Fro-yo girl here. SWRLIES celebrated seven years in business with a generous giveaway of free hand-drilled ice cream or froyo to the first 150 guests and free gifts for the first 30 guests. The gift was a cute SWRLIES canvas tote bag and a SWRLIES sticker. The tote bag does mention froyo. During today’s event, guests could choose any of the five menu items.
I selected La Toxica, a blend of strawberries and pineapple blended into SWRLIE’S tart froyo, topped with chamoy and Tajin. It was the only froyo item on the menu.
SWRLIES was parked at 5050 York Blvd, in Highland Park, Los Angeles. The owner grew up in Highland Park and wanted to bring Mexican-inspired ice cream and froyo to the community. The yogurt base is made in-house and blended to order with fruit.
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You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.
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Fro-yo girl here. SWRLIES recently launched a fancier trailer. They started with a cart back in 2019. The new froyo/ice cream trailer parks in Highland Park on Fridays and Saturdays and in Toluca Lake on Thursdays and Sundays.
I do find it troubling that they parked a few steps from Magpies in Highland Park. But I was also curious to see how the froyo was since I haven’t had it since 2019.
Choose your base (vanilla ice cream, tart froyo made in-house, or vegan), choose your mix in (strawberry, peach, mango, pineapple), choose your toppings (Oreos, sprinkles, granola, etc.), and choose a drizzle. They also have some signature creations. Your base and mix-in are mixed together using a drill. The fruit is organic.
Strawberry froyo with granola ($8): This was better than what I had in 2019. It was creamier and tarter than I remembered. And it tasted fresher and less processed than your average yogurt. It was thick and not as smooth as your typical yogurt. The granola was fine but nothing special.
I wish there were more fruit and toppings options. There were more options in 2019, including two sizes and a wider variety of fruit. The waffle cones are not made in-house.
You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.
* SWRLIES, 5132 York Blvd, Los Angeles (Highland Park), CA 90042
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Fro-yo girl here. SWRLIES just started their froyo pop-up this month in Los Angeles. They’ve popped up in Eagle Rock and Highland Park so far. They set up a trailer with a freezer filled with frozen fruit and frozen yogurt bars, a hand-churned machine that blends them together, and some toppings and sauces.
They call their frozen yogurt Jalisco style. It’s all-natural frozen yogurt (they made their own yogurt base and formed it into blocks; I was told the yogurt was not sweetened) blended to order with your choice of fruit. Choose your size (Small, $4.25 or Large, $5.00), your fruit (you can pick more than one kind), and your toppings and sauces. They use organic frozen fruit. If you’d like a sweeter treat, they can add sugar or Splenda before blending or you can choose a sweet sauce. The price includes toppings and sauces.
* Frozen yogurt blended with strawberry, raspberry, and blueberry topped with mixed nuts and granola ($4.25): The frozen fruit made the yogurt icy but it also gave it a thicker texture (seeds, skins) and flavor. Since it was freshly churned, the texture was softer. It’s a simple treat that tastes natural and healthy. However, I’ve made better froyo at home. If they used a higher fat yogurt, maybe the texture would be creamier? It’s less creamy than Yogen Fruz, Loving Cup and the other mix-in froyo places that I’ve tried.
I was curious about Jalisco style frozen yogurt. I looked at places serving frozen yogurt in Guadalajara, the largest city in Jalisco, Mexico. There were shops that serve soft serve frozen yogurt dispensed from soft serve machines (some were self-serve, some weren’t) and the mix-in style frozen yogurt. Interestingly, there were multiple Yogen Fruz locations in the area.
You can find Swrlies by following them on Instagram, @swrlies.
You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.
* SWRLIES FROYO: 4956 York Blvd, Los Angeles (Highland Park), CA 90042
Looking for more frozen yogurt news, discussion boards, and resources? Check out the International Frozen Yogurt Association website at http://internationalfrozenyogurt.com/. The IFYA is the independent voice of the frozen yogurt industry.
