Bing Haus-desserts

Thanks so much for stopping by mmm-yoso!!!, a food blog.  Kirk is way busy with work and Ed (from Yuma) is kind of busy engaging in things retired people do (in Yuma).  Cathy isn't busy in comparison, so she's writing today's post.

It's back to work time for most of us; the holidays are over.  Even though it's cold and rainy today, posts about soups and stews may be a bit boring.  Here's something to look forward to when our weather gets back to 'normal'.

When growing up, ice cream was a big treat for my brother and I.  Whenever we can meet, its for a meal-and dessert. Always.  Recently Bing Haus opened in the same Convoy street mall as  Grandma's Tofu, a convenient location.  I needed to check it out for a future meet up.  
Stepping inside, the menu is on the wall to the right.

 

There are also some grab and go beverages as well as a pastry case.
Orders are being prepped behind the cash register, but just past that area is what fascinates most.      Those are 'anti-griddles'- steel surfaced flash freezers.  Order a 'rolled ice cream' ($6.25) and a measured cup of heavy cream is then poured onto the surface where it begins to solidify after being evenly dispersed. The cream may then have an ingredient mixed/chopped in and then the thin, frozen layer is scraped into rolls, placed into your cup and topped.

This results in a very fresh ice cream treat.  Today's choice was fresh coffee mixed in to make ice cream topped with Heath Bar candy bits and sliced banana.  The creamy texture along with a bitter-sweet coffee flavor, complimented by the toffee and banana was very refreshing. 
    

That pastry case sometimes has 'day old' items for $1.  Based on past experience, I know that day old scones age well. This one had chocolate chips and coconut as well as almond slices and was delightfully flaky and light. It went well with a fresh cup of coffee.

 

The Mister and I decided to drop in the other day and tried a Chai tea latte ($4.25) and an affogato ($4.50), as shared desserts. The chai tea was subtle in its melded flavors, with a good black tea undertone.  We were curious about the soft serve ice cream made here and it was of high quality, natural vanilla flavored and very smooth.  Pouring the fresh made, hot espresso over the soft serve ('drowning' it) made the resulting flavor of coffee and cream quite similar to our coffee rolled ice cream from the first visit. 

Other bloggers have been here: CC from Pink Candles has some great 'action' photos and Kirbie has a video on her post.  The experience is fun and tasty. 

Bing Haus 4425 Convoy Street San Diego 92111 (858) 276-9479 Website Open Mon-Th 7 a.m.-10 p.m., Fri 7 a.m.-midnight, Sat 10 a.m.-midnight, Sun 10 a.m.-10 p.m. 

Comments

[Ed (from Yuma)]

That's amazing. Real fresh ice cream.

[Cathy]

It is really good, Ed.

[caninecologne]

I will have to try their affogato next time. TC and her friends like this place. I liked when they did the "Stranger Things" wall complete with Christmas lights during the month of October. Very creative.

[Cathy]

Yes, cc, the affogato is a good choice...it's been a sort of treat for us at different places; I could do a post of affogato varieties around town. Everything we've had at Bing Haus has been good.