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| - I am ashamed that I had no idea this place was here. I can literally see it from my house and I still had no clue. This is a true testament to how unfortunate the location is. Aside from the subway entrance across the road (which doesn't have a ticket booth, so most people use the Spadina Rd entrance), there isn't a whole lot of foot traffic that goes by. There's a Burrito Bandidos next door but that's about it. So, not only did I have no idea this was here, it's been here for almost five months! Since November, you guys! What the frack?
U Tea is an odd combination of bubble tea and board games. They sell other teas as well as a section of food (wings and the like). I'm a little disappointed I couldn't try out the games this time, as my boyfriend just brought me home take-out, so I plan on heading back with a couple of friends to scope it out properly as soon as possible.
With regard to games, they don't have a whole lot. It's not Snakes & Lattes big, so don't go expecting anything close to that. Honestly, the games cafe idea is an awesome one. I feel like these guys are in a really great position to take the overflow from Snakes & Lattes, which is just down the street and always booked up. The real board game fanatics will know you kind of need a reservation for S&L, but those that drop in having heard about it through the grapevine will likely show up sans reservation having no idea how popular it is. For these people, U Tea would be perfect. However, their menu for food, drinks, desserts is a lot smaller than Snakes & Lattes. Not to mention the fact that S&L's serves alcohol! Major point for them. And again, the game selection isn't stellar. They have the favourites (catan, monopololy, bananagrams) but it's not the wall of awesome that is Snakes and Lattes.
As for the bubble tea! It's pretty decent. It's not as high end as Chatime, more on par with Teashop 168, but it does just fine to satisfy a craving. Pricing is pretty much Teashop 168 as well at $3.50 for a large special. The black milk tea and green milk tea are both decent.
Word of warning: They don't have the awesome heat-seal machine that most places do, which means they just use regular beverage lids with the little 'x' for the straw. DO NOT SHAKE, bubble tea shakers! You'd think it was obvious, but in the heat of the moment some people (ahem) can get carried away.
Also, I had the bubble tea at 9pm/10pm and was awake until 7am the next morning! I've never had this happen before and I'm a professional tea drinker (six cups a day and especially in the evening time while watching TV). I've also had Chatime as late as 1am and not had the same experience. Not sure if this is U Tea's fault or just a coincidence and I was particularly wired that day but OY! Be wary!
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