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    3.4 (103 reviews)
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    Sesame rice ball with ginger soup
    Malinee S.

    2.5 stars for Sesame rice ball with ginger soup. The sesame ball is very sweet and has a lot of sugar. I don't get much aroma of black sesame. The ginger soup also too sweet for my liking and I wished they put more ginger in the soup. It is too weak.

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    Jonny M.

    Our friend wanted some tau foo fah after dinner so we headed over to Icy Bar. It's been a few years since my last visit here. They have two other locations (Richmond and Kensington-Cedar). We dropped in on a Sunday evening (around 9:00pm). The place was reasonably busy and they were playing Home Alone 3 up on the TV. Service is non-existent and water is self serve at the counter. The menu is massive with shaved ice, fresh tofu pudding, pancakes, hot sweet soup, crepe cake, plant pudding, honey & thick toast and drinks. Essentially, all about the Asian desserts. - Fresh tofu pudding with two items (E1) ($6.00) - M got this with mochi and pearls and asked for ginger sauce. I had a bite; it's plain and ginger is very, very subtle. - Fresh plain tofu ($5.00) - Iv got his plain. - Milk tea with grass jelly ($4.75) - this was weak for a milk tea. We asked for 50% ice and 50% sugar but the flavour was bland and watered down. Grass jelly and pearls were decent. - Green tea crepe cake ($8.00) - basically an Asian style mille-feuille. Green tea flavour was good (again subtle) but paired well with the red bean. Overall, decent but prices have increased and quality doesn't seem to be the same as before.

    Carolyn L.

    I had the wheat milk tea to go. It was not the best I had. It seemed to be missing something. I saw copious amount of powdered milk being poured into the container, and that was probably typically of many bubble milk tea places, but somehow that was a bit disconcerting to me. I guessed it never really crossed my mind there was no real milk in it. I saw other people ordered mostly the shaved ice desserts.

    four mix icy (green tea mochi, pearls, mango, coconut jelly)
    Leeza N.

    I've been to this Icy Bar location many times pre-COVID but now I'm finally review. My friend and I went in to get a nice snack to share since it was hot out and they had dine in open. At first we weren't sure if they had dine in because some chairs were stacked on the table but they were open. They had their paper menu taped up on the walls and now you have to go up the counter to pay and order. My friend and I got the Four Mixed Icy to share and we chose Coconut Jelly, Green Tea Mochi, Pearls, Fresh Mango and we added an additional topping for $1.50 which was Lychee. It came out very quickly, about 10 minutes after we ordered and instead of their usual ceramic bowl they put it in they put our order in a paper takeout bowl and a tray and the condense milk now comes into a small container instead of a bottle for you to squeeze, we had to ask for seconds. The shaved ice was so good and refreshing, it paired so well with the coconut jelly, the juice from the jelly made it extra sweet. The pearls were really good here as well, not too hard or chewy just right. The Green Tea mochi was AMAZING, probably the best mochi I've had with shaved ice, so chewy and the matcha flavour isnt too strong which I enjoyed. The mangos were ripe and sweet and the lychee was nice too. Overall, it was really good - however, I'm bumping it down a star because it was hard to eat in the paper bowl and we had to ask for side bowls to eat out of.

    strawberry shaved ice with lycee and green tea mochi
    Calvina T.

    We came here after dinner (group of 5) and did not have to wait for seats. The most difficult thing was choosing what I want. The have a variety of desserts and drinks to choose from and customizable as well! As I preferred something hot instead of cold that day, I was happy to see a list of hot soup sweet desserts. I ended up choosing something on a different page - hot tofu, which came with 4 different toppings: red bean, peanuts, 2 different types of mochi. Wow! When it came, it was a very generous portion for one. It was tasty and on point. I wouldn't have done anything different. I definitely want to come back here for shaved ice as they are huge and comes with a bottle of condensed milk so you can control how much you want! They also have so many toppings, some I have never heard of from typical bubble tea shops. As compared to other shaved ice and Chinese desserts places in the area, I thought Icy Bar had really reasonable prices. I recommend the house special tofu (hot or cold) or customize your own shaved ice with your favourite toppings!

    Left to right: mango crepe cake, mango sago
    Clara C.

    A shaved ice dessert establishment that is always quite busy and bustling with young people. I would recommend coming with 2 to 4 people to share items. Wifi is provided. [Items Tried] Mango Crepe Cake - $8 (3/5) Taste: The provide one type of crepe cake every day - different types on different days. Not too many layers so it was not that fluffy. There were also large chunks of mango in the cake - I prefer when the layers are thinner as it prevents the cake from falling apart so easily. However, some people may prefer the larger chunks of fresh fruit. Not overly sweet. Size: Good for one person. Mango with Coconut Milk - $8 (4/5) Taste: A cold refreshing dessert with creepy eye seeds, as I like to call them (ie. basil seeds). Hard to mess this dessert up, the fruit is relatively fresh and the proportions of liquid to solids in the dessert are just right. Size: Good for one person. [Value for Money] A very standard dessert place that lacks a wow factor - standard quality at standard prices. However, if you are craving asian dessert and want more variety, this is the place to go as they offer everything from drinks, cakes, shaved ice, and tofu desserts. Overall, if you've never been to icy bar I'd recommend going just to see what iconic asian desserts are all about - but you can find individual items for better quality at other places.

    Denise W.

    I think this place is a bit over rated. Had the Durian Milkshake and it was good. But when you get to the end its too much. This is the only place I have seen it where they have the Durian Milkshake. Also ordered the Mango sticky rice and at first I didn't want to order this. I wanted the mochii balls look alike and because we don't know whats it call we thought the words beside the picture is exactly what's it called. :-( Hint: Next time ask what it is before ordering. Really need to redo its menu. I think their fruit ice must be popular here. Seems like everyone is ordering it.

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    Daisy Y.

    Was craving something sweet without venturing too far away from home, so we decided to check out Icy Bar. I had looked at their menu online beforehand, but was happy to see that their actual menu is a lot more extensive. We ordered the pick 8 shaved ice, Mango Pancakes, mango pomelo tofu dessert, and the almond jelly grass jelly milk. Pretty generous portion sizes. Taste is pretty average; I wasn't overly impressed, but it'll do when the sweet tooth has a craving. Best tasting purchase was probably the mango pancake, which actually contained a pretty generous amount of mango. Our total bill was over $30 including tip, which was pretty good, seeing as how I left Icy bar so uncomfortably full that I felt like I was going to vomit. The service was less than stellar; we were kindly given two flimsy napkins for our purchase, and it wasn't until we were almost done that someone offered my husband a glass of water. I liked how they give you a bottle of condensed milk that you can add as much to your shaved ice as you like.

    Shaved Ice with 8 ingredients
    Stephanie H.

    This place is usually pretty packed and constantly smells like durian. They give a generous amount of toppings but sometimes these toppings aren't that tasty... for instance, the strawberries or watermelon slices. The service is mediocre; the staff seem tired and don't wanna be there, but then again this place does open till pretty late.

    hot tapioca taro with coconut milk ($5.75).
    Tracy T.

    There were 6 of us visiting Icy Bar around 10:45 PM. We had to wait probably around 20 minutes before they could put together a couple tables for us. I didn't expect the shop to be this busy, especially this late at night. I ordered a hot tapioca taro with coconut milk ($5.75), while my friends ordered some toasts and cup icy(s). To be very honest, I didn't like my dessert at all. I thought it was poorly made. It was way too watey and watered down that I couldn't taste any of the coconut milk. I didn't know what I was eating. There were very few pieces of taro. There were some sort of white residue on the surface of the dessert and around the bowl, which kind of turned me off. I would probably stick to their shaved ice. As a result I didn't think it was worth six bucks, I would rather pay a little more for a dessert that is of better quality. I didn't expect much service, especially at a Chinese dessert place. They just take your order and serve the dessert when ready. Nothing more than that. There is a water station on the counter.

    This looks good!
    Karen C.

    Decent place for dessert. This time it didn't smell like durian walking in. The guy kindly asked another couple to move so the three of us could sit at their table without having to wait. I actually didn't want anything cold to eat/drink, so glad I saw their hot grass jelly dessert on the menu. Thought they gave me the wrong dessert because I didn't see any grass jelly in it, but silly me, it's hot, so it's in a melted consistency, haha. It was a good hearty, warm dessert; check out the photo with all the good stuff in it (beans, ?mochi). My friends enjoyed their grass jelly milk drink, and mango tapioca dessert. Would come back for their other desserts, couldn't resist eyeing all of them as they went by our table. Free street parking if you can find a spot.

    Lindsay P.

    A group of us came here after dinner for dessert. The wait for a table was about 5-10 minutes but the wait for the dessert took nearly AN HOUR. We ordered a large shaved ice with 8 toppings and mango cup drink. The shaved ice dessert itself was pretty good. Portions were huge! Definitely satisfied my sweet tooth! Other than having to wait for an hour for our dessert to come out, everything else was fine!

    4 mix + ice cream $10
    Melissa F.

    Like seriously, just take my money. So much yummy! I'm not sure how you give a dessert place anything less than 3 stars in general though- if they got dessert and it's sweet and delicious it kind of makes it's own good review. 4 stars for a standard dessert that is actually not common enough in Vancouver. Get the 4 flavour icy with a mix of mochi, poppers and fresh fruit. Top with ice cream. And it's like you have a dinner substitute. Good for 2 people. Or 4 people if you want just a taste. the menus says min purchase of like 3.50 per person. That's how you should judge the size/portion of this thing- you should spend 3.50-5$ per person for a filling dessert for everyone.

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    Bad service. Desserts were too sweet and have no taste except sugar. Will never go back!

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