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Coming from Atlanta, I have tried a good number of bubble tea places in my time. Bubblemania is completely different from any that I have tried at home, mostly because the servers that I eyed were not Asian and the ambiance is similar to that of a disco. As someone who enjoys mellow hubbub (is that an oxymoron?!), Bubblemania Cafe was not putting me in my zen zone.
Bubble tea is expensive in Calgary, mostly because the cost of living is high here (relative to the pretty cheap one found in Southeast U.S.). Admittedly, I was tickled when my tea was brought to me in a glass with my tapioca pearls served on the side. What?! I have only had bubble tea in those plastic cups that get sealed and subsequently punctured by me with those super-wide boba-sipping straws. I had an almond black milk tea, which was pretty good. The bubbles (slash pearls slash boba) had a good texture, just firm enough with a nice bite.
I tried chicken wings from an order shared across the table. I heard a bit about them in the car on the way but found them to just be okay. Not bad at all, but not memorable. They were pretty crispy but I could have done without them too.
Just like back home, this place was patronized by young people, which is probably why the cafe has super loud music. They cater to their customers. To be heard, people have to scream over each other but nobody seemed to mind. Or maybe they were just hiding their displeasure much in the same manner that I was concealing my own. Who knows. As soon as my party slurped down our drinks and finished eating the chicken wings (and one person got the fried scallops and really liked them), we paid and headed out.
Cool experience that I may not necessarily repeat. If you are in the mood for a happenin' place with lots of young people (yes... it is dawning on me that I am aging as I refer to teenagers and people in their early 20s as young'ins), loud music, and bubble tea, have I got a place for you!!
Bubblemania Cafe.
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