Midweek treat! We hit some thrift stores first and spied the frozen yogurt sign across the street. I was actually in the mood for gelato but didn't want to move the car. We walked over but they share a parking lot with other businesses. There are a four mosaic round tables out from and a few tables inside as well. A gentleman served us. He allowed me to sample to flavors before deciding. I choose chocolate and salted caramel side by side. My friend choose cheesecake topped with strawberries and graham crackers. They had a large variety of toppings. After I snapped some photos inside we grabbed a table outside. She polished off of her small and I couldn't finish my medium. It was a nice treat before dinner! read more

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We've lived in the neighborhood for a while and Golden Spoon has become one of our regular spots. It's got that true mom-and-pop, family-owned feel -- friendly staff, familiar faces, and frozen yogurt that always hits the spot. What makes it stand out is the variety: there are staple flavors that are always available, and then rotating specials that keep things interesting. They recently put up a cute little sign with flavor suggestions (like Rocky Road with matching toppings), which is a fun touch if you're stuck deciding. Toppings themselves are plentiful, fresh, and generous. It's not self-serve -- they make it for you -- which honestly I prefer, since everything comes out neat and portioned well. Even when the line looks long (especially on warm days), it moves quickly. I've never waited more than 10 minutes. Friendly, consistent, and delicious -- Golden Spoon is exactly what you want from a neighborhood froyo shop. read more

Golden Spoon - Mini size - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - San Diego, California

This is a clean little shop for some decent frozen yogurt. The woman working is quick with your order and the froyo is yummy! Lots of toppings to choose from as well. read more

Golden Spoon - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - San Diego, California

First time at Golden Spoon and the frozen yogurt is delicious! I went on a weekday afternoon and the lobby was empty with pleasant music paying in the background. I ordered the pumpkin flavor with rainbow sprinkles. I will be back! read more

Golden Spoon - Pumpkin flavor yogurt with rainbow sprinkles - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - San Diego, California

Mid yogurt ... the man that was serving seems very annoyed while you decide what you want. My mini size came out to $8??? lol yogurt rocks Is way better read more

Machine not working so very limited options. Once I order my yogurt I go do Apple Pay on their iPad and their system was not working. I took 2 bites while the payment was "processing". Their iPad didn't connect and they didn't let me take the yogurt "that I didn't pay for". I did, their iPad was offline. I said I had taken two bites because it melted while I waited for the system to process my payment. She said they would freeze it and give it to someone in need. Melted with my saliva on it. I was just craving fro yo. The other girl was normal and nice. She even suggested "free yogurt" but this lady was on a mission to be terrible for no reason. read more

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Amazing service and such yummy froyo! Thank you to the family for squeezing us in right before closing. read more

Golden Spoon - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - San Diego, California

Idk why all these 1 star reviews are showing up first but this place is an old gem! The ice cream is so good! Get the chocolate sprinkles in the vanilla ice cream. The seating is easy too. Def eat here! read more

TERRIBLE! will tell u the sizes COME WITH a certain amount of toppings but they actually don't come with ANY and charge you for EVERY SINGLE ONE!!! this is VERY unclear!! they don't explain how it works just so they can STEAL UR MONEY!! HORRIBLE SERVICE read more

Quick service and great frozen yogurt flavors! Flavors rotate constantly. Cozy small business ambiance. Ask for samples if you are not sure what you want! read more

Golden Spoon - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - San Diego, California

I was having a major froyo craving and golden spoon was the closest option. Here are a few things I learned: -I much prefer self serve froyo. Being able to mix and match a bunch of flavors is so much more preferable for those with analysis paralysis when it comes to having to choose. -Same goes with toppings. It was interesting that all the toppings were priced similarly when they varied greatly. I can justify paying for oreos or cheesecake bites, but I don't want to pay the same amount for something like sprinkles. -They do offer take-out so that you can cover your yogurt for the ride home. Overall, satisfied my craving and they had great flavor options and topping choices but I'd much rather enjoy a self-serve spot to get exactly what I'd like! read more

How have I never been here before! This place is so good, has decent prices, and isn't too unhealthy. Personally, I'm obsessed with sweet treats so this place hits the spot. I got a mini peanut butter froyo with oreos and it was sooo yummy, light, and refreshing! I'll definitely be back! read more

Golden Spoon will always hold a special place in my heart as I grew up going to the old location in Escondido and also went to the La Mesa location with my favorite mentor for so many years. I will say this location could do better in the terms of having more flavor variety. From what I remember from other locations I have been to there are always so many and they are always rotating out but the flavors they do have a great! They have a TON of topping varieties as well, my go to is cookie dough or cheesecake bites when I'm making super sweet or if I am going the more tart route that day I love adding berries and cheesecake bites. This location actually has a decent amount of seating inside and outside which is nice and it is very clean inside which is always a plus. I was the only one here the evening I stopped by so it was very quick with service so I was in and out and back home fast! read more

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Golden Spoon holds a special place in my heart and I really love the flavors of their yogurt. With that said this location is a OK I really wish it had more flavors and the prices are kind of high. They don't have a lot of the flavors that I am super addicted to unfortunately. The store is always clean and well-maintained and super easy to order. Will keep coming back read more

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University location plain tart is runny and had bad after taste. Became sick. Strawberry tasted fake. Topping display looked nice but the fruit was old and dried out. Gentlemen working was nice. But I was disappointed they didn't have rewards like other location. Also there was a surcharge to cover their credit card processing fees. read more

I hate being one of those customers that comes in 5 minutes before closing but love me some golden spoon. The lady at the counter was super nice. They closed at 9 but a group of like 5 teens came in and she was so nice to still serve them! I hope they tipped her. read more

Golden Spoon - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - San Diego, California

I can walk to this location from home and I like that it is open until 9p on weeknights. A medium is $6.95 and then you pay tax and a small fee if using a credit card (standard at small biz) so it comes out to $8 bucks. I think you get up to 3 flavors and 3 toppings with a medium, which is pretty good imho, and they layer more yogurt on top of the topping layer. As many others stated there isn't much customer service, I think it's usually the owners serving. I come here for convenience and taste.... Needless to say if I didn't live in the neighborhood I would not go out of my way to come to this specific store. But for now it does the trick! read more

I have been coming here for years - WOW - never again! Your 6 p.m. Sunday night staff was so horribly entitled and offensive that they got rid of a 10 year+ customer! read more

The frozen yogurt here is amazing, it is a family owned company which sets it apart from all the other chain yogurt businesses. They have different discount on different days to include a military discount. The lady makes my frozen yogurt with the toppings I get look so well decorated and then always adds more yogurt on top. My boyfriend goes all out with toppings and his yogurts always look nice as well. They have tables and chairs to sit inside or outside tables as well. The ambiance of the place is clean and they play music that's not too loud on the inside. Definitely my favorite frozen yogurt place in San Diego. read more

Golden Spoon - Tart Your Creation of Frozen Yogurt (Regular) - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - San Diego, California

Very tasty I got all the nuts, with brownies and caramel bits. Very friendly staff super helpful.clean and neat place chairs, tables, and a comfortable loveseat. read more

Golden Spoon - Coffee and chocolate - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - San Diego, California

I completely understand when businesses need to close early. It's happened at many different businesses that I've supported. However, I don't understand when they don't update it on their website. I came here on a Friday evening at 6:50 PM and they were completely closed up for the night. I looked up the hours and the address to this location. I really wanted to grab an order for me and my coworkers, the location closed early so I lost an hour of my time to drive down there and back home. read more

I got the low calorie peanut butter flavor and it tasted great! Just the way I expected it to taste. No complaints, hopefully I can try more flavors in the future. read more

Golden Spoon - Seating area - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - San Diego, California

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Horrible service and product. Yogurt was listed as available then not available. Went two days in a row just because the first day was fine. Second day sample was so watery the lady gave us a napkin because it was like slush. She proceeded to fill up and charge us for two medium sized watery yogurts. Awful. Yesterday the yogurts listed on the bottom all were packed last week and cost the same. Just thinking how could the owner consciously serve such an awful product. read more

The girl was so nice and it was hard to pick only three flavors (you can choose up to three)! The frozen yogurt was a perfect consistency and the toppings were so yummy too. This place also has outside seating and was a fabulous end to the night. Thank you! read more

Golden Spoon - Hazelnut, cookies 'n cream and coconut with strawberries and Reese's pieces I don't remember what my sisters got! - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - San Diego, California

I've never gotten food poisoning from frozen yogurt before so I guess this is a first for my family. My 3 yr old and I got different flavors and were fine, but my husband got the chocolate and he shared it with our one year old. He was on the toilet all night and my poor baby has been puking all morning. I only had a small taste of the chocolate and it did taste very weird. My husband chewed through an entire pack of gum trying to get the weird after taste out of his mouth. Thank the Lord I did not eat more because I am pregnant and that would have made morning sickness even more miserable. The store looked ok, but the lady had to turn on a couple of the machines for different flavors. I'm not sure if that impacted the safety of them? Like maybe they weren't being kept cold enough? There was a temporary authorization on the door from the public health department that we noticed after we were done eating. Overall, the most ghetto and questionable Golden Spoon we have ever been to and we will be avoiding at all costs. read more

Great customer service and super friendly staff. The yogurt at Golden Spoon has always tasted amazing and I love how many toppings you can get with your yogurt. Super clean store and love how many yogurt options you can get at this place. One of my favorite yogurt places. read more

Golden Spoon - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - San Diego, California

I've been coming to Golden Spoon for over 10 years and they are a Hillcrest staple! The service is always incredibly friendly and warm and the ingredients are always fresh. Just tonight I popped over not realizing they had closed and the owner there told me to come in anyway and he made me my favorite: original tangy yogurt with fruit and nuts (I try to keep it healthi-er ). I certainly did not expect him to re-open the shop just for me, but I made sure to leave a good tip. I will continue to be back Golden Spoon Hillcrest; you are wonderful! read more

I like to be positive with my reviews, but I'm not finding much to be positive about here. THE POSITIVE: - Clean Environment: Tables we're clean; Floors seemed clean. - Outdoor Seating: We didn't use this, but the area looked nice & seemed clean. - Big Selection of Candy Toppings: Lots to choose from, maybe 30 or so selections. THE NEGATIVE: - Unimaginative flavors: Vanilla, Chocolate, Strawberry..I can get this anywhere. - Flavorless Frozen Yogurt: When the flavor you've chosen is Strawberry & all you're tasting is smooth, cold minimal or no-flavor yogurt. You're basically eating a cup of cold. - Customer Service Disconnect: Girls are robotic when serving you; don't give you what you asked for (my daughter asked for peanut butter (on the menu), the girl was dancing around the issue, pointing & acting like she didn't understand?? What, why?? but my daughter ended up getting vanilla??); the girl laughed at my Hot Fudge falling out of the cup & said, "It's melting, ha ha!" (In any other world, this would've been remedied). Then they both retreat to the back laughing their asses off. Hmm..weird vibes. - Bathroom Needs Attention BIGTIME: No soap in Dispenser; 3 (Exactly!) Seat Covers; Trash needed to be emptied; No paper towels to dry hands: How do THEY wash their hands before serving you? Doubt I'd return. read more

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If you order two flavors they stack them rather than put them side by side. It's a cold day and the yogurt was already melting all over the outside of the cup before I even left the cash register. No napkins were provided. The staff was friendly and nice but I don't think they've been set up for success. read more

Thank goodness for Golden Spoon in Hillcrest. They are the only fro yo place left (many clothed due to the pandemic) that offers no-sugar added flavors on a regular basis. The service is efficient, they always fill up the cup or quart to the max and have a variety of rotating flavors and many toppings options. read more

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I love coming to this location for frozen yogurt. It's super delicious and love how well organized the establishment is with their ingredients and how clean all the utensils used are! Staff is very also very friendly and always cleaning their work area and sanitizing the the lobby area. read more

Golden Spoon - Your Creation of Frozen Yogurt (Regular) - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - San Diego, California

I've grown up on Golden Spoon frozen yogurt and still think it is better than the fill your own yogurt up places. I feel like the quality is better and the yogurt is creamier. I was near this area and the craving hit, so I looked this place up and came! Parking was a little tight, but found a spot across the parking lot. There are a few seats inside and outside at this location. Customer service was good and we enjoyed our yogurt! I love their chocolate flavor and sometimes will add in peanut butter or strawberry. Yum! read more

I haven't been to Golden Spoon in a long time due to other locations near me closing down, but I was happy to find this location in Hillcrest! The frozen yoghurt is delicious and hits the spot on a hot day. I really liked the strawberry banana flavor and coffee flavor. The staff were kind and helpful when we were ordering. I can't wait to come back next time I'm in the area. read more

Golden Spoon - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - San Diego, California

I went to get some fro-yo, when I pulled my stamp card put (with stamps from this location on it), the lady at the counter grabbed my card and began destroying it. I asked yo speak to the manager for this erratic and unethical behavior, apparently she was the owner - I doubt it, I don't think an owner could behave like this - her name was "Chong". The other clients tried to intervene, taken aback by her behavior. At the end, I left and didn't order anything - I don't condone this kind of behavior. Lady, if you are reading this - get some help and learn some manners. read more

Very tasty ice-cream and relatively low in calories. Store is clean with a nice seating area. A little pricey. read more

Golden Spoon - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - San Diego, California

Excellent! Based on his recommendation I enjoyed the peanut butter yogurt. I usually enjoy strawberry and cake batter was not ready. But, they have coffee and other flavors too. I love the peanut butter chips! I loved the banana sliced into my regular sized cup. I even got peanut butter sauce but skipped marshmallow. Regular is like $6.50. Seating inside and outside. Parking lot is often about full. read more

I've been a happy customer here at Golden Spoon Hillcrest for 13 years. The manager and staff all smiled and went out of their way to make your visit special: maybe a little extra topping, things like that. Sadly, no longer. The owners who took over awhile back have raised the prices exorbitantly. A medium used to be in the high $4 range. It is now $7! Seriously? That's price gouging. Tonight I again went in but this was the final insult. They no longer use the small bowls that comfortably held the yogurt. Tonight it was a small plastic drinking glass. When I asked for a lid for the drive home, the woman said, "Oh, that's our to go cup ". Huh? That was always the everyday cup. The to go was "extra". That's it. These owners don't care about our community. They're just nickel and diming the customer. I'm done read more

I love to treat myself to a frozen yogurt every once in awhile. I was in the mood for a dollop, and the golden spoon happened to be nearby. Sadly they didn't have my favorite flavor, original tart, but they had a cherry tart which was pretty delicious! read more

Golden Spoon - Cherry tart - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - San Diego, California

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Okay, I have been here a few times over the years and have not checked in until now. What do I recommend...well...I definitely believe a classic vanilla is a standard and salted caramel along with coffee are worth your time. I enjoy mocchi with fresh strawberries for my sampling. I will say if it's toppings, they have all the coverings from almonds, chocolate sprinkles, m & m's, to fresh fruit to boba! Come in and do your tastebuds a favor! read more

Golden Spoon - Gotta stop in and enjoy a cup of cold goodness for your soul - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - San Diego, California

$8 for the tiniest cup of ice cream. There's usually a lady here and she serves a decent amount. If their is a man at the counter you will get a lot more somewhere else for $8, not worth it. He also charged us $1.45 for 3 different toppings. My kids only picked 2 because they did not like the other options, you think he would give them double of one of the other?? Yeah no, only 2 toppings. Last time we come here read more

Golden Spoon - Tiniest ice cream for $8 - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - San Diego, California