"Is this some kind of a joke? Did you just bring me to a cheap Chinese buffet to get ice cream? What IS this?"
I brought my mother along to get my ice cream fix recently after having this place bookmarked for ages. It's a little hard to find because the entrance of the store is away from the streets and even then the signage of the store is on a make shift tarp on the top of the building.
The above was my mother's reaction when we first pulled into the parking lot. Needless to say, upon walking in she was not impressed in the slightest. Things started looking up for us as soon as we approached the ice cream counter when we saw flavors right up our alley like black sesame, ginger, taro, red bean, and durian, the smelliest, stinkiest fruit I have ever set my taste buds on. Which was also one of my favorites, ha! The owner - Peter - was tremendously helpful, giving us samples for each flavor we asked for (which was pretty much everything), and even then being one step ahead of us in spooning out tastes of flavors he knew we would eventually ask for. Peter told us that all of their ice cream is made in house and they make their vegan flavors with soy/almond milk products, and also wholesale to restaurants throughout the city like Wendy's Noodle Cafe, por ejemplo.
We ended up sharing a 3-scoop bowl of durian, taro, and ginger. My mom was so in love that I watched her inhale the whole thing all whilst texting all of her friends back home about her new find and Facebooking photos instantaneously as well. So much in love, in fact, that she even went back for round 2 for more. By the time we left, she told me she was ready to partner up with the store owner to open up another location. Talk about a turnaround.