Frozen Monkey Yogurt

This was a great place, but it’s been closed for 5 years now. Please, Unilocal,take this down so that the phone doesn’t get called anymore. I feel so bad, the owner of that number gets many calls, don’t call that number anymore. Nice person though we had a great conversation.

I enjoyed this place a lot. It’s a cute name for a frozen yogurt store. I was happy the original flavor wasn’t as tart tasting as Pinkberry’s. I loved there green apple too. The mochi was good quality as well.
Personally, I enjoy putting on my own toppings, which is why this place only gets 3-​stars. Most newer places have progressed from the Pinkberry ripoff type model and allow you to add whatever toppings you want and charge you buy weight.

I knew they were so bad they would close up. Poor management, poor quality products. I’m really not surprised.

Frozen yogurt was okay. I got original which wasn’t very tart… maybe a little salty? Weird, I know. Texture was a little icy but not terrible. It’s a big space for a fro yo place.
LOVE the name, though.

I didn’t know what to think.
I stopped in here last week, attracted by the interesting interior (see photos). I have never been to Pinkberry because I don’t like tart-​tasting anything. They told me at Frozen Monkey that yes, their yogurt flavors were also tart. I sampled one anyway, just to be sure it was not my cup of tea. I sampled the green tea, haha.
It was a bit tart, but moreover… it was unlike any fro yo I’ve ever experienced. It tasted like regular yogurt that you buy at the grocery store.
I’m used to Penguin’s fro yo, that tastes like Dairy Queen soft serve…
So…is Frozen Monkey healthier? Is it real yogurt? Is Penguins not real yogurt?
Jeeeez now I’m so confused.
Thing is… I like the fro yo that tastes unlike yogurt. I’m not crazy about the taste of yogurt, no matter how many toppings you dump all over it.
So, Penguins it is.
But Frozen Monkey still has a more interesting décor.
And I love the surrounding shops in the plaza where it’s located. My new fave Chinese restaurant is just around the corner…

ouch.
well that’s what i said when i took a big bite of cherry frozen yogurt.
the décor is alrite. pretty much a pink berry knock off with a blue (yes blue) light up palm tree as the stores center piece. i dont have anything else to really say except until i taste soft serve that is better then Mcdonalds Soft serve i will not be satisfied.
i am boring :(
nom nom nom

the only thing good about this place? it has ‘Monkey’ in its name.
Monkey & Frozen Yogurt. What a perfect match right?
b.s… so misleading… i feel bad that monkeys are remotely associated with this place. the yogurt tasted like nothing, no matter what base flavor you choose, and the fruit is not fresh. ew. gross.
and sorry, the cute neon décor doesn’t make it a cool asian hang out…

I’m making my rounds and checking out the frozen yogurt scene. Pinkberry, check. Frozen Monkey, check. Next… Red Mango.
So Frozen Monkey was okay but I thought the yogurt was little icy. No complaints about the toppings. The décor was kind of like Pinkberry but a little ghetto — the paint on the wall was not complete and there were flies zooming around the dining area. So yeah, average.

GROSS! I was there once and heard the Koren owner, Peter, telling one of the workers to put the ROTTEN STRAWBERIES in the strawberry flavor yogurt. The worker argued with him, and he got mad.
That gets a ZERO rating!

The yogurt from this place tasted a lot more gross than a frozen monkey.
The staff isn’t helpful at helping you order. It was bellow my expectations and the yogurt tasted weird.

Yes, it’s another Pinkberry knock-​off. I don’t think their frozen yogurt is as good as Pinkberry, either. Pinkberry tastes and feels much healthier and more real yogurt-​y. I’ve already said Pinkberry three times. Now four.
That said, I like Frozen Monkey Yogurt. Their frozen yogurt isn’t as tart as Pinkberry, but it’s thick. They have all those different flavors, though I’ve only had Natural. It has this nice artificial taste that somehow reminds me of cheap sweets I had in my childhood. I know this probably doesn’t sound good, but I don’t know how else to describe it. It’s kind of addicting. Really. The portion is pretty big, so we always share one small. $ 2.50. Not bad.
I’ve never tried their toppings, but I like the fact they cover their toppings. It feels cleaner.
If I’m not mistaken, they have free wi-​fi, too, though they don’t have many tables inside. The interior design is kind of interesting. I also liked the Monkey sticker they had on their cups – but today they didn’t have it. Where’s the monkey?

WHAT. THE. HELL. WAS. THAT?
Frozen Monkey Yogurt? Do they freeze monkey poop and serve it to you with a spoon? Could they think of a crappier name? Am I gonna write this whole review in question-​form? Maybe?
Ok-​ok. It wasn’t THAT bad, but it wasn’t good. The yogurt was salty, and salty yogurt doesn’t really float my boat. The toppings were decent, but I ain’t coming here just for toppings.
I really wanted to like this place. Hell, I really wanna like any Pinkberry knock-​off place. But this place is just sad.
Extra star for the effort.

It is pretty hard to spot this place but if you go to the ‘Japanese’ side of the mall (where Nijiya & Bookoff, etc located) often enough, you definitely won’t miss this place.
To be honest, I had 2^nd thoughts getting into the store when I 1^st arrived there. The place is clean and neat but it’s not as colorful as other stores. Well it turns out that they ‘cover up’ each topping so basically ‘plastic covers’ are the only thing you can see on the counter.
Anyway the girl was cool enough to allow me to try different flavors. Strawberries and green tea are on the top of my list. Green apple is good if you are more into artificial flavors.
I’ll definitely swing by again just for the yogurt cos man, the portion was so huge! The small one size is equivalent to the medium of the Pinkberry’s one.
I’m pretty sick of Pinkberry already so it’s really cool to have some competitors around.

I went into this yogurt place expecting it to be another knock off of pinkberry. And it was. The atmosphere was similar with the plastic décor and uncomfortable but colorful chairs. The yogurt is good quality and pretty creamy. It might be a bit too thick to enjoy during the summer time, but perfect for the upcoming winter. I suggest the strawberry– it’s their original with bits of strawberry in it. Either that, or the green tea. I don’t recommend their orginal yogurt though. But I have to hand it to them, they have some funky flavors.
flavors:
plain, green tea, natural, green apple, cheesecake

I stopped by here just to see what they had to offer and man was not impressed. I sampled ALL the flavored and they ALL tasted the same just more sour or more sweet that’s it. I got the smoothie with cheesecake and strawberries. The price isn’t as ridiculous as Pinkberry but the «Fakin the Funk» of the «original» Pinkberry is pretty cheesy. They just don’t have the retail business going on. Although they do have visors for sale and PRETTY COOL STICKERS.
Just like Mitchell says the location does suck. I didn’t even know it existed.

I likey! I went with green apple flavored yogurt and fresh fruit toppings. It was the best frozen treat I’ve had in years! Get you some!
I will agree that if you don’t know where to look, you might have a hard time finding the store. That said, once you find it, look out!

I’m a sucker for natural yogurt tasting frozen yogurts. I savor them to the last drop, and smile contently when I’m done.
My sister introduced me to FM, telling me that it’s not as sweet as Pinkberry, and they give more for the same price.
I went with her, and she’s so right. The yogurt is much more tart than PB, about half as sweet, and their medium is like a PB large.
It’s right by AMC 20s, so carry a bigger tote when you go to the movies, get some Frozen Monkey before the movie, and enjoy!

The location of this place kinda sucks. You definitely can’t spot it by just driving around since it’s pretty well hidden within this mall area. Not helpful when you’re randomly driving area for a fro yo place.
The fro-​yo was OK. Went with the natural and cheesecake swirl but I couldn’t really tell which was which though those two are supposedly less tarty.
The décor of the place is definitely trendy at the sacrifice of comfort. Not exactly the most comfortable chairs inside.

I didn’t think Frozen Monkey was bad… but I didn’t think it was good, either. After sampling the Natural, Green Tea, and Cheesecake flavors (the Green Apple wasn’t working), I came to the conclusion that Natural and Green Tea were the same flavor (one with green food coloring), and that the Cheesecake had a weird flavor to it that wasn’t so good. The Natural and Green Tea were decent tasting but nothing to write home about. The yogurt was more icy than creamy, but it was still good enough to eat! Their prices were comparable to other frozen yogurt stores: $ 3.50 for the medium size (8 oz) with no toppings. We asked the calorie content, and they said it was 160 calories for the medium. When we asked what the calorie content was for the large (12 oz) size, the girl just said, «I don’t know, whatever 12 times 20 is» and that was it. Not too much in the way of customer service here! Their décor was definitely different, though! The whole yogurt area was very small and to the left of the store. Most of the store was full of futuristic chairs and the centerpoint, a blue palm tree. I would return, but only out of convenience.
UPDATE: I returned to Frozen Monkey a second time. The yogurt was awful, with absolutely no flavor. We returned ours to them, asking for another one. They said they knew what the problem was, and gave us another serving. It was still flavorless! I probably won’t be back.

Frozen monkey is pretty darn good. It tastes exactly like Pinkberry but I don’t have to go all the way up the hill to get it. They actually don’t put a hole in the yogurt. If you go to Pinkberry, you’ll know what I mean. PB swirl it so there is a hole in the middle and it looks like you are getting more than what it appears. Their staff was quite nice also.