Review: lunch and dinner.
We felt like having some bubble tea to fuel up after spending most of the day running errands in the Southside and was reminded of this place near Chinook centre. We weren't all that impressed the first time around, but we were quite surprised when revisiting this place.
Bottomline: Great deep flavors of bubble tea and well cooked bubbles, but unfortunately the experience was anchored by inconsistent food.
Atmosphere: casual Asian style cafe. Restaurant was minimalistic and clean. Service was good.
Food: On first visit, I ordered the spicy beef noodle soup combo as recommended by the server. It came in a neat little tray with the bubble tea and a jello dessert. At first glance, the bowl of noodle soup looked quite appetizing, but unfortunately it did not deliver. The soup was spicy and bland. The depth of flavor is equivalent to a kiddie pool. The only saving grace was the well cooked beef and the tea-infused? Jello. On second visit, I ordered the deep fried pork rice bowl and what a difference! The pork was fried to a perfect crisp and quite flavorful (much like the food you get in Taiwan). The Jello even had lychee pieces inside (which was missing the first time we went). When the food is cooked right, this cafe is worth 5 stars.
Value: the BBT was a bit more expensive than other places, but worth the extra $. Price was average to good for the food depending on the cook. Again, portions were small to average depending on the day.