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| - Well, it's always my goal to try something different and that's definitely what Nami was! My boyfriend & I are by no means vegan, however we were in the area and he found this place under desserts on Yelp. We figured we'd stop in to give it a try. Was it good? .. By vegan standards, I think so? Would we return? Debatable.
The biggest problem we had at this place was that we didn't really understand what the menu items were. After a look over their offerings, I wanted just plain soft-serve, so I picked vanilla. Or more like "vanilla" I suppose. More than anything, it tasted super coconut-y. I'm not a fan of the coconut flavoring taste so that was disappointing as was the texture. It was almost just icy and not at all soft like what I'm used to. I did get used to it after a few bites but it almost felt like my teeth were hurting because the dessert was so cold!
My boyfriend was actually looking for a pastry and though the betterfinger would be tasty. A tsoy-nami is definitely not a pasty. It's more like what a concrete is from DQ for the non-vegan folk. I probably would have been better off ordering that since it actually had toppings to mask the flavor of the vanilla soft-serve. He also wasn't a fan of coconut taste but said that he didn't care for the texture more than anything else.
Like previously mentioned, I think by vegan standards, it was alright. Overpriced, however I've never had vegan ice-cream before. I suppose if I couldn't have regular milk, I'd probably come here to get a soy-based treat. The best part was that after eating my whole cup of soft-serve, I didn't feel like I had a sugar overload.
The staff was friendly but not very helpful. We saw a couple of customers there who seemed really annoyed, I'm guessing because they had to wait a while to get everything they had ordered. We didn't have to wait too long to get our order.
If you're in the area, check this place out. I'm interested in trying the vegan restaurant Green, which is right next to it.
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