Zen Zen Yogurt

35 weeks pregnant and I was having a craving for shaved ice. This was the only place still open at 9pm on a Saturday night within driving distance to Scottsdale. Their shaved ice was really good… I had coconut and pomegranate on mine. The downside is that you have to shave your own ice and pour your own syrup. Plus $ 6 for a medium size shaved ice is a bit expensive in my opinion. Other than that this place is OK.

Great selection of yogurts and toppings.

Love Zen Zen! Great customer service & great yogurt!

Decided to stop here after going for sushi nearby and saw the coupon available for first-​timers through Unilocal.
It’s a small place with a few tables, nice décor. I felt there were not that many flavors and some of the ones they had were not appealing to myself. I love any type of cake batter froyo and they had none.
The toppings were fine, again not as much variety as I’ve seen at other places.
The one thing that kind of bugged me is that the employees kids were all hanging around behind the counter. Does not seem very professional.
Without a coupon I’m not sure that I will return here.

My mom and nephew loved it! Hit the spot after having dinner next door!

As far as fro-​yo places go, you can’t get any better than this! They have a lot of gluten free flavors, which can be hard to find. Also they offer a lot of options for toppings, which is great. We actually came here a couple of times during our visit… it was that good!
The staff working here are friendly and helpful. Oh, and both times we visited it was very CLEAN. That’s a huge plus!

This was even better than we expected. I brought my stepdaughter here two days ago to try it out. I had worked at a soft serve place in high school and man, this is waaaay better. The young lady working was very helpful and enthusiastic, the flavors are great (try the salted caramel, you won’t be disappointed) and we each tried two flavors in our cups. They always keep a sugar free option or two and some of the fruit sorbet flavors which was nice to know.
I only filled halfway in each of our cups, because they are big and with toppings we paid $ 8.50 so this was exactly the price range we thought it would be. I saw someone getting theirs to go, so that would be a fun way to take it home and share.
We loved it and we can’t wait to go back for more!

YUM! I love me some good Fro-​Yo! They also have shaved iced here and boba tea.

I really like Zen Zen Yogurt. It seems to be staffed by mostly teenagers but they’re all very friendly and helpful. They rotate a few of the flavors and then keep the tried and true. There aren’t as many options as some of other places but I don’t mind – I always go for the Original Tart anyway. They’re always playing Food Network on the TVs so it’s fun to watch Chopped and Cupcake Wars while you eat your fro-​yo.
My one criticism is that they won’t let customers have access to the sample cups. A staff member has to come out and individually serve each sample. When it’s busy or there’s a line, it doesn’t even seem worth it to sample (and that’s half the fun of a fro-​yo shop for me!). I understand that it’s probably to cut down on excessive sampling but I still find it a little strange.

This place is good not amazing. Tthere’s a «something» missing to the ambience, there’s too few flavors, and it bugs me when they don’t let you pour your own samples — I dislike having to wait around for the guy to pour it — all of which would merit it 3 stars, but the yogurt IS creamy & THEY HAVE WHIPPED TOPPING, which few yogurt stores have, & NUTELLA, which would merit 5 stars — so all together a 4 star day.

Perfect location for a yogurt shop, for sure!
Whether you just finished a spicy meal at Pei Wei, dance class down the way, or are keepin is healthy at Subway… yogurt is the perfect way to finish off he night. As a yogurt place this one is just like the rest, but on the good end of the scale. Clean inside, great flavors they are always rotating out, and plenty of toppings to satisfy anyone (all kinda of chocolate, fruity pebbles, capt crunch, berries, and lots of chocolate, camels and beyond for sauces).
Check ‘em out!

Long delayed review here! Clearly there is no shortage of frozen yogurt places but it’s hard to find one that with the right mix in fro-​yo consistency and taste. Of course, it’s a personal preference, and my pick in AZ is Zen Zen since I can also get my shaved ice fix here!
I’m a big fan of anything taro so I was stoked they had it available the day we went. Part of the fun of eating fro-​yo is the surprise of what flavors you end up with on the day that you visit regardless of where your favorite place is. I also love fro-​yo places that have seasonal favorites and Zen Zen has that covered, too. Being that I’m one of the blessed few who can’t handle too much dairy, I’m grateful they carry multiple non-​dairy flavors — from what I recall, I think they carry sugar-​free options as well, for those of you that care. Sidenote: they keep this place clean which is always a plus!
Anyways, if you’re around this area, stop by, try it out and you’ll be greeted by quality service. It’s always great to see staff taking pride in what they love and what they do. Would love a Zen Zen Yogurt in California!

Seriously sub par on the soft serve yogurt craze. I have been to ALL the others, and this was seriously the worst. The yogurt is SO runny… the flavors are mostly just «meh», nothing exciting, and the toppings do not look fresh at all.
On the few occasions I have been here, the employees seem to always be put out that you ask for samples. Hey-​ya know what assholes? Don’t insist on doing it YOURSELF then. Leave it to the customers. But do not be surly.
Yogurtology is hands down the best. No contest.

Meh.
My standards for quality froyo are high since I frequent Yogurtology (Shea and Scottsdale), Yogurtland (I’m the Duke in Scottsdale), and sometimes I go to Mojo in Tempe.
This place has «ok» flavors. I had the original tart, that was quite a bit tart. The toppings are ok. My friend really liked the fact that they have banana chips, but that’s because we usually eat our froyo at home and we were far away from home, and she didn’t have to use her personal stash.
Since it made her happy, I gave this place an extra star. I’m cool like that.
Hmm…let’s see. They have a snow machine. Not really sure what this is for. It seems out of place.
It’s far from my house, and not really worth my drive. I guess if it was by my house, and I had no other options, I’d frequent this business.
This is the one time, and one time only that I will say this… Thank God, I live in Old Town Scottsdale.

Out of all the froyo shops opening up, this is my least favorite. The setup was predictable, the flavors weak. Of course we weren’t allowed to get samples ourselves, and we had to ask for someone to help us out. I felt like I ruined the girl’s day by asking for more than two samples.
The toppings bar seemed dirty. I felt like I was going to catch a virus from the fruit, which looked like it was leftover from the day before. I had no clue which type of chocolate chips I chose – the hand-​written labels were in groups of three along the back row. Confusing.
I’m glad we didn’t have to pay full price – thank you Unilocal check-​in offer! One thing I did like were the chairs outside of the place. Perfect to sit and have a good conversation with a friend.
I’m not going out of my way to come back here.

For those of you who are really into this self serve fro-​yo fad, Zen Zen Yogurt is probably your place. It’s as good, if not better, than most of the others I have tried. But to me, it suffers from the same problems all the others do.
Sure; it’s big and clean.
Sure; it has a wide variety of flavors (and what I sampled was quite good)
Sure; It has all the clique toppings you could ask for.
Sure; you can «control» the cost since they charge you by the ounce.
Unfortunately, like other self service places… The Yogurt itself is barely frozen. It comes out so soft, that the first pump is incredibly liquidy. And on our less than 10 minute drive home (and this was at night when it was only in the mid 70’s) our bowls were practically melted. We put them in the freezer for a few minutes hoping it would solidify a little more. This didn’t help too much. Zen Zen may need to add a few more tables and chairs, because eating it there is the only way I could image being able to enjoy it on a hot summer night.
I also can’t stand that there are only two bowl sizes at all of these places. If the yogurt were harder, and the bowls were smaller, I could maybe pump something that also looks a little nicer in the bowl. I know taste is a lot more important than presentation when it comes to self service food. But it would be nice if there wasn’t just a little glop in my oversized bowl.

4.5 stars from me.
What I like best about this place is the selection of toppings! They simply have things that no other yogurt place has! Like… the Almond Roca topping. (I swear I go there for just that…) Or… the Nutella topping… love Nutella!
I go here because it’s the close FroYo to my house, and I think it’s less per oz than other places. (Hey, it all adds up, right?)
Staff is friendly, and it’s always clean inside. :)

I finally had the chance to try out one of the newest fro yo shops to hit Phoenix and it just took one bite to make me realize what I’ve been missing all these months!
When I first walked into Zen Zen, I noticed how spacious and clean it was. They could definitely fit more chairs and seating inside but instead, they kept it very «zen-​like» and open for the crowds that make Zen their sweet destination on nights and weekends. I asked for a sample cup but the girl took me to the frozen yogurt and poured it for me. I’m not sure if they do this for everyone. The attention was nice, but I wonder how it works when it’s crowded? Anyway! I tried a couple different flavors. Oh creamy wonders of the world! The frozen yogurt is some of the creamiest I’ve tasted and trust me, I’ve tasted plenty of frozen yogurt.
I decided to go with the ultimate chocolate combo: chocolate milkshake and Reece’s peanut butter cup. The yogurt is so creamy and rich, a little satisfies even the most serious of sweet tooth cravings. The frozen yogurt is reasonably priced as long as you don’t fill it to the brim which takes will power not to do because the frozen yogurt is so good.
The only main issue is parking, but that’s a problem for the complex and not Zen Zen. It would be ideal if they could reserve a couple of parking spaces up front so that visitors can get in and out with fro yo in hand. But, Zen Zen is so good that I will search for a spot until I find one!

This place is perfect in every way. The selection of yogurts were variant, which I loved!
I love the green tea and the sweet taro. Those two flavors are my personal favorite.
You can stop by after dining out in one of many restaurants in the same vicinity. (Pita Jungle, Pei Wei, Baja Fresh just to name a few)
The owners work here, so they do a good job at making the place nice and clean.

Just what I need… another self serve frozen yogurt shop close to home!
I noticed the sign for Zen Zen Yogurt a few weeks ago and it’s finally open, and yes — I’m getting the FTR!
After a filling dinner at Pita Jungle, we happened to wonder over to Zen Zen this evening for some dessert. We were greeted immediately by Duke, one of the owners. He told us they just recently opened and as a matter of fact, they will be celebrating their grand opening this Saturday (⁴⁄₁₇) from 11am — 10pm. He gave us sampling cups and we went to town… (not really, but I wanted to write that!)
The store is clean and colorful… there were some other customers enjoying FroYo that were chatting with us while we checked it out. I sampled the Red Velvet, and then filled a cup with part Peanut Butter and part Chocolate. All of the flavors were creamy and delicious… even the chocolate which was no sugar! Jared went with a variety of tart flavors including Green Tea, Pomegranate, and Original. We both chose from their variety of toppings including all kinds of fresh fruit, cereal, marshmallows, chocolate, mochi, and boba. Yes, I said boba!
It was $ 6.42 total for both of our concoctions… 39 cents per ounce. (Yikes — I just did the math and that means that we shared a total of 16.46 ounces — that’s a lot!) Susie, Duke’s cousin, rang us up.
Duke informed us that they always have at least one dairy free flavor and I noticed that most of the flavors were gluten free as well… they also offer a shaved ice machine, which Duke recommends putting in your cup and mixing with the frozen yogurt. I will have to try that next visit!
If you’re looking to try the latest and greatest frozen yogurt in town, go support this family owned and operated business and get your Zen Zen on! I’m sure I’ll be back again soon. Mmmmm!