Yo! CHILL Opens in West Adams

Fro-yo girl here. Yo! Chill Frozen Yogurt opened in February, and I have to admit that I only recently found out about it.

It’s a smaller self-serve froyo and snack shop in the West Adams neighborhood of Los Angeles. There are four soft serve machines serving eight flavors a day. The toppings bar is quite small, with dry toppings and syrups towards the front and refrigerated toppings towards the register. Toppings included fresh fruit, mochi, sprinkles, popping boba, cookies, chocolate chips, etc. It’s $0.79/oz.

Froyo flavors of the day:

• Vanilla soft serve
• Chocolate soft serve
• Dole Whip pineapple (available as a float)
• Raspberry sorbet
• Salted caramel froyo
• Strawberry froyo: icy but smooth, did not taste natural, little flavor – didn’t taste like strawberries or yogurt
• Mango froyo
• Original tart froyo: didn’t taste like yogurt, had some flavor but not pleasant

They also sell drinks, snacks (candy, crackers, gum), and branded merch. Unfortunately, this was some of the worst froyo that I’ve ever had. The place did seem clean though and the strawberries were fresh.

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

YO! CHILL FROZEN YOGURT, 5167 West Adams Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90016

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Tezza Dairy-Free Greek Yogurt Review

 

Fro-yo girl here. I found a new kind of Greek yogurt at Sprouts; Tezza is a new plant-based Greek yogurt made with non-GMO soymilk and sweetened with cane sugar. Each cup contains at least 12g of protein, 4g fiber, and billions of probiotics. Soymilk has much more protein than other plant-based milk alternatives. 

One cup is 5.3 oz. Sprouts is selling Tezza for $2.99. I spotted three flavors there, all but Plain & Simple.

Vanilla Bean: I love soy products more than most people, but I did not enjoy Tezza’s vanilla bean yogurt. The taste was chalky and unpleasant. It was sour yet also pretty sweet at the same time. I could taste the soy. The texture was thick and creamy. One container is 160 calories, 6g total fat, 15g total carbs, 9g total sugars, and 12g protein.

Strawberry: The strawberry is blended into the yogurt. I found it helped mute the soy flavor, though I could still taste the soy. The yogurt was quite tangy but also very sweet. I liked the strawberry flavor a bit more than the vanilla bean.

The packaging is very cute.

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

3 out of 5 stars.

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Froyo Scene in Norwalk, CA

 

Fro-yo girl here. Norwalk, CA, is a city in Los Angeles County that is roughly 17 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles. The current population is 98,230 for 2024/2025 and the median age within the city of Norwalk is 33.5. The median household income is in the $98,000 to $100,000 range.

There is one froyo shop in Norwalk. Yogurtland opened at Norwalk Towne Square in 2014. Neighboring cities like Whittier and Downey have multiple froyo shops.

OPEN

• Yogurtland, 13933 Pioneer Blvd Ste B, the OC-based self-serve froyo chain, opened at Norwalk Towne Square in 2014

FORMER FROYO SHOPS

• Tutti Frutti Frozen Yogurt, 12417 Norwalk Blvd, was a self-serve froyo shop that also served. It opened in 2009 and appears to have closed in 2020 during the pandemic
• Tutti Frutti Frozen Yogurt, 13041 Rosecrans Ave Ste 204, may have opened in 2011 and closed in 2014.
• Yogurt Me, 10931 Alondra Blvd, opened across from Cerritos College in 2011 and closed in 2015

STOPPED SERVING FROYO

These shops are still open but stopped serving froyo.

• Costco, 12324 Hoxie Ave, Norwalk, CA 90650
• Jamba, 12305 Imperial Hwy., Norwalk, CA 90650

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

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Bibizan Probiotic Freeze-Dried Yogurt Cubes Review

Fro-yo girl here. I found another yogurt snack, Bibizan Probiotic Freeze-Dried Yogurt Cubes. These yogurt cubes are imported from China. A 40g resealable bag of yogurt cubes was $3.50 at Shiny Snacks in Rosemead, CA. They only had the blueberry flavor.

The cubes are individually wrapped. Made with freeze-dried fruit and yogurt, the yogurt cubes have probiotics and are positioned as a healthy sweet treat.

Blueberry Yogurt Cubes: The cubes are small and firm. The exterior of the cube has a thin white, slightly tangy coating. The interior is firm and crunchy. I could definitely taste the blueberries and the yogurt. It felt more like candy than a healthy snack. Plus, the cubes are so small that they’re like an after dinner breath mint. These freeze-dried yogurt snacks are similar in taste and texture, but this one is definitely sweeter than average.

Available flavors: Peach, Strawberry, Blueberry

* SHINY SNACKS: 9711 Valley Blvd Unit C, Rosemead, CA 91770

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.

Save the Date for the Next Yogurtland Giant Spoon Drop, May 12

 

Fro-yo girl here. The Yogurtland 20th anniversary celebration continues with another giant spoon drop. Mark your calendars. On Tuesday, May 12, Yogurtland is giving away a free butter yellow giant 20th anniversary spoon with every minimum $15 in-store purchase (maximum of two spoons per transaction). The supply of spoons is limited, so plan accordingly.

This is a brand new giant spoon. The anniversary spoon is about a foot long topped with the number “20” and a picture of a Yogurtland froyo cup inside the zero. It also says years under the 20 and Yogurtland on the handle. On the back, it says 20 Years of Love, Joy & Hope.

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.

Strawberry Shortcake Hand Cream in Blueberry Yogurt Review

 

Fro-yo girl here. Who loves Strawberry Shortcake and her friends? Hand raised. I noticed Miniso had Strawberry Shortcake (and friends) hand cream. I didn’t see the Strawberry Shortcake hand cream, but I want to find it because it is strawberry yogurt scented. Blueberry Muffin’s hand cream is blueberry yogurt scented. I found it at the Miniso at the Shops at Santa Anita in Arcadia.

The hand cream tubes are 50g and priced at $1.99. They’ve been spotted at Miniso locations in other countries like Canada, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. The hand cream is made in China by WildBrain.

I didn’t like the blueberry yogurt scent. It smelled very artificial and not like blueberries or yogurt. It might smell a bit like a sweet fruity candy mixed with a plastic doll scent.

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.

Chef M Jelly-Vely Fresh Yogurt Jelly Review

 

Fro-yo girl here. Chef M Jelly-Vely is a popular Korean, halal-certified fruit jelly snack. The snacks are packaged in individual pouches and come in a variety of flavors, mostly fruit ones. I had to try the yogurt flavor.

I found Chef M Jelly-Vely at H Mart in Arcadia, CA. A package of jellies contains six pouches. Each pouch is 60g. The jellies are imported from South Korea.

Yogurt jelly: There was liquid in the pouch, so open it from the top. The liquid was very sweet and tasted like Yakult. The jelly wasn’t as sweet and was slightly tangy. It was firm but not hard. It was okay, but I wouldn’t get it again. One pouch is 70 calories with 0g total fat, 18g total carbs, and 16g total sugars.

Jelly-Vely is often enjoyed frozen. I liked it better frozen. The jelly was still soft, and the liquid became slushy. It was still too sweet and artificial Yakult tasting though.

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.