Fong Inn Too
“Well I am sorry to break it to you but Tofu Fa is also mostly flavorless however it has a super smoothy and silky texture.”
“Oh, and the soy milk is also great for bringing on the go, whether sweetened or unsweetened.”
“I've eaten their other goodies too: noodle pieces (churng fun) and turnip cake (Lo bak go).”
Fong Inn Too
Take-out: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
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This is my go-to place for soybean milk and herbal tea (ha fu cao). They recently raised the price of the herbal tea to $1.25/small bottle instead of $1. Both beverages come in a bigger size also if you want a bigger jar, so you don't have to keep coming back to Chinatown for a refill. The store also offers other items such as Tofu fa (silky soft tofu, and you mix syrup in it), rice dumplings, rice noodle rolls (Cheng fun). They have a kitchen at the back. This is a CASH only grab and go place, there are no tables in the store for you to sit down and savor your food/drinks. The owners speak Cantonese.
Went pass this place on my way to get pork and beef jerky. Had one of the best steamed white rice cake ever. The soft and fluffy kind, the kind I can't find in Ctown Boston. For $4, you get a big container of it. Taste good with the right tinge of sweetness to it.
I also grabbed a big container of tofu pudding with extra sugar syrup. Tofu was on the bland side, you can't taste the soy bean in it but it was silky smooth. Like unbelievably smooth.
Will definitely return when I am in NY next.
Silk tofu! Very silky no chewing needed. Drink it like water with a couple shots of ginger honey!
Yummy to my tummy!
It's like the soft tofu nazi.
My cantonese is not great so I have to recite and practice how to pronounce my herbal drink order with sugar.
I've heard than men should not be eating too much soy because it acts on the estrogen receptor. But, my mom is getting older is age and can't come to Ctown so, I don't mind risking embarrassment picking up a quart of tofu for her.
Fong Inn Too stands out among the many unsuspecting hole-in-the-walls that constitute Chinatown. The tofu pudding is so simple yet so perfect. I recommend anyone to come get a container regardless of whether you've tried it before or not, though it might be hard for a non-Mandarin/Cantonese speaker to communicate with the workers. It's refreshing and a healthier dessert than ice cream and nouveau Asian dessert places like Mango Mango. I've found that it keeps well in the fridge for at least a couple days as well. Now if only they made a savory version!
Finally, I know where to get dou hua (soft tofu pudding) in Chinatown!
A literal hole in the wall, I've walked by Fong Inn Too countless times and have never noticed the place (or the apparent long line in the mornings). For those of you that don't what dou hua is, it's basically soft tofu that's a common breakfast food. Top it with some ginger sugar syrup and some peanuts, and you're good to go. They come in two sizes here, and the large is only $3, which makes it another Chinatown steal. Unfortunately Fong doesn't carry any peanuts, so you might need to stop by another place to make it a balanced breakfast. Don't be scared off by the uncleanliness of the place (it was quite dirty); the dou hua is cooked in a closed environment and it was quite smooth and tasty.
This is just a small shop. The two guys at the counter were friendly and were nice enough to show me whatever they had for sale. The older gentleman was the one who filled my large douhua to the top.
白糖糕/Bak Tong Gou/White Honeycomb Cake ($2): It was slightly warm when I bought a pack, so I'm guessing it was still fresh when I stopped by. The sweetness was perfect and just a tad bit sticky.
豆花/Douhua/Taho/Silken Tofu ($4): Nice and warm, tasty, and slightly sweet with the syrup added. I ate this growing up, but it had boba thrown in. If the large is too big, the small is only $2. I recommend eating it soon–don't let it sit out for too long.
蝦米腸粉/Xiami Chang Fen/Dried Shrimp Rice Rolls ($2): I thought each box wouldn't come with much, but you get three large sheets of rice rolls with plenty of shrimp and scallions. Do not quote me on the price; I think it's the same as the honeycomb cake, though.
There didn't seem much to choose from today. Outside of the packaged items beneath the counter, there was a small glass shelf with miscellaneous ingredients, soy milk and tea in the fridge, honeycomb rice cakes (regular and one with brown sugar that sort of looks like nian gao), and shrimp rolls. I did not see any xian cao/grass jelly, which was unfortunate. I also saw some turnip cakes but they were refrigerated.
Very silky and smooth do fu fah (Tau huay) in chinatown. Small store and easy to miss. It's definitely a no frills store. You go in, get your stuff and leave. Don't expect to sit there and eat (no seats).
If you don't know what it is, it's probably best described as "sweet asian tofu pudding". Thin layers of silky tofu!
They keep raising the price though. When I first started going a few years ago it was $1 then became $1.25. It's now $1.5 for a small size. I still think it's a good deal though. The small size is pretty big.
The sugar syrup is served separately so you can control the sweetness.
I definitely love coming here for this asian dessert I grew up on. Authentic and delicious.