Aww yyyeah Boba anyone?!?! Ive tried a lot of Bubble Tea houses in Richmond and Vancouver and by far Bubble World takes takes the cake! my favorites are Taro and chocolate Milk tea w/ pearls, Strawberry slush no milk with coconut jelly and the ever so sexy TOFU DESSERT!!! (did i spell that right?) I love this place because people are nice, the food is really good and the prices are reasonable. Not to mention they just opened a new location in RICHMOND by Capstan way ! I know where im gonna be spending my Sundays! haha Bubble World.... you complete me..... that is all read more

A solid place for late-nite action & food/bubble tea. Still surprises me how many ppl have late cravings at 1am! At least for me, I have an excuse driving home from hockey at 8 Rinks, but usually a crowd mingling outside; never a dull moment. Usually I come here for either the deep fried chicken nuggets w/ toothpics you can just stab into, or the thick noodle, w/ minced pork & cucumbers, Taiwanese-style. Nothing crazy good but more of a quick fix & seeing what's going on here. Easily the best location, compared to Richmond or Vancouver's Fraser St. one. read more

What can be more fun and confusing than bubble tea? I'm still trying to figure out if the pearls should be chewed or swallowed whole... personally I chew them first... however I digress. This place has an awesome variety of flavors, although I will always be a chocolate bubble tea girl at heart it doesn't stop me from trying others. In terms of quality, this place is all right, better than a lot I have had. A great way to ensure your stomach is actually stuffed after lunch! read more

I've been here multiple times and apparently never wrote a review for it. Well here is my review. Service and food can be very inconsistent depending on who is making your food and whether or not you eat in or take out. So, I give this place a solid 3.5 stars because I still like their bubble tea but that would be at almost every bubble world. Most of the time when I'm here I just grab take out bbt or snack food whether it is eat in or take out. The food is ok in my perspective but the bbt are generally pretty good. Like it's not a huge difference like too sweet or too watery. Which is good. I would say the service is pretty meh. I understand they try to hire asian girls with big boobs. But please make sure they don't pop a button off their shirt. There was a girl who wore their uniform and that's what it looks like. Not sure if she works there anymore. The environment of the place is very chinese. They have comfortable chairs but they utilize every little space they can to fit people in the place. But it can be very loud. Overall, it's a place to grab and go verses sit in and enjoy. read more

Bubble World - Taiwanese Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

I don't like this place. I think the reason it's so popular and crowded is because it's one of the few places in the area to hang out late at night besides going to a bar (although it isn't much quieter). I used to go here with my friends every week before I knew any better-but it was more about the ability to socialize at 11PM on a Thursday night, the only time of day we were free to meet up. The bubble tea is always watery-before I even begin drinking it there is already quite a bit of liquid, and by the time I get about 2/3rds of the way through my slush there's no more slush to be found. The coconut jelly (which I usually order instead of tapioca pearls) is really, really sweet and takes away from the flavour of your drink. The food here is ok-they took away my favorite menu item though (coconut thick toast)-but I think it's better than their bubble tea from what my friends have said (who usually order late night dinners). I used to love this place, but now I've found better. I much prefer Pearl Drops in Burnaby or, if I want to relax with a friend and eat a meal, Pearl House further east on Kingsway is way better and much quieter. read more

I used to come here soo often when I lived in Burnaby. I usually order the salty peppery chicken with noodle in soup and deep fried squid tentacles! Today, I ordered the marinated meat with noodles. It was pretty good except they give a bowl of noodles with probably two spoonfuls of meat sauce..it wouldnt kill them to give a little bit more. It was a little bland. My friend ordered a similar dish but it was the marinated meat and tofu one, and I actually liked that a lot more cuz the sauce coated the noodles better because it was thicker and more flavorful. There are so many restaurants like this around the metro area, and I only come to bubbleworld because of the atmosphere. The service isnt always good though, and the ventilation system in there is horrible. It smells greasy and makes your clothes smell bad by the time you leave. read more

Staff that doesn't value customer service, I was only 5 cents short for my order and they refused to give me my drink after making my drink wrong the first time. FIVE CENTS. If I went to any Starbucks or other food chain I know that they would spare me any 5 cents that I owe them. I will be telling all my friends and family how cheap and disappointing the service here is so that they won't ever want to come to bubble world ever. read more

Me and my girlfriend love to come here after a great night workout. Since it is open until late it is our go-to eatery. We really love the hours since we can come at night and not worry about it being closed. It lets us satisfy our boba cravings late at night since it is open until late. We really love its hours it lets us order our go-to snacks past midnight. Our go-to options on the menu are salty peppery chicken nuggets and beef noodle soup, accentuated with a good tall glass of mango slush with milk and pearls, and a mango green tea with pearls. The beef noodle soup is very diverse, you can order it spicy or non-spicy, or even without the beef. Forewarning, it was very salty. SALT ALERT. The salty peppery nuggets on the other hand, are really true to their namesake. However, do not fret friends as it is not overly salty nor peppery but the right amount of salty and peppery resulting in a good succulent nugget of chicken that rivals even McDonald's classic chicken nuggets, another midnight favourite of ours. read more

Bad service with attitude to spare. Beware of their mom-n-pops waiting list style. They use a white board with a erasable ink marker. We checked in on the list. We were second in line. 5 tables seated later, we complained to them, only to find out people are writing their names in front of us on the board. They were like, "do you still want wait?" ....... read more

Okay food, horrible service . I have never dined in this location until yesterday and now I know why! First off there was a tiny piece of plastic in my bubble tea and there was a piece of hair in the shrimp & egg fried rice we had ordered! I didn't bother to tell the staff as she was already very rude seating us . I always go to the bubble world on Robson and the staff are friendly and the quality of the drinks are always consistent. I don't recommend coming to this specific bubble world location; this is by far the worst location ! This location is giving Bubble world a bad reputation ! read more

Always a great place for a quick food grab after all the restaurants have closed. I used to come here all the time when I was still in High School. It was amazing, and this place is always packed. Most of the time I got around 6:00pm to beat the rush or either 8:00pm on weekend. Most people go around 9-11 which is why this place is so popular, because it is opened till 1:00am. The area is well-known for hobos, so lock your cars, and lock your doors, and watch out for your children... (You see what I did there XD) Anyways, I love coming here with some friends for a nice catch up and grab some BBTEA. Love it. by the way, the guys who work here are seriously worth the eye candy, if you are into Asians that is :P read more

Sweet place. Great bubble tea. Food too. It is cash only, so come prepared. There is a wide selection of bubble tea and the menu is nice and clear. The milky green tea is very good - it is simple, a true staple. The slushes are good too. The food menu has a lot of variety. When at a bubble tea place, I always opt for the thick slice of super-white bread drenched in condensed milk. I tasted a hint of butter underneath the condensed milk this time. Delicious! It is sweet, unhealthy, and deliciously bland. Mmmmm. Love it. Minus one star only because in the middle of our gathering the music suddenly came on and it was blaring extremely loudly with a bizarre mix of rap, Backstreet Boys, and house. After that, our conversation was pretty much cut short. read more

Super great food and drinks. Over the span of a few days we tried the Ferrero Rocher slush, the fresh taro and the taro slushes. All VERY good especially the taro. No big chunks of ice. The fried pork cutlet (i think that's what it was) was also very good. Will return if ever in the area! read more

Can i just say, thank you so much for opening late. It's a relief to know there are people in Vancouver who don't already snuggle in their bed before 10pm. I know i can always count on you when i'm lonely and needin that sugar high late at night. I sarcastically love the weird customer service, it's endearing to me for some reason. Blunt, a bit messy sometimes when it comes to the waitlist, hardly ever refilling my iced water, but it's ok, because i love you. It can get pretty busy up in there, so you might wanna get there early, especially on weekend nights. A couple of my friends hate the food here, but i don't care. They're just haters who are jealous of our special relationship. The chef specials have never failed me. I love the sweet n sour chicken nuggets. Only ever got iced chocolate milk tea here but it's always good. This place is versatile as heck, family, date, friends, anything goes. And it's cash only. Aw. read more

Bubble World - Sweet & sour fish fillet - Taiwanese Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

Their food keeps me coming back. Bbq pork rice is delicious, you guys should try them. The prices are affordable for everybody, students to family. You can also order milk tea and desserts here. The service is fast so you don't have to wait so long. If you guys wanna find a Chinese food restaurant with good prices and good foods. I recommend this place read more

Bubble World - Bbq pork rice - Taiwanese Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

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Was there for a first time although I lived few blocks away for a few years cause it's always busy and mostly very young crowd,not a big fan of bubble tea either ‍,but decided to try there food,heard they've good food. Service was ok,couple of young girls that didn't look very happy to be there but hay I'm not judging.anywho the food was good,not great and the guy beside me had a beef noodle soup which looked yummy but the guy said not much meat in it and his friend ordered backed fish and rice with cheese on top again looked great but he said took way too long,he won't order it again since his friend was done with his dinner Would i go back? Mmm maybe read more

Dumplings here are delish! The service was decent too. The chilli wontons and pork/chive dumplings were tasty. Note: if it's raining outside (which it often is in this town) the floors are very slippery. I stepped in and almost bailed on the tiles, then I watched a few others do the same. read more

Fast, efficient, professional. Despite a full restaurant, the food came within minutes. Although english wasn't the servers first language, she made a genuine effort to make herself understood, and explained everything. They were also playing some lit ass Japanese trap, so extra props for that. The only reason Im not giving it 5 stars is because they put a picture on the menu that wasnt what the food beside it was, so I ended up getting something I didnt really like, but to an extent that was my fault for not asking/being careful enough. Will definitely be coming back. read more

Bubble World - Shrimp Fried Rice and Milk Tea with pearls - Taiwanese Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

If you're new to the world of bubble tea, this would be a good place to go. You've got a lot of options, and the staff will give you recommendations. The varieties are endless: hot or iced, pearls or no pearls, what kind of tea, and what kind of flavor. I like fruity drinks with a mango or orange flavor. I haven't tried any of the hot drinks, but they smell good and look great for a cold day. read more

It's very rare that I step foot in a bubble tea shop these days. Either it's because I find their prices over-the-top expensive, or because the drinks themselves are beyond sweet - diabetes-inducing sweet. Bubble World is no exception to the expensive cost of drinks and the excessive use of sugar. I find it ridiculous to have to pay so much for powder, artificial flavours, and sugar. The food is okay, but they're always inconsistent with the types of vegetables used in dishes. I usually order a 'satay sauce lamb' dish, but it's never consistent. For quick drinks and a bite before a movie, Bubble World caters to your need. Be sure to expect to wait at certain hours though. read more

I don't know a lot about bubble tea but I know I love what they are sellin' to be at Bubble World! The prices are quite decent for bubble tea and I am not addicted to the Milky Mango Ice Cream Slush! It's like a milkshake with a super sweet fruity flavor, drools! This location serves up food and apparently a lot of bad rap music. They have a decent amount of seating but it is almost always full, I find it too loud in there but it's perfect for grabbing a delicious beverage to go! read more

My family and I have been coming here for many years & come here very often and every time we are here it is always a warm welcome with a super fast, friendly service - despite the hectic hours, they always deliver their 1000%! read more

Friend of the wife and I wanted us to try out Bubble World. He didn't know that it had been closed down for renovations for months... so he was surprised to see it changed a bit. Service took a while to get started... it was pretty busy inside, and they had only one person taking orders (one behind the counter making bbt). After the order was in... didn't take too long to get the food out. The wife had beef noodle soup, I had spicy beef noodle soup and the friend had the pork chop rice bowl meal. The soup was tasty... noodles decent. Not too spicy (I have a pretty high spice threshold, so take that for what it's worth.... the wife complained that mine was TOO spicy), but spicy enough. The bubble tea was good... I hadn't had a hot taro bbt for quite a while, so decided on that... the wife had some sort of honey tea with pearls that she liked. Overall things were ok... nothing earth shattering, but the way things were knocked out... I'd guess it was pretty consistent. Would probably go again some time because it's in the neighbourhood, and wasn't too bad. 2 1/2 - 3 stars. read more

Awesome! Mango Slush: This was delicious! Comparable to Bubble Queen's almighty Mango Slush! Bubble Queen's is more of a smoothie consistency whereas this is a slush. This was definitely alot sweeter than Bubble Queen's version. It was extremely thick, milky and amazingly decadent. Definitely felt like I was eating dessert! One thing I have to commend Bubble World for is their pearls. Their pearls are really spot on! They're not too firm nor too soft and have a great chew. Salt Peppery Chicken Combo: This may be one of the largest sized chicken nuggets serving I've had at a casual Taiwanese bubble tea/food cafe. Apparently the fish fillet combo is even larger! The salt peppery chicken were pretty tasty! The skin was crispy, crunchy with a generous dusting of the 5 spices on the exterior. The interior meat was rather dry though, however that didn't take away from the overall dish. They also included two side dishes, one with some tofu in tomato sauce, and another with Taiwanese bean curd. The tomato sauce was tangy and subtly sweet. The bean curd had a good chew and was lightly seasoned. read more

Nothing really special here. Snacks, bubble tea, and thick toast with condensed milk. There are constant take out orders, which means the restaurant gets chilly in winter. Good for some sobering up over snacks and bbtea, or to chat with friends. read more

Oh bubbleworld, I've been drinking your bbt since 98' when I was only 7. So went there last night and got really good food like 4.5/5. But before that I was fixated on something else, algae growing on the underside of me and friend's spoons. And if you know me I'm one to be fair, in fact I like BBworld but when the server took away those spoons and gave new clean ones, I would've respected them more had they not given the dirty ones to the table that arrived next to us. So we sat there and watched this guy eat out of the algae spoon that the same server took away before and knew to be dirty. So yeah. That's just gross. Worse is I have a picture of the dirty spoons...would you put your own lips on that? read more

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Dirty. I ordered their noodle soup and the soup food tasted rotten. 5 min later, I rushed to the bathroom with diarrhea. AVOID. Never come here. The restaurant is cheap and serves food with cheap ingredients. The food is expired. Service is extremely bad, waiters are rude, and they expect you to pay full tips. read more

This is my go to place for noodle soup. Everything on the menu is tasty. Like: fried chicken, noodle soup, fish fillet, seafood hot pot, every thing on the menu!!! Not like: cash only, place could use some new decor, always crowded. read more

It can get crowded, humid and the tables are really close together. Being a left handed person, I find myself sometimes bumping into the person in the table to the left. read more

The food was great for the price we were paying but the service was absolutely horrible. The waitress was rude from the beginning and even at the end, she demanded us to pay tips. We did of course, but it wasn't enough and she wanted more. You cannot expect people to pay you large amounts of tips if cannot bring proper service. While taking our order she raised her voice at us for no reason and was impatient as well. She did not want to serve us at all. I've been going to this place for many years and it seemed like the service gets worse each time. read more

Bubble World - Pineapple shrimp balls - Taiwanese Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

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Love the food, decent service, but I wish the place was bigger! Sometimes it gets so busy that theres groups waiting outside! During winter, it sucks, soo cold sitting on that patio table thing outside. Another plus, they always have something Hello Kitty on the machines inside, they have only failed me once by having some Disney thing. :) read more

Portion size is big at this location. The friend chicken nuggets is very good. Fried squid also very good. I also like their beef noodle soup. The side dishes are a hit and a miss. I had lotus root one time and I had to spit it out. I still come very often because of their generous portion size. There is usually a long line up on weekends but it's a good place to hang out with friends as they open till really really late. Recommended bubble tea choice is oolong milk tea with pearls. read more

The pros of this place include: 1) fairly tasty and inexpensive food, 2) a large selection of bubble tea flavors that come with nice presentation, and 3) it's open extremely late. The cons include: 1) it's usually crowded and noisy, 2) the service is pretty bad, and 3) it's cash only. I don't really BLAME the servers for the poor service; it's a somewhat inevitable consequence of how busy the place is. But still, it can definitely be annoying for the customer. As for the place being crowded, that may be more of an issue for me than for many other customers. I'm someone who hates feeling too close to strangers while I eat. I want to feel like I have my OWN space that I'm not sharing with anyone else. This Bubble World has a few niche tables that are good for people with my personal space requirements, if you're lucky enough to get one of them. But more often than not, there are only a couple of free tables in the whole place and they're very close to the ones around them. Dishes I've most enjoyed: the salty peppery chicken nuggets, and the milky mountain yam hot pot. read more

Food was ok and cheap only complain was that when we have to pay for the meal the waiter asked why we didnt give enough tip. Well excuse you but as far as I remember tip exist as a way of giving extra when you as consumer thinks they deserve it. My party and I didn't feel they did anything to feel us extra special and waitress just took order and serve it. I dont see which part of the service deserve the tip that they were insisting. Serving the meal is part of the job that theyre getting paid for. IF however they did at least say Hi and initiate an actual conversation then i'd say they deserve the tip but heck none of that happened read more

I've gone to this place many times before and their food is really good and overall has a good price point. However, I feel the customer service they deliver completely destroys your experience there. I went out with a couple of friends and when we were finally ready to order, our waitress was super rude. She was super impatient with us and raised her voice every time we didn't understand what she was trying to say. And the attitude she portrayed was as if she didn't want to serve us. Finally, when we were paying for our meal she implied that we had to pay more tip and when we added the rest of the money that we had she was still disappointed at the fact that it still wasn't enough. Usually, I would pay at least 15% but I believe the the tips should only be given to people who deliver decent customer service. read more

Drove to Canada from Washington with my boyfriend. We decided to stay in Burnaby to shop at the Metropolis mall. We were actually just walking around to see what stores and shops were around and saw that this place was pretty packed. It was pretty cold that day, so we decided to get a warm drink. We got a Hot Honey Milk Green Tea. I have to say, that is the best hot boba tea I have ever gotten. The pearls were cooked to perfection and the drink was just right. We went here again one last time before we left and went back to Washington, but this time we decided to dine in. My boyfriend ordered their calamari, and I ordered some Spicy Tofu Soup (not sure if that is the correct name). The spicy tofu was so goooooooood. The calamari was okay. The drinks we ordered were Honey Green Tea with Boba, no milk. The drink was perfect as well. What else surprised us was the cup it came in. I've never had boba tea in a big mug like that before. Overall this place is my favorite boba tea by far! read more

We came by at midnight because their hours are supposed to be until 2am, and go figure... they are closed! What the heck! I need my pearls and what now ??? Lol read more

We ordered the salty peppery chicken nuggets and the Traditional Taiwanese three sauce chicken dish today. I was very disappointed to see the amount was about 2/3 full and it is not because the box for the nuggets was big to begin with. I ordered this dish as takeout about 2 weeks ago thinking maybe I got unlucky with the kitchen guy giving me so little which is why I decided to give it another chance today. I will not be ordering this again even though I have enjoyed this very much in the past. In the restaurant they put these in a basket and most definitely has way more chicken. As for the three sauce chicken dish, it was also 2/3 full with so many sliced ginger pieces as fillers, and the plastic container isn't that big. Tasted ok and was a bit spicy which is fine, though the pieces had a lot of bone and little meat. I know it is a pandemic right now and business is slower but please do not sacrifice on the quantity or quality to save yourself money. And especially do not think we are idiots who won't see the quantity issue until we are home and feel too lazy to complain. It is harder to keep returning customers than to gain a new customer. Paid $21 + tax and we are still hungry. My loyalty to Bubble World may end here. read more

Bubble World - Salty peppery chicken nuggets - Taiwanese Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

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Very good iced milk tea with boba! Delicious. open late. CASH only! Great Location near Metrotown

I only stop in when I'm in Burnaby. This is very good bubble tea. It has been nicely remodel. More like a small restaurant. Walk in and they take you order to go. It's always busy, but that's good. read more