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| - Berry Quool recently opened on Lincoln Ave, a welcome unique addition to the long line of barber shops, pizza shops, and salons that seem to open and close in the blink of an eye in Bellevue. I've never been to a froyo place that is self serve, but they are popping up everywhere in the city and seem to have quite a following.
Berry Quool looks very clean, bright, and welcoming with its white interior and modern style design. There is construction outside currently, and I'm hoping outside seats will be available soon.
A friend and I went to berry quool with my dog recently (they are pretty dog friendly, btw... you can't bring him in or anything but they have water out front and free dog treats inside!). Inside there are a line of yogurt flavors including cheesecake, mint, blueberry, peach, and a lot I can't remember. Then there are a lot of toppings to choose from, including crunchy bits like granola and chocolate covered pretzels, the standard fair like sprinkles and syrups, and fresh choices like blueberries, strawberries, and kiwi. I especially loved the fresh fruit options! The fruit was in good shape, didn't look previously frozen, and was really tasty. I opted for cheesecake froyo, with a smidge of blueberry froyo, topped with blueberries, strawberries, kiwi, granola, and strawberry syrup. A reasonable amount was less than $4. I can see how you could accidentally spend a lot more though if you get out of control with heavy toppings! In fact, the lady in front of me had a bucket of froyo and toppings that cost her almost $9.
A few reasons berry quool did not get 5 stars:
1. I generally can't get excited about froyo. As a pregnant woman in the homestretch I pride myself in being a connoisseur of sorts in desserts. Froyo is refreshing like ice cream, but quite frankly its just not ice cream. I'm a soft serve ice cream fanatic and I would LOVE to see a soft serve version of one of these joints.
2. The froyo machines were slow slow slow... and one did not work. I don't know if it's common for these machines to be so slow but it was annoying for this froyo virgin.
3. The name "berry quool" confuses me and makes me feel 90 years old. I don't get it, I don't want to get it, but I do want to go there again.
Berry Quool is open to the public now, but has a grand opening next Friday, 7/12. If you see a gigantically pregnant woman scarfing down froyo, that'll be me making a return visit to this cute shop.
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