We came here on a Friday night and there was a pretty long line out the door. However, it does seem like the turnover is pretty fast. It's pretty loud inside the restaurant but it's definitely the perfect place to go to hang out with family and friends. Once we sat down, we ordered a few items to share. We had the shaking beef with sticky rice, the grilled chicken and grilled pork skewers, the mango sticky rice, and the che Thai was durian. The food came out pretty quickly. Everything was really good. I definitely recommend going. It seems like a great hangout spot. And the menu is extensive so there's a little bit of everything for everyone. read more

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I have had this place bookmarked for quite some time so I was excited to finally try it. They have a very extensive menu of drinks, appetizers, entrees, and desserts. They also open late, which is a plus. We went around 9:30 pm on a Sunday and it was very busy. We had to wait about 15 minutes for a table. Service is on the slow side, since they are so busy. We tried their famous deep fried pho. The portion is very big, with lots of square crispy noodle pieces. These have to be submerged into the sauce, otherwise they are quite crunchy and hard. There is a generous portion of meat and veggie on top. I wouldn't say that it tastes like a pho at all, but more like a Chinese fried noodle dish. Therefore, taste wise, I don't know if I would get it again. We also tried their sticky rice dish, with grilled chicken and pork chop. The sticky rice was slightly crispy on top, and again the portion was decent. The meat was typical of other Vietnamese style rice dishes. This was pretty tasty, I would get this again. Unfortunately, I have to dock a couple stars for the cleanliness of this place. The entrees come with a small dish of pickles each, and we found a bug floating in ours. After alerting the waitress, she replaced it with a new one, but my bf already lost his appetite at that point. For dessert, we tried the one dish that had fresh mango in the sweet coconut soup. This was not bad, and portion is good for 2 people. I have to say, I think the prices are quite decent and the value is very good overall. Note that they take debit or cash only. I am not sure if we will be back, due to the cleanliness issue. The extensive menu does intrigue me, and they have a ton of other desserts and drinks that look interesting. We'll see. read more

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We came here as the other restaurant nearby was full house at 830 pm on a weeknight and it was a 30 mins wait. We managed to get a table here and shortly after, it was full house too. Wow! Sure didn't expect both Vietnamese restaurants on the block to be so popular and full on a weeknight. At the back of the restaurant, there is a Japanese style seating with tatami platform for horigotatsu seating. Turned out this used to be a Japanese restaurant. The menu is huge here with lots of desserts. This place is not the typical pho and Banh mi Vietnamese restaurant. It has many dishes not commonly found. We ordered a variety to try. Sadly, I didn't really like the dishes much. I found the deep fried pho noodles to be too hard. The only dish I like was the shaking beef on sticky rice, but Phnom Penh version is better. It's not the best. The mixed prawn noodle soup was ok, the meat was dry for the grilled pork chop on sticky rice. All the rice dishes is with sticky rice. Not my favorite. The fruit slushes are made with real fruits so those are nice. Lots of fresh mangoes out front. We also shared the grilled flan with brown sugar Pearl. That was nice. The avocado ice cream dessert was ok too. The dessert menu is extensive with lots of puddings and flans. Not sure if I'll come back for the food, maybe for desserts. read more

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I used to frequent the old location when the che craving hit, but luckily for me (or unlucky for my waist), their new location is much closer to home. It's a much brighter and spacious space. Their menu is extensive. Like, almost TOO much to choose from. You have che. You have cake. You have durian. You have jelly. If you went every day for one item only, you'd be going there for MONTHS. Mind you, not every item is a hit, I have had a few misses (I'm looking at you, pandan tofu) The service isn't always the best, and if you go during peak hours, you might be having to wait for a table. Cash only. Free street parking outside if you can score a spot. read more

Tina Cake Desserts - Vietnamese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Vietnamese desserts. They were constantly busy even though we were there after 8 pm. We got a table for 2. We were there for probably just over an hour but were asked to leave as they needed the table. Dessert tasted decent, the decor was typical old and not updated. It was cash only. read more

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I was totally impressed by the huge stack of fresh mangoes by the front door. Delicious Vietnamese desserts, with plenty of choices. read more

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Tina Desserts is an absolute gem! Every dessert is made with so much love and creativity--you can taste the freshness and quality in every bite. The cakes are light, moist, and perfectly balanced in sweetness, while the entrees and appetizers are just as amazing. The service is prompt and welcoming, There's street parking and couple spots in and back. Tina Desserts never disappoints. Highly recommend! read more

Tina Cake Desserts - Vietnamese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

I've driven past Tina Cake in the past but didn't know this place would be an institution. Plenty of combinations of Vietnamese desserte that has something for everyone from shaved ice to dessert soups and cakes. Best of all, they're open until 2am for the night owls. read more

Tina Cake Desserts - Vietnamese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Waiting time was SO long. Not worth it for the food. Don't waste your time like I wasted mine.

Finally got to try their food. The place actually specializes more with rice dishes instead of the typical pho (which is still available but with limited variety). I was told to try their glutinous rice dishes, and wow they sure are good. I think everything is made in house, including the meatballs. The portions are a bit on the small side, so something to keep in mind. The bigger problem which left the ick is that the waitress served the wrong dishes (swapped) to my buddy and me, even when I asked for confirmation. She just shrugged and ignored us. Honestly this was pretty unacceptable, and we didn't know it was swapped for sure as one dish arrived several minutes before the other. Guess it was ultimately still our responsibility, but how would the waitress not know which dish she was serving? So now I have to come back again to try the dish I originally wanted to try. Knock 1 star off. Oh yeah, they ran out of the dessert my buddy wanted to try. This is actually the 2nd time (2 of 2) they ran out of the same dessert. Either they forgot to stock up, or the dessert is really that popular. Oh well, something for next time. read more

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This is not just a dessert place. All these time, I thought they only serve desserts until my friend brought me here. I am amazed by the interesting dishes that I have never seen in a Vietnamese restaurant before. I must admit that the menu is huge with over 200 items and I am not familiar with a lot of the dishes. I highly recommend their deep fried pho noodles with beef and veggie stir fry and their deep fried chicken wings. I have never seen the fried pho noodle dish before. It is definitely worth trying! Their wings are crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside. When we went the place was quite busy but our food came out pretty fast. The place is good for small group and big group. They have 2 large tables in the back. read more

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If you want straight vietnam vibes, you need to check out this gem. Love that they open till pretty late and play really awesome music and serve the best mango sticky rice when it's actually in season, otherwise the mangos are a bit sour but you can always add a scoop of icecream to balance it out. If mango isn't your thing, they have a wide selection of other desserts and plenty of food options . Seating is interesting. There are some bigger tables where you will need to take your shoes off to sit. Parking is all street. This restaurant is highly populated so be prepared to possibly wait or if you're lucky enough you might get seated almost instantly when getting there. (Rainy day) They take either cash or debit. Service is they also sell ready to eat treats that you can take on the go with you. read more

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So happy to be back trying new desserts after having dinner in the area. Tried out the glutinous rice stuffed jackfruit which was a unique take on mango sticky rice. The jackfruit was super fresh and sweet but the glutinous rice was undercooked for my liking. The dessert soups had the perfect amount of sweetness and we loved all the toppings in it. Overall we enjoyed our experience. The only thing that bothered us was that took away from our visit was that we ordered less desserts than the number of people and they said that they would not provide us with sharing bowls. We ended up using our drinking cups to share which was fine but we found that policy odd. There wasn't anything on the menu that suggested minimum spend/order per person so this caught us off guard. read more

Tina Cake Desserts - Vietnamese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

I have been to Tina's a handful of times - and each time they didn't fail to impress. Plenty of parking along Kingsway and a bus stop is also nearby for the transit users. - They are opened late so that's a plus! They are very authentic to there Vietnamese roots, so they are normally playing Vietnamese music or instrumentals. There desserts are amazing - mango sticky rice is a must - during the in season months. There Vietnamese ice coffee is so good, and they will adjust it to your liking - so ask for additional condensed milk if your into the sweet, or ask for a stronger coffee taste if that's what you need - it will keep you wired! The beef was melt in your month heaven for the beef stew w/ red noodles. Oh, i can go on about the good stuff on the menu - go and try for yourself! read more

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Another big name, hole in the wall, PACKED, place on kingsway. This place is wild, by that I mean the open past midnight, have the most extensive dessert and drinks menu, AND offers a large savory dinner menu as well. Mind blown. There seems to be always a short line waiting for a table here, and we casually stumbled in for a quick dessert. Our limited knowledge in the realm of Vietnamese dessert was a tad overwhelmed, so we just picked simple items. I thunk our order was forgotten so we waited much much longer to be served. I essentially asked for chendol coconut drink not knowing which item # I actually ordered (lol). To my surprise my chendol ice was huge. It was refreshing but also too much after a few bites. It was the first time I had a salty green bean paste in a dessert dish, I wasn't used to the grittiness it added to the rest of the dessert and didn't get too far with it regardless. The soursop drink was a nice refresher! I also stumbled on the Yelp checkin coupon yielding a comp dessert item but is not long recognized after confirmation by the cashier. Oh well! read more

Tina Cake Desserts - Worm like jelly dessert (per menu description) - Vietnamese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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I will be neutral about this place. We ordered a bunch of dishes to try out. Some dishes are okay, the chicken wings were a little tough but had good flavor, the rice dish was ok. A smaller restaurant with some parking in the back. Plenty of street parking around the area. Tables are seated rather close as well. The service was ok. Wasn't really attentive imo . read more

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Came to this gem of a place and wondered how the heck I didn't come in here earlier. Vibe is casual, friendly and circa early 2000s. They have a fair number of tables and a few larger ones where you have to take off your shoes to get to your seat. Warning for those wearing slip on sandals and iffy about stepping barefoot on floor /restaurant surfaces. This place gets busy and bumping at night. Plan accordingly. The menu is quite extensive and holds many "authentic Vietnamese options" whilst pricing is on the reasonable side. Tofu La Nep Tran Chau Duong Den - Pandan Tofu with Brown Sugar Pearl in Coconut Milk. - This was much greener in person than the menu picture. Not overly sweet and perfect if you are looking for a light bite after already eating dinner elsewhere. Xoi Xoai - Mango Sticky Rice - if you're a fan of mango, you will love this. Loaded with so much mango. Definitely more generous than many other eateries that serve the same dish. Please do note that this is NOT the Thai version. I personally prefer the Vietnamese version more. The rice is generally my preferred texture. Fried Squid - nicely fried, fairly large size tentacled pieces. Honestly, I'll be a return customer just for their dessert options but the other food items has me needing to return soon. read more

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The deep fried pho is quite good but not reminiscent of pho at all. Expect to eat fried mochi pieces with savoury sauce and you'll be happy. I thought it was yummy! Just not what I'd want if craving pho. We also got their banh cuon and it was so fresh and lovely! I did ask for no nuts on anything and my banh cuon initially came with a peanut on top for some reason. But they apologized when I pointed that out and brought me out a fresh one with truly no nuts. Just something to be mindful on if you have allergies. We have to come back to try more of their dessert but we had their banana split and they sprinkle these delicious coconut flakes on it. read more

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After a disappointing meal elsewhere we came with some friends to Tina Cake Desserts. With their enormous menu and unique flavor combinations, there was no disappointment here. I ordered the House Special Dessert in Coconut Milk which came with all sorts of wonderful ingredients in my bowl. Our friends ordered a Mango Sticky rice and a Grilled Flan with Brown Sugar Pearl in Coconut Milk. Super tasty and refreshing. Spirits lifted!!! Service: Good Parking: Free parking on the street read more

Tina Cake Desserts - Vietnamese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

We came on a Saturday at 830pm and there was only a couple empty tables left. I got the tofu pudding with bubbles. The bubbles were a nice chewy consistency but were too sweet. The tofu pudding was super bouncy and had a strong tofu flavour. Overall if you are looking for a place to chill that's open late at night this is a good option. I personally wouldnt come back as i found trouble looking for a dessert that i would like. They have lots of choices for dessert (but many of them are quite similar to each other) and big tables if you are here with a big group. They can get very busy at night. read more

Tina Cake Desserts - Vietnamese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

I am not a huge dessert person but these desserts were really good! I cannot remember the names of everything but I do remember the banana fritters with ice cream, Durian crepe and cream puffs. They are so creative and their service is good. Nice simple ambiance with quite a few tables. read more

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Popular Vietnamese dessert place. They have noodle soup and other snacks here too if you don't want dessert. Do expect to wait. You just have to provide your phone number and they will you to let you know once a table is ready. This place do close late. I got one of those dessert which has flan and fruits inside condensed milk. I don't remember the name since it was in vietnamese but it was good read more

Tina Cake Desserts - Vietnamese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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Tuesday dinner for three at 5:30pm. Made sure to go early to skip the crowds. Ordered the beef with fried rice noodle, seafood and pork rice noodle soup and steamed rice flour with pork. Pros: - Speedy service and food came out quickly. - Really generous portions for every dish. - Seating available for larger parties. - Free street parking in the residential streets nearby - Seafood and pork noodle soup with dill was really refreshing and it felt hearty yet light - Menu is extensiveeee. Lots to pick from - Plenty of packaged desserts and goodies available to take home. We got a salty duck egg cake for home. - They had sold out of a few dessert items a with the pomelo and sago read more

Tina cake Desserts is a nice casual local hangout which in addition to desserts also has a wide array of non-dessert vietnamese food as well! The portions are very generous, even their small sized salted egg cake is super big! Additionally the food is excellent and the staff are very friendly! read more

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Tina cake desserts has an enormous menu to choose from. It always takes us a while to decide what to order every time. The staff is not the most attentive, but they eventually get to you. The desserts are okay, some better than others, but nothing exceptional. Good to go when a group can't decide where to go, but would not be my first choice for dessert. read more

Absolutely love coming here for dinner since we were introduced to it over a year ago. Our goto dishes include the deep fried pho, salted egg yolk covered chicken pieces and their tumeric sticky rice is soooo good. I also enjoy the red noodle soup. Service is fine but the food is very comforting. They're known for the sweets but we come for the savoury. We also like to grab the pandan jelly cakes to take home with us as a little treat. read more

I stumbled across this place one time and am so glad I decided to give it a go! Immediately, simple by the atmosphere, I knew this place would be good. Everyone looked to be enjoying their food and having a great time - I decided to try one of the smoothies, mango sticky rice and a savoury dish all of which were delicious. The service was very fast and helpful. Now let me tell you the food did not disappoint and I will definitely be returning for another one of those smoothies. read more

Was my favourite dessert spot I came to during my vacation to Vancouver. Loved the durian desserts. Super refreshing and opened late. Prices were also reasonable. read more

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Highly recommend! Very popular! Fun/upbeat vibes. Friendly staff and the dessert options were very tasty! Don't miss the opportunity to go here, it gets very busy. read more

Wednesday night close to Chinese new year this dessert place is packed. We had to wait 20 mins. Friendly service. Food connects us all. read more

Tina Cake Desserts - Che Thai - Vietnamese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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quick service....drinks tasted great!....easy to recommend....the drinks ordered were from their fresh fruit shakes...added pearls to the drinks but I think the jellies will go better with them next time..... read more

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Tina Cake Desserts took over what used to be Banh Mi Yeh Linh (which was very short lived). They specialize in Vietnamese desserts and the owners are from North Vietnam. We've been several times. Service is friendly and the desserts come out quickly. Every time we go, the menu seems to expand. If you're lost, they have a most popular list behind the counter. - Su kem ($1.50) - the filling tasted subtly of cream cheese. Light and homemade but the texture of the cream puff needs work. - Che buoi ($5.00) - the pomelo pieces themselves weren't sweet and consisted of some sort of rice/mung bean mixture, all over thickened coconut milk. The dessert is sweet; don't think we'd be able to eat this solo. - Che nep cam dac biet ($8.00) - the black sticky rice was excellent and had a great chewy texture. Everything in this dessert worked well together. I'd get this again. - Mango avocado ($6.00) - one of their fresh fruit slush options. You can see them cutting up fresh avocado and mangoes. Not too sweet; a bit more mango comes through than avo. - Che dau xanh xoi ($7.00) - not sure where the "soup" comes into play here. Green sticky rice (we're guessing it's infused with pandan extract), mung bean paste, coconut milk and fresh coconut flakes. Sticky rice has a good glutinous bite to it but is a tad dry on it's own. Really liked the freshly grated coconut flakes on top. It's heavy so share. - Avocado ($6.00) - decided to try just avocado this time around. - Che khuc bach ($6.00) - three types of panna cotta; vanilla, chocolate (reminded us of neapolitan chocolate flavour) and matcha (best of the three). - Thach la nep nhan flan ($5.50) - flan was delicious. Not too sweet but sitting in coconut milk. Pandan jelly was thick and the flavour is subtle (as pandan usually is). Worth a try. - Tofu thach rau cau cot dua ($7.00) - J added brown sugar pearl ($0.50 extra). Had a bite; tofu pudding was a touch plain but had a mix of textures from all the jellies. - Pudding thap cam ($9.00) - pudding is subtle in flavour but we detected some vanilla notes. Interesting that they shaped it into a corn on the cob. Probably won't get this again but it was worth a try. - Che khoai mon ($6.50) - this came out piping hot. You get three plump mochi balls filled with real taro. Every time we visit, we try something new. Haven't found this offered anywhere else in the city. Will continue to come back to TCD for more speciality Vietnamese desserts. read more

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Love, love, love the coconut (dua dam) special off-menu item!!!! To die for!!! We came back multiple times just to have this dish. Also, had the best banh gio! Not a fancy restaurant but oh so good for all kinds of che and desserts! Must also try the grapefruit che. read more

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This is one of the places that will make Kingsway little Saigon. It is a Vietnamese style dessert place, and the amount of delicious sweets they have is just worth the hype!! It used to be the Japanese restaurant, as I remembered and now it is just filled with coconut milk and tons of sweets!! I love how they have SO MANY OPTIONS of desserts, but at the same time they have something called the "seasonal only" type of thing. Anyways, this place is so bright, and the overhead lighting is just not flattering. On top of that, it shows all their faults and their stickiness of the floor. So that is really their choice. With their huge selection of desserts, they don't have a shortage of how much desserts they can serve, and the best this is they have A LOT of durian options which I was extremely happy to hear! On top of that, the amount of coconut milk option dishes was just amazing. I will be coming back here from time to time to show friends of such an amazing gem, but I hope they do fix up some parts of the place first! read more

After hearing a lot of good things about this place, I decided to give it a try. I ordered 5 savory dishes and 5 desserts. It's hard to pick a favourite as they were all so good. Service was friendly but they could use another server as it has a lot of tables and it was very busy. read more

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I'm happy to find this place and thank you Yelp! and the cafe owner for giving me generous gift! I visited to have some tapioca dessert but when checked in, Yelp! shows free dessert. I feel guilty because it might sound like the purpose I came here for free food. This is not! But as it was the first time to use those advantage, I decided to try and learn how it works. I saw some pictures on Yelp already but I had no idea which menu shows which picture. I just looking how they make a bowl and pointed same dish to have. At end, I had #6. They asked me if I want to have the ice on side. I replied to put everything in same bowl. That was right decision because some shredded ice made a chunk and took a while to blend in. I wish they had menu for add-ons. If so, 5 stars. The counter ladies are friendly and patient for me. Very very appreciate. I will bring my girlfriends so sure. read more

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I like the environment and their decorations. The cake under the egg yolk sauce was too dry for me but the taste overall was okay. read more

Tina Cake Desserts - Vietnamese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Came in at 12am on a Thursday night and there was still a wait time for 15 minutes. We were seated promptly, but ordering took a while due to busy staff. The calamari snack was nicely seasoned and crispy, desserts came with decent portions and not too sweet. The pudding with mixed jellies and fruits was super colourful and had a good assortment of items. One thing to note is that the yelp check-in reward is no longer available! Tried to redeem it and the employee was quite confused when presented with it. read more

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Really bad experience. Me and my daughter was expecting to have a nice desert over there. After we sat down, She saw a worm beside the table and only one glass away from the fruits. And few flies in side the restaurant and we saw one fly stepped on the fruits. Made us UNCOMFORTABLE. We decided to left even the foods were ready. For people who are clean and picky. Don't go there. read more

Tina Cake Desserts - Worm - Vietnamese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Great food, but the service isn't as good since they tend to be super busy... As for the ambiance, it smelled a little like cigarettes :( but if you're focusing on the flavour and value of the food, I really recommend this place! read more