Los Angeles Froyo Shops That I’m Avoiding

 

Go Greek, Studio City

Fro-yo girl here. Now that I’ve told you about my favorite froyo chain locations in Los Angeles, it seems right to also warn you about some locations that I’m avoiding. I hate to be critical of froyo shops, but the feedback could also be helpful.

Go Greek, 12930 Ventura Blvd # 114, Studio City, CA 91604

The froyo is good but this location does not have the same rewards program as the Santa Monica and Beverly Hills locations. I’ve also tried to sign up for rewards twice, unsuccessfully.

Menchie’s, 10619 Valley Blvd Unit D, El Monte, CA 91731

The scanner has been broken for over a year at this location. I found out the hard way when I was participating in the Menchie’s app game challenge. Since they did not have a working scanner, I could not get credit for my visit there.

Pinkberry, 612 S Myrtle Ave, Monrovia, CA 91016

The main reason that I no longer frequent Pinkberry in Monrovia is that they chose not to participate in the Pinkcard program. Who does that? I’ve also had icy froyo there but that could have been a temporary issue. Also, the Bible materials that they have there bother me.

Pinkberry, 120 E Palm Ave, Burbank, CA 91502

Sadly, so many of the soft serve machines are out of order. During one visit, they only had two flavors available. Also, it’s self-serve but you still can’t get your own toppings.

Yogurtland, 10250 Santa Monica Blvd #1260, Los Angeles, CA 90067

At $1.35/oz, the Yogurtland at Westfield Century City is too expensive. It also doesn’t have as many flavors as the typical Yogurtland location.

Yogurtland, 1321 3rd Street Promenade, Santa Monica, CA 90401

The Santa Monica Yogurtland is also crazy expensive.

I’m hoping things change for the better.

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

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Froyo Prices Continue to Rise, Pinkberry Monrovia No Longer Part of Rewards Program

Fro-yo girl here. It seems like every year, froyo prices go up (at least once). Menchie’s Eagle Rock (Los Angeles) has increased the price from $0.59/oz to $0.64/oz. It’s still cheaper than Yogurtland Eagle Rock, which charges $0.67/oz. Menchie’s Eagle Rock was the cheapest self-serve place in the area. They charged $0.59/oz all of 2022.

Meanwhile, Pinkberry in Monrovia, CA is charging a $7 for a small froyo with toppings. Ouch. But Pinkberry Northridge and Studio City are even more expensive. Three years ago, a small without toppings was under $4, with $1.50 for unlimited toppings. The unlimited toppings became up to 4 toppings about two years ago, with an extra charge for the pizzelle cookie. The pizzelle cookie wasn’t extra before.

Also, Pinkberry Monrovia no longer participates in the PinkCard rewards program. Sad. They didn’t tell me about it when I mentioned wanting points.

Even the Pinkberry vending machine at The Shops at Santa Anita increased the price of a cup of froyo from $5 to $6 recently.

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

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.

Monrovia, California Froyo Guide

Pinkberry Monrovia

Fro-yo girl here. Who knew that Monrovia, CA, a city of 36,000 inhabitants in the San Gabriel Mountains (Northeast Los Angeles County), was such a froyo hot spot? Most of the froyo shops were in downtown Monrovia, on or off Myrtle Ave. There are two froyo shops left: Yogurtland and Pinkberry. They’re within a few blocks of each other in downtown Monrovia. The first froyo shops opened in 2008.

Froyo shops of Monrovia:

• AM Donut & Yogurt, 305 W Huntington Dr, used to have self-serve froyo from 2011-2013. The wall still has cutouts though, 3 of them, for 3 froyo machines.
• Cherry on Top, 176 West Foothill Boulevard, was part of a national self-serve froyo chain. The Monrovia location first opened in 2008 and closed in 2015 with an eviction.
• Menchie’s, 606 W Huntington Dr, was one of the better Menchie’s locations in the area. Located at the Huntington Oaks Shopping Center, it first opened in 2014 and closed in 2018.
• N2 Lab, 131 S Myrtle Ave, was open in 2019 and probably closed in 2019. They had a few locations in Southern California and specialized in making ice cream or frozen yogurt with liquid nitrogen.
• Pinkberry, 612 S Myrtle Ave, opened in 2008 and the next closest one is in Los Feliz or Burbank. RIP, Pinkberry Pasadena and Azusa.
• White Tara Yogurt, 346 W Huntington Dr, Monrovia, CA 91016, was a short-lived, self-serve, independent froyo shop that was in business from 2010-2011. It doesn’t look like there were other locations.
• Yogurtland, 104 S Myrtle Ave, opened in 2012 and offers 16 self-serve froyo flavors a day.

While Monrovia hasn’t had the most innovative or unique froyo shops, they’ve kept people in the area supplied with froyo for 13 years and counting.

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

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.