Sonya H.
Yelp
It's worth a visit, but I'm not sure if I'd come back here again...I usually LOVE Korean bakeries (and bingsoo even more), but something about this particular Shilla Bakery spot just didn't hit quite right. They have less selection than the Annandale location, and everything just felt a bit...less fresh than I'm used to? You can definitely still tell that they used high quality ingredients, but it feels like many of the baked goods they were selling had been sitting out for one too many days and many of their boba teas felt like they had added a touch too much sugar. Overall, all of those things were fine, though...I think that my greatest disappointment was in their bingsoo. I ADORE bingsoo, love ice cream, and have a strange obsession with fruit, but something about the way Shilla Bakery combined the three just made none of them particularly enjoyable. They used plain shaved ice (as in literal ice made out of water), which is not really how bingsoo should be made, so it felt like I was just eating icicles. The ice cream was tasty, but just didn't go well with the ice crystals, and the fruit was all clearly frozen or from a can. I was incredibly disappointed by their bingsoo, and would honestly boost this spot by a star if they simply removed it from their menu altogether.
I did really appreciate the ambiance of the store, however. It was really peaceful and well-decorated, and it was a great place to just sit and relax after the hustle and bustle of the Tysons Corner mall.