[BMW-R21]

What's your fave?

I like Dragon Ball on King Ed at Oak but sometimes it's so small it can be hard to get a seat. Green tea shake is awesome!

Going to try Flo Tea Room with this BOGO coupon here (http://moeji.com/business/flo-tea-room/35/) . Hope it's good!

Any other recommendations? Someone told me about Bubble Queen but haven't had a chance to try it.

[shawnly1000]

The One on Kingsway is pretty decent, huge portion

http://a2.urbancdn.com/w/s/By/4yY4FPBfmcpmyF-640m.jpg


I still gotta try the place on Fraser/41st, I've heard it's good

[Energy]

^ I'd be afraid to eat/drink that because it could get messy really fast. Looks good though.

[axxess]

I've got tons of drinks at The One on Kingsway, sure great portions but I find that most of their drinks are pretty much Water & Ice, imo of course.
Especially their fruit slushes.

I love Dragon Ball on King Ed and Oak though!
Bubble Queen is pretty decent aswell. :D

[GGnoRE]

Which bubble tea place has good golden bubbles? the yellow pastry stuff

[kevin7352]

fraser bubble tea (as my friends and i call it) use to be hands down amazing until the owner sold it.

[Recon604]

bubble queen is neat, has a lot of different flavours u have never seen before. Its creative

[CP.AR]

bubble world.
easily accessible for me... I love their fried fish

[keifun]

The ones I frequent are:

-Flo tea room (Vancouver); haven't been to the Richmond location
-Dragonball (take out only as its pretty ghetto to stay there and drink)
-L&G on Fraser/41st (I get discounts there, take out only)
-then theres the usual various bubble world and Estea etc.

[Alphamale]

Bubble Queen, really?

What the fuck is wrong with you inbred motherfuckers?

[S1 S2]

The One on Kingsway is pretty decent, huge portion

http://a2.urbancdn.com/w/s/By/4yY4FPBfmcpmyF-640m.jpg


I still gotta try the place on Fraser/41st, I've heard it's good

Ask them for an extra cup everytime. Divide in half and take out 2nd cup; win.

[blee123]

The One on Kingsway is pretty decent, huge portion

http://a2.urbancdn.com/w/s/By/4yY4FPBfmcpmyF-640m.jpg


I still gotta try the place on Fraser/41st, I've heard it's good

imagine the top half falls onto a customers head when the waiter is delivery it :fullofwin:

so how much is it for a drink that size ?

[blee123]

Bubble Queen, really?

What the fuck is wrong with you inbred motherfuckers?

I personally think the ones at Pearl castle are a rip-off. $4.75 for a drink + $.50 for pearls+ tax for a drink? really?

[thegentleman]

Oh God, I hate Estea with a passion. Both Burnaby and Richmond. Horrible service and out of stock supply. (fruit, food, and "bubbles") I ordered an item and they tell me they don't have it, I order something else, they don't have it as well! :seriously:

Whenever I'm in Richmond, Bubble Queen never fails me.
That place on 41st and Fraser is good too. Although they could fix up the interior a bit.
It's hard to come by good bubble tea in Surrey, so I seldom get it here. Not a big fan of Pearl fever. Bubble world is meh..

[MeowMeow]

^ Haha i had tantrum at estea once.
I like bubble queen too :D

[bcrdukes]

C'mon guys.

Everybody here on Revscene knows the best is Captain Happy Bubble. Duh!

[LsquareD]

+1 for Dragon Ball

[Vansterdam]

Bubble queen in richmond
Dragonball
Place on 41st + fraser
Bubble world in burnaby
Captain happy bubble on kingsway
Pearl fever in surrey

[gearshifter]

Bubble Queen.

[Verdasco]

is the 41st and fraser the one beside churches with two arcade machines and a shady/dark inside? :heckno: best BBT ive tasted (especially the mango ice cream or chocolate ice creaM) but they need to fix the inside with renovations to get more people imo....

:Edit: i remember going there all the time when i took summer school a long time ago :sweetjesus: bubble tea everyday or boba if you are from california :troll:

[Purely]

+ 1 Fraser bbt

[Bonka]

That place on Fraser is called Green Leaf Natural Food or some stupid name right?

The filth inside is what makes the drinks taste good :heckno:

[hirevtuner]

where abouts on kingsway is captain bubble located?
my favs are dragonball, beefy beef, estea and bubbleworld

[TjAlmeida]

I don't mind lazy den in port moody

[see.lai]

Bubble World
Zephrs (Richmond)
Pearl Castle (Richmond)
Leisure Tea (Richmond)
Twinkle2 (closed down in richmond)
What8ver cafe (Richmond)
Tapioca Express (Richmond)
Well Tea (Richmond) <-- fav

The one, (burnaby)
FloTeaRoom (Vancouver)

[Nvasion]

dragonball
fraser and 41st place
captain happy bubble

[Gumby]

I like Pearl Fever (at UBC village).

Their Matcha ice cream smoothie is unbelievable...

[instantneedles]

imo, i think pearl drops @ burnaby is pretty good... they always have deals and such

[LSF22]

^ Haha i had tantrum at estea once.
I like bubble queen too :D

LOL I haven't been back since

[gdoh]

does any body know a place where they still sell champagne bubble tea

[LSF22]

^

I think Well Tea in Richmond has it

[MeowMeow]

LOL I haven't been back since

Can we go back pwease

[TjAlmeida]

does any body know a place where they still sell champagne bubble tea

Lazy den in port Moody does

[dyan]

LOL I haven't been back since

Can we go back pwease

Hear that LSF? Meow wants a date

[miss_crayon]

well tea's taro slush is THE best taro slush I've ever had
beefy beef noods on main
pearl tea house on sperling/kingsway
bubble world

[insomniac]

Bubble Queen, really?

What the fuck is wrong with you inbred motherfuckers?

bubble queen actually has pretty cool flavors.... dont know what you have against them

and +1 to pearl castle for being expensive motherfuckers. i like their lychee slush though but never really going back again but dont really have a choice when everythings closed at 1am -___-.

dont like the bubble world in richmond either. but its always fucking packed late night and dont like the food there. oreo slush is nice but rather have a mcflurry. rainbow jelly is pretty good.

cappuccino cookie ice cream frap @magnetic cafe is good shit

[BMW-R21]

The One on Kingsway is pretty decent, huge portion

http://a2.urbancdn.com/w/s/By/4yY4FPBfmcpmyF-640m.jpg


I still gotta try the place on Fraser/41st, I've heard it's good



WHOAH

[twitchyzero]

on a similar topic, does anyone know where i can get fried stinky tofu? i haven't had that shit in ages i know it's due to some sort of regulation.

So PM me if you know a place..don't want it to get taken off the menu...not that it's likely on it these days :D

[xilley]

The One on Kingsway is pretty decent, huge portion

http://a2.urbancdn.com/w/s/By/4yY4FPBfmcpmyF-640m.jpg


I still gotta try the place on Fraser/41st, I've heard it's good

wtf mine was never that big

[TOS'd]

^ Haha i had tantrum at estea once.
I like bubble queen too :D
LOL I haven't been back sinceCan we go back pweaseHear that LSF? Meow wants a date
:hotbaby:

[iam_dan]

I like going to What8ver. They have some tasty snacks (ice cream + toast), and their Fruit Tea is way good!

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/297713_10150263777196960_730706959_8252985_6461058 _n.jpg

[keifun]

I like going to What8ver. They have some tasty snacks (ice cream + toast), and their Fruit Tea is way good!
This place is weird.
I wanted to try this place and tried going there on 3 separate occasions (twice on a weeknight) and the people working there said the wait is ~1hr and told me to leave my name and number, and to call ahead of time next time. WTF! The place is so tiny. First time I heard that you had to make reservations at a bubble tea place before.

So screw that. I went to bubble world in the same mall plaza instead, and no need to wait too.

[Shugoy]

welltea.

[pastarocket]

+1 for Dragon Ball and Pearl Castle.

[S1 S2]

wtf mine was never that big

:fullofwin:

[Senna4ever]

Captain happy bubble on kingsway
THAT'S ENOUGH! DON'T GIVE AWAY THE LOCATION!!!! :bluemad:

[BMW-R21]

THAT'S ENOUGH! DON'T GIVE AWAY THE LOCATION!!!! :bluemad:

hahahahaha

[PJ]

Dragonball and Bubble World
:spin:

[LSF22]

Can we go back pwease

Sure let's go... pick me up? :concentrate:

[Ri2]

dragonball and green leaf natural food bbt in Van are my faves.
unfortunately i live in surrey so i have to make do with pearl fever in guildford and in coq. all good though, their taro/oreo with pearls is the shit!

[m3thods]

Pearl fever Coquitlam and GLNF for me.

I still can't find a better malt milk tea than Pearl Fever, which is weird coming from a chain. Most milk teas I try at other one-off places like Pearl Drops are not as good imo.

GLNF has the best fresh fruit smoothies I've had in Vancouver- Strawberry-Pineapple-Orange!:fullofwin:

[pintoBC_3sgte]

i need a good place here in kelowna :( lol been a few years since i've had good bubble tea!

[Nvasion]

going bubble world tonight:)

[BMW-R21]

btw is the place at 41st and Fraser new? I went to JO across the street... but I don't think I remember seeing this...

[xmisstrinh]

^ Its not new, they used to be on 41st and Granville. It was a 3 minute walk from my house :( now the new place there sucks balls

[Galactic_Phantom]

I'm surprised no one here likes Peanut's at Richmond Public Market :alone:

[blee123]

I'm surprised no one here likes Peanut's at Richmond Public Market :alone:

that place died down so much ever since the arcade downstairs closed. Those Maximum tune 2 days...6 years ago :okay:

[MeowMeow]

Sure let's go... pick me up? :concentrate:

Yay I got a date :alonehappy:

[November]

I like the green tea ice cream bubble tea at dragonball

On another note, the amount of sugar that is thrown into those drinks is disgusting. I don't drink bubble tea anymore.

[jack3d]

captain happy bubble. hottest waitresses too

[winson604]

I'm surprised no one here likes Peanut's at Richmond Public Market :alone:

I used to always hit that place up back when arcades wasn't taken over by Lan cafes in the late 90's. Actually RPM used to be a hot spot known for cheap ass food and a decent arcade. Those were the days.

[Gumby]

I like the green tea ice cream bubble tea at dragonball

On another note, the amount of sugar that is thrown into those drinks is disgusting. I don't drink bubble tea anymore.
You can always ask for "half sugar"...

[CP.AR]

captain happy bubble. hottest waitresses too

dude did you try their new set menu? fucking hell I can't get enough of the food... and of course... the view

Wild Wednesdays :h5:
Topless Thursdays are still nice but holy hell is it packed

[BMW-R21]

I must be missing something - is Captain Happy Bubble and actual place??? hahaha

[CP.AR]

I must be missing something - is Captain Happy Bubble and actual place??? hahaha

yes it's a bit like Cafe Lu in California but if you know the owner you get a bit more. (but again... you kind of need to KNOW the owner to get in)

[bcrdukes]

Just got back from Captain Happy Bubble.

They got new stamp cards!

[Jer3]

wtf how does everyone know kai!? haven't been to chb in awhile but thinking of going again soon. stamp cards might come in handy. use to go too much...

[Culverin]

this and hk bbq master is the only thing that makes my commute to richmond tolerable.

[blee123]

is Captain Happy Bubble where Captain Picard got his name from? :troll:

[CP.AR]

wtf how does everyone know kai!? haven't been to chb in awhile but thinking of going again soon. stamp cards might come in handy. use to go too much...

it's just that there's a LOT of RS people there all the time. I would say about 70% of his customers are RS related.


is Captain Happy Bubble where Captain Picard got his name from? :troll:

:troll:

[Tim Budong]

I dont like BubbleQueen..
What8ver has good bubble tea. And of course, CHB
I only drink the classic milk tea anyways. the only drink you can measure up a bbt place

And I hate bubble tea.. as someone said..the sugar...
Basically its a shot of syrup ice+water+a pinch of tea

thats it

[impulseX]

bubble queen in richmond is pretty good, definitely a nice change. dont mind wh8ever cafe either.
estea in richmond. and fraser and 41st.

at The One, they bring a cup and scoop the top into it. mind you, its pretty much just ice anynway.

[blee123]

bubble queen in richmond is pretty good, definitely a nice change. dont mind wh8ever cafe either.
estea in richmond. and fraser and 41st.

at The One, they bring a cup and scoop the top into it. mind you, its pretty much just ice anynway.

so how much is it for those giant drinks at The One?
its the place on kingsway that doesnt look too appealing right?
I passed by there once and this was my face: :suspicious:

[PJ]

On another note, the amount of sugar that is thrown into those drinks is disgusting. I don't drink bubble tea anymore.

Same. But the gf always wants to go, so if I must, I get it without pearls and half-sweetened.

I remember watching them make it at Tea Works..
Flavored syrup + pearls drenched in syrup + ice + tea. Even the fresh fruit ones, they use a bit of fresh/frozen fruit in place of the flavored syrup, but still another couple ladles of liquid sugar. :okay:

[SeLiQa]

Pearl Drops has huge portions, twice as big as some other places.
Here is a map (http://www.chinesebites.com/restaurants/tag/cuisine/bubble-tea/) listing all Bubble Tea restaurants in Metro Vancouver, 77 of them according to ChineseBites.com.

[G-spec]

The place across the street from John Oliver on 41st and Fraser is really starting to piss me off, been going there for around 2 years I think now before these new owners. With the old owners my Coconut Ice Cream no pearls was always on teh money !

New owners are hit and miss, sometimes it's good but sometimes it's as if they added way too much ice.... but my biggest problem with them is the blenders they use are super slow and weak, I watched them make my large ice cream Coconut and no joke, it took over 5 minutes of them crushing the ice, they had to stop numerous times to reshuffle the ice cubes, I was standing right there watching the whole time in disbelief, I thought it was fuckin joke, I don't know if you guys really noticed that when you go there, but that's the sole reason for their long wait times, is slow cheap blenders, it's that simple. They renovated the place with new flooring tables and chairs, but the only purpose that serves is people have a nice chair to sit on while they wait long for their fuckin drinks....useless since I've only a handful of times seen people actually chilling there at the tables having their drinks in my two years of going there.... the other day I waited over 30 fckin minutes for one single drink, and there was only about a dozen people there waiting

end rant.

[BMW-R21]

The place across the street from John Oliver on 41st and Fraser is really starting to piss me off, been going there for around 2 years I think now before these new owners. With the old owners my Coconut Ice Cream no pearls was always on teh money !

New owners are hit and miss, sometimes it's good but sometimes it's as if they added way too much ice.... but my biggest problem with them is the blenders they use are super slow and weak, I watched them make my large ice cream Coconut and no joke, it took over 5 minutes of them crushing the ice, they had to stop numerous times to reshuffle the ice cubes, I was standing right there watching the whole time in disbelief, I thought it was fuckin joke, I don't know if you guys really noticed that when you go there, but that's the sole reason for their long wait times, is slow cheap blenders, it's that simple. They renovated the place with new flooring tables and chairs, but the only purpose that serves is people have a nice chair to sit on while they wait long for their fuckin drinks....useless since I've only a handful of times seen people actually chilling there at the tables having their drinks in my two years of going there.... the other day I waited over 30 fckin minutes for one single drink, and there was only about a dozen people there waiting

end rant.

Not sure if they do it there but for Dragon Ball, you can call ahead to order so you don't have to wait long.

[TypeRNammer]

Hey Gspec, you should recommend those people the blendtec blender :troll:

[Nvasion]

so how much is it for those giant drinks at The One?
its the place on kingsway that doesnt look too appealing right?
I passed by there once and this was my face: :suspicious:

the one slush is i think 6.50... its not great( alot of ice)

[HondaGuy]

Big head bbt on fraser... Green apple slush or pina colada slush are tasty. Actually tasted like it says...and pearls were chewy soft.

If anyone visits crystal mall, try the fresh mango tapioca...so good!! Its the shop across the escalator.

[impulseX]

so how much is it for those giant drinks at The One?
its the place on kingsway that doesnt look too appealing right?
I passed by there once and this was my face: :suspicious:

the one slush is i think 6.50... its not great( alot of ice)

it was definitely really pricey for what it is. but i think 6.50 sounded about right. my buddy had both cups literally just shaved ice because all the liquid got sucked up already

[Cillu]

The gf and I usually go to L&G Bubble Tea that's a couple stores down Green Leaf on Fraser and 41st. Nice little quiet family-run store with lots of interesting flavours to choose from.

[rawr]

LG Bubble Tea :fullofwin:

[RS_Pat]

Fairbee at Landsdowne Mall for me.

[keifun]

The gf and I usually go to L&G Bubble Tea that's a couple stores down Green Leaf on Fraser and 41st. Nice little quiet family-run store with lots of interesting flavours to choose from.

I always hit up that place when im in the neighborhood.

The old man that runs it always cracks jokes with me and I got the VIP card so its only $3.00 for my watermelon slush w/ jelly.

good stuff.

[G-spec]

fck.... still though, their ice cream coconut is so good i just might blow a few hundred buy them some quality blenders, lol!

anyone know how they make it exactly ?

it can't be just ice and 3 scoops of ice cream can it ?
i think i seen them adding a clear syrup to the mix, i personally don't like any artifical sweeteners....
but if i could learn how to make it, would rock that drank at home all the time

[hamsup]

I really like L and C on.... sorta 41st and Fraser ?? (midway down the block on Fraser).

It used to be L and G on 41st and granville but moved a few years back...

[Ri2]

fck.... still though, their ice cream coconut is so good i just might blow a few hundred buy them some quality blenders, lol!

anyone know how they make it exactly ?

it can't be just ice and 3 scoops of ice cream can it ?
i think i seen them adding a clear syrup to the mix, i personally don't like any artifical sweeteners....
but if i could learn how to make it, would rock that drank at home all the time

i used to make bubble tea at my work.. the clear syrup that we used is just a simple mix of white sugar and water, it really depends on how sweet you like it.
we had a little scoop thing, i think it was like a tablespoon (give or take a half tbl.)
3 scoops powder, 2 scoops coffeemate, ice, hot water and a ladle of the simple syrup mix, IIRC.
from what i recall from watching the owners at green leaf do it, for the ice cream ones... they just put in ice cream and ice lol!

[dasani604]

What do you guys think about Pearl Castle or Gogo Tea in Richmond? BBT & Food-wise.

[TypeRNammer]

What do you guys think about Pearl Castle or Gogo Tea in Richmond? BBT & Food-wise.

Lol GoGo Tea....

Used to be some what decent until it changed over to Magnetic Cafe which was garbage...

Now it's something else, called Mochi....saw the sign but never went inside of it...

Pearl Castle on the other hand is WAY over priced for what it is. Rather go to DragonBall.

[Cillu]

I really like L and C on.... sorta 41st and Fraser ?? (midway down the block on Fraser).

It used to be L and G on 41st and granville but moved a few years back...

It's still called L&G lol.

[LanEvoVII]

It's still called L&G lol.

its L&C now

[Tim Budong]

Pearl Castle makes a great coconut red bean

[Destephicon]

Bubble World. The salty peppery chicken nuggets is so good with the garlic mayo, and it's quite a good price for the serving size they give!

[mr_chin]

Anyone know any bbt place other than tea wok that sells taro milk tea with actual taro in it?

[windchaser]

dragon balls on king ed uses real taro for taro milk tea

[guurl]

CoCo for milk tea and sago

[Galactic_Phantom]

dragon balls on king ed uses real taro for taro milk tea

what's should I order at dragonball? I had plain milk tea a few years back which wasn't anything special from what I remember, but I keep hearing good things about this place so I'm down to try again if I actually knew what to order this time.

[Akinari]

Coco hands down for everything. So conveniently located a 3 min walk from work :sweetjesus:

[Verdasco]

coco for milk tea , 0% sugar



lol @ poverty chat time, get this shit out of here


green apple green tea @ bubble world (and wintermelon)

[winson604]

what's should I order at dragonball? I had plain milk tea a few years back which wasn't anything special from what I remember, but I keep hearing good things about this place so I'm down to try again if I actually knew what to order this time.

My go to and have been going since 2001. Till this day I still get Lychee slush with milk and pearls. I can honestly say I've never tried another drink there lol.

[windchaser]

what's should I order at dragonball? I had plain milk tea a few years back which wasn't anything special from what I remember, but I keep hearing good things about this place so I'm down to try again if I actually knew what to order this time.

their fresh taro milk tea is very decent. They also have powder ones but its not no where close to fresh taro drinks.

[bcrdukes]

I think most old school RS members started going to Dragon Ball since it opened. Most people, like winson604, has a favourite and stuck with it. The mango or lychee slush was definitely one of the few favourites I had.

For me, bubble tea is bubble tea. But Dragon Ball's claim to fame was consistency. They are known for their fresh taro drink as others have mentioned, but I have never tried it.

Don't go there expecting a 4 star Michelin experience. All in all, I haven't had anything bad there of the 11 years I've been going there.

[mr_chin]

Tea wok finally got taro in stock again, and sadly, they don't have taro in it anymore.

[bcrdukes]

Wait, what?

So this place you are talking about has taro back in stock but they don' t use the taro in their drinks? Am I reading this right? I sure as hell won't be going there anytime soon. :lol

[Verdasco]

girl wanted dragonball yesterday, their mango slush is amazing

i always get tofu with pearls lol

[Verdasco]

just wondering, thoughts on roasted milk tea of chattimes vs milk tea of coco's?

which ones better?!?

and inb4 "neither"

[iwantaskyline]

Went to Gong Cha on Robson over the weekend. Milk Foam tasted sour and likely gone bad, would not go again.

:heckno:

[mr_chin]

Wait, what?

So this place you are talking about has taro back in stock but they don' t use the taro in their drinks? Am I reading this right? I sure as hell won't be going there anytime soon. :lol

Previously, their taro milk tea had taro inside. For about 3 weeks, they were sold out of taro (milk tea). Now that they restocked, there is no taro in their taro milk tea.

The taro makes the $5.25 more worth it.

[Galactic_Phantom]

just wondering, thoughts on roasted milk tea of chattimes vs milk tea of coco's?

which ones better?!?

and inb4 "neither"

Chatime Roasted Milktea, no sugar, no ice :sweetjesus:

[whitev70r]

L&G. .. Never disappoints except if you order their food (sushi in particular ).
Milk & Sugar on Kingsway, west of Tyne. Love their specials and their small size when you don't feel like you want the normal bladder filling size.

[dlo]

chatime destroys coco IMO cept for the fruit drinks/taro

[Galactic_Phantom]

The taro there is nasty as fuck. And so was the chocolate mousse :heckno: Just stick with the milk tea, roasted, brown rice, etc.

Today is the last day of the free upsize if you show them you followed them on Instagram for all locations. I believe they close at 11 on weekdays.

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Taiwanese chain Sharetea will be opening two locations. First location will be at 435 North Road in the Coquitlam side of the BBY/COQ border.

Soft opening Nov 16 to 21st 1-9pm with by one get one free promotions.

Richmond location will open at the end of the month

[mr_chin]

I don't like coco. Their pearls not sweet enough for me.

[guurl]

just wondering, thoughts on roasted milk tea of chattimes vs milk tea of coco's?

which ones better?!?

and inb4 "neither"

I think they're a lot different from each other.

CoCo is milkier
Cha time more watery
So it really depends on you and what you like.

I normally don't get pearls (empty calories and could be bad for you)

Used to go to pearl fever for pudding slush with pudding but they make it weird now i'm sad about that :(

Watermelon slush at dragonball is good too :)

E tea is probably the worst place to go for bbt now a days (rupert and 22nd)

[Galactic_Phantom]

Please enlighten me as to what milk teas at chatime are "watery"

Edit:
Other than Brown Rice. I forgot that one is watery.

[guurl]

Any of the roasted milk teas since they don't use the powder base.

I'm not saying it like it's a bad thing. It's all about your preference.

[Galactic_Phantom]

Theres only one roasted milk tea.

I've only had one other milktea there and thats the brown rice, and yes, it is watery. It can be negated by having extra milk. Of course it also depends on how competent the employee at the time is.

[HonestTea]

Sour mango slush @ Bubble World, Roasted milk tea @ ChaTime and regular milk tea @ Pearl Fever are probably my favorites.

Anyone try ShareTea yet? How was it?

[iwantaskyline]

Sharetea is very similar to CoCo IMO -- very good since I like CoCo a lot more than Chatime which i think is very overrated...

[Verdasco]

had roasted milk tea

most overrated shit i had ever.... brb watery, brb taste gross

coco is like 10000000x better than shitty chat time

and DO NOT get my started on green apple green tea @ chat time, girlfriend threw it in the garbage after half way

[mr_chin]

Tea wok closed because tenant didn't pay rent. I'm like 2 drinks from getting a free drink through vicinity...

What other bbt place has a reward program that isn't insanely stupid like coco (12 drinks 1 free)?bubble world is 8 for 1 free, tea wok is 9 for 1 free.

[guurl]

It was my first time trying shiny tea today my friend ordered panda milk tea for me i didn't like it all that much. Will have to try it again another day

I was walking around crystal mall and passed by a place called comebuy it's outside in between the two buildings? Looks interesting. Apparently it's based out of Taiwan.

Would've tried it if i didnt have shinytea.. Oh well next time

[TOS'd]

Tea wok closed because tenant didn't pay rent. I'm like 2 drinks from getting a free drink through vicinity...

What other bbt place has a reward program that isn't insanely stupid like coco (12 drinks 1 free)?bubble world is 8 for 1 free, tea wok is 9 for 1 free.

Chatime has 10 drinks and get 1 free, uses Vicinity as well. And they also give you a free bday drink.

[Galactic_Phantom]

It was my first time trying shiny tea today my friend ordered panda milk tea for me i didn't like it all that much. Will have to try it again another day

I was walking around crystal mall and passed by a place called comebuy it's outside in between the two buildings? Looks interesting. Apparently it's based out of Taiwan.

Would've tried it if i didnt have shinytea.. Oh well next time

If you have 25 minutes to wait for one bubble tea sure. They only have one blender. Yes, they blend the milk tea. Not shaken.

Chatime has 10 drinks and get 1 free, uses Vicinity as well. And they also give you a free bday drink.

I dunno man, according to RS' resident food critic you get 10 million times more satisfaction by drinking Coco. Seems like a better trade off to just suck it up and pay for 12 drinks before getting 1 free.

[TOS'd]

I dunno man, according to RS' resident food critic you get 10 million times more satisfaction by drinking Coco. Seems like a better trade off to just suck it up and pay for 12 drinks before getting 1 free.
Maybe they are into 3 Guys? :troll:

[dr.funk]

Blossom Tea on at the bottom of SFU hidden gem. Go to drink there is the triple black ( dark milk tea with pearls and grass jelly)

[v_tec]

Tea wok closed because tenant didn't pay rent. I'm like 2 drinks from getting a free drink through vicinity...

What other bbt place has a reward program that isn't insanely stupid like coco (12 drinks 1 free)?bubble world is 8 for 1 free, tea wok is 9 for 1 free.

I recall CoCo was 12 drinks 1 free too.
However, I checked Belly last week....you need 65 points now. That's buy 13 before you get 1 free.

[v_tec]

Previously, their taro milk tea had taro inside. For about 3 weeks, they were sold out of taro (milk tea). Now that they restocked, there is no taro in their taro milk tea.

The taro makes the $5.25 more worth it.

I'm not into Taro. But I visited North Road's ShareTea. They had fresh taro one the list, one of their top 5 sellers too.


Anyone know when the Richmond will open? I asked them last week, they said "next" week. So should be anytime now...

[HonestTea]

Tried ShareTea the other day and it was pretty good. Kiwi with aiyu jelly, not bad not bad! I like it better than CoCo and Chatime.

[Ikkaku]

And they also give you a free bday drink.

I have my birthday drink available, but it's restricted to the burnaby location, which is one of the furthest locations from me. Do you know if the free drink stems from where you signed up for membership?

[Mining]

CoCo Roasted

[mr_chin]

I dunno man, according to RS' resident food critic you get 10 million times more satisfaction by drinking Coco. Seems like a better trade off to just suck it up and pay for 12 drinks before getting 1 free.

I don't mind trading quality for quantity.

A regular size (not small) at coco is like $5.40? Imagine how much you're paying just to get that one free.

Whereas, say, bubble world, i think it's like $4.25 and every 8 you get one free.

It's a huge difference if you ask me. Yeah yeah, I know I'm cheap.

[TOS'd]

I have my birthday drink available, but it's restricted to the burnaby location, which is one of the furthest locations from me. Do you know if the free drink stems from where you signed up for membership?

Shouldn't be. I got my Chatime branded Vicinity card from the Richmond location and I redeemed my birthday one at the Burnaby location. But this still doesn't fully answer your question, maybe they will only accept it at the Burnaby location after all.

[Galactic_Phantom]

I'm not into Taro. But I visited North Road's ShareTea. They had fresh taro one the list, one of their top 5 sellers too.


Anyone know when the Richmond will open? I asked them last week, they said "next" week. So should be anytime now...

Not open as of this morning

I don't mind trading quality for quantity.

A regular size (not small) at coco is like $5.40? Imagine how much you're paying just to get that one free.

Whereas, say, bubble world, i think it's like $4.25 and every 8 you get one free.

It's a huge difference if you ask me. Yeah yeah, I know I'm cheap.
:facepalm: :derp:

[MelonBoy]

Coco > chat time - For milk tea.
Chat time > Coco - For specialty drinks
Dragon ball > everything - For BEST pearls, fruit drinks, green tea ice cream

[Verdasco]

I don't mind trading quality for quantity.

A regular size (not small) at coco is like $5.40? Imagine how much you're paying just to get that one free.

Whereas, say, bubble world, i think it's like $4.25 and every 8 you get one free.

It's a huge difference if you ask me. Yeah yeah, I know I'm cheap.

CoCo and Bubble world serve a lot of different things... think about it for a sec...

Yes, they are both BBT but different options

[corollagtSr5]

What brand and where is the best place to buy boba tapioca balls for homemade use?

[Galactic_Phantom]

Coco > chat time - For milk tea.
Chat time > Coco - For specialty drinks
Dragon ball > everything - For BEST pearls, fruit drinks, green tea ice cream

I don't know what specialty drinks you're having a Chatime, but everytime I venture out of roasted milk tea it was extremely disgusting, wintermelon, chocolate mousse, taro, brown rice (although this could be made really good when more milk is added).

Not sure what the fuck you guys see in Coco, I tried their limited promotion roasted tea today and it was only slightly milkier than Chatime's roasted milk tea because they add a shit ton of milk powder in it, the taste of the tea wasn't that great and the overall execution was meh.

But looking at the general consensus here about bubble tea, it seems that most of you are concerned with flavours, ice cream, pearls, and milk and whatnot and not the actual TEA itself, so there really is no debate on a "favourite" as everyone wants different shit out of their bubble tea.

So based on the info gathered from this thread:

Shiny Tea: If you give a shit about having good quality TEA.

Coco: Overtly milky milk tea

Chatime: Roasted milk tea only

Dragonball: Ice cream and powdered flavours

Bubble World: Put all the sugar on everything X 2

[JACKED]

Coco > chat time - For milk tea.
Chat time > Coco - For specialty drinks
Dragon ball > everything - For BEST pearls, fruit drinks, green tea ice cream

Went to Dragonball recently for the first time in years. Was my favorite place for a long time (still probably is) but I found the fresh fruit drinks to be way too sweet. I know I can always ask for less/no sugar but I found whatever amount they normally put in is just too much.

Want to try Coco here. Tried it in China since they're everywhere but I found it to be pretty disappointing compared to pretty much anywhere back in Van.

^Yeah that's pretty accurate from my experience. I've literally never heard anybody critique the quality of TEA in bubble tea before. I'm assuming nobody notices the difference since it's always masked heavily with other flavors and 90% of places probably don't even care too much about the tea.

[iwantaskyline]

I don't know what specialty drinks you're having a Chatime, but everytime I venture out of roasted milk tea it was extremely disgusting, wintermelon, chocolate mousse, taro, brown rice (although this could be made really good when more milk is added).

Not sure what the fuck you guys see in Coco, I tried their limited promotion roasted tea today and it was only slightly milkier than Chatime's roasted milk tea because they add a shit ton of milk powder in it, the taste of the tea wasn't that great and the overall execution was meh.

But looking at the general consensus here about bubble tea, it seems that most of you are concerned with flavours, ice cream, pearls, and milk and whatnot and not the actual TEA itself, so there really is no debate on a "favourite" as everyone wants different shit out of their bubble tea.

So based on the info gathered from this thread:

Shiny Tea: If you give a shit about having good quality TEA.

Coco: Overtly milky milk tea

Chatime: Roasted milk tea only

Dragonball: Ice cream and powdered flavours

Bubble World: Put all the sugar on everything X 2


I could not agree more -- all of Chatime's drinks outside of their milk teas & yogurt drinks are disgusting.

[extracrunchie]

I just want HK milk tea :pokerface:

[Galactic_Phantom]

^Yeah that's pretty accurate from my experience. I've literally never heard anybody critique the quality of TEA in bubble tea before. I'm assuming nobody notices the difference since it's always masked heavily with other flavors and 90% of places probably don't even care too much about the tea.

That's because the bubble tea people love here is just syrup and powder. People only care about the flavouring so they won't bother paying attention to the tea. I think its just a western culture thing. Taiwanese places like Cha Tang Hui and Ten Ren really emphasizes on the tea and specializes on their milk teas rather than having a plethora of flavours in their menu like most places here.

[mr_chin]

Coco lovers: Marine drive location is having a grand opening special oct 27 - 29. buy one get one free.

[RickyTan3]

Meet Fresh

Probably one of the best milk tea I have ever had

[Vansterdam]

captain happy bubble :fullofwin:

[ae101]

Is there yi dian dian (a little tea) in Vancouver

[gilly]

Milk and Sugar. Their daily specials. $2 bbt!! lol

[Liquid_o2]

I noticed on Fraser St at 41st there are three bubble tea places in a row... Green Leaf, Boba, and one other can't remember the name. Any of these worth visiting based on experience?

[twitchyzero]

chocolate bar drinks at bubble queen

[guurl]

Milk and Sugar. Their daily specials. $2 bbt!! lol

+1 for milk and sugar w/ the daily specials :fullofwin:
also because it's close to where i live

love their cheesecake drinks. they used to own one of the shops along 49th and main

[Ikkaku]

I noticed on Fraser St at 41st there are three bubble tea places in a row... Green Leaf, Boba, and one other can't remember the name. Any of these worth visiting based on experience?

Green leaf I think is associated with the previously mentioned milk and sugar.

Boba monster I tried it out once and it was okay.

L&G used to be found on Granville and 41st. It's like a mom and pop shop. Pretty average I guess.

Nothing bad but nothing amazing either.

[604dragon]

I noticed on Fraser St at 41st there are three bubble tea places in a row... Green Leaf, Boba, and one other can't remember the name. Any of these worth visiting based on experience?

Green leaf is quite good. I go there from time to time and grab a samosa at the place next door which is quite good as well.

[E.D.C.5]

Milk and Sugar. Their daily specials. $2 bbt!! lol

Milk and Sugar has bbt?! TF? I usually go there for lunch, and never noticed they serve bbt...for $2??

[tdeweyn]

+1 for milk and sugar w/ the daily specials :fullofwin:
also because it's close to where i live

love their cheesecake drinks. they used to own one of the shops along 49th and main

I thought it was 49 and fraser :nyan:

[m3thods]

Assuming it's the same dude in M+S when I last visited a year ago, he was the old owner of Green Leaf. It was my go-to when I was going to JO

I'm not sure if he simply rebranded a new location, or if he sold Green Leaf and started up another shop on Kingsway.

[guurl]

^ sold green leaf to a vietnamese family and started another shop on kingsway

I thought it was 49 and fraser :nyan:

oops didnt even realize i said main lol yes fraser

[Verdasco]

I only go to bubble world for cheap old school classic BBT

or CoCo


CoCo is legit the best imo and their fresh taro with milk (yes, get it with milk, not milk tea) it is legit bombbbbbbbbbbbbbb


only from november 1st - 30th on downtown and kingsway / joyce location