Fro-yo girl here. Ice Cream for Breakfast Day is on my calendar this year because Jeni’s Scoop Shops across the country are opening early, at 9 AM on that day, Saturday, February 2. And 100% of the profits from 9 AM – noon on Feb. 2 will go to a non-profit, She Should Run. She Should Run is working to get 250,000 women running for elected office by 2030. I know I plan to get Jeni’s Lemon Buttermilk Frozen Yogurt for breakfast.
Ice Cream for Breakfast Day is celebrated on the first Saturday of February. It was started in the 1960s by Florence Rappaport of New York, who came up with the idea when her kids were bored during a snowstorm.
I used to have froyo for breakfast because Jubili in San Francisco opened early. Fraiche also opened early. Back in 2013, I even had a post called Froyo for Breakfast.
Pinkberry Union Square no longer opens early. Fraiche closed its San Francisco location. Caffe Ambrosia is still there and maybe they’ll still serve froyo early if you call ahead.
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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Fro-yo girl here. I recently read that Yasso was launching three new Yasso frozen Greek yogurt bar flavors: Chocolate & Vanilla Swirl (exclusively at Target), Orange Cream, and Butter Pecan. The bars feature new packaging. I found Chocolate & Vanilla Swirl at Target in La Canada Flintridge, CA. Target was selling Yasso bars for $4.79, and 2 boxes for $7 on sale.
Each box comes with four frozen yogurt bars and each 3.5 fl oz bar has 100 or fewer calories with 5 grams of protein. The Chocolate & Vanilla Swirl bars are 80 calories each, with no fat, 11g sugar, and 5g protein.
Chocolate & Vanilla Swirl bars: What pretty bars! And they tasted as good as they looked. The texture was light and creamy. The chocolate flavor was mild and not too sweet. I liked how it wasn’t heavy or rich.
Ingredients: Chocolate frozen Greek yogurt (nonfat milk, sugar, Greek yogurt (nonfat milk, yogurt cultures), milk protein concentrate, maltodextrin, Dutch processed cocoa, locust bean gum, guar gum, natural flavor) Vanilla flavored frozen Greek yogurt (nonfat milk, Greek yogurt (nonfat milk, yogurt cultures), sugar, milk protein concentrate, maltodextrin, cream, locust bean gum, guar gum, natural flavor).
4 out of 5 stars.
You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.
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Fro-yo girl here. I’ve seen N2 Lab before – in Azusa, CA where it replaced Tutti Frutti Frozen Yogurt (N2 Lab is now closed in Azusa). They make fresh ice cream or frozen yogurt with liquid nitrogen. The menu also includes crepes, boba tea, shaved snow, smoothies, dragon’s breath, and egg waffles. It looks like they just opened in downtown Monrovia.
The grand opening is scheduled for February 8-9 and will include 50% off drinks, and buy 1, get 1 half off for ice cream.
N2 Lab also has locations in Commerce and Whittier.
You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.
* N2 LAB: 131 S Myrtle Ave., Monrovia, CA 91016
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Fro-yo girl here. I’ve been trying to go to every Pinkberry with an added sense of urgency, because they keep closing. I went to Fashion Island really wanting to go to Pinkberry after doing some shopping, only to learn that the shop closed less than a week ago, according to mall employees.
I don’t know why Pinkberry closed but it opened in April 2008 and was over 10 years old. Pinkberry Fashion Island was their 50th location when it opened. Maybe they lost their lease? Their Facebook page has already been taken down.
Fashion Island has a Pressed Juicery that serves Freeze, the vegan soft serve, and Bloomingdale’s has froyo. At least there’s still froyo at Fashion Island. I was actually so devastated that I forgot to go to Bloomingdale’s for froyo.
You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.
* PINKBERRY: 941 Newport Center Dr, Newport Beach, CA 92660
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Fro-yo girl here. I love Hi-Chew, so I was excited to find a bag of Morinaga Hi-Chew Yogurt Mix at Hmart Arcadia (1101 W Huntington Dr., Arcadia, CA). One bag is 3.17 oz and $1.99. It’s made in China under license of Morinaga & Co., Ltd., Japan. The candies are individually wrapped. The assortment includes three flavors: Blueberry Yogurt, Plain Yogurt, Strawberry Yogurt.
- Plain Yogurt: The candy was very firm and chewy (like Starburst). I think it was firmer than the Hi-Chew from Japan and the pieces were misshapen. The ones from Japan aren’t misshapen. Flavor wise, it tasted like a sweet Yakult like flavor with a slight tang. The texture and flavor reminded me of bubblegum.
- Strawberry Yogurt: This candy was a little tangier, with a faint strawberry flavor didn’t taste that natural.
- Blueberry Yogurt: The Blueberry Yogurt flavor was sweeter but more natural. It was the best flavor.
I had Hi-Chew yogurt before and it was better then.
Ingredients: Glucose syrup, sugar, vegetable oil (palm oil, hydrogenated palm oil), less than 2% of gelatin, natural and artificial flavors, lactic acid, malic acid, sorbitan, monostearate, sucrose fatty acid esters, strawberry jam, strawberry juice concentrate, fruit juice (color), vegetable juice (color), purple sweet potato juice (color), soy lecithin.
One serving is 6 pieces, 130 calories, 3g fat, 19g sugars, and 0g protein.
3.5 out of 5 stars
You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.
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Fro-yo girl here. I reviewed Lotte Foods Blueberry Greek Yogurt Bars back in 2016. I remember liking it, but it wasn’t tangy enough for me to want to buy it again. But I thought the strawberry flavor would be worth trying. I found it at 99 Ranch Market in Alhambra, CA. A box of bars is $6.49 regular price and I got it on sale for $3.98.
One package contains six individually wrapped frozen yogurt bars. One bar is 85 ml with 190 calories and 11g of fat. The bars are manufactured in Korea.
The bar is pretty. It had a thin, white coating that tasted like white chocolate and was creamy and very sweet. The interior was soft and creamy and not too dense. The strawberry swirls were thin and didn’t add much strawberry flavor. I could taste yogurt and a tiny bit of tang. I liked the texture but the coating was too sweet and there wasn’t enough strawberry flavor. All that fat keeps it creamy though.
Ingredients: Water, yogurt coating (rapeseed oil, coconut oil, sugar, mixed milk powder, lactose), sugar, mixed milk powder (skim milk powder, sweet whey powder), thick fermented milk (milk, sugar, skim milk, lactic acid), strawberry syrup (strawberry, sugar, water, oligofructose, starch, pectin, citric acid, triosodium citrate, locust bean gum, anthocynanins, calcium phosphate, dimethicone, water), oligosaccharide (corn syrup, isomaltooligosaccharide, fructose), butter, milk, artificial flavor (yogurt), citric acid, mixed formulation (guar gum, locust bean gum, carrageenan, tamarind gum), glycerin esters of fatty acid, Greek yogurt powder (skim milk powder, bacterial culture, dextrin).
As you can see, the list of ingredients is crazy long.
3.5 out of 5 stars.
You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.
* 99 RANCH MARKET: 345 E Main St, Alhambra, CA 91801
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