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Dessert Recon 2 – Phoenix Cafe Boutique 208 E Valley Blvd Alhambra, CA 91801 (626) 299-1238 Next door to the Phoenix Inn restaurant is the small dessert spot. It’s a small spot with mean ladies who work there. If you don’t speak Chinese, expect little help from these angry ladies. see that one in the purple with the hat? Imagine this person as being mean… Nice seats at the window. It’s for quick tastes, it’s nice to be there. In the counter on the left, there are nice jello like cubes of different flavors. These are great. The woman in purple… she has no booty whatsoever. In one glass case, it’s drinks, fruit, stuff, etc. Some of it, they’ll add fruit to it, others it’s just ice. My suggestion is to get the fruit tapioca, it’s the first thing on the menu, it’ll come with chopped up fruit, tapioca (not boba), and coconut milk. It’s really good even though there’s less fruit in it than once before. I would have taken a photo, but my camera died. Eat at the Phoenix Inn, it’s good Chinese food, and save space for dessert.
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Dessert Recon 2 - Phoenix Cafe Boutique
208 E Valley Blvd
Alhambra, CA 91801 (626) 299-1238
Next door to the Phoenix Inn restaurant is the small dessert spot. It's a small spot with mean ladies who work there. If you don't speak Chinese, expect little help from these angry ladies. see that one in the purple with the hat? Imagine this person as being mean...
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Alhambra, CA 91801 (626) 299-1238
Next door to the Phoenix Inn restaurant is the small dessert spot. It's a small spot with mean ladies who work there. If you don't speak Chinese, expect little help from these angry ladies. see that one in the purple with the hat? Imagine this person as being mean...
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Desserts Recon – Scoops 712 N Heliotrope Dr. (2 blocks west of Vermont just north of Melrose) Los Angeles, CA 90029 (323) 906-2649 It’s not on Melrose, but a few doors up in an uppity cool neighborhood. If you were into going to the Macondo to see music way back in the day, this is the area. It might even be the exact spot, even though I’m a bit foggy on where Macondo used to be. You enter and the place is simple, bright, and has no frills. It’s a place to eat ice cream. It’s a bit off the main street, main neighborhood, and main people… it’s carving out it’s own existence and that’s the toughest way to do anything. The wall opposite of the ice cream looks like this. It’s an art show! The other side often looks like this. People come and ponder the flavors. He doesn’t have hundreds, it’s more like 20 at the most. Some have intriguing mixes like pomegranate passion fruit, bread, vegan chocolate peppermint… it changes and sometimes he takes ideas off of the bulletin board. Add your flavor if one comes to mind. Homemade and handmade. The green one way down is pistachio. This is vegan mocha (something), I forgot, but the brown is vegan chocolate peppermint. This is Tai. He’s the proprietor and a great guy. The ice cream is top notch, it won’t disappoint. There are both vegan and non vegan ice creams and each flavor is made with care. We sell Scoops ice cream at gr/eats, and often people come in just to get ice cream. Hold the food! Scoops is a noticable departure from Pinkberry. If he had stores all over, the world would definitely be better. I’ve met Tai only once, but he has a good way about him, and you’ll be happy when you leave. read some more reviews.
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Desserts Recon - Scoops
712 N Heliotrope Dr. (2 blocks west of Vermont just north of Melrose)
Los Angeles, CA 90029 (323) 906-2649
It's not on Melrose, but a few doors up in an uppity cool neighborhood. If you were into going to the Macondo to see music way back in the day, this is the area. It might even be the exact spot, even though I'm a bit foggy on where...
712 N Heliotrope Dr. (2 blocks west of Vermont just north of Melrose)
Los Angeles, CA 90029 (323) 906-2649
It's not on Melrose, but a few doors up in an uppity cool neighborhood. If you were into going to the Macondo to see music way back in the day, this is the area. It might even be the exact spot, even though I'm a bit foggy on where...
Yogurt boy in the apron tells me to not take any pics. I guess no pics inside of PB Mochi and kiwi. Unlikely companions, but it works. The straight word: Pinkberry is the next Pokemon and it blows. Yes, I know people love this place but I’ll give you my reasons why Pinkberry fails. First, I’ve lived through three frozen yogurt fads. 1) Penguins, Heidi’s, and TCBY. These sucked, and now they survive by selling ice-cream. 2) The fruit ground up phase in the early 90s. In LA at least, there were spots that had special machines that ground up yogurt and fresh fruit. Anyone remember Humphreys? Where are they now… 3) Pinkberry… Why will this last when the others didn’t? You tell me… I waited and waited thinking this was going to be great. In the end what are you getting? 1) A Rip – Pinkberry yogurt is just frozen yogurt with fresh fruit. At $4, you’re getting ripped off. Buy a container of plain yogurt and freeze it, add fruit. I watched people go in and get yogurt and act like it was special. I also watched some get some who said it was a rip and the yogurt sucked. I’m not alone. 2) Good toppings – The mochi is actually good, but you can easily buy a piece for a buck. The fruit is fresh! Good for them, it’s the only part they get right. 3) Mixed up – The space looks space age and neat, but isn’t yogurt supposed to be natural and maybe better for you? How about a more natural environment? Why sell plastic junk kitchen shit? Department of Duh. 4) Yogurt boy – The guy who works at Pinkberry in the Sawtelle area is a rude kid, who thinks he’s cool. In the end, he takes the establishment down another notch. Next time, call our name when the order is ready like you did for everyone else, and don’t make lame comments – it’s getting you nowhere. 5) You get stupid cookies on the table. It’s already junk food, but now they’re giving you more? We were all disappointed in Pinkberry, it definitely fails to live up to the hype. For $4, get something good and as another said about Pinkberry, “don’t believe the hype.”
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