Highlands and Ravines
Honorable Menchie's
Introducing Highland Park's new frozen yogurt store.
Today's lesson for children: sometimes all you have to do is ask your parents. At least that's what happened in Kim Hardy's story. Hardy's four children, after repeated visits to a frozen yogurt store in California, wondered why they didn't have the same tasty treats at home. Eventually, Hardy says, her lightbulb went off, and she and her sister signed up to open the first Menchie's Yogurt in Illinois. Menchie's, open for a little over a month, joins a downtown district that is already packed with dairy delights. Yet each time I have visited, the storefront on Sheridan Road is packed. What's the secret? Menchie's is the first of its kind in the area, a self-serve yogurt bar with a dozen flavors and more than fifty different toppings. …
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forest barbieri
11:08 am on Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Delete forest barbieri 11:06 am on Tuesday, February 7, 2012 I first saw this chain store in a comedy routine wherein 3 friends tried to outdo each other with real world antics. The bit for this was to pile the yogurt as high as possible and when told the weighed price, say they only had a dollar or take large bites, put most in their hand et al, then ask to have it reweighed. Was very funny bit … more ›