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| - We went on an early evening on Saturday and there was a line with 3 or 4 people in it. It seemed like it wasn't too busy. I ordered the hot Meet Fresh signature, the purple rice porridge with mini taro and sweet potato balls (they ran out of the regular sized balls), and the deluxe egg pudding. You also have the option of choosing rice balls with the purple rice porridge. I was asked if I wanted to dine-in or take out, I said dine-in and was given a beeper and receipt. I waited on the chairs with the side tables near the cashier (I thought this was the only area of the place).
After waiting for 30 minutes for my order, I was wondering why it took so long since there wasn't that many people. It was then when I realized that there was a second floor with tables and that if given a beeper to wait, you had to dine-in on the second floor. The staff member told me that the first floor is only for take-out and basically can't eat on this floor. I went upstairs and saw that the second floor was packed. I waited another 15 minutes for my food to arrive. In total, it took 45 minutes for my food even though the food is mostly already prepared.
Despite the 45 minute wait, I really enjoyed the food. The bowls were quite large and is perfect for sharing among 2-3 people. I wouldn't recommend coming here with the mentality of having dessert after a full dinner. I came here before dinner so I was ready to eat, but after eating the bowl for awhile, it got to the point where it was too much. It will be too much to eat if you eat the entire bowl yourself. The sweetness of the purple rice porridge was surprisingly not overly sweet. I expected it to be really sweet but it wasn't and I enjoyed the sweetness level. Even though the taro and sweet potato balls were the mini ones, they were the perfect chewiness, as was the tapioca. The deluxe egg pudding was one of my favourites as I am a tapioca and egg pudding lover. Meet Fresh killed it with this one! For all those tapioca and egg pudding lovers, you have to try this! Of the three items, the deluxe egg pudding was the sweetest because of the syrup they put on the egg pudding and the purple rice porridge was the least sweet.
The food selection was very extensive and the amount of ingredients put into each item was pretty generous. The staff were very friendly and had good customer service. I really enjoyed the three items I tried. Wait time wise, it could be quicker as 45 minutes for desserts is not okay in my books. Also, it would be nice if the customers are told about the second floor and that the first floor is only for take-out upon ordering. If it wasn't for the long wait and not being told about only dining in on the second floor, I would've given them 5 stars. This is definitely the place to go if you're craving some Taiwanese desserts.
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