My husband and I go to the Galleria A LOT for near nightly walks so we had our eye on a curious stand on the ground floor behind the Starbucks that had bright green accents. It finally opened! The place is pronounced "Yao-Yao" - it's an international chain from Spain so the double l's are pronounced like a "y" - and it's their first location in the USA. They serve milk based frozen yogurt... sorry, not vegan friendly. They pride themselves at being a green company and offering healthy froyo low in sugar. We finally made sure we had room for dessert one day and we ordered the small which was gone in no time. The lady manager was there (I think it's co-owned by a husband-and-wife couple) and both her and the other employee were very helpful and enthusiastic. They offer a few size options: small, medium and large in standard waxed paper cups, llaoglass in a cute little glass container, petitllao in a really small bright green container, a parfait of sorts (forgot the name), and to-go in an insulated green apple in both 16 oz and 32 oz sizes... The prices are VERY reasonable. All come with a set quantity of toppings.They don't have as many topping options as Pinkberry and I wish they had more fruit options but they do have [DRY] kiwi, strawberry, crushed speculoos, candied almonds, granola, mini cookies and [SAUCE] hazelnut chocolate (think Nutella), speculoos/biscoff, a fruity one (green apple or passion fruit), chocolate... They also only have one froyo option. The froyo is milky-er than the other froyo places I'm used to here but I also don't feel like rinsing with water afterwards. I decided I liked it right away and is good without toppings. My husband needed to get used to it and took a few tastes but he was the one who later insisted on the Apple. We opted for biscoff sauce that first time (1 topping for the small). Yum! They were really generous with the toppings. Went away too fast since I shared. It was so well priced we returned the next night and got the to-go Apple - 32 oz, if you please - for only $13. It comes with 3 toppings and if you return with the apple, you'll get a discount (10%). Yay! We've gone back a few times later and we don't see the lady much anymore. The people now vary in enthusiasm and generosity but I still love it. I especially love it when they add one half of froyo, add toppings, and sandwich it with another half and add more on top! Haven't gotten Pinkberry ever since I tried Llaollao! They finally added passion fruit to the sauce offerings and I have to say I prefer it over the green apple. I took a break since I got sick with a cough but as soon as I get better, I see another 32 oz apple in my future!
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