Pearl Fever @ Surrey | Guildford

Pearl Fever
Location: Surrey | across Guildford Mall
Address: #65B - 10330 152 Street
http://www.pearlfever.ca/index.php


A neighborhood location where locals hang out, good quality overall, still offers frequent customer cards. Coffee flavors is real coffee, not instant coffee!

The Good:

• frequent customer card
• a good amount of selections
• hot bubble tea chioces
• sit down area
• unique flavors

The Bad:

• no real complaints

my recommended flavors:

• mocha coffee

The Verdict: 
Price:      $  $  $  $        average $4.50 price
Choices: ☺☺☺          good selection to choose from
Quality:   ☼☼☼ 1/2     good mixes, above average pearl quality
Overall:   ♥ ♥ ♥  1/2     good quality, good service
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Sunflower @ Joyce near Burnaby

Sunflower
Location: across from Joyce Skytrain Station
Address: 5125 Joyce St


A neighborhood bubble tea shop right across from the Joyce Skytrain Station. I believe the owners own a couple other ones as they all share the same menu and similar interior design. A very large selection (book menu) of flavors & food!



The Good:

• LOTS of selections to choose from
• hot bubble tea chioces
• modern atmosphere
• convenient location
• food choices
• unique flavors

The Bad:

• no real complaints

my recommended flavors:

• mango with coconut milk

The Verdict: 
Price:      $  $  $  $        average priced
Choices: ☺☺☺☺       good selection to choose from + variety of jellies
Quality:   ☼☼☼ 1/2     good mixes, above average pearl quality
Overall:   ♥ ♥ ♥  1/2      often worth the extra cost, fast service
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Bubble World @ Downtown | Robson St

Bubble World
Location: Downtown | Robson St
Address: 1325 Robson Street



One of few good bubble tea located in the downtown area. No food served in this location, though have a few sit-down arcades.



The Good:

• lots of selections to choose from
• hot bubble tea chioces
• modern atmosphere
• arcade machines
• downtown location

The Bad:

• costs more than average
• no more frequent punch card

my recommended flavors:

• milky coffee
• caramel coffee
• sesame coffee
• mango milk

The Verdict: 
Price:      $  $  $  $        average $4.25-$4.75
Choices: ☺☺☺☺       good selection to choose from + variety of jellies
Quality:   ☼☼☼ 1/2     good mixes, above average pearl quality
Overall:   ♥ ♥ ♥  1/2      often worth the extra cost, fast service
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Bubble World @ East Vancouver | Central Park

Bubble World
Location:  East Vancouver / Central Park
Address: 3377 Kingsway


Another Bubble World on Kingsway. About 30 flavors to choose from, sit down areas to hang out, and vending machines. This location does not serve any food.



The Good:

• selections to choose from
• hot bubble tea chioces
• fast service

The Bad:

• costs more than average

my recommended flavors:

• milky coffee
• caramel coffee

The Verdict: 
Price:      $  $  $  $        average $4.25-$4.75
Choices: ☺☺☺☺       good selection to choose from + variety of jellies
Quality:   ☼☼☼ 1/2     good mixes, above average pearl quality
Overall:   ♥ ♥ ♥  1/2      often worth the extra cost, fast service
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Big Orange @ Surrey Central Mall

Big Orange
Surrey Central Mall



An older Big Orange location, still has frequent stamp card (10 drinks), though the stamps/card only valid on this location only. Since the other Big Orange locations are getting a face lift and this one hasn't, I'm assuming it's not 100% under the same ownership??


The Good:

• fresh and unique fruit mixes
• frequent buyer card: 10 drinks get 1 free
• lots of flavors to choose from

The Bad:

• nothing bad to say

My recommended flavors:

• Coffee & Tea (one of few places I get this flavor from)
• Mango milk tea
• coffee vanilla

The Verdict:
Price:      $ $ $            a typical  $3.75 for powder drinks
Choices: ☺☺☺☺     lots to choose from
Quality:   ☼ ☼ ☼       good consistent quality, a standard in quality
Overall:   ♥ ♥ ♥          stamp card! good service, consistent quality
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T&T Supermarket @ Surrey Central

T&T Supermarket
Surrey Central Mall



T&T semi-recently decided to join the bubble-tea craze. It's cheaper than average, but also you get what you pay for.


The Good:

• it's cheaper
• have pre-mixed drinks ready for pick up
• convenient

The Bad:

• below average quality
• not always freshly made

My recommended flavors:

• n/a

The Verdict:
Price:      $                  costs about $3, give or take
Choices: ☺☺             not too many to choose from
Quality:   ☼ 1/2           I've definitely have had worse, but still below par
Overall:   ♥ 1/2            would only try again if I'm really craving one and no others are open
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8 Jiuce @ Richomd | Aberdeen Shopping Mall

8 Juice
#3150-4151 Hazelbridge Way
Aberdeen Shopping Mall



Not your typical bubble tea shop, but always have been one of my favorites.


The Good:

• fresh and unique fruit mixes
• frequent buyer card, and only 8 stamps for a free one!

The Bad:

• costs more than usual but it's not your usual bubble tea
• cash only

My recommended flavors:

• House Special a must: a mix of mango, papaya and other goodness

The Verdict:
Price:      $ $ $ $         more than a typical bubble tea, $4.50 for medium (smaller than bubble tea size)
Choices: ☺☺            not too many to choose from, but has unique choices
Quality:   ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼  good typical quality, good tapioca pearls + service
Overall:   ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥       a real treat, unique fruit mix drinks, definitely worth a try
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Bubble World @ Surrey | Guildford

Bubble World
Location: Guildford in Surrey
Address: 137-10090 152 Street




Another chain that can be found in Vancouver and Burnaby



The Good:

• lots of selections to choose from
• hot bubble tea chioces
• serves some food
• modern atmosphere

The Bad:

• cash only location
• costs more than average
• no more frequent punch card

my recommended flavors:

• milky coffee
• caramel coffee

The Verdict: 

Price:      $  $  $  $        average $4.25-$4.75
Choices: ☺☺☺☺       good selection to choose from + variety of jellies
Quality:   ☼☼☼ 1/2     good mixes, above average pearl quality
Overall:   ♥ ♥ ♥  1/2      often worth the extra cost, fast service
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Big Orange @ Surrey | Guildford Mall

Big Orange: http://www.bigorange.ca/
Location: Surrey in Guildford Mall
Address: 2695 Guildford Town Centre


It seems like Big Orange is expanding into many locations lately, you should probably keep a lookout for them in Vancouver sooner or later. Guildford Mall location is one of the newer ones I've came across. Their new branding redesign is modern and a big improvement over their original amateur design branding.

The Good:

• fresh fruit drinks
• frequent buyer card. Though different locations may not accept other location cards?? 
• average price
• good selection
• good redesign on their image brand (menu, look, etc)

The Bad:

• they may not accept other Big Orange stamp cards

My recommended flavors:

• milky mango w/ coconut jelly

The Verdict:

Price:      $ $ $         your typical average price ($3.75)
Choices: ☺☺☺☺  many flavors including fresh fruits & ice cream
Quality:   ☼ ☼ ☼    good typical quality, good tapioca pearls + service
Overall:   ♥ ♥ ♥       your standard mall bubble tea, no real complaints
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Rating Standards

Before I begin, I guess I should lay down some standards in ratings.

Price Ratings

• $$$$ = $4 or more
• $$$   = $3.50 - $3.99
• $$     = $3.00 - $3.49
• $       = below $3.00

Choice Selection

• ☺☺☺☺ = more than 25 flavors
• ☺☺☺     = 21 - 25 flavors
• ☺☺         = 10 - 20 flavors
• ☺             = less than 10 flavors

Quality Rating

• ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ =  excellent: above average
• ☼ ☼ ☼      =  good: average deliciousness
• ☼ ☼           =  OK: good enough for now
• ☼                =  poor: waste of money
• 1/2               = 1/2 rating (☼ ☼ ☼ 1/2 = 3.5)

Overall Rating

• ♥♥♥♥   = excellent: willing to go out of way
• ♥♥♥     = good: no hesitation if it's along the way
• ♥♥        = OK: will buy if really craving a drink
• ♥          = poor: tried it once, not going back
• 1/2        = 1/2 rating  ( ♥♥♥1/2 = 3.5 )