. "I honestly can't tell the difference between different bubble tea places. However, what I love about Formocha is they definitely put a lot of love and time into making your bubble tea. I tried the roasted oolong milk tea with grass jelly and somehow, it tastes more refreshing and just higher end than like maybe presotea or any of the other chains (excluding chatime, chatime has a soft spot in my heart)\n\nWhat is also unique about this bubble tea place is they offer Taiwanese wheel cakes. Think of it like sweet buns sandwiching a filling. I believe it's a popular street food item in Taiwan and I remember the last time I had such a thing was in Montreal at a small mom and pop shop restaurant. Their oven/stove to make these cakes are definitely imported over.\n\n So Formocha makes several flavors: black sesame, oreo, ,custard, red bean etc. I've tried most of the flavors and my favorite is the custard and the black sesame. Really you can't go wrong with any flavor, but they are so tasty. They are not only soft, but piping hot and delicious with a nice balance of sweetness from the filling. It's better to eat them on the spot and not take them around like cupcakes. Their shelf life of tastiness decrease over time.\n\nAnyways, I ended up getting a loyalty card but ended up not being loyal at all. This is mostly because the location is out of the way for me. But! If I ever pass by the neighborhood, I do make it a point to grab both a bubble tea and some wheel cakes."^^ . "0"^^ . "2017-10-03T00:00:00"^^ . . . "0"^^ . "5"^^ . "1"^^ .