Icy Bar Review

I was looking around online to see what dessert places are there to try and I found Icy Bar. I decided to go try with a friend. Just a heads up about the parking (Richmond location), the whole mall has reserved parking for certain stores. If you come during daytime, try to park in the "reserved icy bar" ones, only like 3 of them. I heard there are customer parking by the side of the mall but I never checked. If you come at night, you can pretty much park anywhere because most of the stores are closed. Don't think people really care though even during the day. It's not like they are going to ask you to move your car if you aren't going into their store.

Service, I thought we just order at the cashier like most of the dessert places nowadays but the server actually comes to you. However, we waited for a bit but no-one came so I decided to go to the cashier. When I got there, the guy said hi but he said it to the person at the door and asked her how many people. Uh, ok... I guess I'm invisible? When I ordered he was like where are you sitting? I'm like there (uh...ok, the place isn't that big...). He said oh, I didn't see you guys (thanks...).

They have desserts like shaved ice, tofu pudding, other puddings, hot/cold sweet soup, and drinks. I was there mainly for their crepe cakes. I 've always wanted to make it myself but I want to try what the texture/flavour is like first.

They do have a minimum charge of $4 per person and we planned to only get the crepe cake to share which was $8 so my friend ordered a take out sweet soup for like $6.45(?). Not sure what sweet soup my friend got but we ordered the green tea flavoured cake. They have different flavours, mango, chocolate and green tea (at least it said asked server what daily flavour is or something). The crepe cake isn't very big or tall, a bit on a pricy side. However, I know it's not easy to make crepe cakes. You have to bake each layer and then pile one after another, it takes time. The cake was creamy and soft, it had a good green tea flavour which I like. The red beans on the side was not overly sweet. I would love to try their other flavours but it does cost a bit for a slice of cake.

My friend waited a bit for her sweet soup take out but I guess it's kind of made to order thing? No clue. we were chatting so it's ok. I asked her afterwards if it was good, she said yea, not bad, it's not too sweet which I like.

I guess I would come back again? I want to try their pancakes but I think it's just whipping cream and whatever filling you choose?