I tried many gourmet ice cream shops in Vancouver and in the States and Bang Bang is definitely up there in my books. Like similar places, you can spot it from two blocks away due to the lineup. They have an interesting array of flavours. The best thing about it is that they have non-cone options to hold and exalt the ice cream: cream puffs, cookies for ice cream sandwiches and HK bubble waffle.
Wait was a bit crazy cus it was two people manning the whole place. They only allow one tasting per person, and tasting overall seems discouraged. The guy with the arm sleeve helping us out at one point rolled his eyes at us when we were deciding flavours.
We ordered half an ice cream sandwich (everything cookie + ginger milk ice cream; $3.50) and it was huge! The cookie is every cookie monster's dream and the ginger milk had a nice spicy, but not overwhelming, kick to it. We also had a waffle with taro and coconut mango cream pudding ($8) for the ultimate HK flavour combo. Waffles are made-to-order so expect to wait a bit. AND IT WAS SO WORTH IT! The batter for the bubble waffle is pretty spot on. The taro was as usual, abnormally purple, but had great flavour and not overly sweetened. Mango was a hit with us as well! We will be returning for sure.
There are two bar stools and a tucked away bench in the store, so plan to take your treat outside.