****~ (4/5)

After I wrote a review on Yogen Früz I got a lot of responses saying Qoola Frozen Yogurt + Fruit is a better place to go for frozen yogurts. So, on a very unproductive shopping day, I went to Qoola to comfort myself with some frozen dessert.

Having never been to Qoola, I was a bit confused of how it works, and after seeing a couple people paying, I realized that it’s a self served dessert place where you make your own combination and you pay by the weight of your yogurt. It was like getting candies at Sweet Factory.

I was completely up for the idea of making your own frozen dessert. There were 6 different types of frozen yogurts: original, wild berry, mango, strawberry, etc. I got a mix of wild berry and original. The toppings included a lot of cereals, and candies, but I skipped all of them and went to the fruits. The fruits were cut up in little cubes. My first Qoola frozen yogurt was: Wild berry + Original Frozen yogurt with strawberries, mangoes, raspberry sauce, topped with coconut shavings.

Was it better than Yogen Früz? OH YEAH. The frozen yogurt had a better flavor in general. It was more tangy, tasted closer to.. regular yogurts. I really liked the wild berry flavor, it added a lot of sweetness to my overall dessert because the original yogurt was more subtle tasting. The raspberry sauce and the fruits were also really yummy. I am craving for it a little just writing about it now. Fantastic dessert place.

Note: I heard that if you go there on a rainy day and say: I hate the rain, and you can get a free topping. It could be a rumor.

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Qoola Frozen Yogurt + Fruit (Metrotown)
2250 4700 Kingsway
Burnaby, BC V5H
(604) 569-1838

**~~~ (2/5)

I’ve walked past by Yogen Früz every time I visit Metrotown. There’s something about this place that never really intrigue me enough to go try their frozen yogurt. I don’t really know what it is yet.

Anyways, my friends stopped by here because it was the closest dessert place to us at the time. For first time visitors, it could take a while to understand the whole ordering process, even though there was a 3-step instruction right at the displaying glass.

The steps were: Pick a size (S, M L), Pick a Yogurt flavor, and Pick a fruit to blend it with. Easy enough right? but what if I want some of the toppings they displayed on their counter too? Like almonds, gummy bears or just extra fruits on top? Where’s the pricing on those? What if I want more than 1 type of fruit to blend in my yogurt? So simple, yet so difficult. It took us a good 3 minutes standing there just trying to figure out how it works, luckily there weren’t anyone behind us. But we did felt pressured by the staff as they assumed we knew what was going on.

My friends got one medium Mixed Berries mix, and one small Mango mix. The presentation of them were nothing special. It was not hard to have the word ‘poo’ pop into your head when you look at them, but that’s kind of the same with most ice creams that twirls around like that.

The taste of them were rather mild. They were not really sweet because there were no sugar added. The Mixed Berries had a lot more flavor than the Mango. The mango was actually bland for me. I was expecting to taste more of the fruits. With about 120 calories per small cup, they were a healthier choice than regular ice creams, however, not as satisfying. Not sure if I’ll ever go back again.

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Yogen Früz
#1213 – 4700 Kingsway
Burnaby, BC V5H
(604) 434-4222
www.yogenfruz.com