Hillcrest’s outpost of the California-born Golden Spoon franchise, located at 1254 University Ave, has dispensed self-serve frozen yogurt along the neighborhood’s main commercial strip since the chain’s 1983 founding. The self-serve format runs sixteen rotating flavors — including devils food cake, salted caramel, and pistachio — making it a natural follow-up to brunch at nearby Gooseberries kafe on the same avenue. Low-fat, non-fat, and sugar-free options rotate alongside full-fat flavors, covering dietary needs without reducing the topping bar’s twenty-plus selections. The self-serve dispensers let customers blend up to three flavors per cup with rotating seasonal options, a customization model on the same 92103 corridor as the single-origin pour-overs at Kettle & Stone in the Mission Hills section. The most customized orders layer multiple swirled flavors with fresh fruit, crushed candy bars, and hot fudge into a single built-to-order cup weighed at the counter.