Word on the street is that this place has won some sort of big bubble tea award in Hong Kong. Fortuitously, hot summer days and bubble tea go together like peanut butter & jelly, so I didn't have to think twice before giving this place a try.
I wasn't disappointed at all. The biggest gripe I have with most bubble tea places is that all of their drinks are, by default, too sweet. I frequently forget to ask for "half-sweet" and end up suffering for it dearly. I was pleasantly surprised to learn that this was not the case for Marathon. The milk tea that I had, aside from having the perfect level of sweetness, had a very smooth, unique after-taste. Were it not so far from where I lived, I would be a regular customer here for sure.
Haven't tried any of the food here yet, but reading some of the other reviews on Yelp, I won't be jumping through any hoops to change that in the near future.