Berrywild

i tried my first one probably 2 months ago… i couldn’t believe how good it was… i work around the corner so i pick one up every workday. for
lunch. i absolutely love it. completely addicted. AND its low in calories.
my favorite is the plain kinda icy.[small].’cause they’re not cheap.[$ 4.10].
and then every time i get my 10^th free one. i pig out with some toppings.[last week i had it with blueberries and banana]…it was TO DIE FOR!!!
.but i don’t think it even needs the toppings… LOVE IT!

This place was kind of confusing. There’s two different types of froyo, icy and smooth. It’s unclear why they decided to split up the froyo like this but I got the Icy and it tasted like watered down froyo. I should’ve taken my money and gotten Pinkberry instead.

It’s 10:45am and frozen yogurt for breakfast, oh goodie!
One mini cup of plain frozen yogurt with fresh frozen strawberries at $ 3.70 was refreshing. Albeit my dislike for Mango Yogurt franchise for the extreme overprice and overrated yogurt, I prefer the family owned operations or boutique houses. Presentation exults an overflow of toppings, sadly, without strawberry syrup. For a small cup it was very moderately priced to work within my budget as I am part of the economic 99 percent. Berrywild’s yogurt taste fresh as it has been a long absence as part of a healthier mindset, but I still prefer traditional hard ice cream as my favorite cold sweet for dessert. With their affordable prices I am «Berry wild» for more. It is berry fun to customize your own toppings and type of yogurt.
Service is attentive and somewhat efficient. Seating is ample in the morning before 12 noon, no comment on availability after 12 noon. Tables are clean. Music is not deafening loud as I was able to converse on the phone without any background noise to interfere.

Berrywild is located just a few blocks south of the bar capital of Murray Hill (3^rd Avenue & 34^th Street). The colorful store, with about 4 tables and seating for about 8 opened several years ago, serving only Berrywild frozen yogurt, in the style of Pinkberry, sweet and tart. The best froyo at Berrywild is the «Kinda Icy» yogurt, with Pomegranate being my favorite. The «Kinda Icy» line is a bit more refreshing on hot days and as with all yogurt here is not overly sweet. Prices here are in line with other yogurt shops, such as Red Mango and Pinkberry.
During the winter, Berrywild sells crepes in addition to yogurt. I saw, on the menu, that there were approximately 6 different signature crepes. Crepes could also be ordered a la carte style, with toppings of your choosing. I tried their «Smores Crêpe» and unfortunately it wasn’t as good as I had hoped. The crêpe is folded in quarters and laid flat on a plastic plate. The toppings, graham crackers, marshmallow fluff and chocolate sauce where smeared inside and on top of the folded crêpe. The actual crêpe could not be seen due to the heavy application of the toppings. This doesn’t mean it was piled high, it just means that it was laid on thick and overwhelmed the crêpe. Since the crêpe literally disappeared in the sauce, I wasn’t able to enjoy the texture and quality of the crêpe.
Berrywild gets three stars for their yogurt, but improvements could be made on the crêpe side. Overall, this is a nice place to grab something sweet in pleasant surroundings while in Murray Hill.

Froyo (half pomegranate half passion fruit) was very good still 4.5 stars.
but boy o boy did the cashiers have attitude.
When ordering the friend happily said something like «.I’ll try the strawberry smoothie» as in he normally gets froyo but he was ordering a the smoothie for the first time today but the chick immediately snapped «you CANNOT TRY THE SMOOTHIES (& blah blah about how the are mixed to order)!!! He quickly apologized for his ‘mistake’ and rephrased that he meant he wanted to order the strawberry shake. She didn’t respond.
Thank goodness I had the sense to order more directly and no crazy toppings to further irritate these girls that they had to service the ONLY TWO customers in the whole shop for 30seconds.
They grumbled and gossiped the next five minutes we ate in the shop. I never really have high expectations for service, but times like this are still a bummer.
My froyo was just as good as always but his ‘smoothie’ was gross. icy/​watery, not sweet. Definitely good make a better smoothie for cheaper at home in a few minutes. He had about three sips and just couldn’t drink it. I drank about a quarter of it in an attempt not to let the $ 6 and change to go to waste but the majority got thrown away :(It might have been better if you request a flavored yogurt rather than the plain, but I would just steer clear of their smoothies in general and stick to the yogurt!

Free fro-​yo alert!
Great fro-​yo I scored through Tenka from berrywild, but the cashier was berry cranky.
Definitely not service with a smile. They had about 4 employees working here — I guess they were expecting to be slammed since warm weather is here.
The fro-​yo was a mini sized one that they don’t offer as a menu item — 3.5 oz small cup, which I think is actually a perfect size for something that should be an indulgence. Fro-​yo was coiled up very skillfully with a huge hole in the middle. I guess maybe it was because it’s a freebie. The froyo I had was a peach and passion fruit swirl. It was actually really good.
Their smalls are about $ 4.50.
$ 5.50 for unlimited toppings*
*Up to 6 toppings.
That’s the exact wording on their sign. I thought unlimited meant no limit, but I guess they use a different vocabulary here.
I think they should make it self-​serve and charge by the ounce if they’re going to nickel and dime so much. You’ll save on labor costs and I guarantee you’ll have a higher throughput of customers. Check out yogurtland and 16 handles for examples.

The passionfruit flavor is REALLY refreshing!

came on a Tuesday night, it wasn’t too busy so there were plenty of seats.
You can pick up to 2 different flavors and up to 6 different toppings. Had maybe 5 – 6 different tart flavors and 5 – 6 different yogurt flavors. The yogurt flavors were pretty rich.
and they have lychee yay!

Yummmm, I love the yogurt from this place. It’s a little more sour and but icier compared to red mango and pinkberry’s yogurt, the yogurt taste is quite refreshing though. But if you’re craving for those creamy, ice cream like yogurt flavors, this might not be the right place you’re heading to.
The coffee and pomegranate flavors are good. I also love their granola topping! The place is generally clean and tidy, and they provide stamp/​punch cards! So go grab 10 yogurts and get your 11^th one for free!

*Mobile Review*
Came here bc I love froyo and I’ve been wanting to try Berrywild
With Unilocalers: Andrew H. & Hans H.
Décor: ³⁄₅
–Pretty typical, tables are small like Pinkberry’s and there wasn’t enough seating :(
Service: 2.5÷5
–Service was average.
Food Presentation: ⁴⁄₅
Taste: 3.5÷5
–Not bad, not bad. I had the coffee and initially my taste buds were jumping with joy but the aftertaste…
–Hans H. loved his pomegranate and Andrew H. enjoyed his Original.
–Be careful though, the pomegranate and green tea are $ 0.75 extra. Toppings are $ 0.95 extra (ouch!)
16 Handles still wins my heart. Sorry, Berrywild!

Hoofing it from my midtown job to downtown Manhattan, I whizzed right past Berry Wild and only saw it out of the corner of my eye. I almost kept going but its clean, crisp design drew me in (well done, interior designers, well done). You could call this place sterile looking with its white and silver design, but there was something refreshing about seeing a place that isn’t all bright red neon with flashy signs everywhere. I dropped in with the intention of just looking over the menu, expecting the usual «standard» and «chocolate» flavors with maybe one fruit flavor. Instead I saw COFFEE flavor! Now, if you want to grab my attention, including coffee in froyo is a way to do it!
I ordered a small coffee with coconut and almond on it. They have the cup sizes laid out on the counter, and I realized too late that the «small» is more like a «medium». There is a «mini» size which is what I thought I had ordered. Ooooh well! I took my new froyo acquisition and took one taste and was wowed on spot. This thing was super tasty. It wasn’t too bitter or sour and the coffee flavor was really deep. The coconut was sweet and chewy while the almond slivers were nice and crunchy, no stale nuts here.
Service was quick and efficient. The cashier (who also put my treat together) was really nice and friendly and I didn’t wait long at all. The interior was super clean and had easily enough space to seat about twenty or so people.
Pinkberry and Red Mango aren’t too far away from this place so you do have froyo options in the area. I won’t go so far as to say these guys are better than the others, but they offer something different and that’s always nice in a treat!

YOGURT: I tried the pomegranate flavor and it was decent. However, beware, because the texture was very liquid. I ended up getting the plain flavor and chose the option that was more tart. The yogurt was okay, nothing too special to tell others about. However, my roomate picked the sweeter version, and it was horrible tasting. It actually tasted salty. She ended up throwing hers away.
TOPPINGS: Fruit looked decently fresh. Mochi wasn’t very good. Also, they were not very generous with the toppings.
SERVICE: The employees weren’t very friendly — a bit grumpy.
Even though I live close, most likely won’t be visiting again.

There are quite a few places to grab frozen yogurt in the neighborhood, and Berrywild is pretty good in its own right. I haven’t tried their dairy-​based yogurt offerings, but the plain and, in particular, the pomegranate ‘kinda icy’ are both very good flavors. You have your choice of fruit toppings, as well as more dessert-​oriented choices, along with some specials. I wish they had star jellies more often — those in particular were a highlight for me. The mochi here, unfortunately, is a little more chewy and less moist than at Pinkberry or Flurt, but I get it anyways because I’m a mochi fiend. The medium with 3 toppings will set you back about $ 5.50, but that’s on par with what other places charge as well.
One further downside is that I’m not a terribly big fan of the service. I don’t expect much, but I’ve gotten a little bit of an attitude a couple times when I’ve ordered. Not sure why, but I’m still a fan of the yogurt. As it’s on the way to walking over to my girlfriend’s apartment, I’ve made (and will probably make) quite a few more stops here.

Way better than Pinkberry. It is cheaper, lots of choices and tastes great.
Too bad there aren’t too many locations in the City, but it is a great alternative to the more expensive places if you’re looking to save a few bucks and still be full.

Ooo this place was gooood — even in the freezing, cold, NYC winter it satisfied. I was confused at first because the menu showed the same flavors with two different textures — kinda icy or berry smooth. I decided to sample the plain flavor for both. The icy tasted very similar to the typical tart flavor you’d find at Pinkberry, and the smooth had a slight tartness to it but you could definitely taste the milk more. Both were delish so I ordered a medium with half of each flavor.
On the pricey side for yogurt, but very good nonetheless.

As I was walking down the action-​packed 3^rd Avenue that is the crux of Murray Hill, I meandered into Berrywild.
Why?
Because I am indeed one of those annoying twenty-​something girls in the area who says «froyo» and «delish» and shrieks with delight when she finds a new froyo place she hasn’t tried.
So I walked in and asked for samples to help aid me in my decision of the night, of course. First I tried the Icy Original which was a little bit on the watery side and a cross between sweet and tart. I appreciated that it was mild like that, but it wasn’t for me. Next up was the Banana flavor which was refreshing without being overbearing. Finally I tried the Creamy Original, which was excellent, and then the Coffee flavor which basically tasted like coffee flavored Carvel soft serve ice cream and, hence, the winner of the night.
I got the Coffee flavor swirled with the Banana for a fruity flavor mixed in (love chocolate and banana combinations) and Oreo crumbles atop. I’ve been spoiled by Flurt and DayDream where they LOAD ON the toppings. Here at Berrywild, they sprinkle. I didn’t understand the need to be stingy — there was no measuring out toppings or science behind it. The girl could’ve been more generous with the toppings is my only complaint.
So, as I was walking down a tree lined side street by myself, enjoying my frozen yogurt, thinking about the lease that my roommate and I are about to sign, hoping that I don’t run into anyone (read: boys) who might see me eating froyo in my workout clothes still feeling sick from the flu, I hear a voice come down from the sky.
«Hey girl, how you doing tonight? You are looking so beautiful.»
I look around. There’s no one there.
Surely, the voice is mocking me as I probably have frozen yogurt on my face or something. Maybe it’s speaking to another brunette in a ponytail with a pink Nike track jacket? I look around (while still keeping up the pace, people) but I’m the only one there.
So I look back to the nearest apartment building and there he is. There is the voice. He is waving behind the glass door. And he is, clearly, on duty. He is the doorman. And he is using the intercom system to continue to speak/​harrass/​flatter me.
I’m not complaining.
I’ll take an intercom ego boost mixed with Oreo crumbles any day.

Banana yogurt was to die for! I didn’t even need any of the toppings — as tempting as they were — as the flavor, texture and taste of the banana yogurt was thoroughly satisfying and scrumptious. It was the perfect antidote to a warm (bordering on hot) Saturday afternoon strolling around the neighborhood looking for a nearby Pottery Barn.
I was surprised that it was fairly inexpensive in comparison to Red Mango (which I love), and I was happy to see (and take advantage of) the seating area. The doors open up so you get some sunshine and a cool breeze as you casually nosh on your live bacteria in a cup!
Again, I must stress the fact that the banana flavor is so (super) good!!!

There’s something about this luxe fro-​yo craze that both freaks me out and draws me in.
Anyways, my doctor friends, brother and I went here after brunch on Saturday because my friend and I figure that indulging in a sweet treat after eating a lot of potatoes and alcohol was a good thing. Besides, it was warm this past Saturday.
I like the differences in the «icy» and «smooth» frozen yogurts. The smooth banana was amazing (my friend and bro got that), but I have to say I liked the pomegranate icy yogurt better. It was incredibly refreshing and with berries added, a super anti-​oxidant, free-​radical busting mix! You can’t have enough anti-​oxidants when battling NYC summer pollution.
I am glad to have added this place to my cache of luxe frozen yogurt spots.
*AND* it’s cheaper than Pinkberry.

Highly underrated, whoa! I strolled past this place yesterday (a non-​eating day for me), but the clean, modern interior and simple design of the store caught my eye, and of course, I am constantly trying to complete my mission of sampling every froyo place in the city. I hadn’t even heard of this one, and oh I have been missing out!
The menu is much like other places (offering a similar array of toppings), with three noteworthy differences:
1. Certified kosher.
2. They offer both ‘icy’ and ‘smooth’ types. The staff informed me that in addition to the obvious textural differences, the ‘icy’ type was lower in fat and calories. I sampled the pomegranate flavour, which was surprisingly good, and very unique. Sort of like a fine-​grained froyo granita, with a delicate berry flavour.
3. More flavours than anywhere else, for a total of 6! 3 icy (plain, pomegranate, coffee) and 3 smooth (plain, green tea, banana). I am told the flavours, beyond plain, change up a bit. I tried the smooth banana, which was quite strongly flavoured but natural tasting, not that dreadful artificial banana stuff, and indeed very smooth.
In the end, as I seem to always do at these establishments, I went with a small smooth plain, which including tax set me back $ 3.20 — by far the cheapest of all the places, especially considering that their small is 8 OZ! Yes, you read that correctly. It’s a whopping 8 oz. I ate about…2−3 oz (apparently 4 oz of the smooth type has 120 calories), and then decided to save the rest.
I walked home, which for me is over 20 blocks, and I had various adventures as usual along the way (including a DONUT MUGGING!), all with the fairly hot sun beating down, and so this stuff melted a bit. But I whipped it out today and it is just as delicious as it was yesterday. I CANNOT BELIEVE how well it freezes. It completely demolishes the competition in this regard, and obviously also in terms of value (quantity for price).
Texturally, it is by far the smoothest and creamiest of all the tart-​style froyos, though this may be aided by its being very low fat, as opposed to completely nonfat. Flavourwise, I have a slight preference for Flurt’s amazing tartness, but BW is not too sweet and pleases my palate very well nonetheless. I’m not even going to bring PB into this discussion, because it fails utterly in comparison on all counts (taste, texture, value, ethics).
Note: CASH ONLY. Also, famous high fashion models (I’m talking top 20 runway) shop here. The one I drooled over ordered a medium banana smooth froyo, no toppings, and looked slim and stunning. BW makes you beautiful like a supermodel, clearly!

Thanks to Berrywild, we don’t have to debate between Pinkberry and Yolato anymore. Here, you’ll find both icy («kinda icy») and smooth («berry smooth») yogurts. I like the «smooth» kind more, but they’re both really yummy. Like Pink & Yo, they have fresh toppings, but more flavors in addition to the original «plain». (Today’s flavor was green tea.)
Another thing I like about this shop is the ambiance. It has wider doors/​windows, therefore more open and breezier than any Pinkberry or Yolato I’ve been to.
Prices are basically the same as Pink & Yo.
If only there were more branches throughout the city…