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| - Tea Shop 168 is a chain of bubble tea restaurants in and around Toronto. The food, drink and service at this location are par for the course for the Tea Shop 168 chain.
I will never get a meal or drink "for here" at this location, as the service is extremely bad. Several times after I've been ushered to sit down, the waitress will take orders from people coming in to get drinks to go, and only when there is no line will she come with a menu. I have had to wait 15 minutes for a menu (see Patrick M.'s review!). One time I walked out.
The head chef seems to have a chronic lung condition, because every single time I have eaten in I could hear him hacking and coughing things up. The day I saw him come out of the washroom with not enough time to wash his hands, I decided to never get food here again. If this doesn't bother you and you do choose to get food here, I recommend the $4.99 lunch specials. You get what you pay for in terms of quality, but they're large portions.
The bubble tea is just okay. Usually they get the sweetness level spot-on, and the tapioca is generally firm but chewy, the perfect consistency. It is a little too expensive for what you get.
All of the above being said, I often go to this place as it is close to my work. I get my usual (a large honey black tea with tapioca to go), get my card stamped (ask for one if you go semi-regularly), then get the heck out of there.
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