I visited this ChaTime location for the second time to get my drink and the 20 year anniversary…read morecollectible. This is a booth only by the Metrotowers and skytrain, so no real ambiance. I ordered the Pink Matcha and the Sakura Blossom Lychee juice drinks. The service was fairly fast, and the drinks look really good. You can taste the matcha in the drink and the lychee flavour is strong with some lychee chunks. I will definitely come back.

This bubble shop is upstairs towards the E side of the mall, above the exits that go to the bus…read moreloop. Parking is available in the nice large mall lot. The bubble for this chain is decent quality, but nothing crazy special. Pricing is reasonable compared to the competition. The lineups can get a bit long here as it is inside a busy shopping mall. They use a number system which is nice. The sakura lychee juice was pretty tasty, but the quantity of fruit bits was honestly a bit lacking. The lychee bits almost looked like an afterthought. I guess the good news is that the chunks were small enough to not get stuck in the straw.

I wanted something cold and decided to stop here for some bubble tea. We managed to get street…read moreparking right outside. The place is quite spacious as they didn't fill it up with tables and chairs. There were only a few tables for people who want to sit down for the drinks. You can order at the counter or at the touchscreen. We ordered on the app. I had the lychee iced tea with tea jelly. At 0% sugar, it was still very sweet. Good thing I had it to go, so I added water to it when I got home. My sister had the brown sugar milk tea with pearls at 30% sugar. She liked it. The location is quite convenient as the bus stop is right outside.

Small-ish place. It's pretty much order and go. I like that…read moreI can control the sugar and ice. Staff can be happy or grumpy, so it's a hit or miss. Street parking available.

I took our daughter to Coco Fresh Tea & Juice in Richmond so we could try their new Popping Series…read moredrinks. She had the Popping Blue Moon while I had the Popping Mars. We're huge fans of boba poppers. It's just such a cool sensation when those tiny little spheres burst open and release all that juicy sweetness in your mouth. While both drinks were delicious, we agreed that the Popping Blue Moon was our favourite. As far as I know, these drinks are only available at a few select stores in Richmond and Surrey. I hope they'll start offering it at other locations too though. Already a Coco Fresh Tea & Juice fan but these drinks are my favourite out of all the drinks I've ever tried from any of the Coco Fresh Tea & Juice stores! Service: Good Parking: Plentiful and free Location: #2116 - 3779 Sexsmith Rd., Richmond

Coco is currently featuring their Dragonfruit series drinks (Dragon Fruit Smoothie with Yogurt &…read morePass Dragon Fruit with Honey Jelly). The colour of the drink definitely caught my attention. I absolutely love the magenta pink colour and the tropical aroma of the drink. The drink was made with real Pitaya (Red Dragon Fruit), passion fruit seeds, and honey jelly. The drink was very refreshing and even though the lowest sugar level was 70% it wasn't overly sweet! Coco is offering 20% off on these drinks till the end of February so make sure you check out the deal before it ends! 8/10

My go-to spot for bubble tea this summer! Their service is always fast and they have a wide…read moreselection of milk tea, green tea and others. I always order their taro milk tea with pudding and half sugar + ice. It is such a refreshing drink! My other go-to drink is their thai iced tea with aloe vera instead of pearls. I get regular sugar and ice for this, it is so good! Their space is cozy and can allow group size of 6 on one table.

Cute cafe with delicious boba. I opted for the Oolong Macchiato with Boba. Yummm…read more The service was quick and efficient.

I always have a great experience at CoCo. The ambiance is really nice, the place is clean and…read morewelcoming, and the food always looks fresh and appealing. The service is consistently good--staff are friendly, efficient, and make the whole experience even better. Most importantly, the bubble tea never fails to impress me. The quality is always consistent, and you can really tell they know what they're doing. My go-to order is the taro milk tea with pearls, and it's amazing every time. All the locations I've been to are amazing and maintain the same high standard. The only thing I'd love to see is a location in North Delta--it would make it even more convenient! If you're looking for reliable, high-quality bubble tea with a great atmosphere, this is definitely a place I'd recommend. Thanks

Your average bubble tea shop. There was a promo for a 3.99 floral latte (osmathus/Jasmine/rose…read moreteas) with purchase of a large drink, so we decided to try something new. It could be served hot or cold. The osmanthus flavour did come through but the drink tasted watery overall, not sure if it was because we chose cold and there was ice. The whipped cream on top was a nice surprise! Service was quick despite a busy store and lots of takeout orders. They were also able to answer questions we had about the promo and drinks. Large accessible parking lot made the store easy to pick up drinks. If you dine-in, there is plenty of seating in the store.

Hidden away in Aberdeen Square by the window facing the sky train station, this boba chain can be…read morefound in a number of Chinese neighborhoods around Vancouver B.C. This location is the one I tend to come across the most cause I usually am visiting the mall. The shop sticks out with it's red design. It's just a pretty small boba vendor shop that's kind of hidden away. The menu is basically a screen running a video so that it animates and loops. There's quite of a selection of drinks on it though. Most of them are on the sweeter side with their cookies and cream shake. They've got a lot of crazy drinks going on, but I'm a simple man that likes his simple drinks and lately, I've been very much into the #8 fresh jade lemon green tea. Because the drinks are pretty sweet I usually adjust it to like 75% sweetness. I also adjust the ice level to get more for my buck and ask for less ice. Hard to judge boba shops in my opinion. Especially since any adjustments I make to my drink is on me and not on the shop. Service was quite fine. Only one person was on the job when I was there, but I've seen two people there before. One to make drinks and the other manning the cashier. Overall, I thought my drink turned out fine. Just have to adjust by trial and error to get the right sweetness down for yourself. If you come across one of these shops, check it out.

3.5 Of the two Shiny Tea's in Richmond I find this one tends…read moreto have milder tea flavours. However, I like that there are different kinds of teas, such as pu'er, that are not always offered at other places. Like most bbt lovers, I have a go-to drink at different bbt places. And while there are a few other choices at Aberdeen Centre & Square, I find myself wandering over to this tucked away shop because the service is always great. Staff are friendly and efficient. They will also offer substitutions without extra or over charging.

Get the chai and make sure to add the spice to it, really elevates the drink up a notch! Amazing…read morebeverage not to be missed

As a tea lover, I knew I had to stop here on my visit to Granville Island. After looking at the…read moremany menu choices, I chose the masala chai. I was a bit skeptical when told there is no milk in this chai but butter instead. Also, I was asked if I wanted additional ginger or cayenne which I declined. Wow! The chai was so smooth and creamy. It doesn't compare to any other chais I've had even homemade ones.

Not too much to say. We were in Guildford Centre, feeling thirsty. Wasn't crazy about the prices…read morehere but it was convenient for us so I decided to just stop here and quench a thirst sooner before hitting the road again. Got myself a Brown Sugar Latte and a Passionfruit Slush for my daughter. Her drink had the option of adjusting the sweetness level but it seemed that my drink only had one level of sweetness. No option to adjust. Or if there was, they didn't offer it to me, whereas they did offer it to her. She never does adjust the sweetness in any of her bubble tea drinks though. She always goes with 100% sweetness. I'd have appreciated being able to adjust the sweetness level in mine. I had no issues with the sweetness of my drink in terms of taste, but I am somewhat health conscious. This place is a chain. Pretty sure I've seen it at Brentwood and Metrotown as well. Drinks are decent but I think I prefer other bubble tea places over this one. Really only bought from this place for the convenience.

We tried the brulee bubble tea in hojicha flavor. It tasted very good and reminded me of a brown…read moresugar bubble tea. The pearls were chewy and sweet. It could use more hojicha powder but overall it was a great drink.