Nanashake: North York, Ontario
Name: Nanashake
Address: 4750 Yonge St #134, Toronto, ON M2N 0J6, Canada
Website: Website
Instagram: @thenanashake
Phone: (416) 226-6262
Wifi: No
Tender: Debit, Credit, Cash
Neighbourhood: North York, Toronto
Type: Vegan/Ice Cream
Nanashake is located in North York just a 30 minute drive North of Toronto at the intersection of Yonge and Sheppard.
Selling vegan soft serve and popsicles the space is bright with pops of yellow as a nod to their primary ingredient bananas. Everything made here is dairy free, gluten free, and vegan. The base of their products is bananas and other plant based ingredients.
Their signature item is their soft serve. Coming in 8 available flavors including:
- Original
- Strawberry Funshine
- Minty Chocolate
- Rosey pistachio
- Mango madness
- Chocolate delight
- Spiced date
- Affogato
Single services are priced at $4.99 + tax each and double servings go for $7.49 + tax.
I decided to try out the Strawberry Funshine, Minty Chocolate, and Rosey Pistachio.
The Strawberry Funshine is slightly sweet and refreshing. Bananas and strawberries are always a good pairing and it’s no diffrent in this case as well.
The Minty Chocolate is also fresh tasting, mainly to due the mint flavor. The banana flavor here is strong though and definitely makes up the predominant flavor of this one.
For the last of the soft serves I try the Rosey Pistachio flavor. Unlike the first two the banana flavor is not as pronounced here. Instead, notes of both pistachio and rose essence make up flavors here which is much welcomed.
Finally I try the Nana Popsicles. Numerous flavors are available here each being $2.99 CDN + tax for a plain Popsicle and $3.99 CDN + tax for one with nuts.
I’m told that if I buy 5 that the sixth is free so I can’t resist an opportunity to try multiple flavors while scoring a deal at the same time. I decide on original, mango, chocolate peanut butter, Rosey pistachio, strawberry, and coffee. Like the soft serve the popsicles are made up of mostly bananas and other plant based ingredients but have been molded into the shape of a popsicle.
Again, like the soft serves, I find the popsicles mostly taste like banana. The exception is with the chocolate peanut butter, Rosey pistachio, and coffee flavors which take on their respecitve flavorings more intensely. I also find that the popsicles don’t quite keep their shape as well and melt much more easily than traditional ice cream.
The verdict? You had better like bananas. A lot. With the exception of a few flavors everything mostly tasted like banana with a faint hint of other flavors. The texture of these isn’t quite like that of traditional ice cream or soft serve and is more similar to that of a sorbet.
Still, if you like bananas then this place offers up nice alternatives to ice cream. Especially if you’re vegan, lactose intolerant, or just looking for a healthier option.
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