Cultive Frozen Yogurt

This is definitely my go-​to when it comes to Frozen Yogurt in Downtown Sacramento – on second thought, it’s the ONLY frozen yogurt place I’ve really like since I moved to Sacramento.
My favorite thing about Cultive is that they always have original tart on hand, regardless of the other flavors that they’re cycling. I always try every flavor (it’s the fun part!), but go home with original tart.
I would like more consistency in terms of the fresh fruit available, but overall I am sure fond of this place. I somehow always hit the $ 7+ mark on my yogurt, so it’s not super cheap… granted I pile my cup.
Like stated in other reviews, I’m not so hot about the staff keeping their groupies around. They’re always half-​laid on the tables amongst other transient-​type-​activities, and it always makes you feel as if you’re walking into THEIR territory and disrupting something important.

Thank goodness, a frozen yogurt place that always has original tart. Each visit, I sample other flavors as if I don’t already know I’ll be leaving with a cup of tart yogurt.
The toppings station is kept tidy and well-​stocked. I only get fruit, mochi balls, and whipped cream, but the candy station is always so tempting.
Peeve: The employees’ friends are often sitting around, taking up space, freeloading, and making a ruckus. Um, don’t you people have jobs or homes or something? At least don’t be so damn intrusive.

My favorite yogurt hot spot in downtown!
Big Spoon has runny frozen yogurt– Cultive has a great consistency. Their carrot cake frozen yogurt and butter pecan are so delicious. Plus, I love that they always have the original tart– the original frozen yogurt flavor.
They always keep cut up fresh fruit and have a great assortment of candies and toppings.
The punch card keeps me coming back!

Definitely my favorite fro-​yo spot in Sac, and I’ve been to just about all of them. They always have a great selection of fresh cut fruits, cheesecake chunks, mochi balls, and of course chocolates and candy galore! The frozen yogurt itself is always great too! Always tastes fresh, and never the weird chalky taste I sometimes get elsewhere.
Don’t forget to use the 20% off coupon you can get on the back of just about any receipt from the Safeway right next door.

One of the worst frozen yogurt places in Sacramento.
I tried pumpkin, tart, and green apple tart before committing to good old vanilla. All three were very watery and tart and green apple were inedible. While there was a lot of candy toppings, the quality of the fresh fruit was sub-​par. The kit kat and heath bar saved the mediocre vanilla froyo.
There was a small mishap when I was getting my change and one of the workers got defensive. Although it wasn’t a huge deal, it is probably not a good idea for workers to be argumentative with customers.
I will definitely not be back.

I had a hankering for frozen yogurt yesterday and used my Droid app and upped popped Cultive just down the street from work.
I tried a sample of the the red velvet cake and a few others, but ultimately ended up with chocolate, topped off with fresh, sweet strawberries and chocolate chips and by the time I got back to the office, it was gone!
They charge 39 cents an ounce if that means anything to you. I paid $ 3 and change and that was well spent.
I was a little disappointed that they did not have chocolate-​covered raisins, but I will be back!

The aboslute best Fro-​Yo in Sac for the price, yes there’s better, yes there’s cheaper but this is BY FAR the best for the money!
Delicious flavors that cycles frequently yet they update the flavors via twitter so I know what’s up!!!
All the usual toppings and really nom nom mochi… mmmmmmm

I hate this place for being so far away. My husband and I keep trying other froyo places and continue to be disappointed. We may or may not keep coming to Sac exclusively to come here. Maybe.
OK setting aside the fresh fruit toppings and the amazing selection of chocolates, nuts, cereals, and sauces you get here, the yogurt itself is really amazing. Like, you could eat it with no toppings and it would still be delicious… but where’s the fun in that?
My favs so far are the cheesecake, pineapple, and pumpkin. Pumpkin!
Recently Cultive opened a new shop in SF so that’s getting a bit closer. Come on down further south! My husband and I alone will make it worth your while!

Best price in town! Theres always a different variety of flavors, (um, cheesecake??) and its always pretty clean. Dont get me wrong– I love Mochii and Yogurtogo– but WOW. My 3 year old Mia loves choosing her own (fresh fruit) toppings– Ive made friends with every cashier there– and have taken numerous family members as well– parking is rad x10– esp if youre shopping at your friendly neighborhood Safeway (Hey Melissa!) this whole shopping center has a great vibe and is what upper midtown is all about– good yogurt, good folks, great times!

Ok So I am the 33^rd person to review this. I just want to give a shout to one of my favorite basketball players #33 Scottie Pippen being inducted into the HOF. I know this is adding no significance to this review I just wanted to say that. :P
Ok review time!
After food and good times with some great peeps at Bombay Grill (shout out to Jefferson L. for the Wed UYE) only 5 of us remained. We decided to walk over (in what seemed like the longest walk in midtown history) to Cultive for some yogurt. I settled for the mix of standard chocolate and my favorite here the country vanilla. All of the toppings were well stocked and fresh. I sprinkled the andes mint chips in my cup to make it complete. I loved the place and the price was actually cheap because I filled my cup up to the rim. Nice outdoor seating for people watching. I will be back to try more flavors.

I don’t know why I keep trying new fro-​yo places thinking that I’m going to be shocked by something new and wonderful. Not to say that Cultive’s treats weren’t wonderfully tasty in this triple digit heat, but like most of the other yogurt places in Sac, they’re pretty much all the same. A few different toppings here, add/​subtract flavors there. Fro-​yo shops are a dime a dozen around here so you pretty much can take your pick and likely be pleased.
You hear that, Sacramento? No more fro-yo…we’re over-​populated as it is.
Let’s think of something unique now, entrepreneurs. (And no, your fancy cupcakes aren’t unique either no matter what flavors you have or how you do your frosting swirl… I know that was on your mind!)

I felt like a kid in a candy store, helping myself to endless samples of yogurt. In fact I was getting full off the samples! They had such a big selection of yogurt flavors and toppings that it was hard to decide what to squeeze into my cup. I obviously squeezed in a lot because I paid about $ 6. It was so worth it.

Oh yes, yes, yes.
Yes to the friendly employees who I’m sure work long hours (since I go there quite often and have only seen about three different people working the register) and yet always have a smile for us and put up with my indecisiveness and need to sample every flavor.
Yes to the stunning array of fresh fruit. Sometimes I’ll get just a little sorbet atop a pile of fruit. Mmm mmm mmm and much cheaper than a fruit salad from Safeway or the like.
Yes to the inventive flavors. Always a sorbet each week (perfect for when I’m being finicky about dairy) as well as a variety of delicious flavors including, but not limited to, cupcake, irish mint, dulce de leche, tart, the basic vanilla and chocolate, and of course, my personal favorite… RED VELVET. The red velvet flavor is actually what lured us in in the first place. We were exploring our new neighborhood when we glanced in this place while strolling by, then dashed back and pressed our noses up against the window to read all of the delicious flavors. A decision I most definitely do not regret.
And oh yes… YES to the cleanliness of the joint. It’s small enough that employees can keep an eye on all the customers… which results, naturally, in less sticky little child hands in all of the candy toppings. Always appreciated.

5 stars for being VERY generous! I hope I don’t get any employee in trouble but he was extremely nice to everyone there and therefore will return to Cultive.
We heard about the groupon and were interested in going. Unfortunately we couldn’t print it out so we decided to just go anyways because I was craving fro yo and I was down to try somewhere new.
When we got there there were 3 other people there that had the groupon but the employee was not sure about how to ring the coupon since no one told him about it since he clocked in. (poor guy!) Instead he gave the group of people a special, 2 for 1 fro yo’s.
How nice of him!
When we were ready to check out he insisted on giving us the same deal. Whatta cool guy! We told him about our difficulties with printing so he was able to grant it for us. We also got a frequent buyers card.
I got red velvet with original tart. It was divine! They have A LOT of toppings. More than most fro yo places around town.
The only downfall was that their tart was watery… Maybe because it was the end of the night but it was still good.
I enjoyed my yogurt and will for sure come back soon!

Cultive is my favorite yogurt place (and not because it’s so close to my house — that’s actually a bad thing with this place).
There’s always eight excellent choices of yogurt and if you’re lucky, Cake Batter will be one of those! The inside is always sparkling clean and the fruits are fresh (and not frozen).
They claim to add additional healthy, active culture bacteria to their mixes — so that makes it a health food, right!!! :-)

YES… Another Yogurt place in Sac… lord knows we didn’t need another one, but yet again, when I moved and found this place within walking distance I quickly change my mind.
It’s a combo of everything you love, but better! Mochi, check! Topping [including almond roca and cappuccino crunch… plus captain crunch!] Check! Tart /​Sorbet /​Yogurt, Check! and FRUIT, check!
But the reason I love this place, pineapple sorbet… FANTASTIC!
And until June 2010…20% off if you shop at Safeway first (look at the back of your receipt!]
It will be a $ 1.50 yogurt… seriously…seriously!
MMMMMMMM…

Yes, ANOTHER yogurt shop, as if Midtown needed anymore of those.
At the recommendation of a friend, I came here last night. I figured it’d be nice if it turned out to be decent because it’s so close to my house that I could walk there sometimes when the weather gets warmer.
When I first walked in, I was infatuated but cautious. The place was neat, clean, and had a bright, cheery décor with sherbet colored walls and silver vinyl chairs (think 50s diner). So, it was adorable, but was it any good?
I stalked up and down the row of available yogurt flavors and finally chose New York Cheesecake. I filled my cup a generous amount, more than a traditional scoop size, and continued on to the toppings.
The toppings were a little overwhelming to be honest — in a good way. The toppings are kept in plastic bulk food style containers with little scoops in them and they looked perfectly neat and tidy. They had everything from chocolate chips to nuts to bits of cereal to cheesecake bites. I decided to keep it simple and just tossed a layer of chopped walnuts onto my scoop.
The second toppings station consisted of the things that need to be kept cold (fruit, for example). I added kiwi, mango, strawberry, blueberry, blackberry, and raspberry to my cup. All of the ingredients were perfectly fresh and tidy looking again. Strawberries aren’t even in season right now, but they were bright red and sweet.
I entertained the thought of adding one of their many sauces to the top of my mountain of yum, but decided against it because I was trying for a healthier snack.
My cup was almost full when I got it to the counter but my total only came to $ 3.17 — nice! The girl behind the counter wasn’t overtly friendly or outgoing, but she was pleasant and kept the place clean.
Everything was delicious — the cheesecake flavor was too good for me to believe it was really nonfat and the nuts and fruit were fresh and uniformly chopped. What a beautiful little snack from a great shop.
Other bonuses, they’re open pretty late for a yogurt shop and I heard they rotate yogurt flavors so you’re always bound to find something new to try. Bravo!
I will be back!

Another great fro-​yo shop. This would probably be the safest place to take people who like more of the ice cream type yogurts and for those die hard fans of the Euro style. It’s down the middle without being a sellout.
Their fruit selection is outstanding. It probably had the most fruit choices I’ve found so far. They offer a bountiful spread of candies, but don’t go overboard. You’ll also find about a dozen different sauces to perfectly top your treats, and they aren’t as ridiculously sweet as other places.

«Mom, you NEED to write a Unilocal review for this place… I don’t want it to go out of business».
So, upon my daughter’s request, and my own love of this place, I humbly submit my two cents:
I shop at the Safeway (next door) just about everyday, and have always wondered why this place seems to be empty (maybe one or two customers)… what is wrong with you people? You need to give it a try.

I especially love the non-​dairy flavor (strawberry, kiwi, something), and the cake batter flavor.
They have a great selection of fruit, sweet kiddie-​dream toppings, mochii, and syrups (white chocolate, kiwi, and other standards). We have become regulars here, so it’s a nice bonus to have the «frequent flyer» card.
This place has become a nice substitute for monetary allowance/​bribes.

Love their product and I love their hours! They are open until 11pm!!! It is so awesome for those 10:45 pm yogurt cravings. They are also good for a quick bite on your lunch hour. The fruit is fresh, the granola is good, and the mochii… oh my GOODNESS… the mochii. it is so good. They have so many flavors! My favorite though is still the plain=)
Love fresh berries and granola and mochii… yum
So glad that this place opened up in my hood. It is convenient and delicious.
I think it is so much better than the Big Spoon type of yogurt joint. I consider this adult yogurt. Maybe someone wouldn’t like that, but it is perfect for me. The price is also super right… I usually end up spending 5 – 6 dollars at Yogurt-​A-​Go-​Go, but only 3 dollars for even more yogurt and toppings. (I am not a yogurt pig either…5−6 dollars at the other place is not much!