Froyo Scene in Riverside, CA

Fro-yo girl here. The city of Riverside in Riverside County, CA, has a population of 320,764 (2022) and is about 50 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles. The first froyo shop in Riverside was probably a TCBY or Golden Spoon, but I’m not sure which. Golden Spoon survived until 2022. The first self-serve froyo shop was Swirl which opened in March 2008 and was later renamed Mumbles. BerrySweet was also an early self-serve froyo shop; it opened in April 2008. Reviewers claimed that Yogurtland put both out of business by opening nearby and charging less per ounce.

Today, there are six froyo shops in Riverside and they’re all self-serve. Yogurtland has three shops, including one in the old Golden Spoon space. The most popular spots for froyo are by UC Riverside or at the Mall, Galleria at Tyler.

Current Froyo Shops

• Cherry On Top, 3560 Riverside Plz Dr Ste 406, opened in 2009
• Cherry On Top, 19009 Van Buren Blvd Ste 125, opened in 2010
• Prinkipia, 1170 Galleria At Tyler, self-serve froyo at the mall, not sure when it opened, 2015
• Yogurtland, 3510 Tyler St # 104 opened in 2016
• Yogurtland, 1242 University Ave A, opened in 2010 near the UC Riverside campus
• Yogurtland, 19348 Van Buren Blvd, took over the Golden Spoon space and opened in 2023.

Closed Froyo Shops

• BerrySweet, 3740 Iowa Ave Ste 108, was a self-serve froyo shop that opened in 2008 and closed in 2011.
• Chillz Frozen Yogurt, Mission Grove Plaza, 231 E Alessandro, Ste F, was a self-serve froyo shop that opened in 2017 and closed in 2019.
• CJ’s Frozen Yogurt, 10333 Magnolia Ave, was a froyo shop. I couldn’t find any reviews, so I assume that it was open a long time ago.
• Golden Spoon, 19348 Van Buren Boulevard, was a counter-serve froyo shop that closed in 2022. A new owner took over in 2018 and then again in 2021. I’m not sure when it first opened but it had an older GS spoon look before being remodeled, and the first reviewer in 2009 said that she had been going there for years.
• Golden Spoon, 1310 Galleria at Tyler, had a shop at the Galleria at Tyler. I couldn’t find any reviews, so it probably closed a long time ago.
• Golden Swirl, 4250 Van Buren Blvd. I couldn’t find any reviews, so it probably closed a long time ago. It was counter-serve and similar to Golden Spoon.
• Mickey’s Yogurt, 5225 Canyon Crest Dr STE 90, took over the SweetFrog space at Canyon Crest Towne Centre. The self-serve shop opened in 2020 and closed in February 2022. It is now the home of Break the Ice, a taiyaki ice cream shop.
• Spoonful Yogurt Café, 4270 Riverwalk Pkwy STE 120, was a self-serve froyo shop that opened in 2014 and closed in 2023.
• SweetFrog, 5225 Canyon Crest Dr, STE 90, opened in 2012 and closed in 2019. It was the first SweetFrog that I ever visited in 2015.
• Sweet’s Yogurt & Creamery, 231 E Alessandro, Ste 6F, was a locally owned, self-serve froyo shop that opened in 2014 and closed in 2016. They also carried hard scoop ice cream and Italian ice.
• Swirl/Mumbles, 1400 University Ave, opened in 2008 as Swirls. At some point, the name was changed to Mumbles. The shop closed in 2010. It was located near UCR.
• Swirl Fiesta, 7706 Limonite Ave, was a self-serve froyo shop that also offered Mexican snacks (e.g., esquites, raspados, bionicos). It opened in 2016 closed in 2020.
• TCBY, 1170 Galleria At Tyler, had a shop at the Galleria at Tyler. I couldn’t find any reviews, so it probably closed a long time ago.

Did I miss any Riverside froyo shops? If so, let me know.

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