Yogurt Castle

I have to say I am not a huge frozen yogurt fan, but growing up in the 80’s during the first big froyo craze I was spoiled by places back then that had all sorts of great and exotic flavors. The yogurt castle is a walk up style spot with no seating. Take your yogurt and go. The flavors are limited to about 4 selections. I found it to be average priced and consistency. Is it just me, but why does eating frozen yogurt leave me dying of thirst after just a few bites. The place has a steady flow of customers and the building itself is interesting. It’s an ok place to try, but just not as good as the yogurt of decades past.

I want to give this place more stars because I’ve been coming here so long but I really want to get more toppings than I do — I order them every time! Usually rainbow sprinkles, and I’m just not tasting the rainbow! Small spoons are not good measuring tools for my toppings.
I pay the $ 0.80 cents (this is a set topping price, no matter the size of your yogurt) — I feel like you should get just as much topping on a mini as youi do on a large if it’s going to be the same price.
The difference in cost (of yogurt) between a mini and small size is only a few cents different so I rarely get the mini, but the small is pretty big! The yogurt isn’t that expensive — $ 2.10 maybe for a mini? $ 2.40 for a small??? something like that. (Some reviewers think this is high, but the location is in the heart of downtown Walnut Creek — give me a break — you can’t get 5 desserts for $ 20 at Pyramid.)
They usually have really good flavor selection — I had a (tart) strawberry recently that was very, very good! It changes pretty regularly, which is great.
The building is unique and fun (it’s a castle!!) and usually the employees are generally friendly! It’s a great place. Not 100% service with a smile — I think a couple people are correct in their review that there are certain employees who can come off as rude but I don’t think any person intends to act this way. I’m glad I don’t have a job where I stand on my feet for my entire shift. I might have a hard time smiling at the end of the night too. I do NOT believe that any employee here would be so unprofessional as to swear at a customer (like I read below). I’ve been coming here since I was in high school (13 years ago!) NEVER have I heard anyone say something like that and I think it’s either made up or completely provoked and deserved.

Do you remember the Soup Nazi from that episode of Seinfeld? Well the reason why he got away with his «rude ‘tude» was because the soup was so incredible it was worth taking the abuse. Yogurt Castle has decent yogurt, but it isn’t so amazing that it is worth what my family went through a couple weeks ago.
We went in to Yogurt Castle after a lovely dinner on the Pyramid patio and the owner was back behind the counter. I asked for a vanilla bean yogurt with reeces peanut butter cups mixed in. He informed me that they were out of my topping of choice but had reeses pieces. Since my heart was set on peanut butter cups, I declined the suggested substitute topping and said I’d go with a smaller size no-​topping yogurt and that is when it seemed he got VERY irritated. Throughout getting my yogurt and the rest of our orders, we experienced scowling, sighing and slamming down the cups of yogurt on the bar top. When my mom paid we thought that he was going to throw her change back at her.
In a world where yogurt places seem to be sprouting up like Starbucks, I don’t need to spend my money (or my Mom’s money;) to get treated poorly. My apologies that our order of 5 yogurts that came to over $ 20 inconvenienced you! No need to be so irritated with us, we won’t be back… ever

I was craving some tart frozen yogurt and didn’t want to walk all the way to Coco Swirl so I went to this shop which is two blocks from my job.
Their flavors change and today there was a tart fruit flavor (sorbet) that was super tasty but then I saw the red velvet and had to try that!
I tasted the red velvet and fell in love! So delicious! Not too sweet. Definitely not salty like the other reviews indicate. Super tasty!!!
I’ll definitely be coming back to check out their other flavors!

Hmmmmm… The yogurt at yogurt castle? No bueno.
Now in order to understand my review, you’d have to figure out how I gauge my yogurtness… haha. I am a super avid fan of pinkberry… we’re talking about just the yogurt here… not the toppings. Pinkberry just has such a special quality about it… it’s fresh, clean, doesn’t leave a residue on your tongue… and it’s crisp. Yogurt castle? Well, i’m sorry to say… none of the above.
The yogurt tasted like soft serve from Mickey D’s…but for the price, I think I’d actually prefer the latter. I ordered a mini snickerdoodle with crushed waffle cones… wifey ordered vanilla with hot fudge. My yogurt tasted nothing like a snickerdoodle… it pretty much just tasted like vanilla. I barely walked a block and just had to throw it in the trash… sad times.
The outside is cute… really does look like a castle. That’s pretty much all it had going for the place.
I really wanted to like yogurt castle… definitely not my fave… I think I’ll pass next time.

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What can I say… It is a castle… and inside is frozen yogurt… Yogurt is good, last time I have a red velvet shake, and pretty tasty. In Walnut Creek area, and is walking distance from a lot of local eateries or bars. Decent price, cool flavors, but nothing I would write home about.
Would be be back? Yeah I guess, but not go out of my way for.

Every so often I choose the Castle over the other yogurt places in town when I’m not in the mood for self serve. They have limited flavors and don’t get too fancy, but it will do if I’m in the immediate vacinity. I don’t come here often because it’s kind of out the way from the shops I frequent downtown and if I’m driving, it’s also not the best parking situation.
It’s a nice, friendly local business and if it were the only joint in town I’d go there more often. But it’s not and it’s also not the tastiest of the lot. It’s just alright-​the texture can be kind of airy sometimes and if you have more than 4 people in the shop at the same time, it’s considered «packed.»
I really want to like this place more but nothing really spectacular about it.

Sorry, but really? I bought my daughter and I each a mini with one topping and came to $ 7.10?! What! Hey she picked the place to meet me after I got off work, because it was a quick getaway for her to get on the freeway (not my choice) I have my fave yogurt shop in my hometown. But come on, the vanilla tasted well tasteless. And one topping and it cost that much? Wow… disappointment. I guess I’m spoiled by The Yogurt Shack where you serve yourself and you can mix many flavors as you wish, and they have an abundance of toppings to choose from for your epicurean delight. It costs per ounce so you are in command of the price for the goodies you choose not some teenager behind the counter.
So I guess I’m bias but it just did nothing for me and the price really put me off for such a small amount. Boooooooooo!
Do love the brick building, but can’t eat that…

If you want to get your yogurt from a pace that looks really cool then this is your yogurt destination.
The building that houses this frozen yogurt is really cool. It does kind of look like a mini castle. It’s all brick and just well designed.
The frozen yogurt is really good. The flavors are always pretty great and the regulars (chocolate and vanilla) are options that you can’t go wrong with.
The toppings aren’t great but they’re not bad either. It’s also open pretty late so it’s a good spot to hit up when other frozen yogurt places are closed.
But I suggest that you go to yogurt park if you’re really in the mood for great yogurt.

A very fitting name for a yogurt place located within a castle of all places. The service is great here. The staff is friendly and they answer all your questions with sincerity, especially when I asked if they had mochi bits as a topping. The prices are fair and reasonable. It’s probably better if you order a large which is cents more than a medium and share it. Toppings are an additional $ 0.80. I noticed that the flavor choices are pretty limited and I was sad that tart wasn’t an option.
I was pleasantly surprised at how much they give you in toppings. What appears small on top of your frozen yogurt is a hidden treasure of toppings beneath in layers.

This is my favorite yogurt place in the east bay! Yunis, the owner, is so friendly and the yogurt is divine! In my opinion the best flavors are peanut butter, irish mint, and red velvet. I usually drive about 20 min to get there and I go 2 – 3 times a week. It is so worth it!
UPDATE: Yellow cake batter is in this week! It’s GREAT!!!

This place is so cute on the outside because it’s all brick and it really does look like a little castle. There really isn’t anywhere to sit inside — it’s an order-​at-​the-​counter-​and-​take-​with-​you type of place. They have quite a few flavor choices, which is nice, and they are generous with their portions. Now my beef…
My biggest pet-​fro-​yo-​peeve is when it’s too sweet. I’ve had their stuff several times, as the girls from the office would often do frozen yogurt runs, hitting this place up. Every time was the same as the first — it would be too sweet for me to want to finish and I’d end up storing it in the freezer, eating it bite by bite through to the next day.
Now that I am no longer working in WC, I probably won’t be back.

All serve-​yourself yogurt bars aside, this is my favorite place to come get good delicious old fashioned yogurt. It’s delicious and creamy and the yogurt has great flavor. I definitely think the flavors are much tastier than yogurt park.
Therefore YOGURT CASTLE beats YOGURT PARK in my opinion. If you enjoy the fruit flavors (i am a big fan of berry flavors) I can hands down say this is way better than yogurt parks berry flavors.
On the con side parking is trickier than YP, but u can always get parking, you just have to walk.
PRO! They are open to 11pm most nights of the week and 12am on fri/​sat i think. Awesome because nowhere else stays open late enough to satisfy my late night yogurt urges.

After a pleasant and tasty outdoor dinner at Silk Road in downtown Walnut Creek, Gayle and I decided to take a walk and finish up with some ice cream or Yogurt before going home. It was a nice evening and lots of folks were out and enjoying themselves as we were.
The San Francisco Creamery had a big line and we neither of us were keen on Red Mango. And just down the block from the later was a storefront announcing that a Coco Swirl would soon be opening. At that point I mentioned to Gayle that I still didn’t «get» the whole frozen yogurt craze. Her response was that it was soft serve and that it had less calories than ice cream (providing that you’re careful with the toppings choices). We then shared a laugh as we both recalled the old Seinfeld episode about nonfat yogurt.
We headed straight to Yogurt Castle. The architecture is cool and it has a nice, cozy, and friendly neighbourhood feel that the chain fro-​yo places can’t match. And as we later sat outside and enjoyed our dessert, we were also treated to the broadcast from McCovey’s as the Giants beat the Dodgers.
The only issue with this visit (and a 1 Star ratings reduction) was the temporary unavailability of chocolate. I suppose we could have waited a few or more minutes, but we were also aware of the growing line behind us and thus willing to for vanilla. The yogurt itself was smooth and creamy, but came across just a little bit too heavy and cloying for my unsophisticated taste.

This store literally looks like a castle, you can’t miss it. Once I saw the tiny neon yogurt sign on the window I told my brother to slam on the breaks and quickly drop me off. This place looks so small that I thought it was for the Smurfs, and once I stepped inside, the place was even smaller.
There’s no beating around the bushes about what they have since everything was posted on the walls. I sampled the banana cream pie and vanilla and thought the flavors were a bit artificial and lacked a certain spark. In thinking of the smurfs, I went with their mini-​sized nonfat Belgian chocolate and cappuccino ($ 2.75). My little cup of froyo was soft, smooth, creamy and really good.
Even though I didn’t find Smurffette, I still enjoyed the experience of stopping by. In terms of price and taste, I don’t think they are at the caliber of Yogurt Park, but it is certainly comparable to the Bigg Chill. To add all this onto their very friendly and helpful service, 4 stars for the small tasty wonder.

Oh Yogurt Castle… For I think this is the place that started my never ending addiction to that wonderful soft, smooth, creamy treat we like to call Frozen Yogurt.
Since then, so many places have opened, and I have since become a fan of other wonderful yogurt places. However they still and will always be my first and one of my favorites.
Its the coolest looking yogurt shop I have been to, (Architecture Wise) Its A cute little red brick castle located on the corner of N. Califonia blvd and bonanza street in beautiful downtown walnut creek… Lol There yogurt to me is still one of the best. The texture is rich, creamy and smooth, they have a bout 5 to 6 different flavors to choose from daily including one no sugar added flavor, and they flavors are usually pretty good. My personal fave are cookies n cream, marshmallow yum… and Irish Mint… Yum They also have a very good selection of toppings, chocolate and caramel syrups, even some sugar free syrups.
They are a little pricey, parking can be a real pain and they take CASH ONLY. Other than that if you’re strolling through Walnut Creek and are lucky enough to get a close parking spot, there yogurt is definitely worth trying.

I remember coming here when I was in junior high and high school. Ahh the good old days :-) I was out with a couple friends last night and we just couldn’t pass it up. I haven’t been in years and it was almost like stepping back in time. The girls working were both obviously in high school and were very helpful — even if they were chatting with some fellow high school friends next to my group.
Always about 6 options and lots of toppings. I tried the Irish Mint and it was tasty but ended up on chocolate with gummy bears. The mini is big enough for me!
The only minus star was just for the environment in which we walked into. Listening to the conversation of the girls next to us was really disturbing and not the fault of Yogurt Castle except the girls were there to chat with the employees.
Employee: «Where’s your mom? I never see her in here»
Visitor: «Probably cuz she doesn’t eat»
Visitor then went on to discuss how this other girl would be cute but she «dresses like a hobo» and actually flipped her hair to hit my friend in the face — not on purpose of course but oblivious of the others in the room.
I wanted a blast from the past but that was just disturbing. :-) The fro-​yo was amazing though :-) and my friends and I at least got a good laugh out of it.

I finally made my way to Yogurt Castle yesterday on my lunch walk & glad I did =)
You’ll notice prices have gone up a few cents here & there (due to these economic times) in comparison to prices dated a few mths back from previous Unilocaler Reviews. This was pricing as of 5÷12÷09
What I truly like about this spot in comparison to Yogurt Park (in very close proximity) is not ONLY that this place accepts credit card, not ONLY are you greeted w/​a warm smile w/​the «What can I get you today?», but you’re asked if you want toppings on your froyo BEFORE your cup/​cone is filled! I’ve been to ice cream & yogurt spots, & typically U select your flavor, they fill up ur cup/​cone then ask if you want any toppings, which you’ll finish off after clearing the top of ur ice cream or froyo.
The gent behind counter asked if I want toppings after I selected my flavor, then filled the cup w/​froyo leaving space on the sides… my toppings were not only on the top, but plentiful were dropped on the sides. I don’t know about you, but I absolutely loved that I had my selected toppings w/​every scoop of froyo all the way to the bottom of my styrofoam cup… AND froyo was really good =D I got a small pistachio w/​roasted almonds, & was very happy/​satisfied with it

Next time I go back, cuz I’m already planning on it, I’ll try their vanilla classic w/​fresh strawberries ;-)

I’m always down for a good fro-​yo treat, and the Yogurt Castle usually does it for me. The difference between the «Mini» and the «Small» is huge, so go with the smaller size if you aren’t prepared to make a meal of it.
The girls that work there tend to be high school ladies… and no offense, but many of them tend to be a little antisocial with the customers. How do they expect to get my change if they don’t even say «Hello» when I walk in? Well, I keep going back, so it’s obviously not all that bad. There are a few ladies that work there who seem a little more welcoming.
Oh yea… since it’s the holiday season… I’m putting out my recommendation for the peppermint — it is phenomenal!

«I love the brick building at Yogurt Castle.»
«Me too.»
«We should totally live there.»
«OMG… we totally should.»
(You know there may be something wrong with you when your goal in life is to live at Yogurt Castle)
(Equally as wrong may be the reaction of, omg awesome I wanna come, that we always got when we told people)