Chun Shui Tang Shizheng Shop — Restaurant in Taichung

They now accept credit card, with the exception of American Express. Ordered the tieguanyin milk tea. It was alright, had a more subtle and not very deep flavor. The hot pearl/bubble milk tea came in a teapot with tapioca balls at the bottom of the teapot that was hard to pour out and left a bunch of pearls after the drink had already been finished, a real waste and flaw in design. Also ordered the kimchi cheese thin crust bun (?), a twist on the traditional Japanese red bean bun, which was surprisingly good. The crust, though thin, was full of flavor and the kimchi paired well with cheese for a reminiscent blend of classic subtle Korean cuisine. Noodles were distinctly lacking. Ordered the most expensive tomato charsiu noodle bowl, but soup was something like watered down Campbell's and the charsiu was sliced thinly and had a rough texture I would not associate with charsiu. The outside had beautiful modern architecture that made me wish the restaurant had hired a...

THE go-to place in Taichung (the brand as a whole, not necessarily this outlet) as it serves local delicacies with their famous bubble milk tea (which they claim was invented by them but nobody really cares). Service was great and food was nice enough. Not the cheapest options though, considering the food they serve can be gotten at local street side stores for a fraction of the price. But it's always nice to dine in their traditional tea house-esque decor. Cash is the only payment option as of March 2019,...

This is another location of one of my favorite tea shops chains in this city, with simple but delicious tea house food and snacks, some of the most awesome tea anywhere in the country, and a gorgeous and relaxed yet sophisticated Asian atmosphere. The world famous pearl milk tea was invented by this shop many years ago but they also have many other kinds of tea such as Wulong, Puer, Sun Moon Lake Black tea, and many fruit and...