Hearing the phrase “bang bang”, images of fire arms,
promiscuous activities or maybe Jessie J’s tunes would go through your head.
For Torontonians its different – ice cream sandwiches and small batch concoctions
come to mind.
Over the summer, images of Bang Bang Ice Cream’s Hong
Kong waffle cone ($8) have flooded Instagram, taunting me to enjoy two of my childhood
treats together. Therefore, I was elated when I found myself in the
neighbourhood, wanting dessert, and the line was only just out the door … at
last the treat would be mine! Only to find, after waiting 15 minutes, that it’d
be at least another half-an-hour for the
waffle cone – their machines simply doesn’t produce them quick enough.
As a business major, thoughts of poor operations
management and bottlenecks flashed through my mind. Ultimately, it was decided
that I wouldn’t reward inferior planning by subjecting myself to a wait – after
all, if a business wants to miss out on selling a higher margin product, that’s
their prerogative.
Instead, I settled on a double scoop ($5.35) with the
two I had painstakingly decided on. With over a dozen to choose from (prominently
featured on paint cans), it’s not an easy decision. Not only do you have to
narrow it down to two appealing flavours, but they also need to work together as
they’re bound to start fusing!
Since the beginning, the London Fog beckoned with the
delicious combination of floral Earl Grey tea and creamy vanilla. But, then
would beer ‘n’ brown bread (a popular
choice) or Totaro add to it? After
trying a taste of the first, Totaro ended up prevailing.
As a pun, the flavour is named after a popular
Japanese cartoon character and pays homage to the light purple root vegetable. Vibrant
with a mellow earthy taro flavour, there were also flecks of what may be egg
rolls to add texture and slight almond twinge. London Fog and Totaro proved to work
well together!
Aside from the waffle cone, Bang Bang also offers ice
cream sandwiches (ranges from $4.40 - $9 depending on whether you want a half/whole
cookie or vegan ones). Somehow these didn’t sound appealing as the cookie tends
to overpower the ice cream (or it could the awful messy childhood memories of
me attempting to bite through the cookie without squishing the ice cream). There
are also cream puff ($4.75 - $5.00) and macaron ($5) versions as well.
How To Find Them
Location: Toronto, Canada
Address: 93 1/2 Ossington Avenue
Address: 93 1/2 Ossington Avenue
Website: http://www.bangbangicecream.com/
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