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| - 0109 Dessert and Chocolate (which is named after the unit number it is housed in for whatever imaginative reason) is a decent casual Asian dessert house in a Scarborough plaza overflowing with an abundance of eating and social hangout options (including the anchor tenants Chako and Go For Tea) available deep into the night.
What brought me this far out was rumors of durian cheesecake my durian craving friend heard of. Oh yes, its the newest thing to die for here, it looks freakishly just like the picture on the table, and my friend enjoyed it. The durian taste is light but substantial; it reminded me of a durian ice cream bar.
Sadly for an old friend that's the only thing durian they had right now. But eh, they got a variety of cold treats, crepes, dessert drinks, cakes, and crafty chocolate confections with quite a bit of glazing. The green tea cheesecake had lots of flavour for something I thought was going to be more muted. Fuckin love it; their stuff isn't heavy on sugar, so you're not overbearingly sweet like many gwai-lo desserts. If you go for a gelato float though just know that if you choose a tea for it, it will be so watered down it might as well be a bloody ice cold glass of plain water with a gelato scoop floating on it.
The place is kinda fruity for me, the confections a tad pricey (its easy to pull $15-20/person for a bite and a drink), and the service is adequate for a business that gets packed quickly deep into the night. It serves its purpose well as a popular hangout spot for the area, be it a date night or a bunch of friends.
{TTC: 42A/B or 57 bus to McNicoll/Midland, at the NW corner with the Go For Tea, it's in the same plaza, tucked near Chako. Prepare for potential parking hell.}
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