Yogurt Review #3 - Oh Yeah

These yogurt shops just never stop surprising you. Some are futuristic, some quirky, and some have fantastically awful names, like “Oh Yeah.” And as part of a local grocery store, Oh Yeah’s less a yogurt shop than a yogurt stand, hardly giving the “tart yogurt experience” most others afford. But at considerably reduced prices, it’s a great option for your daily fix of the tart stuff.

Located on the side of Todito grocery store in Adams Morgan, Oh Yeah is easily passed if you’re not looking for it. There’s no more than a few feet for ordering and eating, but ambience and decor are hardly a consideration here. With just one yogurt machine behind the counter, their operation is pretty bare bones. There are two flavors: original tart and honeydew, although they sometimes run out of one (evidently business is good).

Outside Oh Yeah

And it should be. It might be basic but Oh Yeah’s product is basically identical to the other DC yogurt shops and is considerably less expensive. They have two sizes, the 8oz and 12oz, eschewing the 5oz size the others offer. And not only do you get more yogurt, at $2.50 and $3.50 without toppings, these prices are uniformly the cheapest in town. In fact, you can get an 8oz yogurt at O-Yeah for less than the 5oz at Tangy Sweet. Better yet, add $1 and you get three toppings, about half what it costs elsewhere.

Note to everyone looking for a way to justify eating tart yogurt daily: You just found it.

The 8oz original tart with oreos, raspberries and canned peaches

The toppings are similar to their competitors with a basic group of fresh fruit, replaced daily, as well as mandarin oranges, canned peaches and lychee nuts, a first I’ve seen in DC. For sweeter palates, try the fruity pebbles, teddy grahams (cinnamon and chocolate), chocolate chips, M&M’s and fruit candy. They also have the classic mochi topping and a few free add-ons: chocolate and strawberry syrups, honey and caramel.

The fresh fruit selections

Obviously this isn’t the place to turn to if you’re looking for the most innovative or oft-changing flavors, but their original tart is almost unrecognizable from it’s rivals and the honeydew is surprisingly good, both tart and strongly flavored. And with business quickly growing, a second yogurt machine will be installed by summer, adding rotating flavors like chocolate, pomegranate and lychee nut. In addition to tart yogurt, they also have smoothies, cakes, and homemade fresh yogurt (not frozen) that you get with as many toppings as you’d like for $3.75.

All in all, Oh Yeah might not be much to look at, but for anyone living near Adams Morgan its a cheaper option that won’t disappoint.