Froyo Scene in Tustin, CA

Fro-yo girl here. After attending the grand opening of Golden Spoon in Tustin, the city where it was founded, I felt inspired to look at the history of froyo in Tustin. There are currently four froyo shops in Tustin: two Yogurtland locations, the new Golden Spoon, and Joghurt, and four that have closed. Interestingly, Tustin has never had a Menchie’s, Tutti Frutti, or Red Mango.

Tustin, known as the City of the Trees, is in Orange County and currently has a population of nearly 80,000. It is a smaller city, with an area of 11.08 square miles. It was known for the Marine Corps Air Station, MCAS. MCAS closed in 1999 and the area is now known as Tustin Legacy. The average household income in Tustin is $139,477 and the median age is 36.2 years.

Tustin is also where Golden Spoon began. In 1980, Jeff Barnes acquired a health food store in Tustin called Yogurt and Things. A year later, he decided to focus on frozen yogurt. The name Golden Spoon was adopted in 1983.

Current Froyo Shops

• Golden Spoon, 1090 Irvine Blvd, opened in April 2024. The counter-serve froyo shop offers ten froyo flavors a day and toppings.
• Joghurt, 17395 17th St # C, is in Tustin’s French Quarter. The self-serve froyo shop opened in 2009 when the froyo was $0.30/oz, the same price as Yogurtland in Tustin. Today, it’s cheaper than Yogurtland.
• Yogurtland, 15090 Kensington Park Dr #410, opened in 2017 at The Village at Tustin Legacy. It has a newer, more mature interior design with light wood replacing the older green and white square tiles. There are 16 self-serve froyo flavors a day.
• Yogurtland,13842 Newport Ave, was the first self-serve froyo shop in Tustin when it opened in a small strip mall in 2008. While the space is smaller, the shop does offer 16 froyo flavors a day. It was $0.30/oz in 2008 and $0.74/oz today.

Closed Froyo Shops

• Go Bananaz, 1084 Irvine Blvd, was a family-owned self-serve froyo shop that opened in 2009 and closed in 2019. It had a Hawaiian tropical theme. They offered 16 froyo flavors a day.
• Golden Spoon, 528 E 1st St, Ste A, was a counter-serve froyo shop. I’m not sure when it was open, but due to the lack of information, it was probably before 2008.
• iYogurt Café, 664 El Camino Real, was a self-serve froyo shop that opened in 2009. The last review was in 2010.
• Pinkberry, 2883 Park Ave, Tustin, CA 92782, opened in The District in 2008 and closed in 2016.

Still Open But Longer Serves Froyo

• Costco, 2700 Park Ave, served froyo at the snack bar but switched to soft serve ice cream in 2020.
• Costco, 2655 El Camino Real, also served froyo at the snack bar.

Did I miss any froyo shops in Tustin? Let me know if I did.

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

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