Day 18: Menchies

My son's elementary school is sandwiched in between TCBY and Menchies, so when walking back to your car it's hard not to get sucked into the vortex of frozen yogurt.  We like both places, but  when you've got three or four kids in tow, Menchies is much kinder on the wallet.  They offer little tiny cups for samples, although Beckett and his crowd don't seem to get that samples are to be tried before you pay, not after you're all done and you want to try six more flavors.  The shop on the corner of Lincoln and Montana is very cheery, offers every topping under the sun, including some actual fruit.  And best of all, they offer at least one flavor a day of sorbet, for those dairy-challenged among us (yay!)  After my speech about portion control, the kids pull the levers, self-serve style which they love, then pile on toppings.  Margaux, Beckett and Shayna gravitated toward this chalkboard which they took over and doodled up a storm.  We have a frequent customer card which they stamp every time.  We are working our way up to that free scoop.  Gotta keep going back until we earn it.