Yogurt Lab

Would be a 5 star but with two young kids $ 4.29 a cup just isn’t worth it. Otherwise it’s great but if you have young kids I would consider something else. I miss the pay per weight for this reason .
I posted this and emailed and I got an immediate response mini cups are available (and should be more prominently displayed in the future.)

My daughter really enjoyed this frozen yogurt, and so did I. I have never seen such rich, dark chocolate fro yo in my life!

The only reason I’m giving this place a ³⁄₅ is because the yogurt is priced by the cup size. If you just want a small treat, it’s really not worth the price of the cup. Otherwise, the flavors were unique and tasty. I would never think to have avocado frozen yogurt! The bursting boba are also delicious and they have a wide variety of flavors.

I visited Yogurt Lab before a walk with a friend around Calhoun yesterday. I hadn’t been there since they changed the pricing so it’s not based on weight. I, personally, love this change! You can get as much can fit in your cup!
The staff person was super friendly and helpful.
I got the snicker doodle yogurt with their banana cinnamon granola. A.M.A.Z.I.N.G.
I also tried their new «Research & Development» flavor and loved it.
I hadn’t been here in a while and they had lots of new flavors and even more toppings than before. Can’t wait to go back!

This Yogurt Lab is my favorite one to go to! They always have great flavors, filled bins of toppings and it’s always clean. There’s also a parking lot to the side of the building so it’s easier to stop in here rather than the one in the heart of Uptown.
One tip: they changed the cup pricing now — it’s not by weight anymore, it’s by the size of the cup. I’m not sure if this is a permanent thing or not, but I like this method much more since some of the toppings make your cups weigh extra high.
Also, sometimes when I come here with my friends around 30 minutes until close, the employee seems super annoyed that we come and has also told us to ‘not spill anything’ since he already cleaned the whole place. I completely get that it’s irritating if people come late, but it was 30 minutes before and we were in and out. BUT… today there was a different employee working — I wish I would’ve gotten her name! She was SO nice and didn’t make us feel uncomfortable at all being there around the same time. She was super helpful and was much nicer than the regular employee.
I will definitely be going back to this Yogurt Lab though, it doesn’t disappoint!

Conveniently located adjacent to Lake Calhoun, the Yogurt Lab is a great place to grab frozen yogurt after a long run. The parking lot has a minimum number of parking stalls which are shared with adjoining businesses. A rotating selection of 16 flavors is offered at any given time; all flavors are handcrafted from organic yogurt and hormone-​free milk.
My yogurt mélange:
Lime — sherbet consistency, bold citrusy flavor
Coconut — sherbet consistency, rich coconut flavor
Nutella — creamy consistency and crazy delicious
Mango — floral notes of ripe mango sweetness — an olfactory/​gustatory delight!

Great! One of my favorite places to go for frozen yogurt. Great flavors and the price is pretty good. There is a large selection of toppings which is nice too. This is a place I would definitely recommend.

Really disappointing. Terrible texture — icy instead of creamy. They also have chocolate sauce instead of hot fudge, which is a huge miss. This franchise is my absolutely last choice in frozen yogurt. Try Park Yogurt, Billy’s or Forever Yogurt instead.

After dinner at Wakame the boyz wanted some fro-​yo. One buddy said the Yogurt Lab around the corner is nice so thought we’d give it a try. I found it to be quite the opposite, Of the 16 or 18 dispensers of the substance that was supposedly fro-​yo, none, zero, zip, nada, dispensed fro-​yo that had any firmness to it. It literally dripped out of the dispenser. YUCK! Like the consistency of soft serve from the DQ! When I approached the person running the shop about this fact, the guy said that sometimes the product flows slowly. The fruit bar and other bar with toppings area was filthy! The floor and waste cans were full and nasty and the attendant in the shop seemed blur to the condition of his shop. Don’t waste your money. Go to Ben & Jerrys around the corner for the real thing!

By Far the BEST yogurt bar!!! The flavors are Amazing! All Natural organic ingredients!!! So many flavors and toppings!!! My Favorite is Blueberry zest with pomegranate and chocolate chips! Salted Carmel my son’s favorite and Coconut my daughter’s favorite!
The Service has always been Amazing Very Friendly and Gracious Employees!!!
Please look into Wayzata for a location!!!

Best frozen yogurt around. The yogurt has a great consistency. There are plenty of interesting flavors and toppings as well.

Damn you Yogurt Lab! Why are you so tasty!?! I love everything here. My favorite flavors (in order):
Yogurt Forrest Berries
Strawberry Fields
Raspberry Tart
Brownie Batter
Birthday Cake
Pineapple
I have the loyalty app, which is awesome, because I get discounts on delicious frozen treats, but it also sucks, because I can see how much I spend at Yogurt Lab! Last weekend, I went twice in one day… but I was embarrassed to go to the same store twice, so I went to Uptown once, and Hopkins a few hours later.
I think it’s great that the yogurt is organic and fresh. They also change out the flavors often, which keeps me coming back for more. I just saw they added Red Hots!!!

Fro yo is a go to treat for me, especially on a hot muggy and buggy day in Minne. Tried many other places: cherry berry, fru la la, freezeiac, chilly billy… but yogurt lab beats them all.
Thumbs up:
–variety
–delicious flavors
–yummy toppings, they have mochis others don’t
–samples anyone
–multiple locations
–local
–parking
Thumbs down:
–this location gets really busy and it’s narrow by the fro yo so maneuvering is kinda annoying
–big ass cups, no small cups? Thick cups add to your weight in change
Summer’s here=fro yo time!

Salted Caramel — Swirl, swirl, swirl. Keep doing that girl! You’re deliciously fine and so smooth, with a fine ass groove.
Salted Caramel — I try pairing you with other toppings, but it never tastes right. I spoon option number two, always to the right. It’s like, «Why didn’t I just fill my cup to the brim with my baby Salted Caramel?» Damn. Aight.
Salted Caramel — You are sexier than Selma Hayek in «Fools Rush In.» Hotter than Russell Crowe’s temper. You are softer than the movie, «A Walk To Remember.»
Salted Caramel — I shower you with chocolate treats, butterscotch eats or other sugary sized teats. But it’s wrong, because you can stand alone without any sugary jewelry that you wear on. It’s because, baby, you da bomb.
SALT-​ED C-​A-​R-​A-​M-​E-​L…
***Snaps fingers.***

Fro-​yo not my thing but the kiddos will not be denied (hence their spoiled and unruly nature). Clean, easy and (at the time we went on Memorial Day) not crowded. $ 7.50 for a simple cup for me and a cup full with toppings for the kiddo. Not bad. Certainly a more attractive product than the TCBYs of my youth. Plenty of flavors = we’ll be back more often than I care to.

It’s true, this Yogurt Lab has the best frozen yogurt in the Twin Cities. Some of my friends drive out of their way to go to this location, even if it means enduring catty stares between drivers for a parking spot. (Minnesota nice disappears into a black hole in this lot only in the spring & summer!)
The froyo is consistently thick, and workers are usually quick to refill the machines as they run out. The crazy hours are 3−9pm, when this joint is packed with parents and kids. Oddly, weekends are more relaxed.
You get two sampling cups, but you have to ask the cashier. And they don’t mind if you need more.
Best thing for me, personally? Sometimes I don’t feel like eating froyo. I’ll dispense one layer at the bottom of a cup, and fill the rest with toppings.

It is totally my guilty pleasure when i’ve had a less than stellar day. I mean who’s day doesn’t brighten at the idea of an extra large cup-​o-​frozen yogurt with all imaginable toppings!
My favorites;
Grapefruit froyo with bubble tea pearls, kiwi, and black berries
Almond froyo with shredded coconut, mini chic-​chips and a cherry (almond joy-​ish)
Dark Dark Chocolate froyo with caramel sauce and Sea Salt!!!
Update from my last review: They’ve re-​arranged the layout a bit so it’s easier to navigate. However when it gets busy it’s still frustrating to wiggle around the people who have to sample EVERY SINGLE FLAVOR! I’ve decided it’s the other patrons that bug me, not the product they sell, so i’ve upped the ratings. (also felt guilty because i come here a lot)
Always busy in the summer, but i’m a year-​round admirer so it’s just a little easier to get my froyo on in the winter months.

If this place was closer to my house. I may have an addiction. It’s bad enough that there is a Yogurt Lab in IDS downtown.
As a lactose intolerant member of society — they still cater to my needs and that gets them 100+ points in the cool factor (PUN!).
Regardless, amazing amounts of toppings, flavors, and definitely unique in their offerings (Read: love the random toppings.
Whitney F is right — This place gets OUT OF CONTROL in the summer. Parking is a Hot Mess and full of people sampling the farm. Wow, I just knocked it down a star because of that. Otherwise, I’m ready to move into Yogurt Lab.
Get the 4-​way divider if you are into yogurt flavor mixing.

Oh dear. I’m a regular at Yogurt Lab. In my defense, I’ve never gone without several young girls. Young girls LOVE Yogurt Lab. It makes them squeal.
The two sample cups are generally enough for me, since I’m really counting calories. I’ve tried a lot of the flavors in the those little cups. Peanut, cookies and cream, caramel = yum. The tarts are tasty, if thats your style. The strawberry is A-​Mazing. The dark chocolate = meh.
The kids in the van usually get birthday cake. Gag me. You don’t even want to know what toppings they choose. With just a gentle reminder, they know not to go crazy and keep their bowls reasonably priced. (We typically spend about $ 4 a bowl. When I get my own its even cheaper bc I skip the toppings)
This location has good seating and parking.

Birthday Cake, Happy Yo (original tart), Greek Yogurt, Salted Caramel, Mango, Cheesecake, Double Chocolate, Chili Chocolate, Cherry Amaretto, Hazelnut.
All. Amazing.
Then finish those amazing flavors with a pretty amazing selection of toppers (all the usuals) + fun stuff like mini mochi, olive oil, sea salt, real maple syrup, flax seeds, mango chunks, boba and your possible combinations are limitless.
This is far and away my fave fro-​yo shop in the MSP metro and did I mention I can walk here from my house?
Dangerous, very, very dangerous.

This! Why couldn’t THIS have opened up merely 2 miles from my apartment? Not only do I have to mourn that I’m stuck with mediocre frozen yogurt near my home instead of Red Mango or Yogli Mogli, but now I also have to face the fact that a Yogurt Lab needs to be added to the list of any other froyo place I wish would have taken over the scourge of the icy dessert shop universe that’s located in Addison, IL and goes by the name of Yumz. Argggggg!
I’m all about frozen yogurt, so when I saw this place had popped up in the Calhoun area, I knew I had to give it a try. I’m so glad I did! It’s quickly skyrocketed to one of my top 3 froyo places. I mean, I wasn’t expecting much, so anything would probably have satisfied my sweet tooth. But the Pink Grapefruit flavor smacked me in the face upon first bite. It’s the first time I’ve ever seen grapefruit offered as a flavor and they also had fresh grapefruit pieces in the fruit bar.
I’ve returned a couple times and am more and more impressed with each visit. So far, I’m most impressed with their more cake-​like flavors, which is weird. I normally go for fruit flavors. The Salted Peanut is great!
They have 16 flavors on tap at all times, but they’ve got more where that came from. I’m going to make it my mission to try all of the flavors. This could take a while, and I plan to savor every spoonful.

Like the Edina location, this one has about 16 flavors to choose from (some of which are too intense) and any topping that you can possibly imagine. I love the teeny-​tiny cups for sampling different flavors. The staff here is friendly and the place is clean. The pumping area gets really crowded in the evenings so there can be traffic jams trying to get to the yogurt pump of your choice. The small space gets jam packed on Fri/​Sat nights, so be prepared to take your yogurt to go.
Beware that some of the flavors are artificial tasting and some are just plain gross (avocado. blech), but given the array of flavors you should be able to find one to suit your interest.

A fabulous frozen yogurt treat!
Yogurt Lab is a wonderful addition to uptown! Clean, bright, cheerful with one of the largest selections of self-​serve yogurt. Birthday cake and green tea fro yo are always my go-to’s. Make sure to check out both topping bars — there is a savory bar and more sweet bar. And be prepared to want to come back again and again for this highly addictive evening treat! A perfect ‘after your walk around Lake Calhoun’ treat!
Note the hours can be tricky — they tend to closer earlier than you’d expect a yogurt place to close in uptown, so it’s always worth double checking the closing hours before you make the late-​night trek for frozen yogurt!

I L.O.V.E the Yogurt Lab. My sister introduced this place to me. Big Fan of Froyo here. Located near Lake Calhoun. Satisfaction highly guaranteed! When I brought my little nephew here, he was in Froyo Heaven! His face was priceless when he saw the toppings!
They charge by weight.

I just moved to Minneapolis from Chicago and was absolutely CRAVING frozen yogurt (you can find a place every other block in Chicago, it seems). However, I was absolutely blown away by the Yogurt Lab for the following reasons:
1. Tons of fro yo flavors — my favorites were the cookies & cream and the salted caramel (holy yum… my mouth is watering at the memory).
2. TONS of toppings — chocolates, fruits, gummies, cereals, you name it!
3. You get a little cup to taste your fro yo before having to commit to any flavors. This is such a great idea. In fact, this fact may be the main reason that I return again and again…
It gets a little crowded, but it’s definitely worth it. It was extremely clean and extremely delish. I will be back (maybe tonight!).

Froyo:
–Amazing flavors; this is one of the very few froyo shops where flavors such as almond, cheesecake, and banana don’t taste like chemical puke
–Large daily selection of flavors; I had to go back for sampling cups three times and it was kind of embarrassing
–Cheap, $ 0.48/ounce
Toppings:
–Too many good toppings (chocolate waffle cone pieces), very organized
–Mochi in FOUR different flavors including strawberry, mango, lychee, green tea… omg, JIZZ, IN, MY, PANTS