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| - 3 for hot food. 3.5 for dessert.
Came with a large group. Had a reservation, but Sweet O'clock isn't the kind of restaurant that looks like it takes reservations. It looks more like a cafeteria. One can order at the cash register, or if one eats in, they give you menus and you can order at your table. Oddly enough, we still paid at the cash register after eating in.
Had:
Popcorn chicken ($6.99?) - fairly good sized portion for the price. Served with mayo. I've never had Taiwanese style popcorn chicken spiced quite like this, and I'm not sure how to describe it. I didn't particularly enjoy it, but I didn't hate it. There were a few pieces that were just barely cooked, so they had a springy texture that made me think they were still raw. They weren't, though. We checked.
Matcha snowflakes ($8.99) - Before ordering this, I was hesitant that it would be worth it, but after receiving and tasting it, I think this is quite fair for the price. The matcha snowflakes are essentially shaved ice, but matcha flavored. The matcha taste was pleasantly present. The mountain of matcha snowflakes was topped with a scoop of impressively good quality strawberry ice cream (not particularly artificial, and very creamy), coconut jellies, and red bean. Very tasty.
Tried:
Fried squid balls ($6.99?) - Once again, decent portion for price. Not the biggest fan of squid balls though. They were just like deep fried fish balls. Also served with mayo.
Marinated tofu - came with the popcorn chicken with rice. It had a bit of an odd taste. For marinated tofu, it lacked a marinated taste. There was only the tiniest hint of soy. The tofu started off tasting fairly fresh, but then took on a fermented taste after (not quite stinky tofu, but starting on that journey?)
Braised beef noodles - Didn't have enough to make any sort of judgment.
Shaved ice with herbal jelly (grass jelly), tapioca balls, taro and sweet potato balls - Not bad, but I prefer my matcha snowflakes. Sweet potato balls had a springier texture than the taro, but only slightly. Sweet potato balls had the texture of properly done tapioca balls. Pretty sure the shaved ice had brown sugar on it. We were given creamers to pour on the entire concoction, which we did. That was interesting.
Supreme mango crushed ice - Pretty sure this one was also $8.99. Shaved ice (plain) topped with a generous amount of fresh mango chunks, mango ice cream, and mango puree. I would have been more impressed if the shaved ice was mango flavored as well, but loads of mango taste in this one, and the fresh mango chunks were really tasty. The mango ice cream, like their strawberry ice cream, was very creamy and mango-y in a not so artificial way.
It would have been nice if we had gotten regular water refills (the popcorn chicken made me really thirsty, and when having desserts, I need a lot of water), but I do see why that was difficult for the server(s?) because they seemed understaffed to take care of a party like ours along with the rest of the patrons in the restaurant.
Oh. And one aggravating thing that kept happening throughout the night was that when people went in and out of the front door, it wouldn't close properly, and would stay ajar, or swing ajar periodically. On a hot day, it might not be so bad, but Monday night was quite chilly, and I ended up having to wear my jacket the entire night to avoid the chill coming through the crack in the door. One of my friends ended up having to get up repeatedly to close the door properly. I feel both sorry for him, and incredibly thankful to him.
Final verdict: I'd come back for the desserts in the summer, but I'd pass on their hot food.
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