I have tried lots of different flavours of froyo from various stores in Hong Kong and am confident in saying that Panda Froyo offers the best quality froyo and is the most reasonably priced frozen yoghurt around. It is also a hot favourite for students to visit as soon as school has finished for the day.
Once you enter the shop, you have a choice of selecting how many grams of froyo you'd like too have. Each 100 grams costs $13. After you have been given your tub of froyo (the staff weigh and measure your tub for you, unlike in other stores where you have to blindly guess how much you've put in), you can go nuts and choose as many different toppings as you'd like to accompany your froyo base.
While some people look for a huge range of hideously artificial and sugary froyo base flavours, such as creme brulee, green tea and red velvet to name a few, Panda only has one - original. This is made with Hokkaido milk which gives it an extra creamy and consistent texture and doesn't melt after two minutes. I've found that with many other shops that serve froyo, it is far too watery. I also find that after trying a couple of the more exotic flavours it all tastes the same. What I like about Panda is that they keep it simple and don't try too hard to wow the public.
Toppings range from chocolate chips to condensed milk, to gummi bears and crushed Oreos. You can be as adventurous as you like and mix as many different textures, flavours and syrups together to create a froyo wonderland. After you've loaded up on whatever tickles your fancy, you put it on the scale and weigh it according to how heavy your overall tub is.
The shop itself is quite small, so if you're looking for a table to sit down with friends, you're out of luck. The shop's decor is (obviously) panda themed and there are lots of cute pandas all over the walls and on top of shelves to entertain you whilst you wait for friends to choose their toppings.
The staff are very friendly and speak pretty good English. They even have a 'rewards' card where you collect 10 stamps (a stamp is given each time you go there and buy a tub of froyo) and get your eleventh tub for free. I am currently on my second card and have almost filled it up. It is that good!
It is also very close to Mong Kok's main shopping area (i.e. Ladies Market, Mong Kok Computer Centre and Dundas Street), which makes it a convenient, cheap and tasty snack after a long day of shopping. If you want to get your froyo as fast as possible, make sure you beat the school crowd. It is usually teeming with high school students once the final bell for the day rings.
So in summary:
GOOD THINGS:
- Excellent value for money
- Variety of tasty toppings
- Friendly staff
- 'Rewards' card
THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND:
- No seats to kick back and relax
- Shop is quite small and crowded, especially after nearby schools finish
It's definitely worth a try! Panda Froyo for the win!
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星期六的下午, 還以為會有不少客人, 怎知道由我進店到離開的十五分鐘內也沒有別的客人, 生意真的很難做.
Froyo $28: 8分, 例牌的加上了木槺粉, 焦糖糖醬, 抹茶粉以及蜜糖. 這裡的froyo, 還是很有水準, 以奶味為主, 不算太酸, 質感是很滑溜的, 不會太冰. 至於配料, 我最喜歡的還是焦糖糖醬, 再配上抹茶粉以及蜜糖, 甜美中帶點清香, 很討好.
或許froyo的熱潮已經過了, 但熊貓乳酪雪糕屋仍然是值得支持的小店, 很喜歡這裡的froyo奶味濃郁, 而配料選擇多樣化, 木槺粉, 焦糖糖醬, 抹茶粉以及蜜糖皆是我的心水選擇. 愛吃froyo的朋友, 人在旺角, 不妨前來探探熊貓這個老朋友.
