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2010-09-27 | http://www.dallasobserver.com/bestof/2010/award/best-cuppa-yo-1929747/
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2010-01-29 | http://www.nbcdfw.com/around-town/food-drink/Fro-Yo_Hits_the_Sweet_Spot_Dallas-Fort_Worth.html
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| http://www.nbcdfw.com/around-town/food-drink/Frozen_Yogurt_Gets_Hot_Makeover_Dallas-Fort_Worth.html |
Frozen Yogurt Gets Hot Makeover
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2010-01-18 | Daily Candy
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| http://www.dailycandy.com/dallas/article/39176/The+Big+Chill |
The Big Chill
Yogilicious Frozen Yogurt Shop Opens
You're all about the healthy fro yo craze. The only thing not cool about the little bowls of joy? They just don't fill you up.
Next time you crave a cup, stop by Yogilicious. The new self-serve frozen yogurt lounge lets you make your own treat so you leave satisfied (without having to go back for seconds).
The 2,000-square-foot shop has a dozen fat-free flavors (two with no sugar) on rotation - blueberry, mango, green tea - with just twenty calories an ounce. Fill your cup with as much yogurt as you can stomach. Then add fresh fruit or dry toppings like peanuts and coconut.
When you finish dressing your towering treat, place it on the scale to weigh and pay. (Just like a deli salad.) Remember: Every ounce counts.
With your appetite, things might not be looking so light after all.
Yogilicious, 3800 McKinney Avenue, suite 160, The Mondrian City Place (214-521-7888 or yogi-licious.com).
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2010-01-18 | examiner.com
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Frozen yogurt oasis with a side of Rock Band
For many people in Dallas, Yogilicious in the West Village has become somewhat of an obsession. Perhaps that explains why at 10:15 on a Thursday night, the line was still going strong. Fact is, the self-serve frozen yogurt lounge was supposed to close at 10 p.m., at least according to the sign on the door. But that's what so great about this place. The owners never turn anybody away and that's what keeps so many fans coming back for more.
Yogilicious opened its doors in October 2008. The owners are from Costa Mesa, CA. They came to Dallas because they felt there was a need for their product in this market. They were right on the money.
Flavors include: green tea - raspberry - pistachio - acai berry, banana & pomegranate - and peanut butter, just to name a few. You can mix and match them yourself. After you've created your frozen yogurt base, a candy land awaits you. This in the point in line where your eyes start getting wider and your inner child starts taking over. Unlimited toppings include Fruity Pebbles, Coco Puffs, Cap N' Crunch and Gummi Bears. There's plenty of chocolate and fresh fruit as well.
Yogilicious describes itself as "an oasis for dessert lovers with a healthy conscience." You can find yogurt flavors with no sugar added. There's also plenty of fresh fruit to top it off. What you pay is all up to you. Deserts are weighed in, costing $.45 per ounce.
The fun doesn't have o stop at checkout, there's a free Rock Band station, so play your heart out. And it you want free Wi-Fi, they've got that too.
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2010-01-18 | Dallas Observer
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| http://www.dallasobserver.com/bestof/2009/award/best-not-too-sweet-treat-1529681/ |
As much as we love ice cream dripping with fudge and all manner of other artery-clogging ingredients, occasionally we just need a palate cleanser. What's that you say-fruit? Hmm, if there was only a way to combine delicious frozen treats with fruit...enter Yogilicious. Unlike some frozen yogurts, Yogilicious' brand isn't overly sweet in an attempt to imitate ice cream. Instead their rotation of flavors - from green tea to chocolate to coconut to strawberry - comes off as refreshing, not cloying. Continuing the healthy theme, Yogilicious offers fruit toppings such as pomegranate and blueberry or nuts such as almonds and pecans. Or if you need a little deviousness in your yogurt, veer toward toppings such as Oreos, Fruity Pebbles or sprinkles. While you're there, hang out and play some Wii Sports or Rock Band till you build up a hunger for more fro-yo.
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2010-01-18 | Best of Texas
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| http://blog.bestoftexas.com/?tag=yogilicious |
Dallas Goes Yogurt A Go-Go
I've read for months now about the frozen yogurt trend and its viral spread in the Dallas area. As a kid, I was a fan of TCBY and I Can't Believe It's Yogurt. But these new fro-yo shops are something different altogether. They are less about replicating soft-serve ice cream and more about marketing the health benefits of yogurt itself. (I mean, who ever thought that "plain" flavor would ever strike such a chord?)
yogurt1Toppings are heavy on fruit, nuts and lighter cookies and cereals. It's not necessarily surprising that a cold, tart, healthy treat would take off in Dallas. I've sampled Natsumi, Orange Cup, Berry Berry and Yogilicious, and they all have their merits. But what has shocked me is what a hub of social activity some of these places have become. Particularly Uptown's Yogilicious.
I started going there late last year, when even the frigid November wind could not keep me from a hearty dose of taro and plain yogurts smothered in just about every fruity topping available. I noticed on my first visit that there was a Wii available for customers to play. As I was one of the only customers in the store at the time, I didn't think it would ever get much use. Fast forward a few months, and, suddenly, the place is jumpin'. On each of my subsequent stop-ins, usually late evening-ish for a post-dinner fix, it has been packed. People are there sharing pizza from next-door neighbor Campania and even sipping bottles of wine. Uptowners, SMUers and older folks alike fill the modular indoor seating and spill out onto the perches just outside.
I'm not complaining. I've had no interruption in service or flavor availability, and the quality of the toppings and yogurt consistency has remained the same. I'm actually amused Yogilicious' popularity. Of course it doesn't hurt that its product is so good. Still haven't played the Wii, though. Maybe next time.
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2010-01-18 | D Magazine
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| http://www2.dmagazine.com/Home/2009/08/01/Best_of_Big_D_2009_page_4.aspx |
Even hard-core weekend warriors need to detox once in a while. Still craving social interaction? Grab your sweet tooth and head to Uptown's Yogilicious. (Although the chain is currently undergoing a name change: Yumilicious.) You'll find some of the best frozen yogurt in town and plenty of young (and not so young) people pulling the soft-serve handles and scooping toppings. We recently spotted everyone from SMU girls in tiny sweats to 20-year-olds to a family with Campania pizza leftovers (it's next door) with toddlers in tow. The music is loud and the vibe is energetic. So it's pretty much like a night at your favorite pub, sans alcohol. And there's one other difference: Yogilicious has free Wii for patrons. 3800 McKinney Ave., Ste. 160. 214-521-7888. www.yogi-licious.com.
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2010-01-12 | Quickfw.com
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2010-01-12 | Dallas Observer
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| http://www.dallasobserver.com/2009-02-26/restaurants/yogilicious-dessert-for-lunch-sure-why-not |
Some people count yogurt as a meal. I call those people shartfaces. They say shit like, "It's good for you if you're trying to cut calories," and "It builds healthier skin!" Translation: "I'm so bulimic I just ate my own vomit and vomited it back up! I love being bloated-skinny!" I don't hate yogurt; I just won't waste an entire lunch on old milk. So, I ate a giant lunch, and then I went to Yogilicious, because let's be clear here: Frozen yogurt's a meal only for pussies. But pussies need cheap places to eat too. So, here goes.
When you walk into Yogilicious, I know you're expecting to be surrounded by a bunch of hot, shredded yogis. But you won't be. Instead, you'll find a self-serve frozen yogurt buffet. And much like a salad buffet, you pick a container, fill it and then they charge you by weight at the end of the line. Only, instead of gross vegetables and old-timey people and bad lighting, you get flavors like strawberry and cookies 'n' cream, and you get hip-hop music and free Rockband on a flat screen. Win. Get one flavor or go old-school-roller-skating-rink like I did and mix together all the flavors in one bucket and make yourself a Suicide. (Damn, I miss Josey Skate Land.) After you get your yogurt, tap your container on the counter to maximize topping space (a skill taught to me by a slightly manic-looking yogurt junkie just before she twitched-out all high on mochi, which is some weird-ass hippie marshmallow made from something more clear and gushy than whatever marshmallows are made of) and head to the toppings bar. Sure, there's fruit. More important, though, there are M&Ms. And yes, there are chunks of New York cheesecake.
Top wisely. Remember that you're being charged by the ounce. Adding strawberries is the yogurt bar rookie equivalent of forgetting to get your salad dressing on the side at a salad bar. Go with the strawberry syrup. Or better yet, the mini M&Ms. At 47 cents per ounce, play your toppings right and you can get a barf-ton of yogurt for less than 10 bucks. Make it the dessert to that free lunch your mom bought you in Uptown or go all-out pantywaist and call 20 ounces of peanut butter yogurt with New York cheesecake topping a healthy lunch.
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2010-01-12 | Dallas Observer
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| http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/cityofate/2008/11/so_its_yogurt_and_it_tastes_pr.php |
Yogilicious Rides a Dairy Wave From the Coasts
By Patrick Michels in (Un)sound Bites
Fri., Nov. 14 2008 @ 3:41PM
Patrick Michels
So it's yogurt. And it tastes pretty good. What you want to call this?
We've been here before.
The bright lights and pastel walls, the plastic furniture and frozen yogurt. Dim the lights, pad the chairs and crank up a smooth-jazz Stones cover over the roar of the espresso machine, and it'll all look pretty familiar
The new wave yogurt invasion is in full swing here in Dallas, and like the coffee house culture bomb 20 years ago, it's built on a vaguely foreign food ritual and a carefully crafted social space.
In this case, the food is tart frozen yogurt, Korean by way of L.A. and New York, where Pinkberry made it cool to be seen with a cup of soft-serve, even when not waiting for a connecting flight.
One of the more notable entries in the Dallas fro-yo scene is Yogilicious on McKinney Avenue, the frozen yogurt "lounge" (their word) that opened in late September.
While yogurt bars like this took off in Korea as a health craze, with active bacteria cultures and fresh fruit toppings, Yogilicious is a good example of a concession made to the delicate American palate: self-serve machines and enormous cups. Treat your body to the herbal benefits of the green tea yogurt, three pounds of it, buried in caramel sauce and Fruity Pebbles.
The Uptown yogurt lounge has 24 flavors -- 12 at any one time -- including the seasonal pumpkin number that, on two recent visits, was one of their best, well-seasoned with pie spice flavors and the least runny consistency. Their owner mentioned pumpkin had been so popular, they'll be keeping it around for a few months.
The mango flavor wasn't so cooperative; trying to pull a taste into their thimble-sized sample cups (a Korean venti), I got a handful of the semi-frozen goo when it came rushing out.
I wouldn't have cared about looking like such a rube in the wood-paneled comfort of TCBY, but at Yogilicious, surrounded by ethereal music, fashion mags and the West Village scarf-and-peacoat crew, my faux pas stung.
I'll risk embarrassment to go back again, though, for the tropical taro flavor and the tart plain yogurt, two other highlights. On the toppings side, try the chewy mochi chunks or the fresh berries or pineapple.
Whether you go for a small cup of plain or a gut-bustin' tub of chocolate sunk in fudge, you'll pay 45 cents an ounce before you retire to your translucent plastic lounge chair. Soak up the Yogilicious scene late on a Friday night, and you'll almost believe it's a niche food hangout with real staying power. The coffee house. The wine bar. The yogurt lounge.--Patrick Michels
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2010-01-12 | Pegasus News
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| http://www.pegasusnews.com/news/2009/jul/24/dallas-frozen-yogurt-meltdown-yogilicious-uptown/ |
Opened: September 2008
Profile: Because of its desirable location in Uptown, filled with exactly the kind of trend-embracing disposable-income-having consumers that make up frozen yogurt's core audience, Yogilicious has become the de facto leader of the pack.
Ambience: Sky blue and orange walls with slate gray floors and colorfully tinted clear plastic furniture. Huge patio scene on the sidewalk outside. Music is groovy techno chill.
Utensils: Environmentally friendly paper cartons come in two sizes. Too bad about the non-environmentally friendly plastic spoons, in bright colors.
Price per ounce: 45 cents, one of the highest prices around.
Yogurt: Yogilicious has a dozen machines which it stocks with a good variety that includes Asian flavors such as taro and green tea as well as sweet flavors like peanut butter and cookies 'n cream. Toppings include all of the basics, from the trademark fruity Pebbles to fresh kiwi to M&Ms to pale, chewy mochi.
Live and active?: Yes. Good flavors, machines well maintained, friendly attentive staff, generous free samples, buzzy scene.
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2010-01-12 | NBC DFW
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| http://www.nbcdfw.com/around-town/food-drink/Fro-Yo_Hits_the_Sweet_Spot_Dallas-Fort_Worth.html |
Fro-Yo Hits the Sweet Spot
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