The Sour Berry Hits the Desert
Palm Springs has its own version of Pinkberry; it’s called Cactusberry.
In a older post where we visited Yogurtland, I posited: Does Mikey like the sour yogurt? Back in April, I had introduced him to PinkBerry for the first time, and he was so overwhelmed by it that he blogged about it here. After the YogurtLand visit however, I concluded that although he didn’t care for the PinkBerry decor (he is a design guy; after all, he is an architect), he did indeed like the sour yogurt.
Two weekends ago, we went to Palm Springs. Yes, we went to Palm Springs in AUGUST in the 117 degree desert heat. It was for a friend’s birthday celebration, so we had a good reason. Anyway, we ran into CactusBerry on our way to lunch in downtown Palm Springs. It was impossible to miss; I mean, even if you were illiterate, you could tell just by the colors and font style of the sign, that this was another sour yogurt joint.Â
Here’s my quick summary (because how many different reviews can one read about this stuff?):
CactusBerry offers 2 types of yogurt: original and passionfruit (which, in my opinion, sounds so much better than that weird green tea one from Pinkberry). There are also less topping choices– no mochi (my favorite!) but plenty of Captain Crunch cereal (weird).
How did it taste? Not bad. It was creamier than PinkBerry and Yogurtland. We had the original with kiwi, blackbery, and strawberry.  The fruit was very sweet (either it was the right season for the fruit or they added sugar to it).
But, what sets CactusBerry apart from its competitors is their eco-conscious approach. Their containers are made from corn, while their spoons are of potato starch.Â
If you ask for a sample, they try to make you use the same sample spoon/cup as the one you’re going to use with your purchase. I really appreciated this, but it seemed cumbersome for the employee to explain to the customer:
He first asked for a sample of the passionfruit. Then she asked, “If you were going to order one, which size would you order?” The customer looked at her, perplexed, like, dude why does it matter. Then, she said, “The reason I ask is because we are a green business, and we try to minimize use of the materials” blah blah blah something like then. Aha, now it made sense.
