öko yogurt - heading downhill?

I went last night and had blueberries (which I always get) and there were at least 20. Half the time one or two falls over the edge because they give so many.

Not sure why they are stingy with you.

I love this place and hope they are continuing to do well.

Too many Park Slope establishments go under because the clientele seem to think that we deserve everything perfect and that it's our way or the highway. I've always thought that the amount of toppings was nearly to the point of being excessive. It's the yogurt I come for...I can get blueberries anywhere.

How about next time asking if you can have a couple more berries, instead of complaining about it on this message board, possibly scaring people away from going...?

belzjm wrote:
Too many Park Slope establishments go under because the clientele seem to think that we deserve everything perfect and that it's our way or the highway.

Maybe that is true, but maybe we do deserve everything to be perfect. I mean, it is NYC so if a place wants to do a shitty job (not suggesting that that's the case here, but I mean more generally speaking) then I am quite certain there are several other businesses ready to step up and do a better job. It's capitalism, baby. Besides, for the price these yogurt places charge, I want a friggin backrub with my $6 TCBY.

How about next time asking if you can have a couple more berries, instead of complaining about it on this message board, possibly scaring people away from going...?

But that's one of the things I love about this board. It's a good place to voice your ideas, complaints, compliments or general BS. I personally found the post interesting, and it made me remember that place exists and now I wanna go there.

I can see your point also, but Park Slope...5th and 7th avenue still has way too many vacancies. The last thing we need is one of the more interesting places to close up shop because they skimped on someone's berries.

Sure...this is a great place to voice concerns if the owners actually read it. But if they don't, it is also an option to just mention something to them face to face. Might make more of an impression.

Part of the problem with the advent of the internet age is our increasing inabilty to be able to connect with people face to face. It's really easy to say....hey...can I have a couple more berries, but sadly, it's even easier to write about it here.

If the economy takes a little tumble...which it looks like it could...I would hate to see some of these places along here close up...we might be in for a period soon where there are actually NOT a ton of people waiting to take Oko's spot.

I see places all along here and 7th that seem to have had their for rent signs out for a year. It's a concern.

From a neighborhood that's willing to pay 3 bucks for one of Uncle Louie G's 'authentic' Brooklyn Italian ices, I don't think Park Slope's consumer sensibilities are going to save it anytime soon. :roll:

I feel unfaithful even reading this thread - I'm totally monogamous and Pinkberry is my one true fro-yo love - can't help it - I know it exposes my shallowness. Although I am cheating as I write this with Fairway-purchased 2% Fage & blackberries!

I LOVE pinkberry, and don't care if that somehow makes me shallow or evil or vile or smelly or uppity or urban or a circus clown or a gentrifier, or a truck driver or an astronaut or a leprechaun.

I really need to try oko though.

From my experience, devout Pinkberry fans end up liking Oko better....

Sorry to jump all over you 8thandPrez....I was mometarily overcome with fear that this place would do poorly and leave. I'm sorry.

As I said, I'm not a dessert person, but I LOVE this place.

Usually I'll go down and eat it while walking home and by the time I get back, it's gone and I contemplate going back for another.

I think there might be crack in the secret recipe.

I just got back from Rice to Riches, which I ducked into on my way to Pinkberry (they're next to each other, so I went to R2R instead). Anyway, it's not as good as pinkberry. It get's old fast, too sweet to eat it all.
Also, what the hell am I supposed to do with the fancy plastic container they give you? Can I re-use that? Seems like a TERRIBLE waste to toss it. It can't possibly be biodegradable.

I should have stuck with Pinkberry.

Funny thing, I went into pinkberry with my r2r bag to meet my co-workers who stopped in, and the frendly man behind the counter told me that his mom told him that rice to riches causes ghonorehea. I'm not joking, he really said this.
funny service.

it's funny - i cant understand how people like frozen yogurt - i know my opinion means nothing - but i think its yucky yucky - is it just a caloric thing?

oko is the bomb

Next time you're there and that happens to you - SAY SOMETHING! Whenever I get less (by far) than what I have gotten in the past, I comment and they almost always increase the serving...
If you're that upset, you should tell them. It not only gets you what you want (probably), it helps them with their business.

I think the $12 price tag referred to multiple yogurts. Their "regular" size is $4 something, and it is a generous serving. My fiancé and I shared one this afternoon, with mango - and they didn't skimp on the topping.

They seemed to be doing good business today, which is great... at least the long summer is good for that!

if it's something having to do with the management requiring a cut back, we should say something and bring it to his/her attention that it seems too drastic.

thing is, i went last night and had no difference from my usual (huge portion and no less than 20 blueberries). i've had it 30 plus times...

it's leading me to believe it might be the counter help, and not the management since we seem to be hearing differences in who he decides to give a small/large portion to...