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| - Is there no middle ground between the simplicity (perhaps over-simplicity) of Tasty Yo and the ultra-modern trappings of Yoforia? This massive edifice to fro yo and they have like three seats inside. There is a nice enough patio/fountain outside, but really - they could have done with a better interior designer, yo.
For one thing the process is really something you have to grow into. They do have an instruction manual of sorts on a board, and it's easy enough to do, but then there is a hodge-podge stack of cups next to the requisite hand sanitizer. The real problem I have here is that it's all jumbled together, and you dispense your fro you into the cup prior to moving to the fro yo dispensers - way before you even think about toppings. For germ-o-phobes (you know who I'm talking about), the sanitizer should really be between the dispensers and the toppings, shouldn't it?
If you manage to navigate the instructions, you'll get a tub of cardboard for your fro yo. You should probably not fill it to the top for two reasons. One is because you won't have any room for your toppings. Two is because they charge by the ounce and this thing is massive. Just because the tub is gigantic does not mean it has to be filled to the brim.
There are some nice fro yo flavors, which is a benefit over, say, Tasty Yo, which has, well, one. I also like that they don't seem to have that funky fro yo aftertaste that you often get. If you're an enterprising soul and don't mind your flavors co-mingling you can easily fit at least four into the tub. That does make toppings more challenging, but it's all about the fro you adventure, right? Yo ho ho and all that.
Toppings on the bar have a decent selection, but they could be chopped a bit better, and the syrupy variety could be displayed better, rather than hidden behind one of the supports of the sneeze barrier, yo. The first time through I didn't even realize you could squirt something on top of it all (easily account for another few cents in the cup). But they are there. You just have to look for them.
All-in-all, it's an interesting experience, and a nice treat on a cool day. But be aware that you might spend more than expected!
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