Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE ICE CREAM ! Menchi’s is my one stop shop for curing that craving for as little to as much of it as I want. Being able to mix flavors is the best I was a little skeptical at first with it until a friend of mine turned me onto it. So instead of having a flavor I don’t like sitting in the freezer at home I walk down to Menchi’s, being able to sample as much as I want is awesome and usually leave content on just the samples lol.

I am not attempting to burn a bridge with Menchies; however, I have been a regular customer since the new management took over the store. Menchies promotes the Menchies card and the program. You do not need to have a card but register with your phone number. I use my phone number. I talked with the owner’s wife once about not receiving my points and I talked with the owner a few times at the beginning. (Mind you… I left a not with my name and phone number a few times. Apparently, the owner did not receive it.)
The last time I was in the young man at the counter did not put in my points correctly with my phone number. He took the receipt, crumpled it up and threw it in the trash. I wanted to leave my number so the points could be put in later. He said that it did not matter. The owner does not come in much. He does not remember the last time he has seen him. He also said that it did not matter the manager probably would not add the points either.
I like their yogurt. So I stopped in last week and two young women were at the counter. I gave them my name and phone number with a message. The young women said that they could only remind the others to enter points correctly. I still left the note with no response from the owner. I have never heard back from the manager or owners. I also let the young women know that I wanted to give Menchies an opportunity before I placed a review on Unilocal.
When you market a program, provide it. I am dismayed that staff talks about their owner and a manager in a negative manner. I have only encountered one person who gives quality service. I am disappointed because I like their yogurt, and I like to see neighborhood businesses prosper.

Good yogurt and good options. Pretty bog standard froyo. Not worth a special trip but it gets the job done.

Strawberry will and forever be my favorite flavor here! I love menchies, every time I’m in Capitol Hill I have to stop by for some yummy fro yo! The service was really nice, the girls who helped serve me were really sweet and friendly.

FRO-YO:The fro-​yo is good but not always consistent, sometimes having a grainy texture or icy globs. Variety of flavors fruity, tart and otherwise.
REWARDS PROGRAM: They have a rewards program, «earn 50 smiles get $ 5 free fro-​yo» you have to sign up and give them your number which you have to remember to give them or they will not ask most of the time.
$ 5 FRIDAY: They have $ 5 Friday 9PM-​11PM — fill the cup for $ 5. Seems simple enough but somehow this can be inconsistent as well, I was just charged $ 17 Friday as I chose to use my smile points reward on a Friday but didn’t know and they didn’t tell me that it wouldn’t apply to a $ 5 fro-​yo cup. Why ask me if I want to burn my $ 5 rewards and pay $ 17 on $ 5 Friday?
SERVICE: Young, rotating staff with varying sense of knowledge about policy. If you are lucky enough to go in when they young lady with the blonde hair with ponytail is working good for you, she is very good at her job, very nice, very professional and knowledgeable.
OTHER LOCATIONS MAY BE BETTER~! I have been taking my son here since it opened because we live very near and he loves «ice-​cream»,
If you live nearby and desire Menchies Fro-​yo by all means it’s easy but I would not recommend going out of your way to come here, especially since there is nowhere to park.

This place was ok. Parking really sucks. Kind of like downtown parking with street parking and parking structures around the corner. The inside floors were super sticky and dirty. I walked in with clean shoes b7t walked out with sticky shoes. Doesn’t seem like they clean the place that much either.
It is $ 0.51 per ounce here. They have sample cups for you to sample. 15 flavors total. Half were fruity flavors such as strawberry kiwi sherbert, lemonade, strawberry, orange banana. Some other creamier flavors include greek vanilla bean, cookies and cream, toasted smores, milk chocolate.
They have a big variety of toppings such as fresh fruits, candy, and mochi. They also have the waffle cones that you can include in your yogurt.

Fro-​yo was alright – tasted like Yogurtland.
Nothing special. If you’re craving for froyo, drop by!

Never been before — great selection — love being able to mix and match! Yummy — can’t wait to come back

Awesome froyo and service! Love this place. Fun toppings too. The fresh waffle cone is amazing

The original tart is the only one that never lets me down. I’ll always sample ones that sound interesting but it usually ends up too sweet or tasting really artificial. I always be sure to sample it first because there was a time when I did sample the tart flavor and it had gone rancid. Overall you pretty much get what you pay for here. Nothing over the top. Occasionally they do this happy hour fill your cup for $ 5 or free waffle bowls (I live on top of it so I just see the signs all the time haha) My ONLY gripe is I love fresh fruit w/​my froyo and I practically NEVER get the fruit here because ⁹⁄₁₀ times its mushy or brown and looked like its just been sitting there all day :(Please please please replenish the fruit more often and use fresh fruit!

Fro-​yo in cap hill
There’s not many fro-​yo places around for some reason so I’m glad this one is here. It’s pretty standard to the ones I’ve tried in Queen Anne and Green Lake. The staff was nice. The place was busy during a week day.

Frozen yogurt yummy. And you get tonic and match flavor and toppings. The employees were friendly and did not rush hard choices by7 year olds. At 7 you really have big choices to make at Menchies. The older teens choice were made with authority they know their yogurt. It was a nice to sit outside and enjoy the sunny spring weather. Nice outdoor seating good company good treats!

I just started going to this location recently due to the recent closing of Yogurtland, and the thing I like the most is that they have 16 flavors. Most of the Menchie’s locations I go to only have 12 or 14, so this is a real treat. The fro-​yo is self-​serve and is $ 0.49 per ounce. Menchie’s makes their own yogurt, so most of the flavors are from the Menchie’s Private Label Collection. They have a good variety of chocolate, vanilla, fruit flavors, tart, sorbet, and NSA flavors. as for toppings, there are over 50 which include chocolate chips, cookies, candy, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, fruit, mochi, boba, sprinkles, freshly made waffle bowls, and various sauces
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Their dining area is big and there are tables to sit inside or outside. They also have a few board games for their customers who want to spend a little bit of extra time while enjoying their dessert. It’s a fun atmosphere and very brightly decorated.
Menchie’s offers a mySmileage rewards program where customers earn smiles (points) for every dollar spent. Once 50 smiles are earned, a $ 5 reward of Menchie’s Money is earned. The mySmileage program also gives a $ 5 birthday reward to be used during the month of a customer’s birthday. There is a military discount available for patrons with a valid military ID.
There is parking on the street as well as garage parking with validation for up to one hour. If you’re looking to take some fro-​yo home, pre-​packs of previous flavors of fro-​yo are sold in 32 oz containers for a nice price.
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A Menchie’s is a Menchie’s is a Menchie’s, right?
Welllll, kind of.
While the yogurt is as good as any other Menchie’s, I can’t say I like their fruit. The strawberries are always a little dry. The bananas are a little too brown and mushy. The mangoes are borderline similar in texture to apples. It’s all just dry and seems like it’s been sitting out for awhile. Perhaps it’s not their fault. Perhaps people who come here just opt for the candy more frequently so the fruit doesn’t get rotated/​replenished as much as everywhere else. Who knows.
Regardless, even though my boyfriend and I go to Menchie’s a lot and he lives pretty close to this location, I almost never suggest this place to him. Maybe one day I’ll crave froyo and come here and the fruit will magically be its usual amazing self. Then it’ll be review update time!

It’s froyo, and it’s three blocks away from me. The Greek Vanilla flavour is awesome, the staff is friendly, there’s ample seating, and… it’s froyo. I’m really not too hard to please.
PS: It’s froyo

The yogurt here is not good. Last two times I went I threw out my cup after barely eating any. Yogurt tastes sour, not tart like it is at Yogurtland. Also has a weird grainy texture with hard crispy chunks. It’s really gross. I miss Yogurtland on Broadway.

*sigh* now that Yogurtland has closed on Broadway, my next best option is Menchie’s up the road. Not that Menchie’s doesn’t have some good flavors, I just feel like the selection is not as appealing (to me) as Yogurtland’s. I was a big fan of flavors like Taro and Pistachio, which this Menchie’s didn’t offer when I went.
The sample cups are nice, to know what you’re getting. The pricing is pretty standard for a froyo place, too. The flavors are all just a little on the sweeter side.
And their mochi is terrible. Like, stale and plastic-​tasting terrible. Avoid them.

Menchie’s is a very clean, very spacious, modern, self-​serve yogurt parlor with the widest assortment of yogurts I have ever seen. It’s best suited for young people and groups, but I do feel that the pricing for the self-​serve yogurt is a bit high. For the cost-​conscious, their pre-​packaged yogurt is a better value, but unfortunately this eliminates the option to try their exotic flavors.
Atmosphere: Mechie’s is located in the heart of the shops in Capitol Hill, and is quite large, clean, and modern. For example, the seats are wide, curvaceous plastic bowls that make it difficult to hang your coat over the back, but are relatively comfortable and make the store stand out from its competitors, Pinkberry, and Yogurtland. In addition, there is a LOT of space. I typically equate self-​serve yogurt shops to being small, but this place has plenty of room, and would be excellent for big gatherings.
The Food: Mechie’s might have the widest variety of yogurts (at least by numbers) among all the self-​serve yogurt shops. I think they circulate seasonal flavors, but you can get fun things like «cinnayumm bun,» «cookie dough monster,» «the apple of my pie,» «toasty marshmallow,» along with the classic plain tarts. There’s seriously more than a dozen flavors available at any time. Their assortment of toppings is similar to that of Yogurtland/​Pinkberry but one thing that I enjoyed was their current promotion of a free waffle bowl! I chose the chocolate covered waffle bowl and its crunchy texture and loaded flavor was an excellent pairing to the non-​tart yogurts in my bowl.
To summarize Menchie’s would be excellent for the occasional treat, as a gathering place for large groups, or as a dessert to cap off a date-​night, and I would recommend it for these situations.

Like any other froyo shops such as Yogurt Land, this place lets you fill your own cup. You choose what flavors and what toppings, and pay by weight.
On Friday evenings, you can fill up an entire bowl for $ 5! (I haven’t tried, but I think it’s a good deal!).
Some other things I like: there is a loyalty program, so that you get points for your purchases. Also, the place is not super crowded, and they have plenty of sample cups, so you can take your time and sample as much as you want!
3 stars, because really there is nothing unique about this place, feels like a copycat.

My husband and I had walked up and down the area, and I started whining for something sweet. I had to explain to my husband that it wasn’t him that I wanted – I wanted ice cream or yogurt!
Luckily Menchie’s was nearby, so we stopped in. It’s like any other standard froyo shop. They had a variety of flavors (loved the banana) and I liked that they had low fat, fat free, and vegan friendly options.
The cashier girl lady was nice, the store was clean, and they had clean bathrooms for customer use. Yay!