Bubblemania Cafe

Just picked up our take out drink order (Jun 23, 2016). 730pm order, 745pm arrive and paid the bill. The cashier guy made us wait until 8pm then asked me what I was waiting for. The drinks were in the fridge next to the cashier. He barely apologized. I should of asked for a refund. I will not be returning. Bad service. They think their time is worth more than mine.

We always look forward to our casual nights out here. Their lemon pepper wings have got to be our favourite wings ever! Beats out wing nights at the local pub every time… hot, juicy, perfect dry rub — I’m salivating already, and we just returned from a wing feast.
Also a sizeable selection of mains and appetizers. Their fried rice is always a hit, the pork belly is worth the guilt, and their beef noodle soup is the ultimate comfort food. Had the unagi-​don tonight, which was our least favourite item so far. Not a lot of unagi on top of a heck of a lot more rice. Love their bubble tea — the hot almond milk tea is a go-​to choice.
Fun and casual atmosphere. Often gets pretty busy, so be prepared to wait for service at peak times.

Terrible experience. I haven’t been in this establishment for 2 years until tonight I’ve always loved coming here until I ate greasy karage chicken which was over battered and made with very little chicken. My pork dumplings tasted like bland perogies saturated in oil. It’s so sad to see this once great restaurant go downhill like this. I felt my boyfriend and I were being harassed by someone who seemed to be the assistant manager. She gave me a third degree when I sent the food back and asked for the bill. She insisted nothing was wrong with the food. I told her I just wanted to pay the entire bill so she would leave me alone. She took off a small portion off of the bill as she continued with her rude comments. I will not be coming back and will stop recommending this establishment to my family and friends.

The food is great. But today they ran out of pop. The waiter tells us that AFTER he asks what we want to drink. So then we place our food order. We order 4 orders of wings and approx. 8 other dishes. He then comes back to say that their house rules are that EVERYONE at the table has to order a drink when you order wings. How can we do that when they ran out of pop!!! So the only other alternative is bubble tea which cost more than pop?!! There were 10 of us. 4 orders of wings and everyone must order a drink?!! This is the utmost dumbest «house rule» I’ve ever heard especially when they can’t even serve you pop. What a joke!

Bubblemania Café is a great place for teenagers and young adults to enjoy either bubble tea and/​or savoury snacks. The atmosphere is filled with joy and excitement and a great place to hang out in groups or to go on a date.
The parking lot is very limited based on a first come first serve basis since the café shares the lot with a nearby restaurant but there is always parking around the residential area and access to an open lot across the café so don’t fret there is always parking. The café is also accessible by bus for those who doesn’t drive and doesn’t want to take a taxi.
The service is phenomenon even when they are busy you will still get instant friendly service since the work place environment is very fast paced.
The food is spectacular and is broken down into 7 different categories: Small Plates To Share, Wings, Noodle Soups, Large Plates To Share, Mains, Daily Special, and Desserts. Their drink menu consists of variety of drinks from Signature Smoothies and Signature Slushes to Milk Tea and Milkshakes to Pop and Aloe Vera.
I would recommend Bubblemania to others and would visit more frequently.

First time coming here to a bubble tea drink. It had a lively atmosphere consisting mostly of younger crowd with some tables where parents came with their kids. I got a hot mocha bubble tea with tapioca. They place tapioca on the side so you can add it in as you deserve — they were made well, tasty. The drink felt more like hot chocolate than mocha — though it still tasted good. I believe we ordered the Spicy Honey wings — they were great. It seemed quite a lot of the customers ordered the fried rice — looks pretty good, will try it next time. Overall, it’s a great place to get together with friends or go on a date with your partner. The service was quick and the staff were friendly. I would come back again.

I love this place! Great atmosphere and food. The best bubble tea in town. The chicken wings are also the
and service is quick.

They are consistently good with amazing wings and drinks. The service is always super fast and friendly.

The bubble tea is good here! I really like how they give the pearls/​sago/​bubbles on the side. They have a wide variety of food if you choose to order. They also have daily specials!

If you’re looking for a modern feeling, bubble tea place with a good assortment of savory snacks, this is the place to go. The setting is great place for hanging out with a group of friends — good lighting, comfortable seating. The service is fantastic — super friendly and responsive. They also make some great recommendations.
The Small Plates to Share are exactly that. The Thai Fish Cakes were flavorful and the Deep Fried Fish Balls are a classic. The highlights were definitely the:
— Mushroom Gyoza — comes highly recommended. Cooked in a thin shell, the dumpling is a delicious alternative to the traditional Japanese appy. It offers a mouthful of umami flavor with the miso butter and mushroom combo
— the Garlic Parmesan Wings — crunchy wings that are juicy on the inside and lightly garlic and cheesy on the inside. The perfect compliment to a sweet milk tea drink.
— the Condensed Milk Thick Toast is like none other. The bread is thick but surprisingly light and airy. The crunch on the toast is delicate, almost like that of a perfectly toasted marshmallow.
It gets busy here so make sure to leave a little extra time if you’re going with a large party.

This place is clearly one of my teenager’s favourite cafes for bubble tea and late night snacks, especially if you don’t want to participate in any parking wars downtown. Even if the lot is full Friday nights, parking is still available on the street (there are no zoning restrictions).
The menu for bubble teas and smoothies is extensive (remember to check the blackboard for seasonal specials), and it is required that each person in your party order at least one drink before ordering any food.
My favourite drinks are the hot ginger milk tea with pearls (love the kick of ginger!) and the almond milk tea.
These place also has the cheapest chicken wings in town. A plate of ten wings go for $ 7.50, however there are $ 0.40 wings from Monday to Thursday, and $ 0.60 wings on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. You can order the basic crispy wings to Honey Garlic, Salt & Pepper, Spicy Honey, Lemon Pepper, Taiwanese Spice, Garlic Parmesan, Teriyaki, and Korean Hot.
Because of the rising prices of meat, they will now charge you extra for each uneaten chicken wing (even if you have to pack it with you).
My son’s favourite entrée is the noodle soup (with your choice of vermicelli, glass noodle, ramen or udon). It’s a very hearty, delicious bowl of braised beef brisket or char siu noodle soup with marinated egg and cabbage.

They don’t just serve bubble tea and fruit slushies, they’ve also got an assortment of chicken wings and tapas-​style dishes to share, such as Taiwanese-​style fried chicken and Thai fish cakes. If you don’t mind the lively noise level and the always-​packed parking lot, this is a good late-​night option. Make sure to check out the feature items on the chalk board, but be warned that popular ones sell out quickly. Servers were friendly and helpful every time I’ve been here.

The worst place ever. I’ve only been here twice and both times the food was disgusting. I’ve never had they’re wings but when I asked the waiter what’s popular he said mango chicken… So that’s what I got. Straight up microwave food flavour. My friend from Vancouver also did not like the place and we did not even finish our meals or bubble teas because it was just bad.
I’m assuming most people writing a review are either too young to recognize good food or friends of staff because it was below average food both times for me.

My husband, family members, friends and relatives have gone twice to Bubblemania now. If you have a large group, you should try to book a reservation or you may not get a table since its often quite busy here. We love the assorted wings available and I love the bubble teas that are on the menu. My favorite is mango with passionfruit and of course — I have to have those little bubbles full of juice. When they get chilled in the drink — its like a ice cold burst of flavor in your mouth ! The last time — they had mango fruit bubbles… Love them so much ! I also tried and enjoyed the almond sesame hot drink… so tasty and smooth ! We also really enjoy the big platters of yummy fried rice here and get it every time we stop in to dine … wings, fried rice and ice cold bubble tea… what more do you want. Not cheap but a fun place to go check out and enjoy !

Tonight I checked bubblemania’s hours while badly craving bubble tea I decide to cab. Says they close at 12.
I call to place an order, im 2 minutes away. It’s 11:40.
She interupts me and says «yeahhhhhhhhhh… Sorrrrrryyyyyy»
What?
«We’re closed sorrrrrrry».
I told her the website says midnight, I am in a taxi and just want 1 bubble tea to go. Sounds like the staff are still there,
«Yeaaaa, sorrrrrrrrrrryyyyyyyyy».
She didn’t give a good god damn.
HONOR YOUR HOURS PLEASE.
Really lame.

From the states here! And I’ve have always been coming to bubble mania every time I am in town. But this place has changed a lot since I came 8 years ago. I believe it took over the business to the left of it. And the menu has changed or well the layout at least. The old menu looked like they had more variety of bobas but they still have the ones I like (shooting star and red bean) the wing portion size also looked like it got smaller and they don’t give out drum sticks anymore ?!? Weird.
The service here is usually pretty good. The people are usually nice most of the time and the ambiance is very chill. They don’t anything close to this in the east coast unless you live in NY where there is a bunch of Asians but not VA.
I usually come here for the drinks since they have a bunch of different kinds that we do not have which is awesome.

Once upon a time in Calgary, I was hungry. Thankfully I was in a car with my friend and he was hungry too. So we both decided to drive somewhere to eat. He thought of Peters’ Drive-​In and this place. We saw the line-​up at Peters’ — no way in hell we’d be lining up. So Bubblemania it was. My friend described it as like a chill techno club that wasn’t a club but was actually a café where all the hot Asians go to hang out. As someone who fancies the Asian ladies, I knew I had to go check them out.
I got Taiwanese Spiced wings (which, oddly enough tasted like things I had in Taiwan), Korean Hot wings (saucy and spicy) and a drink they called «It Takes Two To Mango». So clever. Wings were good and decently priced, and I love mango, so that mango drink was an automatic winner by default. Might go here again to collect some phone numbers.

Always busy on weekends, Bubblemania is usually the de facto spot to head for bubble tea and chat with friends.
AMBIENCE/​SERVICE: A decently large establishment that can get quite stuffy and loud on busy nights. Lighting is rather dark. It’s also a nightmare to park especially when it’s busy. Staff is friendly and servers were quite attentive. 1.5÷2.5
FOOD: When I am hungry, I will usually order the Pacific or House Special Fried Rice, which are both quite good and a good portion for one person or even to share. The bubble tea is generally hit and miss, most drinks are a bit overpriced for how mediocre they are but the pearls tend to be pretty fresh. I was excited to try their HK style milk tea and coffee, hoping it would bring back memories of Vancouver, but alas, it was only an expensive knockoff. 1.5÷2.5

I was invited here for wings, typically not my type of place but I was with a group of friends and this is where they wanted to go.
Service was slow, but they did have a huge selection of beverages and almost all tables were having wings.
We placed our wing and drink order and this is why I am giving them only two stars… The non Asian tables, ours, only got served the wing with the tip portion. We got ZERO drumettes. Since service was so slow we didn’t complain. We paid our bill and left and on the way out we noticed a nice huge fresh batch of drumettes being served to a table of younger Asians.
Not cool Bubblemainia, not cool.

Meh.
Coming from Atlanta, I have tried a good number of bubble tea places in my time. Bubblemania is completely different from any that I have tried at home, mostly because the servers that I eyed were not Asian and the ambiance is similar to that of a disco. As someone who enjoys mellow hubbub (is that an oxymoron?!), Bubblemania Café was not putting me in my zen zone.
Bubble tea is expensive in Calgary, mostly because the cost of living is high here (relative to the pretty cheap one found in Southeast U.S.). Admittedly, I was tickled when my tea was brought to me in a glass with my tapioca pearls served on the side. What?! I have only had bubble tea in those plastic cups that get sealed and subsequently punctured by me with those super-​wide boba-​sipping straws. I had an almond black milk tea, which was pretty good. The bubbles (slash pearls slash boba) had a good texture, just firm enough with a nice bite.
I tried chicken wings from an order shared across the table. I heard a bit about them in the car on the way but found them to just be okay. Not bad at all, but not memorable. They were pretty crispy but I could have done without them too.
Just like back home, this place was patronized by young people, which is probably why the café has super loud music. They cater to their customers. To be heard, people have to scream over each other but nobody seemed to mind. Or maybe they were just hiding their displeasure much in the same manner that I was concealing my own. Who knows. As soon as my party slurped down our drinks and finished eating the chicken wings (and one person got the fried scallops and really liked them), we paid and headed out.
Cool experience that I may not necessarily repeat. If you are in the mood for a happenin’ place with lots of young people (yes… it is dawning on me that I am aging as I refer to teenagers and people in their early 20s as young’ins), loud music, and bubble tea, have I got a place for you!
Bubblemania Café.