StreetLevel: At Oko, Solar Energy and Bad Vibes
Oko, the frozen yogurt shop that opened on Fifth Avenue a few months ago, is bringing the heat—and getting some of its customers hot and bothered. The store, which already boasts eco-friendly creds like biodegradable packaging and bamboo walls, recently installed a new awning with solar panels that are going to help power some of…
Oko, the frozen yogurt shop that opened on Fifth Avenue a few months ago, is bringing the heat—and getting some of its customers hot and bothered. The store, which already boasts eco-friendly creds like biodegradable packaging and bamboo walls, recently installed a new awning with solar panels that are going to help power some of its appliances. Oko’s think-global-act-local m.o. isn’t enough for a couple folks on Brooklynian who say the pricey eatery is skimping on toppings. Per one post:
I’ve heard that the owner was unhappy with the amount of toppings being given and ordered the staff to scale back their generosity. Last night, we saw this when my partner ordered a regular (ie, medium) with raspberries and got a grand total of SEVEN berries. Seven. My toppings, while less sparse, were still solidly on the unsatisfying side.
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the douchebaggery on this site is mind blowing.
Those berries are grown on land that would be better planted with CO2-generating trees, and they are shipped in gas-burning trucks. We are skimping on the toppings to save the Earth!
You will take your three raspberries and like it, pig!
Oko is Pinkberry x 100.
I love it so very much, and yet I must agree that the raspberry scandal rings of truth.
Let’s be honest though: solar panels result in raspberry skimpage? Sounds fishy to me…
Lady I got just the “topping” for you.
and bitches will bitch about people who bitch.
I went there once and got THREE blueberries on my small. Three.
i can’t comment on the amount of toppings, i’ve only been there once. but the chocolate chips i got on top of my yogurt were TERRIBLE. tooth-chippingly hard and flavorless.
kudos on the solar panels, though!
One person (who since returned to Oko and found the large portions restored) started the complaint, and a few others backed it up. Still, most on that bulletin board find Oko a wonderful place with generous portions and a great attitude (toward the environment, at least!)
For what it’s worth, I too have had Oko with raspberries many times, and while they may not have been numerous, those berries are gigantic – so 7 might be the equivalent of 15 in ‘regular’ berry… any more would have fallen out of the cup.
people will bitch about anything.