By Sherman Chan,
Special to The Post

They did not skimp on the ice cream scoops for the triple waffle cone sporting Blueberry Cheesecake, Hong Kong Milk Tea and Mont Blanc. Texturally, the ice cream was lightly creamy, but a touch inconsistent with ice crystals. But the flavours were awesome. The cheesecake tasted like I was eating an actual piece. The HK milk tea was creamy like the drink with hits of aromatic tea. Lastly, the mont blanc had the chestnut flavour as a cremeaux while the vanilla ice cream was light.  The butter cookie crumble added crunch.

We also shared a flight of Vietnamese Coffee, Vegan Mango Coconut Sticky Rice, Malted Milk Choco and Honey Butter Almond. Much like the Hong Kong milk tea, the Vietnamese coffee was balanced hits of coffee and equal parts of creamy condensed milk.  It wasn’t too sweet. To my surprise, the vegan mango coconut sticky rice was aromatic and creamy from the coconut milk and the mango added a sweet tang. The flavours tasted like I was eating the actual dish. I wished real sticky rice was thrown in!  The malted milk choco tasted exactly like it. Granted, it was creamier and denser, but the smooth malted taste was addictive and just sweet enough. Lastly, the honey butter almond was both a flavour and textural bomb.  There was so much "good" sweetness to go with the crunch of the almonds.

I've had every currently available flavour in scoop form.  I can confidently say that EGC has the best flavours in town. On point, impactful and balanced, they taste exactly how it should be. Although there is worthy competition from Earnest and Rain or Shine, EGC has the best combination of quality, flavours and pricing.

Elephant Garden Creamery

2080 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, BC

The Good:

• Seriously on point flavours

• Reasonably-priced

• Balanced sweetness

The Bad:

• Some inconsistencies with a few ice crystals

Sherman Chan is the #1 ranked food blogger on the Vancouver portal of Urbanspoon.com. Read more of his reviews at www.shermansfoodadventures.com.