Pinkberry Frozen Yogurt Review
Posted by Scott on August 19th, 2008
Rating: 4.5 paws out of 5
Spent: $5 per person
Chain: Yes
Date Friendly: Yes
Note:
between 18th + 19th St
170 8th Ave.
Nework, NY 10011
212 488 2510
http://www.pinkberry.com/
Oh the long forgotten Frozen Yogurt seems to have come back into fashion. This time with arsenal of fresh fruits and crunchy sugary cereal toppings. The Hungry Ferret will ski down the “soft swirls of chilly bliss with a distinct pouty peak” to look for a sweet healthy treat. [Pinkberry TM]
The two main flavors at every chain location of Pinkberry are Original and Green Tea. Coffee and the shaved ice is listed on the website but not available at every location. Pinkberry is frozen yogurt, but it is not your frozen yogurt from the 90′s. This formula that the Pinkberry came out with has a very rich, smooth, and creamy texture. The reinvented frozen yogurt has a bit of tartness and maintains its nonfat low calorie base.
” Fruit toppings, cut fresh on-site, include: strawberry, raspberry, blueberry, blackberry, banana, kiwi, mango, and pineapple. There are also a variety of dry toppings to choose from, including: almonds, carob chips, chestnuts (new topping), chocolate chips, Cocoa Pebbles, Fruity Pebbles, coconut, mochi (rice cakes), yogurt chips, cookies ‘n cream, granola, and Cap’n Crunch. Pinkberry has introduced seasonal flavors like pomegranate seeds and lychee for holiday and summer seasons.” [toppings via wikipedia]
As you can tell listed above, the toppings can add a good amount of extra calories to the mix. The two flavors that the Hungry Ferret had tasted, were quite good. The original flavor can be closely described as vanilla with a tartness. It was not bland, fatty tasting, overly tart, half melted or have sharp ice crystals in it. Those previously mentioned are all the downfalls of a frozen yogurt treat. The Green Tea had all the good elements of green tea without the bad. This was one of the best examples of usage of green tea in a desert. Usually the outcome is horrid, the extremely bitterness or weirdness of flavors just ruin whatever the artist was trying to create.
Because of the simplistic idea of quality control and freshness of fruit and toppings, Pinkberry has earned 4.5 paws.
*Update: Pinkberry has received the National Yogurt Association for Live and Active Culture Yogurt seal.
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