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Free tart yogurt this weekend at the new Mochi-Yo

Posted by Owen Morris on Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 10:45 AM

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This Saturday marks the grand opening of Mochi-Yo, a yogurt shop offering the Korean-style tart yogurt that's popular on both coasts. To celebrate, owners Kirk Goza and Wes Bergmann (yes, that Wes Bergmann) are giving away free yogurt the entire weekend.

Goza said he got the idea to open a frozen yogurt store while he was a student in New York. "A PinkBerry opened up down the street and I was going there every day. Part of opening this store is I really like the yogurt."

Mochi-Yo is located in Leawood at 4535 W 119th Street in the new One Nineteen Shopping Center. According to Goza, they picked the south Johnson County location for two reasons: "We use real fat-free yogurt and fresh-cut fruit toppings to make our product, which adds to our costs. The health-conscious image is something that I know will appeal to people in Leawood. And of course I grew up here, so it's fun to bring something like this home."

Goza graduated from Pembroke Hill and Bergmann from Blue Valley North. Both twentysomethings have spent the majority of their lives in Leawood. After living in New York for five years, Goza returned home, drawn by the lower cost of living. "I came back and I got to the point I needed something to do. So we put it together and I went around to investors and now we're about to open. It's been a lot of work and not much sleep but that's partially because I'm up at night nervous."

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The store will offer four flavors of yogurt -- the standard tart flavor, green tea and two rotating flavors like watermelon or other fruit. Two dozen toppings are available, from fruit like pineapple or pomegranate seeds to mochi (small rice-cake) balls. Tart yogurt is real yogurt with live cultures in it and is relatively good for you. A four-once serving has just over 100 calories. Mochi-Yo sells the yogurt in three sizes: small (4 oz., $2.50), medium (8 oz., $3.50) and large (12 oz., $5.50). Toppings are $1 a piece.

The deal this weekend is one free yogurt per person any size. Toppings are free, as are yogurt-based smoothies, which normally retail for $5.50 a person. The deal lasts all of Saturday and Sunday.

Mochi-Yo's hours are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, and 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday. The store's phone number is 913-338-0557

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I have had Mochi-Yo at least three times a week since it opened. I often replace my lunch with one of their smoothies. I only work up at the JCC so I am really close. I think it is soooooo funny that "Sarah" (from this blogs commens) sounds like a blatant advertisement from the owner of yummo. I have had yummo because it is close to the bars that I frequent. They obviously messed something up because it tastes nothing like Mochi-Yo, or any of the other Pinkberry-like models on the coasts.

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Posted by Chris Peters on April 22, 2009 at 9:54 AM

Love this!! I fell in love with a place similar called Red Mango (redmangousa.com) when I lived in Encinitas, CA this last summer. I've been craving it and am so happy to learn I can get the same thing here in Kansas City!
Thanks!

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Posted by samantha on April 20, 2009 at 3:22 PM

This is very similar to Yummo in the power and light district. Yummo has 16 flavors including the same "original tart" and "tart green tea" that Mochi-yo offers, as well as peanut butter, chocolate covered cherries, pistachio, white chocolate macadamia nut, peach, strawberry, cheesecake, blueberry, raspberry, cappuccino, and regular and sugar-free chocolate and vanilla. At Yummo there are also 32 toppings including fresh fruits, cereal, and chopped candy. All prices are by weight so you can get as much as you want, mix flavors, add as many toppings as you want, and just go wild! Yummo is owned by local business owner Rob Dalzell who also owns 4 other Kansas city restaurants with his wife Margarita.

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Posted by Sarah on April 11, 2009 at 6:55 PM

is so thankful to you guys for opening up fro-yo in KC. its hard being in KC where asian food of all sorts is in such lack. and people here dont know what they are missing! HAHAHA. so excited to go this weekend.

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Posted by louisa from seattle on April 4, 2009 at 6:53 PM

Commenter Milner, Wes is Kansas City's pride and joy as a former member of the cast of MTV's show Real World and then conservatively 300 follow-up challenge shows. He's at least a Z list celebrity.

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Posted by Owen on April 3, 2009 at 1:48 AM

Writer Morris, what does "(yes, that Wes Bergmann)" mean? Is he supposedly famous? I never heard of him.

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Posted by Mark Milner on April 2, 2009 at 3:38 PM

I can't wait to try this mochi-yo stuff. I hear it's fire!!!!

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Posted by Kiersten on April 2, 2009 at 1:27 AM
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