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?
He has one already. She’s on the corner of Nostrand and Fulton but her hours are inconsistant. Not as upscale as the Brower Park location but her ices have a certain street edginess the guy in the park lacks.
Was he soliciting franchisees like Ralph’s??
bayridgegirl, you know I hate it when people go off topic :-). But since you mention it, I did walking tours of BedStuy and Crown Heights this weekend (from the book Walking Brooklyn, which is great) and went through Brower Park in CH. There was one of those guys under a large umbrella scraping snow cones old school style off a giant ice block with different flavored syrups available. To me, watching him do it and buying one of those on a hot day is an infinitely better experience than going to any ice cream or yoghurt shop. Talk about feeling like an excited kid again! I doubt he has a website like Ralph, though, otherwise I would send it to you.
I think Yo Fiore will be the first to go. At night and on the weekends that part of court street is dead. They might have business during the afternoons but I think people are looking for a meal not frozen yogurt for lunch. If they really are paying 14k in rent it might be tough.
I know this thread is about yogurt…but I couldn’t help myself.
http://www.ralphsices.com/
2 locations in brooklyn, but do I dare step into Bensonhurst?
smatchums-i don’t think any of these are brooklyn-based businesses. i know you can’t mean the landlords, because why should they reject new tenants if the rent and concessions are reasonable?
oko has a nice selection of expensive teas (service as well as bulk sales) that might help them struggle through winter. do any of these places?
as for these court street places, the two in the 100s are right next to that huge movie theater, the Y, the kids’ gym, and the brooklyn law school dorms. i’d want to know the hours, prices and taste each product before i handicapped based on rent alone. anyone have that info?
32 is across from the courthouse and closer to other municipal buildings and the subway and probably won’t really be competing with the other two.
I totally agree with you bayridgegirl. I go to Ralph’s Ices on SI almost every day. It is extremely refreshing and addicting. You’re very close to SI…you should try it out. It’s on Port Richmond Avenue.
Thank goodness, real (Red Mango) creamy frozen yogurt, not that watery/icy junk that those other wannabes sell. My tastebuds thank you Red Mango. You are welcome in my neighborhood. Shoots and Leaves your assessment is right on! 14k and 15k in rent?!? Red Mango is paying 7k? If my math is right, RM is paying half the rent of the other two and they have the yummier product to boot! I think we all know who’s gonna win the froyo battle of court street. ;P
Frozen Yogurt is for grown ups…I’ll take an italian ice from a pizzeria…thank you.
Cheap, flavored, sugared up ice…..so refreshing on a hot day.