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Tango serves up yummy frozen yogurt in Auburn CA

It’s about time we have a frozen yogurt shop in Auburn CA!

That’s what Lisa Swisley decided one day while walking in downtown Auburn with a friend from out of town who asked, “Where’s the fro-yo shop?” Well, there wasn’t one. Lisa, who was facing layoff from Hewlett-Packard, saw her opportunity. The result is Tango, a wonderful little yogurt-by-the-ounce shop, located at 940 Lincoln Way , just across the street from Wells Fargo Bank.

Tango has been open for just about a month and serves up a variety of flavors, from Vanilla Bean and Triple Chocolate, to Orange Sorbet, California Tart, Espresso and Cheesecake. To get started, you can use a tiny cup to sample the flavors, and then use a serving cup to create your masterpiece! You can mix and match flavors if you like and then add toppings to your heart’s delight! Choose mini caramel cups, brownie or cheesecake bites, strawberries, blueberries and other fruits, nuts, candies and other sprinkles of all shapes and sizes, and caramel, chocolate and many other sauces. Top it off with whipped cream and a cherry. The yogurt starts off either non-fat or low-fat, but the rest is up to you depending upon what you put on top.

Fun at Tango!

Today I chose a mixture of Vanilla Bean with Orange Sorbet, topped only with fresh strawberries. It was refreshing and delicious, and quite guilt-free! My daughter Shelby started with a heaping serving of Vanilla Bean yogurt, topped with peanut butter cups & caramel cups, strawberries, caramel sauce and chunks of Heath bar. Brett served up Vanilla Bean yogurt with crushed Butterfingers. Barry…well, that we call the “kitchen sink” because we lost track of everything that went on top. Our friend Lauren had a delectable variety of toppings as well.

There was a steady stream of customers coming through on this Sunday afternoon, in spite of the construction fencing and pile of rubble in front of the shop. You see, the corner is undergoing a huge renovation into a community plaza which will include a fire pit seating area, planter pots, a living Christmas tree, granite pavers that will recognize participants of the endurance competitions for extraordinary achievement. The construction schedule and more information about it can be found at the City of Auburn website.

Lisa is enthusiastic about the success of Tango’s first month and looks forward to a bright future. She plans to make available the comfortable upstairs area for meetings and other gatherings. Just the other night a dad brought in his daughter’s entire slumber party for a delicious treat! For now the hours are weekdays 11-9, Friday & Saturday 11-11, and Sunday 11-8. For more information, you can call the shop at (530) 888-0455. Make sure to pick up a buy 10 get one free punch card, and if you come in on Two-Punch Tuesday, you get…you guessed it…two punches!

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1. bri lunsford said at October 21st, 2009 at 3:42 pm

   Lise is very rude and I will never go back to Tango.

2. Noel Crider said at October 21st, 2009 at 4:06 pm

   I’m sorry you had a bad experience there. I have only been once. Have you tried Uncle Js? I haven’t yet.

3. Cheryl K said at November 9th, 2009 at 9:29 pm

   I agree that Lisa’s not friendly or welcoming in the least. However the yogurt is good, so I haven’t decided if I’m going back or not.

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