The Yogurt Bar

If you’re craving FroYo and driving along Grand Ave in Chino Hills, just keep driving because this place just isn’t worth the experience. My wife and I came in, the lady behind the counter:… dead silence. My wife asked for tasting cups, the lady behind the counter… dead silence and hands her 1 cup. It’s pretty obvious that I wanted one too so I ask for some tasting cupS as well; she gives me just one. Fine.
Plenty of selections, but too bad half of them were of the tart variety, which I don’t care for. They’re missing Taro, which is my favorite. I didn’t care for most of their flavors and settled on the strawberry banana flavor (which was just ok) with sliced almonds and «candied» walnuts. Just to let everyone know, the candied walnut is not candied. It’s salted walnuts.
My wife gets the original tart and showed me how watery the yogurt was. I told her to throw it out and get another. She did so but a different one was just as watery. She came up to the silent lady and told her how watery the yogurt was and the silent lady nodded and said nothing. So we went ahead and paid and we got a «Thank you» out of her! Yay! A moral victory! Not really.
Even with this experience, it’s still better than Pinkberry cuz Pinkberry suckz…

we don’t live in chino hills (actually like 15 minutes) and whenever we’re in the neighborhood shopping, we like to stop by our favorite fro-​yo place… the yogurt bar! it’s so much better than pinkberry and yogurtland. they have some different flavors that other places doesn’t have, like mango and pineapple. :) i’m not sure how much it exactly costs but i know pinkberry would charge more!

If I didn’t have the coupon, I wouldn’t have tried this place. Why? Cuz I’m stuck on Joghurt and the previous reviews on this establishment made me skeptical. Armed with a buy one get one free coupon, I loaded my 22 oz cup with Mango Tart, Peach Tart and Pineapple fro yo. I then topped it off with TONS of strawberries, heaps of mochi and pieces of coconut shavings. MMM. Our fro yo came out to be $ 6 for all that and it would’ve def cost me more at Joghurt for mine alone.
A couple of days later we returned. We tried the following:
Taro — sour and DOES NOT taste like Taro, wth?
Peanut Butter — only ok for the first few bites, then we were just sick of it
Blueberry — sour, sour sour. never again…
Strawberry — decent
From what I remember, they had so many different toppings to choose from and that’s always a plus. What we didn’t appreciate was the young lady behind the counter who leaned over to kiss her bf while we were in line. WTF?

What a dump.
The décor is busy… swirls, squares, waves, fruit designs everywhere! Pick ONE style and go with it. It’s actually quite overwhelming to the eye that makes this whole place look cluttered and messy.
Cleanliness is nonexistant. The drip trays on the bottom of each yogurt flavor is dried up and not clean. The floor is sticky and there are black stains on the floor from dirt and sugar. Used napkins are on the floor and table. Chairs are not neatly tucked under the table.
Service… we walked in and the girl was texting on her sidekick. We asked her for samples and she gave us 2 cups for 2 people and continued texting.
They have a variety of flavors. They do not, however, have the wide variety of tart flavors that Yogurtland has. In general their flavors are heavier and creamier, which some people might like. But not me. The only positive thing about this joint is their passion fruit flavor. It’s pretty good. They also have toasted almonds versus raw.
Their topings are typical. Unique toppings that I noticed were peanut butter tiny M&Ms, toasted almonds, andes mints, dried black berries, lychee, and artificial cherries.
They charge for water and they charge for the cup you put your yogurt in. They accept coupons from other yogurt places. They take credit card. Even if it’s only 80 cents.
I cannot wait for Yogurtland to open.

Whack quality yogurt. Spend the extra $ 0.09 and head down the street to Joghurt.

Do it yourself yogurt + toppings with TONS of yogurt flavor choices… TONS of toppings… you just pay by weight. A little bit more expensive than similar places do it yourself places, but given the variety definitely worth it.

GROSS!
ive been to plenty to compare… and maybe its just that one time i went.
i went on a late weekend afternoon and no one was there…
the yogurts i tried was gross. i had cheesecake & it tastes ok. i also had the pistachio which didnt taste like pistachio. & i had the taro… gross! it taste sour. their toppings were alright. my husband had other flavors and same result. GROSS
joghurt across the street is WAYYY better. but yogurtland takes the cake!

«Hi, my name is Maryanne, and I’m a Fro-​Yo addict.»
Yes, I am officially a Fro-​Yo addict. I seriously crave it ALL THE TIME… so much that I’ve had to create a yogurt budget and limit myself to 1 – 2 visits per week. Now, I love Pinkberry, and nothing will ever compare to its unique tart-​but-​sweet creamy taste and they will always be ranked #1 when it comes to that factor. Being the fro-​yo fanatic that I am, I’ve sampled almost every yogurt joint in the 909, 626 and 714… Yogurt Bar, Joghurt, Cherry On Top, Swirls, Bliss, Yogurtime, Ce Fiore and Red Mango. Yogurt Bar is definitely my favorite of the bunch. Why I love Yogurt Bar? First of all, it’s self-​serve and you get to choose from 16 different flavors, like Taro, Pineapple and Strawberry, and 34 different toppings, like cheesecake bites and strawberry chocolate chips. Regardless of the wide variety of toppings and flavors they have, I always stick to my usual combination, Strawberry, Mochi and Capn ‘N Crunch on Plain yogurt. I like the freedom of swirling my own yogurt and packing on as much toppings as i please. They’re also cheaper, only 30cents/​oz and they take coupons, not only their own but they accept other coupons from other yogurt joints as well. If you live in the Chino/​Chino hills area, check your Clipper Magazine in the mail, you’ll find Yogurt Bar coupons in there every month. Lucky for me (not for my wallet), it’s very close to home and even closer to where I work. I hope to eventually give it a five star rating once they spruce up the place. It’s not very inviting if you’re walking by looking from the outside in. The walls are very dull, there isn’t much décor to catch your eye and they need more sitting areas. I hear they’re opening one up across Mt. Sac in Walnut!

i actually like this place!
pros:
— self serve
— good variety of non fat yogurt (passionfruit is my fave!)
— cheaper than the other 10 new fro-​yo places in the area (30 cents/​oz)
–coupon for buy one get one free (cant beat that!)
— free tastings
cons:
— the place is small, not a lot of sitting area
— needs more topping varieties
— they advertise taro flavor yogurt but i didnt see any! =(
with my buy one get one free coupon, i only paid $ 3.50 for two 16 oz cup filled with 3 – 4 flavors of yogurt and lots of fruit toppings. LUV IT!

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Nothing compared to Yogurt Land. It will ALWAYS be number one in my heart! Haha.
Anyways, I love this place though! Its cheaper than Joghurt on the other corner of Edison & Pipeline. They have great flavors for everyones taste && they have better toppings. Its a very refreshing treat after eating anywhere in Chino/​Chino Hills.
As for the price, its pretty cheap … unless you overload your cup with yogurt & toppings. But I’d still pay $ 10 for it =)
&& even if Pinkyberry is opening at The Shoppes, its not worth going to. Go to Yogurt Bar! && every once in a while, you can get coupons in the mail or even if you go to the store and ask for coupons, they’ll hand you one.
Oh yeah! I talked to the owner, they’re opening one soon around Mt. Sac! yay!

I love this place, Its closer to my house and they have a wide variety of flavors. When I get yogurt I like to get something fruity and refreshing so I get whatever fruit combination usually peach, strawberry, and blueberry or rasberry. Top it with fresh strawberries and Mochi balls… mmm… and they have this thing called strawberry choclate chips… its like these small chips of flavored strawberry bits… and when you bite into them they add thsi crunchy texture to the yogurt… I love this place, its cheaper that Joghurt too…

This whole Yogurt Craze… is CRAZY! Its the coolest thing since Boboa!
Hands down the option to serve yourself and the selection of 20 different flavors already makes Pinkberry look dumb. I will still give Pinkberry for originality and branding though.
Anyways. The Yogurt Bar is great! Love the flavors especially Taro and love the toppings.
If you check your local papers and mail you’ll find some coupons. The best one is the BUY ONE GET ONE FREE!!! Hurry check and use em’ while its new! :D

This self serve yogurt place just opened up with little fanfare. There has been no advertising, which is sort of surprising since Yoghurt has just opened and Pinkberry will be opening before summer starts.
It seems like The Yogurt Bar caters to more Asian tastes with more tropical flavors such as Lilikoi (Passion Fruit) and Taro. There are 16 different flavors in all, along with a self serve topping bar. Yogurt is 30 cents an ounce, but they also charge you 20 cents for the cup, which is a big rip off.
The texture of most of the yogurts is more like ice milk, instead of being thick and creamy. The overall flavor of the yogurts is pretty good though, especially the fruit flavors.
With their lack of advertising and charging you for the cup, I’m not sure how The Yogurt Bar will compete in the ever expanding fro yo war.