really saw some of foodies post here but not tempted to try it out. bc i went to korea for bingsu already bck in 2017 so i just preferred their bingsu over here. i never thought it's last dessert for 2022 as i run errands for ownself but at least i managed to try their popular flavour. their bingsu was quite milky and creamy but their ingredients was quite fresh made tbh. Tell me why I try this without ppl share w me. i never understand myself tbh.
We are back at O'Ma Spoon for more bingsu and we are pleased to see that the eatery has launched several new flavours! One such flavour is The Green Mountain, which is a mountain of bingsu adorned with matcha powder and red bean, together with whipped cream and an oreo cookie at it's peak. The matcha powder was fairly bitter and we loved that as this rendered the dessert less sweet. However, you might not want to finish all the matcha powder at the start because there is nothing below all that ice, so you may end up having nothing to go with your ice towards the later part of your dessert.
Our main gripe would be the price of the dish, which is a whopping $16!! 😱 We felt it is a little expensive as the most substantial thing in the dish was the matcha powder, so this is something you may want to bear in mind before ordering this item.
O'Ma Spoon is crowded as usual even on a Monday evening, presumably because it is one of the few eateries open at 10 pm! You probably have to wait a while to get a table if you are there around then.
Had the green tea bingsu, mango yuzu bingsu and injomin toast.
All the bingsu is of good quality and milk is of good quality. Injomin toast is toasted nicely with the mochi in it.
We are back for the second time this year to try another bingsu at O'ma Spoon! This time, we got the green tea flavour which costs $14.90++ and it comes with A LOT of green tea powder atop finely-shaved ice, together with red beans and a scoop of green tea ice cream! The ice cream was pretty concentrated although it is sweeter rather than bitter (aka not matcha). The ice on the inside got a bit plain so don't finish all the green tea powder and ice cream at the start, otherwise the dessert will not be very nice after!
We visited at around 8 pm so it was still pretty empty as the dessert crowd hasn't arrived yet. However, be prepared to queue if you are visiting at around 9+ pm!!
Matcha Mochi (Rice cake) Bingsu ($16.90)
Albeit closer to green tea, the "matcha" flavour was decently strong, and I'd suggest pouring more of the milk over, so you'd get a more milky flavour from the shaved ice. The red bean was pretty sweet, but it did help provide more flavour to the bingsu.
Black Sesame Bingsu ($19.80)
This bingsu comes with chewy green tea rice cake, which isn't really strong in the green tea flavour, so don't expect too much from it! I quite enjoyed the first layer, in which you could taste the black sesame grains, but beneath it was just shaved ice/ milk that wasn't milky/ flavoured enough.
This is my 2nd time coming here and since we came on a Wednesday, OMG Bingsu ($26.90) was available which is available only from Mon-Fri excluding Eve and Public Holiday. OMG Bingsu is a combination of Matcha, Oreo and Injeolmi. Previously when I came, it was a few years ago and it was $23.90. I guess inflation has make unavoidable for them to raise the price. It is still worth it even with the price increase and the 4 of us had a hard time finishing it.
Because Yole was closed at 10:05pm, I was delighted and also surprised to find a bingsoo alternative in Oma Spoon which have stood the test of time!
While the bingsoo food fad has long weaned, this korean dessert establishment is still surviving! Why? I’d think attributable to a myriad of factors from location, to product offerings (petite bingsoo go from $6++ onwards - a wallet friendlier option); also the as mentioned situation I found myself in.
Still the 2 bingsoo we got to share were all made with good ingredients but I was not pleased with the clumps of ice blocks within the supposed fine shaved ice expected of bingsoo.
While spending $13.90 on shaved ice is indeed a little pricey, it was a great experience overall. The shaved ice was topped with milk and have a reasonable amount of toppings to go with it. The portion was just right for 2-3 girls.
