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Okay, so I'm sure pretty much
everyone has heard of PinkBerry by now... When Jeannie and I went out
to LA before Thanksgiving, we fully immersed ourselves in the PinkBerry
experience. When we came back to Chicago, I was wondering how ever was
I going to get my fro-yo fix (alas, PB is pretty much only a West Coast
phenomenon)!
Fortunately for me, when I first tasted the tart,
yogurty goodness of PB, it reminded me of something I had tasted right
here in Chicagoland! There was a cafe near the Korean BBQ place Kum
Kang San in Arlington Heights, IL that had just opened up in the summer
called "Red Mango"...
J and I had dinner with D and S
and their parents at said Kum Kang San. As we were leaving, they were
giving away $1 off coupons for Red Mango and we decided to try it again
(it was actually our 2nd time going). While there, we tasted their
frozen yogurt for the 1st time - it was a cool, creamy, tart, yogurty
taste (kind of reminded me of mild ricotta cheese, actually).
"Red
Mango" is actually the progenitor of PB and is a very popular chain in
Korea (whereas PB is mostly a US West Coast chain - with some locations
in NYC). This Red Mango, however, had no official affiliation with the
Korean company, so they had to change their name - unfortunately "Red
Mango Cafe" just didn't work either... so, they eventually changed
their name to "Very Berry"...
So, if you're dying to see what
all of the hype of PinkBerry is all about, I highly recommend hitting
up Very Berry and trying their frozen yogurt! You get toppings with
your fro-yo, so make sure to get the rice cake topping (mochi duk) and
2 other fruits - I suggest Mango, Strawberry, or Banana (since it's
winter, fresh fruits aren't readily available, so I think their
management has resorted to using frozen fruit with syrup - this is a PB
cardinal sin!).
So, check out Very Berry! It's located in the same plaza as Kum Kang San in Arlington Heights (btw, tell them John and Jeannie sent you!):
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