Dallas frozen yogurt meltdown: SpoonFull in Plano

by Teresa Gubbins

Opened: April 2009

Nice of SpoonFull to provide hours and phone number on the door.

Profile: First self-serve frozen-yogurt place to open in middle-class bastion of West Plano.

Ambience: Coit and Park isn't the ritziest intersection in West Plano, and this particular shopping center has a slightly downmarket vibe. Occupying a corner spot that feels a little barren, SpoonFull has the same cool/sterile atmosphere as its peers, the same small multi-colored tile around its yogurt dispensers; but its non-synchronous not-matching interior color scheme feels maybe a little amateurish? Like it was chosen by someone without design skills. The result is off-kilter and just a bit unwelcome. But the staff seems nice.

Utensils: Extra-large cups are paper cartons, which is good.

SpoonFull has five stations with 2 flavors each

Price per ounce: 35 cents -- not the cheapest but not a gouge.

Yogurt: Five machines with 2 flavors each = 10 flavors. But this is West Plano so don't expect exotic flavors other than "plain tart." Most are mainstream: chocolate, vanilla, cappuccino, blueberry, and cookies 'n' cream. The yogurt itself seems poorly handled with textural issues, as if there isn't enough turnover to keep it fresh. Toppings are the boilerplate selection you see at all of these self-serve places: fresh fruit, cereal, M&Ms, etc.

Verdict: Draw. West Plano-ites don't have to drive to Carrollton but they're stuck with candy-bar flavors. Price is not bad, but texture is not great.

SpoonFull sits in a corner of a shopping center at Coit & Park.