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| - The famous Pablo Japanese Cheesetarts have finally arrived in North America, and they chose Toronto to be the first city to open a store!
I got a chance to do a sneak preview of the store before it opened. The interior is very nice and had a modern Japanese bakery look. There is a seating area at the back which is very cosy.
I tried all four flavours of their tarts: the Original, Premium, Matcha and Chocolate. Of the four, I enjoyed the Original ($14.99) the most - it has a creamy texure with a flaky crust, and the taste is light and elegant.
The Premium ($24.99) is not really a cheesetart, rather more like a cheesecake. It is dense, has very intense cheese flavour and the top is a thin creme brulee crust. Some people commented that they liked this more.
I also had a taste of the Matcha ($16.99) and Chocolate ($16.99) - both are decent tasting, but personally I like the cleaner taste of the Original the best.
They also sell smoothies here, most notable being the cream cheese smoothie, which tastes good but is too heavy for most people. The matcha smoothie though is excellent, and it comes with matcha jelly at the bottom, red bean paste, and is topped with a mochi ball.
There is shaved ice here as well, and the matcha shaved ice was excellent.
Overall, big fan of this place! Expect very long line ups for the foreseeable future, but it is worth the wait :)
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