Cherry Ice & Beard Papa's

Cherry Ice

Those who know me know I am not a fan of food court food. I haven't had any great tasting meals there and you need to fight for tables,having manoeuvre around the crowds just to get to your table. It is such a hassle.  Plus, the tables tend to be sticky and dirty. However,  with that said there are a few places I do enjoy going to that are in food courts.

Cherry Ice is my favorite place to go in the summer and winter. My family and Chinese Doctors are always saying not to eat so much cold foods, which I don't but this place is the exception.

8 Topping Ice

They seriously pack and squish all your ingredients in. There is a large assortment of toppings including lychee, taro, rice balls (tung yuan), black sticky rice, red bean, large beans(kidney beans?), green bean and many more. I always get the rice balls, taro, black sticky rice, green jelly, job's tears, red beans and large beans, enough to make up 8 toppings. 

Typically, this can easily make 4 servings but I can finish this by myself. I am greedy :]

If you go, make sure to grab a stamp card! I have filled up quite a few of these already.

Beard Papa's

Crystal Mall's Beard Papa's makes me wonder why there? Isn't there one just in Metrotown, within walking distance?Whenever I pass by, it's empty. The staff are always hiding in the back too. 

Their variety is about the same as Metrotown but less flavors of the day. They only have 1 Flavor of the Day. My favorite location is still Aberdeen for their milk tea cream puffs! 

Paris Brest

First of all, how do you pronounce it? I just feel awkward when ordering this; I just point to it when I want it.

They use their standard vanilla filling. I found this was just like their cream puffs but less flaky and more convenient way to eat since it is eaten like a donut.

Blackberry Creampuff

Very stale. The cream puff was not fresh and tasted a bit off. The filling, was pretty bad. Reminded me of cough medicine mixed with blue berry in a cream filling. I do not recommend this flavour when ordering.