Orange Leaf

Good yogurt and way less crowded than 16 handles. Also, yogurt is just as good as its «superiors.» They also have Cinnamon Toast Crunch as a topping.

Love the oatmeal cookie flavor, the coconut, and salted caramel! There are so many froyo places in this area. 16 handles, Pinkberry, Orange leaf and one other one are all within 5 minutes walking distance from each other, but I decided to try out Orange Leaf as I had never heard about it before. Orange leaf is similar to 16 handles in that it is self serve with some similar flavors (16 handles also has salted caramel). Orange Leaf’s froyo are creamy and delicious, definitely better than 16 handles in terms of texture and overall taste. Their plain tart was also on par (You can always judge a froyo place on their plain tart). Great array of toppings as well. Additionally, they have dividers so you can put 3 flavors in without mixing. If I’m in the area again, I’ll be back.

Pinkberry. Red Mango. Orange Leaf. Add a color to a piece of vegetation or flora, and you’ve got a name for a froyo joint. I’m sure Purple Petal and Chartreuse Stamen can’t be that far behind!
But seriously…
This is a pretty nice place. It’s your typical self-​serve and pay — by — the — ounce froyo establishment. It has your average regular tart froyo plus some unique flavors. The beau got the sea salt caramel and covered it with chocolate sauce, rainbow sprinkles, and Oreo crumbles. It was decadent and delicious. I got the tart plus I topped it off with some strawberry banana «smoothie» mix; I topped it with strawberries, blueberries, and some granola which had a nice crunch and a warm cinnamon flavor to it.
I suppose the biggest plus was the lack of crowd. The Pinkberry and 16 Handles over on 2^nd Avenue near 82^nd are constantly mobbed.
This is a great extra option. Just, per usual, watch what you add to that big bowl, lest you end up paying $ 11 and having quite a full belly.

This is my second time to this type of froyo concept (serve yourself). I’ve always been a pinkberry kinda gal. But sometimes, you just need something different, and this past Thursday, was one of those days!
Orange leaf is very similar to 16 handles (which was my first time at froyo-​buffet). They have a large variety of flavors and toppings. We tried a bunch of flavors and a couple of toppings. I do like their salted caramel, brownie fudge and white chocolate. Lemon and banana was good too but orange was not good at all.
The staff here are very friendly (who told me about their loyalty card, spend $ 10 and get $ 1 off for next purchase), and were helpful (saw them helping someone with testing flavors). They also have free wifi (fyi)
This is a fun place to spend a short time hanging with friends, i was hanging with my mom who was in town.

This place is okay, but I found the froyo to be a bit underwhelming! I feel they need to adjust their machines bc each of the few times I’ve tried it seems to be a bit runny and not all the way frozen. Good amount of flavors to choose from, but I just haven’t loved anything I’ve tried. This place is waayyyy less crowded than 16 Handles or Pinkberry but I can see why. Seems a little bit cheaper than those too though, so that’s a plus.
I really, really wanted to love this place I just don’t :(. Maybe I’ll give it one more try.
Orange Leaf please fix your machines! No one wants half frozen, runny fro-​yo!

Tasty Frozurt… fun n helpful staff… pricey froyo, but hey its NY.
I was happy to find this spot, right up the street from my sister’s place.
Yes, I’m a weird one that loves Frozen Yogurt even in the snow!
(I’m a TRUE fan!) :)
They also just started offering delivery.
however, that’s hit or miss. which means, they only will deliver if it’s slow and they have an extra person available to go.
however, it was tasty and hits the spot if you’re having a frozen sweet treat!

I’ve tried a lot of places for frozen yogurt in NYC. I’ve been to Off the Wall, Yogurtland, 16 Handles, etc. However, Orange Leaf takes the cake. I love the selection of flavors. Another thing I like is the Frozen Yogurt Cookie Sandwich. It blew my mind how damn good it was. I got a chocolate chip cookie with cake batter yogurt in the middle.
I will definitely go back. As for prices, it is standard for any fro yo place. The cookie was about 3 bucks I think and it was extremely big.

This place is pretty good… I find it very hit or miss depending on what flavors they are offering. HOWEVER, they currently have oatmeal cookie and it is delish with cinnamon streusel topping and hot fudge — YUM. I judge my froyo based on the consistency, and my one complaint is this place is too runny/​melty. I find it melts within a couple minutes and turns to soup, and the consistency also varies greatly according to flavor. A good stop if you are passing by, and might be worth going out of your way to try the oatmeal cookie, but otherwise pretty standard froyo.

I’m a froyo addict, I’ll admit it. The creaminess, the flavors, the toppings — the endless combinations, especially thanks to places like Orange Leaf that are self-​serve! I actually stumbled upon Orange Leaf on my way to 16 Handles because its closer to where my parent’s apartment is, and I had to stop in to see what flavors they had.
Oatmeal Cookie?! SCRUMPTIOUS! The very nice staffer had an empty store at the time, and she kept offering me tastes of that day’s flavors. I felt bad (and I’m used to only getting ONE taste), so I only tried those I was seriously considering/hadn’t had before, then grabbed a ‘small’ container and filled it up! Flavors in general are a nice mix of seemingly healthy fruity ones and the indulge your real sweets craving with a better option ones (there were two different ‘cake batter’ type flavors — waaaay better than licking the bowl). Toppings too are similar to other froyo places, from fruit to granola, sprinkles to cheesecake bits, and the price per ounce is the same. Will I be back? Definitely when I visit my parents again — and especially if that Oatmeal Cookie flavor is around!

I love their variety of toppings and the flavor they provided. Also the self service is nice because you decide the amount you want to eat. having the discount card it is an incentive to consume in this place nice costumer service.

You really can’t F**K up Fro-​yos. I mean how? Is it possible? I was walking home all the way from mid 50s when I needed a break and decided to stop by this place for a afternoon treat and to take some load off my feet. Just FYI, Orange Leaf’s concept is quite similar to 16 Handles than to Red Mango or Pink Berry.
They have flavors like Snickerdoodle, Cheesecake, Classic Tart, Raspberry & Banana, Brownie Batter, Oatmeal Cookie, Peanut Butter, etc.
Was offered to try out some samples by the girl working there and I tried both the Snickerdoodle and the Brownie Batter. Both were gross in my opinion. So decided to get a little bit of other flavors in one of their OVER-​SIZED SMALL bowls
I got the Orange, Cheesecake, Peanut Butter, and Raspberry & Banana
–Raspberry & Banana= Although the description under the flavor label on the machine said «AWESOME COMBINATION!!» It was gross and tasted VERY artificial and I didn’t like that
–Orange= Boring Orangey Flavor. I thought it tasted like TANG (if you know what that drink is, if not, LOOK it up!!) YUCK, it tasted wayy too artificial
–Cheesecake= OK but also kind of boring and totally uncreative
–Peanut Butter= This was probably the best one as it did have a refreshing and REAL Peanut Butter taste. Still weak
PROS:
–Fairly inexpensive. I got a small bowl (which is really HUGE) of four different flavors and some fruits and total was less than $ 4
–Staff are OK but definitely NOT OVER-​FRIENDLY
–Accepts Credit Cards
–Seating Available with Electrical Outlets right behind the seating area
–Frequent Guest Card Available
CONS:
–Fro-​yos here taste more artificial than other places
–BORING flavors, it’s FALL season for God’s sake, make some new flavors like Maple, Pumpkin Spice, Chesnut, Apple Pie, Egg Nog, etc!!!
–The fro-​yos comes out a bit soupy/​milky/​watery from the machine at first which is disappointing and shows that the quality is low here.
–Frequent Guest Card has a weird concept. The guy told me that each dollar you spend, you get a point. And 10 points equals a $ 1 off your next purchase. So basically next time you purchase here, show them the card, they will swipe and you start accumulating the points Confusing? YES I KNOW. To worsen, my card was never swiped for the $ 4 I spent.
–Last but not least for some reason, the guy behind the counter did not let me know a frequent guest reward system exists when he was more than willing to offer the reward card and explain the system to the customer right after he rung me up. He could’ve forgotten it or he was discriminating or simply thought ‘He’s Asian so he probably doesn’t speak very good ENGRISH’. If he was doing his job right, he would’ve offered the card to me right after since I was having the fro-​yo in one of the seats directly across the counter. But NOPE, nothing despite me being the only customer there.
I guess I understand why it was so empty in that store. And no offense but the name’s so tacky. Orange Leaf? Come on and you’re right next to a place that’s called Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf. Definitely CHEESY. I’ll just stick to 16 Handles which is actually only an avenue away on the same street.

Wow! the oatmeal cookie is my new favorite flavor. So delicious and it tasted just like an oatmeal cookie. It was so good I didn’t even need toppings but of course I just had to add raisin oatmeal cookies and brownie bites. Hmmm

Ok… as far as frozen yogurt is concerned… This place is the BEST!
I’ve tried numerous other place in NYC, and I have to say that Orange Leaf has the best tasting Fro-​yo around. They have the Oatmeal Cookie flavor THAT IS AMAZING!
16 Handles is like a block east of this place. TRUST ME. Go to Orange Leaf. You won’t regret it

I’m OBSESSED with this place. Seriously. I get dollars off with my loyalty card almost every time I go in because I’m there so much. Yesterday I got $ 2 off. This place is everything.
–Oatmeal Cookie is the best damn froyo I’ve had in my life.
–Brownie batter is better than Chocolate.
–All the fruity ones are magic, except for Raspberry Banana, which I found a little lackluster.
–They’re organized in pairs, and you can either get just one or the other flavor, or pull the lever in the middle for a mixture of both! Like Orange and Vanilla!
–They have WHOLE Reese’s peanut butter cups. WHOLE. None of that little miniature shit.
–They also have Fruity Pebbles, which make every cup of froyo better.
–They have cool spoons.
I could keep going, but I think you get it.

Very similar to Yogurtland, but with even better toppings. Fresh fruit, candy, mochi, boba (multiple flavors!), and oddball items like graham crackers and wet (?) walnuts. Then, just when you’re feeling virtuous, you’re confronted with hot fudge and caramel sauce near the register. And if you dodge that? There’s a sign on the register saying that whipped cream is available.
The flavors themselves are good, although the fruity ones taste a bit artificial. The brownie and oatmeal cookie, on the other hand, taste like the real thing.
My one negative is that there isn’t much seating. The interior is really cute, though, and very clean and tidy. There’s free wifi and nutritional info readily available.
Super-​friendly staff convinced us to take a rewards card. Which pretty much means that I’m going to succumb eventually to that hot fudge.

OMG! Maybe I’m not experienced in the whole Yogurt movement but damn this Yogurt is amazing,

I don’t know if I loved this place because I had a few beers in me or not but it was amazing. The flavors were oohhh so good along with the texture. First, let me rewind… this place closes at 10pm on Sunday and the friendly lady behind the counter said we could come grab some fro-​yo a little afterwards — kudos to her! I got a lot of flavors including wedding cake mixed with cookie cake, peanut butter mixed with oatmeal cookie and red velvet. My favorite was the peanut butter mixed with oatmeal cookie. The peanut butter wasn’t over powering, it was just enough and mixed with the oatmeal cookie yummm! Texture wasn’t icy, it was nice and creamy. Toppings I included were Reese’s peanut butter cup and cookie dough. Staff was super friendly too, especially since we were there after closing time. Nice and clean inside with AC :) There is a sweet rewards card — each dollar gives you a point. 10 points gets you a dollar off next purchase! Their spoon design is da bomb-​diggity!

Cons
Their air condition isn’t working.
The yogurt/​ice cream comes out melted and soupy.
The taste of their yogurt/​ice cream is average at best — some of their flavors taste extremely artificial and filled with chemicals. (Pink Berry and Red Mango is so much better).
When I asked for a sample taste the girl did it for me and then stood over me as I tasted it.
They have those big, obnoxious sized cups.
Pros
They have cool spoons.

I was grabbing a few groceries from my local market, when lo and behold, across the street Orange Leaf opened.
I am really glad to see a «fro-​yo» place open up. It used to be a nail salon which I never went to. This block of 3^rd avenue is «moving on up» and in a good way.
It’s a relief to see that not every single storefront or building is a bar.
That being said, I did not want to wait until 3 PM for my fro-​yo fix! Yes, they are giving out FREE fro-​yo from 3 – 6 today, and I plan on sending hubby there on his way home from work.
I entered the shop and was greeted by multiple staff. The folks working at Orange Leaf are outgoing, friendly and have smiles to boot! It’s so nice to see smiling faces. A friendly employee edified me about the for-​yo. They make it fresh daily, and they have 16 flavors per day. Some of the choices, and I cannot remember them all:
–Wedding Cake (brought back wedding bell memories from 2 years ago. yes I am a newlywed)
BUT! It was much better than my wedding cake
–pomegranate
–Caramel Apple (yes it tastes JUST like caramel apple, not as messy and no stick to throw away)
–Raspberry
–Pineapple
–Cookie Cake
–Orange
–And the classic «Tart»
I decided on Tart with Pomegranate mixed together.
I will say that the Orange is fantastic, especially if you mix it with something such as wedding cake!
I filled my cup a bit, and decided on some fresh fruit toppings including strawberries, bananas, raspberries and a dash of sprinkles. I threw in some other random things as well.
i enjoyed my dessert, and was mingling with the friendly folks working there. yes, this is going to be one of my «go to» places. Why, do you ask? Because it is not SNOBBY! Not a snobbetarium! YAY!
They won’t have a hissy fit if I call it «ice cream», and in fact I was laughing with the lady working there about the «proper name» :P
Call it late for dinner, whatever-​you-​like, just buy some! Just keep the name of what you concoct PG-​13 for my sake! :)
The décor is funky and in a cool way! I love orange. I only recently began loving orange. I used to be into black clothing, dark colors and drab. But, lately I have been colorful. Seating was nice, and they have a bathroom :)
One concern: expect this place to get PACKED, as I do not see the shop seating many in long summer crowds. But, it’s a great pay off! Gives you a reason to take your dessert to the park, or eat it at home!
I hope this place really rocks. If you go there, they will get popular and that’s great because the prices can’t be beat
They also have a «rewards» card that is free to sign up for. Might as well check that out.
A+++ for awesome service, friendly folks, great décor, non pretentious and tasty ICE CREAM! :))))

Grand opening day! I was on my way home and noticed a really long line of kids, mommies, and babysitters! Never given up an opportunity of freebies — I immediately took a flyer and off to the back of the line I sprinted. After waiting about 15 mins, I was let in by the froyo bouncer and immediately greeted by one of the sweet young workers explaining their store’s concept. Very similar to 16 handles. Lots of flavors to choose from. However, since today is grand opening and in order to get people in and out as fast as possible — no free toppings :(. I was led towards the back where one of the workers handed me a small size cup and allowed me to fill it up as much as I wanted. They even gave me small size sample cups to try all the flavors before choosing (something 16 Handles doesn’t allow you to do). I sampled almost all the flavors before finalizing my decision — a mix of cookie cake, wedding cake, red velvet, brownies, caramel apple, cheesecake, and regular tart yogurt — a total of 1.1 lb of frozen yogurt (on top of the small cups I sampled). Cookie cake tasted very much like cookies and cremes but much much much better than Pinkberry’s — my fav. My second fav ended up being the original tart yogurt — not too sour and a nice balance to all the sweet flavors I got. Wish this place is a little closer to where I live. Definitely a great addition to UES!