I would have enjoyed my science lab classes a lot more in school had they all been like this Ice Lab ;)
Bing soo, coffee, AND shakes? I'm in heaven and it's raining Korean style snow! We were looking for a place to have a cool refreshing dessert and someone didn't want bubble tea (Hint, it's not me ;p) so Ice Lab was a good compromise. The shop is a couple doors down from Asian Cafe Express and is hard to miss since it has a blindingly bright white interior inside with a brightly lit sign outside.
All the selections sounded so delectable but I was set on having something with snow and some coffee. I saw that they offered affogato so naturally I had to order it :). I'm always a sucker for green tea dessert so I went with the green tea snow.
It was a bit mesmerizing watching the gentleman at the counter making the snow. He rotates it around and then adds the green tea sauce in layers, along with some cereal and shaved almonds to make sure there is a bit of delicious lightly crunchy hidden dessert treasure in each bite you take into your colorful sweet avalanche. I was a bit skeptical at the use of Frosted Flakes around the sides and inside the snow but it worked out as a nice textural component while also adding a little punch of sweetness to the creamy snow and green tea flavor. The almonds were a great mix in as well, providing a bit of nutty flavor and light delicate crunch.
The snow itself was very light and fluffy. We had no problem finishing that dessert!
I also enjoyed the affogato. The espresso was strong and smooth, and the gelato was rich, thick and creamy, a perfect counterpoint to the espresso.
The gentleman at the counter was friendly and delivered our shake and affogato right to our table.
If I'm in the area and craving a delicious snow or affogato you bet I will head over to Ice Lab!