Pros: good mochi donuts & banh mi, great variety of drinks!…read more Cons: service has been very very hit or miss. Have been here a handful of times and usually treat it as a banh mi + sweet treat moment, but gosh the last interaction/experience made me not want to return. I placed an online order because I had a flight to catch later and wanted to be able to pick up a quick banh mi on the way. I arrived the scheduled time and they hadn't seen the order or even started working on it. It seemed like there may have been a tech issue or error, so eh I was fine with waiting. They did throw in a mochi donut for my wait/issue which was nice. However....it just snowballed from there. They handed me my drinks and sandwiches and I was just out the door when I looked in the bag and realized they had forgotten the vegetarian banh mi I had ordered myself -- this would have been very unfortunate since I'm vegetarian and the other two in the bag were pork. I had to wait even longer, a second time, for this order to be completed and really felt like it'd been a waste of time to try and schedule the order. Because of all of the delays, I had a very limited amount of time to eat and it honestly soured my experience overall. The teas are fine but not my favorite in the area and sadly after my last visit, I'm going to search for a new banh mi spot for bites.

I came in just to try the mochi donuts! They only serve them on weekends, so I was lucky to be in…read morethe area on a Saturday afternoon. The restaurant was empty, but an employee came to the register as soon as I entered. I selected two of the Chinese New Year flavors, black sesame and mandarin orange. I loved the tart citrus flavor of the orange, but the sesame was just okay. The donuts were a little on the greasy side in my opinion, I've had better. The restaurant itself is clean and organized with a fun sitting area and even some games.

The roasted brown sugar fresh milk tea was absolutely divine. Sweet, but the fresh milk balanced it…read moreout perfectly. The sugar bits at the bottom were like a little creme brulee surprise. Also the lush greenery throughout the store made the whole experience even more enjoyable. Will definitely be back!

The front? Gorgeous. The vibes? Stunning. The boba? Immaculate…read more I loved the plants. It made for a neat space. The boba pearls are made fresh and the options for toppings are really extensive. I highly recommend this place.

Food: Ube Soft Serve (Small) with Graham Cracker Dust (5/5):…read moreExcellent. Thick and creamy with incredible texture. The ube flavor really came through without being too artificial or overly sweet. Perfect on a warm day. Service: Not Rated Order by tablet and it came out fast. Ambiance: Not Rated Connected to Minari Market that just opened. Small tables, couches, and large tables throughout the space. Nice spot to hang out and enjoy your dessert.

Softea is a modern and trendy Capybara themed boba establishment. They have a huge space in…read moredowntown Vancouver with tons of seating in front and an entire gaming area in the back with even more seating. Walking in on a Saturday afternoon, the place was quite crowded with a line at the cash register, but for some reason no line at the order kiosk. When I visited, there was a interesting Korean build-your-own instant ramen shop in their soft opening phase in the shop connected to (and only enterable from) Softea. Assam Black Milk Tea, Regular Size, 50% Sweet, Less Ice, Non-Dairy Creamer w/ Boba ($7.20) - The milk tea has a good body and is shaken until foam develops on the surface. The Assam tea base tastes fruity, almost a bit like plum, mixed with plenty of malt essence. It's not too sweet at half and is generally good to drink. The boba is a little firm for my tastes, but is mostly acceptable. The pearls are smaller than normal boba, not mini sized, but probably could expand a bit more with more boil and soak time. They do have good, consistently smooth exteriors. Note: Less ice is still a lot of ice Milk Tea Rating: 4.5/5 Boba Rating: 4/5 Softea serves some decent boba. I wish they put in a little less ice, but there are certainly worse options in Vancouver. Bathrooms - Single unisex room.

The service was so great and welcoming very great vibe inside the shop with fun decor…read more I got the matcha milk tea with brown sugar boba and I got it 50% sweet and it was still super sweet so I would recommend getting the sweetener option a little bit less than 100%. The drink was so delicious and I could tell it was made carefully, I will definitely be returning! 10/10 would recommend

Another amazing bubble tea spot has landed in Vancouver. I've had this during my travels to Toronto…read moreand Boston. We ordered our go to drinks, despite me wanting to try something new. Jasmine Green milk tea flavor was super strong and boba was cooked to perfection. The passionfruit green tea was also refreshing! Definitely coming back! Interior was super classy and parking lot outside!

Could be because I come from a city with what seems like a million boba choices, but this was…read morereally just average to me. Nice servers, but the drinks were really plain. The Thai tea tasted more like sweet milk and I couldn't taste the tea. The honeydew tea was almost undrinkably (probably not a word) sweet and we could only get through about a quarter of our drinks before we had to let them loose. We actually went because of the high ratings on boba tree and didn't know that it was actually replaced by Tea Palace.

Cute and modern tea shop. Service is always top-notch! 2 staff working, and it was moderately…read morebusy. I was impressed by how efficient and fast I got my drink being that only one person was spinning out the drinks. It took just under five minutes to get my drink. Amazing! Ordered - Strawberry Matcha, 50% sweet. If you like sweet, go for 75% or full. I would go with 75% next time as well. Beautiful looking drink by the way. There are so many tea shops around. The Alley is one worth going to everytime!

We spontaneously decided we needed some drinks after shopping at 99 Ranch. So glad we stopped here…read morebecause they make probably some of the best boba drinks in the area. Great flavors, it tastes really fresh and not premixed or powdery, and the boba was delicious. Staff were very friendly. The wait time was minimal. Interior is bright and clean. And convenient parking since it's in the huge strip mall. Highly recommend!

I have been to Tasty Pot in different states before, as they are part of a chain. It was my very…read morefirst time dining here. Everyone in our party had a hot pot. We tried a curry flavor hot soup with glass noodle, cheesy milk hot soup with glass noodle and Thai flavor hot soup with glass noodle. They were all excellent. Just be careful when eating because the contents get extremely hot. I was surprised how tasty the cheesy milk stock was. I think I will try the tomato version next time.

This place is really fun to come to with great food. The service is fast and I enjoy everything…read moreI've had here. My favorite are the chicken wings and of course the soup dumplings can't go wrong with the noodles and I love the sautéed broccoli. It is so tasty. I've had several things here and I have never been disappointed. You definitely should swing in and check it out.

They don't know how to make drinks exactly as expected to be made evn though that is the option…read morethey have on the menu and when customers ask more add ons they think that means less ,when customers say less ice it means extra ice ,when the customers say less sweet they add more sweetener, when they say they want green tea they add black tea and they think it's absolutely okay to roll their eyes every time they have a customer, ,sigh every time a customer comes by ,ignore customers,when customers ask questions they act like it's the end of the world for them and just downright middle school energy.

Gluten and dairy free:…read more Hello! We were at the mall lolligaging when we decided we want some Boba tea. We stopped at this convenience a little spot. They have some dairy free options. My daughter chose blended mango (no dairy) and I chose blended taro. I believe with a non-blended you can choose a nondairy alternative. We got it with the boba. We love it. It was so refreshing. The only thing I wish you could do is choose what level of sweetness you wanted. We will go back. The service was nice. if you're at Vancouver mall go get a refreshing Boba tea.