You may have read about my Pinkberry first tasting but this time the store is officially open for business. As you can see, the line is looooong.
Despite the hot conditions and lengthy wait time, the staff go out of their way to make the patrons comfortable. They have girls serving samples and cold water constantly to the folks in line. It keeps the natives from getting too restless.
I have a feeling I’ll be eating Pinkberry between the hours of 5 and 7pm.
I just love love love the panoramic feature. It allows me to take in an entire scene like the view where you walk into the first Pinkberry in NC.
Trendy chairs and small stones make up the floor in this trendy spot.
The summer’s exclusive flavor is watermelon Pinkberry. I try some in one of the many samples the girls offer in line.
Similar to my experience at Yoforia, Pinkberry also has instructions on How to Pinkberry. Why is it all of a sudden society has to be taught how to eat frozen yogurt? I’ve also heard this stuff legally can’t be called frozen yogurt because it actually doesn’t have much yogurt in it. Are we that slow as a society that we need step by step instructions on how to order fro yo?
For the budget conscience, here are are the prices although you can be like me and just eat the stuff when it’s:
1. Free
2. 1/2 off during happy from 5 – 7pm
3. with a coupon
It’s hard to justify paying this much for stuff that’s not really ice cream or yogurt but you can get all kinds of junk on top.
Which brings us to toppings…
In addition to the usual choices like we see at Yoforia, we have a whole new slew of things to try like praline hazelnut crunch and waffle circles.
In the end, the creations are made. I choose a watermelon and mango swirl with fresh fruit toppings and a wafer circle.
Is it good? Yes.
Is it worth the price (free)? Yes.
Is it worth the hour and a half wait? No.
As with many things in life, after waiting about 30 minutes, I decide that I’ve invested too much time to turn back. I finish the mission and leave with some free fro yo for my belly. In the future, I probably still won’t turn down free ice cream (or whatever this is). Instead, I may bite the bullet and pay half off for this food item during happy hour if it means I get to skip the wait. At least I can say I was both at the first sampling and the grand opening. Like anyone else cares. Cheers!