Sweet House Dessert

Its one of the closer options for chinese dessert if youre in the downtown markham area. But… seriously, every time i come here, they run out of the stuff i order; they dont even tell me until at least 10 min later. And its not even like i come at 12 am where everything is sold out. Also, for what offer, the prices arent that well balanced. Youre better off going to the ones on hwy 7 or at MK Plaza where not only do they offer similar if not same quality of food for practially what theyre charging here, but they also have more experience in serving customers.
Parking is also very limited, which is the same with their seating. I did notice however that they have a take out? shop at MK Plaza, if you guys ever want to check that out first.
Onto their quality of food. Not the best; borderline pass for me. Lot of their stuff tasted watered down… which is a big no no when it comes to chinese desserts. Some of their sweet soups were so runny i started to wonder if i was paying for water. Even though they have a pretty big menu, what does it matter when you dont even have half the stuff half the time?

Went there again as I haven’t been back there in ages… In the end, waited for 45 minutes for the desserts! I guess I went during the most busiest time at 9pm? But the desserts that were ordered were so simple… does not justify such long wait for things like mango with sago and ice cream. Never again. they also messed up my order and had to redo it, after I pointed out mine came with ice cream. They simply apologized but nothing was rectified on the bill to make up for the messed up order or the long wait.
Verdict: Go there if u have time to kill or if u are not that hungry yet or can wait 45 minutes (at least). Or go to their Kennedy location. so much faster. I knew I should have went to Tracy desserts instead. my gut was telling me to go there…

I’ve looked for a mango sago place for quite a while now missing home and my childhood sweets. This place hit it right on the mark. It’s really tiny, like a hole in the wall and the choices aren’t a lot but it’s nice the way it is. free wifi! And the popcorn chicken is really good ! Yup is a must for them. I didn’t like the dessert bun though too much cream for my hips.

3.5 stars based on the quality of our take out dessert. Came here on a whim after reading some positive Unilocal reviews. It was packed on the Saturday night that we went there. The café is fairly small and gets pretty packed on weekends as it probably seats only about 24 people. After realizing that our party of 5 were not likely to be seated within 20 – 30 minutes, we opted to take out some dessert.
The menu includes a lot of refreshing Asian desserts such as mango or durian pancake, tofu based desserts, and mixed desserts containing mango, +/​-​durian, with sago, coconut jelly, grass jelly, and pomelo bits. Although we didn’t try it, we noticed some people had ordered hot food items such as Japanese curry, noodles, and other meal items. Something to try for next time.
We ordered the 3 orders of #71: mango sago with coconut jelly. Each order came to $ 7.57 including tax. The size of each serving was quite generous, about 300 mL, and included a decent amount of coconut jelly and cubes of fresh mango in a blended mango/​sago base. Very refreshing and not too sweet, just the way I prefer mango desserts to taste. Next time I plan to try their mango pancake (looks more like a crêpe) or the mango/​grass jelly/​pomelo dessert.
Apparently there is another location at the Peachtree plaza near Hwy 7 & Kennedy. We were told that that location has extended hours on weekends from 12pm to 8pm but it has much more limited seating.
I have often passed by Sweet House Dessert while heading south on Birchmount but it looked so out of place in what essentially seems like an industrial area that I wouldn’t have thought to stop in. However it is one of those hole in the wall types of restaurants that seems to get repeat customers from the uniqueness and quality of their food. My tastebuds were intrigued by the limited dessert experienced and I plan to go back another time, perhaps closer to their 7pm opening time to improve our chances of dining in.

I had no problem getting a table when I arrived on a weekend since it was still early in the night but when I left there were people waiting for a table. Unfortunately the desserts that I liked the most had price increases compared to the last time I went such as the mango and durian pancakes. The previous prices were covered up with a label in the menu. This dessert place is pretty small; it only has room to seat around 26 people so can get pretty busy at night.
I had trouble flagging down the waitress as she was the only person there taking orders and serving food to tables. A lot of times she disappeared in the kitchen so I would rate customer service as ²⁄₅.
The mango pancake’s skin was soft on top, but on the bottom it was too thick and a little hard to eat. Besides that I liked the large chunk of mango inside. I also had the almond tea sweet soup+tofu pudding which is not too sweet and is a good portion size to share. The tofu was really soft. Overall I will be back next time and would go earlier to avoid lineups!

I was feeling adventurous one day so decided to try durian for the first time! The place is kind of hidden so it’s really easy for people to drive past it on Birchmount without knowing it exists. It is close to the overpass near the VIP theatres. Considering how hidden it is I was surprised the moment I got there that there was already a line up. The wait time for us was about 20 – 30 minutes. A very small place with small wooden chairs and tables. Due to the small space the tables are aligned very close to each other as well.
I decided to keep my order durian themed so I ordered the Durian pancake and Durian Pomelo and Sago Sweet Soup. The Durian Pancake was actually quite interesting. The durian pancake was baaically a piece of durian wrapped with a crêpe and stuffed with some cream.
The pancake was very fresh and cool (kind of like mochi). I Ioved the soft chewiness of it. It is a nice way to try durian because the cream helps neutralize the durian taste and the sweetness of the pancake makes it good. So even if you are not the biggest durian fan or lover the dessert is still okay and enjoyable. If you are a durian fan the dessert would be perfect because they really give you generous portions of durian and overall it tasted pretty good.
They give generous amounts of Durian for the pomelo and sago sweet soup as well. I liked this one because it was like drinking mango soup with sago in it and the durian flavour wasn’ quite overpowering despite the fact that they give you the whole chunk.
All in all it was an interesting experience and I would come back to try more items :)

Chinese dessert place in a odd neighborhood, seems to be a mom and pop place that has about 8 tables, very limited seating, lots of Chinese dessert variety, ordered the green tea w red bean and tofu pudding, flavors did not blend well for me, the mango sago was decent, also got the black sesame paste, it was okay
Beware they automatically charge a 10% gratitude on top of your bill without letting me know, it was good my girlfriend caught because I was going to pay tips on top of the bill

Ambiance/​décor-​3
Service-​5
Food-​4
Strikeouts-​0/​3
The sweet house dessert is a very small restaurant that is in the middle of a industrial plaza. There’s literally nothing open around it during the night time. However, it doens’t take away the effort they put into their dishes.
I would like to say first that their service is really good. They were very accommodating to ours needs such as holding tables for more potential people and only asked for the space when the place was starting to fill up. The menu was straight forward and had lots of pictures showing us all the possible yummy desserts.
The best part is how true those pictures are to the actual dish. Our first order was black glutinous rice with mango, mochi, coconut milk, and tapioca. The mochi was so soft and chewy, that it makes the mochi at Yogurty’s mochi seem stale. The glutinous rice was sweet and full of red bean flavour without the sandiness as expected. Overall a very well done dish.
The second dish was sago, coconut jelly, with durian ice cream. All staple flavours in my opinion put together, except the durian (my fav). A fair warning though, this dish is full of sweet flavours in every bite. My kind of chinese dessert. Best part was the portion size! Most places skimp out and give you a small chinese bowl. This place gives you a normal size bowl.
Looking for a late night chinese dessert place? Look here! Very foreign friendly.

A total gem for the Chinese desserts, especially if you like durian — which you get a whiff of as soon as you walk in. I got the mango sago with green tea ice cream, heavenly! It’s tucked away in a small plaza but quite busy given I went there on a weeknight. Will definitely be back for more.

Finally tried Sweet House Dessert. It’s awesome that it’s close to the VIP Cineplex in downtown Markham. I am rating it a 4 because I felt that although it took awhile for them to make the dessert and it’s not my favorite in terms of taste, it felt fresh and the lady who served us was nice and welcoming. I ordered purple rice (or black glutinous) with peanut rice balls (comes in 3). The sesame balls are tastier so you should opt for that next time. Did not like the durian pancake scent wafting in the air but it’s a must go if you’re a durian lover. They have a whole page of desserts devoted to durian. A cozy dessert place to try out — or to even bring your young kids for dinner to, like a dad did on our visit. They serve up BBQ pork and egg on rice or some noodles, even a baked minced meat on spaghetti which is what I’ll go for next time!

This place is definitely not an easy place to come by. There’s no way you would find it by just driving by. Ordered 4 things, all decently priced but the flavour was good (but a lot of cheap ingredients used like their coconut jelly and mochi). Their mango pomelo sago was delicious though.

Haven’t Tried this place so I figured it why not. First of all it is a nice hidden corner of Markham, so there is lots of parking even at odd hours. Small area so it can’t hold that much people. It does get busy near the end of the night. I ordered Mango sago with pieces of mango and grass jelly with pomelo and also had the sweet ginger soup with rice balls. Both equally good. We had a quiet setting so it wasn’t too bad. Will for sure try again.

This is your hole-​in-​the-​wall Chinese desserts place. Driving along Birchmount south of 14^th ave. you can barely see it being there. The exterior of the building looks like a commercial plaza. Within is a cozy place with I’d say more than 5 but less than 10 tables to sea everyone. It is a very small place. There is an overhanging lcd in the corner showing the latest Asian news tidbits for everyone’s entertainment. If say there is about two servers at most at any given time but they run a very tight ship and when I was there one server was running the floor.
The dessert is on point which is why my rating is high. I had the durian pancake and the black sesame dessert. Like I said, both were on point. Friends that ordered fresh fruit desserts weren’t disjointed either as the fruits we’re fresh and delicious.
All in all the dessert is on point but the place is rather small and would sum it up as your hole in the wall Chinese desserts place!
Parking out front is free and should be plentiful!

I came here on a Saturday night with my friends at 9:00pm. Walking into the shop, i could smell faint durian smell from their durian desserts. I decided to get number 111 on the menu was matcha green tea ice cream with jelly, mochi, mango and red bean. It was a delicious combo and was extremely large for roughly $ 6.50.
Unfortunately, the space is tight and the waitress kindly asked us at 11pm to leave because the table is booked by another customer.
Would come here again!

I thought I reviewed this already but I guess not so here we go. My best friend took me here last year and I was surprised to find this so finely tucked away in a dark area. Because of this, there’s never many customers here so I hope that this place is doing well enough to survive and surprisingly it is.
I liked it a lot more back then than now– the prices were a lot more reasonable and the portions a lot larger. The durian desserts are mouth watering especially for a durian craving girl like myself. The durian pancake is one of the best– the pancake itself is super soft and it’s like eating a tiny pillow. The durian is soft and flavourful, which is heaven in my mouth. As I said, the pancake used to be $ 7 – 8 and now it’s $ 10.95, which is a bit ridiculous. I think my jaw may have dropped when I saw that. It seems like all the durian dessert prices have skyrocketed and $ 10 for a small bowl of sago is not worth it.
The people that work here are very nice and always present their service with a smile. The desserts come fairly quick and although they’re always watching the chinese channel, they’re quick to respond to you.
I’d love to come back here because the desserts are oh so good, but dude… increasing prices by that much makes me want to pass out…

Came here on a Friday night around 9ish with two others. Place was full and we were told that we’d have to wait for around 20 minutes for a table. Got seated in about 10 minutes.
The smell of durian was strong in the enclosed space. Definitely not a big fan of it, but durian lovers would be happy.
Small dessert place with minimal tables and servers (only one actually — I believe she’s the owner). Other than that, the desserts are quite delicious and the customer service is excellent.
Interior and exterior wise, not so great. Place is too small and it’s pretty much in the middle of an industrial area.
Overall, I’d go back for the desserts.

A solid 2.5 stars rounded to a three!
Food: Ahh traditional chinese desserts. In my opinion, it was pretty good but not anything extraordinary. Did have to wait about 20 mins though for food to arrive.
Service: The lady was polite despite being the only one on floor running around.
Décor: Reaaally small space located in the middle of nowhere so try to avoid coming in a large group to avoid the wait. Packed on a tuesday evening. Could really benefit from upgrading to a larger space.

To be fair, I made two visits. Once on a weekend and once on a weekday, both times at night.
The place is small, coworker seems nice but she is very pushy, and quality is below average.
The curry fish/​beef balls seemed like they were just microwaved warm, and curry was just poured on top. Er, that’s not curry fish/​beef balls? The place up at Pacific Mall makes them waaayyyy better.
The desserts were nothing special. And they are pretty slow.
I was most disappointed to see what was in their fridge was mostly store bought items like packaged glutinous rice balls (tang yuan — 湯圓) and cool whip. Why am I eating here when I get them at T&T and make them myself?
Also, they will kick you out once you are done eating. The lady will push you the bill then tell you they have ‘reservations’. Just rude and disrespectful. For all of the above, I will not come back nor recommend this place.

Well, it was my first time here. Small place with limited parking spots (not sure if there are more spaces in the back). We were there on a Tuesday at around 11pm or so and it was packed! Moreover, there were 1 person in the front working.
We didn’t get our food for probably a good 40 minutes. When she came, we told her we haven’t received our food yet. She went to get prepared right away since apparently they had misplaced our order.
She was nice about it, since it was pretty busy and she was on her own running all over the place.
We ordered glutinous rice balls with peanuts, mango sago mixed, and black glutinous rice with mango, mochi and coconut milk. It was good. It would be a full 5 stars if it wasn’t for that little incident.

Ordered way too much stuff here for two people and sadly not one dish met our expectations. Its not that the desserts tasted bad but it each dish was lacking something.
Black glutinous rice with mango, mochi and coconut milk $ 5.95 — the was probably the best dessert we had out of everything. The mango’s were fresh but just thought it was lacking in sweetness.
Matcha with read bean and tofu pudding $ 5.95 — I’m pretty sure this dessert is suppose to be served cold but it was like a drink that was left out and warmed to room temperature. Once again we thought it lacked in sweetness.
Durian and grass jelly in vanilla sauce $ 8.65 — I saw the picture that Jennifer K. posted of this dessert and it looked amazing. I even show the picture to the waitress and said I wanted this exact picture. What I get though was a little different. I got the durian which was really fresh by the way and I did get grass jelly but the vanilla sauce was just a scoop of vanilla ice cream. It tasted okay but it just wasn’t what I was expecting.
Mango pancake $ 7.95 — the dish looked very appealing but what this dish really consisted of is a thin rubbery orange wrap the mimic the look of mango and on the inside its cool whip cream and a mango. The mango was really fresh once again. It was really messy eating this as the whipped cream would just get every where when you cut it open. I loved eating the fresh mango but that was about all I enjoyed with this dessert.
Popcorn chicken $ 5.70 — tasted good but nothing special to point out. Its popcorn chicken so its hard to get this wrong.
The place is really small and felt as though I was visiting my grandparents or something because they had Chinese drama on TV. Service was excellent.
I know this place deserves higher rating because I could taste how fresh everything was but I just did not enjoy the desserts here. Perhaps we ordered the wrong items. I also find the prices a bit high here for some items.