west la: purenaked yogurt

tommy strips down for some purenaked yogurt at the century city mall in wla...


plain yogurt with raspberries, blackberries, and captain crunch

tommy says: pretty good. they only offer one flavor, but the fruit was really fresh. located by the fancy food court.

purenaked yogurt
10250 santa monica blvd
los angeles, ca 90067
(310) 553-8733
http://www.purenakedyogurt.com/

culver city: yogiyo

tommy becomes a fan of yogiyo in culver city...


plain frozen yogurt with captain crunch, strawberries, and blackberries

tommy says: hits the spot! the right amount of tart and the right amount of creaminess. plain is $0.50 cheaper than flavored yogurt (pink grapefruit, raspberry, mango, blackberry). medium plain was $3.50 plus $1.45 for the 3 toppings (individual toppings are $0.95 if you don't get 3). a worthy competitor in the yogurt wars.

yogiyo
8985 venice blvd
los angeles, ca 90034
(310) 559-3889
http://www.helloyogiyo.com

west la: twist frozen yogurt

tommy tries twist, the newest yogurt addition in wla...


plain and forest berry with cheerios and mochi

tommy says: yogurtland knockoff that doesn't deliver. has about 6-8 flavors and an extensive topping bar. all the flavors are tart. tasted the plain, strawberry, and forest berry. strawberry and forestberry were too sweet; plain was so-so. they need to readjust the temperatures on the machines because the consistency of all the flavors was too soft and mushy. self-serve and $0.38/oz.

twist
12105 santa monica blvd
los angeles, ca 90025
(310) 481-2224

culver city: cantaloop

tommy tries cantaloop in culver city...


natural with mochi

tommy says: yogurt was ok, but the mochi tasted funny. also tried the mango, which was ok as well. yogurtland is still the favorite for variety and tasty flavors (and self-serve!), while pinkberry reigns for original/natural/plain, though it has a more creamy than icy texture.

cantaloop
3835 main st
culver city, ca 90232
http://www.cantaloopyogurt.com/

los angeles: yogurtland

tommy creates his own sweet treat at yogurtland...



tommy says: over a dozen rotating flavors (tart and non-tart), self-serve, and a variety of toppings as well. priced by weight, $0.38/oz. a tasty cool treat. a nice alternative to pinkberry when you want more flavor.

yogurtland

5541 sunset blvd

hollywood, ca 90028 [map]

(323) 461-0091

www.yogurt-land.com

san gabriel valley - san gabriel: nubi yogurt

tommy gives nubi yogurt a whirl...


taro tart yogurt with blueberries and mochi

tommy says: taro tart was fantastic, mango tart was good, raspberry/pomegranate was too sweet. similar to yogurtland and yogurtworld. self-serve yogurt in a variety of flavors, both tart and non-tart. available flavors during the day of the visit included blueberry tart, taro tart, green apple tart, mango tart, original tart, raspberry/pomegranate tart, pineapple sorbet, strawberry no-sugar added, cafe latte, peanut butter low-fat, pistachio, french vanilla. all flavors are non-fat except where noted. toppings are also self-serve and the price of the tasty treat is $0.38/oz.

nubi yogurt

140 w valley blvd

san gabriel, ca 91776 [map]

(626) 573-9988

http://www.nubiyogurt.com/

santa monica: frogo

tommy tries frogo, the newest yogurt shop in the hood...


a swirl of mixed berry and plain tart with pineapple

tommy says: frogo just opened last friday, so they are still working out the kinks... they didn't have mochi (but will be getting it in, so they say), used canned pineapple instead of fresh, and didn't have all the flavors available... yogurt was a bit too sweet. also tasted the chocolate, which tasted just like tcby chocolate (not tart)...they have free wifi and will eventually be serving coffee as well, free parking in the back of the building... with so many fro-yo options available, not sure if this one deserves a repeat visit...

frogo
1300 wilshire blvd
santa monica, ca 90403
(310) 395-6794

los angeles - westwood: red mango

tommy gets his fro-yo on at red mango...


original with strawberries and mochi
original with mango, mochi, and captain crunch

tommy says: similar to pinkberry, they only offer 2 flavors (original and green tea) however, the texture is of the yogurt is softer than pinkberry and it tastes slightly different as well... but at the end of the day, it's just another fro-yo joint...

red mango
10942 weyburn ave
los angeles, ca 90024
(310) 209-0194
http://www.redmangousa.com/

los angeles: santa monica farmers market, little tokyo, san gabriel valley, taco truck

tommy breakfasts at the santa monica farmers' market, checks out the murakami exhibit, hits up jtown, treats himself to some pinkberry, dines at b2o, throws a few back at barney's beanery, and enjoys a midnight snack from the taco truck


breakfast at the farmers' market
http://www.smgov.net/farmers_market/sunday.htm



murakami exhibit
http://www.moca.org/murakami/



jtown
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Tokyo%2C_Los_Angeles%2C_California



pinkberry
http://pinkberry.com/html/pbmain.php




dinner at b20 cafe
http://www.yelp.com/biz/b2o-cafe-temple-city



barney's beanery in old town pasadena
http://www.barneysbeanery.com/



taco truck in pasadena