I don't know if you guys have heard of groupon but my apartmentmate recently purchased a groupon to Fiji Yogurt. You basically buy a giftcard but for half the price. We got a $22 gift card for only like $10 or so. So I decided to finally try it out and here's my review.
Fiji Yogurt is a franchise only in the San Diego area and as of now they have about 4 different locations. I went to the one on Friars road because it got the highest ratings on Yelp and seemed to be the nicest. I went around lunchtime so it wasn't too crowded and the plaza was kind of hard to find. It's on a pretty busy street near some restaurants and shops.
Atmosphere. The atmosphere reminded me of Yogurtworld. They had several machines that held about 8 or so flavors of yogurt. They also had seating around the back and a pretty extensive topping bar. There was a TV with Michael Jackson's This is it playing. Overall, it wasn't your typical pinkberry/yogurtland style with clear tables and brightly colored walls but it was pretty nice inside. They even offered games for people to play while they ate yogurt. One thing I liked was that the sample cups were right next to the cups to get your yogurt so you didn't have to go up to the front and awkwardly ask for sample cups.
Yogurt. The yogurt cost about .35cents which is cheaper than yogurtworld but not as cheap as yogurtland. The flavors they had were plain tart, kiwi tart, dole pinapple non-dairy, oreo, cake batter and some other flavors that weren't tart. I tried the kiwi tart first because I had never heard of it before and it wasn't bad. It tasted slightly like Kiwi and was sort of tart. The dole-pineapple non-dairy reminded me a lot of the pineapple non-dair
y that I used to be obsessed with at YogurtWorld and it was fairly firm and icy. The plain tart however was disappointing. It was reminiscent of Red Mango's plain tart. It wasn't tart at all! And it was fairly creamy and watery...not firm and icy the way I like it. Oreo apparently tasted just like oreos and cake batter was not that great according to my boyfriend. The toppings were pretty impressive however. They had mochi which was a plus and tons of fruits, cereals, and candy toppings. The mango however tasted...strange. Like it looked really ripe and good but maybe the juice/sauce it was sitting in was artificial because it didn't taste like fresh mango. The mochi was a tad soft but not the worst I've ever had.
Overall. Fiji yogurt isn't a bad alternative if you're fairly desperate for yogurt. The only thing is the location isn't that great and the place isn't all that inviting to want to stay and hang out. I think I prefer the pinkberry/yogurtland atmosphere bustling with people and bright colors. The yogurt itself isn't bad since they do offer non-dairy options but their plain is forgettable.
