Fro-yo girl here. While I was feeling sad about how mini chain, Yalla Mediterranean, stopped offering Greek froyo, I was reminded that the Nick the Greek franchise has been growing throughout California. A new Nick the Greek location opened in Ventura on May 23, 2020.
Nick the Greek was established in 2014 by three cousins, all named Nick, and all 2nd generation Greeks. The authentic Greek fare served in a fast casual setting. The specialities are souvlaki and gyros. The first location opened in downtown San Jose. They added Greek froyo in 2018 at one location in San Jose and now offer it at all their locations. They offer one flavor, plain Greek frozen yogurt. You can get it plain or with honey and baklava. I hope they’ll offer a smaller size in the future. The current size is huge.
Nick the Greek currently has 13 locations; 11 of the 13 are in the Bay Area. The Ventura location is their first in Southern California.
The locations and the year they opened are:
- Downtown San Jose, 2014
- Almaden Expressway, San Jose, 2015
- Sunnyvale, 2016
- Willow Glen, San Jose, 2016
- Santa Teresa, San Jose, 2016
- King Road, San Jose, 2016
- Redwood City, 2017
- Stevens Creek, San Jose, 2018
- Morgan Hill, 2019
- Santa Cruz, 2019
- San Carlos, 2019
- Santa Clara, 2019
- Ventura, 2020
According to the Nick the Greek website, future locations will be opening in:
- Gilroy
- Mountain View
- Napa
- Newport Beach
- San Diego
- South San Francisco
- Union City
I can't wait to eat Greek froyo from the new locations! They also make loukoumades, Greek donuts. Donuts & froyo!
You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.
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Fro-yo girl here. Late last year, some locations of Nick the Greek started offering Greek frozen yogurt. It’s offered at their San Jose location near Bascom, Willow Glen location and the brand new location in Morgan Hill. Once I heard about the froyo, I knew that I had to go.
I visited the location in San Jose off Bascom. They had one kind of frozen yogurt, plain Greek frozen yogurt. You can get it plain ($4.95) or with honey and baklava ($5.95). There were no other toppings. I like how they keep it simple, but the portion was too large for a snack and there’s only one size offered.
* Plain Greek frozen yogurt w/ baklava and honey: I admired the care that went into this cup of froyo. I think honey was added to the bottom and sides of the cup, then froyo was added till the cup was half full, next baklava was added, more froyo was added, and the creation was finished off with more baklava crumbles and honey. The baklava was excellent – moist, chewy, with cinnamon and chopped walnuts. There was a generous amount of baklava, froyo, and honey. The honey made some of the froyo parfait pretty sweet, but the frozen yogurt itself was not as sweet as usual. The texture wasn’t optimal – it wasn’t that smooth and it melted fast, but I did like the flavor – uncomplicated, not too sweet, less processed tasting, tangy with a hint of sourness. The texture was denser than Souvla’s and more creamy than icy. It certainly wasn’t watery and I didn’t find it too icy, but it could have been smoother.
Nick the Greek was established in 2014 by three cousins, all named Nick, and 2nd generation Greeks. The mini chain currently has 10 locations in the Bay Area. The authentic Greek fare served in a fast casual setting. The specialities are souvlaki and gyros. I’d definitely like to see more locations open and they’d better have froyo.
The Morgan Hill Location is having a grand opening celebration on February 1. Lunch will be free from 12 PM-3PM (but not froyo, I think). The address is 632 Tennant Station, Morgan Hill, CA 95037.
You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.
* NICK THE GREEK: 2223 Business Cir., Ste. 30, San Jose, CA 95128
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