Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt started in California in 2007 and within a few years it has become a popular fast growing chain. It’s popularity further skyrocketed with star sightings at its location from paparazzi friendly Paris Hilton to Hollywood parents like Bennifer. This self-serve frozen yogurt joint recently opened in the Fairview area near the Cambie Street Bridge.
You go in and there’s a selection of frozen yogurt in yogurt that you can mix and match. And the cool thing is that they have nearly 100 flavours in rotation which include a range of regular, nonfat, low-carb, no added sugar, gluten-free, vegan, and dairy free yogurts. You can expect flavours from fruit to just plain old vanilla and chocolate to ones that really taste like dessert in a cup (ie Red Velvet, cookie, cake etc).
In terms of toppings, there’s an assortment of candies, usual ice cream like toppings like sprinkles, chocolates and nuts
Also some fruits and these amazing popping bobas which are so much more amazing than bubble tea pearls.
As mentioned on their website, you ‘mix’ your combination of yogurt, then they weigh it for you, and you pay ($0.55/oz)
It’s a fun place to check out for a light healthy dessert and a chance to be creative and play with your food.
Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt
2315 Cambie St
The tomato kimchi combination was so perfect that I’m surprised that nobody else in town seem to do it. It’s kimchi marinated tomato with Chinese chives and cilantro oil. The kimchi was actually light and not overwhelming, and it was a pleasantly light and fresh dish.
The Amaebi Kimchi (I was so close in typing amoeba instead) is kimchi marinated sweet shrimp sashimi. It was certainly a little dish that was too easy to eat. The shrimp was flavourful and sweet from the kimchi marinate and I made sure every part of it. I slurped and sucked that little bugger (so inappropriate I know). The more PG-rated Lotus Root Kinpira is stir-fried lotus root seasoned with fresh shichimi spice. I grew up having lotus as a soup or in a Chinese stir fry so I welcome different takes to it. Even thought it was lightly stir-fried, it still had that nice crunch to it.
It’s a butter and soy battered corn tempura. It was a novel and fun dish but we both commented that it should have the usual tempura sauce to accompany it. The corn tempura seemed like a dish needed a dip to add more flavours to it.
The short rib fried and tossed with sweet balsamic sauce. And as mentioned one the menu, it’s like pork but not pork. It was really close to the softness of pork belly. When it arrived to the table, we were surprised at the generous portion of it. The meat just fell off the bone and melted in your mouth. After each bite, we both exclaimed ‘oh my god, this is so good’.
The Negitoro Battera is pressed sushi with tuna belly, scallions, avocado, sesame topped with home made soy dressing and seaweed sauce. To be honest, the Negitoro sushi roll is one of the more boring rolls for me but Suika made it more interesting. The soy dressing and seaweed sauce definitely added more flavour and much needed to the dish.
