MandRo Teahouse

Soooo delicious you must try!!!! The strawberry one is delicious. I ask for the condensed milk on the side cause I like to pour it once in make a little volcano hole in the middle. Hahaha I’m hooked! And they are super nice and fast service.

This new teahouse in Alameda is definitely worth trying! Just near the corner of Park and Encinal, a small cafe serves bingsoo and a variety of teas. I decided to get their Oolong Litchi Green Tea with Coconut Jelly and it was great! The tea was fragrant and the fruit was sweet. I also got their Strawberry Bingsoo along with Mango Bingsoo which was great, but not by itself because you NEED to get a side of condensed milk to make it creamy. The portions are HUGE so I recommend coming here with a friend. Overall the facility was calm which I liked, but one thing is that the front of their store is not that clean. The window area with pillows is quite dusty, which may impact other customer's experience. I would suggest they wash the pillows and clean the windows, besides that their food and service is amazing. Overall, the experience was great and I'll definitely keep coming here. Come check this place out!

We tried this dessert and boba tea place yesterday, and it was absolutely fantastic! My wife and I shared the Mango Bingsoo and it was delicious and plentiful! We added an extra condensed milk for .50 (the dessert includes 1 serving of condensed milk, but I was happy we had 2 servings). This was is such a unique dessert experience. It consists of a milk-based shaved ice, with a generous layer of fresh mango slices and mango syrup on the top, and some mango pieces syrup and possibly condensed milk inside as well. It is kind of pricey as desserts go ($18 incl tip), but it was large enough for 2-3 ppl, and the price seemed fair once we received/ devoured the dish! If you have 3 adults sharing you might spring for the large size, which cost a few bucks more as I recall. Truly an excellent experience and we’ll definitely be back to try the other dessert flavors and drinks too. I have to say that it felt much healthier than many other desserts I could name, but I don’t actually know the calorie count. I don’t want to know to be fair, because I like assuming it’s very healthy, so we can return often!

Delicious SNOW Ice. Small drinks and shaved ice shop. They do have a wide range of options. From cold drinks, hot tea drinks, to smoothies. But the signature item has to be the variety of shaved ice options. Relax environment, a few tables available for sitting down.

Awesome red bean shaved ice bowl w mochi! Helps with my missing Taiwan so much. Sadly ambience is not there but shaved ice was Awesome.

MandRo's bingsu was average at best. We ordered the matcha and red bean bingsu. Their shaved ice wasn't very creamy so the matcha made it bitter. They were also skimpy on the red bean so it was basically plain shaved iced with matcha powder. Also, they do not include condensed milk as a topping so be sure to order a side. It is definitely needed. I should have ordered more than one side of condensed milk because they were skimpy with that too. Service and dining area were fine. Overall, this is a pass in my book.

Nice addition to the town! Peach Heaven is definitely my favorite drink. They use fresh peach to make the drink and the amount of cheese foam is generous.