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| - This place took over the space previously occupied by Tea Shop 168 in the Downtown Markham area. Hubby and I came in as they happened to be open on a holiday Monday and were open to trying them despite the one bad Yelp review. They have a buy one, get one bubble tea special. Tapioca is included in the price ($3.99 for regular size, $4.99 for large size).
The restaurant was pretty empty except for one non-Asian patron who was ordering food for takeout. There is lots of room for studying or hanging out with friends, and they have free wifi.
This place specializes in snacks and HK style cart noodle soup. You build your own noodle soup by choosing a noodle ($2-4), choosing your sauce/base, as well as additional toppings (extra $1-$2.50 per topping) or side snacks ($2 per order). This order comes with complimentary drink (HK milk tea, HK coffee, tea/coffee mix, lemon water, or lemon tea), or you can upgrade your drink to a bubble tea or cold beverage for additional cost.
Despite the previous review, I didn't find the bubble tea undrinkable. It simply fell short of the standards of the major Taiwanese bubble tea chains in terms of the chewiness of the tapioca and strength of the tea, but for BOGO, it wasn't bad and the bubble waffle was decent and crispy. The owners were open to feedback about the tapioca and were friendly.
Would consider returning to try other snacks.
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