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Corner 23 萬巒豬腳

A typical Taiwanese bubble tea restaurant. The interior was spacious and decor was nice. We had actually come all the way to try out the dessert place a few shops down, but they were closed, so we walked into Corner 23 instead. Service was extremely slow even though the restaurant was pretty much empty and there were more than necessary number of staff. The table next to us came later than us but their orders were taken as we twiddled our thumbs and waited more. I only wanted dessert, but they only had this Mango Cheesecake which was not a cake, but a pudding. I didn’t want that or anything else, so Sheepie had one of the bubble tea to go.

Ok, so I didn’t eat any of the food, but the service and attitude wasn’t all that great. They weren’t friendly or welcoming at all. I wouldn’t return unless my friends insisted.

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Bubble World in Richmond

A group of us had just played the Murder Mystery Game that’s popping up in Richmond (the one we went to was Freeing Canada) and we wanted to grab a bite afterwards, so we headed to Bubble World. It was quite full and busy, but we managed to get a 8 person table right away.

I had the Beef Noodle. It was decent size, but I find it to be drowning in the sauce. It wasn’t anything extraordinary – not something I would order or come back for.

Sheepie ordered the Three Sauce Chicken $7.95. Good price for the portion, but the veggies were cold, the chicken was boney – not the kinds that we like. Sheepie kept complaining it was garbage. We both don’t really like oily, greasy meat dishes that are full of bones and fat. It’s just our preference. My Chinese friends love those pork knuckles…argh…no no for me.

The interior was fine and had a decent seating capacity. Not much to say about service. Some of the other’s dishes, especially the hot pots looked quite impressive, though can’t really comment on the taste. The slush that some ordered were huge! Wow.

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A friend brought us back for a late afternoon ‘lunch’. We got a table right away, as the staff pointed to a table on the other side of the room.

I ordered the Pork Dumplings $4.95. It didn’t come out nicely as it did in the photo from the menu, but still, it was plenty for a pretty inexpensive price. It was juicy, and the sauce and dumplings would have definitely gone well with some rice! Service was ok. The place was kept orderly and clean despite the busy atmosphere.

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Wang’s Taiwan Beef Noodle House on Cambie

After dinner at Hakkaku Ramen, the 10 of us went to Wang’s Taiwan Beef Noodle House on Cambie – no, not for more noodles lol, but for dessert. It was suggested by one of us who was not surprisingly, Taiwanese.

It was a fairly large restaurant, and since it was already close to 10pm, there was only another table that was occupied. Though for a Friday night, it seemed empty for business… Upon reading some other reviews, it seems like this location was one of those places that businesses seem to fail and a new one makes it it’s home for a short period.

Nice design for entrance/waiting area

Wide selection of dishes in menu

Nice hot tea

Japanese Green Tea (iced)

Despite the lack of customers, I thought the interior was decent with a nice red illuminated Chinese-looking entrance. The chairs were modern and comfortable, with good booth benches as well. The lighting was good and had a nice ambient feel.

We were all served some Jasmine tea, even though we came just for desserts. Some of us had desserts to eat, but most of us ordered some kind of bubble tea or slush. I ordered the Japanese Green tea $4.50 to share with Sheepie. I’m glad, cuz I was already pretty full, and wouldn’t have been able to drink such a huge glass!

The taste was ok. Nothing spectacular or anything. Service was alright. I don’t recall it being super friendly or her being happy or anything, but nothing to complain about.
I will have to come back for actual dishes, especially noodles! to complete my assessment of the restaurant

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