Mango Mango

Cuisine	Dessert
Price	$$ (16-30)
Rating	6/10
Last Visit	July 20, 2019
Location	New York: East Village

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General Notes

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Decent option for desserts, especially if you're a huge fan of mango. We ordered the Mango Mango Combo A, which came with three different items: the snow white juice with mango and black rice, the mango juice sago and pomelo with mango ice cream, and the mango mochi. The food is decent but not quite spectacular, certainly not on the same level as Spot Dessert Bar.

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Negatives

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> The food, while generally decent, isn't made with the best precision. There are some small details that can definitely be improved. One issue I had with the desserts is that they were too watery. The juice was good, but it melted the ice cream and it soon became a watery mess.
> The menu is very large, with all kinds of different options. This might normally be a positive, but for a lot of restaurants I've found that this is an indication that they don't have a specialty or do anything in particular very well.
> The area right in front of the restaurant is extremely sketchy. I literally saw someone peeing in public while I was walking up the stairs to this restaurant.

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Dishes Tasted

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• ★★★☆ Ube Soup with Sago and Rice Ball -- Surprisingly delicious. The soup has a light, fluffy creaminess to it. It does a good job of highlighting the flavor and texture of ube. Good level of sweetness, good soup consistency, and the rice balls go well with it.
• ★★☆☆ Strawberry Mango Juice Sago & Lychee Jelly -- Served with mango ice cream. Like the other mango juice sago dessert, the flavor was actually quite nice, but slightly watery for my taste.
• ★★☆☆ Mango Juice Sago and Pomelo -- The pomelo was a nice touch. The rest of the dessert was decent but a bit watery for my taste.
• ★★☆☆ Mango Mochi -- Topped with coconut. The center is not actually filling, but a piece of mango. I found this aspect to be a bit strange and off-putting, but the mochi itself was pretty good.
• ★★★☆ Snow White Juice with Mango and Black Rice -- I really like the flavor of the black rice, contrasted with the mango and the creaminess of the other components. Like the other dessert, a bit watery though.