Fro-Yo

Our family recently made a trip to Los Angeles for a friend’s wedding. We had a great time visiting friends and family.  We were determined to try some frozen yogurt, which is apparently all the rage now. 

And rage it is!  Those little fro-yo places are as popular as Starbucks – one on every corner.  We were particularly set on trying Yogurtland, at the suggestion of our new friend, Roddy Chong. 

The two shops we visited were pretty similar -- self-soft-serve frozen yogurt in a variety of flavors, with do-it-yourself toppings.  Yogurt flavors range from decidedly non-upstate New York flavors like lychee to the traditional chocolate.  The toppings are anything you can imagine – from fresh fruit to malt balls to rainbow sprinkles.

The two places we tried each had giant bowls for you to fill with whatever pleases you.  You pay by weight, so keep that in mind!

We tried the Lotus in Hermosa Beach after lunch with Esther’s cousins.  We were really full from lunch, so the girls shared their fro-yo.  Here are S6’s thoughts:

We tried Lotus on our vacation.  We ate frozen yogurt.  Me and my sister ate Irish Mint [yogurt].  But my family is not Irish!  We got gummy bears [for our topping].  I loved it! [G8 was not quite as enthusiastic about the mint-gummy bear combo.  She commented that they were better separate.]

On our last day in California, we tried the famed Yogurtland with some friends.  Here’s what G8 had to say about it:

During our recent trip, we went to Yogurt Land.  My sister and I got Rootbeer Float flavored yogurt.  Are you wondering what topping we got?  If you are, we got chocolate chips!  By the way, the chocolate chips took over the Rootbeer Float part.  It would have been better without them.

So, the moral of the story is…the girls need to pick toppings that actually complement the flavor of their frozen yogurt. 

What’s your favorite fro-yo place?  (Or if like us, you don’t live in an area that’s overrun with frozen yogurt, what’s your favorite flavor?)