Red Mango

I have gotten food poisoning from this place. I have boycotted this place for years and I will do so for the future I would rather go to pink berry

Eh, I don’t know. Four stars for the service, but just three stars for the smoothie… only because I’ve had better recently. I’m biased.
With the warmer sunny temps I’ve become a bit smoothie crazed. It’s not intentional, but this is what happens to my appetite. It suddenly goes from heavy comfort food cravings to fruity goodness needs.
So, I fully admit to having never been to Red Mango before (I know, I know). I’ve walked past it a million times, but it didn’t call out to me. I just never felt the need or desire to want to spend $ 6 on fro-​yo or a smoothie drink. But here’s the deal. Today I had a craving and it was the closest thing to my house. No time for my new favorite stop, Mariano’s grocery store smoothie bar, so I cheated. I ordered The Mango Melody non-​dairy smoothie with mango, pineapple, banana, pineapple juice, and apple-​orange juice. It was seriously really tasty, but it’s exactly how I expected it to taste. There wasn’t that kick I had hoped for. Do they use a mix? I couldn’t see them make it, so who knows? Is it frozen, is it fresh? It claims to be healthy, and I know it’s Zagat-​rated, but I think Zagat needs to visit a few of the places I’ve been lately.
Would I come here again? Probably not. I’m a simple gal. Let me watch you throw that fruit in a blender and be done with it. Just fruit… good ol’ whole fruit.
I can now officially say I tried Red Mango. Had I not experienced other smoothies I like better, this might get bumped to four stars.

Why does the staff always act like I am inconveniencing them every time I come weigh a yogurt? They also give you an odd look if you come with a Red Mango promotion. — 1 star for bad training.
They do change out their flavors which is a plus. A lot of the flavors do taste very tart or like nothing. Also, it is one of the few dessert places in Northbrook Court. It is serviceable, but you could do better.
Off to the Corner Bakery I go!

I love their yogurt (its a 5), but this location isn’t that great. They don’t let you sample, at least not independently. The women who was also working the pretzel counter had to come out and assist me. It was just awkward. I am not 5. I am 25. So please let me do it myself.

I don’t know that I’ve ever had a complaint about Red Mango, any Red Mango. I wasn’t so sure about this new self-​serve wave that’s hit Red Mango locations, but after enjoying some froyo at one of these locations yesterday, I’ve decided it’s the best route! You serve yourself and then your froyo is priced by weight. Now that I can serve myself, I can decide not only what flavors I want, but also how much of each and how I might want to mix them! I like to sport two flavors, side-​by-​side and then load up on my favorite fruits — usually blueberries and raspberries, but some of my other faves on any Red Mango flavor are blackberries, kiwi and strawberries. There are a bunch of topping options — plenty for anyone!
I love me some Red Mango.

They frequently change out their fro-​yo flavors which keeps you on your toes every time you stop bye. The first time I tried them, their fro-​yo tasted like it had freezer burn, but a few months later when I gave it another shot (because Menchies was closed), it tasted smooth and creamy.
Their smoothies a good as well.

My kids love the fact that it’s self serve froyo because they get to help me pick out the flavors. We were very disappointed last time we were here though because they had run out of the vanilla bean and their backup option of mango. So sad.
It is in a great location and typically a better treat — just disappointed that they didn’t have my kids’ first two picks for flavors last time.

Um… Honestly, I’m a Menchies fan. Always have been, always will be. They offer everything in way of flavors and toppings. I give places like Red Mango and Pinkberry a try in a pinch and they are okay for what they are but I’ve never been floored like I always am at Menchies. Red Mango is generally more conservative on the stock of flavors and toppings. And I don’t know the chemistry of frozen yogurt, but I know that Menchies yogurt is smooth silk like real yogurt while Red Mango has that slight icy grit of hard ice cream. It isn’t an unpleasant or wrong texture but generally makes me think of yogurt quality that is below perfect. It’s like Red Mango is a nice shirt from Macy’s but Menchies is a high end suit from Sak’s.
As for this location specifically, many employees at Northbrook Court seem bored and pained to be there, but the workers at this Red Mango/​Auntie Anne’s have been courteous and nice. They try to upsell but not to your discomfort. If you just want frozen yogurt and aren’t picky like me this is a good place to stop.

To be specific, this review applies ONLY to this location. All other Red Mangos deserve 5 stars in my opinion.
When you give your cup of yogurt to the clerk to weigh, she places her hand over the top, actually rubbing her dirty palm on the top of your yogurt! Her hands were visibly dirty!
I’ve observed this before at this location. Blech!

They added new flavors here. They also use pure cane sugar in their recipes, just in case you care whether artificial sweeteners are used.
As always, conveniently situated between the theatres and the treehouse play area. It’s an easy place to kill time.

The Strawberry Milkshake and Cake Batter swirl is so ridiculously good. Go, go now!
Also: do NOT skip the popping bobba at the topping station. They look like very large caviar, but are fruit flavored (orange = mango, red = strawberry) and literally explode or pop in your mouth. So delicious! So fun!

Red Mango… yum! I’m not a desert person, but when it comes to Red Mango Frozen yogurt, I’m there! I usually get the Mango Frozen Yogurt with, guess, more mango topping with berries that they may have in their toppings section. And per ounce of yogurt, it’s only about 30 calories! So add in a little more for the fruit toppings, and diet trying people like me are still golden. Will definitely be back at Red Mango whenever in the neighborhood!

When I think of frozen yogurt I immediately think of Red Mango.
Self Serve Fro-​Yo! what more can you ask for! BEWARE though! they do measure in weight how much you put in, so please don’t go overboard with the deliciousness that is Red Mango.
My go to ingredients of course are watermelon, strawberries, white chocolate, and sometimes kiwi.
Red Mango on a hot summer day is all i need to be happy.

I went to shopping in Northbrook today and stop by to try their yogurt, and i like it, the price is slightly cheaper then the one i went before but it is better, they dont have much favor u can pick, but i like the mango yogurt a lot, with the sweet mango on top, very nice.

LOVE this self-​serve fro-​yo joint. It has a great selection of toppings (I can’t believe they have mochi!!!). Most franchise shops put out canned fruit (TCBY at Old Orchard)…the majority of the toppings are fresh. I know they try to keep the toppings from mixing and can’t help it when customers spill but the coconut really should be moved away from the fruit section. Red Mango was a great replacement for the creperie.

One of the many new fro-​yo/​add-​in places that are all the rage, and it’s just as tasty as any other.
What maybe makes it stand out a bit is the large number of yogurt flavors available. Everything from chocolate to pomegranate to strawberry cheesecake to key lime pie (my favorite!). So tasty, and you can get as much as you want! (You pay by the ounce)
What also maybe makes it stand out a bit… for the worse… is the relatively few toppings they have– or at least had, when I went. They kept removing them as I moved down the line, whisking them away so they were just out of reach. I felt a little too awkward asking them to move them right back, so I instead made probably-​more-​awkward eye contact as I stretched my arm underneath the spit shield to clumsily scoop some mushing strawbs and rasps into my cup.
The eating part was all systems go, though, no worries. Can’t go wrong with some key lime-​flavored yogurt, berries, and coconut!

The best Red Mango ever. Why? Because it is entirely self-​serve! You just pay per ounce.
Step 1: Pick up a container, choose your flavor (s), and serve yourself as much yogurt as you want.
They have about 8 – 10 flavors here! When I went, they had key lime, coconut, pomegranate, chocolate, peach, Madagascar vanilla, original, and some other flavors I’m sure I’m forgetting.
Step 1: Spoon on the toppings.
You can make it as healthy as you like (strawberries, mangoes, blueberries, blackberries, pineapples) or as sinful (M&Ms, cereal, granola, mochi, chocolate chips, shredded coconut).
Step 3: Place your yogurt on the scale and pay!
For 3 generous sized froyos (for 3 adults and 1 child), our total came to $ 12.26 after tax.
It’s located inside Northbrook Court Mall — right in between Auntie Anne’s Pretzels and Starbucks on the lower level by the AMC Theater and the treehouse.

Amazing self-​serve fro-​yo heaven right down the street from my work? WHOA**
Red Mango is great as it is. The yogurt is tasty (and full of probiotics — yum!!) and you can make it as healthy (or unhealthy) as you like. But then at this one you add in the self serve option and OMG you just went from great to HOLY SH%T AMAZING!!! Because now you can mix flavors (and they had so many!!) and put on as many toppings as you want in whatever quantity you want (so if I want 3 kinds of fruit and just a little bit of sprinkles, I don’t have to pay for 4 separate toppings since I’m just paying by the weight and sprinkles don’t actually weigh that much…). And it’s nice that they still slice the banana for you if you ask because bananas that are sitting out would be kind of gross.
Northbrook Court is not my favorite place, but this makes it totally a totally worthwhile destination.
**à la Joey Lawrence in the Blossom years

RED MANGO HAS SELF-​SERVE & 8 FLAVORS AVAILABLE AT ALL TIMES!!!
I LOVE Red Mango — my favorite location is the Glenview location as it’s the only one I’ve found so far that has acceptable/​comfortable seating options. It’s yummy frogurt that’s healthy and has interesting & yumtastic toppings.
This particular RED MANGO is amazing due to its variety in flavors. However, the cash registers are confusing — they’re linked to the prezel place next store so you’re not sure which line to get in. Also — there is not a small size available, so you’re likely to serve yourself more calories than you really wanted. Finally, it is located in Northbrook Court, a mall I always feel I should have seen a stylist prior to visiting and therefore the setup is even more uncomfortable. (My reason for a 4 NOT a 5 star rating).
However — please visit! It’s taste-​tastic.