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| - I really wanted to like this place! I mean, since when do you need an excuse to get an after-dinner bubble tea? In this case, "oh look, they have interesting cups!", was enough of a reason to check Cup O House out.
The good: ample seating, bright and clean, extensive selection of drinks. *Differentiated wide-format cups. We didn't stay, but they also have free wifi, and I could see this as a decent work spot in a pinch.
The not-so-good: bored service, even for bbt standards. My friend's lavender milk tea was grainy and super light on the lavender. Even more disappointing, my salted green tea latte was just plain cold jasmine with a pinky finger's worth of schweaty foam. They don't offer credit, nor customized sugar and ice levels, which are both pretty basic costs of entries for the Toronto bubble tea scene. *The final redeeming factor was supposed to be the cups we came for, and I didn't even get that! If not quality, then give me quantity, goshdarnit!
As much as I love supporting the little guys, the city's influx of asian tea shops has exploded in last few years and with a Chatime or Real Fruit at every corner, there's no reason to drink mediocre bbt. Good luck, Cup O House! In the meantime, I'll be working on my black card - Chatime, not Amex.
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