Ms. Hangry Foodie

📍Let’s Grill Hot Pot | Edmonton We have our own version of Big Way! 🥘 The concept is build your own hot pot. Pick up a bowl, choose your ingredients, weigh the bowl, and then choose a broth or dry mix. The restaurant will cook it for you. Pricing depends on the weight of the ingredients ($3.99/100g) + broth/mix. My friend and I each paid $10.37 for ours which was less than we expected. I was a bit overwhelmed by the selection and could’ve filled up my bowl with more. Most of the broth choices are spicy so I went with tomato soup because it has no spice. The soup was quite flavourful. The ingredients were the same quality as to what you’d get at other hot pot places. There’s appetizers that you can order for an additional charge. The restaurant is on the smaller side so some of the tables are communal. I went right at opening but it did fill up quite quickly. #hotpot #yegfood #yeg #edmontonfood #edmonton #edmontontiktok

📍 Dynamite Candy Shop | Sherwood Park This exotic candy store is opening up their second location! 🍬 I think this store is bigger than the first one in St. Albert, offering a large selection of mainly exotic/imported goodies. You can get candy, snacks, sauces, drinks, and fun merch like pillows, throws, and socks. Similar to the first location, you can find affordable pricing compared to other candy stores. #importedsnacks #candystore #sherwoodpark #yegexotic #yegfood #yeg #edmontonfood #edmonton #edmontontiktok

📍 Kinjo | Edmonton This popular Japanese restaurant chain from Calgary is now open in Edmonton! 🍣 The restaurant is quite large — I heard that this is their biggest location. They’re known for their affordable pricing. You order through an ordering sheet but be warned that it adds up. Overall, the food was just alright. You pay for what you get. The items were hit or miss. I liked the salmon sashimi (it was thiccc), mango roll, and sweet potato fries. The magic steak bites were dry but the sesame dipping sauce was good so I kept eating it. The fried chicken / chicken burgers were a disappointment because it was dry and lacked flavour. Some of the other appetizers had room for improvement like the adegashi tofu and the shake fries (and y’all should know how much I love fries). Although it was opening day and the restaurant was busy, the service was attentive and food didn’t take long to come out. I also got their bubble tea which is only $2 — the cheapest in Edmonton! There’s a small market where you can purchase Japanese snacks + desserts. I picked up a box of matcha cream puffs which I recommend. I haven’t been to the Calgary locations so I’m quite curious how the food there compares to the food here. #japanesefood #yegfood #yeg #edmontonfood #edmonton #edmontontiktok

📍 Drty Ice Cream | Edmonton The newest addition to Station Park! 🍦 They’re an ice cream shop operating out of a shipping container. The flavours are inspired by Filipino sorbets. The Sorbabies comes with 4 baby size ice cream cones for $6. It’s ideal for sampling if you want to try multiple flavours. I had strawberry calamansi, ube, mango float, and chocolate toffee. The ones I liked the most were ube and mango float. The small size definitely made me want more and I would opt for a regular size ice cream next time. You can get an individual sorbete for $2 or regular ice cream for $5.50 (one scoop) / $7.50 (two scoops). #icecream #yegfood #yeg #edmontonfood #edmonton #edmontontiktok

📍 Boa & Hare | Edmonton This has quickly become my favourite spot for a strawberry matcha latte! 🍓🍵 I’ve been here 4x in the past 10 days and I will probably be back again sometime this week lol. Their concept is cafe by day and cocktail bar by night. Since they’re currently in a soft opening phase, they’re only open from 9 am to 3 pm daily. They will be open evenings in the future. On the daytime menu, you’ll find cafe drinks, baos, and salads. My go-to order is a strawberry matcha latte with oat milk and extra strawberry syrup. The syrup is made in house. I find the matcha to be not too sweet and not too bitter. It’s the perfect shade of green, and costs me $8.50. I was gifted their baos to try during one of my visits. They have 3 types — Taiwanese braised pork, curry katsu, and spam + egg. I tried the first 2 and liked the curry katsu the most. #strawberrymatcha #yegcafe #yegfood #yeg #edmontonfood #edmonton #edmontontiktok