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| - In the world today of customizing everything to your liking, Labothery came on the coat tails of that trend, bridging chemistry and make your own into the world of bubble tea.
They have really friendly staff members to help you with whatever questions you needed, especially since it is really confusing. You essentially choose what flavours you want, the tubes of powder if you're getting a milk drink, and the syringes if you're getting a fresh tea. It is especially confusing if you're getting the milk drink because in addition to the flavours (i got matcha and red bean), you need a base flavour and a jar of evaporated milk. Then it gets to the fun part of choosing toppings. They have everything from the classic pearls, to coffee jelly. I indulged in some of their bobas - the yogurt flavour namely. My bill was about $7 in the end, a steep price when it comes to customizability I guess. My conclusion? Gimmicky, but never again. The milk tea ended up really watery, which was such a disappointment. My friend that got the fresh tea (combination of rose and peach) that actually tasted a lot better, and was of a much lower price point too. If you do want to give the place a try, definitely stay with the fresh teas, as the milk teas really do not turn out as a well.
In addition, the environmentalist in me is actually really concerned about places like this. We know bubble tea places aren't the most eco-friendly with the straws, the single used cups, and the plastic topping. This place has the addition plastic of the syringes (that seemed to be single use), and the Petri dishes, that all seem like extra waste. Hopefully they recycle some of this, or put in some implementation of a reduction of it.
Overall, gimmicky, fun, worth a try, but that's about it.
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