500 Fro-yo Reviews and Counting

Fro-yo girl here. I’ve reached another milestone: 500 fro-yo reviews posted on Yelp. I reached 400 fro-yo reviews back in February 2011 and 300 reviews in May 2010. My 500th review was for Yogurtland Wallingford in Seattle, WA. I love how it’s next to a teriyaki restaurant. It’s so Seattle.

At this rate I’ll reach 1000 reviews in five years. Hope that I make it! I’ll have to visit more fro-yo places outside of the Bay Area to reach the goal.

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

Fro-yo Seattle report: Self-serve fro-yo

Fro-yo girl here. I've returned to Seattle looking for fro-yo. Since my last visit back March of this year, self-serve fro-yo has really taken hold of the city. Judging from the crowds, it was something that Seattle residents really desired.

Self-serve fro-yo timeline:
* December 2010: Menchie's opens in Queen Anne, offers 14 fro-yo flavors a day, 43 cents an ounce
* March 2011: zoeyogurt opens in Green Lake
* April 2011: Yogurtland opens in Capitol Hill, offers 16 fro-yo flavors a day, 35 cents an ounce


It was very interesting to observe the patrons at these self-serve fro-yo shops. I noticed that their self-serve creations looked pretty awful. They don't have swirling skills yet but I'm sure they'll learn quickly. If their market follows what I've seen elsewhere, some full serve fro-yo shops are going to convert to self-serve soon and Tutti Frutti shops will pop up (seemingly) overnight. Maybe the prices will decline (Menchie's and Yogurtland charge more here).

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

* MENCHIE'S:2101 Queen Anne Ave N, Seattle, WA
* ZOEYOGURT: 6900 E Green Lake Way N, Seattle, WA
* YOGURTLAND: 1620 Broadway Suite D, Seattle, WA

Future Fro-yo Shop Picture: Yogurtland Capitol Hill

Fro-yo girl here. It's exciting to spot future fro-yo shops while on vacation. This time I was on a bus and I noticed the future Yogurtland, the first Washington location. It's across the street from a community college. The windows weren't pasted over so I could see the counter and wall with the fro-yo machines have been completed. All but one fro-yo machine was present and accounted for. It looks close to opening...I think it will do well unless the lack of sun puts a damper on fro-yo cravings. There's only one other fro-yo shop in this busy neighborhood (Crazy Cherry) and it isn't self-serve. They are accepting applications (see yogurt-land.com for the application, email to CA122@yogurt-land.com)

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

* YOGURTLAND CAPITOL HILL: 1620 Broadway, Suite D, Seattle, WA