San Francisco Bubble Tea!

It's pretty obvious here, but San Francisco's bubble tea (or 'boba' as they call it down here) is pretty crappy. As with most Asian foods, it simply doesn't meet the same standard of quality and taste found in Vancouver. In today's post, I'll be comparing Quickly with Tapioca Express.

Quickly:

Their drinks seem pre-made--created in giant buckets that they dip soup ladles into to fill their cups. Their milk tea and honey milk teas are below Vancouver standards, but aren't too terrible. I tried their litchi slush drink when it was a particularly hot day yesterday, and it came out watery. Not so good.

The verdict: 2/5 Quality, 1/5 Price


Tapioca Express:

TapEx, is a step above Quickly. While I can't speak to the quality of their milk tea drinks, I tried a strawberry slush and it was far superior to Quickly's half-melted cup of ice and litchi concentrate. It's consistency was closer to that of a 7-11 Slurpee--so finely ground, it was almost powdery. It tasted very much like the 'frapp' drinks at Pearl Castle. Unfortunately, TapEx can't be found in San Francisco. You have to drive to Daly City to get some.

The verdict: 3/5 Quality, 1/5 Price

The clear winner here is Tapioca Express!