Yummy Yo

Sadly, Yummy Yo is no more. No advertising and not enough street traffic.

Sorry to see that it is already out of business. It was struggling from the beginning. A business model of $ 4 sales to a few dozen people a day just doesn’t work. You can’t rely on the people in the apartments around you. Rent is too high and not enough foot traffic. Nobody is going to drive and park here.
Too many places are going under in this area. What really amazes me is that shops keep opening.
It was good yogurt. Good luck to the owner. He was a good guy.

This frozen yogurt place is very tasty and the atmosphere is cute. They have an assortment of flavors that changes on a regular basis. I find the yogurt very creamy and flavorful. One of my favorites in Austin.

Yummy Yo = Good self-​serve yogurt. It’s not outstanding, but it’s really good. The toppings are kept clean and fresh, the service is good, and the yogurt tastes well.
It’s a wonderful place to have in the neighborhood :)

Yummy Yo is one of the best frozen yogurt places in Austin, ranking up there with Yogurt Planet, Juicytart, and Yummilicious. Their yogurt tastes good, has the creamy consistency I like, and is cold. One neat thing about Yummy Yo is that they put up the entire nutrition information label above each yogurt. Often at frozen yogurt places, we’re lucky if we get a label that says how many calories and how many grams of fat.
I wish they put out sample cups.

Frozen yogurt is always a winning choice, rarely if ever when soft, cold, decadent frozen goodness hits my tongue do I lash out and yell,
Blasphemy!
In a less poetic sense, I damn well love all things frozen and delicious
Yummy yo hit my yogurt radar when I snagged a coupon out of the chronicle. My head space sort of looked like this,
«Well I don’t really need any more ice cream, but then again this coupon shaves a buck or so off. Plus, I ^&*%^$% love cold, sweet things in my mouth (no homo)»
So without much hesitation I decided to make a trip downtown for some epic cold eats
The girl behind the counter was quite friendly and gladly let me run around sampling their flavors. The cookies and cream and chocolate really hit the spot for me, but I have to say, their options paled in comparison to many of the 1 878 885 yogurt shops in the area
The virgin flavor (no toppings) was quite good, but not amazing enough for me to jot this place down in my phone as last supper frozen yogurt worthy
I would probably hand out more stars if they crafted some new flavors or expanded their menu, but for what it is, it isn’t half bad
Brb, eating bananas foster ice cream
Gabriel

The yogurt is tasty and it’s lovely to sit out on the benches on a summer night while you eat it. I had half chocolate and half peanut butter with chocolate chips. Yummy.
The reasons for not giving a higher rating are as follows:
(1.) There’s always a strong smell of amonia-​based cleaning materials hitting you in the face the minute you open the door. It’s nice to have a clean place but it is kind of an unappetizing smell. It makes you want to get your yogurt and get out of there as soon as possible. I hope the owner reads this and starts using some less smelly cleaning supplies.
(2.) The yogurt should be a bit stiffer in consistency. It melts super fast. After only 5 — 7 minutes of eating, you’ve got soup.
(3.) Although it’s a pay by the ounce business model, a choice of small cups and large cups would be appreciated, I think, for customers who want a better gauge of how much they are eating. If you get more than you really want (because the cup’s so darn big) you’ll end up with sticker shock at the cash register and maybe be turned off to coming back. I know the owners want you to get more than you thought you wanted (business strategy of the big cups) but in the long run it might cost you revenue because it could hurt repeat business. Just a thought.

I enjoyed my trip to Yummy Yo today. It’s in a great location, next to Royal Blue Grocery; not too far from the restaurant where I work. The girl behind the counter was very sweet and helpful, offering me samples of a few different types of frozen yogurt and explaining the concept.
I had the Yummy Yo tart, which tasted like the ingredients used to make it were top quality (plain yogurt connoisseurs, you know what I’m talking about!). Topped it with raspberries, cheesecake bites (hooray!) and mini chocolate chips. Delicious. And just over three bucks. I’m looking forward to trying the other flavors; I did have a sample of the low-​fat Red Velvet Cake, which was very tasty.
I’ve been to a place like this before in LA — your sweet treat is entirely self-​serve and is priced by weight — and I’m glad to see a version has found its way to Austin.

Flavors and service are fine. The location is awesome. The yogurt was soft though, and melted quickly. The flavors were also unimaginative. I will be back to see again if I increase my review. They also seemed a bit more expensive than similar yogurt places.

There’s a very pleasant vibe to this shop. The employees are extremely friendly and fun, similar to Amy’s. Walk by on a Saturday night and you might catch Kareoke night.
There are fewer flavor selections than at some other places, but most of my favorite flavors have been found here during their rotations cycles. Currently, the Red Velvet is amazing.
Otherwise, it’s very similar to nearby places in price and setup.

Its cruel that swimsuit season and ice cream season happen simultaneously. I finally gave in and tested out the FroYo fad to see if it might be a healthier alternative to my frozen dessert cravings. Now I’m hooked like a crack addict.
YummyYo is a simple and cute set-​up like most other yogurt shops (and VERY clean, I might add). Several self-​service flavors to choose from. I think their chocolate is richer and more flavorful than some of their competitors. Topping it off with raspberries, strawberries, cherries and dark chocolate chips made it sinfully delicious!
A little pricey. $ 10 for the two of us? Not highway robbery by any means, just a little more than I was expecting, but not so high that I won’t be back for more!

That’s the odd thing about names — language can be a fickle mistress sometimes, and for that reason I’ve never quite gotten around to froyo. See, I don’t care much for regular yogurt, and the idea that one could transform it into soft serve and solve it’s problems never seemed doable to me. But then one gets hungry, one happens by a frozen yogurt shop, and next thing you know I’m chin deep in some dreamsicle flavored goodness in the middle of a breezy Sunday night in Austin.
Of course the flavors themselves are only half the fun — the other half being all the assorted party flavors you can drop in the mix — for my part I went with grated coconut, pineapple, some raspberries and blueberries. I can see why the froyo craze has been so nuts for awhile now. It tastes grand but if you close your eyes you might almost imagine that you’re eating healthy. On this night, I dare say I was. And I dare say they’ll see me down the line, when the temperatures rise to meet my taste buds.

I’ve been there two nights in a row now. Why? Irish Mint Frozen Yogurt. Of course, I have to eat that with andes mints and fourty hundred other toppings because guess what, no fat in my frozen yogurt! And if I’m not getting fat off of an ice-​cream-​like-​substance, I better put a whole lot of toppings on it. Fat converts to protein… right? right?
Seriously, I love this little place. It’s small and quiet and the ladies who work there are always nice.

My #1 froyo shop in Austin.
Plain tart here may be the best in Austin (need to go to Juicy tart again to see). Top it with fruity pebbles, mini yogurt chips, strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, and the rainbow mochi.
The ONLY place in Austin I have found with rainbow mochi — every color is a different flavor!

I started out heading here for lunch. Er… *lunch*. I passed that damned taco truck, Casa Del Fuego, on the way, so I stopped and got a taco. But after I finished, I had plenty of time left, so I wandered to Yummo Yo after all.
I honestly didn’t see too many flavors I wanted to try, but I settled on some pumpkin and some chocolate. Put some cherries in there. Added some dreaded chocolate chips, and some evil peanuts. Wait, peanuts are better for you than chocolate chips.
A little more than $ 2 later I left. Walked back to the office, yogurt in tow. Ate as I walked. It was good, but I’ve had better.
‘Twas worth a try.
I think I’m reviewed out, seeing as how short this one is.

The concept is simple: pick up cup, fill to desired level with YUMMY fro-​yo, add your own toppings, weigh & pay.
Things to like about this place:
Super friendly staff (the girl there when I went explained the system to me, offered me samples of all the different yogurts and gave me her personal recommendations)
It’s quick and simple — something to appreciate if you are in a hurry to remedy a sugar craving.
YOU are in control — of how much yogurt, which toppings and how much of each topping you want. Soooo much better than having some teenager working at the mall short you on chocolate syrup because they are going through a bad breakup or woke up with a zit on their nose.
It’s cheap — mine rang up at $ 1.47 (that would probably be considered a «small» size anyplace else, but it was definitely enough for me).
They have lots of options on the toppings. Almost too many for my indecisive brain to handle, but definitely enough to satisfy any particular taste bud.
The yogurts are great. I wouldn’t call myself a fro-​yo connoisseur by any stretch of the imagination, but I can usually discern when stuff tastes good vs. bad, and this definitely fell into the GOOD category.
Try the Taro — I’m not sure exactly what it is, but I really liked the flavor — kind of like roasted nuts or something (but in a good way). I was torn between that and the chocolate /​peanut butter swirl. Oh well, guess I’ll just have to go back tomorrow :)

Let me begin by saying that I am predisposed to like shops that sell fancy and/​or tart yogurt. I have eaten a LOT of the stuff over the past couple of years so I’ve got a few opinions, and I’m about to share … on the topic of Yummy Yo.
First the good:
–It is well decorated — none of this crazy decorating mish-​mash that you find at some of the other places.
–The employees were friendly.
Now the not-​so-​good:
–The tart yogurt was less than delicious. My friend aptly described it as tasting like «yogurt that got pushed to the back of the refrigerator and frozen.»
–The strawberry banana was described as being bubble gum flavored
–They have a smaller selection than other places
The flavors left me with the feeling that someone had not mixed the yogurt correctly. In other words, I think there might be a way to fix this situation.
I know there are lots of super-​good review of Yummy Yo, but my tart-​yogurt-​loving tastebuds sent me a clear message — this yogurt is *NOT* so Yummy-​Yo!

I agree, it’s pricey for yogurt. but it is DAMN GOOD ya’ll. In fact, if you think about that hip organic goat ice cream or soy ice cream at Whole Foods or Fresh Plus, it comes out to about the same price. Yes, I said goat (chocolate goat milk mmm).
I highly recommended sampling. just because they have such delicious and unique flavors. My recent new favorite concoctions include cookies & cream with oreos crushed in and georgia peach with gummy bears.
Other suggestions:
* Layer your yogurt & fixings (e.g., gummy bears). May take a few trips between the yogurt bar and the fixings.
* You can stick in your freezer if you don’t finish it and enjoy it at a later time.
* Makes a great gift (ahem ahem).
* Sample, sample, sample.
* Don’t feel bad, it’s FAT-​FREE!!! (ok so it’s not sugar-​free, but so what, you’re not eating rice cakes for heavens sakes).
*

This place simply doesn’t measure up to the high bar set by other fro-​yo places around town. The prices are higher, the consistency in the yogurt is missing, and the selection of toppings is well, adequate.
If you happen to live in the 360 and need your fix, it’ll do, but I certainly wouldn’t go out of my way for this place.

Downtown Austin on a Tuesday night, ahh, lovely. No pesky crowds to contend with. I took a long meandering walk thru downtown and was delighted to see yummy yo opened. It’s at 360 Nueces, close to the new Royal Blue grocery. Locally owned, not a chain, with a hip, clean interior design.
The young woman behind the counter explained the concept to us, and offered us free tastings. We squirted our frozen yogurt into cavernous bowls, and had a large assortment of fresh fruit, nuts, and other crunchy toppings. She told us all of their frozen yogurt are pro-​biotic and non fat. I had a strawberry cheesecake/​vanilla swirl with strawberries, almonds and Heath Bar crunchies. Totally delish.
One potential prob. .. the yogurt is priced «by the ounce», and it seems to be priced like a controlled substance. .. the silly couple behind me had three cups filled to the brim and the shocked look on their faces when given the total. .. mouths shaped like Os, eyebrows high on their foreheads. NOTE: Buyer beware of potential sticker shock. (suggestion to management. Get some smaller cups for god’s sake!)