ZEN BOBA HOUSE

A nice new location, easy to get to and lots of parking. It was crowded when we visited and it did take much longer than expected.

Washrooms are clean and there would be lots of seating if it's not so busy. Hopefully the next visit will be more efficient.

August 2021 Update The above review was when the location was still Jusfruit, in which I gave it 4 stars in 2018.

Today was a different story.. Came here today to enjoy a treat dinner and dessert for the kids. The webpage and their Instagram shows some delicious looking offerings such as Curry and Ramen, and I recall having some rice dishes available as well from before the store changed. Only when we arrive, there are no such offerings. The food menu is basically french fries and chicken.

Having 3 hungry kids we decided to give it a try anyways, and ordered cheese shake fries, popcorn chicken and Korean style shallot fried chicken with an assortment of drinks.

After ordering we then went to find a table, only to find none of the tables, chairs or seats were clean. All of the tables we checked (3 along the back with blue bench, 2 on the shorter side with the lighter bench, and even the tall table.), All had sticky surfaces, and visible food particles. The seats were also sticky, even the benches had food particles. We resorted to wiping the table and chairs we settled on, down with our own antibacterial wipes.

As we waited for our food, we used the washrooms to wash our hands, and boy did those facilities need attention. There was an unpleasant, lingering smell which permeated my facemask as I was washing my hands. The floors were sticking to my shoes and there was toilet paper strewn about. The mirror looked like it hasn't been wiped down in a while either, visible splashes and streaks and smudges. My wife had to clean the toilet seat before using it as well.

Upon return, our food stated coming out of the kitchen. The food looked good, fries looked well made, and popcorn chicken looked crispy, but the Korean shallot chicken looked different than other establishments we have tried. There was virtually no shallots on the chicken, maybe what looked like a sprinkle of dried parsley.

The fries were mediocre. The cheese shake flavour was pretty lacking, and the fries were, more on the soggy side. We shook the box more in hopes of redistributing the flavor powder but it proved futile. The popcorn chicken was passible, not as crispy as other establishments, as well, the popcorn aspect was more like chicken chunks. Much of the chicken were large cube shaped chunks, rather than small short strips as typical of this dish. At least the flavour was good. Lastly the shallot chicken, was crispy and tasted pretty good, but was again, missing any sort of shallot. Maybe they made the wrong chicken for us?

The drinks were fine, made pretty well and presented nicely. This is their strong point for sure, but as it stands, not really anything better or unique than a typical Bubble tea spot. The service was also good at the counter, so there is that.

All in all, a pretty disappointing visit, and really paled from the previous visits we have had when it was still Fruitjus. I am unsure if I'd give this location another chance. Maybe come for a drink takeout, but skip the food and dine in. Also please update your website with proper offerings. Maybe your other locations serve the ramen and curries, but there is no indication otherwise on where these are served.