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HAAGEN-DAZS
(04) 2327-8988
9-1, TaiZhongGang (Taichung Kang) Road, Sec. 2
Hours: 11 am-11:30 pm
(open to 12:30 am Fri/Sat)
Taiwan's number-one imported ice cream
brand has opened its first sit-down restaurant outside
of Taipei city. The American company's sinfully-rich
creations may now be enjoyed in the comfortable setting
of a 100-seat restaurant on the ground floor of the
glass building housing The Landis Hotel's Mandara Fitness
Center. This provides you with the amusing contrast
of watching people sweating off calories while--simultaneously
just meters away--others are consuming calories one
tasty spoonful at at time. There is also outdoor seating
at umbrella-shaded tables. The ice cream parlor offers
24 periodically-changing flavors, such as Tiramisu,
Cookies & Chocolate, Vanilla Caramel Brownie, Marsala
Fig, Dulce De Leche, and Azuki Bean. Small cones are
NT$100; scoops in cups are NT$100, NT$180 and NT$240
for one, two and three scoops, or NT$20 more for waffle
cones, plus NT$15-25 for extra toppings. There are NT$240
pints of ice cream, NT$280 hand-packed pints and NT$480
quarts, plus NT$220 sundaes and milk shakes. Over a
dozen colorful varieties of intricately-decorated ice
cream cakes are NT$1,200 (5-inch), NT$1,600 (7-inch)
and NT$2,200 (10-inch). Non-ice cream items include
various coffees (NT$120), teas, cocoa, and cakes and
muffins of the day. Everything is availble for dining
in or take-out.
--By Douglas Habecker,
translated by Mei Lee |
