Spoon

WHERE HAS SPOON BEEN ALL MY LIFE? You can’t really fuck up froyo, but each froyo place is slightly different from their similarly named neighbors down the street.
Speaking strictly about their froyo, Spoon doesn’t feature a museum of different flavors, but their variety was definitely enough for me. The flavors didn’t feel half-​assed in the slightest; they weren’t too sweet, but the flavors still shone through. The taro flavor actually tasted like taro– so much more strongly than most taro flavored anything you can find in the States.
I love love LOVE that the toppings were self-​serve! I don’t know how common it is everywhere else, but I’ll tell you that the 8 273 492 froyo places in Boston do not let you put on your own toppings. Their selection for toppings was immense, and I’ve since discovered my love for honey + fruity pebbles onto my staple fruit salad topping. This will now be my default froyo order.
The venue itself is modern chic, with outlets and wifi available for anyone who needs wants to study while cooling down with some froyo. Did I mention how cheap it was here? I literally piled on a mountain of toppings, and it still cost a fraction of what I’m used to paying for froyo in Boston, New York, New Jersey, and Texas.
Good lord, please open a location close to me. /​cough cough/​I hear Cliffside Park, NJ is full of froyo-​lovers!

Awful experience. Bugs were flying in and around the toppings. The frozen yogurt had no taste at all-​the chocolate and the vanilla tasted the same. Worst frozen yogurt we ever had!

Something for everyone. They had bubble tea, coffee, frozen yogurt, pastries and many more. Perfect snack after a hot day. I got the bubble tea which was above average which is what we were looking for. Would not have even known of this place except for the small picture on the window.
Would go back.

First things first. This place smells delicious.
I’m not entirely sure if this is supposed to be really healthy frozen yogurt (low fat, low carb, high vitamin content), but it tastes like. What I mean is that it wasn’t creamy and like super life changing. Very average, cool toppings and nice staff. The frozen yogurt was almost frozen solid with little melting areas that were kinda watery.

This place is just ok. Been twice and both times the floor was very sticky and gross. Froyo was fine. Toppings fine.

Bottom Line: Brightly lit weigh-​your-​own fro-​yo joint in AdMo, just like all the others.
Times visited: 1
What I ordered: 3 flavors: Taro (delicious), Plain (tart, good), Strawberry (eh, sweet, but not as interesting as the other two). Toppings: mochi, blueberries, strawberry juice balls.

Very cute establishment with a decent selection of boba drinks and fro-​yo. I wanted to try their special of the day, which included boba and macaroons. Unfortunately the maker of my drink misunderstood me and just gave me boba. I had also picked a flavor of drink that I thought would go well with macaroons, however that was going to work. I should have just stuck to my initial drink flavor and not been curious. A positive feature is that their fruit slush/​smoothie boba drinks are made with fresh fruit! One downside is that boba drink prices are on the high end.

OH MY GOODNESS!
This was what I was looking for. Coming from LA, I was hugely craving for milk tea boba place, and this place is the best in DC. This place even has blended milk tea. If you love milk tea boba or bubble tea, then this is it!

Maybe we just walked in on a bad day, but my friends and I were in agreement that the boba/​tapioca/​bubbles/​whatever you happen to call them, were too hard and chewy.
I got the matcha freeze and found the blend to have too much milk and not enough matcha. As a result the syrup from the boba overpowered any matcha flavor there was and mixed with the milk flavor.
I didn’t try anything else like the froyo (but they had Pocky as topping!) nor any of the baked goods, but the place was overall very clean with free wifi and nice vibe. I imagine that it’d be a good place to have a cup of tea and do some work.
I’d give the boba one more try before swearing off it, but my expectations are not high at al and if it’s anything like the one I had, I’m good with not having any boba at all.

Tea was bitter surely because it was infused for too long. The added sugar didn’t cover it.
The worst was the tapioca bubbles though, dry and hard and not fluffy and tasty like they should be. Maybe they were too old but it also could be the mere quality of them. They also use flavoured syrup instead of real fruits but many places do anyway.

Coming from the West Coast, I was determined to find milk tea over on the other coast. After much Unilocaling, I finally settled on this place, thinking even if the milk tea didn’t work out, there’s always the frozen yogurt. So I ordered the Green Milk tea (Jasmine), and wow. It was delicious. Just the right balance of tea and milk, without the milk overpowering the tea. And of course, you can never go wrong with frozen yogurt.

We came by Spoon for dessert, I had been hoping it was an ice cream parlor but won’t say no to fro-​yo. They had six flavors on tap; plain, honeydew, taro, chocolate, vanilla and raspberry (?). I had the taro and chocolate swirl topped with mochi chunks, it was decent. They also had baked goods and bubble tea. Prices seemed cheaper then average, but I thought this place was solidly mediocre.

This is a really cute dessert place. A good place to hang out and it’s on a street where other bars and restaurants are located. At the time they offered a special where if you get boba, you can get a free macaron for $ 5.99. Of course I took advantage of this deal.
I ordered a matcha milk tea with boba and a caramel macaron. The boba was okay. I could definitely taste the powder that they used to make their tea with. The macaron was really soft. So soft, I was surprised I was eating a macaron. It was bigger than a regular macaron and very sweet.
They also offer different desserts like hot cocoa and ice cream!

I could’ve been 4 stars if the food was handled properly. The guy was cutting kiwi without gloves and went straight to making the tea without washing. Well he kinda dry his hands with his pants, if thats any constellation. But! Ppl are not gonna die bc of it, the milk tea is great! The best in the area. Will def come back.

The hot chocolate is absolutely decadent! It tastes like a rich, Swiss chocolate bar. I absolutely recommend it. The milk green tea on the other hand, I’d definitely pass on. The bubbles are hard and less than par. The tea itself isn’t even green leading me to believe that there is very little matcha in it.

So far, the best and most consistent milk Thai boba tea I’ve found. This is a major development. I’ve been looking for something like this for a while, and I think I just found it. Tea is steeped perfectly, but not to long or strong. Boba balls are soft, gummy chewy and sweetly flavorful. Half and half is fresh. They make it sweet but not too sweet. Also have a yogurt and parfait thing going on in the back. Fresh fruit toppings and whatnot all around if you’re into that.
What I’m into is boba teas and they seem to have it right thus far. Finally.

Can’t decide where you and you friends should go for dessert? One wants bubble tea, another fro-​yo, another pastries. Well Spoon has it all! This a great little dessert spot perfect for hanging out with friends or studying. They have frozen yogurt with plenty of options for toppings. Their plain and taro flavors are delicious. My friend had the matcha bubble tea and said it was one of the better she has had. They also have little tarts, macaroons, and various pastries which I didn’t try. As far as the space, they have large wooden tables and a few smaller high top tables for two in the front. There are also many electric outlets and free wifi, which I think would make this a nice study spot.

Loved the frozen yogurt here! I tried a bunch of the flavors and settled on the original, which was very tart and refreshing (I’m not a fan of the overly creamy/​sweet type of froyo so this was perfect). All the fruit toppings were super fresh and the mochi was very soft and chewy. Prices were quite reasonable for self-​serve froyo.
Also liked that they offer bubble tea and desserts too, so there’s something for everyone!

Spoon has updated their bubble tea menu to include non-​milk tea options! I was so excited to see a menu of flavored black teas, and opted for the peach black tea. The price point is high, at $ 5.49 for a large bubble tea. The tapioca pearls were nicely sweetened (locations seem to serve boba on a spectrum from simply texture to overwhelmingly syrupy). Spoon has a nice syrup to tea ratio (think Gong Cha, or Ten Ren) and serves very little ice – mine was iceless five minutes in.

I’ve gone to a lot of froyo/​boba shops, so I held this joint to a pretty high standard. I’ve had amazing meals so far whenever I go to Adams Morgan, and decided to go here for dessert in the afternoon. The shop was really clean, with pastel decorations everywhere and seemed like a nice place to study at and grab a boba tea.
The flavors for the froyo were pretty limited, so I decided get go for a lychee slushie with assorted jelly instead of the tapioca pearls. This slushie was unexpectedly really creamy; normally slushies I got were more «clear» and tasted more like juice. As I was walking and sipping on it, I ran out of the assorted jelly and couldn’t really down the creamy drink alone. It wasn’t worth the money getting the slushie. Next time I’ll probably try out their froyo (which I sampled and was pretty good), but I recommend to not get the slushie.