A Delicious and Slightly Fruity Treat
Posted on 01 February, 2010 | No Comments
by Beth Hoag
Despite the cold weather, I found myself really looking for some good ice cream. However, since my New Year’s Resolution involves trying to eat a little better I searched Columbia for a lower calorie alternative. I found exactly what I was looking for with Columbia’s new own frozen yogurt bar, YogoLuv.
Located on the corner of 9th and Locust, right next the Missouri Theatre, they offer a variety of flavors in a casual atmosphere.
From the outside the space looks small, but once you get inside, the bright green and pink colors make the room appear much larger than it is. Green blob like chairs are lined up along the right side of the store next to a window making for a great seating area. You serve your own ice cream making it easy for you to get any flavor you want as well as mix them. They have all kinds of flavors from traditional vanilla, cheesecake and even green tea.
Customers each take either a small bowl or a larger one and fill it up with as much frozen yogurt as they want. Being particularly hungry, I grabbed one of the smaller bowls, which didn’t turn out to be as small as it first looked and filled it to the brim with cheesecake frozen yogurt. However, all of the toppings are what really make YogoLuv different.
They include fresh fruit like kiwi, mangos and strawberries. If you are looking for a less healthy route, they also have the typical toppings you would find at an ice cream store such as cookie dough, snickers and even hot fudge. Everything looked so delicious. Although by the time I got there in the evening, most of the fruit had been pretty much wiped from the day filled with many customers. I was able to get strawberries and mango on top of my tower of frozen yogurt.
The store charges 40 cents per pound of ice cream no matter if you choose fruit or brownie bits. Directly in front of the cash register, you place your ice cream on a scale, which weighs it and determines many pounds you have in your bowl. It then calculates the price for the cashier. Since my pile of yogurt was overflowing my bowl, I didn’t quite make the most economically minded choice. However all and all it made for quite a delicious evening.
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