Black Bear Yogurt

Call me a sourpuss, but I just don’t see anything special about this frozen yogurt place. I gave a star because the cashier and yogurt queen was friendly and gave me extra sprinkles. I gave a star because there is a drive thru (yes…I’m lazy sometimes). Although, there is not place to walk in or sit down outside so it’s drive thru only actually. I gave a star because they have a product they are selling which tastes decent. I will agree that I think that the price is a little high for froyo. I’m sure Zelda Z. (the resident Froyo goddess of Puget Sound area) could probably quote whether or not the price is high. Anyway, I haven’t had the coffee, so it might warrant and extra star. I just didn’t have my socks rocked off before, during, or after I ate my yogurt. It was nice that it was fat and gluten free though. Their Bear Blends looked kind of good too. I always find myself saying, why pay $ 6+ for a small cup of froyo when I can go to Fred Meyer and get a whole bucket for like $ 3-​$ 4. Oh and the drive thru set up is weird with all the signs and arrows telling you which way you can’t go and do not enter. Too many signs and arrows if you ask me… especially for a Goodwill parking lot with an adjoining Memos Mexican Restaurant. Let’s just say this isn’t my favorite froyo place… so far.

Coffee is yum!
Froyo is pretty good too. I love the cheesecake froyo with cookie dough bites. So delish. This location is the drive thru one and the employees are always friendly. I just think their prices are EXPENSIVE.

This is the best coffee around in the lakewood towne centre, which is where I work so it’s super convenient for me, however getting there usually isn’t if you don’t know how to get there or how to get out. The were doing a $ 2.50 before 2:50pm special for any drink excluding the blended ones so I got a large latte which is what I usually get which is a decent price. The coffee is usually good, but once the coffee did taste a little burnt, but I can let that slide since Starbucks is crap every time.
Baristas are always very nice, it might take awhile if the people in front of you are ordering lots of yogurt, but usually fast.

Their $ 2 any size coffee special got my attention to this little frozen yogurt drive thru coffee shack. I got a medium soy latte and small yogurt. Unfortunately, the coffee isn’t that great. Don’t come here with Café Vita or Stumptown expectations. I don’t even think the coffee they use here is espresso roast. In any case, they are quick so I’ll give them that. The location of this place is also located near a crappy intersection so getting in and out of the drive thru isn’t the best.
The yogurt is pretty good though and they offer a good mix of rotating flavors (ex. Coconut Pie, Eurotart, Summer Peach, etc) with all the offering of toppings you’d find at some place like Menchies.
Overall, there aren’t a lot of fun, casual and quick local joints like this in Lakewood so I’m glad to see this place in business. But, they definitely would benefit if they switched to a better brand of coffee.

Its not Tuscany, but its not bad either. They are running a special for any drink, any size for 2 dollars which pulled me in to give it a try. Ordered a plain latte to try out their flavor… it wasn’t wow, this is great taste, but it wasn’t bad either. It will be my back up for when Tuscany has too long of a line and I am in a rush.