Orange Leaf closing for good after today

[mamajoan.livejournal.com]

Orange Leaf posted on Facebook that today will be their last day of operation because their lease is up. (And everything is 50% off today.) This was news to me! Am I the only one surprised? (Edit: seems like this must have been sudden, because as recently as Sept 8 they posted on Facebook that they were looking to hire two new people.)

With the recent closing of iYo, this leaves quite a froyo gap in the square all of a sudden!? Has froyo had its moment and now become uncool? :(

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[cos]

I never tried the Orange Leaf (and won't get a chance to today). How is(was) it?

[secretlyironic.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I think tart frozen yogurt, like cupcakes and cronuts, has had its moment of glory. Places will of course continue to exist but it won't be a miraculous wonderland of frozen delights.

My predictions for 2017: Vapes and poke.

[trowa-barton.livejournal.com]

I believe there was a case of supersaturation as there were, at one point, four places in Davis Square to acquire Froyo. (JP Lick's IYO, Orange leaf, and Pinkberry).
Having said that, I just had frozen yogurt with my son on Wednesday. It was a great place to take your kids after their booster shots at the Davis Square Family Practice.

[teko.livejournal.com]

Very surprising actually, as they always seemed to be doing decent business, great location between the major Davis parking lot and Starbucks, and with iYo closing they'd have the froyo business all to themselves.

[gilana]

I am sad because Orange Leaf has Dole brand pineapple soft serve -- also known to Disney fans as Dole Whip. It doesn't taste quite as good when you're not in Disney World, but it was still a nice treat.

[lancedavisward6.livejournal.com]

Sorry to hear this. My kids love Orange Leaf over the others for whatever reason. I appreciated it because my son has a peanut allergy and they were extremely good about getting clean toppings from the back, etc. and they did so with a positive (even excited) attitude that didn't make my son feel like he was burdening them. Both IYo and JP Licks are routinely less than ideal in their handling of the situation. So... looking forward, what would we all like to see move in (whether there or some other location)? There are a few vacancies. Do we have a wish list? (Not to suggest in any manner that I actually can fulfill said wishes! But it doesn't hurt to have a sense for what we'd find exciting.)

[fefie.livejournal.com]

I am sad to hear this. They've been my go-to froyo place in the square.

[ron_newman]

The chain closed their Lexington store in July.

[lb-lee.livejournal.com]

Enh, I was never a big fan of Orange Leaf; it and its topping were too sweet for me. Berryline is still my preference, even if it's kinda hard to get to now.

[catskillz.livejournal.com]

Wait, how do people know that iYo has closed? Their website and the Yelp entry for them don't say anything about it.

I was just in there two weeks ago. Has it closed since then?

I'm sad about iYo, but not Orange Leaf

[mattdm.livejournal.com]

Local business with, under the new owner, great food in addition to the sweets. Orange Leaf is a national chain with 300+ locations. If they hadn't come in and diverted business (in part I'm sure just because of their few-steps-more-convenient location), iYo might have survived.

Dole Whip?

[sd210.livejournal.com]

Sheesh, had I known that they had Dole Whip, I would have gone there more often!
But in all seriousness, it is always sad when a local shop closes. That's somebody's dream going out of business (or at the very least, somebody's job being lost). Very sad.

But I will say this - - for anyone looking for good ice cream at reasonable (Non-JP Licks) pricing in Davis, you can get a HUGE portion of Richardson's ice cream at the concession stand at the Somerville Theatre. They have it all year long and you don't need a movie ticket, they serve it from the popcorn stand (just walk in). Very reasonably priced and their small portion is HUGE.

[pearlythebunny.livejournal.com]

Frozen Hoagies, while not in Davis Square, has enormous portions. And their ice cream is handmade at Chilly Cow in Arlington. Yum!

[lancedavisward6.livejournal.com]

Purely by way of public service announcement, I'll add that Q's Nuts sells Christina's Ice Cream in several varieties.