Chocolate Chair

Food is amazing. Love the desserts and how they have different flavored of ice cream!
Tastes so yummy, especially the lavender and the blueberry ice cream. They’re creamy and tastes like real fruit.
The shaved ice is also simple and has great presentation. With the right amount of condensed milk, the shaved ice tastes super yummy.
THE WORKERS HERE ARE HORRIBLE. We’re sitting at our tables and the workers are making out right behind the cashier, where clearly all the customers can see. They were showing a lot of PDA and it was disturbing as I was trying to my ice cream. Literally GROSS. They should be fired!
Other than the lack of professionalism from the workers, the dessert is amazing.
UPDATE: After a horrible first experience, came back to give it a second try. The place changed a lot with new workers and this time an adult is there taking control of the place with another student that looks like he’s in high school. The worker was very nice to us and they had brand new items on the menu.
The worker was very helpful and explained all the different flavor a of ice cream. He made the experience here amazing. We got Korean rice ball crackers in nitrogen liquid as service and we had fun playing with the vapor. He seemed as if he was the creator of the new fun and crazy flavors.
I’d definitely start coming here again as it seems to look as if a responsible adult took control and made the place a better place. :) still love the desserts here !!

Everything they have here is amazing! Their service and desserts. The guy custom made me a strawberry banana smoothie which is delicious. Now I’m about to try their dessert «dragon ball» it’s the most interesting dessert I’ve ever seen. I’d explain but it’s well worth the wait for anyone to come here to check out. This place definitely deserves 5 stars

I have passed by Chocolate Chair many times, but never bothered to stop by since parking at madang mall is a hassle. Today, I finally got to try this place! They share the space with The Face Shop.
We ordered blueberry ice cream and dragon breath. Blueberry ice cream was super creamy even though it was made with liquid nitrogen. Probably the smoothest liquid nitrogen ice cream I have ever had so far!!!
The best part of the night when we got to play rock, paper, scissors with other groups at the store (the manager guy with ponytail said he will play this game on weekends whenever the store is more than half full). I won a giftcard! (Good enough to get their ice cream). I also won the final round as well so he gave us free ice cream as well.
I had a good time here tonight. The employees are friendly and the manager is great. I will definitely come back.
I am just a little concerned about the dragon breath because I feel like someone could get hurt from liquid nitrogen at the bottom of the cup. It is definitely cool, but I really hope no one gets hurt and no one gets sued.

Very tiny inside. Buy so much fun, interesting and cool stuff to eat. The manager was cool and fun.

Chocolate Chair is an ice cream parlor that use liquid nitrogen to create their ice creams. They have a good selection of flavors such as blueberry, chocolate, and green tea. They also have a selection of pre-​made ice creams with creative names that reflects it’s flavors. If you’re a first timer a «regular sized» cup if ice cream is more than enough because when my friends and I got ours, it was really packed and more than enough. The ice cream really tastes similar to gelato with the texture and all that good stuff. The ice cream isn’t too expensive either seeing how it was hand made in front of you like that. If it’s packed you gotta be patient because it takes a while to make the ice cream with the method they’re doing it in. If you’re bored you can at least watch and see how it’s made and check out the cool clouds made from the liquid nitrogen. The owner I’m assuming is the guy who actually makes it for you. He gives out samples of whatever he has while you wait which was cool. He gave us something called «dragons breath.» It’s kinda like captain crunch textured thingies that are infused with the liquid nitrogen that makes you exhale liquid nitrogen vapours which was really cool. Also, within the store there’s a section that sells beauty supplies.

I must have come on a bad day. They literally had no ingredients to make anything. I usually go for the Hawaiian yam but today they had like 5 choices. So I decided with the watermelon one. But they didn’t have watermelon so they let me substitute it with some other fruits. Kinda disappointed till we ordered something called the dragon breath.
Now that was an interesting dish. It wasn’t tasty. It’s just this cereal puff ball dipped in liquid nitrogen. It looked really cool but it didn’t taste that good. 3 stars for the cool dessert but don’t eat it for the taste. Just enjoy blowing smoke out of your nostrils.

Not only was the dessert fantastic, but the owner was incredibly friendly and kind to our children. They had so much fun watching their dessert being made. And the dragon breath rice balls were so yummy! I will most definitely come back to eat here. Totally recommend the red berry shaved ice with fruit and Mochi.

So yummy. I had the mango cheesecake and the strawberry ice creams. So fresh and creamy! Service is always friendly. Parking isn’t too bad. Just go to Daiso… shop a little and get validated and you can park in the grocery store parking lot.
The atmosphere is modern and clean. Love the k-​pop music playing also. Also love that they are open till 10 pm. Yay!

I tried the nitrogen ice cream, and it was great for what it is. I liked the fruity flavors they offer because it’s so refreshing. Perfect choices after a heavy dinner at kbbq near by. They also have «The Face Shop» inside the ice cream store, so you can pick up some products while your ice cream is brewing.
I tried the blueberry and mango and they were both great choices!

I think they’re known because of their shaved ice but it’s not that good. All I remember is eating chunks of shaved ice… I got condensed milk on the side & I just ate the condensed milk itself LOL was bomb though.
Other than the shaved ice, their nitrogen ice cream (coffee flavor) was really good. I also love their lime italian soda!!!

Ice cream shop sharing a location with Faceshop. Convenient :) perfect place to eat then shop. I’ve never had nitrogen ice cream before so this was brand new to me. I got so excited to see all the «smoke» billowing out from the counter…
We tried:
Rose ice cream: strong rose scent. You would like this if you like the saffron and pistachio persian ice cream. This is exactly that minus any toppings/​nuts and slightly creamier. Good, but a tad sweet. The consistency reminded me of stick butter, slightly hard but melts in your mouth.
Lavender ice cream: again, a very creamy, flowery ice cream. It is the next best thing if you can’t get to the ones in Hokkaido, Japan.
Blueberry ice cream: slightly tangy with mini pieces of blueberry mixed into a creamy ice cream. It was the perfect sweetness and the creamy taste was not overpowering.
Each ice cream was 3 oz for approximately $ 3.99 or $ 3.50 I believe so the price is reasonable. They have many types of desserts but their menu for the bingsoos are half not available. They use small scraps of paper to tell you which ones are unavailable and half the board is covered with small scraps so its a tad ugly…

Just like the other Chocolate Chair location, this one is inside a beauty store, I don’t get it and it takes away from the charm of going out for dessert.
The selection is nice with both nitrogen ice cream and snow, I went with the snow and it was more icy then fluffy, didn’t love it.
While very refreshing, it was all ice and not as fun to eat.
Prices are a bit high and service a bit slow.
Not much seating or a great atmosphere.
Maybe I ordered the wrong thing, but I am in no rush to go back.

Absolutely amazing blueberry ice cream. I came here with some friends after KBBQ looking for pat bing soo for dessert. We split the giant titanic size shaved ice between about 8 of us and filled us up pretty well. It was pretty good but not that memorable. Then after sitting and just hanging out for a while, naturally a couple of us wanted to go round 2 on dessert, so we got 3 scoops of the LN2 ice cream.
OMG. t took a while to make but it was sooooo creamy and fresh and tasty! I only wish they offered more flavors, but still. Definitely come here for the ice cream!

A dessert restaurant in a cosmetic store. Let that soak in.
I’ve long learned to just not question strangely located places in LA, but I definitely found myself sitting inside asking myself, «Do I need to buy a face mask after I finish this ice cream?»
Anyways, besides the strange business combo, despite it’s name, Chocolate Chair is a frozen dessert shop.
My friends and I split the macaron ice cream sundae and the red bean shaved ice (patbingsoo).
Overall: Pretty standard shaved ice place. You’ll likely find places like this anywhere in Koreatown with similar prices.
Macaron Ice Cream Sundae– They love their bananas here. I want to say there were scoops of banana flavored ice cream with pistachio and vanilla macarons wedged in between maybe 4 scoops of ice cream, drizzled with chocolate syrup and dollops of whip cream all around. It was great! The macarons surprisingly didn’t get too hard over the ice cream, and the total cost was about $ 15. Good to share between 4 people.
Patbingsoo: Another massive frozen treat. Instead of the standard shaved ice, this treat is made from frozen milk which makes it so much more heavenly (well…not if you’re lactose intolerant, so be warned). Surrounded by slices of bananas (more bananas, they don’t play around), strawberries, chocolate syrup, mochi balls, and of course, layered with red beans. I want to say this was roughly around $ 15 as well and well-​served 4 people.
Tips:
–Parking: Its located at the bottom of MaDang plaza so you’re going to have to deal with really shitty parking at the plaza or just deal with residential street parking and walk. Typical ktown unfortunately…
–Need to pick up some new make up products? DESSERT + MAKEUP COMBO. TREAT YO SELF.

I was surprised to find that it shares interior space with The Face Shop, but that might be convenient for some. It’s also much easier to find if you look for The Face Shop sign instead. Next time though, I think I’ll opt to sit outside.
I came on a Saturday late afternoon/​early evening and it was a bit empty. Honestly, I felt bad for the one and only guy working there. My friends and I ordered three shaved ice desserts and it was a little disappointing that each one came out after the other. Luckily we were sharing anyway, but don’t expect to get all your orders together at the same time if you’re in a group. (That one guy was really nice though, and he lets you go back for more condensed milk.)
Personally, although I like the concept, I think the shaved ice is overpriced. It’s roughly about $ 8 for a regular and over $ 10 for a large. I think if they lowered the price point (even if it meant smaller size), it would appeal more to me (plus it would be easier for the one guy to get the orders out quicker). I’m no businesswoman though, just my two cents (for free).
The three shaved ice varieties we ordered were Lychee (forgot the name), Avo Dream, and Pink Ruby. The Lychee was mild but good, pretty much what you’d expect. The Avocado did not taste like avocado, but rather had an almost artificial taste. The Pink Ruby (watermelon and strawberry) was hands down the best of the bunch. I would get that again, if I ever go back, and maybe try the liquid nitrogen ice cream.
On the bright side, they validate so yay for free parking.

This place is a hit or miss on the ice cream. I
Frist time I went, bananas were perfectly ripe but the 2^nd time, it was not. Under ripe bananas are no good!
I’d rather go to Ice Cream Lab where I’ve never had this issue.

The shaved ices come in generous portions even for smalls. The fruit isn’t skimped on either. Love condensed milk? This place will top you off to your hearts content without nickle and diming you to death. Friendly and courteous staff. Will definitely be coming back to try more refreshing treats on their menu.

Located on Western Avenue at the base of the CGV Plaza, Chocolate Chair has a cute assortment of wicker teardrop swinging chairs. $ 3.99 is expensive for 3 ounces of ice cream but the banilla (banana & vanilla) flavor rocked my socks off. I’ve got a thing for banana milk that is only sold in Asia (specifically Hokkaido Milk and the Korean Binggrae brand banana ooyoo) but this is a welcome stand-​in when I can’t fly to Asia!
The liquid nitrogen ice cream was densely packed yet smooth and fluffy with just the perfect balance of banana flavor with creamy vanilla~ I might even wager that this liquid nitrogen ice cream version tastes better than actual banana milk!
The texture and mildly sweet flavor at Chocolate Chair tastes better than Ice Cream Lab in my humble opinion… if I’m comparing Banilla vs Cap n Crunch.
The blueberry ice cream contains a good amount of berry pulp so the texture is not smooth and creamy unlike the banilla or the strawberry ice cream which taste like flavored milk.
I am so glad to have found this ice cream and will definitely revisit to try the avocado shaved ice and for the banana vanilla ice cream. I also ordered the green tea which was a rip off. The coffee is probably the better hot beverage choice.
They also play EDM up in here and sell the Face Shop cosmetics which have a vibe like Origins in case you want to fist-​pump and buy some makeup and skincare. Don’t forget to get 2 hour parking validation~

Liquid nitrogen ice cream = yum! I think its becoming the new trend in ice cream, but I’ve been a fan ever since I tried Smitten up in SF. Came to Chocolate Chair on a Sunday afternoon to get some ice cream, I got a 3oz scoop of the banana and my friend got a scoop of the blueberry (they were out of the lavender) and and iced coffee. We used the 15% off any coffee Unilocal check in deal and the cashier was awesome enough to give us 15% off our whole order!
The ice cream was super creamy and fresh and soooo banana-​y! Loved it! The scoop was perfectly round and adorable too. Chocolate Chair shares a space with The Face Shop so there are people browsing around for beauty products as you’re enjoying your dessert. The place is clean, cute and has REALLY AWESOME hanging wicker egg chairs!
Parking can be a bit of a pain, they offer 2 hours free validation, but the entrance on Western was closed when I went. Go around the block and enter on Manhattan. It can get a little crowded and cramped BUT the parking gate was wide open when I left so maybe you don’t always need validation?
I definitely want to come back to try their shaved ice! Looks so good :)

**Long story short**:
Nice, clean and open spot to have patbingsoo but the workers are ridiculously nonchalant. They ran out of milky ice so I asked the cashier to recommend the next closest tasting shaved ice. The guy was so unhelpful I really wanted to just leave. He just mumbled a bunch of bs and Mr. J swore he was high off his ass. I ended up getting the deep grain ice which had only bananas and some watermelon. Didn’t even taste that good/​refreshing. There was barely any red bean and the shaved ice wasn’t anything special at all. I suggest rallying up a bunch of people to head over to Miss Coffee instead.
Doesn’t even deserve a **Full story**