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    Sweet Retreat

    3.6 (368 reviews)
    Closed 12:00 pm - 9:00 PM

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    Left: strawberry flavor , right: pecan caramel
    Cindy T.

    This ice cream spot is mine and my friend's go to when we eat in the area! The portions are always huge for the mini scoop. When the nice worker did my friend's ice cream, I had to tell her to please give me less! Quality is always consistent and staff are super friendly!

    Huge "container" is  3 single scoops: Coconut Pineapple at the bottom, Mango in the middle, and Pralines and Caramel at the top.
    Diane T.

    It was our first time here tonight. We've driven by here plenty of times, and we know they've been here for years. We walked in and it was crowded. But people were just chatting inside, and just needed to take it outside, which they finally did. Then it didn't feel so cramped! Lol The menu was quite extensive and took us a good bit to look it over. Everything looked delicious! But once the staff started scooping the ice cream, wow... they weren't stingy at all! Normally, you feel kind of ripped off paying so much for a couple of scoops of ice cream. But these gals were so generous, and on top of that, FRIENDLY... what a nice surprise! You really feel like you get your money's worth. And it is delicious! We'll be back, for sure!

    Strands of plastic

    I found what appears to be plastic shavings mixed throughout my frozen yogurt. After pulling strands out and examining them, I believe they're coming from the plastic cone used in their mixing machine. The drill mechanism seems to be shaving plastic directly into the froyo as it mixes. If you use this place, check your cup carefully before eating. This is a serious food safety issue and I'd encourage the owner to inspect their equipment immediately.

    Trina H.

    How have I drove by this ice cream shop for years and never came in I saw an instagram reel that you can mix fruit into your own yogurt and knew I had to come try it. I'm a tart plain yogurt kinda gal and just their base was so good already. They have frozen fruits like peach, mango, strawberry, and berries. Each fruit is $1.8 extra. You pay for the size of the yogurt base you want and they mix it all up in a yogurt swirl machine. I got just mango with mine and it came out so creamy and delicious. My new go to whever I'm craving yogurt

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    Lloyd C.

    I've driven by this current Sweet Retreat many times while in the area. So glad to finally be able to stop in. I used to go to their previous location off of Cahalan Avenue close to 7-11. Always crowded especially during the Summer months. Classic, creamy, old fashion flavors with big scoops and tasty milkshakes.

    Original tart yogurt mixed with mango.
    Don L.

    The original tart yogurt with mango is 10/10 in flavor but the store's system of one worker helping your entire group is inefficient. It takes about 5 minutes per person's yogurt in your group, so it takes forever if you have 3+ people.

    Mango raspberry frozen yogurt & blueberry banana frozen yogurt
    Elizabeth N.

    Came back to this place to try their house made frozen yogurt . You get to pick whichever ingredients you like to add into the yogurt base and they will blend it. I chose raspberry and mango while my sis chose blueberry and banana. The sizes we both got were a small but holy moly they were very generous with the portions. I felt less guilty eating this considering how it's yogurt.

    Raspberry frozen yogurt
    Brianne P.

    I have been coming to Sweet Retreat since the OG location was open before it burnt down! Every time I visit I always stop here for froyo or ice cream. The best ice cream in SSJ! The frozen yogurt is so good. Always my go to. I also love the marble fudge. The scoops/ portions are huge. Usually gets pretty packed in the evenings, so expect to wait in line depending on the time you go. Especially in the summer. Definitely worth it though.

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    Kimberly C.

    Do you have a sweet tooth and craving some delicious Yogurt or Ice Cream? This is your go to specially if you are picky which what you eat! I have been coming to this hidden gem for years now and I love it! I love that you can create your own yogurt and choose any frozen fruit that's available. I went in last night at a very cold evening and it was packed but there is a lot of parking!

    Jasmine L.

    Delicious homemade ice cream, shakes and more! So delicious! Friendly service, tasty iced cream!

    Came to Sweet Retreat around 8:00pm to get yogurt with family. We waited a long time and when our order gets taken the employee scoops the ingredients into the cups and leaves them by the yogurt machine and starts helping the people behind us. After 10-15 minutes of waiting again she starts making our yogurt. I asked the young lady with brown hair and a pony tail to use the yogurt that wasn't melted, she said it's the same as the rest. While she was making my other yogurts the first yogurt was melting. I asked her to kindly remake it. She throws the yogurt aggressively at the trash can. We understand how frustrating it can be to be understaffed which is why we tipped extra. She ended up remaking my yogurt but only with one scoop of tart yogurt (see my picture attached versus previous reviews posted). We paid $50 before tip just to be treated so poorly. My family and I will not be coming back and our friends will also not be coming back after hearing about our bad experience. I really hope they hire more people, the frustration from the employee might be misdirected at customers for being understaffed.

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    Thanks a lot for your good comment

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    Thanks fir your nice words. Appreciated. Please do come back.

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    Thank you. Please do come back.

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    Not bad for single scoops. Got plenty in mines and the flavor hits. Bubblegum flavor has a lot more gum, which was pretty funny.

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    Thanks a lot for our long term customer. It means a lot to me lot.

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    Ask the Community - Sweet Retreat

    Hours? I keep coming and it's closed, the other hours posted seem to be outdated?

    Sorry about confusion. I have put the new hours on Yelp for San Jose location. It is 2 to 7 pm every day except Monday. Monday we are close. By the we are close today as we… Read more

    I keep stopping by and it's always closed even though the hours online say it's open. Not sure if the hours have changed?

    We are now open everyday except Monday from 2 pm to 7 pm San Jose store.

    Vegan/dairy free options?

    No vegan ice cream but do have one flavor which is non dairy.

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    They have new menu now! pretty exciting to try out! I think they still keep the best selling ones…read morethough,

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