LAist: Pinkberry's Dirty Little Secret Revealed

Callie Miller

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:58:37 -0800

Really? I had no idea. Not that I should be wandering back into Pinkberry land anytime soon...thanks for the rec, Mal!

Malingering

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 06:57:38 -0800

Callie: You can get mochi on Pinkberry too. Just ask for it. They have it at all the locations, it's just in the fridge.

polaroidgirl

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:38:23 -0800

I hated Pinkberry before they killed Weiner Factory and I hate them even more now. My previous posts about this caused random people to hunt down my email address to ask me where they could sign up to be notified of Weiner Factory's new location (they had a clipboard on site the last few weeks they were open... I have not yet received news on a new location). Back to yogurt, a couple of weekends ago when it got hot I went to Humphrey's Yogurt on Van Nuys (they've been going strong since the first fro-yo fad back in the mid to late 80s) and it was great and is wasn't overpriced. They even have the sweet vs tart options and green tea for those of you who like the taste of that Pinkberry crap. :)

Hypersquared

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 23:17:21 -0800

I'm no chemist but I have an inkling that if you asked one to detail the contents of, say, an orange or a squirt of milk from a cow's udder, his response would contain quite a few multisyllabic words with lots of y's and x's and ph's in them. Chemicals aren't necessarily anything to be afraid of, kids.

Zach Behrens

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:19:03 -0800

Not Menchies Militant, I dare you to take your bike up to Valley Village and give it a try :)

Militant Angeleno

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:16:32 -0800

Red Mango pwns all teh Lameberries out there.

Zach Behrens

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:38:33 -0800

@delara http://www.shermanoaksnc.org/committees/landuse.php They meet every third Monday of the month. or you can keep up with the minutes.

caliking01

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:23:02 -0800

Yeah, im all for Gelato over over this crap anyday.

delara

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:42:52 -0800

@Zach - fighting a Pinkberry in Sherman Oaks - where can I sign up?

Lindsay William-Ross

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:42:39 -0800

I'd rather have gelato, and in the fro yo wars Pinkberry is low on my list of preferences, but I will staunchly defend LAist's coverage of it.

muffybolding

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:29:22 -0800

you know, i don't really give a shit if it contains LIVE FECES CULTURES -- i fucking love me some pinkberry, kids. after one landed here in my fair city (la canada), i tried and tried and tried and tried to avoid giving it a shot. too in-my-fucking-face and annoying, i declared in my best "i'm above this sort of trendy nonsense horseshit" voice. and then...i tasted it. and that's all she fucking wrote. i do actually believe that there is some sort of addictive additive imbued in the stuff -- but i don't even care. i'm pathetic. just gimme my next fix. xoxo

Callie Miller

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:13:43 -0800

The thing I like about Cefiore isn't really their yogurt (although I like it better than Pinkberry, especially the Acai) - it's that I can get mochi on top! Also, the Little Tokyo location has the nicest staff and it's a cool place to hang out and drink coffee late in the evening. Very mellow, unhurried vibe across from a great shabu shabu restaurant (and, actually, right next door to a mochi bar)... Whereas at Pinkberry, you are not encouraged to linger and it feels more like "get your yogurt and get out", chemicals aside.

Zach Behrens

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:08:47 -0800

I am so not a fan of Cefiore, but I guess I'll give it ONE more try. Personally, it's all about Menchies in Valley Village. I got quite a few thank you's from readers who tried it after I posted about it. http://laist.com/2008/03/12/screw_pinkberry.php

kelvlam

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:37:34 -0800

I never liked PinkBerry much, and I'm happy I made the right decision since the beginning. Never liked Kiwiberry much either. In City of Industry/Rowland Heights those 2 are not my pick, but I LUVVVVV Cefiore, and I'm glad you agreed :-p I LUVVVVVV Cefiore's Acai & Original Twist flavor. Now I just hope Red Mango will consider this neighbourhood... then I'll be all set!!!

Zach Behrens

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:25:16 -0800

Pinkberry is a big deal, whether you like it or not. If it wasn't, then no one would be fighting it going into Sherman Oaks.

db

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:15:58 -0800

This reminds me of the folks trying to get irradiated food certified as organic.

paul

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:09:47 -0800

Stop. Pinkberry is a food chain. People eat there. LAist makes a big deal about it. Stop obsessing and do some real reporting. Thank you.