TEA SHOP 168

My wife and I ordered a lemon bomb, chicken curry with rice, udon with minced pork, and hot taro drink - total came to around $40.00. Chicken curry tasted funny... had a really strong sesame oil taste... the chicken tasted off but luckily I didn't get sick the next day. My wife was really disappointed with the minced pork udon.. it looked unappetizing and took around 15 minutes to cook.. it had a really strong sesame oil taste, the only positive thing about the food is the portion size. Luckily, the drinks were OK and I was thankful that helped washdown the strong sesame taste from the food. Overall, I would just come back for the drinks as they have BOGO options and avoid the food.

This franchise location is run by a sweet couple who are very welcoming. I've tried numerous drinks and food items and they are always top notch. I love coming here with the great seating area and nice atmosphere to hang with friends or just to sit by yourself and have a meal and boba.

Its a good place to study since their wifi works and have pretty good seating. Their food is not bad but I didnt feel too good after...not sure why. Me and my friend both felt like there was just something off with our stomachs after eating. Place got pretty packed on Sunday night around 8pm with many students studying. I recommend the fried chicken wings.

Very nice space. Plenty of power outlets to connect laptop/phone charger. Variety of food options along with bubble tea. Not a simple bubble tea shop. Get dessert, lunch, dinner, you name it. Definitely recommend the beef noodle soup. Very flavourful and filling. Service is reasonable.

The best bubble tea place! So delicious I cant get enough 😊 My favorite is the Honeydew bubble milk tea and my husband is the Taro bubble milk tea with extra tapioca. There's a big selection with great prices! The man that works there is very kind and always remembers our orders. Also I liked the Toronto paint on the wall! I recommend this place with no doubt 👌cheers 🍻

Ordered Udon Soup with Chicken Cutlet and a Peach Green Tea with Tapioca. It’s my go-to when I want something warm and filling. Soup was a bit bland today though compared to the last time I ordered. Good sized portions.

Was met with the most friendly service at this location! Ordered Honey Milk Tea with Pearl, and my wife got a Lychee Slush with Pearl. Both drinks were pleasant and prepared quickly. Great location.

By far one of the best bubble tea places for taste and for their tapioca, which is always soft and chewy and never taste hard and stale like other places. The price is reasonable too. The food is also good. I love their popcorn chicken. The owner is super friendly too. I love the beautiful painting/mural they have of Toronto. So cool.

Ordered mango slush. Cost $7.xx. Drinks has mango dices with mango slush. Wished they put less ice since it was winter (in Canada, Toronto). The drink is pretty yummy consider mango is not in season. First impression was place pretty clean, though groomy at the same time. I will come back, just because this is the only one on that side of the street (yes I am too lazy to cross to centerpoint mall)

Great service! Came here for a quick snack before watching a movie. Ordered Takoyaki and did not disappoint. The price is $5.99 for 8 pieces which is a steal! I've tried better takoyakis but it was filling and decent. I got the wasabi topping and it was a bit much but it's still tasty. Lots of comfy seating area, good to study or hangout with friends.

Take out review only. I like this location because it has really good takeout deals and is open late. Sure for the price (especially with the normal price of bubble tea these days) you wont be getting a super fancy drink - the milk tea will be a bit watery and the consistency of the pearls inconsistent - but for the price its good. I also like the snacks (sausage and the rice/meat dishes).

Pretty meh experience. This was the most convenient bubble tea spot to our hotel. Unfortunately, convenience was the only bright point. The staff was not the most friendly and seemingly not eager to get our business. I think the person making the drinks was overwhelmed and we were told it would be 8 minutes for drinks to be made (not a problem), but almost with an attitude like you should go somewhere else. Drinks were just okay and tapioca balls were on the chewier side. My mango slush tasted somewhat watered down and skimpy on real mango. Pricing-wise, a bit higher than average (maybe $0.50 or so), with a small bubble tea being around $5.50.

My friends and I like to come here to grab some food and drinks and to play games. They have a few games on the side. It's a very spacious restaurant and there's a lot of variety in their menu. Food and drink prices are good. The food can be a bit salty, but overall, the taste is good. There needs to be more servers though, since I find the same person serving the floor is also working take-out, which gets very busy. Overall, a good place to come and chill with friends if you're looking for a more casual place.

REVIEW OF BUBBLE TEA ONLY: A little pricey for bubble tea in my opinion ($5.65 for a small Almond Milk Tea with tapioca pearls) otherwise I'd give this place a four stars. My drink was delicious but the pearls were soft (not a deal breaker for me). Large, clean, bright spacious dining area. Staff are pleasant and service fast: no line up on boxing day. Open till the wee hours of the morning.

Came here on a weekday around midnight and it wasn't too busy. Pros: - WiFi - Seating - Good tasting items Cons: - Pricey for what's offered

If you're looking for bubble tea in the area and one that's opened late night, come here. Quality is not the greatest neither is the service. When they get busy and overwhelmed it may take quite sometime for the drinks to come out because they tend to the take out orders first. It's more of a place to grab a quick fix for bubble tea not come here for the quality. ****THEY ONLY TAKE DEBIT OR CASH!!********

Understanding that this is a chain and the service really varies by location, in short this was one of the worst customer experiences I have ever had. So here's how the story goes... I came in looking to grab some dessert. Browsing through the menu there was a picture of a waffle with strawberries, brownies, vanilla ice cream w/ chocolate syrup drizzled on top. Looking very enticing, none of the descriptions seemed to match the picture so I asked the cashier which item on the menu was the picture representing. She took a guess and ended up saying she wasn't too sure. So I said ok... I'll get the one in the picture. Note at this point there's no debate around whether or not I'd be getting what I ordered. After a bit, she comes back with the dessert without the strawberries. So I go back and say that the dessert is missing the strawberries. You know what she says next???... "Oh that picture is just for REFERENCE"... WTF. We go back and forth a couple times, where I say "well I specifically ordered what was in the picture" and she says "well the picture is for reference". I seriously question what is going through her mind when she gives such a nonsensical answer. For anybody who goes to this store, feel free to use my story and say "I thought the price was just for reference".

Consistency is what defines the quality of the drinks here, they are always refreshing when the right flavours are picked. On our last visit here, my girlfriend and I both had Italian sodas, she had the passion fruit soda while I had the strawberry banana. The drinks were on point. Over the years this chain and particularly this location has had several deals that got customers to revisit but were discontinued unexpectedly. One specific deal was a post secondary student discount of 10-15% that was offered for a while. This discount eventually became a take out discount and then was shortly discontinued. The reason I bring this up is because we had a stamp card in which we had to collect 8 drinks in order to get a free drink. We had filled out the card over the times that we've visited only to find out that they've changed it to take out orders. Suffice to say, this was another promotion we were disappointed in.

My friends and I came here to hang out after lunch and ordered bubble tea. I have never been here before and my friends ordered their drinks (regular menu items) and I asked if they had any specials and they said there's a takeout special and since I wasn't planning to finish my drink there anyway, I thought a takeout cup would be preferable over a glass cup, so I ordered that. We paid, and because my drink was cheaper, I unknowingly tipped them extra (paid $5 for what I believe is a $2.50 special because I didn't realize they already charged tip in my order without asking me and I tipped again on top of that). When our drinks were ready, we went up to grab it and sat back down. Not even 30 seconds later, some lady came from the back and told us, "You have to leave". We asked why and she pointed at me saying that I ordered a takeout special so we have to leave. I told her I thought a takeout special just meant I'd get it in the to-go cup instead of a glass cup and didn't realize, and mentioned to her that I paid $5 anyway after tips and asked if it was okay to stay because my friends all ordered regular drinks. She ignored what we said, and just continued to say repeatedly in a rude manner, "You have to leave.... NOW". We were surprised at the rudeness this person showed us because the rest of our group besides me had regular drinks, I basically paid the price of a regular drink, and the store is rather large and was virtually empty at the time besides 1 or 2 other people. It seemed like she was being rude just for the sake of being rude. Definitely losing all my business as well as my friends' business going forward. I don't understand why she did what she did, but as a result, she's earned this bubble tea store a 1-star review. I would suggest that anybody reading this visit Chatime or Coco or something else instead. Plenty of options not too far in this area for bubble tea, with much nicer employees and better business practices (again, they charge you a large tip here without telling you).

I really like it here! Only one thing missing is that I kind I assumed the would serve Chinese desserts for some reason. No sure why bc typically bubble tea places don't do that. But they totally made up for it for allowing us to play SETTLERS on a Saturday night. It was quiet and empty. Only a handful of tables including some kids playing cards. Bubble tea was good but really sweet. The staff was nice and didn't bug us too much, actually at all ! Looking for a place to gather? This is great! Also free wifi.

The location is great, that little corner on Steeles really needed something new to counter balance the boringness of the whole plaza or should I say the whole area? The teas here are great, smooth and milky for me please. I also love that they offer more food items than other similar establishments. Having a waffle with fresh fruits at 1 am after 4 hours of movies, washing it down with warm green milk tea and perfectly cooked tapioca, am I in heaven? The decor is funky white and limy green and the music is always top40, which keeps everyone chatty and energized, wifi is a definite plus. And although it certainly was not a real French waffle (I would not want you to expect it to be so), the fact that it wasn't breakfast time and that I was not in France made my taste buds oblivious to the reality, hence 5 stars.

First time I went to this location had a pretty good time. Second time was terrible first of all the service is so slow I waited 20 minutes before I was greeted. So I ordered the 'Sundae' which was very pathetic it was basically a scoop of freezer burnt ice cream with a bit of caramel and a dusting of peanuts the presentation was nice as you can see in the picture but the ice cream was terrible. My girlfriend got the crepe she got a crepe with dark chocolate chips but the chips were not dark chocolate. Further frustrating the experience I received my sundae a full 10 minutes before my girlfriend received her crepe when I got the sundae I took a few bites and returned it the staff was nice which is why I'm giving this location 2 stars instead of one. All of this being said I will likely not return to this restaurant.

Visited late on a Saturday night with 2 friends for a late bite and some bubble tea. They were featuring mango as the bubble tea flavour of the month, so I tried the mango coconut flavour and it was amazing! It had real mango pieces on the top and bottom of the slush, and I have been dreaming about it ever since. My friends ate some of the fried chicken and rice and it received rave reviews. We finished off with the toast and it was really yummy! The staff there were also super friendly and helpful. We will be back :)

Just like any tea shop, usually busy, good food and drinks. Great place to hang out and chill!

Ever wanted a funnel cake in the dead of winter, and knew you weren't going to satisfy that craving till next summer when Wonderland opens up or the next fair rolls into town? Probably you have because everyone loves funnel cake. Moist fried dough covered in rich creamy ice cream drizzled with fresh strawberries and chocolate sauce..... Imagine my delight when I discovered Tea Shop 168 / Dessert 168. It's a new brand of the 168 franchise that offers bubble tea along with various desserts. I was there for bubble tea originally and found out that they also had funnel cakes on the menu. Initially I wanted to order one right away, where else could you get one in November? I then thought, "Ok, why is there funnel cake at a tea shop, how good could it be"? Despite this, I ordered a funnel cake with vanilla ice cream and strawberry sauce. They have other fruits you can choose but I think funnel cakes with strawberries are the best combo. My funnel cake comes out, I check the batter, it's fluffy and golden.....perfect. I can't stand burnt or dark brown. Its even better then Wonderland's version. It's not oily which funnel cakes can be at times, it's more cakey and not overly sweet which is a good thing. The ice cream that came with it went well with the funnel cake, the strawberry sauce was too sweet for my liking but still was ok as long as you didn't get a lot on your fork. Now I can have funnel cake whenever I like, but I don't have to pay park admission to get it.

Make sure you check your p.o.s transaction. This place is sketchy. Will automatically add $1.25 tip to your to go bubble tea order without asking. Changed my bill back to original amount.

We ordered avocado smoothies, gave us taro smoothies. Told the server that it wasnt our order. The another server came and confirmed it. After few minutes, same server and the cashier came back to us and asked us if we we're that we want the avocado cause the taro is much cheaper. -.- The made a drink and gave it to us but it wasnt a smoothie. There was no milk in the drink which made it an unsweetend slush. We complaind again and they said that they'll remake it. When they got back with the remade drink, we tried it and it tasted like 10% avocado, 5% ice and 85% milk. Oh, they also prioritized the "to go" orders more. Overall, theyre customer service sucks

I like that they're open super late. The place isn't bad but it's a huge shame they renovated. I don't understand why they'd close down for more than a month to demolish the separating wall that defined this location throughout the years and added a sense of coziness once you were inside. They also took down the booths and made almost the whole, empty restaurant tables only. Stupid move in my opinion, the booths were great. The teas are okay, I had many problems with this particular location because I usually just pop in to get the take out special (black milk tea with tapioca for $1.99) and they insisted that they never do that, but I get it all the time at other locations. The food we usually get also tastes a bit funny here, and not in a good way. I definitely go out of my way to avoid this location unfortunately...

Ordered three drinks and two of them were wrong. I ordered a peach smoothie (which was pretty pricy) but got a peach black tea with whipped cream instead (I hate whipped cream). They also misread watermelon for wintermelon. It was supposed to be a green tea drink but they couldn't care less and made a slush. Can't even return it cause it was delivered home. The slushie was not blended and there was still chunks of ice. Never ordering from this place again!!!

The service here is unacceptable. The waiter took our order, made us wait half an hour, an forgot about our order. Would not recommend coming here.

Our groups go-to uptown bubble tea location. Tons of parking spots (which is important since we all drive to meet up) and super easy to get to. They've got a ton of tables of all sizes and have never had a problem seating our group of 8 at peak times. Service is always quick and they never pester you to leave, which i like at a tea shop. They've got a table with some cards and board games, but most (nearly all) are missing pieces or cards, so bring your own if you're into that sort of thing. They have a policy where everyone has to order something if you're loitering, but it's never been enforced with us. A couple TV's play random stations (usually sports games if they're on). Sound is always k-pop or random top-40. They're a dessert shop, not a restaurant so don't expect much from their food. We've tried their "real" food a few times and it's been pretty meh! The desserts we've tried have all been huge portions and delicious, although definitely loaded with sugar. The drink quality is pretty average to be honest; it tastes the same as all bubble tea places i've been to (how different can powder+water/milk taste anyways?). Their drinks are consistent, and if you've been to a 168 you know exactly what you're getting.

The avocado smoothie was not full or filling. There was waaaaayyyy too much sugar and it completely overpowered all of the avocado that it felt as if I was drinking a slushie. The texture was smooth, which was good. They also use real avocados which is a plus. But the service here was also v slow. Next time, I will either ask for either less sugar or go the extra mile and make that trip to pmall to get that avo goodness.

Worst I've ever had. Mango slush had way too much ice not enough mango; probably why it taste like it was watered down. Def won't be back. I had a full stamp card that can be redeemed for a free drink but that was apparently "expired" since they went on to the points card system. It would make sense to honour whatever cards customers have left...

One of the worst BBT shops in NY. Light ice = got one ice. Tapioca texture is bad and not flavoured (some places place them in syrup/sugar) like some other

Tasty, but we arrived at 1:30am at the end of a friend's birthday because the place was supposedly open till 3am. They were already locking and we could only order slushies (not even Nutella bread). We got sent out at 2am on the dot. Huge bummer.

Small milk tea with tapioca is $2.49+tax only for takeout. Pretty good deal! Just make sure to order the "special" or else they charge full price and blame you for not specifying. Considering how overpriced BBT is, good spot to get a quick and cheap fix in the Yonge/Steeles area.

I give it a two because the drinks from 168 are all pretty consistent. But if I could I would give it a one for customer service. Service is terrible. Even the to-go, the server ignores you for 10minutes serving other customers before coming to you to take your order. They talk in a very rude manner and give you cut-eye while they are waiting for you to pay. I think this is also due to the fact that there was only one server and she wanted to attend to other customers waiting..? and also apparently the manager isn't even there.

Service was quick and drinks were decent. Our group ordered hot teas and a waffle dessert. Drinks were good, however knocked off one star for the dessert. The brownies in the dessert tasted old and it was gross, kinda ruined the dessert unfortunately.

The service was terrible. Being lactose intolerent and having friends that aren't, I asked for my ice cream on the side when I ordered my funnel cake. Didn't happen. She forgot the drink orders that my friends made as well as one of the food orders, so their stuff came late. She got one of the drink orders wrong and instead of getting my friend the chocolate crepe, she got the waffle. The only order she didn't get wrong/forget was the water.There weren't even that many people there that night. Overall, not impressed and wouldn't recommend it.

I've been to multiple Bubble tea shops but here was the worst experience. We ordered two teas and we needed a place to sit for a while. So we ordered them and sat down. Then the girl said you can't sit down because one of them was takeout. So I gave her some tip and thought it would be okay to sit down then. Then the girl came again and made the scene very uncomfortable and basically told us to leave. She was so ungrateful for everything and showed the worst customer service ever. The guy making the teas were nice but the cashier girl made us mad. The tea was terrible as well. I recommend going to other tea shops.

This place only gets 5 stars because it's the best Tea Shop 168 location, not because it's better than some of the independent tea/coffee shops I've reviewed. It might be because it's a newer location, but this location is a lot less crowded than the other ones. It's very clean and the service was great/friendly all three times I've been so far. They also have free Wi-fi, which is pretty awesome, though I really wouldn't recommend studying here, the music is way too loud for that. Their bubble teas are good, and their presentation for ice cream was wow-ing. This location also serves hot tea in a clear pot (the fruit tea is really sweet but yummy), cakes, crepes, waffles, funnel cakes, condensed milk toast (in several flavors ex: green tea, taro, etc..), burgers and fries with different toppings. Yes, I said burgers and fries at Tea Shop 168, although I haven't tried it yet. Updated March 10 2011: I decided to give this place 5 stars instead of 4 because I found myself coming back to this location several times after I wrote my initial review. The service was very impressive every time I went back *thumbs up*. The fact that they're open until 2AM even on Mondays is amazing. Oh and unlike certain larger bubble tea places in Richmond Hill (won't name any names) where the employees look like annoyed zombies, the employees here were still energetic, friendly, and fully alert at 2 in the morning. Lastly, If you're trying to stay up to study/work, I highly recommend the Peach Black Tea (which also happens to be one of the cheapest item on the menu, double win!).

The crispy chicken here is a good choice of snack while studying. Love the environment!

The staff here is really friendly! The downside is that the drinks are pricey but taste kind of meh. There was plenty of seating and plugs to charge your phone or your laptop which is a plus. Unfortunately, the place kind of had an odd smell to it too and the bathrooms weren't very clean.

Sorry I really don't want to bad mouth any restaurants and its usually compliments that I give but this time, I gotta say the food in this place taste like crap. I ordered fried chicken with rice (seems like a simple entree eh) but half of the fried chicken is flour powder and they use the cheapest rice that has the ugliest texture. It does not taste like normal steamed rice at all (I know this cause I eat rice everyday) and the rice is cold... Alright I'll say some good stuff, the drinks are alright but a lot sweetener in it. So if ir coming in just to chill and get a drink or desert, great! But dinner or lunch, I suggest not.

I just discovered bubble tea when I came here with my grandson. I didn't like the little black balls, but the cafe was cute and the tea was nicely flavoured.

We came in when there was still 20 min left until closing, but they had already turned off the lights and were closing. At first they told us they were sorry and were turning us away, but then when we mentioned that we called them earlier to make sure they closed at 2am they gave us free smoothies!! I thought what they did was professional, and I will be coming back because they had done that.

Right on the border of Toronto and not-Toronto, this is one of many locations of the 168 chain. Prices are about what you'd expect, that is to say, wildly overpriced. Some of their drinks use real fruit, but the vast majority rely on chalky flavour powders - try and stay away from those if you can. They recently introduced a mango menu, featuring drinks with actual diced mango -- these are consistently good, if not especially innovative. Showing a student card when getting take-out nets you a 10% discount.

Love this place, I come here to study; they have free wifi, good service and delicious deserts ! I also like that there is free parking and they are open super late :)