Fro-yo girl here. The signs are up; boba chain, It’s Boba Time, is taking over the old Menchie’s Alhambra space at 9 E Main Street. It’s Boba Time started in 2003. Some of their locations used to offer soft serve frozen yogurt, including the one in Koreatown LA and Eagle Rock. I haven’t seen froyo at their shops in years, so I’m not sure if any of them still offer froyo. Their website and online menu do not mention froyo. They added acai bowls at some point.
I’ve been to many boba shops. It’s Boba Time isn’t that good. I’ve even had their froyo and it wasn’t good. There are better boba shops in downtown Alhambra.
You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.
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Menchie's Alhambra
Fro-yo girl here. Alhambra, California has had its share of froyo shops, more so than most places. Both Yogurtland and Menchie’s opened locations in Alhambra. The Yogurtland location was the last froyo shop open in Alhambra.
Closed Froyo Shops & Other Places that Served Froyo- A Tea Yogurt, 137 W Main St., took over the Bluecherry space. I remember getting a froyo taco there. It was open from 2013-2014.
- Bluecherry Yogurt Bar, 137 W Main St, opened as a counter-serve froyo shop in 2007. They also served yogurt drinks and non-frozen Beijing-style refrigerated yogurt. It closed in 2013.
- CrèmeBee, 137 W Main St., took over the Splash Yogurt space in 2015. At the time, milk soft serve with fresh honeycomb, was trendy and they were the first soft serve with honeycomb shop in the area. CrèmeBee closed in 2015.
- LOHAS Fresh Mart, 300 W Main St., Ste 120, was an upscale Asian grocery store with an in-store deli. The deli offered bento boxes, fresh juice, soy milk, smoothies, and salads. In 2016, they started offering organic froyo. They had one flavor and no toppings. LOHAS opened in 2015 and closed in 2019.
- Menchie’s, 9 E Main St, opened in 2011 and closed quietly in 2020, during the pandemic. It was near the movie theater. This location was usually very late at putting out the new froyo flavors.
- PinGo Yogurt, 358 W Valley Blvd, was an early counter-serve froyo shop that opened in 2007 and closed in 2009. It had a similar concept to Pinkberry. PinGo also had a shop in Arcadia.
- Silver Spoon Yogurt Obsession, 401 W Main St., was a self-serve froyo shop. I’m not sure when it opened or closed. It may have opened in 2008.
- Splash Tea & Yogurt, 137 W Main St., took over the A Tea Yogurt space in late 2014. It couldn’t have lasted long because Crème Bee took over in 2015.
- Yogomo, 19 S Garfield Ave., Ste C, was a froyo shop located across the street from Alhambra High School. The shop opened in 2008 and was probably open for just a year.
- Yogurtland, 1 E Valley Blvd, had the typical 16 self-serve froyo flavors and toppings that you’ll find at most Yogurtland locations. It was also cheaper than most YL locations in this area. The Alhambra branch opened in April 2009 and closed in October 2021.
And there you have it – the history of froyo in Alhambra, CA. The earliest froyo shops opened in 2007.
You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.
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Fro-yo girl here. Don’t you hate when you can’t tell if a business is temporarily vs. permanently closed? It’s late August, prime froyo season, and Menchie’s Alhambra hasn’t been open since I’m not sure when. The signs are still up but it looks like much of the interior is in storage (e.g., containers for toppings).
Is Menchie’s Alhambra closed for good? Here’s what I’ve learned:
- Listed as temporarily closed on Google
- Reported as permanently closed on Yelp
- Last Facebook post in January 2020
- Last Instagram post in 2017 from the business, July 2019 from another use
- Still on the Menchie’s website (update: it's no longer on the Menchie's website as of early September)
- Last Yelp review July 2020 but the review said they were closed. There was a review in June 2020.
- Shop signs up but shop looks abandoned, no one has picked up the mail for awhile
This location first opened in 2011 and changed ownership in 2015. I rarely visited because they never seemed to have the new flavors till way after they were introduced. It was expensive too (62 cents an ounce) compared to other froyo shops in the area.
Since they haven’t reopened during prime froyo season, I’d be surprised if they ever open again.
Update: The location is no longer listed on the Menchie's website, so it's definitely closed (for good).
You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.
* MENCHIE’S: 9 E Main St., Alhambra, CA 91801
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