The Yogurt Barn

I just wanted to make a review because the guy who helped us was so nice! I took my nephews and…read moresisters here & he was really helpful in letting us know what we were picking! they had so many cool ice creams. Definitely coming back(:

We stopped by this ice cream store to try some of the viral ice cream types that we have seen on…read moreInstagram. On Google it says that they close at 5:30 but we called and they actually close at six so that was awesome! We tried the french fries, the chicken burger, the chocolate chicken drumstick, and I got myself the matcha Samango. All in all, they were very interesting flavors but fun to try out!

Fruit whisper - Mango

Fruit Whisper - Peach

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Fries ice cream

Handel's Homemade Ice Cream

3.9(295 reviews)

4.3 mi

Love this Ice cream spot, every time I'm here, the line moves quickly no matter how crowded it is…read more They also have a little seating area around the perimeter of the store. All the flavors I've tried have not disappointed, but my favorites are the Knot your Average Dough, and the S'mores Ice cream. Their waffle cones are the best I've had as well, they are always a perfect crunchy texture and pair nicely with any ice cream.

Awful service. I won't be back…read more The girl at the take out window was rude. I've been to other locations in San Diego and she was dismissive and forgot one of our ice creams. For as expensive as it is I would've expected better. I will not be back to this location again. Love this business. Not the location. I've been eating the ice cream for awhile. It's making me consider the whole company. I know consistency can be difficult. Perhaps management?

Hurricane and medium dish!

Monkey Business, Not your average dough, and Biscoff cheesecake.

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Menu displays

Menchie's

3.7(137 reviews)

3.1 mi

Just wanted to release a review for "Menchie's" and compliment "Menchie's" the frozen yogurt spot…read morein Rancho San Diego or El Cajon. Thank you for avoiding high-fructose corn syrup in your sorbets and yogurts. Thank you for being knowledgeable and having knowledge in no-sugar-added yogurts, and/ or dairy-free sorbets. Experienceing your consistency in the delivery of your products. Yep, I'm in agreement that when one visits a "Menchie" that you can make a person smile on inside and outside. I love the fact that you offer a special on "Mondays" after 6 p.m to fill up a cup...that's way cool. Keep the specials coming. God Bless

Very clean for a self serve frozen yogurt location. With well balanced frozen yogurt flavors, with…read morea kind and friendly staff. The optional toppings were a great bonus

Very vanilla, blueberry Pomegranate tart, gourmet cafe gelato topped with coconut flakes, almonds and boba.

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Motto

Yogurt Mill

4.3(798 reviews)

3.7 mi•Bostonia

Visiting from Hawaii today to visit our daughter who is living in San Diego. When to the Yogurt…read moreMill for a treat of yummy and healthy yogurt. Even though there was line to order, the wait was short and our order was very delicious! Wish there was a store in the islands!

I don't know how I didn't hear about this place until I saw it popping up on my…read moreInstagram. It's a local fav with a line that winds around the building. There is plenty of parking which gives it a leg up over places in neighborhoods like Little Italy or North Park. Each size comes with a set max number of flavors and toppings. Baby is 3 flavors with 1 topping. Additional toppings are 2.50. Their yogurt is so creamy I wouldn't be able to tell the difference between soft served ice cream and their yogurt. Cash only.

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Penguin Yogurt Factory

4.3(307 reviews)

3.9 mi

This was my first time and I was absolutely delighted! This popular self-serve frozen yogurt shop…read moreis located in Santee among other shops and restaurants. Known for its wide variety of rotating yogurt flavors, numerous toppings, and other treats like boba, shaved ice, and coffee (yes, coffee)! Staff were friendly and helpful, making great recommendations (since it was our first time). The vibe was cheerful and pleasant. They had a great indoor and outdoor space to enjoy your delicious treats! It is a bit pricey compared to other froyo shops! But they do offer a loyalty program which offers a stamp card for frequent customers. Overall, the frozen yogurt was creamy and slightly tangy. The dole whip and pomegranate sorbet were the perfect combination of sweet and citrus flavors. My daughter is pretty basic- she ordered plain vanilla with boba. And she said it was the best she had ever had! We will definitely be back for more!

Love a classic Froyo experience! Penguin is everything you would want Froyo to be - a good array of…read moreflavors and toppings, and friendly service! The shop is kept very clean as well. Love how there are endless customizations that you can make. You can also ask for a small taster cup and you can sample a flavor or two before making a decision as well. Definitely will be back when I'm in the area!

Order here!

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Outdoor entrance!

la michoacana elite

4.5(53 reviews)

4.8 mi

Yael was great with customer service. We didn't know what we wanted and he had great…read morerecommendations! The whole family was pleased.

I enjoyed a nice creamy coconut ice cream from this Mexican themed ice cream shop. It was very…read moregood, but a little sweeter than I would have liked for a coconut ice cream. It was still very tasty though. It cost $4.99 for a small cup. In addition to the variety of Mexican inspired ice cream flavors, they offer agua frescas, churros, paletas, snacks, and raspados or chaved nice. The hospitality was very friendly and helpful. There is plenty of parking and a modest amount of inside seating. Good ice cream.

Coconut Ice Cream

Crepes

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DQ Grill & Chill Restaurant

2.8(19 reviews)

0.1 mi

The worst of the worst rudest service pls retrain your staff to dip the cone all the wAy down into…read morethe chocolate to seal the ice cream from leeking out. Waste of time and money and this LOCATION.

Nice people working here. & they seem to care about the place. Reese's Blizzard was amazing! Pretty…read moredecent triple bacon cheeseburger. Good fries. Really good chocolate sundae. We ate at the tables on the side. It's kept clean. & it's fun to watch the tweekers zooming around everywhere on their BMX bikes. lol.

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Eastbound Bar & Grill

4.3(1k reviews)

0.3 mi

Locally owned & operated

Outdoor seating

A friend of mine just raves about this place all the time, but my girlfriend and I live in North…read moreCounty so we are rarely in the area. Recently, we happen to be doing some stuff in El Cajon. And decided to stop by here for happy hour. Everything was just as he described great atmosphere, cold beer, friendly staff, great service good food. Our server's name was Cat, and she was fantastic, very friendly, engaging, attentive,and energetic. Unfortunately that all changed when Cat came to our table with another server named Mimi and said that she was going home and Mimi was taking over. The service immediately went south. Mimi was 180° from Cat. She was not very friendly, not enthusiastic, not attentive and seemed very low energy. We watched her walk around the floor several times yawning with her mouth wide open no attempt to cover it up, this was very offputting. We waited 20 minutes after Cat left, and Mimi never came by our table to ask us if we needed anything. She appeared to be ignoring the entire section. She spent most of her time standing over by the wait station or talking to customers at the bar (which I assume we're not her customers). The only reason we were able to order another round is another server that was not working our section came by and asked us if we needed anything. When Mimi finally did come to our table, we just asked for the check so we could pay and leave. The name on the check was Miranda so I'm not sure what that is about. We did also observe that the two bartenders who were working seemed to be cut from the same cloth as Cat, as they were friendly, engaging moving around quickly taking care of those sitting at the bar. If we're ever back in the area and decide to try again, if we see Mimi is working, we will either leave and go somewhere else , or maybe try to sit in someone else's section.

Eastbound Bar & Grill is one of our favorite spots! The food is always great, and the Firecracker…read moreappetizer is an absolute must-try. The atmosphere is the perfect mix of great music or sports, making it a fun place to relax and enjoy a meal. The staff is always friendly and welcoming, which keeps us coming back. A special shout out to John, Daniel and Hunter for their outstanding service and making every visit a great experience. Highly recommend Eastbound Bar & Grill!!!

Family friendly patio

Cheers!

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Happy Hour Mon-Fri from 2-5pm. Come spin the Happy Hour wheel!

Go Get Yogurt

3.8(103 reviews)

2.7 mi

I got the creamy tart and strawberry tart in a tiny size and they were able to do two flavors in…read moreone cup! The yogurt is creamy and tart enough for what I like. It's even better than the yogurt mill! They also have BOGO coupon on their website that's dated in 2025 but I'm sure you can mention it to them and they'll take it. I'm excited to come back!

My grandson and I love cold stone, but I was highly disappointed in Santee's cold Stone store. The…read moreline was wrapped outside the door on a hot day. Everyone knows people are going for ice cream on a hot day. My disappointment is in the management they only have one young girl working all by herself. I'm gonna say there is at least 20 people in line who were behind me. When I arrived, there's probably about 10 people. The poor girl had to keep mixing the ice cream all by herself. I asked her isn't there anyone here working with you? I've never seen a store only have one employee. She didn't even have anyone there to relieve her for a bathroom break. The young girl worked hard and was very accomplished. I give it to Megan for not giving up. I would've walked out the door and told the manager or the owner to get down to the store and try operate all by their selves. Highly disappointed that someone would allow anyone to work there all by their self without any opportunity for a break. Her arm had to hurt, pulling all that frozen ice cream out and having to mix it with all the extra ingredients that everyone wanted. Most of the people in front of us were ordering a pint or more. I saw her shaking her hand her wrist look like it was really sore. She actually has a pretty good Workmen's Comp. case if she wanted. Hire more help and quit being so cheap. Don't treat your employees like this. Very disappointing.. He lost a lot of clientele too. They saw the line and just turned around and walked away. You're losing money by being so cheap and you're injuring your employees putting them at risk. You can't work someone this hard.

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Cafe 88

4.3(235 reviews)

4.9 mi

Hidden Gem!!! Place…read moreis not meant for picking up and ordering out, there is seating there, so more than welcome to go in and sit. Just not spacious enough for me. When reading the reviews the only negative you're going to see is "wait time". If you know take out, you know ways around this "negative". But with that being said me and my lady ordered 2 açaí bowls and they were ready in about 12-15 minutes. Not a problem for us. You can make your own bowl or choose from pre made recipes. ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS!!! I am definitely coming back!!! See you soon cafe 88

Cute spot! It's a small place, so I'd recommend getting it to-go, but it was still really nice…read moresitting inside while we waited for our order. We ordered the Fit açaí bowl for our friend to take home, and she absolutely LOVED it. We weren't hungry enough to get anything for ourselves, but I appreciated how the guy at the counter asked if we wanted anything drizzled on top. We chose almond butter (and silently prayed our friend didn't have a nut allergy ). Turns out, that was the best choice because she said the almonds were her favorite part. Now we're definitely curious and will have to come back to try the bowls for ourselves next time!

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Jess T.

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14 years ago

My boyfriend and I LOVE this place! We visit here every Saturday night and we are addicted! My favorite is the Peanut Butter and the Chocolate, but I recently sampled the Irish Mint and loved it! (The employees let you sample whatever flavors you want and however many you need to decide... never have any problems with that!!) I love that they post flavors on Facebook, but I do get disappointed if they have changed since the morning. The prices are awesome! For $10 we can get two ginormous yogurts that last at least two days! We live in Santee and come here because no other place compares! Keep up the good work Yogurt Barn!! read more

Rebecca E.

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3

1

3 years ago

The BEST yogurt shop! The staff are always friendly and quick with service. I love that they always have chocolate, vanilla, peanut butter, and tart strawberry in addition to dairy free and no sugar added flavors! I have seen the owner in there many times! She is a wonderful woman who never hesitates to give back to the community. I love that I can support a locally owned, woman run business while feeding my sweet tooth! Don't hesitate to sign up for the rewards program! I didn't know about it, but a nice girl, I think her name was Grace, helped me sign up. I earned $5 off in just two visits with my family. read more

Nick M.

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14 years ago

I visited yogurt barn for the first time at about 830 on Saturday night. It was packed! The place was kinds messy, tables unorganized and whatnot. But the service was FANTASTIC! The yogurt was good, I got the White chocolate Mousse and the prices were reasonable. I will be back! read more

lisa m.

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18 years ago

I love the Yogurt Barn!!! They have so many flavors and toppings to choose from, they have a nice family atmosphere, it's really clean too!! the portions are huge, you definitely get your moneys worth. Great customer service! excellent addition to the community! read more

Jenny S.

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3

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18 years ago

The Yogurt Barn is awesome! The Yogurt is the best. They have tons of choices and toppings. The people that work there are really nice. This is a great addittion to Lakeside. The prices are the best around! Thank you!!!! read more

Lori S.

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18 years ago

This place is awesome as good as yougurt mill but without the long lines. They had 8-10 flavor choices and way to many toppings to count. Very yummy. read more

Rebecca D.

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8 years ago

Hands down, my husbands favorite place to go! Always clean and friendly staff! Love this place and their flavors!

Stacy R.

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12 years ago

Always warm and friendly, with an excellent selection of yogurts from which to choose.

Toni B.

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18

4

13 years ago

love this place it had great Yogurt and the people are so nice I try to go often read more

Damien H.

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3

0

11 years ago

great tasting yogurt and fun for the whole family!!! great service

Chloe H.

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17

5

14 years ago

It's simply a great place to go !

Matt N.

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83

2

14 years ago

High quality and cute girls!

Hailey T.

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2

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18 years ago

I am addicted!!!

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I just wanted to make a review because the guy who helped us was so nice! I took my nephews and…read moresisters here & he was really helpful in letting us know what we were picking! they had so many cool ice creams. Definitely coming back(:

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