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    Sweet Culture

    3.4 (82 reviews)
    InexpensiveChinese, Desserts
    Open 4:30 pm - 1:00 am (Next day)

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    Quiet
    Dogs allowed
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Front entrance
    Cecilia M.

    Sweet Culture 架勢堂 is a popular traditional Chinese dessert shop. The space hasn't changed in years, and it's so wonderfully nostalgic. They've always been consistent and is the perfect place to have some childhood fave Cantonese desserts, popular snacks and street foods. Always packed here, so be patient!

    Mango pancake, mango sago,
    Denise W.

    This place is my go to for Chinese desserts when I'm craving sweets and it is too cold outside for bingsu. We tried the mango pancake which was very good but small size. The cream was cold enough it was almost like ice cream. 4/5 The mango sago was decent but who can go wrong making mango sago. Unfortunately the mango was sour which threw the whole dessert off. 3/5 Their egg custard is delicious! Best one I've had. 5/5 Would come again. Definitely not crowded when we went and usually people come for takeout so dine in is almost always empty. The staff are nice service was good as well.

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    Watson C.

    Sweet Culture offers a variety of traditional Chinese desserts. For example, they have desserts like Coconut Milk with Egg White and Ginger Milk Pudding, among others. This time, I tried their Coconut Milk with Egg White, and it turned out to be even more delicious than I expected. It wasn't overly watery but had a rich milk flavor. However, their other desserts weren't particularly exceptional. If you visit again, I highly recommend trying their Ginger Milk Pudding or any of their steamed egg-based desserts, as they should be quite good. 架勢堂呢間甜品舖有好多好傳統嘅中式甜品,譬如有椰汁撞奶、薑汁撞奶等等。我今次呢就試咗佢嘅椰汁撞奶,比我想像中好食嘅因為首先呢佢唔係非常之水,食落去呢係有好重嘅奶味。不過佢其他嘅甜品就冇乜特別,如果下次再食嘅話高度推薦大家可以試吓薑汁撞奶,或者燉蛋類型嘅甜品,都應該唔錯嘅。

    Jason T.

    Ate here today for dessert with my family to try this place out for the first time while visiting Toronto. We all had different kinds of desserts to eat and enjoy together as a family. I got the mango dessert and it's super good and sweet. The service was also was attentive and great that we couldn't agree more. Finally, I would definitely eat and again maybe in the future when I visit Canada someday maybe in the future! :)

    Samuel F.

    Had a craving for Chinese desserts and came across this place at New Kennedy Square. They have a large variety of Chinese desserts however I was craving steamed milk but they did not have it. The restaurant had ample seating to be distanced from other parties. Ended up ordering hot coconut purple rice dessert, hot black sesame dessert and tea egg in hot tea. The purple rice dessert was my favourite of the three; the purple rice tasted similar to other stores however the combination of the purple rice and coconut milk resulted in a smooth overall texture which also wasn't too sweet. I felt the black sesame dessert didn't have as strong of a black sesame flavour as other Chinese dessert stores however the texture was very smooth. The tea egg in hot tea was interesting as well, the egg looks like it's been marinated like a soy sauce marinated egg and it tasted similar to a normal boiled egg, with a subtle tea flavour. When I mixed the egg with the hot tea, the sweetness of the tea adds another layer of flavour to the tea egg.

    Mango sago and papaya slush
    Cin C.

    We had a craving for Asian desserts after shopping nearby, and a quick Yelp search brought us to Sweet Culture which was just opening for the evening. We arrived to an empty store front as the one person working was prepping in the back kitchen. A quick hello to the back caught their attention a we seated ourselves with a paper menu. We picked the almond paste, sesame paste, mango sago and a papaya slush. Since there was only one person, she was working the online orders, making the items, cashing out takeout and basically running the store single handedly. Despite the severe personnel shortage, we got our desserts quite quickly and we enjoyed it in relative peace. My papaya slush was freshly made with real papaya, so it was not overly artificially sweet and was refreshing on a hot day. My table mates enjoyed their respective desserts and had no complaints either. Will be back to try something else! I feel like the vibe would be a lot better later at night, as these places are meant to be late night-after dinner establishments.

    Diced Papaya Sago
    Rachel L.

    A Markham go-to if you just want your late-night fix without IG bull. Everything is more than reasonably priced at this mom-and-pop shop. This place is definitely worth the stop. Our order: Diced Papaya Sago, Fried Milk and Sesame Glutinous Balls

    Black sesame paste ($5.00)
    Calvin L.

    Following another recent Yelp review, we tried Sweet Culture. Amazingly it was our first time even though this place has been here for some time. We tried the stewed papaya with white fungus and almond ($7.25). As well, the black sesame paste dessert ($5.00). Both were pretty good and very (temperature) hot. There's plenty of parking and at 6:30pm, there was no lineup to order. Will try the steamed milk and red bean next time. With such a large menu and variety of dessert options, there'll be many 'next time's

    Almond paste with sesame balls
    Michelle K.

    Crossing another traditional Asian dessert place off my list! We came on a Saturday evening and lots of tables available. We were given a menu and pencil to mark on, the menu of course didn't have any pictures so I can imagine it hard for those not familiar with Asian desserts to order or get a sense of the items. I ended up getting the durian and sago mix while my partner got the almond paste with sesame balls as the optional extra. There seems to be only one lady at the front making all of the desserts so we did wait for a bit to get ours. I would say that the durian sago mix is good for the price and super refreshing. One thing I wish they could change is to have some actual durian chunks in there instead of blending everything up, it made the durian kind of diluted. Either way, still a good dessert. My partner really enjoyed his, the almond paste was not too sweet and the sesame balls hit the nostalgic factor and he was thoroughly satisfied. We'll be back to try the other dishes when we're in the area again. Note: Like most traditional dessert places, this place is cash only!

    Curry fish ball and sweet crispy milk
    Sharon M.

    Sweet Culture, sweet nostalgia. As someone else mentioned in their review, Sweet Culture is one of the oldest dessert places in Markham for traditional Chinese sweets. My parents used to take us here after dinner for some sweets and snacks and now I get their stuff to-go as an independent adult. How times have changed, but certain things on their menu haven't. The staples that we have gotten over the last decade or so are as tasty as ever. Each of my family members still have their favourites, unchanged to this day. My mom's beloved sesame dumplings are nice and chewy, with flavourful sesame and sugar mixed onto it. My dad's herbal jelly is strong as ever. Bitterness equals health after all, when it comes to medicinal foods. The sweet crispy milk has always been incredibly unique, not seen much in other places and certainly not as deliciously made as they are at Sweet Culture. As for snacks, the curry fish-ball and siu mai have always been a nice savoury option. I've always loved this place. Understandably, nostalgia might give me rose-coloured glasses but I think I'm objective enough to know when some things are good and some things aren't. For example, their fresh fruit sago options were never a favourite of mine. I gave it a try again recently and the sago was in clumps and the fruit, while fresh, wasn't very flavourful. If you're a sago fan, go for the mango and pomelo with tapioca cream (杨枝甘露) instead. Deliciously citrusy and creamy. There's something old school to Sweet Culture that makes it very endearing. It's casual, it plays Cantonese shows on the TVs, and they serve up very traditional Chinese snacks. It will always have a place in my heart and I will always get my sweet crispy milk from them.

    Outside
    Gabriel S.

    This is a good choice for Hong Kong style desserts. Mango grass jelly was great. Grass jelly was firm and had a good flavour. It was pretty smooth (though it's not the slippery silky type). Crispy milk was good. Crispy on the outside but really soft inside and with a very light taste. It's basically deep fried congealed milk. Almond paste with rice balls was smooth & rich. You can't taste the powder. The rice balls are excellent - soft, with a lot of black sesame paste. The stuffing tastes good but is coarse ground.

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    Mary L.

    Traditional Asian dessert spot that's open late. Has lots of seats and the prices are decent but dessert is just ok. I got the grass jelly with watermelon and my friend got the steamed egg with milk and ginger. The grass jelly was not that soft and tasted like the canned grass jelly you get from grocery stores. The steamed egg was lumpy and not as silky as it should be. Heads up this is a cash only establishment.

    Tong yuan
    Tina A.

    Might be the best black sesame tong yuan I've had! The texture and flavor are perfect, we even came back for more the next day. They make them by scratch and it's the owner's recipe. AND it's peanut powder free for my fellow allergy sufferers. The fried milk is also good here, but different than the one I love from Keung's Delight. I would say the one at Keung's has a slight coconut flavor to it and the outside is panko, whereas the outside here is tempura and the texture is smoother. The black sesame soup and sweet glutinous rice soup were ok to me.

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    Desserts just a bit above average; pricing is fair. Better than most Chinese dessert places around Markham and Scarborough area.

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    Hey, no one answers the phone and no one at the door during advertised opening hour's.

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    All the snacks, dessert and drinks here are delicious. I like that they're open until late too

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