Cafe Yolicious

Awww, is this place closed?
The plain yogurt is so good, and they are pretty generous with the toppings, but I don’t like it when you have to pay per topping. The variety of toppings wasn’t great, but they made up for that small detriment by offering delicious gelati.
Green tea, chocolate hazelnut, pistachio, mango, and strawberry are my favorites.
There’s also free wi-​fi available here!

CLOSED, now really good Whipp’s:

Frozen yogurt shops are popping up all over town like pimples on a teenager. And just like pimples, some will shine for a bit and then go away, others will build up slowly and then go away slowly, and some will even stick around like a scar.
I am not sure what category Café Yolicious fits under. It’s seem like one of those little blackheads that is overlooked due to the other shinier pimples around it. They feature no shiny gimmicks like other fro yo shops in downtown San Jose, the fro yo is only «so so,» but the gelato is pretty good. And that’s why La Novia enjoys dragging me here. She enjoys sharing the black cherry gelato with me almost as much as she likes popping pimples on my face.
(I am not sure why someone my age is still breaking out, but I am glad I have La Novia around to help me with my skin problems. Too bad she wasn’t around for high school. Actually, I should probably put those photos away. She’ll realize I am just one tape worm and bad breakout away from being the 150 pound concentration camp prisoner with a pepperoni pizza on my face.)
Anyway, if you like what this joint has to offer, be sure to pick up a frequent buyer card. After 10 stamps or so, you receive a free treat. Even though she has several purses that can fit a wallet, make up, mace, machete, and other girly essentials — she still makes me carry the little card around for Café Yolicious and our other favorite eateries. So in the end, my wallet is full food cards with stamps, but fortunately not food stamps. Did I just make a bad recession joke?
So yeah, all of these little cards add up. It thickens out my wallet, so it ends up showing as I have a noticeable bulge in the back pocket of my jeans. And now I have to worry about two noticeable bulges in my jeans.
But I guess that’s considered a luxury problem.

Eh, I think the only reason they even have business here is because students from SJSU get too lazy to go elsewhere. I’m a student at SJSU and Yolicious was one of the first fro-​yo places to open in the area. I was attracted by the student discount but quickly found out why they need the attention.
They only have two fro-​yo machines so you have limited selection. Their fro-​yo is also not very good. It melts really fast and its really really sweet. Save your sweet cravings for somewhere better, even if it means driving somewhere. its just not worth it here…

I was looking forward to a delicious frozen yogurt treat, as I was about to cross off another downtown San Jose FroYo establishment off my «To-​Try» list. I was even more excited after learning from the website that it was a promotional night and all frozen yogurt was half off with a student ID!
I got there and immediately asked about the promotion that the shop’s website advertised and was told it did not exist any longer. Also, the website had 5+ fruits pictured and states that these are «only a few» of their selections. The only fresh fruit that they actually had yesterday was strawberry. Furthermore, the prices were VERY steep compared to every other yogurt place I’ve been to– even Pinkberry, which I thought was the pricey-​est. To add 3 toppings you must pay over a $ 1.50 extra, on top of already steep prices.
Needless to say, 3 strikes (no promotion, no fruit selection, STEEP prices) and you’re out. I didn’t bother paying and went down the street to Icebee. e

FOOD:
1.) Chocolate Trouffle cake = mm Pretty good
2.) Green tea gelato = zomg! Their gelato is good here! mmm And it’s kinda rare for places to have Green tea, let alone GOOD grean tea mmm…
3.) Mango = Yum!
4.) Rasberry sorebet = mm, I have a sour tooth so I like sorbets and sherbets
*I thought this place was just another yogurt place, but they should rename it and focus on their great gelato since there’s no Gelato shop around SJSU, but there’s a TON of Froyo shops. And their Gelato is GOOD!
SERVICE:
Order receive at counter. Nice workers.
ATMOSPHERE;
Yay for AC, tables, free wifi, outlets, & public bathroom! Bathroom needs a key though & the tables kinda wobble. Never liked the décor, butttt I really needed internet, with AC coz it’s hot today, & it opens kinda late. 10 — 11pm. Yup all the factors I need in a wifi spot!

The goods: Pistachio, and any selection that is near empty. The small size is good enough to satisfy any sweet tooth. They also give you this triangle-​shaped waffle piece which tastes really good with your yogurt. Close to campus, and definitely worth it if you want dessert after your dinner.
Sample whatever you want to find your favorite, then order to your satisfaction. Enjoy.

I got some yogurt to go shoved in my face, literally, because the bf really liked their Tuesday (or was it Wednesday?) specials where their yogurt is discounted so you can get a large yogurt for pretty cheap. I didn’t really step inside (waited outside since they were almost closed) and was surprised to find that the yogurt, as it was melting quickly, was too sweet for me.
This was a surprise because most places that get rave reviews have yogurts that are more tarty and from my bf’s rave review (and his expert yogurtness … he really does love yogurt) I was surprised that he’d like this place so much even though it was on the sweet side in comparison to many other yogurt shops.
I’m definitely not the biggest fan but it’s not terrible yogurt so if I were in the area I suppose I’d come by. However, there are so many yogurt shops now that you can be picky if you wanted to … Yogurt Twist all the way!

café yolicious is a block from sjsu’s mlk library and it’s very small. décor is white and purple. most of the visible area is the window glass that is the front of the shop.
menu: froyo, gelato, coffee, cakes, pastries
froyo availiability (flavors alternate)
–alpine vanilla: nice sweet vanilia flavor, smooth,
–raspberry tart
–tart
–honeydew: «ice“within, lightly flavored, delicate taste, almost icy.
pricing:
tart (s)2.50 (m) 3.25 (l) 4.80 (xl)5.60
flavored (s)2.70 (m) 3.45 (l)4.95 (xl)5.80 no tax charged
toppings (1) 1.00 (2)1.50 (3)1.75 choice of 12 dry toppings and 10 fruit toppings.
frodrips
–electro freeze/(taylor) machines used.
–few chairs inside shop, most chairs on sidewalk
–jar for «tuition contributions» at counter
–fast, efficient service
–not much parking around. (parking also available in rear of café)
–½ off on tuesdays for students with valid id (per message)

I come here because it’s near SJSU and being a fatty, I always get Gelato cravings!
The gelato here is alright, nothing compared to Europe, there are better places to get gelato here in SJ. The yogurt it’s alright too not splendid. The cakes aren’t made on the premises, but they have a great GLUTEN FREE selection of cakes.
Never go wrong with Pistachio and Vanilla bean. Get your money’s worth and get a stamp card!

After a long hard day studying at MLK, we stopped by café yolicious to grab us some ½ off frozen yogurt! Student’s recieved 50% off any size original tart yogurt… which means 1.50 for a decently sized small cup! I have to say, café yolicious does have some good tart yogurt. It was nice and creamy, yet tart.
I also like how they provide other goodies such as desserts from satura cakes! (which I looove) They also have gelato. Pretty nice selection to choose from. Prices can be meh, but hey, it’s close, convenient and pretty darn tasty.

I always walk by this place when I go to the downtown SJ library and I ignore it because it’s been rainy and cold! I know… it’s not a good enough of an excuse to not try it out! They sell froyo, gelato, satura cakes, and more!!!
Had their Pomegranate Acai gelato/​sorbet. It was ok… I’d only give it a 3 star. But as I was purchasing the gelato, I noticed something at the corner of my eye, a froyo machine! What? They sell froyo too!!! O_​O How come I didn’t even see it when I walked in? I just walked straight to the gelato!
I sampled their honeydew tart froyo!!! omg… All I can say is that I wished I’d gotten that instead of my pomegranate gelato. =\ sigh Now I’ll just have to come here again… Just watch, they won’t have the honeydew flavor when I go back!
Sorry there’s no poem for this review. Their name is too long. haha Will come up with something better when I’m more awake. Good night for now!

OK OK OK OK! I’m done with the damn FROYO SHIT! I came out here with the fams for some dessert and I optioned not to get yogurt for the mere fact that EVERY LOCATION HAS THE SAME FLAVORS! I want some chocolate yogurt for Christ’s sake. I’m sick of tar, Pomegranate and green tea. So I ended up getting some gelato and mmmmm mmm it was off the hook. I did have a sample of the tart yogurt and I have to say it’s just as good as Pinkberry’s if not better. Also customer service was excellent!
Now please let’s get some chocolate back up on the menu for once!!!

Inauguration day 2009 =the perfect day to eat fro yo for lunch. I headed out for Swirls, but then realized that I had not tried Café Yolicious yet. I was greeted with a warm smile, and offered very generous samples. I started with the tart, which is one of my faves, but I was in the mood for something sweeter. I tried pomegranate lychee, blueberry, and the pineapple passion.
The girl behind the counter totally spoiled me with all of those samples! I decided on a mixture of the pineapple and pomegranate lychee flavors. I ordered a mini, but was amazed at how much fro yo I received. It was double the size of a regular size at Red Mango! This is a great value for what you get, and the customer service is excellent.

A little more tartness than your usual garden-​variety fro-​yo but it has that nice creamy consistency I like. The pumpkin flavor is my favorite. They also sell gelato and some pastries but frozen yogurt is what I go there for.
The shop in very clean and the staff are very friendly. Tuesdays are ½ price for SJSU students, faculty and staff if you show your Tower card. With this being intersession, there aren’t as many students around so I try and go once a week to show my support.

Too late for lunch and too early for dinner I heard a grumble in my tummy and sought out a place for a quick bite to sooth my intestinal noisemaker. I spotted Café Yolicious from a block away and decided to give it a try.
The little froyo /​gelato /​dessert cake café was empty during my late Saturday afternoon visit. The gentleman inside the store leapt up from his computer work and dashed behind the counter to offer me free samples. There were four flavors of froyo, but only two of the four were tart flavors. I asked for a sample of the pomegranate lychee tart. The lychee flavor stood out well, but there was just a hint of pomegranate. The flavor was nice and tart. Tuttimelon-​type tart!
After a quick glance at the available fresh fruit toppings I ordered up a small pomegranate lychee with fresh blackberries and blueberries. The man put down a solid layer of froyo in the cup then generously piled on the fresh fruit before finishing off the cup with a nice froyo swirl on top. Considering it was a small the amount of froyo and fruit was very generous (
). I’ve had medium sized servings at other froyo shops that didn’t match up to what I got here.
The froyo was firm and quite smooth. I really didn’t realize how much fruit was in my cup until I started eating it. The froyo melted a bit faster than I wanted it to, but considering the portion size this treat filled me up so I was able to visit Christmas in the Park without scaring off the little children with my grumbling belly.
Clean interior (
) with indoor /​outdoor seating and free wi-​fi access. Similar to Penguin Froyo a few blocks away you get a card stamped and it’s buy 10 get 1 free.

Oh I am so conflicted… the people are so darn nice here – I think it’s a mom/​son gig. But I’m just not a fan of their froyo. I came on the 3^rd day that they opened and had their tart froyo without any toppings. Partially because I wanted to be able to just taste the flavor of the yogurt and partially because they only had 5 toppings available (the fruits weren’t so fresh looking). The texture was a bit icy and the flavor was a bit diluted. A part of me wants to try it again now that they’ve been open for a few weeks to give them another shot.
On a good note, they had a wonderful pistachio gelato – my fav gelato flavor!
Three Stars for the Gelato and Kind Service/​Owners.

This yogurt place isn’t as good compared to other places I’ve been to. Maybe b/​c it was little pricey for what you get. Their cups are pretty small compared to other froyo places. The mini is MINI alright. You’d probably be better off with a medium. I tried some of the mango yogurt and it was nice and tart, but it melted kinda fast. It didn’t look like they had a wide variety of toppings either.
The crème brûlée and the coconut and macadamia nut gelato was goood. Or it was good to me since it was my first time trying gelato, haha. I didn’t know that stuff was so hard to scoop out. I just wish they gave more. Plus it comes with this cute, tasty wafer thing.
Oh, it’s also hella close to SJSU! Right next to the MLK library. That’s pretty sweet.

I had a hard time finding this place, as Google Maps decided to tell me it was between 2^nd and 3^rd, when it’s really between 3^rd and 4^th.
The tart froyo here is icy rather than creamy. They had original tart, chocolate, kiwi tart, and blueberry tart. The flavored ones tasted very artificial, but on the plus side, they really load you up on mochi if you choose it as a topping! If you choose raspberries, however, you will only get 4 or 5 of them on your froyo. Bonus points for also having free wifi, cute decoration, and Gelato Classico. Minus points for being a pain to find parking in the area, especially difficult if you want free parking.
This place wasn’t really horrible, but there are so many other good froyo places out there these days, I likely won’t be returning. I will round up to 3 stars though.

If I were to open up a fro yo place, this is what I would’ve named it too! Yolicious is Downtown San Jose’s newest café to offer tart fro yo in original, kiwi and mango flavors, gelato from Gelato Classico, and free Wi-​Fi. So you can satisfy both your sugar and Unilocal addictions in one spot!
The owner is super friendly, and offers the largest samples I’ve had anywhere. The fro yo samples he gives are in a Dixie cup, and could actually be a whole serving if you sample all three flavors. The kiwi was really yummy, and the acai gelato was delicious. They don’t offer a huge variety of toppings — maybe 6 – 8 including fresh fruit and mochi balls.
I’m sure if I was a SJSU student, I’d be stopping in here a lot. It is a much better spot to do some studying than at the library next door. ;)