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2025 froyo shop openings and closings.
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2025 froyo shop openings and closings.
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Fro-yo girl here. Neptune’s Frozen Treats had a soft opening today, October 17, in Palos Verdes Estates. The shop is family-owned and run by a mom and her daughter. It’s their first shop, and I think the first froyo shop in Palos Verdes Estates. I’ve never been to Palos Verdes Estates before, probably because it didn’t have a froyo shop till today. It’s a gorgeous area by the beach, and the Malaga Cove shopping center looks like a European villa.
Neptune’s has a white and blue theme, inspired by the god of the sea. There are ten soft serve flavors a day (froyo, frozen custard, gelato, vegan (oat milk), and sorbet) and the flavors are thoughtfully paired to encourage you to use the middle handle. The signs also specify which flavors are gluten-free, vegan, lowfat, etc.
The beautiful toppings bar features lovely bowls and gold spoons. All the toppings are labeled with allergens listed (e.g., contains milk, soy, eggs). I spotted fresh fruit, brownies, cheesecake, cookies, mochi, cereal, granola, etc.
It’s $0.98/oz which isn’t too bad considering the area. Also, the shop was impeccably clean and the froyo texture superb. And you can sign up for rewards too. Note, the shop is cashless.
You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.
* NEPTUNE’S FROZEN TREATS, 55 MALAGA COVE PLAZA, PALOS VERDES ESTATES, CA 90274
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.
Fro-yo girl here. Go Greek recently opened in Newport Beach, CA (Orange County). I missed the grand opening on September 4 but visited about a week later. Go Greek is an authentic Greek yogurteria, serving authentic Greek yogurt in a Greek-inspired setting.
This is a franchise location offering six flavors of self-serve Greek froyo and toppings for $1.35/oz and fresh Greek yogurt with toppings. For the fresh yogurt, you can design your own bowl or go with one of their signature sweet or savory bowls. It is not self-serve.
Their Greek froyo is richer and creamier than the froyo shops and the yogurt is sourced from Greece. The froyo is always on the softer side for some reason, and it does melt quickly. However, I do enjoy the strong yogurt tang of Go Greek Yogurt. The toppings looked fresh, with more fresh fruit options than usual. The toppings do not appear to be organic. Gone are the days when they offer Greek cookies as a topping.
They have an app where you can earn points and free froyo.
It’s a nice looking shop with a brick façade and outdoor courtyard seating. Parking was easy to find. I do dislike the policy of not offering samples. People should be able to try the flavors before choosing.
* GO GREEK YOGURT: 191 Riverside Ave Unit C, Newport Beach, CA 92663
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.
Fro-yo girl here. SWRLIES recently launched a fancier trailer. They started with a cart back in 2019. The new froyo/ice cream trailer parks in Highland Park on Fridays and Saturdays and in Toluca Lake on Thursdays and Sundays.
I do find it troubling that they parked a few steps from Magpies in Highland Park. But I was also curious to see how the froyo was since I haven’t had it since 2019.
Choose your base (vanilla ice cream, tart froyo made in-house, or vegan), choose your mix in (strawberry, peach, mango, pineapple), choose your toppings (Oreos, sprinkles, granola, etc.), and choose a drizzle. They also have some signature creations. Your base and mix-in are mixed together using a drill. The fruit is organic.
Strawberry froyo with granola ($8): This was better than what I had in 2019. It was creamier and tarter than I remembered. And it tasted fresher and less processed than your average yogurt. It was thick and not as smooth as your typical yogurt. The granola was fine but nothing special.
I wish there were more fruit and toppings options. There were more options in 2019, including two sizes and a wider variety of fruit. The waffle cones are not made in-house.
You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.
* SWRLIES, 5132 York Blvd, Los Angeles (Highland Park), CA 90042
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.
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Fro-yo girl here. Cantaloop was one of the older froyo shops in Los Angeles. This was their first location; it opened in April 2007 and was similar to Pinkberry (i.e., counter-serve, tart froyo specialist). Paris Hilton visited in 2007, in the early days of the tart froyo craze.
In 2008, the owners decided to add coffee, oatmeal, and waffles and convert to self-serve. The menu continued to expand over the years. Additions included shaved ice, smoothies, slushies, ice blended drinks, and boba drinks. In 2022, Cantaloop began offering Ethiopian food, first out of a mobile van parked in the parking lot and later in the actual storefront. Ownership changed a few times. I wish that I had gone when it first opened in 2007.
I hadn’t visited for a long time, because I didn’t like it, but I would always look at it when driving by. The storefront is vacant now. It probably closed earlier this year?
I remember the Pasadena and Culver City locations. Those closed a long time ago. The Cantaloop in Pasadena closed in 2012 and the Culver City one in 2010.
You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.
* CANTALOOP, 7095 Hollywood Blvd Ste 106 Los Angeles, CA 90028
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.
Fro-yo girl here. It’s been almost a year since I visited Amazon Go (I don’t live near one). Turns out that the Amazon Go in Woodland Hills closed in late February after three years in business. Amazon Go in Torrance doesn’t offer self-serve froyo, so I headed to Amazon Go in Whittier.
The last time I was at Amazon Go, Whittier, I found out that they stopped carrying Pinkberry in late 2023 and switched to chocolate and vanilla frozen yogurt. I asked the employee what brand of froyo mix they use, but he didn’t know because someone else maintains the soft serve machine.
While the price of froyo has gone up everywhere, even at IKEA, Amazon Go still offers flat rate cups of froyo and toppings for $4.99 (the price hasn’t changed since it first opened). It’s a real froyo steal. The froyo wasn’t bad at all. The vanilla is on the bland side. The chocolate isn’t crazy sweet. The yogurt is thick and creamy. For toppings, they had sprinkles, Oreos, and chocolate chips. The toppings dispenser is very messy, so a lot of toppings are wasted.
Amazon Go had a lot of items on sale. It feels like it’s going out of business. I actually like it because they carry better brands, have kombucha and cold brew on top, and have froyo. The prepared foods are better than 7-Eleven’s, and you can even get fresh food that’s made to order and reasonably priced. I’m not the type of person who shops at convenience stores, but if I lived near a better convenience store with froyo, I could see myself visiting it more often.
Amazon peaked at about 30 convenience stores. Since the peak, they’ve closed about half of these stores.
* AMAZON GO: 14249 Whittier Blvd, Whittier, CA 90605
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.
