16 Handles

Popped in here after dinner yesterday, Memorial Day.
First — it was 14 handles yesterday, not 16.
We hadn’t been in here for quite a while but felt the holiday weekend called for celebration.
My review will note that it was fairly quiet here and not as busy as I expected. Not sure if the frozen yogurt craze is in a downward trend?
The offerings were standard and the topping area was clean and well stocked.
The young girl behind the register was indifferent and there is nothing to critique here.
As with every fro-​yo joint, when you start adding those toppings your dessert check becomes quite hefty! The folks in front of me were five adults with small cups and not overly filled. The register rang almost $ 30, which seems steep.

This pains me.
When I first tried 16 Handles in Summit, my life was forever changed. I basically never went to another fro-​yo chain again. The quality, flavor selection, taste, and quality of toppings surpassed any other store I had ever been to. I was a full blown 16 Handles addict for a number of months.
So when I heard one had opened in Warren, closer to my house, I said goodbye to my size 4 pants — this was both the best and worst thing that had ever happened.
Except when I went there, I was in for a sad surprise. Even though everything is essentially the same as the summit location, there were a few key differences. The consistency of the yogurt was watery and too soft. The brownie bites that had previously fueled 10pm drives to summit tasted freezer-​burned and vaguely like rubbing alcohol. They DIDN’T HAVE the signature homemade whipped cream that I would pretty much chop off my own toe for.
I made two trips to Warren to be sure it wasn’t just an off night, and… It wasn’t.
I guess it’s a blessing in disguise that I’ll have to continue driving 26 minutes to Summit when I’m hit with a craving. Oh well.

The quality has gone down since last time I visited. Plus the topping bar was not very clean and refilled with fresh product I noticed. No whip cream the pass two times I have visited. Store over all needed to be cleaned. Not sure if I will be back again.

Got ripped off here a few weeks ago. The scale my yogurt which was alright was not tared to zero in fact it added four Oz to my small cup. Since the price isn’t really posted I thought this is really expensive yogurt. When I pointed this out to the employees I was told to write my number on a piece of receipt tape that I’m sure was discarded as soon as I left. Going to actually go through the effort to charge back this place. Customer service here was terrible.

I was visiting from California & it was a hot Memorial Day weekend & I wanted to get a cool treat. My little cousins recommended 16 Handles so we all went to have some!
I was surprised by how many flavors they had! They really had a good variety of flavors. I wish they had more fruit flavors but it’s okay. I enjoyed the chocolate love froyo! There was a large variety of toppings as well! Fruits, candies, syrups & much more! It was very clean inside as well. Usually most ice cream shops are pretty messy & sticky inside but 16 Handles wasn’t!

The one by my job has Yo Soy Vanilla which is the only non sorbet non dairy flavor. Stupid milk allergy makes dairy not ok. I called to ask if his location carried it before trekking out and the kid who answered the phone gave me an attitude over the phone when I asked what flavors they had. (I couldn’t remember the name of the Yo Soy Vanilla at the time). I felt like I could hear her eyes roll when I asked and then she passed me along to another worker. I got my answer (they don’t have it). I said thanks and went to hang up when she stopped me to ask when I wanted to come in since they were gonna close hours early and wouldn’t be there much longer. I told them I wasn’t coming. Who closes early? I think they need to carry more dairy free options that are not fruit sorbet and chill w the attitude.

I love this place! The store is really nice and there is a good variety of froyo and toppings to choose from. Back in 2012 when this was the only froyo place in the Warren and Basking Ridge area, I would come here almost every Friday to satisfy my craving of ice cream (oh the summer nights) the line used to be so long it would wrap around the store, it was insane. I like how they also change flavors depending on what season it is, and they even have a froyo of the month. Now, since Frozen Falls has opened with their wide range of flavors, 16 Handles has some competition but still a favorite.

Hands down my favorite Froyo place… and I’ve tried many! Great selection of flavors (16 obviously) and toppings. Pretty clean for the most part. I love the outdoor seating in the warmer months.

Great yogurt — probably the best taste and selection in the area. But poorly managed. We’ve been there ½ hour before closing and found half of the machines shut down and seen additional customers turned away. Another time my wife and I had coupons for one free smoothie «per person» (promoting a new menu item) and had the owner refuse to honor the second coupon claiming it really meant one per reward account. It wasn’t the yogurt that left a sour taste in our mouths.

Would of liked to try it out if they didn’t close early. It was the second and the last time I will try coming here. They say they close at 10:30 but they really close around 10.

Interesting concept but like credit cards it might be hard for a lot of people to stop at a reasonable spend in calories as everything has no price until it is weighed at the counter. Though I know it is not technically possible — yet — it would be awesome to have a calorie counter add up a total for each item you add to your cup!
Anyway, in the end it is an interesting concept that remains as good as the respect it gets from its customers and the maintenance delivered by the people behind the counter.

Living in Florida then moving to Jersey i was surprised to find out that the frozen yogurt pay by weight thing is so new here. We have had this concept for a few years now so this is nothing new to me.
This was my first time at 16 Handles and we went as a large group after my daughter’s last Lacrosse game of the season. I was happy to find that this store has three different serving sizes to choose from.(most places only have one size.)
There was a nice assortment of yogurts to pick from or you could do the half/​half (mixing two flavors.)For me the line wasn’t too bad. I was used to getting frozen yogurt this way. The yogurt tasted pretty good pretty much the same as all the other yogurt places until you add the great toppings!
What i really enjoyed was their fixings bar, their’s was extensive. I mean they had my very favorite fruits blackberries, and raspberries, blueberries, chopped mangoes. There were every kind of chopped up nuts, candy bars, even micro mini cookie dough. The toppings went on and on. Then you could pick from five different syrups and hot fudge and caramel. A full container averages$ 6.99 a piece. That’s about right when it’s full.
The staff is super friendly, and they suggested joining the 16 handles frequent buyer club which was free and if your like me and like froz yogurt you’ll get cash discount.
There is plenty of free parking, limited bench like seating…
If you haven’t tried this place yet i suggest you do.

Really good fro yo. Does not have that ice-​cream taste though. I think it taste better. Tons of toppings, free samples, friendly staff, 16 flavors… YUM!

The wifey and I went to 16 handles over the weekend. I made the mistake of not trying a sample before filling my cup. I’m flexible enough to know what I like without a sample. Sadly my yogurt tasted tart like and sour, but this wasnt a tart flavor like Red Mango is well known for. The wifey also experienced the same. But having sour yogurt was the least of our issues from there. We both got very ill that night, and I spent most of the next day in the loo. In hindsight, seeing all those kids using the sample cups at the machines should have made it quite clear that germ sharing is an issue here. Other shops I have been to only allowed the staff to handle the samples. I’ll be going back to those when I’m mentally prepared to try yogurt again after this horrific experience.
Aside form getting sick, I wasnt impressed with the whole atmosphere. Very loud, hard to navigate, and run by young kids.

This is honestly the best frozen yogurt place in the area. While they do not have as interesting of flavors as some of the other frozen yogurt places, every flavor that I have tried has been delicious. The toppings are also plentiful as well.
P. S. For those who have nut allergies, 16 Handles does a very good of keeping the nuts separate from the rest of the topping.

The flavors were good but not the best I had. The place though is runned by kids. Whoever I had at the register gave me the wrong change and argued with me with it, but it was resolved. Overall it was alright.

You only have one opportunity to make a great first impression.
Great place!
Super tasty product, great music and atmosphere, helpful and friendly employees. What more could you ask for!!! I will most certainly be going back for more :)

These yogurt places keep popping up!
This was another more lively place then others and sometimes thats what you want.
The crowd here and the ambiance were awesome and lively. Its the same stuff as all of the other yogurt places in and around town. Pick your yogurt, pick your toppings weight it all and bam you enjoy.
Wife and baby love this stuff and I’m sure you will too.

we have 500 places exactly like this in philly, and i’m glad to see central jerz is coming around to join the fatfree/​lowfat yogurt craze.
for those of you who have yet to experience this type of establishment, you will walk in and choose the cup size of your liking. you will then serve yourself the yogurt, mixing any and all flavors you desire. then move on to the toppings (fresh fruit, dry cereal, chocolate chips, reese cups, sprinkles, hershey’s syrup, etc). you will then pay BY WEIGHT. the available flavors will change from time to time.
i like the idea of the recyclable spoons and the brightly colored interior is a welcome addition to the Kings shopping center. my only complaint is that the girl behind the counter was chomping on her gum while ringing people up… ew. let’s review etiquette.

I don’t know how I got this lucky, but I now find myself equidistant from two frozen yogurt places despite living in sleepy suburbia. Today’s mission: How does 16 Handles compare to Green Cow Frozen Yogurt? Answer: Favorably
16 Handles feels fresh and fun from the moment you walk in with its watermelon colored décor. The place was packed on a Saturday night with teenagers and families alike. The staffer assigned to the yogurts was helpful with flavor suggestions and the flavors offered something for everyone– I generally like my fro yo tart but their Red Velvet Cake was undeniably delicious. The toppings bar covered a wide variety and the pricing wasn’t outlandish as I anticipated it would be.
Green Cow does a few flavors well– 16 Handles has more variety. Both are great with convenient locations. Belly is pleased.