Chachago

If you’re looking for a simple black milk tea, it is definitely here. Way more tea flavour than Chatime!
The place is small, but good for take out and location is right near Dundas Subway Station (Eaton Center).

This place is pronounced — «cha-​cha-​go» — don’t be a noob like me and pronounce it «cha-​chago» or whatever iteration you would’ve come up with. This is the 1^st franchise Chachago store in Canada.
I walked into this fine establishment in the middle of the afternoon and it was empty. The workers/​owners were nice and explained their specials and such. I decided to go with the Chachago bubble milk tea. I received a discount card — 10% off for your first 10 drinks, and then they give you a new card where you can get a free drink if you buy 10. They also have a special promotion where on weekends you can get 1 free drink (equal or lesser value) if you buy 2 drinks.
The actual milk tea and tapioca was on par with Chatime tbh. So nothing special, but still good if you’re craving bbt.
It’s pretty close to my work, so I may return. They have decent seating — about 5 tables — and free wifi, so you could prob. get some work done here on your laptop. Also, they have some different items on their menu, including hot drinks, so I may just have to return to try those.

Definitely my favourite downtown bbtea shop, because all their drinks are like works of art, not just «add this syrup and shake». Tapioca bubbles here are always perfectly cooked (dense but chewy, and slightly sweet).
Some of my favs so far:
Grapefruit green tea — fresh tasting, with «less sweet» it’s just perfect since I was told for this drink, there’s no sugar by default. There was a lot of grapefruit in the drink and it made it so refreshing.
Taro milk tea — real taro that you probably need a spoon for to get every last bit out. Not the greatest «to go» drink unless you ask for slightly less taro, and I would skip the tapioca! Love the real taro taste. Chachago’s taro milk tea has converted me over from the fake purple stuff.
Hokkaido caramel milk tea (hot) — okay, only managed to steal a sip from my friend, but the flavour was subtle and full and just made me want more. Next time I’ll get my own for sure. The caramel taste isn’t super strong, which I was worried about. It just adds a slight taste which I liked.
I look forward to trying out more drinks like the red bean pudding ice smoothie, which I heard good things about (like there’s an actual pudding in there… Whatt!!!). Bonus: this place is not packed, because I’m kind of done with 30 minute waits for a drink lol. And no this place isn’t «cheap» but on my el cheapo days, I hop over to 10 Dundas and get the $ 2 milk tea special from real fruit.

Overpriced and doesn’t taste good :(
The milk tea is tasteless not milky at all. All I can taste is the bitterness of the tea.

January 2016. Long weekend jaunt into Drake & Bieber country to check the Asian swag in Toronto.
After delish phở burger & kimchi fries at Dac Biet Burger nearby, we was hankering for some BBT to soothe the palate.
At Chachago, already in a happenin’ part of Toronto, they’ve got a clean, cute interior with a just-​rightly sized and not overwhelming menu. Good amount of tables and chairs to work in with just blaze WiFi and a keyed restroom when you’ve had a bit too much BBT for dat bladder.
Service was more than friendly and informative for our questions, and we took advantage of their promotion at the time. They were playing dope K-​pop videos on their flat-​screen and might have even turned it down a little when we started working on our laptops.
As for the actual bbt: the real deal. As self-​professed bbt connoisseurs hailing from NYC/​CA/​Taiwan, we know what’s up. Their bbt is fresh, made with care, and friggin’ huge. Tapioca and accoutrements are on point.
Solid go-​to when you are in the area.

Bugged my brother to get me some bbt to satisfy my cravings and curiosity of this new establishment. I really wanted to try the Matcha Milk Tea and to my disappointment, they ran out on that day so my brother resorted to ordering me the Chachago Milk Tea with pudding, less sugar and ice.
It’d say it was worth the 5 bucks as it came in quite a large cup with a generous amount of pudding. The amount of tea flavour was a bit on the milder side for me since I enjoy my milk teas with more tea flavour. As for the pudding, I wasn’t feeling it at first because it tasted bland and just… gelatin. However, the more I drank it, I started to enjoy it. It was an acquired taste I must say.
Second time around, I got the Hokkaido Caramel Milk Tea. Knowing that caramel is really sweet, I opt in for the lowest amount of sugar and again, with little ice but no pudding this time. I didn’t know what to make out of it from my first sip. I’d say it was quite similar to the Chachago Milk Tea except with a hint of caramel flavour in it. It was OK… however, the more and more I drank it, I started to get a sore throat. Even with the lowest amount of sugar the drink came to be too sweet for me. I was stuck with a sore throat that whole day because of consuming too much sugar from a single drink! So, no more Hokkaido Caramel Milk Teas for me!
I’d like to give another try at their other drinks like the fruit slushes and fresh teas so, I’ll be back with an updated review!

everything is so good and made with actual fresh ingredients! way better than the cheap powdery stuff u get at chatime. pretty refreshing to find a place like this in general but especially downtown.

I have tried so many bbt shops in downtown and it is safe to say that I have finally found my #1 go-​to place. So I really hope word spreads to maintain this business!
When I first saw it in passing, I thought the prices were ridiculous. $ 6 for a taro milk tea (but really, that’s only a dollar more for a fresh fruit drink over a milk tea). Decided to try their bubble milk tea which is the standard for me to gauge all bbt shops. Everything is one size, and I enjoy how they have both milk tea and bubble milk tea on the menu so that the upgrade to bubbles for this drink would be 40 cents vs. 50 cents. They are very generous with the bubbles and they weight it out. The milk tea is rich in flavour and consistent every time. I’ve been here so many times now that the staff knows my drink. Little ice and little sugar do the trick. The taro milk tea is good as well, lots of taro, but since taro is not that sweet naturally, I would advise not to skimp out on the sugar. My friend got the oolong milk float and she absolutely loved it. The drink also looked very beautiful (and insta-​worthy, for those social media fans out there).
The two people working there are extremely friendly as well! Love this place!

This is my first time at Chachago. Didn’t know what to expect. I decided for the cold weather to get the Ginger Milk half sweet. It’s still pretty sweet but man is it ever super gingery! Love that they put lots of ginger in this one. My friend got the famous Taro Milk tea with actual taro pieces on it. Half sweet was good. I just find their drinks a little steep. The cold one my friend got was about $ 7 and mine was $ 5.50 for a hot drink. It’s about 20oz so the price isn’t bad for what I got. I will be back though. It’s a good break from Chatime!

My first time here and I approve! Really been liking all these taiwanese bbt shops opening up lately. I like trying new places rather than going to my usual place. I came here tonight wanting to try something different, and the taro milk tea caught my eye. Good thing I ordered it because it was quite yummy. The taro milk tea has actual taro bits in it! The price was pretty high about $ 7 total. But I guess I was paying for the taro lol. My friend got the ginger milk which was very good! They seem to add in a lot of ginger which is nice.
Will come back next time to try the other drinks!

Yet another Taiwanese franchise ‘premium’ bubble tea joint in downtown Toronto — on the same trend as places like Chatime (which I’m a fan of). About ~$ 5 price point and proclaiming to use real ingredients rather than that powdered garbage you would found at cheaper chains like Tea Shop 168.
Decided to wander in as they were running a grand opening special — purchase one of their ‘featured’ drinks and get a free Chachago Bubble Milk Tea. The lady went with the Passion Fruit Rocket and I got the free bubble tea for $ 7 all-​in.
The Passion Fruit Rocket was solid and came with a jelly with passion fruit seeds. I was let down by their milk tea. I normally grab ½ sweet roasted milk tea at Chatime — but decided to see what the ‘default’ sweetness for Chachago. Unfortunately, it was way too sweet for my liking and couldn’t really taste the milk tea at all. Might be my fault — next time, will go half sweet. For what it’s worth, the pearls (a.k.a. ‘bubbles’) were a nice density.
Anyways — will probably head back as ~$ 3.50 for each bubble tea during their opening special is pretty good.