16 Handles

I am so sad this location is closing! The staff has always been very friendly and generous on the samples, they are the only one around who give a 10% discount for students, and the layout is sweet.
16 handles is my favorite froyo place in town and I have tried quite a lot! It’s a guilt free treats that never gets old.

Tons of options, but nothing that truly called out as a must have. The staff was more than willing to hand out samples, which is a great change from typical approach. «16 Handles» reflects the 16 different flavors of frozen yogurt available. The self-​serve «handles» are easy to operate and let you mix and match with ease. Pile on toppings and head to the scale to see the damages…

I mean what else can I say that others haven’t? It’s a chain so this location is similar to every other. The pricing is universally the same and most of the flavors I think overlap.
The only real difference is in toppings which seem to vary a bit. This location has chocolate covered pretzels and some weird trail mix /​chex mix type thing that had potato chips in it.
My favorite flavor remains as birthday cake.

on my latest visit… saw TWO COCKROACHES in the store. My friend and I left immediately, disgusting!
the lines are too long, you’re froyo starts to melt by the time you get to the cashdesk. not a nice visit… gone downhill!

I’m a huge yogurt fan and have ventured all over NYC in search of great frozen yogurt. After many, many yogurt spots, good bad and ugly, I now have a candidate capable of challenging the champ, Yoogler’s on Broadway between 10^th and 11^th. They have a ridiculous amount of flavors, creative ones too. I love cake batter and they happen to have the best I’ve had. On top of that, they have lots of toppings. You don’t believe me?!
Sit down for this. (whispering) …they have Nutella.
Enough said!
Yoogler’s and 16 Handles have different toppings so now I have a tie for favorite and will be visiting both. The two offer different toppings that gives you a different flavor to experience.

I mean, it’s ice cream. I love it.

Awesome self serve froyo with different flavors and toppings. I had the NY cheesecake with blackberries and blueberries.
Will be back.

16 handles. I think about you more than I think about the boy I’m dating.
I crave you. You make me happy. Marry me…
Now, seriously. Best frozen yogurt place in NYC. All of these other places are posers. 16 handles yogurt always tastes good, no funky after taste like all of the other places I’ve been to. No 3^rd tier toppings. Always good fruit, always good yogurt.
The other day I went there by myself when I was wondering around… and it literally made my day. Best dessert place.
Oh, also, they gave me a free frozen yogurt on my birthday! YESSSSSSSSSS.

Did not live up to the Unilocal reviews. Very average. Tried three flavors. Way too icy. I love creamy yogurt when I am treating myself to dessert. Yogorino is way better.

There are so many Frozen Yogurt joints nowadays! I’ve been to Yogurtland’(and was an employee), Red Mango and Pinkberry. I really like this place. This store in particular is really great. It’s spacious (for large crowds), clean, very pleasing to the eye (colors and décor), and have a great product!
I use to adore Yogurtland’s coconut flavored yogurt soo much. They make it better here. The consistency of their yogurt is also very on point. Thick, but not too thick. No one likes a runny yogurt machine, amirite?!
They keep their toppings center very clean. I am impressed by how quickly they fix any droppings that fall around the counter top. I know how much of a hassle it is considering people (like me) can be messy. They have a very large selection of toppings as well! They’ve got the usual toppings, but also a little more variety than other places. You can really mix it up!

So good. SO so so SOOO good. One of my favorite froyo places in the city!
Top favorite flavors:
1. Graham cracker. WHOA NELLY. I could literally eat a bucket of this stuff. Or two.
2. Cookies and cream. How is this more healthy than actual ice cream? Because I like it better.
3. Peanut butter obsession. Yes. Because I am obsessed.
The fact that it is self-​serve is dangerous because it gives me way too much power to fill ‘er up and I end up with WAY more ice cream than is good for me. But, I always tell myself that I only live once, and hey, froyo is healthy, right?

Soooo goood! Inexpensive! 10% off if you have a student ID! Will DEFINITELY be coming back. They have Spongebob being played on the tv! :D

There’s a reason the Red Mango nearby recently went out of business. 1. There’s a Pinkberry nearby, and we all know how tourists flock there. 2. 16 Handles impresses in every way I can think of.
The store’s design is clean and fresh, and the froyo machines/​topping containers are never empty. For me, the self-​service aspect already beats Pinkberry times a million. I don’t want to have to embarass myself by telling the barista I want 5 scoops of mochi; I’ll hide it under my hot fudge, thank you.
The staff always makes sure to ask if you want to try before you buy, which is a blessing, considering there are 16 (always changing) flavors. Free wifi, and the prices are reasonable. I don’t just do froyo for dessert — it can be a meal on its own.

Has regular yogurt gone the way of the typewriter? Frozen yogurt places are popping up all over you would think everyone in New York is healthy and filled with probiotics.
16 Handles happens to be one of the better fro-​yo places around… clean and with really good flavored yogurt, with no artificial aftertaste. I had peanut butter (superb), chocolate (good but chocolate seems to do better in full fat icecreams and gelatos), watermelon tart (really good), grapefruit tart (very very good), orignal tart (good), salted caramel (decadent), cappucino (yummy)…oh the list goes on. 16 Handles even has waffle bowls for those who want some to feel sinful while eating their probiotics. This place is candy colored, brightly lit and defintely a hangout for the teen and twenties set (at least the two times I went in).

«Meh» sums up the quality of the frozen yogurt here. I did enjoy the wide selection of delicious toppings. In fact, next time I go I may just get a cup of toppings. I’ve had better yogurt elsewhere.
I am a big fan of the pricing structure though. I love that you can really determine how much you’re getting, then get charged by the pound. This had to be explained to me by my friend though, as there were no signs or notices anywhere that I saw which explained how the pricing worked.

I’m not a fro-​yo fan, I like Gelato & Ice Cream. It’s what I crave but yesterdays RoTD had me at hello.
The August flavor of the month? Salted Caramel. I stopped in, saw a bunch of machines with handles. If you’re gonna put me to work you better have a quality product.
I zoom in for the kill. A small cup is almost the size of my kids sand bucket. Huge!
I pull the handle and out comes a nice treat, frozen salted caramel frozen yogurt. Mmmmm…
It tasted amazing so if you like fro-​yo, you need to check out 16 candles.
Err handles. (What type of dopey name is this??)

One of the best self serve froyo spots in the city:
— a lot of good flavors (cake batter, red velvet, peanut butter, etc.)
— a lot of unique, excellent toppings (toasted almond is the greatest)
— friendly and enthusiastic sampler givers
Definitely one of the best spots, and way better than the 2^nd ave location, which doesn’t give out samples. It can get pretty crowded, but this is a plus because it makes it much less embarrassing to keep asking for samples among the crowds since they don’t remember how many samples you’ve already tried. They are also very friendly and encourage trying more flavors, which is a welcome change from a lot of other places that seem bothered to help you try the flavors.

My far my favorite froyo place. 16 Handles’s variety of yogurt and toppings puts Pinkberry and Red Mango to shame. Tasti De-​lite? Don’t make me laugh.
I love loading up red velvet with Reese’s cups, mochi balls, chocolate, chocolate, and more chocolate. The tart flavors are great and not too icy. The fruit toppings are well-​stocked and not too mushy or overripe.
I knock a star off because the seating is virtually nonexistent. The place is always swarming with tourists and people get aggressive when they want to sit down. It’s still pretty tasty and worth your while. Grab a tasting cup and get into it.

Yum, I love self-​serve places! Got the pomegranate tart + euro tart
Taste — More icy than pinkberry, less creamy (at least for the tart flavors). A bit sweet, but still very good. Only downside is the limited # of tart flavors (2). Would’ve been nice to see a few more.
Toppings — fruit toppings very fresh, lots of chocolate-​covered items, several syrups available as well.
FYI other flavors included:
— birthday cake
— honey greek yogurt
— strawberry lemonade
— NY cheesecake
— vanilla

I am a major sucker for a good froyo spot, but you will never find me at Pinkberry. Tart is NOT for me — I like my frozen yogurt creamy and chocolate-​y like it should be.
16 Handles has it DOWN. This place not only has 16 flavors, it has 16 GOOD flavors. On my first visit, I ended up eating an assortment of 6 different flavors because I just couldn’t decide! By my second visit (the very next day, duh), I had figured it out and was able to limit myself to two.
My favorites were hands down Cookies and Cream and Graham Cracker. The Graham Cracker was a bit strong by itself, but if mixed with something else it was AWESOME. The May Flavor of the Month is Greek Honey, and as it sounds, it tastes like honey-​flavored greek yogurt. It wasn’t bad, but I definitely prefer regular, non-​frozen greek yogurt. I tried a million other flavors, but they all fell to the wayside next to the Cookies and Cream and Graham Cracker.
Downsides: The price was higher than I’m used to. It was $ 4 for what I would usually pay $ 2.50 — $ 3. Also, they were playing iCarly on TV on my first visit. Bad taste.