Review: Sweet Tooth - Rolled Ice Cream

[Type_S1]

It looks like there is a rolled ice cream shop like the ones they have in Asia that just opened up in China Town. Its called Sweet Tooth and I went there yesterday to give it a try after dinner as i was in China Town walking by. They had a promo for 20% off this weekend. Here's my review:

Location: convienant location downtown if you are already in China Town.

Ambience: 10/10. It looks like they did some serious renovations inside. The place looks great and you get the "candy/ice cream" feel when you step inside. There is a decent amount of seating and the place was very clean. Watching the staff make ice cream is actually enjoyable and it seems like somewhat of an art form.

Staff/Service: 8/10. they had 4 people behind the counter and all seemed friendly but the place was busy so didn't have time to chat with any of them. All appeared to know what they were doing when it came to making the ice cream.

Ice Cream: 10/10. I had matcha green tea and the GF had mango.The ice cream was amazing and I will definitely be going back to try other flavors. They had matcha, mango, apple pie, taro, coconut and pandan (gf said this is like the green candies from pho places?) off the top of my head. They also had a bunch of toppings to choose from similar to the frozen yogurt shops.

Overall: 9/10. Definitely a place worth checking out.

[dj_rice]

This is my buddy's shop. This would be there 2nd day open so glad your review was A+. I'll pass this review along to him


Rolled ice cream is going to be the new "it" thing. One just opened up in Edmonton as well. Marble Slab is going downnnnnnn

[Xtrema]

That's on Center St between 2nd/3rd ave right?

That's a damn good Pokemon spawn too. They would have made a killing if they opened up before summer.

[speedog]

Originally posted by dj_rice
This is my buddy's shop. This would be there 2nd day open so glad your review was A+. I'll pass this review along to him


Rolled ice cream is going to be the new "it" thing. One just opened up in Edmonton as well. Marble Slab is going downnnnnnn

You honestly believe that Marble Slab is going after the same demographic?

[spikerS]

WTF is rolled ice cream? :dunno:

[SpeedIllusion]

I was their first customer as they were still putting up their sign. My friend works there and told me to stop by, the icecream is amazing!

[speedog]

Originally posted by spikerS
WTF is rolled ice cream? :dunno:
Something that'll no doubt be 'a place' to be seen, kind of like buying a coffee from 7/11 versus some third wave hipster place.

[dj_rice]

Originally posted by spikerS
WTF is rolled ice cream? :dunno:


CEJwsJqNtWw

Its the newest rage right now in Asia and the USA.

Fresh made ice cream in front of your eyes

[speedog]

Reading I've done would indicate that it's not at all ice cream but iced milk or iced soy milk.

[Type_S1]

I asked the question while there in the 30 seconds the cashier had to chat with me and she assured me they use cream (definitely no soy products) as I was curious as well.

I wanted to head back today but they had a decent line up so decided to just head out cause the shitty weather.

[jabjab]

My friend went there and he let them know he has a peanut allergy and wondered if they will use clean scoopers to ensure no cross contimation and they told him no.

He said they were really busy and probably didn't have time to do so.

[TomcoPDR]

Originally posted by dj_rice



CEJwsJqNtWw

Its the newest rage right now in Asia and the USA.

Fresh made ice cream in front of your eyes

Watching the first minute made me wanna go do some drywalling, mudding to be more precise.

[Buster]

What's the advantage over regular ice cream.

From what I've see...gimme a gelato any day of the week.

[cancer man]

I'am curious.. i'll try it out this weekend.

[Manhattan]

Saw this at the Richmond night market but didn't get a chance to try it. Glad we got one now. Calgary is such a small city considering there's so many food related things we don't really have. Now we need a decent poke joint and place for boiling crab. :drool:

[rage2]

Originally posted by jabjab
My friend went there and he let them know he has a peanut allergy and wondered if they will use clean scoopers to ensure no cross contimation and they told him no.

He said they were really busy and probably didn't have time to do so.
I doubt you can really clean that cold pan up and still maintain the cold temps needed to make it work properly.

[roopi]

Originally posted by dj_rice
This is my buddy's shop. This would be there 2nd day open so glad your review was A+. I'll pass this review along to him


Rolled ice cream is going to be the new "it" thing. One just opened up in Edmonton as well. Marble Slab is going downnnnnnn

Is it wise to open an ice cream shop in September in Alberta? :dunno:

I'll go try it anyways though since I love ice cream and I've always wanted to go to a hipster place.

[jabjab]

Originally posted by rage2

I doubt you can really clean that cold pan up and still maintain the cold temps needed to make it work properly.

Doesn't hurt to have a clean cold pans laying around in a freezer for back up for whatever reason.

[Mitsu3000gt]

Going to be hard to beat Village IMHO. Best ice cream I've ever had, especially Salted Caramel. They also seem to be busy year-round, likely because they sell pints and ice cream sandwiches to go.

Looks cool though, will try next time it's warm out in 8 months haha.

[speedog]

Originally posted by roopi


Is it wise to open an ice cream shop in September in Alberta? :dunno:

I'll go try it anyways though since I love ice cream and I've always wanted to go to a hipster place. Do hipsters go to chinatown?

[Xtrema]

Originally posted by speedog
Do hipsters go to chinatown?

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/chinatown-new-area-redevelopment-plan-approved-1.3400704

Wonder if that's the BRZ's plan, hipster like old shit, they got old shit. Bring hipster in.

Was in Victoria a few years back and I'm pretty sure even back then the hipster has taken over the Chinatown there with fancy coffee joints.

EDIT: it got worse, 7 coffee joints in 2 blocks of Chinatown Victoria.

[Illusive 4-2]

Stopped in to check out the place over the weekend and enjoyed it. Tried the Kryptonite (Pandan), and Purple Haze (Taro) flavours, both of which were really good. Regular price after the weekend discount is $7 which is on par with the sundae at Village. It doesn't seem like a lot, but there is a lot of ice cream in the bowl; I'd say the Village sundae and this are similarly sized. Keep in mind most come with whipped cream and a sprinkle of something depending on the choice (i.e. toasted coconut), as well as additional adds like condensed milk or strawberry/chocolate sauce prior to rolling depending on what you choose.

I'm a big Village fan, but this is a good alternative, especially for more asian inspired flavours. Notably, the Purple Haze looked like it was a Vanilla base, but they added fresh taro onto the cooling pan prior to pouring the ice cream base, which really added to the flavour profile of the taro and much more enjoyable than the fake, already prepared stuff out there.

Personally, I wouldn't add any toppings myself aside from what it comes with (usually whipped cream and a sprinkle of toasted coconut, or something similar depending on the one you choose), as it can get pricey fast; IIRC $0.50 to $1.00 per additional topping.

If they offered these flavours as pints, I'd definitely pick one up, regardless of the novelty of it being 'rolled'. The big downside is the wait; instead of a simple scoop, it takes between 3-5 minutes of prep as the ice cream base needs to chill/freeze after a bunch of mixing and mashing before being spread into a thin layer. I hope they continue to add different flavours, would be nice to have a black sesame option!