Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Beyond Longmont: MMMMMMenchies, Lafayette

I don't have to go to Lafayette anymore for my Menchies cravings! We have one open now (or very soon) in Longmont on N. Main! (Across the parking lot from Vitamin Cottage)
However, it's an awesome treat if you're not too full after visiting Krishna's Chaat House. It's right across the street.
I love me some DQ in the summer...or spring...or dead of winter, but sometimes it's nice to have some sweet refreshing frozen yogurt!

Even better if you get to fill your own bowl, select your own toppings, use a darn cute spoon, and maybe just color a picture while you're at it.
So I haven't colored a picture yet, but I've done the rest. They rotate flavors, so you can go in every few weeks (or more) and have a whole new selection. They pair up the flavors so you can get one or the other, or a twist of flavors that compliment each other. The best part? They provide little sample cups for you to test flavors to your heart's content. You're half full by the time you actually get to your own spoon but it's still worth it.

I usually go for the Cake flavor on one side of my bowl and another flavor on the other side of the bowl, then pile in toppings accordingly. I'm remembering the Amaretto Cherry now....heavenly.
Fruity Pebbles are my #1 choice. Capt. Crunch, mini gummi bears, maraschino cherries, peanut butter sauce, these are all my favorites. They also have everything from Oreo crumblies, to raspberries, to bobo bubble things. Cheese cake bites, chocolate chips, sprinkles, kiwi, brownie chunks, graham cracker, whipped cream, hot fudge, caramel, nuts, M&Ms. Need I go on? Do you need more incentive? Well if you do then you're hopeless.
On this toasty day I skipped the creamy cake flavor and went for the sorbet...orange and watermelon. Oh frozen candy magnificence. I added gummi butterflies, mini gummi bears, and sour gummi worms. I stuck a cherry on top just on principle.

Not only are the treats YUMMY, it's fun to do, and it's something that everybody had fun doing. I saw an elderly woman dousing her bowl in whipped cream like any 5 year old would just die to do. It was cute. It's bright, it's colorful, it's happy...Menchie welcomes you. As do the staff, they say "Welcome to Menchies" to everyone that comes in. Always very friendly people working there.
They cater to the needs of many with non or low-sugar, low-carb, dairy-free, kosher, and gluten-free options.
They charge by weight so you can be as decadent or as simple as you'd like. I got a pretty full bowl for about $3, which is less than a small blizzard. Even with the gummi extravaganza I suspect it's a little better for me than the Oreo blizzard.
Check out all the flavors they have and maybe get a Smileage card! How can you not love a place with a Smileage card??  http://menchies.com/

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