Taste
Bubblemania Cafe was a go-to spot for my friends or cousins and I (started in junior high). As a kid, I thought this was the best bubble tea. Granted I have not experienced anywhere else at the time. I still go this restaurant but not as often as I used to. Before this Sunday, I haven’t been since March 5, 2020.

Today, I will be reviewing their classic powder taro milk tea that I have had before in the hot and cold forms. It was a moderately watery and milky. The tapioca pearls were slimy and sticky; I could feel their residue on my teeth. They were soggy on the outside and hard in the center (not fresh). The pearls were not sweet and did not taste like much. It was like I was just chewing on rubber. This boba was not as good as I remember.

Side note: I got the drink Eternal Love with tapioca pearls to-go for my partner. It is mango and lychee fruit syrup blended with ice. I’ve had this before and enjoyed it. It was pretty sugary though.

Look
I appreciated the effort to colour coordinate the straws to the colour of the drink. They used to give us our pearls separate from our drink, in a small dish. This did not happen today. I liked feature because I could portion my pearls and make sure I had some throughout the entire meal.

Atmosphere
The people working there are always attractive Asians. They were wearing masks so it was hard to see if they were my best friend’s type. Our server was nice and friendly as I embarrassed myself by outwardly commenting on how I was full. I accidentally kicked him as I was getting out of the booth to let my friend in.

wings, wings, wings, & more wings
wings, wings, wings, & more wings

The server asked gave us a choice to use online ordering or order through him. We went for the in-person experience. The food and drinks came out really fast. Their plates had their logos on them now. However, they were smaller resulting in a smaller portion size in the house special fried rice that we shared.

We came here because of the free ranch. We were comparing prices to another place we were planning on going to and realized the menu states that you can get one free ranch dip with every plate of wings you order. All this time we thought ranch was included in the dips that you have to pay for! We decided to not to go to the other restaurant and try the free ranch.

Final Words
I didn’t finish my drink which is rare. I am not going to boycott bubbles, because it might’ve been the milk and my body was just having a lactose-intolerant day.