Man, I remember coming here when it first opened - back in high school and university when smoking was legal in restaurants. This place use to be a dive, and where the cool Asians hang out. Now, as these cool Asians grow older, the restaurant has changed to be more open and kid-friendly. The bubble tea is always good here and so are their wing flavours. Service is always good for the most part. read more

Ordered snacks while I was visiting family in Calgary, I ordered the wok fried cauliflower and wings with Taiwanese seasoning. I liked the cauliflower, it was cooked and seasoned perfectly but the chicken wing was really salty. read more

I like that this place is open late, it is often really busy. I haven't tried the food but the bubble tea and potted teas are really good... The restaurant always smells like fish, I have the nose of a dog, but it sometimes makes me feel ill. They need better ventilation. Large selection of drinks and snacks. There is usually parking out front which is good. Loud so don't go on a date here if you wanna hear each other speak. They also run out of pearls usually by 10pm so go early! read more

Bubblemania Cafe - Chinese Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

This place is crazy busy even at night on a weekday. When I say night, I mean really night. So a young people hang out place. Came here at 10:30 and lucky that we got a seat. The atmosphere is so lively and loud. Not much sound proof. If you are trying to have a conversation here, I might be a bit difficult. So I came and I got the wheatgerm milk tea. It was pretty good. I like it. Not too sweet and at first when I saw the wheat on the top of my drink, I was like huh. But it turns out pretty good. I mean it doesn't bother me or that I have to put a lot of effort into chewing. I think this place must be famous for their chicken wings. Its like every table orders chicken wings. I mean what's with these wings. (I need to come back to try the wings) Overall, this place makes good bubble tea. read more

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Large environment that can accommodate large parties but gets packed really fast. Service is good. They check on you often. Pricing is decent. We went on a Friday and was able to get wings for 63 cents. Garlic Parmesan wings was good. It's a dry rub that's not too salty or bland. Korean hot wings were not that spicy. It does get a bit sticky due to the sugar that's in the sauce mix. Overall good flavor that's a mix of spicy and sweet. Braised pork belly was bland. Very strong flavor and odor of herbs that it was cooked in. Fried rice was good. Comes with Chinese sausage and shrimp. Udon was good. I'm not a big fan of bean sprout so it was a bit too much in my opinion but the flavor of the dish was good. Garlic parm fries tasted like the wings except with fries. Bubble tea: I got the lonely which is passion fruit and mango slush with vanilla ice cream. I got it with boba which was a mistake because the slush started hardening the boba. Avocado mango with pudding: had a rich creamy taste from the avocado and was sweet with the mango. One of the best smoothies I've had. I heard they run out often. read more

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Wow. This place was PACKED. We went at 7:15 pm just looking for bubble tea - and that was a strategic error. Haha. We walked in and the line up to get a table was about 20 people deep. Apparently, the thing to do here is order chicken wings on the cheap, dine-in, and drink your bubble tea. We instead asked if we could order the bubble tea to go, but drink at an open counter top that wasn't being used. The host (politely) said "no", which was unfortunate. The bubble tea itself was good. They ran out of avocado by the time we were there. We order two What's Up (coconut and Taro), one Malaya (mango and coconut), one Romantic Calgary (coconut, almond, Horlick), and one Puppy Love (mango and peach). So overall I'd say that the bubble tea was "good". Nothing special or exceptional - just really good. If this place was in Vancouver, I wouldn't go out of my way to search it out. No half-star reviews, so I'm only giving it a "3". Would have been better if there was dedicated indoor or summer outdoor space for people to drink their bubble tea and relax - given that the location was in the middle of a high traffic / non-picturesque part of town, the bubble tea itself was a tad more expensive that what I see at over places (only by $1 but still), and it was crowded. In Calgary - I've had better bubble tea and dessert. read more

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Friends and I were having a foodie day so we decided to refresh ourselves with bubble tea. We came around their opening time so it wasn't busy. Found parking quick but I heard it would fill up fast later on. Their bubble tea menu is extensive! It took me a good 5 minutes to go through their menu, then go back to narrow down my choices. I like trying floral foods and flavors so I ordered the Bombshell. My drink consisted of almond, rose, and peach. Very mild, decently floral. Most of the time, if there's more than one flavour then it gets overpowered by the other but mine was great! You can really taste the almond under the peach and rose flavors, so I was pleasantly surprised. The sago were also nicely prepared so there were no frozen or uncooked parts at all. Service was fast and friendly. Place was neat and tables not sticky. Would visit again next time I'm in town! read more

Bubblemania Cafe - From left to right, Twilight, Bombshell, and Lonely - Chinese Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

This is my fourth time here, I'm from out of town and every time I visit, I ALWAYS have a good experience. We come here for the wings and special fried rice. It's always cooked perfect, flavour is on point and service is FAST! When I say FAST, I mean it. Food comes out, what feels like 5 mins after you order! My go-to BBT order is the almond black sesame milk tea. I ask for cold 25% sugar. Really good. It can get pretty loud in the restaurant, so if you're looking for a nice sit-down-and-talk kind of atmosphere you should avoid this place. Other than that, the food was good, service was fast and might I add, prices are reasonably cheap! Update Oct 22/19 Haven't been here since January of this year. But I believe it my review reflects it's current quality and serv read more

Bubblemania Cafe - Chinese Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

Great place for bubble tea and wings. I especially like the garlic Parmesan flavoured wings. it seemed really busy and yet everybody was really nice to us.I'm generally not a big fan of places like this. it's the style of food that I'm not generally a big fan of dark there's plenty of sugar in bubble tea and the wings are kind of tasty but it's not the type of food I'm usually into. Food - like I said above, I especially like the garlic Parmesan flavoured wings.For the bubble tea - I really should've ordered the mango flavour of the bubble tea. I ended up ordering the almond and coffee, which are both separately very tasty however I feel like I should've separated them into either just coffee or just almond but not both together. Prices were a little more than what I'd expect for the type of food. It might be just my habitual visits to other cities that gives me that impression though. Service was excellent. The server changed our table immediately once she saw how many people were there. And was appropriately friendly with us. Much appreciated! :) However, my colleagues were really into it so I ended up having a little bit of every drink. Still love th mango flavour. Great snack for a really hot day - bubble tea really did the trick. read more

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They have really good selection of bubble tea and I've been coming here for over 10 years now. I've loved every drink I've ordered they know how to make perfect pearls which is key to a great bubble tea. This place is great for families and the best place for wings. The key is to order the seasoning salt wings and order the hot wing or honey garlic sauces on the side so you get crispy wings still. Otherwise you get soggy hot wings. read more

Bubblemania Cafe - Chinese Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

This place has good wings. We like the Taiwanese spice, lemon pepper and mild. We have ordered takeout twice and they take about 5-10 minutes. An order of wings is about $8.60 and has 10 wings. read more

Bubblemania Cafe - Rosemary - Chinese Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

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Bubblemania Cafe is the perfect place to go to with a group of friends or family. I typical we go here for their wings! Their wings are decent sized and have pretty good flavour selection. They have a huge selection of bubble tea (boba) flavours. To get cheap wings everyone at the table has to buy a drink! To be honest, I never like any of the drinks here. I feel they are a bit watered down with a lot of artificial taste. We ordered the aloe vera peach flavour and jasmine milk tea. Aloe vera peach was okay, a bit sugary with a lot of ice. The Jasmine Tea was watered down, we asked for no sugar and it taste like jasmine tea with no milk (but it looks like the put a splash of milk?) For the wings, we ordered Korean hot, garlic parm, and roasted garlic. The korean hot was delicious, a bit spicy, and sticky! Garlic Parm has a lot of garlic flavour with parm, if you like garlic and Parm get this! As for the roasted garlic.... it taste like wings with seasoning salt or MSG it was still good but does not have any flavour of garlic.... Overall, it was good and this place is consistently busy! Their service was fast and you will get ur drink and food fast! read more

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Review: dinner. Bubblemania has always been a staple in Calgary as one of the first cafes to offer BBT. It's always been our go to place for a BBT night out. It's been around for ages and there's been lots of changes. Unfortunately, the changes are not for the better. Bottomline: this cafe has gone downhill over the last little while. It's often sold out of certain items and their staple wings have worsened on both quality and taste. No longer the go to place for BBT. Atmosphere: depending on the time of day, this cafe would fill to capacity and get very loud. Conversations often turn to yelling contests. Decor is somewhat modern but feels like nothing comes together as a whole. Service is good and fast. Food: mango avacado bbt has always been my favorite. In fact, I got my co-workers hooked onto that stuff. But sadly, they were out of avacados. So I asked for the pink guava. Out. Nectarine. Out. At this point, if I was batting in baseball I'd strike out. Finally I settled on white peach, which the server had to check to make sure they had it in stock. And this has happened numerous times during previous visits over the last several months. The wings used to be awesome, but today they were just average. They were still fried well, but sizes were inconsistent, some bones were broken, and spices/sauces were spread very unevenly. We also ordered the house fried rice as well to "balance our diet." It had a pretty good flavor but was just a tad bit too greasy. Value: Average comparing to other BBT places. Bubblemania has disappointed me one too many times. I will not be heading back. read more

Bubblemania Cafe - House fried rice. - Chinese Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

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From an American and Californian standpoint, and strictly on the oolong MT with 25% sweetness, I love this place! The flavor was on point, the sweetness level was just right, and the grass jelly had just the right amount of firmness without it feeling awkward in my mouth. This place will probably get a lot of flak from those who have been more exposed to bubble tea places, particularly from Southern California, because it's not as sweet as they're used to, but I think this is a good thing. The health detriments as a result of ingesting too much sugar are real, and it was refreshing to indulge in a milk tea drink that truly felt like a quarter amount of sugar/simple syrup was put in there, rather than requesting 30% sugar at most milk tea places in the States and getting a drink that tastes like 50-80% sugar. For the amount of milk tea places there are in Calgary (which is not too many), this is a decent option for those who crave that bobalife while in the Great North. read more

Bubblemania Cafe - Oolong MT, 25% sweet, grass jelly - Chinese Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

What can I say, this is such an amazing place. From the service to the food and the price as well. My girlfriend has been there a few times and she brought me there. We didn't try everything but we did order a lot of chicken (forgot the price but amazing value) bunch of flavours and it was worth. My girlfriend loved the lemon pepper and I recommend the parmesan chicken. This is one of our favourite comfort spots. Completely recommend!! read more

If you're looking for a Asian cafe that offers good eats and tasty treats, then Bubblemania is the place for you! They have daily specials (including 40 cents wings Mon-Thurs, 60 cents on Fri!) and a very comprehensive drink menu that would quench any thirst you may have! Although the parking lots is a bit of a cluster to deal with (I'd recommend parking in the residential area just behind the strip mall and walk over) if go during non peak times it'll be worth it. read more

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Super busy at 9pm. Although the place is famous for its drinks (i.e. bubble tea, smoothie etc.), the surprise came from the seafood fried rice, which is usually the dish I least likely order. The chef was very generous and put lots of baby shrimps, eggs and squid. The rice was not sticky at all and fully absorbed the flavour from all the other ingredients. Very tasty! Chicken wings were freshly fried. Crispy skin, tender meat, standard seasoning, but nothing more special. Good choice for snack. read more

Bubblemania Cafe - Avocado milk tea & Taro milk tea - Chinese Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

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This place is known mostly for their cheap wings and depending on who you ask, their bubble tea. I must say that the place has gone down over the years. Before the wings were huge and you couldn't finish it all. Now they are tiny and no sauce on the ones that need to. The service here is okay, you have to call them over or they won't come. The place is filled with young adults and they tend to talk to their friends at the place. Though they are friendly and are helpful. The food is ordinary. I must say the wings are cheap like .40 cents for wings. THATS IF YOU BUY A $5 drink. It's terrible because even if you didn't want wings you'd have to buy a drink so the cheap wings apply. Overall the wings are very good but small. The fried rice is amazing and I can eat that alone. I hate to admit it but bubblemania is not the same. read more

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I don't know what's up with Bubblemania, in my humble opinion they're going down hill for me.... but I do recall loving the bubble tea and snacks they have so I thought I would give them another chance. I called them the other day to ask about the hours of operation and found out they now serve BREAKFAST!!! I asked what kind of breakfast they serve and the gentleman said "asian fusion with a twist of western food"....I was soooo excited, BREAKFAST AND BUBBLETEA OMG! They open at 8:00AM for breakfast so I told Spencer about it and we decided to hit up Bubblemania on a Sunday. We arrived about 12:30pm (Yeah I know..not breakfast time...brunch?!) There was plenty of parking, it wasn't busy at all. Perfect! So we got greeted and sat right off the bat. We were handed a 8 1/2 x 14 peice of paper which was the breakfast menu. I was so excited to see what they offered! ......... -_-'....My excited smile slowly turned into a wtf?! look. They offered eggs with bacon, SPAM, potatoes and rice. I recall reading something about miso BUT I didn't get what they meant by "asian fusion" because everything looked like you can order it at Denny's but with a different name. Maybe they thought since there an option to put rice as a side, they'd call it asian fusion. *sigh* DISAPPOINTMENT! Spence and I look at eachother, "Umm...nothing looks good"... I thought maybe we can ask for the regular menu because it was already after noon so when the lady was walking past, I asked her if we could have the lunch menu. "Umm..sorry no, we only offer breakfast for now until 2pm, and we resume with the regular menu at 5pm." We told her that we'd come back for the regular menu, but never returned. I took 2 stars off from my original review because I just don't get what they're trying to do... Things have been inconsistent, even the hours. I'm divorcing Bubblemania and sticking with Thai Tai!! read more

Sometimes you just need a quiet night out with friends, or a quieter place to hang out after a rowdy night out. And for both of these occasions, Bubblemania fits the bill. I've been up here a few times - it is located off of 16th Ave and Edmonton Trail and is quite convenient for me. It's always packed, and I like the lounge like decor and restaurant style seating. It still feels like a classy place to go without some of the accompanying rowdiness. I was there just last week, and man it felt good to refamiliarize myself with the menu. They have about ten million different kinds of bubble tea - creamy, fresh fruit and non-creamy, and just as many combinations. In addition to bubbles, you can get lychee and green apple jellies, which they give to you separately so you can decide how much you want in your drink. I got the "dream come true" which was mango, passion fruit and peach. It was so refreshing and fruit that I slurped it up pretty fast! The wings were hot and tasty, and super cheap. We ordered 40 wings to split between all of us, hot, super hot, spicy teriyaki and salt and pepper. My favourite was definitely the spicy teriyaki by far. The wings were nice and fresh and big, and covered in sauce. Do not come for wings on date night, and if you get them remember extra napkins! read more

Bubblemania Cafe - Chinese Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

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If you're a teenager and need a date night spot because you're not allowed into the bars yet and too poor to hit up a fancy restaurant with your new girlfriend yet, then you're probably at Bubblemania Cafe. Seriously, I felt like a chaperone in the sea of teens all hangin' out and drinking bubble tea-staff included. The selection of bubble teas and drinks is impressive, though if you're in need of a drink without dairy, the selection diminishes a great deal. Bubble tea is available with pearls or lychee jelly. Flip the menu over and you've got your choice of appies to order as well. Apparently the Korean wings are the new thing to try. The girl at the till told us we absolutely had to come back on wing night to try them (wing night is Monday-Wednesday). Maybe those Korean wings will up this to a 4 star... or maybe not visiting it on a Saturday night... or both! Either way, I'll be headed back to try those wings. read more

Bubblemania Cafe - Cutest little French fry basket ever! - Chinese Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

Meh. Coming from Atlanta, I have tried a good number of bubble tea places in my time. Bubblemania is completely different from any that I have tried at home, mostly because the servers that I eyed were not Asian and the ambiance is similar to that of a disco. As someone who enjoys mellow hubbub (is that an oxymoron?!), Bubblemania Cafe was not putting me in my zen zone. Bubble tea is expensive in Calgary, mostly because the cost of living is high here (relative to the pretty cheap one found in Southeast U.S.). Admittedly, I was tickled when my tea was brought to me in a glass with my tapioca pearls served on the side. What?! I have only had bubble tea in those plastic cups that get sealed and subsequently punctured by me with those super-wide boba-sipping straws. I had an almond black milk tea, which was pretty good. The bubbles (slash pearls slash boba) had a good texture, just firm enough with a nice bite. I tried chicken wings from an order shared across the table. I heard a bit about them in the car on the way but found them to just be okay. Not bad at all, but not memorable. They were pretty crispy but I could have done without them too. Just like back home, this place was patronized by young people, which is probably why the cafe has super loud music. They cater to their customers. To be heard, people have to scream over each other but nobody seemed to mind. Or maybe they were just hiding their displeasure much in the same manner that I was concealing my own. Who knows. As soon as my party slurped down our drinks and finished eating the chicken wings (and one person got the fried scallops and really liked them), we paid and headed out. Cool experience that I may not necessarily repeat. If you are in the mood for a happenin' place with lots of young people (yes... it is dawning on me that I am aging as I refer to teenagers and people in their early 20s as young'ins), loud music, and bubble tea, have I got a place for you!! Bubblemania Cafe. read more

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Wow! I honestly love the ATMOSPHERE of this cafe! We went on a Monday around 6:00 pm and is was already so busy!! Of course we didn't mind waiting as people quickly come and go in the restaurant. Customer service here is also amazing, even if it is busy, the waiters are still so nice and caring for your time being at the restaurant. This isn't just your average restaurant, there's so many food and drink options to try from!! My favourite drink here I got was Lonely and External Love! Both are mango flavour, but ones smoothie and ones a slushy respectively. But definitely External Love is my favourite for the hot the hot summer season, as it's a slush, it'll definitely cool you down within a few sips! The chicken wings here are the most crispy and flavourful! We definitely love the original crispy chicken wings, but for sure honey garlic, garlic parmesan, and hot chicken wings are my personal flavour! When you eat all three at the same time, it's an explosion of flavours I can't even explain! LOL. Plus, I went on a Monday, making it $0.43 a wing when we each got drinks!! Definitely also try out the Pacific Fried Rice!! There's no seafood smell at all, and the taste of the fried rice is just so addicting with the scallops and fish eggs giving it great texture! In all, I'm in love with the cafe! Even though it's always pack and loud, once the wait is over and you're in the restaurant, you can get enough of the chicken wings and drinks! TL;DR? BEST PLACE FOR BUBBLE TEA AND CHICKEN WINGS!! read more

Bubblemania Cafe - Lonely Signature Smootie - Chinese Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

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I have been coming here for a while with my family , and today is probably the worst experience I had here at bubble mania. The service was so bad, my waiter brought my boyfriends food out first and I had to wait 20 min cause my server forgot , not only that he didn't apologize. I didn't expect that at all . After that he never came back to acknowledge us . I was so upset. read more

Parking 4/5 parking lot is very small and always full you have a better can't rod finding parking on the street behind the building Food 5/5 great wing, bubble tea! Service 5/5 the hostess said it would take 20'mins because the place was packed but we were able to get a table in 10 mins. Our waitress was alexia and she was awesome. Super friendly and attentive ! Environment 4/5 the place is fairly big, it was super packed but we went the day before Canada day so expected it to be busy. It was a little dark inside could use a little bit more lighting. read more

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Bubblemania Cafe is a great place for teenagers and young adults to enjoy either bubble tea and/or savoury snacks. The atmosphere is filled with joy and excitement and a great place to hang out in groups or to go on a date. The parking lot is very limited based on a first come first serve basis since the cafe shares the lot with a nearby restaurant but there is always parking around the residential area and access to an open lot across the cafe so don't fret there is always parking. The cafe is also accessible by bus for those who doesn't drive and doesn't want to take a taxi. The service is phenomenon even when they are busy you will still get instant friendly service since the work place environment is very fast paced. The food is spectacular and is broken down into 7 different categories: Small Plates To Share, Wings, Noodle Soups, Large Plates To Share, Mains, Daily Special, and Desserts. Their drink menu consists of variety of drinks from Signature Smoothies and Signature Slushes to Milk Tea and Milkshakes to Pop and Aloe Vera. I would recommend Bubblemania to others and would visit more frequently. read more

Bubblemania Cafe - L-R: Twilight Slushy, Deep Fried Curry Fish Balls, Kara-age Chicken, Braised Pork Belly - Chinese Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

Today I visited. I tried smoothie and wings ! Smoothie named "lonely" it was perfect for me! So goooooood and I heard that their wings are the best ! It was right ! Yam! read more

Bubblemania Cafe - Lonely - Chinese Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

If you're looking for a modern feeling, bubble tea place with a good assortment of savory snacks, this is the place to go. The setting is great place for hanging out with a group of friends - good lighting, comfortable seating. The service is fantastic - super friendly and responsive. They also make some great recommendations. The Small Plates to Share are exactly that. The Thai Fish Cakes were flavorful and the Deep Fried Fish Balls are a classic. The highlights were definitely the: - Mushroom Gyoza - comes highly recommended. Cooked in a thin shell, the dumpling is a delicious alternative to the traditional Japanese appy. It offers a mouthful of umami flavor with the miso butter and mushroom combo - the Garlic Parmesan Wings - crunchy wings that are juicy on the inside and lightly garlic and cheesy on the inside. The perfect compliment to a sweet milk tea drink. - the Condensed Milk Thick Toast is like none other. The bread is thick but surprisingly light and airy. The crunch on the toast is delicate, almost like that of a perfectly toasted marshmallow. It gets busy here so make sure to leave a little extra time if you're going with a large party. read more

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Great bubble tea and the pineapple chicken fried rice is awesome. I also really like the spicy chicken wings all around its a great spot.

To say I am a fan of Bubbles (as us frequent goers call it) would be an understatement. This has been my friends and my choice for bubbletea since the beginning of our driving days (that was 7 years ago - yes I am old!) Unlike other bubbletea places, Bubbles is open late and offers a great variety of food and unique drinks until the wee hours of the morning. It's a great setting for a first date - although it can get quite loud on certain nights; girls night - nothing provokes gossip better than some wings and lychee jelly; a time filler between events - the quick service on non prime hours are superb; basically I would recommend this place for any casual get together. The prices, although a bit higher than other bubbletea places, is well worth the experience. Unlike most conventional bubbletea places, Bubbles offer a large selection of uniquely created drinks with equally unique names. It is the only place I can ever go and order a "Lonely" which is passion fruit and lychee flavored slush topped with vanilla ice cream. Yum! The atmosphere is welcoming and the decor, trendy; although the chairs are more esthetically pleasing than comfy. Might I also recommend, a booth? Rather than wing night, Bubbles offers Happy Hour specials - 25 cent wings before 9 PM. They offer the typical flavors - salt and pepper, honey garlic, hot, super hot but the drool worthy flavor and my all time fave: spicy honey. It's a combination of honey garlic and hot. Yet another original creation that keeps my friends and I coming back for more. A few more of my faves: BBT wise - Jade, the aforementioned Lonely, taro milk tea, black sesame taro slush Snack wise - wings, chicken karaage, spicy chicken udon After 7 long years of patronage, you can still find my friends and I there, almost every Thursday night. Yes, we will be among the mass of other Asians; talking loudly. Feel free to wave! read more

Always busy on weekends, Bubblemania is usually the de facto spot to head for bubble tea and chat with friends. AMBIENCE/SERVICE: A decently large establishment that can get quite stuffy and loud on busy nights. Lighting is rather dark. It's also a nightmare to park especially when it's busy. Staff is friendly and servers were quite attentive. 1.5/2.5 FOOD: When I am hungry, I will usually order the Pacific or House Special Fried Rice, which are both quite good and a good portion for one person or even to share. The bubble tea is generally hit and miss, most drinks are a bit overpriced for how mediocre they are but the pearls tend to be pretty fresh. I was excited to try their HK style milk tea and coffee, hoping it would bring back memories of Vancouver, but alas, it was only an expensive knockoff. 1.5/2.5 read more

Food: 2.5/5 Drinks: 2.5/5 Service: 3/5 Overall experience: 2/5 (1- Terrible; 3- decent; 5- Fantastic) Bubblemania (Bubbles) has been through about 3.. maybe 4 renos over the past 8 years. Its recent renos includes expanding into the space next to it which provides twice as many seats as before, and is more open/spacious. Its layout and decor has changed drastically; you can barely recognize it from the old Bubbles. The decor is very simple yet sleek with white tables and black pleather seats, but has a deary brownish/grey paint job. They also have an unfinished ceiling where you can see the vents which leaves the place looking unpolished. However, they have coolest looking chandeliers above their booths which is shaped as a giant light bulb with a glowing ball of fibrous filament. For a Tuesday night it was packed! There were a ton of servers working, a lot of familiar faces and a lot of new and young trainees. The servers are all dressed in the same T-shirts with a sentence plastered on the back to say that they worked there. The atmosphere is casual and the servers are laid back so don't expect too much. I usually have to wait 5-10min before our server greets us and takes our order. Then they leave you alone until you wave them over. On the plus side, the drinks and food came out fast. Bubbles simplified their menu to two pages with drinks (which has been downsized) on one side, and a greater variety of food on the other. Their drinks includes: Signature Smoothies and Slushies ($5); Fresh Fruit Juice ($5.30); Teas ($6); Avocado drinks ($5.50); Green or Black Tea ($4.5); Milk Teas ($4.30-$4.70); Aloe Vera/Italian Soda ($4.30); and Milkshakes ($5.30). Their prices have increased but the size remains the same as before (a large glass). My bf ordered a "Strawberry Fresh Fruit Juice" that is blended with ice, sugar (ordered without), and fruit syrup. Even without the sugar, the drink was overly sweet and didn't taste fresh. I used to love this drink but now I will avoid it. I ordered a "Black Sesame Chocolate Milkshake", but was disappointed in the way it tasted. The consistency was icy/slushy, and I couldn't taste the sesame despite seeing pieces of it. It was like drinking a chocolate syrup slush. Not worth the money! Their food menu consists of a variety of new and old appetizers ($5-8); fried rice, and udon ($9.20); Wings ($7.50 for 10); and Dessert (cheesecake, thick toast, fruit plate, fondue) from $4-$20. Their wing "special" only occurs every Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday at 40 cents a wing. We tried their new Korean flavour which was very sweet and had a ton of garlic pieces. It wasn't spicy even though they gave it a rating of 2 chilis. They downsized the wings, and we ended up with random sizes from "tiny" to "small". The only good thing was that the wings came out hot, fresh and quick. Overall, the drinks aren't all that good and is a hit and miss. However, I recommend their traditional Avocado drink for something refreshingly creamy. The food is pedestrian and overpriced. Bubbles has transformed into a more refined "cafe", but don't expect to come for great drinks and food. It's just a nice place to hang out with friends at. read more

This is officially now one of my favorite places to hang out, first of all its always full of peeps so there is a great energy in the air, plus its full or Asians.. Love that!! The staff here are polite, efficient and are all hot and the wings are cheap and delicious plus there are like hundreds of exotic drinks to order. You can have an special funky colorful drink heaped full of fresh tapioca pearls and dozens of orders of wings and it doesnt break your bank account, it doesnt even put a dent in your wallet. Next time you go, look out for me, I am sure I will be there.. I am usually the loudest person in this place because I am so pleased to be there! read more

Solid bubble tea café. You can't go wrong here. This is my favorite joint for bubble tea in Calgary. The food here is good too. So you can wash down a greasy, tasty late night food with some bubbletea. We had an amazing server who went above and beyond the typical service. Thanks man! read more

Arrived at 11pm with a craving. Had the house special fried rice and 10 lemon pepper wings that were on special for dine in. Also ordered the individual pots of tea. Had the buddha blend and chrysanthemum. The buddha blend was one of the best teas I've had in my entire life. Be careful to blow out the candle warming your tea up or it'll turn the tea bitter from oversteeping, or maybe that couldn't have been prevented either way. Food was excellent. Service was perfect. Prices most reasonable. It was really really loud though. Sound bounces off the walls and the music was turned up high. May have been because it was the late night crowd. Probably they during the day or order take away. read more

I've been going to bubbles for a really long time now. My spot of choice if I am not craving ovaltine bubble tea (which they don't carry) and want some wings. Walking in the restaurant you can see it is very simple. Bubblemania has a baby blue, brown, white and black interior which I find is a very neat and simple theme for them. The tables and chairs are set up in a grid like manner, a total "restaurant city" style. I ordered the Avocado smoothie with Pearls on the side, my favorite drink there besides the Lonely By Myself, Jade and a few other ones I don't quite remember the names of. My friends and I had also ordered a bunch of wings but I really only ever eat one kind - the salt and pepper flavor ones, I don't eat saucy wings so I can't comment, too messy for my pretty fingers lol. We also ordered the Chinese Sausage Fried Rice and with a little hot sauce it made it extra delicious! read more

We live near here and since the kids love bubble tea we sometimes eat here. It's had is ups and downs, but today we stopped in for a few plates of wings and bubble tea all around. The service was courteous and prompt. The drinks were excellent. The wings were also very good. We were particularly fond of the garlic parm and salt and pepper flavors. They came hot and crispy. Still juicy on the inside. Excellent. Didn't care for the spicy honey. Tasted good, but to messy and sticky. The sauce took the crunch away and also cooled of the wings. read more

The environment of the restaurant is very casual. The music is good but loud at times. The bubble tea is mediocre but mandatory if you want to get wings. Many people order the wings when they come, we decided to order the pork belly and grilled cheese. Both dishes were exceptionally well. read more

Bubblemania Cafe - a man sitting at a table with a plate of food - Chinese Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

This place is clearly one of my teenager's favourite cafes for bubble tea and late night snacks, especially if you don't want to participate in any parking wars downtown. Even if the lot is full Friday nights, parking is still available on the street (there are no zoning restrictions). The menu for bubble teas and smoothies is extensive (remember to check the blackboard for seasonal specials), and it is required that each person in your party order at least one drink before ordering any food. My favourite drinks are the hot ginger milk tea with pearls(love the kick of ginger!) and the almond milk tea. These place also has the cheapest chicken wings in town. A plate of ten wings go for $7.50, however there are $0.40 wings from Monday to Thursday, and $0.60 wings on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. You can order the basic crispy wings to Honey Garlic, Salt & Pepper, Spicy Honey, Lemon Pepper, Taiwanese Spice, Garlic Parmesan, Teriyaki, and Korean Hot. Because of the rising prices of meat, they will now charge you extra for each uneaten chicken wing (even if you have to pack it with you). My son's favourite entree is the noodle soup (with your choice of vermicelli, glass noodle, ramen or udon). It's a very hearty, delicious bowl of braised beef brisket or char siu noodle soup with marinated egg and cabbage. read more

My first time at Bubblemania was a revelation. I had never had bubble tea before, so when my fiance suggested we go with friends, I had no idea what I was getting into. As most know, and as I quickly discovered, bubble tea is awesome! I'm partial to anything with mango in it. Most places that I've been to since offer compatible drinks. In my experience, actually, most bubble tea tastes the same no matter where you go, with some exceptions. But where Bubblemania really excels is the atmosphere. It feels bubblie (probably not a word) and makes for some good bubble tea drinking. The service is good, but you may run into some issues with the language barrier, as often employees are Asian and still learning english. As for food, we've had a few items on the menu and they were all pretty good. However, the wings are nothing short of extraordinary. We've gone several times for the wings and they are really really good. Big, juicy, tasty, awesomeness. read more