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| - I love the influx of new Asian cuisines and desserts coming to the Phoenix area! Bambu is a refreshing drink and dessert shop specializing in chè, or Vietnamese style dessert. Yep, it's chè, and not Che the Argentine Marxist revolutionary (He probably didn't drink too much bubble tea or pandan jelly drinks back in his day).
The shop is small but the variety is large. They have several coconut milk and coconut juice drinks that include various fruits, jellies, and boba, as well as bubble tea and coffee drinks. I went for the #1, a dessert with coconut juice, shaved ice, longan, basil seed, shaved fresh coconut, and pandan jelly. It was a light tasting drink that is good for someone that doesn't want something super sweet and is looking for more hydrating refreshment. All the components tasted good together, although the pandan jelly's slippery texture was a little weird to me. I had a taste of the #6 which had coconut milk which was more "dessert-like" with rich coconut milk, fruit, and various jellies.
On a hot day this shop will definitely be a favorite way to cool down. I'll be back!
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