Swirl

We LOVE swirl for these reasons:
1. Variety of toppings
2. Not as busy as the over rated Yogurtland
3. They have REAL Reece’s Peanut Butter Cups (unlike Yogurtland who claims they are the real thing! I’m the expert, okay!)
4. they have a frequent buyer stamp card. Yes, I’m all about my free yogurt.
5. The staff is nice and down to earth.
6. Prices are great.
The CONS:
The neighboring pizza place allows their customers to smoke freely in the outside dining area although there are signs posted saying NO SMOKING! Their clients tend to linger around the courtyard area and smoke like crazy also. To make matters worse, the salon directly to the other side of Swirl has stylists with the same bad habits and on occasion, someone will drop an F* bomb around my children. So, although we do enjoy Swirl, we often have to stay inside instead of sitting outside.
Lastly, the property management company does not tend to the grounds (plants, trash, outdoor ashtrays, etc) like they should. Often you will find overflowing ashtrays and a liter of napkins/​dirty paper plates just thrown about from those pizza customers who were too lazy to use the trash can.
So, Swirl gets 4 stars for their twist on the fashionable frozen yogurt concept and effort to make things better. They do care about their customers and appreciate feedback. But, I’m knocking them for their location, need to update and clean up their interior a bit (dirty baseboards, touch up paint needed). Seriously though, they should heavily considering moving! I’m sure people avoid their business for some of the reasons mentioned above.
SWIRL has the potential to grow, but this location may be holding then back.

Great atmosphere in this place! They have more toppings then any other yogurt shop and their flavors are great!
Supposedly there has been a change in ownership and i think they are doing an excellent job they seem to have gotten rid of some employees who had bad attitudes and are being more experimental with flavor choices. :)
Swirl is definitely my favorite froyo place!

I use to be a yogurtland head but I will confess my love for swirls :)
Besides the noisy kids and bros from Pepz pizza next door, this place is delicious and the fruit seems fresher compared to other yogurt places.

Pretty decent! They have a TON of toppings to choose from — including Peeps!
I’ve never seen a frozen yoghurt place with Peeps offered as a topping. Crazy! At any rate, I just got plain ol’ vanilla and rainbow sprinkles. Nothing spectacular…

Fro Yo Yo Yo Yo!
I the world of BYOY (Build your own Yogurt) these guys are in the middle. Great for kids, the toppings are eye level for mini-me’s & they love putting their own joy on top.
Good toppings, good flavors– you will never be disappointed. They don’t stray from the mainstream flavors, and toppings, so very reliable.
Very comfortable seating inside, and good place to hang out, unless the baseball team is partying at Peps and the unsupervised, sugared up, kids are playing tackle football out front. Then just stay inside and enjoy the 42″ tv and some quality time with your kids

I had a filled out punch card I have been carrying around for months so I decided to stop in and use it.
The girl working was very friendly, but the yogurt SUCKED.
Boring flavors and all 3 flavors I got were way TOO soft and runny!
It was actually more of a liquid-​y, runny mess!
I thought the cut up pieces of pumpkin spice cake as a topping was cool. The cheesecake bites were all melted together into one big glob.
I took my yogurt home and put it in the freezer… it tasted fine a few hours later.
Cant beat the price of 33 cents with my stamp card, but now that I used that up… I wont be back any time soon.

Took one of my employees out to lunch last week, and she wanted to come over here after eating to see if they had any dairy free yogurt. She was in luck, they had two lactose free flavors for her.
The shop was really clean and bright, I liked the décor and the layout of the yogurt & toppings stations. I also liked that they had a decent sized sitting area inside the shop, and two sets of patio furniture outside.
I got a small cup with Ghiradelli Chocolate and Peanut Butter Cup yogurt, topped with some pralines. It was a very tasty dessert. I saw that they also sell cupcakes. They were really pretty and perfect looking. They sold normal sized cupcakes and little two bite mini cupcakes. The mini’s were only $ 1 each, so I picked up a Carrot Cake cupcake for another employee and a Peanut Butter Cup cupcake and a Pumpkin cupcake for my boyfriend.
Total for 3 mini cupcakes and my yogurt was only $ 5.41.
My employee & my boyfriend both really liked the cupcakes. I will totally come here again.

I fancy myself an ice cream expert since it’s my favorite food. Swirl is my favorite place to go, generally once or twice a week. I like that there are huge choices of topping, alternating flavors, and I can design my own sundae. I like the no-​sugar added/​non-​fat options mixed with fruit when I feel like behaving, and the vast assortment of peanut butter options when I don’t. The staff is amazingly professional and friendly. Never greeted without a smile. They also offer a regular e-​mail and can even vote for your favorites to return.
I have only one gripe: red velvet must be a regular flavor. It’s is frozen perfection.
They also offer cupcakes. I don’t really go for them, so can’t rate those.
Great atmosphere, great frozen treats, and great people

*I wish there was a 3.5…that’s what I’d actually like to rate it… with that said:
PROS:
Red Velvet flavored fro-​yo & it was even NON FAT! I didn’t know what to expect when I tasted it, but it was actually really good!
AMAZING toppings bar… actually TWO different toppings bars… I’ve been to a lot of these places and never seen a bigger/​better toppings bar.
VERY CLEAN! The 2 girls working there were constantly cleaning the yogurt dispensers, the toppings bars, the water cooler, and sweeping the floor.
They have cupcakes! :-)
CONS:
The yogurt was a bit drippy as told by other reviewers… esp. the red velvet (unfortunate, indeed).
I could have used MORE flavors… they had about 10.
The «décor» was just o.k. Nothing special… but that probably doesn’t matter to most people.
I still prefer Yogurtland and Golden Spoon to all yogurts, but this one is fairly close & the red velvet had a good flavor, so I’m sure I’ll return at some point.

Cupcakes and Fro-​Yo
I can’t think of two other sweet treats that have been more popular in the past five years then these two have. I never really got into the whole Fro-​Yo craze but I certainly am a cupcake fanatic.
Well, if you’re the type of person who loves both cupcakes and Fro-​Yo, and if you ever find yourself in the Anaheim Hills area, then you have to check out Swirl. Swirl offers not only Fro-​Yo with a huge toppings bar, they also make gourmet cupcakes. In all honesty, they don’t have the best cupcakes I have ever tried, nor is their Fro-​Yo the best I have ever had, but everything was still pretty good.
As I said above, Swirl is located in Anaheim Hills, in the same parking lot as my favorite burger place of all time, Slater’s ⁵⁰⁄₅₀.
Swirl is a decent sized store that offers about 10 or 12 different flavors of Fro-​Yo. Their toppings bar is also pretty impressive. They have everything from fresh fruit to cereals, yogurt chips, chocolate chips, and white chocolate chips. All types of granola, nuts, whipped cream, marshmallow, chocolate syrup, peanut butter and even butterscotch. Their Fro-​Yo selection has flavors like vanilla, chocolate, cookies and cream, peanut butter, plain yogurt, mango and even red velvet.
Even though I’m not the biggest Fro-​Yo freak, in the few times I have been here I have really enjoyed their Fro-​Yo. The reason is not because of the yogurt itself, but because of all the toppings. On my last visit I mixed cake batter Fro-​Yo and PB Fro-​Yo. Then I topped it with Captain Crunch cereal, coconut, pecans, almonds, white cake, marshmallow whip, white chocolate chips, loads and loads of peanut butter and topped it all off with whipped cream. After eating this crazy concoction I found myself in a sweets coma. It was delicious.
Swirls cupcakes are called Couture Cupcakes, and they have a nice variety of flavors. They have Red Velvet, Carrot, Lemon Drop, Vanilla, Chocolate, Lemon Drop, Chocolate Peanut Butter and my all time favorite, Peanut Butter and Jelly (plus more). So far I have tried the Carrot, Red Velvet, Chocolate PB and The PB&J. The first three were decent, not the best CC’s in the world but defiantly not the worst. Their cream cheese frosting was not as thick as I like and the cake itself was not very moist. Their PB&J was a winner in my book though. Even though the three times I have had it the cake was not all that moist, I really liked how the inside of the cake is loaded with grape jelly. Most PB&J cupcakes contain strawberry jelly, so I appreciated that they went in another direction. The PB frosting was good too and also topped with crushed peanuts. They also offer all their flavors in mini sizes.
The prices here are just like most other Fro-​Yo joints. They charge by the weight of your cup. As far as the CC’s go, they are about $ 2.75 a piece, which is the standard, but their minis are only a buck a piece, which is a steal. The people who work here have always been extremely friendly.
If you’re a Fro-​Yo freak or are crazy for cupcakes, then check out Swirl.

3.5 stars: I like this little place even more now that they serve Couture Cupcakes! These aren’t beginner cupcakes. These rich, dense cakes with sweet, creamy frosting are sugar overload at it’s finest.
The lemon drop cupcake has a dab of lemon curd in the middle. It’s just the right amount of tartness to cut through the deliciously sweet frosting. I’ve tried the lemon drop, peanut buttercup, chocolate, vanilla, tuxedo, and red velvet cupcakes. The only one I didn’t love was the red velvet because the cream cheese frosting (which I usually like) wasn’t very good. The Couture Cupcakes are $ 2.50−2.95 each. They do offer mini (two bite) cupcakes for $ 1.
The yogurt flavors are all good with something for everyone. I prefer the plain tart with nothing on it, but my family enjoys the toppings bar. They have some interesting toppings like Cap’n Crunch and Fruit Loops cereals, bottle caps candies, etc. Good stuff at a good price.
The staff is friendly and I have never seen the place dirty. Sometimes the line has been a little long and it sucks when you have a yogurt melting in your hand, but they do their best.
I would have given Swirl a higher rating but I really hate their location. It’s in a Big Lots parking lot with a pizza place next door that attracts some pretty obnoxious and foul-​mouthed people who smoke in the front patio, so don’t bother trying to enjoy your yogurt outside, especially if you have kids with you.

I’ve been a few times in the past but recently went and had the pumpkin yogurt… mmmm tasty. Mixed it with vanilla and it was like pumpkin pie ala mode with praline pecans on top.
This place always has lots of sweet and tart flavors which seem to change every time I go. I especially like that the fruit toppings are fresh and not canned pie filling style. I like the self serve, however, kids are always getting their grubby hands in them, that’s a downer.

I’m a huge fan of Swirl! They have a much better consistent selection of fresh fruit than the other self serve yogurt shops in the area. The topping bar is always very clean and service friendly.
I love the Cookies and Cream flavor! Yummy!

This place was good but didn’t really WOW me.
Yogurt selection decent.
Had more toppings than most other places though.
Price wasn’t bad at all.
Bad thing was the yogurt is kinda watery as in. it melts. quickly!!! In my 10 second walk from this place to my car… it was almost completely just a cup of fruit floating in liquid yogurt. Mmmm.
The guy working at the counter was pretty nice. I don’t understand why they have a tips jar though? He just stands there while I serve myself and all he does is take my cash.
I think I’ll probably stick to going to Yogurtland but when I want a cold treat nearby to work I’ll probably come back. (=

So, I went here a few times right after they opened and wasn’t impressed. They just didn’t seem to be getting things together. I thought the yogurt was too soft, lacked flavor and definitely overpriced. I’ve been wanting to try it again so I could review. Finally did today around 1pm.
Honestly seemed like a different place. Was greeted as soon as I opened the door, nice. The place was spotlessly clean and well stocked. The yogurt was thick and cold with lots of good flavor. I tried cake batter and tart blueberry, both good.
Now at 33 cents/​oz. it’s at low end of fro-​yo self serve.
Cashier was again super friendly at checkout and told me to be sure and come back for tax-​relief on the 15^th when all yogurt will be ½ off all day.

I decided to branch out and try a different yogurt place for once (not Pinkberry). And while I did stick with the vanilla tart flavor (for better comparison), I was adventurous and tried a variety of toppings besides the fresh fruit. I tried Cap’n Crunch and Fruity Pebbles, among other things. Yum! My first time having cereal on frozen yogurt and it was awesome. This place has LOTS of yummy-​looking toppings to pick from. And a lot of yogurt flavors.
Pinkberry is still my favorite, but only because there is something I like about their yogurt a tiny bit better and I can’t quite put my finger on what it is. But I do like that Swirl lets you put your own toppings on and charges by the weight.
I don’t know if this place get busy sometimes, but we were there on a Saturday at 11am and we were the only people in there.

I just went to Swirl and was so surprised that it had taken me this long to get over here! I have been to my fair share of yogurt joints and this one has the most toppings I have seen and… they have FRUIT LOOPS! I often think if I had a yogurt store what toppings I would have and they have them all!
They did have some tart flavors which I love and the Peach was awesome! I loved the décor, I love that they cater to the kids from the local school and I love that this is within blocks of my house!

Is this the new thing or what? It is kinda like «Bliss» in Orange, I guess. Tart and nonfat yogurt. Oh boy — we’ve come a long way from those yogurt mania days back in high school where the only flavors were chocolate and vanilla. This yogurt is way better & lighter — love the hawaiian and fresh kiwi topping.
I haven’t figured out the pricing yet. But I really like the self serve idea.

what do you do after a 3pm lunch and some window shopping? go for froyo at 5pm of course. kids… don’t try this at home. i’m not used to this «no dinner» thing, but once in a while, it works. *gotta get out of the normal routine*
any froyo place that charges by the ounce ($ 0.39) gets an extra star from me. this is the only place i’ve been to other than yogurtland where you serve yourself. they’ve got about 10 flavors, and a gajillion toppings. strange toppings like lemonheads and fortune cookies. yes… full sized fortune cookies!
after sampling the mango (mango-​y), plain tart (very tart), and vanilla (just right), i went with vanilla. i wasn’t in the mood for anything tarty. i topped my vanilla with chocolate syrup, mini chocolate chips (AKA goat droppings… ew!), and chopped walnuts. very tradionally non-​froyo, if you ask me. ;-)
(and they have hand sanitizer too!)

«Hey kiddies, want some candy?»
«No thanks, mister. We’re headed over to Swirl!»
Damn. All this froyo nonsense is making it quite difficult for me. Now what am I supposed to do with all this candy and my dilapidated conversion van?
I’ve never heard of Swirl. It must be a norcal/​seattle thingee. All the trendy stuff starts there, no? Starbucks, the word «hella», skinny jeans, etc. In any case, it’s set up like any other frozen yogurt joint. Ten nonfat flavors to choose from including green tea, plain, mango, cappucino, cookies and cream, emo, hannah montana… that’s all I could remember.
They have two island counters for toppings. One had all the cut up fruits and whole berries. The other counter had all the fat kid toppings. That’s where I was at. They had some insane choices for candy toppings as well as cereal. Wild Cherry M&Ms, Lemonheads, various crunched up candy bars. I piled on some Cap’n Crunch on my plain jane froyo. Then, I fattened it up with a dozen or so Circus Animal cookies – not the boring ones, but the flamboyant ones. Hey!
They also had some syrup dispensers, but I chose to pass on them because my fat kid belly was already reaching out through my shirt for my created concoction.
39 cents per ounce was the price I paid to satisfy the fat kids in my van. Oops, I meant the fat kid in me. Metaphorically. Uh, yeah. You know what I mean.