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A dessert shop with a wide selection of mango-flavored Hong Kong-style desserts has opened in Elk Grove.
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Known as Hui Lau Shan, the business sells handcrafted drinks, jellies and mochi. Hui Lau Shan, owned by David Chan and his family, is at 8355 Elk Grove Blvd.
The Chans have opened other businesses in Elk Grove and, after a positive experience in the area, decided to bring their Hui Lau Shan to the city.
“Elk Grove has treated us really well,” Chan said. “This business, we absolutely had to open in Elk Grove. There was no other choice.”
Hui Lau Shan is a dessert chain from Hong Kong. The chain has more than 200 locations worldwide and is most popular in East Asia and Southeast Asian. There are only 10 locations in the United States, including the recently opened Elk Grove shop. The nearest location outside of Elk Grove is in Berkeley, according to the chain’s website.
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Chan said that all of Hui Lau Shan’s mangoes are fresh, never frozen. And when it comes to sourcing the mangos and knowing when they’ve ripened, Chan considers it a science.
“We spend a lot of time sourcing mangoes, (it’s) like an exact science of ripening times, having the perfect ripeness when we’re serving it,” Chan said. “We take a lot of care in sourcing our mangoes and storing our mangoes.”
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Chan said his wife is the main force behind the food preparation, calling her the “most talented person” at multitasking. He said each menu item is labor- and time-intensive, such as the mango mochi, requiring care.
“My wife could fold probably six or seven (of the rice cakes) before I fold one. It is really delicate to handle,” Chan said.
Some of the other popular desserts at Hui Lau Shan are its mango pancakes, mango pudding and coconut jelly with mango chunks, according to its online menu.
Hui Lau Shan also serves non-mango desserts, including a black sesame porridge, durian pancakes, taro sago chewy balls and an aloe jelly watermelon juice.
Because of the business’s popularity, Chan said customers should expect to wait an average of 10 minutes in line. Once an order is placed, desserts are served in a “timely manner.”
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Hui Lau Shan is open from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. daily.