Charcoal Ice Cream took over Instagram and Facebook here in Toronto. I had the chance to go and check out Ihalo with my girlfriend to see what the hype is all about.
A few tips before I begin: for those traveling outside of Toronto, there is free parking around the neighborhood if you're willing to look/wait long enough.
My girlfriend and I went up on a weekday and there was already a line up. I dropped her off so she could line up while I park. In total we waited about 30 minutes to get our Ice Cream. The staff were really kind and accommodating that they were giving out water bottles to waiting patrons. Also, when we got to the register and paid for our cones, they were waiting for more Charcoal Cones to be made. Because of that, they allowed us to sample every flavor essentially and kind of regretted not getting the matcha (which tasted really good btw)
What my girl and I ordered was the "Black on Black", which is the Charcoal Soft Serve and the Charcoal Cone, and the "Ube Nut", which is the Charcoal & Ube Swirl Soft Serve. Overall they were extremely good, it wasn't too sweet and not too bland where you can really taste the coconut of the Charcoal Soft Serve and the Ube. The cone itself has a grittiness that I'm really fond of and has some marshmellow fluff at the bottom of the Charcoal Cone which was a nice surprise. Each cone was $6.50 on the dot, where me and my girl spent $13 exactly
Personally I think that the lineup is worth the wait, the price is somewhat pricey but that's usually the price you would pay for any good Ice Cream. My girl and I had a great experience there and would come back and try out the other combinations (really regretted not getting the matcha)