Big Spoon Yogurt

Ice cream is generally thought of as a dessert, but what about its healthier, softer brother frozen yogurt? Frozen yogurt has become a very popular snack or even a meal. Self Serve, pay per ounce frozen yogurt joints have popped up all over the Sacramento area. The largest and most popular of these trendy eateries is Big Spoon Frozen Yogurt. It was voted the number 1 frozen yogurt place by Sacramento’s Best magazine.

Here you don’t just order a flavor, you create your own. The first step is to pick your size. They have 3 different choices. Then you have to pick your flavor. At the Big spoon on J Street there were 6 choices: chocolate, vanilla, peanut butter, very berry, tart and raspberry. The best choice for the health conscience person worrying about the affects of eating frozen yogurt would be the raspberry which was sugar free and fat free. It was also delicious.

Next are toppings. Picking your toppings is the fun part mostly because the options are endless. Big Spoon is on the bigger side of frozen yogurt shops and with this comes more choices. Fresh fruit, raspberry sauce, caramel, fudge, pie filling and whipped cream. Then you can pick from 54 bulk candy and cereal options. The vast choices ranged from pop rocks to Cap’n crunch, jumbo sprinkles, M&Ms and jelly beans.

I mixed some of the different flavors, chocolate, vanilla, raspberry and tart. Then I topped it with whipped cream and strawberries. If you don’t know what flavor you want samples are offered. In fact you don’t even have to ask. After walking into the Big Spoon on J I was asked within seconds of walking in if I wanted a sample. The spoonologist as they are called was very friendly. She was prompt and talkative at the cash register.

So how much does this frozen treat cost? Well you pay per ounce; 39 cents will get you one. I had a small, but didn’t fill it all the way to the top of the cup and it was a little over 3 dollars.

This is an inexpensive way to eat out, but it you can still save more. If you purchase a Big Spoon T-shirt for 10 dollars and wear it into the shop you will receive 10 percent off. They also have stamp cards where you can buy 10 yogurts you get one for free.

I frequent frozen yogurt places often and would consider myself a yogurt connoisseur. This place has less yogurt flavors than some, less fresh fruit, but more bulk candy. It was clean and the fresh toppings were full. The only perk missing was the free cold water. The downside to eating frozen yogurt is that it makes you thirsty. Some places offer free water, but this place did not.

What does this place have to offer over other frozen yogurt places? The staff was friendlier than some. The candy options were more than normal and it was bigger. It also was decorated nicely. Walking in makes you feel like a kid in the candy shop and that is exactly what it looks like.