This is such a quaint spot. It is very minimalist with a decent amount of seating and a cute photo wall that's perfect for IG. The menu is expansive enough and is perfect for all the ube lovers out there because almost everything has ube! The ladies who were behind the counter were very sweet and helpful to our large party. We opted for their Halo-Halo and also grabbed two bite-sized cupcakes. I loved their Halo-Halo! It was so creamy and just the right amount of sweetness. The bite-sized cupcakes came in a variety of flavors such as green tea, calamansi, and (you guessed it!) ube! We enjoyed our green tea and ube flavors. Our group also tried the Jackfruit cake, which was interesting and pretty good. They have other desserts and baked goods, including lattes, bubble tea, flan, cookies, ice cream, and cake donuts. I recommend popping by this spot if you're in the neighborhood and craving some unique and yummy desserts! read more

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[[HIGHLIGHT]]Cute place, lots of sweets and cupcakes to choose from.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] They have hot coffee and some bubble tea also. Friendly staff read more

Purple Dough - Desserts Near Me - Woodside, New York

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I was here with some others after going to one of the Filipino spots nearby. The cashier was very friendly and gave a good rec to someone else. I got the ube leche flan as well as the silvana (traditional) with a crinkle cookie after finishing to go while someone else got the halo-halo. I believe someone got a drink as well. The Ube Leche Flan was quite tasty. The top half had a good ube flavor and was moist while the the flan bottom wasn't overly sweet with a good bounciness. The silvana was also very good. This consists of layers of frozen buttercream with cashew flavored meringue and is a cookie version of sans rival. They also have a pistachio and ube flavored as well. The frozen buttercream has a good texture and the nuts added some crunch. The ube crinkle cookie to go which was pretty good though the ube flavor was a lot lighter than the topping of the flan. Still good. The other person enjoyed their halo-halo (or in short a shaved ice with a mix of fruits and other things. I tried a bit and it was solid and nicely presented with the glass jar. read more

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Craving Filipino cuisine? This bakery has exotic flavors! Cakes, donuts, cupcakea, shakes, ice cream, and juices. I got the vegan pina colada and coconut pandan cake donuts. Phenomenal flavors, moist and very rich. The pina colada one seems like the topping is similar to a pineapple upside down cake. Staff was very patient as we couldn't decide what to get Plenty of seating available. Vegan and GF AKA gluten-free choices. Prices are very reasonable, and packaging is nice. Staff wear masks. read more

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I think Purple Dough does ube really well; the Halo halo and ube flan were delicious! My Thai Tea mini cupcake, on the other hand, didn't have a strong enough Thai tea flavor. Same goes for my Calamansi donut, which just tasted like sugar and was missing the tart, sourness of the calamansi fruit. Purple Dough is a great place to go after a dinner in the area, as it's open till 9 pm. It has ample seating and wifi, making it a good place to even do remote work! read more

Delicious. I got the Ube latte on ice. And the Muffin. I'll be back. I recommend to come in and have a sit down with your a Latte read more

Purple Dough - Ube Latte . Ube Crinkle , Ube muffin. Earl grey latte - Desserts Near Me - Woodside, New York

My favorite dessert place in Jackson Heights/Little Manila! This place specializes in ube drinks and sweets and the menu is innovative and impressive. Everything is done incredibly well, tastes umami-like sweet with bright purple ube colors. I absolutely love their halo halo and baked goods! They have everything from cakes to shakes, even ube flan and soufflé. So happy this place exists, they expanded to a new location and have an abundance of seating now! read more

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Kept seeing on instagram so i thought i should try. Bought ube flan(it was the driest flan ive eevr tasted in my life....!), the ube donut was meh.... Not chewy or moist, ube cookie was ok. Not too sweet so it was ok. Mini cupcakes? Thank goodness they were free otherwise id have been upset. Was it worth to trip? Def not NOT. Will i go back? NO WAY.... Sorry... even if someone was to give me a free gift card, ill give it to someone else... not eating theirs again.... Wow the worst ube experience ever.... Such a big disappointment...... read more

Purple Dough - Desserts Near Me - Woodside, New York

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This place has a great selection of Filipino dessert. The Halo Halo is not the best I've had, but was pretty darn good. I've only had regular flan before so it was interesting to try the Ube Lech and Mango Leche flans. Out of the 2, I'd pick the Ube Leche. read more

Purple Dough - Halo Halo, Ube Leche Flan, Mango Leche Flan - Desserts Near Me - Woodside, New York

Halo Halo is a MUST here. So delicious, perfectly layered and served in a glass mason jar. They only have 1 couch in their bakery so you can enjoy it there or take it to go. It's a small store, and you can tell everything is made with love here. TIP: Check in on yelp to get a free mini cupcake! To be frank, the mini cupcakes are dry and very small (bite sized) cakes. They do not taste very fresh or moist, and im not sure if they are in- house Despite the cake being dry, you can tell that the people here are passionate and love what they do. The wall is decked out in photos of custom cakes and when customers came in to pick up the cake, the shop workers were excited to show off their creations read more

Purple Dough - Cupcake - Desserts Near Me - Woodside, New York

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I ordered a pandan birthday cake from here and it was very good! I really like this bakery's unique asian flavors and would love to come back and try their halo halo or ube cake. Comparing this cake price to others I've researched, it's way more affordable and great quality! Ordering was also super easy, as I was able to just text in my cake order. [[HIGHLIGHT]]There is a lot of space inside the bakery too, plenty of seating.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] read more

My friend wanted to try this place because her friend recommended it for gluten-free dessert. We arrived just when they were about to close, so a lot of items were sold out. We ordered the gluten-free ube donut, pandan donut (not gluten-free), dragon fruit bubble tea, and mini cupcakes (not gluten-free). Everyone was delicious. The staff was very friendly and accommodating. The ambiance was very cute, and they had a purple floral backdrop for Instagram pictures. read more

they're a short walk from the main street. i turned a corner and it felt very residential. quite a big space for a cafe with lots of seating. there's a very wide selection of pastries and drinks. i wanted to try so many but too many sweets to be eating in the morning so i only got a few. i noticed a range of patrons here from friend groups to families. many were clearly filipino. i would definitely return if i was in the area! 4.5/5 ube latte - strong ube flavor! best ube latte i've tried anywhere. wish this was creamier though. 4.5/5 coconut pandan latte - great coconut flavor. pandan taste is light. i wish it was a little creamier but really wonderful as is. 3.5/5 thai tea leche flan - really dense flan. moreso than others. there's flan then a cake layer underneath. both dissolved in my mouth with a really creamy mouthfeel. doesn't really taste like thai tea but still good 4/5 calamansi cake donut - the citrus taste was immediately there. not a huge fan of the frosting on top though. the fruity pebbles were fun for texture but i could have done without it. the cake itself is a little drier than i'd like. overall wonderful flavor, would recommend trying esp since calamansi is a hard flavor to find. read more

Amazing cakes and pastries!!!!! I love how it's family owned in a world of chains. Everytime I got something and brought it home my family loved it. read more

Quiet location with few people. Grabbed an iced ube drink and enjoyed people watching. Service was fast and pleasant. Could be a great study cafe :)) read more

The food was good. The decor was pretty. And the service was with a smile. I would definitely go back. For the ube flan it was delectable. 10/10 read more

front counter said the halo halo wouldn't melt in 10 min bc he put it in a mason jar, but it still melted when i got back home (not even 10 min away). not only that, but the halo-halo didn't even have much flavor... latte also tasted watered down... cupcakes were the worst part- it had a lemon dish soap taste... disappointing. :(( also i'm pretty sure after multiple times of asking for oat milk w my latte, the front counter who also made my drink still used the original coconut milk i asked to change.. kind of disrespectful after i clarified my opinion multiple times about using oat when ordering read more

Purple Dough - Ube Latte, Halo Halo, Calamansi Mini Cupcake, ube mini cupcake - Desserts Near Me - Woodside, New York

A small shop with a huge array of Filipino inspired sweets. It was less than 3 dollars for a cool unique tasting cake donut. I yelp-ed checked in for a free mini ube cupcake which was really tasty! I got the Ube donut and the calamansi donut. The ube sweets were definitely my favorites! I'll definitely be back for more Filipino inspired sweets! read more

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[[HIGHLIGHT]]Such a cute spot![[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] [[HIGHLIGHT]]You get hit with the smell of fresh cake before you make it to the front door.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] I tried the ube flan and it was perfect! Not too sweet and the flan was on the firmer side, which I love. Excited to stop back in and try something else. read more

Purple Dough - Ube Ube Leche Flan (mini) - Desserts Near Me - Woodside, New York

A very cute Filipino bakery in Elmhurst. I tried the ube cake slice and ube leche flan. The leche flan was awesome - super creamy and not too sweet. But the cake was pretty bleh, it was flavorless and dry. So I'm giving 3.5 stars, rounding up. I'd come back to try the ube cookie. read more

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I recently stopped off here for a Crinkle Cookie, after having learned about and tried my first Ube Crinkle Cookie recently in Hawaii. I searched around New York when I got back, this was one of the only places that had them. It was more on the chewier side than what I had in hawaii and less cakey, it was not as good as Hawaii, but it was still very good. Summary: Really good place, tasty food, friendly staff. Definitely worth checking out. read more

Small business Filipino bakery that my friend took me to while visiting New York. Not too far from the train station, we came here on a Monday afternoon and there was a constant flow of people. Lots of different desserts and sweets to choose from. I got a small mini calamansi cupcake for free when I checked in on Yelp. I also got a mini ube leche flan and my friend got a small ube ice cream. They have other types of drinks and desserts. Many places to sit and eat your desserts. Super nice service and no public restrooms. read more

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Came here based on all the good reviews but was disappointed by the desserts. They have a good selection with good prices, but the cake I got was not good. It was super dense and dry, and did not taste like the Thai tea flavor at all. Just super sweet and chewy. read more

Purple Dough - Thai tea cake - Desserts Near Me - Woodside, New York

I'm so glad I stumbled upon this Filipino Bakery. My husband and I have sampled a couple of Filipino desserts and restaurants, but we've never been to a full blown Filipino bakery. We tried: - Mini Ube Cupcake - Calamansi Cake Donut - Ube Madeleine - Cashew Silvana - Passion Fruit Leche Flan - Ube Crinkle Cookie My favorite things were the Cashew Silvana, Passion Fruit Leche Flan, and Calamansi Cake Donut. Calamansi isn't a flavor I've had before and I think it's one of the best citrus flavors I've tried. I would absolutely recommend checking this place out and trying some pastries you may not have had before! read more

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Absolutely delicious! The ube canoli is insanely tasty. Wonderful staff and owners. Purple Dough is a must try! read more

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One of the better Halo Halos in the area (we've probably bought more than 6 times now), honestly more expensive than others though at $10 each considering the portion's way smaller compared to Red Ribbon etc. Hope they can revisit their portions to be a little fair to their customers. We also bought an additional ube ice cream for $7 which came in a smaller jar too, and if you bought in one of the Filipino grocery stores, a half gallon would just be between $9-12. My husband also loves their ube leche flan thing but the one we bought last Saturday was quite dry so there's some inconsistency there. The place is quite small, no eating area, can sit 3-4 people at most maybe. Very cute purple wall decor and warm and lovely owners though, so I still recommend and would like to keep supporting. :) read more

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After having dinner at Rincon Criollo my daughter wanted some Ube ice cream. After searching on Yelp I found this establishment and glad we did. The decor is cute, PURPLE wall of flowers, my favorite color and very IG worthy to pose with. We ordered a bunch of items to try but the favorite one so far were the chocolate crinkle cookies. Will try the Ube one later today and the Ube leche flan. The mini Ube cupcake was a disappointment though, it was dry. They accept credit cards and the worker and chef were super friendly! read more

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Passed this cute place after dinner and what a treat. The dessert was tasty and the staff there super friendly. read more

Purple Dough - Display of all their flan minis - Desserts Near Me - Woodside, New York

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Note: the check-in mini cupcakes are no longer available. Full disclosure: I used the 'too good to go' app and personally purchased items here. For my 500th review, I pick purple dough which is a filipino dessert place. It's by the train station so that is convenient since trying to find parking in the area is challenging. I have been trying to go to purple dough but never got a chance to. With the 'too good to go' app, I reserved 1 mystery food bag and had to pick up between 7-8PM. It forced me to go there. I asked the employee what did I get in my mystery bag so I didn't order the same item that is the mystery bag (2 baked donuts and 2 mini flans). So, I ordered additional different flan flavors to try. As I was leaving, I heard the next customer asked if there are any silvanas. Ooh... Something else to try next time. The ube baked donut didn't have much flavoring for me. The flans were excellent. When I went back a second time, I ordered a pistachio silvana. It is like a soft meringue covered in pistachio bits. Thank you to the employee for the recommendation between original and pistachio silvana. I also got a cherry blossom baked donut and a flan. You can't go wrong with any of the items here. There are a few Instagram worthy picture opportunities if you want. Enjoy! read more

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I was so excited to find out that there was a bakery that had Ube flavored cake when I heard about purple dough. I hopped on the opportunity to order a cake for my sister's birthday!! The customer service was great but all via text for orders and via email for payment. They usually respond by the end of the work day. The manager was friendly and was able to clarify how to order a taller cake as seen on their website. He was super patient and kind when we are on the same page. The bakery was spacious and had seating where you can come with friends or family to order Boba and some other drink options to have with a your pastry. When I checked in I received a free offer of a mini cupcake. They disnt have all they flavors so of course i had to taste try the ube flavor of what we would be eating at the birthday even. The Ube flavor is not comparable to the Trader Joe's Ube ice cream or their pancakes but I'm still excited for presenting the cake to the birthday woman tomorrow! Update: I was able to decorate the cake with some decorations I purchased on Amazon and the birthday girl and party Loved it! The Ube cake tastes a lot better than the cupcakes. I would say it tastes more like the real Ube potatoes than the flavoring that you find in boba and Trader Joe's. I would highly recommend this cake to any Ube lover. We got cream cheese frosting and it was just the right sweetness. The cake was just straight sweetness and everyone took a large piece home. read more

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Delicious ube and pandan flavors & yummy vegan donuts! [[HIGHLIGHT]]Food, service, ambiance 10/10 lots of love[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] read more

Purple Dough - Desserts Near Me - Woodside, New York

I got this delivered to me so can't speak to the actual location though the pics look nice from others reviews! Having said that, I tried a large assortment of donuts (to be honest we ordered one of each one so like 18 different donuts or something) and 6 cupcakes to try. The good: loved both the ube donuts and ube cupcake - really good! The hazelnut brownie is basic but solid. All the cupcakes overall are pretty good, not amazing but def good. The coconut pandan and chocolate donuts were also pretty good. The bad/ugly: maybe I just don't like their version of their fruitier cake donuts but it felt like it was just like a marmalade or something dumped on top of a plane donut for some of them, idk. I didn't love the spread on top of a lot of them tho, the texture just made it not really feel like a donut so. I'd like to go to the actual location and try the ice cream as everyone seems to rave about it. Could change it to a 4 rating if other things at the location/on the menu are better but seeing as we tried just about every donut and cupcake they had already - in my opinion just it's solid, you'll def find something you like with all the options there, but there might be better donut shops to explore. read more

I have been craving for ube ice cream for a while so I decided to come to purple dough to try their ube products! I was going to get their ube ice cream but unfortunately they ran out so I got their ube cake jar instead. The ube cake jar actually also had ice cream and was basically ube ice cream with cake crumble at the bottom. I didn't eat the cake jar right away and brought it to a park, and to my surprise, it was still frozen by the time I got there. The ice cream had a very intense ube flavor and it satisfied my craving! The ice cream was also very creamy and not too sweet. I assume the flavor of the cake at the bottom is ube based on the color but it just had a strong floral note and I couldn't really taste the ube. The cake was also a little too dry, probably due to the freeing. I really enjoyed the ube ice cream and I can't wait to come back again to try their other ube goods! read more

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3.5/5 Stars if I'm perfectly honest. I want to love this place as we need for filipino/fusion dessert spots and I love the concept. Ube, thai tea, pandan, calamansi donuts? Sign me up! However, I've found that this place is a bit hit or miss, and I've been here more than a few times. I enjoy: CRINKLE COOKIES** These I think are their best item. They've had Ube, Coconut-Pandan and Chocolate. They've got a nice crunch on the initial bite and then soft on the inside as the cookie just sort of melts into your bite. Satisfyingly chewy, with that nice bit of crunch you want throughout. Not overly sweet. Will come back for these! SILVANA Not pictured in my review is the Silvana, which I actually like since it's strong on the nutty flavor of the cashew or whatever kind you choose, got a bit of a crunch but with a nice gently sweet cream. I don't like desserts that are too creamy, I appreciate a nice crunch and this has a nice balance. It also pleases my picky parents who don't like desserts that are too sweet UBE MINI CUPCAKE (75 cents!) For 75c how can you go wrong? I actually really liked this; the ube cream and cupcake itself were differing levels of sweet and brought different notes of ube to it. and it's so small so you can just add this to whatever else you're ordering. UBE LATTE I had this a while ago but remember liking it; it had real ube in the latte when I had it and had a good coffee flavor alongside the starchy, subtly sweet ube. However, it was grainy at parts esp towards the end. --- DONUTS I've had their calamansi, ube and thai tea donuts and in general their donuts are so moist I would almost describe them as wet. So you bite into it and your teeth just kind of sink and it sticks to your teeth sometimes. Esp with the calamansi one with the coconut flakes on top - nice idea, but then the sticky wet donut contrasted to the dried coconut flake that was hard to break apart w my teeth wasn't that nice of a texture. When I come back (which I still plan on doing) I won't be giving their donuts another chance unfortunately. Calamansi flavor wasn't particularly strong. Thai tea and ube were better CALAMANSI/UBE FLAN With cake on the bottom soaked in the syrup of the flavor, it's definitely interesting. The cake, like their donuts, is a bit drenched, though and overly moist to the point of wet so just know that going in. The flan is not jiggly but moreso eggy. Not too sweet, and I think they do use fresh calamansi since at some bites it had a bit of the fresh zest (but also, unfortunately, a rind flavor) to it. COCONUT PANDAN LATTE Excited for this but didn't taste like coffee or a latte, but more like coconut pandan flavored milk. So if that's what you're going for, be aware. I love coffee so I was hoping to see that flavor represented more. - I want to come back and try their halo halo which looks amazing from the photos, and their mais con yelo and avocado stuff - some more traditional filipino desserts that I don't see to often being offered in isolation like this. I see this place's potential and want them to be successful; there are some areas of improvement but they have enough interesting, unique and good things to make me return. read more

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I don't think you can go wrong with anything on the menu that has ube. Their flan does taste better when you eat there than taking it back home. The flan was so good that I ordered another one to go but it didn't taste as good. The ube and pandan flan are favorite. I didn't really like their Thai tea flan and the mango one was okay. Their pandan latte and Ube latte are soooooo good as well. If you enjoy the latte as well you should try their ice cream. You can go wrong with either their pandan or ube ice cream. If you take it to go they come in little cute mason jars. read more

2.5/5 rounded up because I really hate leaving 2 stars for small businesses. It was mostly just...not good. Three of us tried and our verdict is no Purple Yam Cupcake: start with the best of the bunch. I say best, but it's also a bit weird at how sticky this cupcake was. It's moist, but the cupcake clung to my fingers like cake batter does BEFORE being baked. Not too sweet. Star is the deliciously light ube frosting yummmm. If I'm in the area again, I'd come back for this cupcake, but nothing else. Mini Ube Flan: this flan is pretty hard, and very eggy. Tasted like the Chinese steamed egg dish, but you know, hard. Flan should be jiggly and smooth, but this was neither. Ube at the bottom is too sweet and soggy Calamansi Cake Donut: definitely not a donut, not really understanding the hybrid. More cakey, but also not cake either. The texture is off. None of us tasted the calamansi flavor read more

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My absolute guilty pleasure when I have a sugar rush that gets me hopping on a dreadful local 7 ride just to make a stop. It's a shame that this place only opened after I had moved out of Woodside. I first stumbled upon this place a few years ago, not long after they had just opened. Part of what made me really enjoy this place was hanging out there and receiving the most hospitable service. I took my Filipina co-worker (who had just immigrated from the Phillippines months before), so eating food that had any semblance of the authentic flavors back home was very important. She was very impressed and thoroughly enjoyed the western twist on Filipino treats. I'm a huge ube fanatic, so you can bet that the moment I first opened their door and was slapped with the strong intertwined aroma of the sugar, ube, and flan, I was easily sold. I came back a few times since the pandemic and it's been hard to replicate my first experience here. The dining tables are gone and like almost every other eatery, it is takeout only. Obviously, I usually like to go for the ube treats, but every once in a while, I like to get the other flavored treats. After trying a few of their desserts--especially the crinkle cookies and the donuts--they all pretty much have this very common, stale taste that has been overpowered by so much sugar that if there was any distinguished taste among each flavor, they were lost in the process of sugar overloading. I've also had their ube flan and while it is kind of cool to have a layer of flan over ube cake, the sweetness is overwhelming. As much as this place is just average for me, it has somehow stood out for me to come back numerous times because I truly want to like it and feel like I've yet tried some of their best. The prices are a bit steep for what they are, but I will keep coming whenever I have an ube dessert craving until I find another place that pushes me over the moon. read more

Purple Dough - Ube Donut - Desserts Near Me - Woodside, New York

One of the cutest cafe's you'll come across in queens. I was so sad to see they closed their original location but was relieved to see they just moved a few blocks away. This location is more spacious, but everything is still ube themed. The staff is always kind and the ube iced latte is hard to disappoint. Prices are pretty good too. read more

Purple Dough - Ube Latte Iced - Desserts Near Me - Woodside, New York

Stumbled upon this bakery on tik tok, which worked out perfectly as i was passing by the area last Saturday. The woman at the counter was very nice, and suggested we try the Ube flan. I don't love flan in general, but man was the Ube part amazing. We also tried the mini Ube cupcakes which were great! I wanted to try the Ube cannoli but they didn't have any that day - just the more reason to go back. I also got the Ube latte which was delicious. I've had an Ube latte once before at a different Filipino coffee shop, and this one was less sweet, but in a good way. My girlfriend liked the matcha tea latte. Only thing i will say is that my paper straw disintegrated pretty quickly. Can't wait to go back! Or order an Ube cake for an event :) read more

Purple Dough - Ube Latte Iced and Matcha Green Tea Latte Iced - Desserts Near Me - Woodside, New York

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Tried a few things off the menu at Purple Dough throughout the past year: - Matcha Green Tea Bubble Tea $5 - very powdery taste, was half chilled and half room temperature when received - Durian Bubble Tea $5 - interesting powdery taste, was half chilled and half room temperature when received. My bf who doesn't like durian actually didn't hate the drink tho - Pandan cookie $2.50 - messy to eat because it crumbled everywhere, but we liked it - Ube donut $2.50 - really weird taste, most likely due to the old nuts used :( - Ube cupcake $3 - moist, really really good. was our favorite of the batch of desserts Super nice staff! However, the items we ate/drank were really hit or miss in my experiences read more

Purple Dough - Matcha Green Tea Bubble Tea, ube & pandan desserts - Desserts Near Me - Woodside, New York