Sweet O’clock

4 Reviews on “Sweet O’clock”

• Lunny

  2017/06/02Sweet O’Clock is a dessert shop, and they might have some very nice desserts. However, they also are open for lunch, and they have a non-dessert menu, and I am basing my review on that experience. When I entered around 12:15 there were no other customers in the restaurant, and the lady behind the counter was having a moderately loud, private, non-work related conversation on the phone, and continued to talk as I waited to order. She paused long enough to take my order and then continued her conversation. There might be some extenuating circumstances, but it didn’t seem right to have that conversation at work. I ordered their Popcorn Chicken, which came with a scoop of rice, some battered tofu, and half a pickled, hard-boiled egg. Various shades of brown, with a little bit of light brown on top of the white rice. There was a little bit yellow pickled something on one side of the plate. The dish definitely needed a splash of some other colour. The egg was ok and the tofu was ok. The chicken was overcooked, and the breading was very, very salty. Also, there was no accompanying sauce or dip, and this dish could definitely use something to balance the salt. So as I wrote at the beginning, their desserts might be good, but lunch needs some work.

  September 3, 2017, 7:11 pm

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• Tasty Explorer

  Their taro balls were not fresh. Rather than doughy and chewy, it was more on the doughy hard side. Their drinks were ok. Some of the dishes on the menu were also missing, so that was not helpful when you’re hungry.

  July 30, 2016, 10:22 am

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• Jennifer K

  I always a fan of Taiwanese dessert as I love the QQ chewiness of taro balls, boba and grass jello and more.Sweet O’clock has hand made taro balls! Should I be excited?!Service was definitely missing and rough on the edges. So many things that did not feel right.One order per person which I can live with as I can share a taro ball dessert with my friend and take a drink home. The serving is quite generous as I doubt I can consider that as a dessert after dinner but more like a meal in itself. Taro Balls did have the great QQ mouth feel but that’s really it.The tray that they have my orders was so wet like dripping in water. I just felt a little gross out to start with. My spoon and napkins were kind of wet too….I doubt I will be coming back. The search of good Taiwanese dessert continues.

  June 16, 2016, 11:07 am

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• Stella

  If you love soft and chewy textures like mochi and tapioca, and shudder at the thought of sickly sweet chocolate desserts, then Sweet O’Clock in North York may be your key to dessert heaven.Specializing in Taiwanese desserts, Sweet O’Clock (Instagram: @sweetoclock.tor, Facebook: Sweet O’clock) is all about the shaved ice, milk teas, boba (or tapioca), grass jelly, red bean, and of course, mango – dare I say, every Asian’s favourite fruit?! What Sweet O’Clock prides itself on, however, are their freshly made, cooked and served taro balls, herbal jelly and tofu pudding.There is a lot to choose from at Sweet O’Clock, and I really do mean a lot. The dessert shop’s menu is separated into the 10 categories: Hand-made Taro Ball, Herbal Jelly, Creama, Cold Desserts, Signature Tea, Special Mix Tea, Fresh Brewed Tea, Pudding, Traditional Tofu Pudding, and Fresh Fruit Slush. Customers can even choose from 19 different toppings as add-ons such as barley, taro, peanuts, and various flavoured jellies, beans and puddings.TARO BLENDED ICE CREAMA ($5.5)A real thick and tasty creama with lots of taro flavour. I loved it.SWEET O’CLOCK SIGNATURE HERBAL JELLY ($6.9)Herbal Jelly + Herbal Blended Ice + Taro Balls + Sweet Potato Balls + Boba + Cream I was not crazy about this dessert. It had a lot of chewy elements (i.e. from the boba and the sweet potato and taro balls) with no other texture to balance it. As a result, everything became very one-note after a few bites (the herbal jelly, although not chewy, was just soft). Also, the taro and sweet potato balls had very subtle flavours so with the flavourless boba the entire dessert didn’t accomplish much else aside from filling my stomach. The one component I really enjoyed was the smooth herbal jelly, which I feel was overshadowed here by everything else.SUPREME MANGO CRUSHED ICE ($8.99)Oh, mango? SOLD! Chunks of ripe delicious mango served with vanilla ice cream all on top of thinly shaved ice. Winner.HAND-MADE TARO BALL NO. 4 ($6.9)Taro + Red Bean + Boba The boba, taro balls and sweet potato balls return but this time, there was also red bean and taro. I much prefer this over the Signature Herbal Jelly because the red bean and taro contributed different textures to the bowl – it was no longer just soft and chewy bite after bite. I think I made it pretty obvious here in terms of what I liked and didn’t like at Sweet O’Clock. Looking back, I actually enjoyed all the toppings and components just not in those ratios. The Supreme Mango Crushed Ice was perfect, so I would’t touch that, but if I could assemble my dessert at Sweet O’Clock it would consist of herbal grass jelly, ice cream, red bean, shaved ice, taro, and sweet potato balls. Ohhhh yeaaaaaaaa :D*This meal was complimentary. The opinions and views expressed on this post are my own* foodjunkiechronicles.net

  March 21, 2016, 4:40 am

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