Forever Yogurt’s Froth (Hot Chocolate)
WHAT: Forever Yogurt‘s Froth (Hot Chocolate) Station
WHERE: Lakeview’s Forever Yogurt (931 W. Belmont Ave)
OUR RATING: Do it!
Lakeview’s Forever Yogurt (courtesy of foreveryogurt.com)
Feeling the cold and (upcoming) snow this winter? Need a moment to relax, rejuvenate and warm up? Look no further than Forever Yogurt Froth Hot Chocolate station at the store’s Lakeview location on Belmont. We love this location generally, as it is perfectly designed to mimic the interior of a CTA underground carriage, seats and all. Not too glamorous you say (we know, the CTA is rather terrible lately), but somehow it works. Froth stations are also available at Forever Yogurts in Wicker Park (1924 W. North Ave.) and the Gold Coast (42 E. Chicago Ave.).
Friendly staff will give you a wide range of options for your Froth Hot Chocolate, including the Steam Engine with Hershey’s chocolate, the Cliffhanger with Andes mint and PB Confidential with Reese’s peanut butter cups. The fun names are just half of it.
The quality of the hot chocolate is superb. You won’t see any hot chocolate powder mix or flavoured syrups here. Your steamy cup of hot chocolate is made with the pure melted chocolate of your choice along with either whole, two percent, soy or skim milk. After we ordered our chosen manner of death-by-chocolate, we took a seat as the staff created our drinks.
Froth topping station
Once our cocoa was mixed and melted into our generous-sized cups, we took a trip to the topping station. If we were overwhelmed with the chocolate choices before, the toppings just blew our world. Toppings included different types of candy including reese’s pieces and butterfingers, nuts, marshmallows, various spices, and chocolate and caramel syrups. Our only disappointment was the distinct lack of whipped cream, which we hear is present at other locations. Perhaps they will order it in soon.
Hazelnut Boulevard & Abuelita hot chocolates
Adam ordered the Hazelnut Boulevard with Nutella, topped it off with marshmallows, cinnamon and even salt! Meanwhile, Alicia ordered the Abuelita Mexican hot chocolate and topped it with cayenne pepper, cinnamon, sea salt and a healthy dose of marshmallows. We settled down to a pleasant sipping that the CTA certainly wouldn’t allow on its carriages. All we can say is that the Mayans would be super stoked to imbibe these sweet treats!