I don’t know if anyone else will find this funny but it was interesting enough for me to pull out my complicated camera (that I don’t really know how to use) to take these pictures. I was walking home on Fifth Ave and realized that there was three ice cream trucks within one block from where I was standing. Here’s the one parked on 18th Street (right off of Fifth Ave).
Here’s two in this pic: You can see the back of the truck parked on 17th Street, on the right, and part way down Fifth Ave, you can see the back of the other one, parked just north of 16th Street.
I exercised applaudable restraint and did not by myself any ice cream!
I always find myself coming back here eager to hear about your food adventures. Mr. Softee is such a classic. However, what is your take on the frozen yogurt craze? Pinkberry, Flurt, Berry Wild… I went as far and doing some side-by-side comparisons. And I’d love to hear your reviews.
Thanks Ellen! I’m not such a big fan of the yogurt craze. I’ve only tried two though, Red Mango and Yolato (here’s the review), and I generally don’t like it because it’s not creamy. It tastes like watered down yogurt that’s frozen to me. Since you’ve done a side-by-side comparison, let me know which one you think is best and I’ll give it a shot.
Hi Jessica,
I have tried three frozen yogurt places: Flurt, Pinkberry and Berry Wild.
Flurt (3rd Ave. between 22nd & 23rd) is my favorite. It’s rich and creamy with a wonderful sour yogurt flavor. Despite being creamy, it also comes off as refreshing and light.
Pinkberry comes in as a very close second. I find it slightly less creamy than Flurt. They also make a green tea version which was very disappointing, even though I love green tea.
Berry Wild makes two versions; creamy and icy. The icy is not as creamy and has slight yogurt flavor. Overall this one just tasted watered down. The creamy version was too creamy and hardly has any yogurt flavor.
So my final verdict is Flurt and Pinkberry are both fantastic. And I’m never going back to Berry Wild. They all offer small samples to try before you buy. And various fruit and crunchy toppings.
Thanks Ellen! When the weather gets nice again, I’ll head over to Flurt and give it a try.