Good to know: In a strip mall
Takes cash, card, and Apple Pay (tap to pay)
Kind of underwhelming
This is the first time I've been disappointed in boba.
I've had great boba tea, and I've had pretty good boba tea, but this is the first time I've had "not really good" boba tea.
Maybe my expectations were too high? Maybe it's because they haven't been open very long? Maybe it was someone's first day? Im trying to be as fair as possible here, but with my first drink, I knew it wasn't true love and there probably wouldn't be a second date.
There are a couple of places near by to get milk tea with boba, but not another dedicated milk tea joint. The other options are a European cafe and a Vietnamese restaurant, so I was excited to see a new milk tea place open calling itself a "Taiwanese Tea House". The menu board raised my hopes even further as I noted lots of authentic toppings including my favorites (besides boba) like grass jelly.
The service wasn't bad, it just didn't stand out. We weren't greeted when we walked in, but who am I? The queen? Minimal conversation at the counter, but I'm not mad about it. I love to make a new friend, but I don't demand that someone kiss my rear just because I walked into their work. Service gets 3 stars.
Honestly, now that I'm trying to pick apart the details, I think the 3 star service actually raised the overall score of this place. I ordered a Thai iced tea with Boba and it was made with some kind of powder that didn't fully dissolve in the liquid. So I had grainy bits of something in my drink. The boba was chewy, but absolutely flavorless. There was no sweetness to it at all it was just a chewy blob. Very strange. I've never tasted boba like that before. Product gets 2.5 stars.
I'm confused because I've been to another Ding Tea location in Vancouver and had a pretty good Boba milk tea and I think this place is a franchise and therefore they would taste the same. That is what leads me to believe that maybe it was an off day.
With two other options in town, I'd be surprised if I came back. read more