Frozen Yogurt @ Red Mango

Another frozen yogurt chain store, Red Mango, opened along Roosevelt Ave at about one minute’s walk from its competitor – Pinkberry. A different concept from Pinkberry, Red Mango has more seats for customers to rest and enjoy the refreshing frozen yogurt. In comparison, Pinkberry, with a narrow stall space, is more suitable for takeaways. Founded in 2002 in South Korea, the giant Frozen Yogurt chain entered the US market in July 2007 and is the first retailer of frozen yogurt to receive the National Yogurt Association’s Live and Active Culture Seal. Yogurt is good for you. Burnt by the blazing sun, my husband and I decided to check out Red Mango outlet along Roosevelt Ave and enjoy the frozen yogurt.

Price: We ordered a large cup of Original frozen yogurt with three toppings – grapes, mango and watermelon at around $9.00. The toppings were generous.

Quality: The toppings were very fresh. A fussy person when it comes to fruits, I enjoyed every mouthful of frozen yogurt and fruits. The crunchiness of the grapes and sweetness of the mango and watermelon were simply very refreshing. I love it!!

Store layout: The funky concept with nice music is a great place to meet up with friends and enjoy the great yogurt. I can say that it is also suitable for people-watching. :P

Link : Benefits of Yogurt - http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/benefits-of-yogurt

"See the funky store layout"

"my toppings - mango, grapes and watermelon with original yogurt"

Where: 136-53 Roosevelt Ave

Tel: 718-886-1916

Website: http://www.redmangousa.com/ and

http://www.myspace.com/redmangousa

Overall rating: 3.5/5

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Comments

Anonymous said…

i'm so glad you're blogging about the frozen yogurt craze! i've been trying to try as many different places as possible as well. i'm a bit torn so far though. while i want to support Red Mango, i like how Pinkberry is more tart (Red Mango supposedly uses 2% milk).

But grapes?! that might persuade me back to Red Mango :o

keep up the good work!

June 9, 2008 at 7:53 PM

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