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| - This afternoon I stopped into a new Berrygood shop in my neighborhood. I saw the sign that read "Grand Opening," and it called to me for some odd reason. Suddenly I was back in junior high school enjoying strawberry frozen yogurt in a strawberry waffle cone. Ahhh .... Which is so odd because for the most part I think frozen yogurt tastes like underachieving ice-cream. But, I do have a romanticized memory of TCBY.
When I walked into Berrygood, my first thought was, 'Well, this certainly isn't TCBY.'
I must have looked stunned because a bright and energetic young girl hopped right over to me and asked if this was my first time in.
"Yes ...."
I got the tour.
Basically, all of the frozen yogurt machines are out front and are self-serve. Next, there is a topping bar. Your customized creation is weighed. The huge sign over the back wall reads, "$0.39 per ounce."
The yogurt flavors were strawberry, raspberry, mango, (a few other berry-type flavors I cannot recall), green tea, and "premium." To be honest when I saw the word "premium" I thought of gasoline. I asked the girl, "So, it's just plain yogurt?"
"Well, the rest are sweet, and this one is more tart. All of the other flavors have the premium as a base."
So, yes .... plain yogurt. But cold.
She gave me a sample cup and spoon, and I was able to serve myself samples of whatever I wanted. I tried the mango and the strawberry. They were both good but not what I was expecting at all. This wasn't TCBY ... Instead of being creamy, it was, well ... It tasted like half-melted actually frozen yogurt. You know, like if you were to freeze your Yoplait and then let it defrost about 75%.
The girl told me it was healthier than other frozen treats, but she didn't explain why. The minimal signage on the walls shouted, "No Fat! Fewer Calories!"
Of course, you can kill that statement with the topping bar. The assortment ranged from M&Ms and crushed Oreos to dried fruits and almond slivers.
I decided to go for a smoothie. I had to hurry, so I needed something that I could easily consume in the car. I ordered the triple berry smoothie which consisted of yogurt (not the premium, but another kind of harder yogurt), ice, fresh strawberries (not frozen) and I think raspberries and blueberries ... and strawberry juice.
I watched her make it. I felt bad for her .... It was awkward.
My smoothie was less smooth and more icy than I like .... though I probably like things that are fatty and bad for me.
I don't know that I'll visit Berrygood again. It really wasn't berry good.
And .... While I was there I picked up a pamphlet and noticed a spelling error: "comming soon."
It bugged me.
Then later tonight I went to the website to try to find the address of this new shop (on the corner of Estrella Pkwy and McDowell) and I found MORE errors:
"Store Lacation"
"Lake Habasu"
"Happy Balley"
The former English teacher in me shudders ....
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