Dining
BY KAREN CHANEY
Chocolate madness ($7.50) includes chocolate ice cream, chocolate sauce and brownies.
Berry berry sundae ($7.50) features Miruku milk ice cream, berries compote, corn ake crunch and a housemade cro e.
PHOTOS BY KAREN CHANEY COMMUNITY IMPACT
Cafe folds French, Asian-in uence into recipes
Kham and Yim Phommahaxay opened Miruku Creamery and Cafe in 2021.
As a graduate of Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Chicago, Kham Phommahaxay dips into his French chef skills as he creates recipes for the Japanese style ice cream he and his wife Yim Phommahaxay serve at Miruku Creamery and Cafe. The backstory Phommahaxay said his friend, Onel Perez, co-owner of McKinney’s Guava Tree, recommended the couple open a business in downtown McKinney. The plan was to open a Thai restaurant but they determined building out an ice cream shop would be much cheaper than a full restaurant. Phommahaxay said he bought a countertop ice cream maker and started creating recipes for Japanese ice cream. The cafe opened in 2021.
On the menu Phommahaxay describes Japanese-style soft serve ice cream as being lighter and less sweet than other styles of ice cream. The milk avor, which is similar to vanilla, and chocolate avored ice cream are always available, and two other avors rotate monthly. Many of the shop’s ice cream recipes feature Asian-in uenced avors such as taro and lychee hibiscus. Popular menu items include the berry berry sundae and chocolate madness sundae. Another top seller is the day dream sundae which includes a cup ringed with house-spun cotton candy. The shop’s menu also includes co ee and paninis with Asian-in uenced avors.
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