Froyo Scene in Salt Lake City

Fro-yo girl here. Salt Lake City, the capital of Utah, has a population of 204,657 (2022), making it the most populous city in Utah. It’s also the world capital of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (aka Mormons). The metro population is 1,257,936.

Froyo has a long history in greater Salt Lake City and Utah. Back in the 1980s, Golden Spoon had multiple outlets in Utah, and these outlets were renamed Golden Swirl. Golden Swirl, which had 71 outlets, was acquired by Yogen Fruz, the world’s largest franchiser of frozen yogurt outlets, for $5.2 million in 1997. Unfortunately, I was unable to determine where these Golden Swirl outlets were in Utah.

When TCBY was acquired by Mrs. Fields Famous Brands in 2000, the headquarters moved to 1717 S 4800 W, Salt Lake City. Mrs. Fields Brands filed for bankruptcy in 2009 and was restructured to become Famous Brands International. The head office moved to Bloomfield, CO, in 2012.

Today, there are three froyo shops and two dessert cafes that serve froyo in Salt Lake City. I found 18 closed froyo shops and 1 shop that stopped serving froyo but is still open. Spoon Me was the first Pinkberry-like shop to open in SLC in 2007, and Juicy Berry was the first self-serve froyo shop in SLC. 

There were three froyo shops at the Salt Lake City International Airport. Today, there is no froyo at the airport, although there is a gelato shop and an ice cream shop. There is also no froyo in downtown SLC.

Current Froyo Shops

• Boba Bee, 1330 E 200 S, is the boba shop that took over Ugurt’s space and carries froyo. It’s right by the University of Utah.
• Menchie’s, 3171 E 3300 S, opened at the Canyon Rim Center in November 2011. This was the fifth Menchie’s to open in Utah.
• Sweet & Cool, 3410 S State St, unit 5, South Salt Lake, opened in Salt Lake Chinatown earlier this year. The dessert cafe offers self-serve froyo, bingsoo, taiyaki, and boba drinks. 
• TCBY, 2274 S 1300 E, opened in the Sugar House Shopping Center in 2010. It’s self-serve.
• Yagoot, 932 E 900 S Suite C, is a branch of Yagoot, the Ohio-based, counter-serve frozen yogurt chain. Yagoot started making froyo in 1977 and is known for tart froyo. The shop also serves acai. It opened last year in the Sugar House neighborhood.

Not Closed But No Longer Serves Froyo

• Roxberry Juice Co., 50 South Main St, served froyo (and smoothies) when it opened in 2013. Roxberry no longer serves froyo but has added acai and pitaya bowls.

Closed Froyo Shops

• Crave Dessert Lounge, 675 E 2100 S Ste G, was a short-lived self-serve froyo shop that also served bubble tea and Liege waffles. Crave may have opened in 2013.
• Frogurt, 2240-2358 W 3800th S, was a froyo shop that was open in 2013.
• Juicy Berry Yogurt Lounge, 175 Rio Grand St, was a froyo shop at the Downtown Gateway Mall. The shop opened in 2009 and offered self-serve froyo and toppings. It closed in 2016.
• Lunaberry, 358 S 700 E, offered fat-free froyo, crepes, bubble tea, shaved ice, fresh juice shop that opened in 2008. The froyo was counter-serve and was similar to Pinkberry or Red Mango. The last review was in 2016.
• Pinkberry, 1776 N Terminal Dr Concourse C, was inside the Salt Lake City International Airport from 2012 – 2020.
• Red Mango, 301 W South Temple, was near EnergySolutions Arena in downtown SLC. It may have opened in 2007 and closed in 2017. It was the first Red Mango in Utah.
• Red Mango, 1511 E. 2100 South, opened in 2010 in the Sugar House neighborhood and closed in 2017.
• Red Mango, 6950 S Park Center Dr, was open from 2009 – 2019. It was counter-serve.
• Spoon Me, 532 E 400 S, opened in 2007 and was a counter-serve froyo shop. It closed in 2011. Spoon Me was a Utah-based froyo chain that specialized in tart froyo.
• TCBY, 1717 South 4800 West, was a branch. I don’t know when it opened or closed.
• TCBY, 776 N Terminal Dr Concourse C, had a branch inside the Salt Lake City International Airport.
• Top It Frozen Yogurt, 877 S 1300 E, Salt Lake City, may have opened in 2011 and didn’t stay open long.
• Ugurt, 1330 E 200 S, was a self-serve froyo shop that opened in 2013 and closed in 2023.
• U-Swirl had a froyo truck in Salt Lake City in 2017
• Yogi Berry, 395 N Redwood Rd, was a self-serve froyo shop that opened in 2010 and offered six froyo flavors a day. The last review was in 2013.
• Yogurt Stop, 2153 E 2100 S, was a self-serve froyo shop that opened in 2010 and closed in 2014. Also served bubble tea. I’m not sure if it’s related to the Yogurt Stop in Sandy.
• Yogurt Vibes, 3649 W 10400th S Unit 102, was a froyo shop
• Yovana Yogurt Café, Salt Lake City International Airport, Salt Lake City, Utah. Yovana by TCBY was a new test concept from TCBY. The kiosk opened in Salt Lake City’s airport in 2007 as part of an airport remodel. Yovana served froyo, yogurt parfaits, smoothies, and more. The last review was in 2012.
• Yogurtland, 2121 S McClelland St #107, was open in the Sugar House neighborhood of SLC from June 2013 – 2018. It was the only Yogurtland in Salt Lake City proper. There is a Yogurtland in West Jordan, a suburb of Salt Lake City, and in Orem.

Did I miss any Salt Lake City froyo shops? Let me know.

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