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| - "Take me out back to the Alley," she said with sinful eyes and a dangerous smile. "And give me something I've never tasted before." He grinned mischievously, fingers on his pants. With a flick of his hand, he whipped out his wallet, and bought her a Royal No. 9 milk tea.
No, it didn't happen like this (or maybe it did), but the Alley was so damn good that after the first round on Saturday, my friends and I went right back for another round on Sunday. We were offered samples of their signature Royal No. 9 and a small dish of their tea leaves was passed around for us to sniff. Yes, real tea in a bubble tea. What a twist! They also make their own tapioca, which I haven't gotten around to trying yet.
Between all of us, we got:
1) Royal No. 9 - Love it. Milk tea with an interesting blueberry hint.
2) Penguin On The Ice - Some kind of ombre milk tea, which my friend said was good but nothing special.
3) Garden Milk Tea - Regular milk tea but with a cool floating surface of crushed oreo and mint leaf, making it look like a "garden". Cool for Instagram, not the greatest to drink, as the oreo crumble gets soft and mushy as it sinks into the drink.
4) Apple of My Eye - Apple cider drink so it's kind of sour, but very sweet and refreshing with citrus flavours.
5) Citron Soda - Looks pretty neat and apparently tastes pretty great too.
Space is small and the seating is limited, but the decor is very unique. It's got a steampunk cafe kind of feel with an attachment to horned forest animals, which I can't say I've seen before. My friend's impression was "try-hard hipster" but I kinda like it. The prices are comparable to places like Chatime and Presotea, but without the teen attitude (Looking at you, Chatime). The wait can still get pretty long, but the people that work there are just so nice, you can't be mad!
I think it's too late for me, I've become a fan. Saying goodbye now to the money I'm going to pour into this place. But hey, maybe I can start selling erotic fanfiction to fund my addiction. ;)
(58/100) - 2016
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