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| - 3 to 5 times per week? Yeah, I like it. Having first encountered Chatime in Mall of America, I knew it would be a good fit for Toronto. This is a modern operation, with stores popping up all over as the tea craze builds momentum.
Compared with my reference "Go For Tea", there are significant differences. GFT is a full restaurant, and the tea bar is a higher end version than most other places. A large tea is about $5.50, compared to Chatime at $4.50. GFT uses a high quality jasmine tea with a strong floral taste where a Mango Green Tea from Chatime has a more flavourful mango element.
Another favourite of mine, Coconut Milk Tea, has a wider difference. At GFT I can order Coconut Milk Black Tea, which I prefer for its rich flavour. At Chatime, they make it with green tea, still good, but worth the extra buck at GFT.
The lineups can get big at Chatime, but they churn through the queue as fast as they can. It's worth the wait!
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