Yogurt Park

I love this place… which is why it’s a crying shame that when I went there today to get my fix I found it had CLOSED. They were forced to close to make way for new construction. The timing is terrible – during the holiday craze! It makes no sense – I didn’t see any construction underway so why not wait until after Christmas? Good news is they’ll be back at Broadway Plaza – bad news, not for 2 years! Will talk to the big heads that made this decision because it is absolutely ridiculous. This place is an institution in the area. With seemingly a hundred small clothing boutiques at the plaza, they couldn’t just find a spot to relocate them to? ERGH!

CLOSED! Out of business after 26 years!
This past weekend was their last hurrah: (
They’re leaving Walnut Creek behind. The city is going to demo their fun, unique crafted brick castle to make way for the construction of big new stores on Broadway Lane: (
If you want to enjoy the creamy goodness of Yogurt Park frozen yogurt, you have to trek through the new tunnel to their sole existing location in Berkeley (
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My go-​to frozen yogurt place in Walnut Creek. The yogurt is flavorful, creamy and thick enough to fill your appetite whether you get a small, medium or large. This place takes cash only. No cash? There’s an ATM inside and around the corner.
Ghirardelli chocolate is the best!

NOTE: This place closes at 6:30 on Sunday, not 7:00!
Love the flavors and mini size. :) Cash Only!

Would of shopped here, although the sign stating cash only turned me off. in this day who doesnt accept credit cards/​debit cards. Many people do not carry cash on them.

The yogurt itself is so creamy, delicious, refreshing, and absolutely perfect! It’s worth the drive every time. This place is absolutely my favorite yogurt shop. The portions are huge; the prices are reasonable; the flavors are amazing and varied. What makes this shop perfect is the consistency and flavor of the yogurt. Toppings are delicious but unnecessary (though the cookie dough is to die for!). The girls who work there are happy to provide samples and happy to answer any questions. I highly recommend this place!
P. S. This place is CASH/​CHECK ONLY!

Best cookie dough topping of any yogurt shop EVA

This place never disappoints. When my friends ask me where the best frozen yogurt place is to eat at, I aways say Yogurt Park. The Vanilla with mixed reeses is surely the best dessert in Walnut Creek (for the price). I have always loved this place, and it makes me upset that I won’t have this gem in San Diego when I get there this fall. Six stars for me.

Very generous helping of yogurt servings. They allow you to combine flavors also for the small size. Nice staff and centrally located close to Macy’s and Nordstrom. Fast service.

Always a convenient spot for some sweet yumminess — while in the middle of shopping. But the flavors do change all the time, so my faves aren’t usually there when I want them to be. I like the «tart» flavor and the «cappuccino» is a must have.
The people here are fast at what they do, so the lines go by quick. I personally like this Yogurt Park because there’s plenty of parking around and easy access to all shopping while having my yogurt on the run.

Nostalgia for me. Completely.
I will eat the vanilla with resses peanut butter cups blended in any day. You don’t see Pinkberry blending anything for you, do you?
I’ve been coming to Yogurt Park since I was a tiny girl and they never fail to be consistent and delicious.
Thanks, guys.

100% artificial flavoring = disgusting! First of all, the servings are waaay too huge. It’s quality not quantity! I tried several tastings (not good) before deciding to go with the mocha flavor in a Jr. cup. I didn’t taste it but I thought, you can’t go wrong with a standard flavor, right? Wrong! It was literally the worst frozen yogurt I’ve ever had. Too much artificial flavoring and sugar. I only ate a few spoonfuls and just threw the whole thing away. My friend got the vanilla with cookie dough… she also threw her’s away. Is it that hard to use real vanilla extract? I can only feel sympathetic for those parents that bought their little kids that giant cup of yogurt… the kids are going to be bouncing off the walls for hours! Also, cash only.

So bomb! Not just one or two — but 3 times. Pow, Pow, Pow!!!
I highly recommend the the classic vanilla blended with oreo crumbs and rainbow sprinkles. Not too sweet. Not too creamy. Just right.
Not feelin’ that? Well, what’s your flavor? I’m sure they’ve got it!
True, there is now Pinkberry a little closer to this native San Franscican in Union Square. But a lil’ bay area road trip to either the Berkeley or Walnut Creek location is like totally worth it.

I’ve been coming here for years and I like it most of the time. The downsides are that they don’t have many flavors (they change every day though) and sometimes I get random toppings in my yoghurt that I didn’t order.
I wish they had the banana cream pie flavor more often. I’ve had it once, and I’ve never seen it again. It’s so good! My mom is a fan of the Irish Mint. I usually get the French vanilla with strawberry toppings blended into it.

Back when I used to work in Walnut Creek, I spent many a lunch breaks savoring the frozen yogurt goodness of Yogurt Park. I’m glad to know that YP is the same as it ever was! The flavor options are always awesome, service is fast & friendly and portions & toppings are super generous. They also «splice» half of your toppings portion in the middle so you’ll always have a spoonful of «topping» from start to finish!
In my neck of the woods, I am limited to my self-​serve places with Hello Kitty & My Melody spoons (they are still cute as the dickens!) but if I’m ever close by, a stop at YP is mandatory.
Yogurt Park, you were and always will be my #1!

Creamy frozen yogurt with a lot of topping choices.
You may think that the cups look really small, but I ordered the smallest size & it was plenty big enough. Both J and I got the smallest order, but neither of us could finish the whole thing.
Toppings: I’d say to avoid the Reese’s Pieces-​like candies bc they were hard & didn’t taste that great.

I recently discovered the amazing shops in the Broadway shopping plaza, driving out from Emeryville. The outdoor shops are perfect for window shopping.
While I don’t always leave Broadway plaza with items, I always grab a mini sized treat from Yogurt Park. I guess this has become my own tradition.
Love the choices in flavors, the mini sized option, and quality of frozen yogurt. Just a few months ago I tried Yogurt Park in Berkeley for the first time and have been hooked ever since!
Happy to have access to great fro-​yo while visiting my new favorite shopping plaza!

As my BFF explained to her little sister: normally, she’ll get a medium at Yumi Yogurt, eat part of the top, then stick the rest in the freezer so she can eat it later. Now we’re in a predicament because her eyes are bigger than her stomach and we don’t have a freezer. She can’t finish it all so she’s either going to give herself a stomach ache or throw it away.
Do yourself a favor and get a mini instead of a small. I was hungry and got a small, and gave myself a serious (it was really bad) stomach ache.
Yogurt Park is right outside the parking lot near Boudin and U Threads (CAL gear in all the windows).

Like the place in UC Berkeley campus, I give this 5 stars!
My favorite yogurt place ever. It’s thick and creamy and they’re so generous with the toppings!

Every time I see people walking past Yogurt Park without going in I think, «Why? Why aren’t you stopping for a yogurt? Do you know you’re passing up the best frozen yogurt in the Bay Area?»
Another mystery for me is why there are only two branches of Yogurt Park: Walnut Creek and Berkeley. Why haven’t they expanded? How come PF Chang’s has? Some mysteries cannot be explained.
Anyhow here’s why I’m absolutely passionate about this place:
1) The main product itself: their frozen yogurt is creamy, thick, and tasty. This is how frozen yogurt was in the 80s when the original craze began. This is how yogurt should be. I don’t like the latest «web 2.0» tart froyo that’s being hailed as great yogurt. YMMV.
2) The flavors: I’m consistently finding new flavors because they rotate them. They must have a thousand in some sort of flavor library. My latest find is Rocky Road: it’s light chocolate with marshmallow overtones.
Oh, and if you’re unsure about a flavor feel free to ask for a sample, that’s how I found the Rocky Road flavor. I don’t normally like Rocky Road but the sample allowed me to test drive it and I’m so glad I did!
Some of the must-​try flavors:
– Rocky Road
– Mango
– Pistachio
– Hazelnut
– Classic vanilla (partners well with more esoteric flavors)
3) Toppings: Ginormous amount, variety
First time I came here I didn’t know they made a toppings deposit in the side of the cup (they smush the yogurt aside to make a goldmine and then re-​distribute the yogurt to cover it up). I was fiddling around with my money and all I saw was the sprinkles put on top. «Huh, that’s kind of skimpy,» I thought. Then I began working my way down the cup and — BINGO! — sprinkle heaven. Yay!
It feels so decadent and special. I feel like I’m 10 years old and it’s my birthday.
TIP: If you don’t like the «goldmine» experience, they will mix the toppings in for you. Just let them know what you want when you place your order.
Favorites: rainbow sprinkles, chocolate sprinkles, and Reese’s pieces. I tried the Reese’s chunks (broken up peanut butter cups) but it upstages the yogurt too much.
They have nuts as well.
4) Price: Although they’ve raised the prices recently it’s still very cheap and you get tons for your money. A «small» is a 12 oz cup with a peak on it and costs $ 3.10 with no toppings, $ 3.90 with one topping.
It’s a generous amount and I’ve had this size for lunch, along with a piece of fruit.
The mini size seems popular as well, I’ve seen lots of shoppers pop in for a mini on-​the-​go.
5) The customer service. During the day, there’s one gal that works there and she is so cool. I don’t know if she’s the Manager, I keep meaning to ask. She’s courteous, efficient, and I’ve seen her cleaning the stainless steel equipment when I’ve walked in and the shop was empty. I think she runs a tight ship: the toppings bar is neat, tidy, and fresh.
Plus she always wishes me a great weekend on Fridays — nice!
Willy Wonka would approve of this place.
I’m very concerned about how the openings of Red Mango and Coco Swirl will impact Yogurt Park. I don’t want the prices to go up and I certainly don’t want Yogurt Park to go out of business — it’s a real Northern California institution. If you have friends visiting from other parts of the country take them here for authentic California fro-​yo.
If you live in Walnut Creek and haven’t visited Yogurt Park in a while, you’re missing out.
I’ve put off writing this review because I didn’t want to come across as a total nut. But I am. I admit it. I’m nutty about Yogurt Park.