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It's time for Snow Time! There's a new dessert place in town located right in the same plaza at Marathon Café and opposite Coco. I was looking to visit either Café de Paris or the Cups but then Snow Time peeked up on Yelp and since it was so close to Café de Paris and with the Cups being kind of further away, I decided to go with Snow Time instead and I am so glad I did.
I arrived at 4:55 ish - 5:00pm thinking it won't be busy or even empty but oh Boy, was I wrong. It was completely packed! The girl working at the counter Cindy (whom may be one of the owners) said it should be about 5 to 10 minutes wait. Fortunately, I only waited five minutes till a table opened up. Afterwards, it seemed the crowd started to subside and the place started to clear up. I guess best time in the evening is to go after 5 pm till it gets busy again at 6: ish - 7pm? This place may have 24 seats but it is always packed every time I go there. Must be very popular and doing well.
This place sells Bingsoo, toasts, drinks and many other items but their star item is DEFINITELY the BINGSOO, beginning at $8.95 (+ tax). Bingsoo is a very popular and elaborate snack/dessert in Korea, especially during the summer season. This snack is composed of ice shavings and various ingredients such as sweetened condensed milk, fruit syrups, various fruits, small pieces of tteok (rice cake), chewy jelly bits, and cereal flakes.
Snow Time signature and most popular flavor is the Injeomi Bingsoo. The Injeomi bottom base consists of shaved milk with layers of condensed milk. The top is topped with almonds, mochi, red bean and soy bean powder. The dessert wasn't very sweet and there is additional condensed milk that comes with your Bingsoo should u need to add more sweetness I enjoyed every spoonful of the shaved snow ice. The dessert comes in a special dish that slows down the melting of your shaved snow ice so that you can enjoy the dessert bite after bite before it melts. There is also a toast version if you don't want shaved ice.
I also came by with friends at 7:47 on a Sunday nite and ended up waiting for few minutes for a bigger table and then close to 30 minutes for the items. We tried their Injeomi and Matcha Red Bean Bingsoo but I didn't enjoy the Matcha as much as the Injeomi. Maybe because I found the Matcha flavor is not strong enough. The Matcha Bingsoo consists of condensed milk, shaved milk, red bean and matcha powder.
I also got the Mango Bingsoo, which is quite popular with Asians. The staff had to check on the inventory to make sure there was enough to make a Mango Bingsoo and this was just 5:30 on an evening. Mango Bingsoo consists of Mango, Mango Sauce, Condensed Milk and of course Shaved Milk and is topped with whipped cream. Mango is always my favourite so I quite like it.
Wait time can vary for your order of Bingsoo, depending if there is already a queue. It may vary from 18 mins to 30+ minutes. So definitely not a in and out place in 15 minutes. Also, if you dining in, you can't order unless you have a table and is sitting down. Ordering is most of the time at the counter. This place does offer take out though :)
Great place to chill out with friends while waiting for your Bingsoo order. Also, the place has cute plush toys in front of the stores for customers to play with and take pictures :)
I asked the owners if they had Instagram but for the time being, they are just concentrating on their soft opening. I really think they should have Instagram haha. Instead, they advised me to write on Yelp, which I said I will definitely write a review hehe.
I want to give kudos to the staff and their 100% great customer service. Cindy who served us was very nice, patient and very helpful when deciding what to get. She also recognized me and remembered my name :)
The prices on the display screen is the most updated price list. There is a price lists sheet but the prices have not been updated yet since their opening.
Parking is ok though it can get quite busy in that plaza. If no parking in front, park at the back.
Decor is quite coquettish and modern.
Taiyaki is not available yet but I can't wait to go back and try the rest of their menu.
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