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| - Overall, Menchie's in a decent fro-yo option in the Dilworth area.
Plenty of flavors to try. Most are sweet with only 2 tart options when I visited. The flavors do rotate. I liked the consistency, not too creamy and not icy. Some of the flavors definitely made me think soft serve and not fro yo... Good? Bad? Undecided. But I noticed that it melted really fast. By the time I dispensed it into my cup, put the toppings on, and paid for it, there was a decent melted pool in the bottom of my cup. That made me a little sad. They had some samples of their fresh made waffle cones/bowls. Delish. I would definitely recommend their waffle products!
I teeter totter between liking self-serve vs. full serve fro yo places. Menchie's is a self-serve joint. Which means:
a) You can sample as many flavors as you want. Just grab the small paper sample cups on the counter.
b) You can put all 12 flavors in one cup if you so desire
c) You can top away and decorate to your hearts desire.
But I must warn you, self serve places definitely have their negatives.
a) So, when you pay by the ounce you gotta be careful how much you put in that cup. They only offer one size cup, which is quite large(!) and easy to fill if you aren't swift handed with the dispensing lever. The toppings bar is quite dangerous as well... Fill up your cup too much and you may be walking away with an $8 cup of fro yo. My cup was around $5 and I felt like I went pretty easy filling up the cup. It was maybe 1/2 full.
b) Toppings are also self-serve... I try not to think of the bogger picking little fingers that have been all over those scoops. But hey, some germs never killed anyone right... think of it as free immune system training!
c) The toppings bar options weren't that great/healthy. They had plenty of dry toppings - crushed cookies, cereal, gummi bears, choco chips, and many other hfcs laden options. But I thought the fresh fruit area was lacking. The fruit I saw was cut into large, unappealing chunks and some of it didn't look all that fresh.
While not my favorite fro yo joint in the QC, it does deserve a mention. I like this location better than other Menchie's locations I've visited (it's a franchise). Sign up for a Smileage card if you are a frequent visitor.
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