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| - BlogTO did a pretty good video on this restaurant, but this place is not that good and I'm not sure what the hype is all about?? Charidise is pretty scattered, unorganized, and overall, really packed and the service is super slow. I got into this restaurant around 8 on a Saturday night and I was pretty damned confused. I had no idea this was a Panera-style cafe so I waited for a table for a good minute, sat myself down for a good minute before I realized I was not thinking straight.
The line to order was absolutely crazy. It was around 8:30 at this point and there was only ONE cashier doing all the front-end duties. Answering questions, helping out the back, getting people's orders. There were about 20 chefs in the back. I waited in line to order for FIFTEEN minutes, which was absolutely CRAZY because the place was SO FULL. The line went OUTSIDE the door. WHY WASN'T THERE ANOTHER CASHIER?
When I finally got my order in, I had to wait another 20 minutes before all the food came.
Damn. Also, the wifi was slow too. Not sure if this is something to complain about, but if Charidise is a cafe to do work, then you walked into the wrong place.
The food is alright.
My BF and I ordered:
1. Sweet potato plum fries (with plum powder): Average
2. Curry chicken on rice: Average
3. Minced pork on rice: Pretty good. I liked the boiled eggs.
4. Milk black tea - no ice, half sugar: YAAAS
All the entrees come with an apple so that was pretty nice. (It's not one of those cheap-ass apples. It was large, crunchy and pretty juicy!!!)
I can see why this place is so popular. Nice interior decorations, everyone loves chill/cafe-like zones, especially if you have the money and time for afford such luxuries.
Although I really liked the bubble tea, the food is quite pricy. The whole restaurant is very expensive, but out of all the "Taiwanese cafes" Toronto has to offer, I do think this is the best one. Their menu is also strange though. What are pasta and burger dishes doing in a Taiwanese cafe?
I wouldn't come again unless someone asked me to.
TLDR; Come for bubble tea if you can afford $4.99 bubble tea. Else, there's no point unless you're just bored and having nothing but time and money to spend.
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