Famous Amos hooks yogurt fans with homey atmosphere

Tom Hanks & Peter Gudlewski

Since this is the last column for the spring semester, we decided to have dessert.

Actually, we decided that since we had both eaten dinner, we better not eat another full meal.

So, we walked down Welch Ave. around 9 p.m. and strolled into Famous Amos Frozen Yogurt.

Famous Amos is located below Little Taipei and has been serving Ames customers since February. Couches and chairs provide a comfortable place to sit and sandwiches provide an alternative to the milk products.

The place was fairly empty due to the weather, so we were served immediately.

We ordered a double dutch chocolate cup of yo’ and a vanilla sundae cone. Both were quite tasty.

“I can’t believe its not ice cream,” Tom said incredulously.

Seriously, he said those words. Fabio, look out — it’s Tom Hanks!

The chocolate yogurt was very rich, and a kid-sized cup was enough to fill Pete. While the sundae cone was rather messy, it was smooth and tasty with chocolate syrup and a choice of topping.

Ol’ Man Yogurt had equipped Famous Amos with a pair of computers, compliments of American Computers. However, we were unable to connect to the ISU network to check our e-mail.

To make up for the e-mail deficiencies, the computers boasted a few games. Not to brag or anything, but Tom got his ass kicked in three consecutive games of Minesweeper.

All in all, Famous Amos is a good place to get yogurt. While we would rather eat ice cream, the yogurt at Amos’ is very good, and the homey atmosphere makes it tempting to move in.

After all, it’s fat free, right? Right?

It seems that this the last “Are You Gonna Eat That” for around four months, but don’t worry — Pete and Tom plan to return next year.

Since we won’t be here to provide you with up-to-the-minute information on Ames area restaurants during the summer, we want to leave you with a few words of wisdom, or in Tom’s case, a blatant advertisement.

Tom: “Please, watch and support the greatest sport on Earth, NASCAR.”

Pete: “Until next year, keep your chin up and your nose to the grindstone, and it’ll all turn out OK!”


Peter Gudlewski is a sophomore in English from Davenport. Tom Hanks is a sophomore in computer science from Coal Valley, Ill. Pete and Tom encourage any and all comments, criticisms and marriage proposals.