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Well, you will find a great yogurt in the cheese counter at Titan Market in Astoria. It is made by Skotidakis in Canada from goat and cow's milk. They only have it in bulk and sell it in containers. It is strained in the Greek / Bulgarian style and is terrific. I prefer it to the more commonly found Fuge brand. Try it. You'll never return to watery grocery store yogurt. A link to the makers website is:
http://www.skotidakis.com/products.htm
Titan is on 31st Street between Astoria Blvd. and the 30th Ave. stops on the N train. They also have an outstanding selection of Fetas, other Greek imports and their olives are half the price of some well known Manhattan retailers.
Enjoy.

BaHa, I live a few blocks from Yonah Schimmel's too! We should go try their yogurt together!

My food lover O.C.behavior had me restless, but I found the one I was looking for, who would've thought it was at Yonah Schimmel's Bakery 137 E. Houston St.,
"The knishery’s yogurt is still made from the same culture that was imported from Romania in the late 19th century.
Doses from Schimmel’s dairy of youth run $1.75 for an at-table glass, $2.25 for a 10-ounce takeout container, $5 a quart." (source: http://nypress.com/print.cfm?content_id=8941)

Mixed opinion on the knish but I'm heading there to satisfy my Yogurt Thirst anyways! I will stop by Essex Market to try the other recomendation, maybe grab a chunk of cheese or two!
What is and where to hunt for Kesso yogurt? Where in Astoria can I find that Greek delight mentioned above? Please let me know if possible I would love to try it out.
Next quest: make my own natural wholesome soft curd.
Thanks for all the info supplied. Much much appreciated. Officially in love with Serious Eats.com.

have you ever tried kesso yogurt, made in elmhurst? it tastes almost feral.

yah, but who reads that site anyway? ;)

lia - i am TBFKAPP - how do you know that?!?

and do they have any sort of speciality shakes (i'm expecting a lot from a place with the word shake in its name, although those burgers look delish)? there's a place I used to work near that did amazing peach shakes for only 2 weeks a year.

I was there at the same time as you guys yesterday. My friend who I was with looked over and said "Hey! is that Bill Clinton sitting there?!?" I looked over and said, "Naw, I think that's Ed Levine." Kind of a great moment.
The burgers sure were great! But we got there two minutes too late for the free custard, alas.

@Pauper Nick: I miss working a couple blocks away Now the walk there takes 12 minutes instead of 5. But I guess I'm still closer than you are now. Sorry!

Ah! How I miss working a block away, if only because of those burgers. I'm going to have to make a pilgrimage...

yumsugar, the shakes are yummy—thick and creamy, just like a good shake should be. Their root beer floats would be lovely too, except they're served in plastic cups and everyone knows floats need to be in chilled glasses for optimum taste! Drop a line when you come to town, I'll totally take you there.

P.S. Are you TBFKAPP (The Blogger Formerly Known as Pocket Pig)?

sashad: Really? That's odd. I can see all the photos on the post. Here's a link to the photo on Flickr. And it's not really a hot dog sign. He was just talking about hot dogs in the background and happened to be making that gesture.