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Morning Star Bubble Tea
Category: Restaurants Taiwanese Taiwanese [Edit]
1215 16th Street WestNorth Vancouver, BC V7P 1R5
(604) 988-2512
- Price Range:
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$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- No
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Delivery:
- No
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- No
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Alcohol:
- No
- Noise Level:
- Quiet
- Has TV:
- Yes
- Caters:
- No
5 reviews for Morning Star Bubble Tea
5 reviews in English
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Review from Elisa A.
North Vancouver, BC
5/19/2012
First of all,i read all the reviews of the bubble tea here and i wanna make a comment of those reviews. If you really wanna judge bubble tea from every different store,you should try the most traditional flavor instead of some other funky style which is not authentic.
In Taiwan,We don't really have the bubble tea made with slush,such as mango ,strawberry or whatever fruit slush that is. It won't be called bubble tea,it will be just slush add some bubbles,or whatever drinks added with bubbles.
and second,people from Taiwan must have experience of eating Lunch boxes!!! and we all know ,all those dishes are cooked freshly at noon,and people always line up for selecting what vegi they wanna get to go with their pork chop lunch box,chicken leg lunch box,and more. And the "canned Corn " is always one of the selections,but it is not they just get it out of can and serve it,they usually steam it or stir fried it and make it taste better! It's a culture,it's a style,it's a habit,whatever you wanna call it.
This is so far the most authentic Taiwanese restaurant for lunch boxes and some side dishes,and even the soup I can find in Vancouver.
I don't know which part they are from in Taiwan,but whenever I go and have food from them ,I feel like I am home and eating food my mom made for me and saying welcome home to me!
Most of time,they speak Taiwanese to each other which really surprised me!! I understand Taiwanese very well and I know how many young kids only know how to speak Mandarin now in Taiwan. I am really happy when i hear somebody is speaking the language my father always spoke to me with.
It just made me feel like home with a taste of mama's cooking!! -
Review from Edward L.
Had no idea there was bubble tea in North Vancouver, much less in an industrial area. What are the chances, seriously.
Parking is available in the lot out front.
As Marc D. mentioned, the Chinese place is actually "Yang Mama" or "Ms. Yang's". I've never understood why some businesses have different-meaning names in different languages. Kind of like Germany vs Deutscheland.
The inside looked really cute and cozy but something was off. Marc D. once again explains everything. The place really does look like some Mexican takeout joint, with the shiny tiles embedded in the tables. The place is small, with maybe 8 seats in total.
The staff inside (looks like a couple) spoke Taiwanese Mandarin, and as we sat there, several Taiwanese customers (and their dogs, literally) came in and out for takeout. That passes the authenticity test. Or maybe it's because there is no other bubble tea for kilometres.
I used my benchmark strawberry milk tea to judge the place. Unfortunately, it just wasn't that good. It tasted just like a pile of (not so red) strawberries dumped into a blender. I wasn't even sure if there was milk in the thing. Maybe it was my fault though, as I did ask the guy for "low sugar". The bubbles were okay.
Not sure I'll be back, but hopefully there's enough of a Chinese community around here to keep the place afloat. -
Review from Marc D.
Vancouver, BC
3/4/2010
* Taiwanese reincarnation of a Mexican place *
Tucked away in an industrial part of North Vancouver is this little restaurant that is decorated like a Mexican restaurant. Signs that led me to that conclusion:
1) Cactus shaped window metal theft bars
2) Cactus shapes built into the wall
3) Live cactus plants
4) Hanging wax peppers
5) A few latin style mosaic tables
5) Wooden tables that read "Taco Zone"
(That last one was the biggest clue, and checking online apparently there used to be a restaurant at this location called Mexico Taco Zone a LONG time ago.)
Signs that point to it being a Taiwanese reincarnation:
1) Menu board is written entirely in Chinese
2) There are a bunch of newspapers to read and they are all in Chinese
3) All the staff and customers were speaking in Mandarin
4) A single bubble tea decoration is on a Mexican looking mirror
5) They have about 40 varieties of bubble tea drinks
6) They offer home-style Taiwanese dishes like chicken nuggets on rice, pork chop, mapo tofu, rice with meat sauce, etc., etc.
I had one of my standard test dishes the Taiwanese style chicken nuggets on rice.
It came on a Styrofoam plate (boo). The rice had a decent meat sauce. It also came with Taiwanese pickles, cabbage, a fried egg (yolk still runny - yum!) with thick soy paste, and some canned corn (WTF?!?!). The nuggets themselves were large chunks of well marinated chicken in the typical Taiwanese coating and not greasy at all.
The food reminded me of what I have had in Taiwanese homes - kind of Taiwanese mother's cooking style, if you know what I mean.
Ironically the place apparently has a second name besides Morning Star. It is also called "Yeung Mama." Which seems to make sense based on the cooking.
Service was very friendly as well.
While I wouldn't make a special trip to North Vancouver I would certainly stop by again if in the area and craving some Taiwanese snacks in a taco zone setting! -
Review from Cynthia C.
8/10/2011
Very cheap disposable plate. Flys and bugs in the kitchen and dining area. Food were okay, a bit too salty. Some bubble teas were made of fresh fruits. Those ones were great.
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Review from Wendy C.
West Vancouver, BC
3/28/2011
Yang mama's place is a family run business and one of the first bbt shops that opened on the north shore. The food has a homestyle taste to it that is great for international students that miss home. The best thing about this place is yang mama and the fresh bbt that her family serves. Though the decor is from the old restaurant they bought it from, at least they are using the money for good ingredients instead of flashy decor. Come here if you want authentic home cooked Taiwanese food.
