Um, Pinkberry . . .


On the west coast, Pinkberry has cultivated hoards of followers who’ve sworn allegiance to the real yogurt, frozen into soft serve, and topped with anything from fresh fruit and granola to sugar-y ceraels and chocolate. The Pinkberry addicts have dubbed the substance “crackberry” and other similar adages. They swear it’s better than your average frozen yogurt because it’s not too sweet and it tastes tangy.

The supporters are many. Daily Candy declared that Pinkberry is “morning-after remorse” free. The LA Times declared it “The taste that launched 1,000 parking tickets.” Colleen Cuisine, a blog, had this to say, “The day Pinkberry opened was a magical day for me. I had seen it in construction for a few months, and the architecture looked really cool and cute. But the yogurt. OOHhhhh, the yogurt!!”

But not everyone is into the yogurt. Here’s what some bloggers are saying:

  • “The yogurt tasted not only sweet but artificial. Maybe because most people eat flavored and sweetened yogurts, this really does taste like real yogurt to them?” - Gastronomy 101
  • “But at an average of five bucks a pop per person for frozen yogurt (because trust me that I finished a medium with three toppings by myself), my husband and I would have to remain D.I.N.K.’s for the rest of our lives (that’s Duel Income No Kids for those of you not in the know) if we were to continue fueling any sort of Pinkberry habit.” - Daily Gluttony
  • “Pinkberry is nice and all, but I have no idea what people in LA were waiting in line for. There are tons of other places that have better frozen yogurt..but that’s just my two cents. In the city, I’d rather go to Bloomies for their frozen yogurt.” - Virtual Frolic

I personally haven’t been there yet . . . but I am curious so I will definitely give it a try. $5 per person won’t make it a regular affair for me, but



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September 28, 2007 at 5:52 pm

Hi to all you other Yogurt fans out there. I must confess that I am a yogurt freak myself. I know everyone out there is so in love with Pinkberry but I just DON’T understand why the hell that is.
PINKBERRY basically tastes like frozen sugar water. YUCK! It seems like they don’t care about taste and all they care about is making a good ol’ buck.

Some of Pinkberry’s workers are the worst (very rude and impolite). From my own personal experience i went into the Koreatown Pinkberry and asked for three toppings (the blackberry, raspberry, and mochi). I asked, “can i have the mochi?” The female worker harshly and impolitely replied, “It’s ricecake.” I couldn’t really understand at first so I was wondering why she was giving me a horrible face and so I said, “Yea so can i have the mochi please.” She then again repeated, “It’s ricecake” while rolling her eyes. I was pretty DAMN offended.
My friend also said she went into a Pinkberry and one of the customers politely asked, “can i have some more yogurt please?” The worker sarcastically said, “oh yea you want some more?” She THREW the medium cup of yogurt on the measuring scale (since pinkberry measures by the ounce) and the scale measured 8 ounces. Since medium is 8 ounces, the worker just handed the cup of yogurt to the female customer without saying a word. My friend said that she could see that customer’s face turning pink. Pretty sad.