Dallas frozen yogurt meltdown: Nana Frozen Yogurt in Frisco

Frozen yogurt arrives in the most northwestern part of Frisco.

Editor's note: Latest chapter in our series on frozen yogurt covers Nana Frozen Yogurt in Frisco.

Chrome base of table, clear plexiglas chair, pebbly floor, and the edge of one Prada oxford, purchased for $160 at Neiman's Last Call on Sept. 13, 2002

Opened: October 2009

Profile: Independently-owned frozen-yogurt place is in a new shopping center way way way way way out in far northwest Frisco. Up the Tollway, past Pizza Hut Park, west on Lebanon, don't stop keep going, then north on Teel Parkway, now wind through residential area, we still in Frisco?, keep driving, finally Main Street, OK. Quite the hike.

Ambiance: Brand new storefront observes standard self-serve frozen-yogurt model, while decor knocks off elements of Pinkberry such as the pebbled flooring. But instead of the tiny pebbles Pinkberry uses, these stones were larger and didn't flatten out perfectly, so there was a subtle rockin' wave to the surface. (We're nit-picking here, but isn't that what this Frozen Yogurt Meltdown series is all about?)

Nana has mod, groovy white circular tables.

Mod white tables also evoked old-school Pinkberry except that, after only a few weeks open, one of the tables was already rickety. There was definitely an underlying on-a-budget vibe; the overall design had the patchwork feeling you get when someone's gone the DIY route rather than hiring a pro. But hey, points for the clear plexiglas chairs which were cool. Front-of-the-house employees were young, wide-eyed Frisco-ites who helpfully recited the how-tos of the self-serve routine.

Utensils: Paper cups in two sizes. Transparent plastic spoons in cool colors and super-curvy shapes.

Price: 35 cents per ounce.

Yogurt: Six stations X two flavors per machine = 12 flavors. Those included some popular basics: original tart, vanilla, strawberry, peanut butter, no-sugar-blueberry, cookies n cream, cheesecake, and pineapple. Like many frozen-yogurt places, they're currently featuring pumpkin spice, a seasonal flavor.

Six self-serve stations with two flavors each at Nana in Frisco.

Texture was inconsistent from machine to machine, with some flavors firm and others runny. Some flavors seemed muted and watery, making one wonder if these places have the ability to alter the formula by watering down the mix? Because even though all of these flavors and supplier are nominally the same from place to place, there are clear differences in the result.

They also had a few unique or less common flavors: banana (appropriate since the place is called Nana), a pretty good pomegranate-raspberry sorbet, and an uncommon branded flavor: Hershey's York peppermint, which was a deep chocolate with mint, and which seemed unappealing but was actually not too sweet and pretty good.

Verdict: Recommend. Yogurt not great, but you have to appreciate someone willing to open a place in this remote residential neighborhood.