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Lohas Cafe
Category: Restaurants Taiwanese Taiwanese [Edit]
First Markham Place3235 Highway 7 East, Unit 19-20
Markham, ON L3R
(905) 604-6669
- Price Range:
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$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- No
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Wi-Fi:
- Free
- Good For:
- Lunch
- Alcohol:
- No
- Noise Level:
- Quiet
- Has TV:
- No
- Caters:
- No
7 reviews for Lohas Cafe
7 reviews in English
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Review from Gracie C.
Maple, ON
2/10/2012 1 photo
went there tonight for dinner. it's my probably 5th or 6th time being there, the food is good, the service might be a bit slow but the servers are friendly (you just need to be patient if you eat there)
We ordered 3 starters:
1. Fried squid ball (5 balls) $3.99
Yummy! It taste so good. It's crispy and salty. I wanted to order one more but decided to try other dishes.
2. BBQ sausage (6 pieces) $3.99
It's good but nothing really special, I rather have more fried squid balls haha.
3. Sticky-rice cake with peanut powder (9 pieces) $4.49
I asked the server what exactly is it, he said its sticky rice soaked in pig blood, then steam it. I never really like pig blood or sticky rice but I guess I will give it a try.. the sauce is a bit spicy and the texture of the rice cake is chewy and sticky. I didn't like it, but I wouldn't say it taste bad, it's just not my dish =/
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2 main dishes:
1. Popcorn chicken with rice $6.99
- It comes with a little side dish (pickled vegetables and corn).
- The portion of the popcorn chicken is really good! They have a larger portion of popcorn chicken compare to the other place. See the picture, there is so many pieces of popcorn chicken.
- The popcorn chicken pieces are big, you can actually see the chicken meat inside. (I remember I went to the OTHER Taiwanese place one time, and the popcorn chicken are so small, you can't even see the meat, its purely just the crispy fried batter!)
- It taste good! It comes out hot, crispy, and the saltiness is just right!! YUMMY =)
2. Crispy pork steak with rice $6.49
- The pork is pretty good, it's not dry =)
- However, the pork is a bit under seasoned. We have to ask them to add a bit pepper salt.
- It taste good! But I still prefer the popcorn chicken rice.
- There's diced pork, "red rice" mixed with the rice. It taste good! Not just some plain white rice..
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2 drinks: (if you ordered a meal (popcorn chicken rice for example..) you just need to add $2 to get a drink - Tea or Milk Tea) - originally $3.49
1. Passion fruit tea: It's better than last time! Last time it was tasteless (probably too much ice last time). But this time I can actually taste the passion fruit! yumm!
2. Red bean milk tea: It taste funny. Not bad but just not my cup of tea!
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Service:
- There's a bartender at the bar mixing drinks (he also serve customer), and this other server but she's always at the kitchen busying. So you have to be patient.
- They are friendly! They will patiently explain the dishes to you no matter how busy they are.
Food:
- The prices are reasonable. Snacks are around $3.99-4.99, main dishes are around $6-7.
- LOVE the fried squid ball! Must try! OH Also the popcorn chicken rice =)
- The food came pretty fast =)Listed in: Food: Chinese
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Review from Jennifer K.
Markham, ON
Eight Treasure Tea ($5.49) really made me felt so much better especially on a rainy afternoon. The seating at the back with the cushions and electric outlets made me feel like I am at home....
It would have been better if not for the 2 men doing a study session right next to me.... blah blah blah... but it was nothing to do with Lohas Cafe.
Prices for food here are reasonable and before 8:30 pm, for extra $2 you can get a drink too.
Maybe I need to order some food next time....... deep fried popcorn chicken smell so good... I tried not to stare at people eating............ -
Review from Kat K.
8/24/2011 2 Check-ins Here
Lohas cafe is the reincarnation of Fancy Cup @ Times Square.
This place is quiet little spot that offers great bubble tea for a cheaper price that that of the big box bubble tea stores. Lohas can accomodate maybe two large groups of people that's it. It's made for smaller, intimate groups.
Bubble tea is better here, I think it has to do with the fact that owners care a lot. Their taro milk tea is really taroy without being sweet. So they know how to balance the flavour without it being too sweet. One of the more unique offerings are their sodas, which are italian soda - Chinese style.. yumm.. for about $4.
I usually come here for their bubble tea, so I haven' t tried their food; but their condensed milk brick toast looked pretty good and smelled pretty good too.
Also, if you pick up their business card, it's a stamp card the back if you want to go take out.
Lohas offers free wi-fi, (ask for the password) and is CASH ONLY.
Parking can be a bit of a nightmare, since it's located in First Markham Place. -
Review from Ernest Y.
Thornhill, ON
11/20/2011
First thing I got to say is that servies is not that great. I've had better experiences at a bubble tea place. Food is okay. When we went in, it was about 8:35, which is 5 minutes after 8:30, and we couldn't get the combo for the meal. I didn't want to argue with the person there, so we just let it go, but for the entire meal, we didn't even get a cup of water, until we asked. Bad service. Anyway, it wasn't like they were too busy to serve us, cause the staff were talking behind the bar amongst themselves.
I ordered the popcorn chicken rice and fried pork chop noodle. First the rice was okay, it had some taiwanese meat in it, so it wasn't plain white rice, and the popcorn chicken was also decent, but differen than what i've had in the past, but decent. The pork chop noodle was okay too, but i would say its a bit under seasoned. I also wasn't expecting plain white noodles with a tasteless broth, literally that's what I got, with the pork chop on the side. Noodle is so so, would not order it again.
All in all, it wasn't that great, had better. I wasn't expecting the service to be so mediocre as well. -
Review from M W.
Markham, ON
7/7/2011 3 Check-ins Here
I absolutely love this place!
My sister and I used to go to their shop at times square in Richmond Hill, and we thought it was gone, but then they moved up to First Markham Place. Yah!!
The drinks are always really good and made perfectly, the food is really yummy and the service always superb.
The owner and his wife always make you feel at home! -
Review from Ming C.
Markham, ON
4/9/2011 10 Check-ins Here
Parking sucks at this strip mall and the lot is full of bad and aggressive drivers. When I come here I always regret not buying A tractor trailer or Mack truck so that I can drive like I've gone postal...for the purpose of fitting in of course....lol
After we finally find a parking space...loha's always makes me feel better with their almond milk bubbletea. Oh....how I love thee. Sweet, refreshing and always makes my troubles seemingly melt away.
Food here is also good. We usually get the beef noodle soup and Dan dan noodles ....yum yum yum. But my trips here are more for their bbt.
I will come here again..but only during the day when the owner is there...he makes my bbt the best :). -
Review from Sophia C.
Toronto, ON
2/18/2011 5 photos
Nice cozy place with great friendly service. The popcorn chicken is delicious!
