#ellenos

Ellenos Greek Yogurt of Seattle opened a scoop shop at downtown LA’s Grand Central Market. This is only their second retail shop. They’ll be at Grand Central Market till March 2023. The shop is open Thursday – Sunday from 9 AM – 5 PM

Family owned, their probiotic Greek style yogurt is handcrafted using traditional methods and local ingredients, including local milk and local honey. The yogurt is all natural and does not use thickeners, stabilizers, or gelatins. It’s rich because they use whole milk.

In recent years, their distribution has expanded considerably to the point where you can find Ellenos in many markets in Southern California, including Gelson’s, Whole Foods, Bristol Farms, Vons and more. They have eight flavors of Greek yogurt to choose from and three sizes. Most of the flavors are the ones that I’ve seen in grocery stores, so there isn’t anything too unique about the stall. But you can mix flavors, try samples, and buy Ellenos gear there. I wish they had some good toppings, like an exclusive granola, seeds, fresh fruit, etc., that you could add to the yogurt.

Available flavors: Passion fruit, Marionberry, Lemon Curd, Key Lime Pie, Latte, Pink Guava, Berry Mix, Matcha Blueberry

The yogurt is rich, creamy, and heavy. It’s on the sweet side as well. I like the tanginess of the Key Lime Pie flavor and the crumble/pie crust on top. The matcha flavor is overwhelmed by the yogurt flavor.

Sizes: Walkaround, $5.50, Medium, $8.95, Family, $16.95

The flavors are seasonal. To find their stand, look for the Kobe mural and Sari Sari store.

4 out of 5 stars.