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| - I love the concept of this place. The lab theme certainly attracts people fond of sharing novelties on social media (like me). However, I think this shop needs more commitment to the theme.
We were lucky to hit an off-peak hour at around 2pm on a Wednesday, but do expect a bit of a line. When you walk in, you take a cup, pick milk or fruit tea, and select your flavours, all held in vials. You can then add sugar (held in syringes), as well as toppings (stored in petri dishes). This is where the lab theme stops, as you just hand a staff your tray of ingredients and wait for your drink. I assumed that we would be physically making our own bubble tea, or customized lab concoction. For $6-$7 per drink, I would have loved to see this extension of the interactive aspect.
I picked milk tea with honeydew and coconut, as well as 30% sugar and tapioca. The coconut was recommended by one of the attendants, but I don't know how well it meshed with the honeydew. I had heard from friends that their drinks were very sweet, but I think this only applies to the fruit teas. There was a sign recommending evaporated milk with milk teas, so there was an extra 50c added there, making my total to be over $7.
My boyfriend got a mango/lychee fruit tea with lychee pearls. The cashier seemed to be new, and forgot to charge my boyfriend for his toppings. Right before he paid, another staff caught the error, so his total ended up being $6.50.
The quality is just below or on-par with other stores such as Chatime. I love the idea, but not sure if it's worth the premium price.
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