Sunday, 31 August 2008
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Yogoberri Review
Yogoberri
6070 Yonge Street
Toronto, ON
416.512.0488
apparently there's a frozen yogurt craze sweeping across american koreatowns .. topped with fresh fruits, numerous chains have been springing up, even in states like utah .. marz covered this a while back, so by all means hop on over for her take as well.the storefront is super snazzy -- all shiny and brightly lit, i'm not sure how i've managed to completely overlook the place .. a small stairway by the entrance takes you up to the little boutique .. highly modern, vibrantly awash in green and white .. there are seating areas up front near the windows with a view of yonge street, or a cozier hide-out in the back of the cafe ..
the first thing you'll notice is the cake display -- they had a delicious-looking green tea cake, sold either whole or by the slice ($3.49)..
they also had some very inventive flavours, sweet potato cake and butter squash cake -- again, by the slice or whole .. i believe the bakery component is called BnC Bakery Co, and have other locations around toronto ..
now, the main attraction -- green tea flavoured frozen yogurt .. with an option of toppings (medium, w/ 3 toppings, $4.49 i believe?) we opted for raspberry, mango, and strawberry ..
the first thing you would expect, given the "green tea" flavour, is something akin to green tea ice cream -- nope, far far far from it .. it tastes of slightly sour frozen yogurt, nothing more nothing less .. and you're thinking, where's the green tea flavour? what a rip off .. well, as the frozen yogurt gets less cold, and as it melts in your mouth, the green tea flavour begins to come through .. what you get is then that initial sour flavour off the spoon, and it slowly transitions to the sweet yet slightly bitter green tea aroma .. it's definitely an acquired taste, but you'll want to come back for more .. without toppings, i think it's a much more reasonable $3, but i'll have to recheck the menu prices ..
the hours are a bit odd, especially for those looking for a late night visit, but it works great as a palate cleanser after spicy tofu soup :)
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Comments (10)
the green tea cake looks delicious:D:D
that looks so good
looks awesome
i always pass by that place and never have the time to go in
thanks for the update
too bad plan changed, would have tasted the desserts.
omg! you're back again! where did you go?! i missed seeing all your droolworthy pictures!
nope, never watched "fear of a black hat," why?
you abandoned your xanga for a longggggg time!! no hard feelings, man, i take everyone off the list if they become inactive for longer than six months ;) glad you're back though!!!
tried the cake last year on my birthday.. wasn't that impressed. spongecake itself was rather coarse and rough. gave me the impression it wasn't fresh.
never tried the green tea frozen yogurt though.
great review once again. your photos are the best i've seen from a toronto-based food blog :). i wish i still took resto/food photos. me=desperately in need of new camera.
Thanks for reading my long entry! I don't even have any pictures!
I have been to Yogoberri as well... not my cup of tea. Too healthy I would say! =P
New food / snack trend... haven't noticed it yet. HK people are still crazy about the usual - any kind of JP food, buffet. Can you read Chinese? Have you ever checked out the website openrice.com? It's the ultimate HK foodies guide driven by consumers.