Red Mango Marches Into Court Street Yogurt Wars
Are frozen yogurt shops the new banks? On Court Street, it’s looking that way more and more every day. We reported in July that Korean-style froyo maker Yofiore had agreed to pay big bucks for a spot at 32 Court Street and construction at the new Yogo Monster at 115 Court Street is almost done….
Are frozen yogurt shops the new banks? On Court Street, it’s looking that way more and more every day. We reported in July that Korean-style froyo maker Yofiore had agreed to pay big bucks for a spot at 32 Court Street and construction at the new Yogo Monster at 115 Court Street is almost done. To top it off, last night we got word from a tipster that Red Mango, a Sherman Oaks, CA.-based yogurt company that claims responsibility for launching the yogurt trend, is slated to open in the small storefront at 125 Court Street. (Not to be outdone, Fort Greene is getting a place called Silver Spoon Yogurt and Park Slope already has a few of its own.) How much frozen yogurt can Brooklynites consume? What happens to these places in the chill of February?
I’m not getting this phenomenon so I’m skeptical all these places will survive! I found the plain frozen yogurt at Yogo Monster gross. So bitter and sour. The flavor had way too much bite. Putting fruit on it didn’t help because the berries were sour too. And I eat regular room-temperature plain unsweetened unflavored yogurt every day so it’s not like I don’t like that somewhat sour tangy yogurt flavor.
I much prefer Italian ice, gelato, frozen custard, or good ole ice cream. If I want something cold I’ll eat those things, if I want yogurt I’ll eat yogurt.
Hey, Lisa, I made the February comment yesterday, lol.
Eh, it’s okay.
Harken yea all back to the eighties, the last time we had frozen yogurt shoppes in every mini mall across the land. Frozen yogurt and then croissants. After that comes jelly beans in multiple colors sold by the pound, and then flavored popcorn and more muffin stores. Oh, yay.
Or maybe that was just Philadelphia, where, by the way, they have proper water ice.
I’ve only sampled the fro yo at Ecks in Williamsburg, but I have to say, at least this time in the trend, at least it tastes like actual yogurt and not just “healthy” DQ.
Court Street could use a DQ.
Yogurt is for breakfast. And there it competes with glazed donuts, McD sausage biscuit, toasted bagel & cream cheese. It must have a real inferiority complex. Hence all those additional toppings!!
Yes, Dave…this is going to be the longest thread today.
HOTD links aren’t working. Condo of the day is boring. Today, we live for Ices…sorry yogurt.
A yogurt discussion will be the longest thread today!!! I have nothing more to add but that won’t stop me from making additional posts as I see fit. Why no commentary from the What on Yogurt??
jwald is correct…that syrup onto the ice is not Italian Ice. And I thought you might have a little Italian in you Biff.
There was a place on Armitage Street in Chicago that had the best ice…lumps of fresh fruit mixed in.
Biff- I think you are talking about piraguas, which is basically the Caribbean/Latin version of shaved ice with tropical flavored syrups. There are usually a few of these in Sunset Park during the summer.
The guy in Brower Park must be itching for the Children’s Museum behind him to open while the weather is still hot. Although the benefit of working the winter months is that his inventory lasts a bit longer before it turns to water. Only thing is the demand for sno cones seems to slow around New Year’s for some reason.
But seriously, it is a great NY experience.
What were we talking about again?
Biff..that’s a NY experience. Last time I had one of those ices was bout two years ago in the Bronx.
We use AIA Guide to NYC when we walk around.
Back to yogurt.
Was he soliciting franchisees like Ralph’s??