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| - After wanting to try this place for a looong time, I finally went today. Like most bubble tea places in Taiwan, there are many, many options to choose from, different kinds of tea (e.g. traditional milk tea made with black tea, tieguanying, jasmine, green tea...etc), different 'fillings' (bubbles, grass jelly...etc). If you want to add bubbles to a drink that doesn't have one it's an extra $0.50, which is pretty reasonable. The flavour of the place is really good -- one of the best I've had in Toronto for sure. I like that they also give you options for either a hot or cold drink, how much ice you want, and how sweet you want it.
So, i'm giving it three stars for two reasons. One: It is just so ridiculously expensive for milk tea. In Taiwan, a basic milk tea goes for about a dollar, and 'fancy' ones go for less than $2. I know, i know, we're in Canada, but still, the basic ingredients are simple, it shouldn't cost an arm and a leg. I just can't bring myself to get this (again), despite how much i like it.
Second: The person who was working behind the counter had trouble understanding the order.. as a result, out of the three drinks we ordered, two were wrong. I ordered a milk tea with bubbles and red bean and there was no red bean (i was so disappointed, especially for $4.50 a drink)! Another ordered no sugar, but there was sugar.. Also, even though I ordered it 50% sugar, the drink was still incredibly sweet, i can't imagine what it would be like if it were the full sweetness.. but then again, maybe they screwed up the sugar part too and didn't give me 50%..
Anyway, the place is decent, but unless I win the lottery (you're looking at $5 milk teas after tax..), I'll just get my bubble tea fix elsewhere.
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