I've been craving boba tea real hard after spending 2 weeks in South America where boba tea is scarce if it even exists. Finishing my vacation in Toronto, I knew I'd find a lot of boba tea shops. They have an overwhelming list of milk tea places and the selection process was just whatever I find first that's along the way wherever the heck I'm going. And that's how I ended up here minutes before their closing time on my first day in Toronto. It's a small shop with a few tables and chairs. I was the only person on the shop when I went so, I had to quickly check Yelp to see if this place was legit. Ok, 4 stars... I like boba tea shops that let you customize the sweetness of your drink. That's what I appreciate about Bubble Lee. They have milk tea with or without boba, iced tea with lemon or lime, and slush. I placed my order for a Jasmine milk tea with boba. The boba is fresh and tender. It had a lot of ice though. I took a few sips and my drink was gone. read more

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I'm definitely a fan of their brown sugar bbt! The tapioca are always so fresh tasting and perfectly cooked. I'd recommend the lowest sugar level since I sometimes find even half sugar is a little on the too sweet side. read more

Bubble Lee - Bubble Tea Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

With so many bubble tea shops offering Brown Sugar drinks these days, I feel that Bubble Lee might be one of the best. I was really impressed with how rich and chewy their brown sugar tapioca is. Apparently they have the tapioca soak in brown sugar for hours and they cook a new batch fresh every hour to get the right texture and taste. In terms of sweetness, I got my drink at 50% sweet and it was still too sweet for me, since the tapioca also came with a lot of brown sugar. If you're not a fan of overly sweet drinks, I would actually recommend you to get 0% sweetness in the drink and let the brown sugar tapioca bring all the sugar. read more

Bubble Lee - Brown sugar bubble tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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One of the many in the new wave of bubble tea shops popping up around the GTA. Like Tiger Sugar, Yang Teashop, and other related shops, Bubble Lee offers brown sugar milk tea, with the brown sugar syrup design, stuck to the inside of the cup. Also like these shops, they have smaller than usual cup sizes--all seemingly from the same supplier. I came here when they had a "buy one, get one" promo, which is probably the only time this bubble tea is worth it. Once again, like the new wave of bubble shops, they charge slightly higher prices than your bigger Chatime or CoCo franchises. Their bubble tea is also fairly similar to the majority of what's out there. Their location here is also fairly small--many patrons simply get their tea to go, instead of sitting down for a chat. Perhaps the best thing to come out of all these "same, but claims to be different" bubble tea shops is the frequent promos to feed my insatiable bubble tea sugary needs. read more

Bubble Lee - Black sugar with milk - Bubble Tea Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

You've never had bubble tea until you've tried this... Imo. Super sweet, but the tapioca is mouth watering and fresh!!! Honestly, one of the best bubble teas I've ever had, from the actual drink to the bubbles. They have a cute little shop and not much seating, but most people take it to go anyways. It has a cafe feeling to it. read more

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Located in Markham & Toronto We stumbled upon this spot walking along Queen Street West, and their cute logo caught our attention. This bubble tea spot immerses it's drinks in the flavours and culture of Taiwan. We tried their fruit limenade series and ordered the Passionfruit Lemonade with aloe vera and their White Peach Lemonade with crystal boba & aloe vera. The Passionfruit Lemonade was super refreshing and light in taste. We loved the cute packaging for the small size, and thought this was the perfect amount. The lemonade was not too strong and the flavour had a good balance of sweetness. The aloe vera topping was different from our usual orders, but we thought it went well with the drink. The White Peach Lemonade came with two toppings. We enjoyed the aloe vera, however the crystal boba did not suit our taste. The flavour of the drink was also very light and a little more sour. We didn't find anything special with this drinks but we still enjoyed it. We would definitely come back to this spot to try more of their drinks, especially their milk teas. 6.5/10 read more

Bubble Lee - Logo - Bubble Tea Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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This is my first time here. We were looking for a bubble tea place with a decent price and came upon this on yelp. It is a small and cozy place. Surprisingly this place is better than I thought. The bubbles were cooked just right and it wasn't too sweet. My jasmine tea tasted the way I like. It had a strong tea flavor. It is a little pricey for the size but it is definitely better pricing than a lot of the tiger sugar bubble tea places. read more

First time having brown sugar bubble tea and I will definitely be back! I'm a huge bubble tea fan and loved their perfectly cooked, chewy, sweet bubbles. I ordered black tea with milk and 25% sugar, 50% ice - a perfect combo with the slightly sweet bubbles read more

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The drink I bought was ok. But I don't think I'll order it again. BlogTO really ramped up this place. Their milkshake looked intriguing so I ordered it. However, it was pretty much milk and ice blended together. If you were hoping for a more creamy milkshake with ice cream you would be disappointed. The bubbles was more chewy for my liking and I did not like the brown sugar taste. Something about it was not right. I guess everyone has different taste. They have 2 other bubble tea competition near by. Therefore, for the price and the small small cups I might rather go somewhere else. However, right now it is cheaper if you mention yelp. So if you want to give it a try now it's time to do it while they still have the deal. read more

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Flavorful original milk tea, chewy boba, and quick service! Can't go wrong with Bubble Lee if you're in the area.

I've tried most of their drinks and there hasn't been one I haven't finished. My favorite is the Lee's Berry slush. Its made with real frozen berries and the ice is crushed well with no annoying big chunks in it. My second favorite here is the brown sugar bubbles + Jasmine tea + fresh milk. The drink has a good jasmine tea flavour to it and the bubbles have a nice chew to it. My third favorite here is the brown sugar bubbles milk shake. Not only does the drink look impressive; it has an interesting contrast of different textures and temperatures when you drink it. The whip cream is fluffy and room temperature, the milk shake part is creamy and cool, the tapioca is chewy and warm. I recommend upgrading to large as its much bigger than regular size and costs a bit more. They allow customization for sugar and ice on most of their drinks. read more

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I know Bubble Lee is known for their brown sugar milk tea, but on a scorching hot day their lemon tea and peach tea caught our eye. They had a summer promo where it was only 2.99 for a large or 1.99 for a medium lemon tea. I love jasmine tea so I got a iced lemon jasmine tea and let me tell you it was super refreshing and worth the price compared to a $6 lemon king at cocos! Highly recommend you try it out before the hot summer promo ends late Sept! read more

Bubble Lee - Lemon Jasmine Tea and Peach Jasmine Tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

For the amount u get and the price you pay... It's kind of expensive. Few doors down you can get similar things in bigger cups for the same prices. It tasted good, like other BBT places. They freshly made the brown sugar flavored tapioca. That's one thing you can't get elsewhere yet. read more

Incredibly delicious brown sugar Bubble tea! *Halal* If u wondering Cant go wrong and the fresh tapioca really is awesome! Def recommend the 30% version! read more

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I went here 3 weeks ago while doing outreach. We got 3 different drinks and they were all so tasty, yummy and delicious! 1. Their signature bubble tea with the stewed tapioca balls. Cold tea w/ milk then when you suck up some tapioca balls they are nice and warm. The contrast of cold/warm and sweet vs milk tea. 2. It was like an iced tea with lemon. So fresh and delicious. Sweet/tart contrast. 3. It was like a lime margarita sans alcohol. We took turns sharing then decided which one we liked and finished them off. We'll definitely be back! I love when a random fluke situation becomes the surprise highlight of the night. The staff were super friendly and helpful explaining all the different drinks and their recommendations were spot on! read more

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Bubble Lee is a part of the brown sugar bubble tea craze and they are doing it well! As soon as you walk in, you'll notice everything is very modern and you can see the wok of tapioca bathing in brown sugar. I liked that they had a Jasmine tea option and I opted for the Brown sugar bubble + Jasmine tea with fresh milk. You can choose whether you want the creaminess or tea to be enhanced within the drink, but I decided to enhance the tea. I wanted to judge the tea quality along with the brown sugar aspect. Good quality tea and bubbles were perfectly caramelized in the brown sugar. I liked that you could taste the tea in the drink, because I find that with a lot of brown sugar bubble teas, the brown sugar flavour is way too strong. I would say their version is not as good as tiger sugar, however they have a slightly lower price point so I can see more people frequenting this place! read more

Bubble Lee - Brown sugar bubble + Jasmine tea with fresh milk - Bubble Tea Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

I'm a huge fan of their brown sugar tapioca. Soft, chewy, and so much brown sugar goodness. The tapioca is very sweet so definitely go with lower sugar level option for the milk tea to balance it out. I had the jasmine milk tea, the tea itself is light and refreshing and pretty similar to other places. There are a few tables and seats available. Good place to work during the weekday, it doesn't get super busy and there's free WiFi. It gets a bit more packed in the evenings. Their washrooms are shared with Aji Sai, a sushi place, next door. xD read more

Bubble Lee - Bubble Tea Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Tried the no2 from their recommended list. The brown sugar pearls were sweet and chewy and were still warm. The tea however wasn't very strong and tasted average. The service was quick and the staff were nice. read more

Bubble Lee - Brown sugar black milk tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Brown sugar milk tea here is the real deal - even on a slow Sunday afternoon, the tapioca was delightfully chewy, bouncy, fresh, and warm. They had a promo with their brown sugar milk tea with coconut milk or oat milk; we tried it with coconut milk and it was delicious - for a bit over $5! read more

Visited On: August 28, 2019 Meal: Drink Dining Style: Take-out Would I Return: Possibly Ordered: -Brown Sugar Bubble with Milkshake ($5.99) Thoughts: It's pretty expensive considering how small it is. However, I really enjoyed the tapioca. It tasted like it was soaked in molasses and it was sweet. The milkshake part was new to me. They blended cream and milk with ice so it was very icy on top, but once you mix everything it was fine. Service was good. They had a list of their most popular drinks and when we asked for recommendations they did a good job explaining the different kinds of teas. Tip: Make sure to take advantage of the 10% offer by showing Bubble Lee's Yelp page. read more

Bubble Lee - Brown Sugar Bubble with Milkshake ($5.99) - Bubble Tea Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

One of my favourite bubble tea places on queen st! My favourite is any of their lime tea drinks (peach lime tea or lychee lime tea), always refreshing and decent value. Their speciality is the brown sugar Pearl milk tea and I've only had it once and it was good (milky) but often I crave something more refreshing. read more

More of a 3.5 for me. My coworker and I decided to come here after work to try out their bubble tea and I'm glad they still had a lot of tapioca left so we didn't have to wait for a fresh batch. Some parts of the menu were a little confusing (such as the brown sugar bubble drinks) because they have a choice of jasmine tea/black tea and fresh milk/30%. I didn't know what 30% was so I asked and she said that it was milk and it makes the drink more creamier/milkier. I opted for the brown sugar bubble with black tea and fresh milk. For the price, I would say it's a bit pricier because they charge 5.49 for a small as opposed to other brown sugar bbt shops charging the same price for a bigger size. I was a tad disappointed in the milk tea part of it, it was diluted and I really had to concentrate on the milk tea flavour. Tapioca on the other hand, was phenomenal! Very warm but chewy at the same time was not too sweet at all, just the way I like it. My friend ordered the milkshake bubble tea and she enjoyed it but also said her drink was diluted as well. read more

Bubble Lee - Bubble Tea Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Bubble Lee is an incredibly popular bubble tea chain from Taiwan and this place serves as the first chain store in Canada! I came here during their grand opening so here's my rundown: Food I got the "Brown Sugar Bubble + Fresh Milk + 30%" drink which was recommended by the worker because it is their bestseller. Normally, I'm not a fan of the fresh milk drinks in a bubble tea shop and was skeptical of getting this brown sugar bubble drink because you can't adjust the sugar or ice levels, but this drink was definitely up there on my favourite brown sugar drinks. The fresh milk tasted a lot richer than regular milk (+30% meant that the milk was richer than the average milk) and mixed well with the brown sugar base. The tapioca had an appropriate amount of chew to them and were infused with a sweetness that I've never had before. The drink itself reminded me of milk that was maple syrup flavoured. Despite all of these sweet flavours, the sweetness was not overwhelming and I found myself wanting a lot more after finishing one. Even if you aren't a fan of fresh milk, I would still recommend this as it is a must try. Atmosphere Nothing special about the atmosphere besides three tables and some high table seating. The interior is pretty bright and it's more so a grab and go place. There's enough seating for a couple of people so the place itself is pretty small. The washrooms are shared with the Japanese restaurant next door so Bubble Lee is connected to the restaurant next door via a door to the washrooms. Service Service here was good. They ran out of tapioca balls at the time and asked us to wait 10 minutes for a fresh batch. They were really accountable with what they said and the cashier was really helpful in explaining what each drink meant and which to recommend. Price The drink I got was $5.49 and the drink prices range around that price. I think it is pretty affordable in comparison to other rival bubble tea shops. Verdict If you're a bubble tea fanatic, I would highly recommend giving this place a try. The drink I got was fantastic and had all the elements I was looking for in bubble tea (minus the tea part, but I didn't mind the tea getting swapped with the fresh milk). Definitely worth a try! read more

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It is a small cute shop on Queen Street. I ordered the signature black sugar, black tea with bubble. 50% sugar and 50% ice. The bubbles are very chewy. A big plus. However, I have to say it is too sweet (I used to get 50% sugar in other shops but it is not that sweet). Also, the size is pretty small given the price... read more

Bubble Lee - Bubble Tea Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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Love their brown sugar boba! Chewy bobas! They were so friendly and nice too.

I drink A LOT of bubble tea and bubble lee has my favorite tapioca (bubbles). I usually get the jasmine with bubble though the white gourd drink is tasty too. I can't have milk but my partner tells me the milk tea is solid. I've had really good experiences with the service too. I call this location the Bermuda Triangle Because it's had at least 3 bubble tea shops that have come and gone. I hope Bubble Lee can break the curse! read more

A nice addition to the many BBT locations on Queen West. The fresh tapioca is very welcome as are some of their signature drinks. read more

Bubble Lee - Bubble Tea Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

My favourite bubble tea place for their tapioca. The tapioca is so warm and chewy! The only problem is that the milk tea flavour is not strong at all. So that could be a bit disappointing. The fresh milk bbt is a little bit sweet for me as they dont allow you to adjust ice or sugar level. However, i can look past the taste of the drink due to the yumminess of the bubbles. Also download the snappy app to collect points so you can redeem a bubble tea when you collect more than 10 points! read more

Bubble Lee - Jasmine tea with tapioca - Bubble Tea Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

This is now one of my favorite boba shops. The tea was very good quality, the brown sugar made a great difference, and I LOVE how this place uses milk in their tea instead of creamer!! The mango shakes were also incredible. Definitely worth the price. The staff was able to answer all my questions - very patient and professional. The boba is in the front in a big pot and with a timer. Every 2(?) hours or so, the timer goes off and the staff replaces all the boba so that no one is served old boba. You could tell everything was good quality and the tea was steeped well. The drinks come a little sweet so I would recommend doing less sugar. Definitely coming back!! read more

Just like their name suggests, Bubble Lee: Authentic Brown Sugar Pearl Milk Tea, the sugar pearls are made with brown sugar. Other places use regular tapioca and when they mix the brown sugar, it immediately separates when you drink it due to the cold tea and hot pearls. So the sips would be separated to either super sweet or not sweet at all and that was always a bummer for me. Just on a stroll on spadina, found this place and decided to give brown sugar another go. The pearls here keep the sweetness consistent in every sip and the staff are very friendly. It's much quieter then other places which I also appreciate. This is probably going to be my new go-to bubble tea place! read more

Very sweet and not too many options for bubble tea. Mostly it's only brown sugar milk with some variations. For me thats very sweet. I prefer the regular bubble tea read more

I ordered the original milk tea without tapioca and it was over $6. Take in this was after using the 10% yelp offer. What the heck!?!??! That is a ridiculously steep price, considering how small the size is and how basic my order was. Not worth at all, I would not return. Service: 4/5 Presentation: 3/5 Taste: 3/5 Price: 1/5 Ambiance: 3/5 Overall: 2/5 read more

To DIE FOR!! I absolutely loved it I went back twice in the small weekend I stayed in Toronto. The staff were so lovely and sweet and explained menu options out to me as it was my first time. I've had bubble tea many times before this but this was by far the best. The tapioca is still warm in the cup and the milk is cool which is such a delicious balance. The serving size is great and the flavors are amazing. Will definitely be back the next time I visit! read more

delicious brown sugar bubble tea! they have brown sugar milk tea with black tea, and you can actually taste the flavor. service is really friendly, they explained the differences between the regular brown sugar black tea and the 30% - which is creamier. small shop but nice location on queen and quick service as well. standard pricing for these kind of drinks. one of my favorite brown sugar bubble teas. read more