Yogurt Mountain

Toppings are the best part of this place. All the sour candy and other interesting toppings I could possibly want. Unfortunately the actual froyo isn’t that good. The flavorings are most likely syrups and not real ingredients. With better froyo this place would be a hit.

Dirty place, lazy workers and every table needed to be wiped down. All the toppings were all over the place. The yogurt was not frozen it was melted yogurt that tasted awful. I guess I have been spoiled by Yogurtology in Brandon. That place is always clean and the staff is way nicer and the yogurt is actually frozen. Don’t waste your hard earned money.

Tried this on my last trip to Florida. After trying all the placed in CA I didn’t have high hopes for it but was I wrong! Flavors were great! Lots of toppings! Some that I haven’t even seen in CA yet. Lots of Halloween Themed toppings (Love it!). Prices were average for a self serve yogurt place! Just remember, they charge by weight!

After stuffing ourselves at nearby BD’s we decided what we really needed was some frozen yogurt. YM is located inside Books-​a-​Million (a place I would have liked to check out if I hadn’t been with a bunch of guys who were kind of looking for a place to drink).
YM can be scary to your wallet. They tease you with the huge 45c/​oz signage on the wall, so you think ‘Wow this is cheap!’ But be careful. The smallest cup for you to use is actually a pretty big bowl. And scope out the toppings before you go crazy with the yogurt levers because they have a ton of interesting ones to chose from — chocolate-​type candies, gummy candies, cereals, fresh fruits, a multitude of liquid toppings.
I did ¹⁄₃^rd Tart with blackberries and Passion Fruit Poppers (reminded me of salmon roe but with a sweet burst of filling) and 2/​3rds S’mores+Graham Cracker (double handled that one to mix) with Heath, Marshmallow Cream and hot caramel. Delicious! Cost @ $ 4
YM takes the place of the requisite coffee shop in this bookstore, so don’t be surprised to see hipsters lounging around, debating the universe (yep, even in 90 °F Florida there are still floppy knit hat wearing DBs).

This unique new concept in frozen yogurt, is located inside Books-​a-​Million at Lakeside Village. (Good bye Joe Muggs.) You take an empty cup and proceed to the EIGHT frozen yogurt handles (kinda like Fat Tuesdays, built into the wall) where they have 16 rotating flavors. I chose New Orleans praline for my virgin voyage, only filling half the cup. All of the choices are low fat or fat free (but the cups are dangerously gargantuan). You can also throw around words like probiotics/​immune system, calcium and protein if you need to justify your stop at this little piece of Heaven.
Next stop is the toppings bar, a two-​sided island of sprinkles, broken candy pieces and cereals – oh, maybe 30 options. You will say «ooh la la» at Andes mints, crushed ginger snaps, poptart pieces and sunflower seeds. Those of us who can’t make decisions have at least 23 of these options jumping in our cups. LOL.
Next, move onto the «fresh bar» where you might add raspberries, blackberries or cookie dough bites (if there’s any room left in your cup). At the end of this bar are giant vats with spigots. I am happy to say the Ghiradelli White Chocolate was out by the time I got there. Nonetheless, you can learn the difference between butterscotch and caramel, cinnamon sauce or marshmallow crème, fruit flavors or honey – I think only 17 choices here. Pity. ha ha. There’s a reason you don’t get a spoon ’til you pay.
Your last stop is the register, where you are weighed at 45c an ounce. Mine weighed in at $ 5.06 when I only had $ 5. The lady was kind enuf to allow me a small bite to have the cup weigh less rather than my going to prison. You can weigh as you go to avoid this situation. The small cup is usually $ 5 to $ 6 according to the clerk. I really tried to be conservative AND not have more toppings than yogurt. I wondered if my calories were equal to the Coldstone Creamery across the street.
YM is truly 5 star worthy. However, the clerks are too abundant for food items to be going empty (They’re teens and social, go figure.) AND the store does not solve its loitering problem of non-​purchasers taking up tons of space (reading books, on laptops and partying while others shop) and making lots of wild noise.
With any luck, I won’t be on this side of town too often. But an entrepreneur might put in a larger pants store next door and get rich quick!