Pun Cao Tong

I found this little gem by accident. I actually passed it several time without even noticed it. Nevertheless, I enjoyed the desserts and would look for a repeated experience the next time.
I think that they also have inexpensive food dishes and may give it try in the future.

Came on Saturday night, ordered food and tea. We waited 1 hr and neither food nor drinks was served on our table. The people came after us get everything they ordered. Complained to the owner once, we are being told in a very unfriendly voice that they only have one staff working in the kitchen. We want to leave and they tried to stop us… Will never come back again.

Excellent asian desserts. I especially like the boiled papaya with skim milk. It takes time to make so you should call beforehand to order it first.

I had the durian coconut milk sago and it was for sure a thumbs up! BUT, the service there was TERRIBLE.

This small little place is great for some quick authentic Asian dessert!
The service here is average, and the seating is not all that comfortable if you get the traditional stools, however if you’re just having cold dessert, you’ll be in and out.
They tend to take a little longer with hot foods, but it is worth the wait! They always taste good, always consistent.
I wish they would clean up that little fish tank they have, poor little nemo.

Tasted mediocre, on top of that they forgot half our order. If you’re really craving asian desserts, it will do.

For a Chinese dessert joint, this is one of the smaller but better ones. There is a good variety on the menu, and even some nice set meal options.
We came here after dinner, so there were some parking spots available, but it does fill up at other times.
We decided to to go for Mango Sago Pudding and Fruit, Ice Cream, Boba, and Bitter Jelly in Coconut Milk.
Both were typical of where you’d get it elsewhere, but the fruit mix was quite different, with lots of different tastes coming together. The bitter and sweet together was quite good.
The only down side to this shop is that it is very small. Has about 6 tables that seat at most 6 people. Not the best place to go with a larger group, or when its busy.

Nice and cozy chinese dessert place. Seats are limited and there is a good chance you will be dining with strangers because of the setup they have.
Tofu fa with black sesame soup $ 5 — not a bad combination.
Also tried the black glutinous rice with coconut milk. This also tasted pretty good.
And finally we also got the rice balls with black sesame filling.
Not a bad place to visit if you want something sweet late at night.

Most consistent good quality chinese dessert in the GTA. Love anything durian or mango that they have. My go to dessert is the steamed egg or milk with cashrew/​walnut paste. Light and creamy every mouthful: P

Once in a while whenever in Times Square when looking for Chinese dessert, we will come to this place.
We order durian on smooth bean curd — very strong smell of durian. Walnut paste is not smooth as expected and it can be more sweet. The taro in the Taro purple rice dessert is still hard and not blended well with the purple rice paste. The best is the stewed egg white with milk in Papaya. The papaya chosen is the best brand. It is fresh and sweet together with the smooth milky egg white is one of a kind — highly recommended

Have been going here for years. Desserts has been very consistent. Can’t really compliant about it.
I always get the stewed egg white with milk and red bean (sometimes with almond paste). This is by far the best place in the GTA to get this dessert. I have tried this dessert at pretty much every other chinese dessert place in the GTA and this place is the best.
The other desserts are pretty good as well. I have not had a dessert that was not good here.
In terms of the food here… I would rather eat somewhere else and than come here for the desserts only. I don’t want to say it is bad… but not their specialty.
Definitely will come back and will always recommend the stewed egg white with milk and red bean to anyone!

Its a small place with TVs. They have lots of chinese desserts to choose from. I think they are pretty good so far, and their price is decent. They also have durian steam egg or milk that I don’t see it from other chinese dessert places. It is very Hong Kong style too. I would recommend to my other friends for sure.

Great place for Chinese desserts! Lots of choices: herbal jelly, mango sago, steamed egg/​milk, durian pancakes, sesame paste, etc. They were all good. They also serve hot food and herbal teas.

This is the smaller, lesser visible (from the main street) Chinese dessert place in Times Square mall. Food and drinks are consistent in quality, and quite good.
If you’ve had Hong Style Chinese «dessert», you know you will get a huge menu, breaking down into several categories. I usually land on Essence Jelly, or egg whites/​milk boiled in a papaya-​half.
It’s a small place. Chinese antique style wooden stools are cool to look at, but not comfortable to sit on for long. I get the point.

There’s always room for dessert!
And I love Chinese desserts because I don’t feel like I’m having something bad for me.
Chinese desserts can usually be classified as:
* Soupy
* Fruity
* Custardy
* Glutinous ball-​like
Served hot, cold, or with some form of jelly or sweet rice.
Tonight, I wanted something warm, custardy, but not too sweet.
I ordered the steamed egg white pudding with sesame paste ($ 4.50)
High in protein and calcium, and black sesame is believed to be good for your hair!
The place is small and the décor is simple.
Most people are drawn here for the extensive menu.
They have fancier items with bird’s nest ($ 25) which is bird saliva that is supposed to make your skin beautiful.
Also, they have many items with Durian. I’m not a huge fan, but everyone else was eating it up… Except for one of my friends who I think wanted to kill himself because of the smell. :P

I’m a sucker for chinese desserts. I feel like a lost puppy in vancouver because I cannot seem to find any. except Bubble Fruity that i finally managed to try a couple of weeks ago.
But in Markham — the options are endless — I asked my friend, and they know instantly… I’m such an Asian sometimes.
. being super indecisive, I went to cancelling a UFC fight, to deciding to have BBT to last minute changing to chinese dessert — and thank goodness I did.
I came here based on my friend’s recommendation on night 1. and brought my parents here on night 2… i never do that — twice in one weekend, let alone twice in 1 month!
The first night — I tried the stewed egg with walnut paste. It took 15 minutes but it was Delicious. It was super hot and the egg was soft and creamy, with the nice tints of walnute paste submerged into the dish. We also got the mochi to share. I think it was made to order because it took quite sometime, but it was 3 flavours — sesame, coconut, and peanut. all equally good.
The next night, my dad tried the same as me because the whole papaya was sold out and he agreed that it damn good! My mom got the plain walnut paste while I got the black glutinous rice with coconut to bring home to share with my brother (he got the typical sago in coconut milk).
Everything is consistently good. Prices are decent and the options go on and on and on… it was making my head spin. I guess it just means I have to come back and try something new next time!

I love Chinese place for dessert! Why? Because of the varieties in what they offer!
Pun Cao Tong Herbal is one of these Chinese dessert place I enjoy! There are such a huge menu of what to eat. all I would love to try! Sometimes it is even hard to make up one’s mind!
The dessert I decided on is the mango with glass jelly and black glutinous rice ($ 4.50). There are chunks of mango inside! Not too sweet, but nice and refreshing!
There are only 1 waitress working here on a Sunday afternoon, but the place is not busy. The service is cold and indifference… wish she can say thank you and smile more to the customers. (I know it sucks to work on a nice sunny Sunday afternoon!)
I would be definitely be back again to try out other desserts! One good thing is for Chinese, some desserts suppose to be GOOD for us! They can give us better complexion and health. It is hard to believe, but this maybe just an excuse for me to eat dessert every chance I got?!

Pun Cao Tong serves up various bubble tea like desserts and iced drinks. There has to be at least 50 – 80 items on their menu and settling one or two yummies can be a challenge. I decided on the mango «soup» and an iced lychee drink. The mango dessert came with mango, tapioca balls, and shaved ice. The lychee drink was in a fountain glass with ice and lychee syrup. Both were quite sweet and amazingly refreshing on a May Sunday with the mercury topping 26c.
Seating is on low slung stools, ensuring you don’t get too comfy. As the Boston poster (Go Bruins!) below noted, there’s a flat screen on the wall showing some kind of Chinese drama.
Anyway, major points for the variety and the novelty. Parking is tight as its in the Time Square «Mall» complex.

this place originally started off specializing in herbal food/​tea, then they started making desserts and snacks, later even expanded their menu to include smaller portions of rice dishes and noodles.
love their desserts there, from «tofu fa» (sweet tofu pudding) and steamed egg/​egg white to glutinous rice balls and herbal drinks. their savory snacks are ok, too. service really depends – either they get too busy to be attentive, or the waiter/​waitress doesn’t know what he/​she is doing.
bright side, they offer complimentary trash magazines and chinese tv for your entertainment, so even if going solo, you can sit back and relax there – if they’re not too busy and need their table back for the next customers.