The Yogurt Shoppe Opens in Santa Monica, CA

 

Fro-yo girl here. The Menchie’s in Santa Monica at 2091 Ocean Park Blvd. was listed for sale for over a year. It was closed for a long time during the pandemic (I thought it had closed for good) but it finally reopened with a new owner. And now The Yogurt Shoppe has moved in. This is the third location for The Yogurt Shoppe; the first opened in Pacific Palisades and the second in Brentwood.

I was surprised to see that the place not only still looked like Menchie’s but still served mostly Menchie’s froyo. The Yogurt Shoppe just opened yesterday and still has Menchie's machines, cups, spoons, froyo, toppings, signs, etc. They will remodel/renovate but it hasn't happened yet.

It's self-serve and $0.79/oz. There are 14 flavors a day, sauces, and toppings (e.g., fruit, popping boba, candy, nuts, marshmallows, sprinkles, cookies, cheesecake, etc.). I imagine they'll offer prepacks in the freezer that they have on site. I found sample cups by the froyo machines. They had some of their own flavors including a creative one, Gatorade.

I think things will get even better once they bring in more of their own flavors and give the place a makeover.

Menchie’s Ocean Park first opened in 2011. Menchie’s still has a location in Santa Monica at 732 Montana Ave, though it's been for sale for months. 

You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.

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Menchie’s Santa Monica Ocean Park Has Reopened After a Long Closure

 

Fro-yo girl here. I had to meet friends in Santa Monica last spring and I tried to go to Menchie’s Ocean Park in April. The shop was closed on a Saturday night. The machines and signs were inside, like they hadn’t left it that long ago. I checked for months and the store did not reopen. I thought it had closed for good only it was still listed on the Menchie’s website.

They opened briefly the summer after the pandemic (in 2020) but then they were closed again for months. I contacted the owner and she said she wasn’t sure when the shop would reopen.

Well, the shop reopened under new ownership. I’m not sure exactly when it happened since I’m rarely in the area but it might have been June or July 2021. I went on a Saturday afternoon and lots of families were sitting outside enjoying froyo.

You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.

MENCHIE’S OCEAN PARK: 2901 Ocean Park Blvd, Ste 107, Santa Monica, CA 90405

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Additional Menchie’s Closures in the Los Angeles Area

 

Menchie's Westchester, CA

Fro-yo girl here. As I suspected, some of the froyo shops that were “temporarily closed” appear to now be permanently closed. Since the shops are closed, it’s difficult to get updates. But here are a few in the Los Angeles area that appear to now be permanently closed.

Menchie’s Ocean Park, Santa Monica

I’ve been trying to go to Menchie’s Santa Monica on Ocean Park Blvd. for the past couple of months. The shop was temporarily closed though and now it is permanently closed on Yelp. It’s still listed on Menchie’s website. The location opened in 2011.

The most recent post to the Menchie’s Ocean Park Facebook page was on August 4, 2020. The post said, “We are open from 2-9pm Mon-Sun.” The last Yelp update was on June 1, 2020 and the last review was posted in February 2020. The last Google update from the business was on May 29, 2020, when they reopened. Many of the Google reviews for that Menchie’s are actually for Mashti Malone’s. Hmm.

Menchie’s Westchester

Menchie’s Westchester, CA is listed as temporarily closed on the Menchie’s website. Google marks the location as permanently closed, but Yelp does not. The last Yelp review was in September 2020. An October 2020 review mentioned the shop was closed. The last Instagram post was in February 2018. The most recent Google reviews for this location are for Mashti Malone’s again. Strange. Mashti Malone’s shop is not close to the Menchie’s on Ocean Park Blvd. in Santa Monica or the one in Westchester. I think the signs point to it being closed for good. It was close to LAX Airport and opened in 2014.

Menchie’s Redondo Beach

I was in this area last fall and Menchie’s was closed then, even though it was the middle of the day. This location is listed as temporarily closed on the Menchie’s website. Google and Yelp still list it as open. The last Yelp review was in July 2020 but the reviewer wasn’t sure if the shop had closed or not. The last Google review was two months ago. The Iast Instragram post was in 2014. The phone number has been disconnected. The shop opened in 2009 in North Redondo. Update: Someone posted a Yelp review on March 21, 2021. So it reopened??

You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.

• MENCHIE’S OCEAN PARK: 2901 Ocean Park Blvd, Ste 107, Santa Monica, CA 90405
• MENCHIE’S WESTCHESTER VILLAGE: 8815 S Sepulveda Blvd, Westchester, CA 90045
• MENCHIE’S REDONDO BEACH: 2515 Artesia Blvd. Ste E, Redondo Beach, CA 90278

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