Spooner’s Frozen Yogurt

What can I say, I wish this were a 5-​star review. If it were based on when they first opened years ago, it would have been. I was thrilled when this local serve-​yourself concept FroYo joint opened. It’s since franchised, undergone several ownership changes locally, and has had to cope with national FroYo giant TCBY storming back into the local market.
The biggest positive is Spooners’ claim to serve only yogurt with no artificial ingredients, etc. Other positives include its great location in SE FoCo, the store’s pleasing inside décor and outside seating for the hot months.
Soooo… Why does this place bum me out? With 16 spots for different flavors, there’s tons of opportunity for variety. Instead, when I stop in (which is less & less frequently) it’s the same-​old, same-​old. They maybe rotate 3 – 4 flavors or so it seems. Competitors do a much better job of turning over new, fun flavors. Also, I almost always find yogurt dispensers which have no flavor or are out of order, further reducing the flavor selection. Last night, several of the toppings dispensers were removed. It just gives the vibe of «barely holding on…».
I hope they can find the happy, fresh, quality mojo they had years ago. Otherwise it’s just not that awesome anymore.

Sorry, spooners that was the worst frozen yogurt I’ve had. The flavors were off (artificial tasting) and the yogurt was very icey. The cashier was also unfriendly.

To me, frozen yogurt was just an ok treat… that is until i went here! Now I am addicted to the Tart yogurt and Spooners seems to have a creamier, tastier version than other fro-​yo places I’ve been to. I live about 20 minutes away so was thrilled to see they have larger already made up «To-​Go» containers, so I keep an insulated bag in the car just so I can travel with their yogurt! The place is self serve, you can taste test the flavors, you can mix & match, and the staff has been sweet and helpful (making sure they save me containers of Tart to-go…thanks guys!)

Excellent. I like the self serve model that lets you get just a little bit of yogurt, and the fresh fruit bar.

Really good frozen yogurt. Loved the flavor selection.

Yummy hormone free local yogurt. What more could you ask? I prefer the taste of their yogurt to the other place in town.

It’s OK. Not great but good.

This place is amazing!!! A large selection of flavors and toppings. It’s like being a kid in a candy shop, and to top it all off, it’s cheap!

Little things like toasted coconut, salted pecans, honey roasted sunflower seeds and a convenient rewards program separate this yogurt place from its competition. I will be back!

Good Frozen Yogurt option in the area, perfect post-​dinner treat. Excellent loyalty program.

LOVE me some Spooners. Their location is so convenient and their flavors are pretty great. I’m usually an original tart+coconut kinda girl, but just went in there recently and they had peanut butter and marshmallow and then the swirl lever so you could make a fluffernutter — MAGNIFICENT! Good hours, always friendly, like the number of toppings and selection of flavors. And while I realize this is silly, I love the fact that they don’t have a ‘berry’ in their name… seriously. I can’t keep all these new «—-berry» places straight.
Spooners4life!

This place in not tops for their froyo. the flavors were just not there compared to other places in fort collins (maiberry). i still love the concepts of these places, but now that we have multiple choices in town, this will not be my choice.

BF and I stopped here on the way home from an adventure in FoCo. It was late and I was in desperate need of dessert. I’m a huge fan of froyo, so I was very happy to have found Spooners.
The flavors were awesome — I’m pretty sure I tried all of them! My favorite was definitely the pomegranate/​black raspberry, it was out of this world delicious. The chocolate was really rich and even the plain tart was just perfect.
Topping selection was alright (less than some other places I’ve been to), but there seemed to be lots of fresh fruit — yum. I’m like, in love with the toasted coconut — it’s the little things that make me happy. I was a bit disappointed to see that they didn’t have hot fudge, but it was definitely not a deal breaker.
Price was slightly cheaper than others ($ 0.41) and I really like that instead of giving you a punch/​stamp card, they just keep track with your phone number. I think it’s cool that they do the ‘rewards’ part based on dollars spent instead of how many times you come in. 10 ounces of free froyo is pretty awesome!
The only things I didn’t like were (1) no water cups and (2) no compost/​recycling. I know that living in Boulder kind of conditions you to think about stuff like that, but I don’t see any reason why there couldn’t be a separate bin for non landfill trash. Again, not a deal breaker, but would be nice.
I’m so excited that there’s a Spooners set to open in Boulder this summer! They will definitely be giving the other froyo places a run for their money!

We love this place! Great Froyo and great variety of yogurt and toppings. Spooner’s is more than just a place to have a treat, it is creating great memories with our family.

The flavors are good… toppings are adequate, but not as good as I’m used to. to be good — need Andes mints and carob chips… BUT, all in all… decent. Little on the expensive side but probably a function of their location.
I go. I’d go back… but if another place opened up — I wouldn’t hesitate to jump ship.
EDIT*
Now that other, better places (*ahem* TCBY) have opened — I have jumped ship. I want to like Spooners, but it is 3^rd rate to TCBY.

Spooners opened early this June in the Front Range Village shopping center right across the street from the library. Owned by Wendy and Robb Ball, head boys’ and girls’ soccer coach at Fossil Ridge High School, they actually teamed up with the high school marketing class to let the kids help them out. A lot of the students invested quite a bit of time and energy working on logos and marketing plans, thus creating a loyal following. Every time I’ve been there (and I’ve been there more than a few since I live very close by), it’s hopping with gaggles of girls and groups of guys, not to mention the clusters of families in between.
Spooners has a comfortable atmosphere with some large booths to sit at and a corner with leather seats and a flat screen TV. It’s a place where you feel like you want to stay and kick it for a while. Along with this, I think the best thing about Spooners is their toppings selection. Some of their toppings you aren’t going to find anywhere else. They even have Thin Mint Girl Scout cookies!

Mmmmm… I love self serve froyo. Its much more satisfying than going to places like Pinkberry. This place has over a dozen different flavors that change what seems like every couple weeks. They have tons of different toppings and of course a customer appreciation program where you spend $ 40 and your next froyo is free. The only down part is that its kind of far down there but always worth that extra drive. I wish they were still open til late hours but I suppose I can still find time to go between 10 and 10.

Nice to be able to taste all the flavors before you buy. Price by weight, and it is a good value.
Wide variety of toppings including fresh fruit.
The flavors in the yogurt were very strong, in a good way — not dilute, and didn’t all taste the same. With unique flavors like green tea and tangerine, it is easy to find something different.
Self-​serve allows you to make a custom blend.

Just tried this new frozen yogurt shop and I loved it!
About a dozen different flavors of self-​serve frozen yogurt (which you are free to sample) I believe they change out frequently, but the day I went they had the usual suspects, such as chocolate, cheesecake and cookies and cream, but also a few more unusual like; green tea, pineapple and peanut butter. Then there is an array of toppings such as; granola, chocolate chips, raspberries, or gummy worms to name a few.
I was delighted with my vanilla, chocolate and blackberry froyo toppped with granola, choc chips, cookie dough and blueberries. I filled my bowl about ¹⁄₃ the way and it totaled to just over $ 3. Perfect for me who ends up throwing away half of the «small» sized ice cream type desserts at other more expensive chains. And I loved not having to hold back on which topping to try!
I thought the yogurt was more on the icey and less on the creamy side, but still delicious. My friend who was with me did not think it held up to the flavors she used to get at TCBY.
Due to the self-​serve atmosphere, I would not recommend it to anyone with life threatening allergies to nuts of any kind.

I loved this place! There is lots of flavors of frozen yogurt to pick from and according to the staff they try to change the flavors up everyday! Obviously my favorite is their strawberry and chocolate flavors but you can sample various kinds of flavors just as long as you don’t get carried away and that can be easy if you are hungry! You can have lots of toppings all they way from nuts to graham crackers and chocolate syrup and fruit and the like but in the end it all weighed and you have to pay up if you are too much of a piggie! Great place to go on a hot summer day!