101 BoBA - Metrotown — Restaurant in Burnaby

My daughter and I had been wandering around Metrotown for awhile. We were getting really thirsty but it was also close to dinner time, so I didn't want us spoiling our appetites for dinner. Seemed like a good time to share, sowe went to 101 Boba and I bought us a Four Seasons tea with Mango Sorbetto in it. I'd been wanting to try this place for awhile since I first heard of it opening earlier this year. I was a bit confused because I distinctly remembered the article calling it Wushiland Boba, and yet the store has 101 Boba written on it. The cup that our drink came in though had Wushiland Boba written on it. It's taken me a few months to get to this store. I never got to see it when it first opened, so I never got to see if the sign outside their store ever actually read Wushiland Boba or if it's always been 101 Boba. So...I'm wondering if the store has gone through a name change... Is it that they're transitioning over to the name 101 Boba and just havn't gotten around to changing the name on their cups yet? Or has the sign outside always read 101 Boba? If it's the latter, then I really don't understand why news articles were calling them Wushiland Boba when they first opened.

Four Seasons Tea with Mango Sorbetto: We weren't entirely sure if we were supposed to shake up the Mango Sorbetto before drinking. I think we did a combination of drinking without shaking, and then stirring it up a bit before taking a few more sips again. It was a yummy drink every which way we tried it! I think though that shaking it up first and then drinking it is probably the easiest way to go about it. Then you don't have to worry about having a spoon or any other kind of utensil to scoop up the ice cream and eat it. Shaking and drinking through the straw is much easier!

Service: Good Parking: 🚗At Metrotown so it's plentiful and free! Location: Beside the T&T supermarket...

Not worth the wait.

Was there yesterday afternoon. There were 3 staff: one cashier in dark green hoodie, and two other baristas in black. The line up was not long, May be 6 drinks in the queue before my order of a single drink, and I waited over half and hour for it. This is what I observed over that 30mins: the two baristas hated their job, and didn’t want to be there. I have never seen anyone moving that slow in my life, and their work process don’t make any sense to me. They seem very disorganized and didn’t know what they were doing. The male barista would causally stroll from the egg waffle end of the store (left end) to the fridge end of the store(right end) to grab something for the waffle/ drink and causally stroll back. He had done that multiple times for every order without truly accomplishing anything.

After 30mins in of observing the chaos as more people are waiting, the line up also died down. Since there were no new orders, I think the cashier got fed up with how slow the two baristas are and rolled up her sleeves to help out, the cashier was the superstar and was moving swiftly (around 4x quicker than the other two). I saw her grab the sticker for my order and within one minute she made the drink, while the other two were still struggling to do whatever meaningless they were doing.

Brownie points to the cashier in dark green, definitely deserves a raise.

Yet I am never going back to this location, not...

I actually remember when Dessert Dynasty first opened way back in 2007. I was just a kid. It was nice and was the pioneer that brought the beloved bubble waffles we love to Burnaby Metrotown area.

My mom told me Wushiland is a famous Taiwanese franchise and they were familiar with the brand way back in Taiwan. So we gave it a try.

But I was dismayed before I even had my first sip. The server Mico called us, and was just glaring at us. My sister and I were deciding what to drink, and when she asked Mico what was popular, she snapped that it was on the posters. Her attitude was so sour that it made me just want to exit without purchasing.

Of course I couldn't do that. So we ordered 4 seasons tea with assorted toppings. It looked nice on the poster just under $6. But when it came out it basically looked like a red tea with toppings. I was shocked. I literally walked by T&T with the same drink but only for $2.45! I understand that quality is different, so I took a sip. Nothing "magnificent" about it. And it was one of their special drinks.

I understand Mico must have been super tired working the whole day, (I know. I was a barista before) but still, that's no excuse to treat your customers like that. My sister and I were even smiling and doing everything we could to not be burdensome.

Too bad.

I told my sister good thing we came today, cause now I know not to come here. I was really hoping to experience what my parents...