Did's Pizza and Froyo

Did's Pizza and Fro Yo ix located on Division St... 5406.... right next to Thai Bamboo.  In fact both stores have the same owner.  In addition to Pizza and Frozen Yogurt they have Calzones, Salads, Espresso, Fresh Juices, Bubble Tea, Shaved Ice, Smoothies, and Hawaiian Barbecue Pork and Chicken too.  The emphasis here is on the Hawaiian... It feels quite tropical.






 Being as it s a "surf-y" little place, you can be sure it is a fun spot to visit in the summer time, but in Spokane in winter... if you need to chase away the winter blues... this might be the place for you.  At night it is especially fun as as there are lots of neon lights.















It is a fun decor.  They have kind of a light show inside as the lights flash while music plays... and they have some video games you can play.

I could not believe how many flavors of froyo they had to offer.  Then I discovered that each machine holds two that mix together to give you a different flavor.  It was still a lot of flavors!  Froyo is self serve... and you may sample to see if you like it too.

This little girl wants the "pink" Cupcake flavor.

Cupcake with sprinkles.

   This oven for cooking pizza has eyes....

                               

It was fun to watch this man make the shaved ice!  It was huge!
I thought Did's was fun.

Ben's Yogurt and Deli

Today, it was all about the deli.... I mean there I was hungry for lunch and there was Ben's, just waiting for hungry ol me.  So this time, instead of driving past, I went in.

 They have a great selection.  One customer who was eating saw that it was my first time here and told me he goes there often... loves the food, and that is really fresh.  He was right.  It is good.
I had a veggie wrap....with cheese and avocado.. and all the veggie fix-ins... "To Go."

Ben's is great.  It's clean, friendly fast and fun.... (I happen to think of frozen yo cream yogurt with toppings as "fun.")

I had driven past many a time in my travels around town and I had heard rumor too that this was a great little spot.  I just had to try it for lunch, and as advertised, it was very good!  But the best to me, is the frozen yogurt.... just ask Geo   Yo Cream frozen yogurt is become a once a week adventure for us.


Yo Cream is 25 calories per ounce, made with real fruit ingredients, uses no rBST and contains live cultures.... so it is good food!

Ben only has six flavors (as compared to some yogurt shops that have maybe twelve or ten, but he has toppings galore! The fresh fruit stand even offered blackberries that day, yum!  And I noted too that he has good sanitation practices.  He has signs requesting for parents to assist younger children and he keeps a hand sanitizing station right next to the self serve machines.  I liked that part a lot.

I found Ben's to be a friendly neighborhood mom-and-pop type of food stop with the added plus of offering self-serve frozen yogurt.

Go Fro Yo

Seriously,there are a lot of frozen yogurt shops in town and now, another frozen yogurt shop has come to my attention.  This one is called Go Fro Yo.  I liked it the minute I went in, mostly because of the colorful decor.  I am not sure why all these yo cream places specialize in tile, but this one is the prettiest of the tile so far in my travels.  It's location is 15735 E, Broadway, over in the Valley by Walmart, nestled between Sally and Plato's Closet.  






They had a great selection of flavors...  and they have Bubble Tea!  I understand too that there are a couple of these stores around town.

This place advertised several special deals.  There is a Birthday Party special and a discount if you shop at one of the mall stores and go  to buy yogurt afterwards.  Just bring in your day's shopping receipt.

Geo liked this place a lot. We even went here two times in one  weekend.  This is because they had chocolate covered almonds.  (If you recall, the last Fro Yo spot had none.) We went two times because we went the second time with friends


Between visits we learned that there is some kind of Peanut Butter flavored yogurt shortage to be expected in the future, which could put a damper on things.  We really liked it the first time we were there, and were disappointed they were out of it on our second visit.  The server behind the counter insured us however that there would be plenty of peanut flavored toppings and syrups to help make up for it.

They also have really pretty cups and matching spoons.  
There were a lot of toppings to choose from... and, did I mention, the selections include chocolate covered almonds!  (that was for you Geo!)

We ended up with some very yummy treats!

Sometimes you feel like a nut topping,
Sometimes you don't!

Blu Berry

Popular in Spokane right now is going out on the town for a dessert treat of frozen yogurt, at least it must be.  There are frozen yogurt shops popping up everywhere.  The most recent I have personally seen is Blu Berry Frozen Yogurt.  This one is located on Division and Francis in the Northtown Square Shopping Center, and is easy to find because of the Red Lobster restaurant on the corner.

Blue Berry is an attractive spot, decorated in a lovely hue of mostly blue... but raspberry too.  It's surprisingly very much like the other frozen yogurt places around town that we like to visit, and yet it is different.  I would have thought they were all owned by the same entity because of the similarities, (I am getting used to the look of small squares of tile, ) but they are not.  I asked.  One nice feature here at the Blu Berry is a lovely fireplace to warm yourself when you come in from the cold... to eat your cold Yo Cream treat!

They have a wall of frozen yogurt spouts from which to try their flavors and serve yourself you favorite flavors.

 In order to really enjoy places like this, one must overcome fears of sticky fingers.....

We have some fears of sticky fingers...so we appreciate attentive attendants and watchful parents who read and acknowledge signs like this one here.  We also love frozen yogurt and love the freedom to try all the new flavors too, so we kinda love all the FROYO options we see around town.



They had a lot of toppings to choose from but I am a bit of a "purist, " no toppings for me on my selection of  chocolate, peanut butter and coffee flavored Yo Cream.  Geo makes up for a lack of toppings on mine by putting a lot of toppings on his.










I have to say too, that he was a little disappointed.  With all the toppings they did offer, they didn't have almonds. Specifically, he likes it when places offer the  chocolate covered almonds, but here he found no almonds at all.

there were lots of other things though, and he did find some things he likes.























He seemed to enjoy his Fro Yo.

 We both did.

Didier's Yogurt and More

Didier's has great frozen yogurt... and "more."  The "MORE" part is soups, chili, salads, sandwiches, hamburgers, shakes, yogurt desserts from the freezer, espresso and things like that.  There IS a lot MORE than soft frozen yogurt!  This place won 2nd Place in the KREM 2010 Best of Spokane for Ice Cream Shops.  It is the place we like to go to get an espresso shake, I have to say too that we think it is the best espresso shake in town.  We stop here occasionally for one (or two)  of those.  In my opinion, in the world of ice cream shops, this one definitely wins the prize for "MORE."

I went here the other day with a hungry friend and decided to add the experience to my blog.  It's a great little place that has been in town for years... I just do not go out for ice cream or frozen yogurt too regularly, but when I do, his is one of the places I go.  Lately we come here to get a espresso shakes!  On this day,  my friend had a turkey sandwich and soup, while I enjoyed a "child"-sized Cafe-a-Lait flavored yogurt in a cup.

The service was much faster than I expected.  We barely sat down and our coffee was being served. The turkey sandwich was good sized, fresh, and convenient, but a little spendy. My friend said her sandwich and her soup, (not very well seen in this picture ) were both delicious. 

The child size yogurt was quite small and costing over $2.00,  ($2.29 to be exact,) I didn't think it to be much of a good deal.  It was quite small...as ou can see above.   It was however fewer calories that a large one and it tasted good, and I was able to spend time with my friend, so I was okay with that.

The frozen yogurt is not bargain priced enough to make it a family habit, but it's not bad for a special occasion treat.  But the bargain day for yogurt is on Tuesdays when you can get a medium dish of the frozen yogurt for $1.79.. (less than a  minuscule "child's size,") so THAT is a good deal.  You can also get your yogurt in cones.

It you have never had frozen yogurt before, be warned... it tastes just as yummy as ice cream, with all the healthy benefits of yogurt!


When you go to get yogurt you will find that they have a variety of flavors; flavors that change daily, so its a bit of a bummer that you never really know for sure if your favorite flavor will be there.  However, you can call ahead to find out more at (509) 466-8434 and rest assured, they do have at least 6 varieties at a time and offer wonderful and even exotic flavors like French vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, banana, cookies and cream, peaches and cream, coconut, pistachio Kahlua and pumpkin pie.

In addition to your yogurt, and for an additional price (.69) you get to select an item from a wide selection of toppings to add to the top of your yogurty treat; things like gummy bears, chocolate chips, animal cookies, berries and nuts, even some all time favorite candy bar bits.

Located at 10410 North Division Street, Didier's is a great little spot to take your family out for a special treat.