Worth the line up!
I'm visiting Toronto and my local friends raved about this place so we went here after brunch. It was definitely worth the 20 minute walk and another 20+ minute line up.
First at the door, you're inundated with all the crazy possible combinations of ice cream flavours and cookies. The wait won't even feel that long after just reading the menu and trying to decide what you want. The only downside here is that because it's so small, you'll be waiting outside and when it's busy (which is apparently almost all the time), you're only allowed to sample one flavour. Which is too bad since there were so many unique flavours -- I was lucky enough to actually get away with sampling 2: totaro and matcha genmaicha.
Flavours: Matcha genmaicha was an interesting mix of the two - I think I'd rather have these flavours separated. I ended up getting the totaro and olive pistachio. Totaro was amazing, and olive pistachio was good although the olive part isn't super strong. I want to go back and try a different flavour, but totaro is a keeper and sweeter than the olive pistachio. I got this with a half-sized birthday flavour cookie which was soft and chewy, and a great combination with the ice cream.
Friend who is gluten-free always gets the vegan flavours and gluten-free cookies. She loves going back to Bang Bang to get these and wishes they had more variety in vegan ice cream!
Price: Like all hipster ice cream places these days, it's a little expensive but definitely worth it.
I'm tempted to make the long walk back here before leaving to try their bubble waffle + ice cream combo -- definitely worth the visit!