Chocolate Chair

Have been here quite a few times because, of course, I MUST get dessert after a huge meal of KBBQ. :)
My experience here has always been a pleasant one.
My most recent visit:
Service:
The guy who took my orders was funny. He kept making jokes and tried to uplift everyone’s mood.
Ice Cream!
Strawberry ice cream on a waffle cone
LOVE LOVE LOVE! Tastes like haagen daaz, but I do love the small strawberry bits more than the Haagen Daaz strawberry chunks. It’s also not too sweet so I didn’t get sick of it!
Vanilla Crunch
It’s basically vanilla ice cream with captain crunch cereal. It was pretty good since the taste reminded me of the desserts I’ve had in Taiwan.
Hazelnut Coffee
YUM! I’m not a coffee fan just because I dislike that dark/​bitter taste, but this was very light and delicious!
I’m always excited to get dessert. Will be back~

This is the place for ice cream for sure! The place is quite small because it shares a space with a cosmetics store so you will find this place in the far back of the building when you walk in.
You can find so much variety here especially if you’re looking for a Korean desert, but for sure try the ice cream. I would say that my favorite is the hazelnut coffee. You’ll find it has such a smooth texture to it and it is amazing how they prepare it with nitrogen. The coffee flavor is just perfect not too strong and it just melts in your mouth.
Make sure to also check out the second floor seating which offers a nice view of the square during the day. I would say a great place to take your date.
Almost forgot to mention, but their customer service is great as well. You are always greeted with a smile and waiting time is just right.

We (me and 2 ppl) was about to order Cotton Rose shaved ice but ended up ordering the Rosey Berry shaved ice in large, instead. A kind gentleman named Young at the front cashier was knowlegable about the menus and kindly told us what exactly went in the shaved ice. We were surprised by his honstly and his way of trying to make it a good experience for us at Chocolate Chair. I’ve been here several times and have never seen such a great service except from him and this hispanic gentleman. Will be back, thank you.

Change of owner and major change of ingredient… Unfortunately nothing but down hill

We ordered coconut shaved ice for $ 8.99. The fruits were fresh but the ice part tasted like sawdust because of off ratio of coconut and ice. It was not edible. When we took it back, they insisted its the way it’s supposed to taste. There were three of us and we all felt like we couldn’t eat it. Disappointed…

It’s ok.
So far, my favs are Cauldron and A la Minuet.
This place was very inconsistent and 2 out of 3 ice creams we ordered were icy rather than creamy.
We had the salted caramel, hazelnut coffee and chocolate. The salted caramel and hazelnut coffee were a bit icy. The hazelnut coffee tasted more like just coffee and not really any hazelnut.
The chocolate was very creamy but not as intensely flavored as I normally like my chocolate.
I like that they serve coffee, this is something I wish cauldron will do.
However, I don’t like the fact that they are located in the cosmetics store.
I probably won’t be back.

****Update*****
So I get a direct message from someone from this establishment trying to talk trash rather than making a customer happy.
That’s why Jonathan I won’t be coming back. Crappy place. How ’bout them apples or should I say puppy!!!
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Service is a little blah.
Went in and both of the workers ignored us. They don’t explain what they have to offer as the menus are on two separate ends.
We ordered the watermelon ice and the lychee ice cream. The watermelon was horrible. Would not order again. The lychee was tasty but considering my experience I’ll pass and not go back.
There were customers after U.S. And since they were friends of the employees that were greeted enthusiastically and gleaming smiles.
I regret tipping because that’s like giving your pet a treat for $h¡tting on your carpet.

Honestly, I came with no expectations but the lychee ice cream was amazing!!! Love the lychee jelly pieces in it! A bit sweet though.

After shopping for some produce at the nearby H-​Mart, I strolled into this place and was surprised to find this organic ice-​creamery jumping on the futuristic trend of simultaneously blending and freezing with nitrogen.
With zero sarcasm, I asked the sweet little lady (standing a few inches shorter than the Nitro tank) «Are you worried at all being right next to that thing?»
«No, not at all!» she replied with a reassuring smile, while I mentally recalled two distant memories: one of my grade school science teacher dipping a rose into a short vat of liquid nitrogen, and another of that beloved sci-​fi movie Terminator: Judgement Day.
All the more reason to try the Rose flavored ice-​cream, in honor of Mr. Carr, the T-​1000 and GnR.

Liquid nitrogen yummy goodness!!! You can grab a 4oz cup (which is a lot to me) for $ 4.31 total (after tax n crap) n I highly recommend blueberry!!!

Yummy ice cream for a reasonable price. For the people saying Chocolate Chair is expensive, have you been to Creamistry? Chocolate Chair offers ORGANIC ingredients that are always fresh.
I have been here many times and never had a problem with service. I guess it is a hit or miss depending on who is working that day.
Some of my favorite flavors– blueberry, vanilla crunch, and rose. I say all three are worth trying at least once :)

This is a small, sleek, cute ice cream place that is more or less hidden from view. It’s located in the back of a cosmetic store, which you might not notice. They make ice cream using liquid nitrogen. You can feel the cool air as you come in. You’ll notice all the cool nitrogen steam emitting from the funky looking silvery contraptions. Now you know where that semi-​truck in «Terminator 2» was taking all that liquid nitrogen!
The ice cream is pretty good. Nice and creamy. Very natural. There’s a bit of a wait after your order – they’re making the ice cream, as opposed to just scooping ready-​made ice cream from a container, after all. You can also order other kinds of cold drinks and coffee.
The seating area is upstairs, also quite hidden from public view. It’s a cute set-​up. The seats are rather limited, so a group of 2 – 4 is probably appropriate. This place is inside a plaza, so there is plenty of parking – however, those do get filled up quickly as this plaza is quite popular.

It was a hot summer day. I felt like healthy dessert to cool off from the heat. I got the falling fruits shaved ice filled with lots of fruits and some ice on the bottom. Shaved ice can be shared or eaten by one person when its just fruits and ice. It wasn’t really sweet just tasted fruity. I haven’t had the chance to try their liquid nitrogen ice cream. There are a lot of unique flavors and it looks like it would be very delicious. This place is nicely decorated and very clean. They even sell some things not dessert related.
Parking may be a problem here being a small plaza with a few shops and restaurants you may be driving around for a while unless you come at a odd time like past the lunch or dinner rush hour. Stop by this little place if you feel like dessert. The ice cream may be more delicious than the shaved ice unless you like it without all the sweetness.

Good ice cream, reasonable price, but a little confusing? First off, the name of this place is confusing; «Chocolate Chair». The place has nothing to do with chocolate chairs. Secondly, the place is tucked behind a cosmetic store; you actually sit inside a cosmetic store as you devour your ice cream!
The nitrogen style of making ice cream is all about presentation, and they do have it to an extent:
They even have projectors displaying cool video overhead. All of that is cool til you notice the confusion.
Pricewise, the ice cream is reasonable at $ 5 for 6oz. I tried the blueberry and strawberry ice cream which was pretty good.
Chocolate Chair has a lot of potential, but unfortunately their marketing and location placement and ambiance is poor. 4 stars for the potential, 3 stars as is.

I got the hazelnut coffee — real awesome and fresh ice cream. I would recommend
My brother got the salted caramel — it was way too sweet I wouldn’t recommend

Yes, you’re at the right place.
Yes, they DO sell dessert here.
I say this because from the outside, it looks like a cosmetic store.
Well, the front half is, but if you walk passed all of the girly stuff, you can find where they sell the goods, the desserts.
Similar to Creamistry and some of the other ice cream ‘labs’ — Chocolate Chair also uses liquid nitrogen technology to quickly churn your ice cream before your very eyes.
Some flavor suggestions?
I always get the blueberry OR strawberry. The blueberry doesn’t really taste like a blueberry — it tastes more like a blueberry doughnut, which is awesome! And the strawberry is fresh and predictable, in a good way.
Some other flavors that rock my world? Hazelnut Coffee is delicious and so is the chocolate mint chip (for you chocolate junkies).
A 4 ounce size is plenty for one person, or even to share with one other.
They don’t do half orders; like 2oz of strawberry and 2oz of blueberry — it’s all 4 ounces of the same flavor or you have to make a separate order.
They also have shaved ice (bing soo) but it’s not amazingly great, it just looks very fancy.
There’s extra seating upstairs, although it appears like that space is partially used for storage.
If the weather is nice, it’s better to enjoy your your dessert in the outdoor terrace area located in the center of this shopping plaza.

The hubs and I were in this plaza for dinner and afterwards stopped by the Daiso. We asked if the yogurt place in the same center was any good, and the cashier said she thought it wasn’t anything special, but there was a liquid nitrogen ice cream place there. When she told me the name of the place — Chocolate Chair, I got really confused since I passed by it earlier and even looked inside because it was a makeup store. So she said you have to go to the very back to get the ice cream. WTH? A liquid nitro ice cream place at the rear of a cosmetics store?
We love Creamistry liquid nitrogen ice cream so we decided to give it a go. Walked through the front cosmetics portion and found the ice cream counter. I’m not gonna lie –it was really weird walking through makeup and large cutouts of Korean celebrities (Kim Soo Hyun and Suzy) to get to the ice cream.
They offer organic ice cream (10 flavors) made with Straus certified organic milk. They also have sorbet (10 flavors). I asked the employee what he’d recommend and I kid you not he rattles off the first four flavors on the ice cream menu then says «they’re all good». Umm, that doesn’t help me. The female employee piped in and said most people do not like the Rose flavor. Finally, a real opinion!
Anyway, they make it the same way as Creamistry– the ice cream base and flavoring are added wet to a large mixer where liquid nitrogen is pumped inside, creating lots of cold smoke. Neat to see.
I got the Salted Caramel flavor in a 4 oz cup ($ 3.99). It was pretty tasty at first, but after eating more of it there was a weird artificial taste in my mouth. Plus the consistency was creamy but not nearly as creamy and rich as Creamistry.
Overall it was a peculiar experience. If the Daiso lady hadn’t told us about it, we never would have known there was an ice cream place back there. The liq nitro ice cream was ok but not on the same level as Creamistry. For better quality, more flavor options, mix-​ins, and toppings, I think I’ll stick with Creamistry.

This place is such an experience! We were a bit confused when we first arrived, because the front of the store is a makeup/​beauty store. Hmm, are we sure we went to the right place? Yes, we did, it’s just in the way back of the store! So keep that in mind if you come here.
The thing that makes Chocolate Chair different than different ice cream places is that they make their ice cream right in from of you with liquid nitrogen. When you order, they put the liquid version of your ice cream flavor into a mixer and blend the liquid nitrogen into it. It is quite the spectacle, and it is definitely part of the experience of this shop. The liquid nitrogen spills across the counter and over on to the floor. Because it takes such great effort just for them to make one item, I was wondering if there was going to actually be a noticeable difference with this ice cream, meaning that it would actually be worth the trouble for them.
I could definitely tell a difference between the texture of this ice cream and regular ice cream, and I really liked it! Also, the presentation of the sundae was super cute, and was the perfect size for two of us to split. It is a bit pricier than your typical ice cream shop, but they are also putting may more work into making your ice cream, so it makes sense. I really loved the seating for this ice cream shop. All of the inside seating is upstairs, and most of the tables are next to windows, giving you a nice view of the parking lot, hahah. I really did like the seating though, it was pretty unique and it felt really special! I’ll definitely be back.

Ugghh, why did I waste $ 5 and 30 minutes of my short existence for a nitrogen ice cream? I grew another grey hair by the time I got my ice cream. The negative reviews should’ve been a warning but I’m always a sucker for a new ice cream place. This place also has quite a variety of Korean style shaved ice as well as coffee and milk tea drinks, but I just wanted to try the liquid nitrogen ice cream.
I ordered a single scoop of ginger ice cream which wasn’t very good. Out of the four liquid nitrogen ice cream places I visited, this is the worst. I appreciate the fact it uses Straus organic milk for its base but the flavor and texture were way off. Ginger flavor tasted artificial and was too sweet. It tasted kind of like make-​up, which is interesting since this place shares a space with The Face Shop, a beauty and cosmetics retailer. The texture was crumbly and icy. I can only guess this is due to getting too much water in the mixture and not enough fat. Liquid nitrogen is suppose to produce creamier and smoother texture due to smaller crystals but this was not the case here.
Seating is limited but there are few more tables and chairs upstairs. However, kids under 8 are not allowed upstairs. Not sure why it has this rule.
As indicated earlier, Chocolate Chair shares a space with The Face Shop. When you first walk in you’ll see bunch of cosmetics and beauty products. Chocolate Chair is toward the back. It’s located in the same shopping center as 85C Bakery, Daiso, Kang Hodong Baekjeong, and few others.

Nitrogen Ice Cream, this was a first for me. Curiously, this place is in the back of a cosmetic store.
I was eager to taste the difference.
Fortunately, there was a customer ahead of us. After serving him his ice cream, the employee ask if we wanted a taste. Yes please. Chocolate Thin Mint Cookie, OMG that was so good. I’m not a chocolate person, but that was good. The quality of the chocolate really stood out. Yum.
I got a Blueberry Ice Cream, it was outstanding. Fresh blueberry was used. It was not sweet at all, my kind of dessert. Perfect!
My wife got a Chocolate Hazelnut. It was just okay. Maybe if we didn’t taste the chocolate thin mint cookie, this would have been a good choice. But the CTMC was so much better, this became a disappointment.
Hazelnut was basically Nutella. No nut pieces, that would have elevated this ice cream.
Service was just okay.
Price, well you know it’ll be pricey. $ 4.99 for a scoop and $ 7.99 for two scoops (it has to be the same flavor)
They offer other desserts (pricey as well), but let’s get real here. You come to see how they make nitrogen ice cream and it is a neat show (lots of cold smoke).
I really liked the blueberry and the chocolate thin mint cookie ice creams. I’m not sure I’m a fan, the price will certainly deter me from coming as often as I would have.
But, nitrogen ice cream is good!