we need indoor seating in ghetto Waipahu haha)
+TASTES GOOD!
Cons:
–Over indulgence – haha I did this twice went a little crazy with tasting eveything and ended up not finishing my yogurt =/​
Flavors can come in singles or mixed.
My FAVS I recommend are:
1. Snickers
2. Strawberry and Cheesecake
3. Pistachio
WITH MOCHI BALLS DO NOT Forget the dang Yummy arse mochi balls… they DO make a difference. ^_​_​_​^
Okay, okay I know I was all anti-​orange grove before but when this place first opened up, a friend of mind heard I loved yogurt and bought me a gift card. Come to find out, there are certain OG owned by different owners. The JUNK one the one in Aiea, owns the one in Kapolei and I think in Ewa – not to sure about that one. So I am guessing the other guy doesn’t really care about quality. So this one in Waipahu is so yummy and CLEAN! The flavors aren’t fake tasting like the other Orange Groves. The only thing is I am lactose intolerant soooo… BOO I can’t really eat yogurt anymore =[[[ But IF I could eat yogurt every day I would go to the Waipahu Orange Grove.
FYI: I think times are getting tough because they opened up some sort of shoe thing in the room next door. I didn’t like the way they advertised the extra meeting room like some weird thing like pay $ 20 and everyone gotta buy like $ 6 worth of yogurt and a gift card. WTH hahaha Isn’t me bringing business enough? hahaha

Totally self serve — dangerous if you’re not careful, because you pay by weight. Got the original tart and coconut yogurt. Toppings galore. I had a difficult time deciding. Ended up with shredded coconut and mini dark chocolate chips.
Hubby went all out with a mix of chocolate and vanilla yogurt with blueberries, strawberries, nuts, granola, and mini dark chocolate chips.
You also get to try any two flavors. I tried the coconut and the green tea (delish!) And hubby tried the Snickers yogurt (also delish).
A refreshing dessert anytime.

To be served or self serve… that is the question. Here at the Orange Tree located next to the Long’s Drugs and Poke Stop is one of the newest self serve fro-​yo establishments. 3.5 stars
With 16 different flavors to choose from (including kiwi!) I got to sample many flavors before selecting my BFF: taro. It had a nice consistency and a mild taro flavor but it could have been a bit more frozen. Of course you can’t forget the 50+ toppings with dried cereals, candies, fresh fruits and of course mochi balls!
After eating pumpkin pie for the past few days, Orange Tree’s froyo was definitely refreshing. At $ 0.39 an ounce, it falls into the typical pricing. Super clean, seating available, friendly young staff and you can request ice when you have it to go makes this a good choice on any HI night.