Fro-Yo Shoppe

Very disappointed in this place. Have not been in awhile, but will not return after tonight. The yogurt is pretty tasteless, just sweet, processed, and artificially flavored. Also very watery/​melted and not at all creamy. Save your money and go to another yogurt shop, or buy a carton at Safeway.

Tasty frozen yogurt; I was willing to overlook the past-​ripe fruit toppings — until I found a piece of hair in my dessert.

There is definitely better yogurt to be had elsewhere. Tried the cake batter which I found to be too sweet so I opted for the vanilla figuring that was a safe choice. It had this sweet artificial taste to it and just didn’t satisfy. Too bad. Would’ve been nice to have a good froyo place in the neighborhood.

Sorry, I love to support local businesses, but this place doesn’t do it for me. I have lived in the neighborhood for 12 years, and this is the first time I have ever tried this place. I won’t try it again if I live here another 12 years.
Comparing to other local places that I frequent in the area (Miyo and WildBerry, both in Los Altos), their yogurt is bland and heavy, more like soft serve ice cream than frozen yogurt. The toppings are also super expensive, just under $ 1 for «dry» toppings and a bit over $ 1 for «wet» toppings.
When you go to Miyo and WildBerry, you only pay for the amount of yogurt and toppings you want to eat. My kids like to get less yogurt and mix in 4 – 5 different toppings. Doing that here isn’t possible. Also, we were just there this evening, and one of my kids ordered rainbow sprinkles and he got about a teaspoon worth of sprinkles. For $ 1? Are you kidding me?
Also, if this sort of thing bothers you, the décor in this place is super dated and looks fairly dingy. Teenage girls that were working this evening were friendly enough, but one was training and seemed to be confused quite a bit.

I love Fro-​Yo! They always have really yummy frozen yogurt!!! Also, I love how they always have new flavors. I also love how they give you a lot of yogurt and toppings for the price!
I LOVE THIS PLACE!!!

My secret is buying it by the quart and keeping it at home. for $ 20 (plus tip) i get 3 quarts that lasts for a couple weeks (and i love froyo). the consistency of their froyo seems better after its been in my freezer at home for a while then straight from the store, when its too soft. My only complaint is they often run out of the better flavors. it doesn’t seem like rocket science to check the mix level in the machines (although maybe most customers don’t order 3 quarts at a time).

Their stuff tastes like McDonald’s soft serve ice «ice cream.» Not that I dislike the soft serve, but I suppose I expected something better here. Their topping selection seems more limited than other places also.
This place employs teenage girls talking about nonsense teenage things, and is occupied by their teenage friends trying to freeload stuff. –_​– I’m ever in the area and come back to this place, I am getting in and out as fast as humanly possible.
They also make flurries and snow cones, so I guess that’s pretty cool.

Just finished a huge dinner at La Fiesta and decided frozen yogurt was a necessity to top off the night.
*They are cash only, which is pretty common for frozen yogurt shops. *There is a Wells Fargo in the same part of the strip mall, so it’s readily available if you’re out.
*They had a variety of flavors, however, I’m more of a vanilla cookie dough type.
*They had a large assortment of toppings which was fun… and anyone who reads my Unilocal already knows it only gets 3 stars because… fake cookie dough :(So sad… This place has potential, but it wont be my go to fro yo based off fro yo alone… I need my delicious unprocessed real cookie dough to satisfy my taste buds.

After reading the reviews on Unilocal and realizing this was only a 15 minute walk away from my residence, I visited as soon as I was able… BIG DISAPPOINTMENT. The yogurt itself was probably not that bad but let’s face it– I live for good toppings. All they had when I visited last Sunday were dried fruits (banana chips and dried strawberries). Do they usually have fresh fruits? I also felt awkward when I walked in and the cashier only stared at me blankly for more than a few seconds before I announced it was my first time visiting.
…I’ll only be visiting again if I’m starving for froyo and the place near Sushi 85 is closed.

The 4 stars is for the Froyo only, but I wanted to share my long-​winded experience.
It was a moderately sunny Sunday afternoon and I’ve always been meaning to try the froyo shop inside the Safeway shopping center in Mountain View, so today was the day. I waited almost 4 minutes before anyone was in sight except for another customer ahead of me. Then, a young girl emerged from the front desk facing the front door. She was sitting still and quiet as a mouse. I wonder what she was doing.
The flavors offered were Boysenberry, Vanilla, Chocolate, Heath Bar, Irish Cream, Coffee Latte, German Chocolate, and Tart Peach. In addition to yogurts, the sold Smoothies, soda drinks, cones, shakes, sno-​cones, banana splits, and flurries just like McDonald’s.
Pricing:
$ 2.65 regular
$ 3.00 large
$ 3.50 pint
$ 6.00 large
$ .90 toppings
$ 1.00 fruit topping
$ 1.00 hot fudge topping
I decided to get a regular Irish Cream and Peach Tart. At first impression, it looks icy but in actuality, it tasted creamy and flavorful. Yum!
But no mochi topping! There was something that looked like mochi but the cashier said they were mint candies. Boo! No mochi!
Regular without toppings came to $ 2.90 after tax.
After taking a seat close to the front entrance, I surveyed the shop and it looks Old Fashioned. The shop probably has never been renovated ever since opening with the wooden trash can with its lid about to fall off, disintegrating wood tables and countertops, and its off-​white stained walls. The place had a small stench of mildew.
Later the girl behind the desk got out of her chair, went to the back room, and came out with an iPhone or iPod charger. I suspect she was texting and not paying attention to customers in the store.
Warning! No public restroom.

froyo-​yo shoppe is in a safeway shopping complex. they also sell hawaii shave ice and smoothies here.
froyo availability:
–pomegrate (tart): some faint pom taste, kind of tangy
–black cherry: faint taste, seems unnatural.
–tart
–chocolate obsession
–vanilla nilla
–blueberry tart
–minty irish crème
–cappuccino
pricing: (s)2.25 (m)2.65 (l)4.00 24ish dry toppings (chocolates, candies, nuts, and cereals) in trays on counter (.90). 6 fruit toppings (1.00).
frodrips:
–stoething froyo machines, had a «push to freeze» button on it, is this a switch to swirl?
–froyo semiicy. seems my froyo was swirled and i wanted it separated.
–solo laminated paper cups used.
–some old tables for sitdown inside.
–long counter takes up most of shop.

While in the fro-​yo wasteland that is central Sunnyvale, I was looking for a sweet treat after lunch that wasn’t too far. As usual, there was nothing for miles in any direction. But lo and behold, THIS place popped up on the iPhone app with zero reviews. In full FTR fever, I made a beeline to Fro-​Yo Shoppe. But alas, I was not to be the first. (A duplicate listing had 21 reviews).
I satisfied my sweet tooth and tummy anyway. They offered eight fro-​yo flavors, including only one tart flavor (pomegranate); They also displayed a large variety of toppings, mostly candy and cookies. No mochi, and only a few fruit toppings, some of which looked like they’ve been sitting out too long.
I went for a medium (7 oz.) pomegranate with a single topping of strawberries. $ 4 total. Not a bad price. The fro-​yo was very tart, creamy and hit the spot, despite a few tiny, icy sections.
So no FTR for me. But at least I can take pride that I have been to one bay area fro-​yo place before Fro-​Yo Girl, which is in itself an amazing accomplishment ;-)

Creamy Honey Vanilla. ~75cals per 4oz. w/​almonds
OMG… I die…
Nuff said.

This place get’s 5 stars from me not only because I have been going there for 30 years (does anyone remember it’s large location across the way– I DO!!) but because I still think it is THE best frozen yogurt. It’s never too sweet and the choices of flavors and toppings are never too many to decide. I do however really wish they still had the chocolate covered rice krispies (again I’m dating myself).
Give this place a try and I think you’ll see what I mean.

I’m new to the area, and where I came from (Denver) the fro-​yo was hard to find and sucked. This place has lots of good flavors, lots of good toppings, and the yogurt is darn good!
Seems like there are some dissenting opinions on this place, which I find hard to believe, the Fro-​Yo is excellent. It’s not that Pinkberry kind of tart yogurt, but their chocolate, vanilla, and flavors like coffee are great.
I like the snowcaps toppings and the mixed chocolate chips, but they have fruit and all other stuff to enjoy

Eh. Service was good. She was pretty attentive. Minus points for not having any cereal or mochi toppings. Just normal candy and a couple fruit toppings. I paid about $ 4 for a «regular size.»
I do like the small caramel cups topping. I got a vanilla with caramel cups and broken peanut butter cups. Its too sweet! I can’t finish it.
Quick service, lots of flavors, and decent amount of toppings. 2 stars due to lack of cereal toppings and mochi. Would have been 3 if there was.

I can’t believe I haven’t written a review for this palce yet! I used to come here ALL the freaking time when I went to high school around here. So beware all you non-​highschoolers. Avoid the lunch hour high school rush for fro yo!
I’m so into self serve fro yo now that this place just pales in comparison. It’s a bit overpriced for the amount of fro yo you get. And you have to pay for extra toppings. Even non-​self serve places give you more fro yo towers for your dollar (I Heart Yogurt!)
I see this place slipping in stars. but the fact they have pretty interesting flavors such as toffee, marshmallow, orange, etc saves it.
But. the saving factor in this place would have to be the McFlurries! McDonald’s status but oh so much healthier. So 3 stars it stays.

Blah.
First of all, the service is crappy.
Secondly, everytime I come in here, there are snotty little middleschoolers swarming the place and I hate dealing with them. Gaahh!
And lastly, the yogurt really isn’t that great! Half of the flavors don’t even taste like they’re supposed to. Blech… it’s not worth it.

I wish I was friends with somebody who works at this place! Last time I was in there the teenage staff was giving out so much free yogurt to their friends, I was confused when they hit me up for money. Some part of my brain figured there must be a free yogurt promotion going on, these nice kids wouldn’t really be ripping off their boss of this way, would they? Other times I’ve patronized Fro-​Yo, the staff is leaning against the counter noshing on the dessert toppings (something I admit, I would have had a hard time refraining from doing at 16). The place is often overrun with teenagers, another thing I don’t mind as long as they’re not smoking or skateboarding down the slopped entryway to the shop. Another red flag that the boss is nowhere nearby is the music — blaring rap music I would prefer my small children didn’t hear.
Hello Fro-​Yo owner, it’s high time you made some surprise visits on your workers!

After all these noveau yogurt places popping up, I totally forgot about the one that’s been nearby me for so damn long. It’s not the tart, really cold, new wave yogurt that’s all the rage now but the traditional creamy, smooth one that was always billed as an alternate for ice cream. Had a really good medium blackberry the other day after finishing up some of the grocery shopping nearby. This place is run by teens and it’s also overrun by teens at times. However, the process and service is quick, so you can be in and out in no time flat.