Froyo Scene in Garden Grove, CA

 

Fro-yo girl here. Garden Grove in northern Orange County is far enough away that I don’t visit very often. The population was 172,361 in 2024. Garden Grove is the home of the Crystal Cathedral (renamed Christ Cathedral), Little Saigon, and a sizeable Korean-American population.

As for froyo, there are two current froyo shops, Yogurtland on Brookhurst, which opened in 2011, and Yogurtland on Chapman which opened in 2016.

I found seven closed froyo shops. TCBY was probably the oldest froyo shop. It closed before the second wave of froyo shops. Dolci Mango, which was counter-serve, was the first second-wave froyo shop to open in Garden Grove in 2008. Tutti Frutti may have been the first self-serve froyo shop in Garden Grove.

Costco is still open, but the snack bar no longer serves froyo.

Places To Get Froyo

• Yogurtland, 9755 Chapman Ave, opened at the Promenade in 2016
• Yogurtland, 13920 Brookhurst St A, opened at Garden Grove Plaza in 2011

Closed Froyo Shops

• Berry’s on Top, 12901 Harbor Blvd a5, was a self-serve froyo shop that also offered waffles, crepes, elote, fruit bowls, and more. It opened in 2016 and closed in 2022.
• Cefiore, 8871 Garden Grove, was a counter-serve Italian froyo franchise that was open from 2008 – 2013. They also served snow ice, waffles, smoothies, and drinks.
• Cherry On Top, 11931 Valley View St, was a branch of a self-serve froyo franchise. This location opened in the Eastgate Shopping Center in 2016 and closed in 2019
• Dolci Mango, 10130 Garden Grove Blvd, may have opened and closed in 2008. It was similar to Pinkberry, counter-serve with tart froyo.
• TCBY, 12161 Garden Grove Blvd, opened and closed a long time ago, possibly before 2006.
• Tutti Frutti, 14102 Brookhurst St, was open from 2009 – 2010.
• Yogurt Cravings, 14291 Euclid St, had an online listing but no information about when it opened or closed.:

Still Open, Stopped Serving Froyo

• Costco, 11000 Garden Grove Blvd, stopped serving froyo in 2020

Did I miss any froyo shops in Garden Grove? If so, let me know.

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