Puffy Pandy — Restaurant in White Center

Came here on a nice hot day which made it the ideal time to get a cold treat. Luckily their is a strip of back in angle parking available down the whole street.

First impression was that I thought the storefront was cute with the panda hovering up top paired with the font.

When I walked in, I was met with smiles from the staff and an earnest willingness to help me. So I helped myself to some free ice cream samples. I tried a few flavors and the two flavors that I was bouncing between were their pandan ice cream or their Ube Oreo. Both of which I believe they made in house.

I ended up choosing the Ube Oreo with cornflake ice cream as depicted in the photos I took. I also got myself a mini cream puffy whoch was Thai milk tea flavored.

So the question, were they good? The answer...

Ice cream puffy: I enjoyed everything thing about it. The portion of ice cream that they stuffed into this puff pastry was an ample amount. The topping coated the exterior to help add that dimension of crunchy which also complimented the crumbly texture of the craquelin. Pastry wasn't soggy and the ice cream had a nice ratio of Ube ice cream to Oreo bits. All in all positive experience. I will say eating this thing requires a hybrid situation of in hand straight to mouth technique with alternating use of a utensil of choice. Unless you don't care about getting messy and possibly spilling.

The mini cream puffy: let's make this one simple. I liked the texture. As for the filling unfortunately, the flavor wasnt as apparent as I wanted it to be. If I ate the mini cream puffy not knowing the flavor, I wouldn't be confident enough to say Thai milk tea. It could be a one off/subtle batch. I honestly wouldn't know. I do know that I've had the puffy 's before and the flavors were more prominent. If you're curious enough, I say try them because the flavors offered do sound enticing and I hope you have an...

My organization placed a large order of mini creampuffs for an event we were hosting. The creampuffs did not last very long but I'll start with reviewing the location and service.

I've been in to Puffy Pandy a handful of times in the past. The shop is incredibly clean, tidy, and very thematic (there are pandas everywhere shown in artwork). The presentation of the different treats/sweets is streamlined and very neatly presented. Once you get inside the shop, you know what you're in for and the kind of vibe to expect from sitting and hanging out. Service wise, staff is very attentive and helpful in answering questions about any of their products.

As stated at the start of this review, we purchased mini creampuffs for our organization. The creampuffs did not last very long and we had a ton of extremely happy team members. Many people came back to get seconds, thirds, and fourths so on and so forth. The creampuffs really elevated peoples mood in office and were a huge talking point through out the day.

Puffy Pandy gave us a ton of stickers and business cards that we placed alongside the creampuffs for people to take. They were all taken and all gone because people were such huge fans of the creampuffs and wanted more. (The stickers were also really cool too).

10/10 definitely visit/make a purchase/do business with...

I tried a twelve pack of macarons and half a dozen cream puffs (enough of both to try each flavor). The macarons are quite good, very soft and easy to bite into. The cream puffs did have that thin crunchy exterior and generously filled inside. Both quite good and tastes just like their flavor name. The store itself was very cute with quite a bit of panda merchandise and a line that winds around it. The macarons and puffs came packed well in cute packages and even the small bag was adorable. I also tried the Panda Co-Tea and that was quite good as well. It was not cheap though, about $70ish total I believe.

My least favorite things were the parking (nearby is busy and mostly back in only) & service for pickup orders. There is a section that says if you are picking up to stand there. The problem was we stood there for some time and no one helped. Had to really wave them down and it was uncomfortable. It might be in your best interest to just stand in the regular line even for pickup. However, maybe there shouldn't be a section for pickup if it isn't going to be attended to.

Overall, probably won't be back given the service issue, but hard to deny the actual product is quite good if you have infinite patience and/or lack...