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Panda On Pender
Category: Food Coffee & Tea Coffee & Tea [Edit]
105 Pender St WVancouver, BC V6A 1T6
Neighbourhood: Chinatown
(604) 684-0907
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Wi-Fi:
- Free
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
4 reviews for Panda On Pender
4 reviews in English
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Review from Roger A.
10/31/2009
not bad. I got hooked up.. not free, but discounted.
You know those times when you barely dont have enough.
It was one of those times... I was about to walk out and she worked with me on that price.
Good place. -
Review from Claudia L.
Burnaby, BC
3/26/2009 ROTD 9/13/2009
Talk about good timing: I was strolling around in Chinatown and looking for a place to grab a drink and do some work on the computer and since I was chatting on the phone with my Honger cousin, Nat, I thought she could offer some advice.
"Waiiii Nat? Hey do you know any ga-feh shops with wireless in Chinatown that I could just sit and chill at - besides Blendz?"
"Well, iuno Claud, all the cafés in Chinatown are very low toe ... so -"
"Wait - wah! Just found something! Sweeet :D Call you later"
Don't you just love the felicity of discovery?
:)
Located in the heart of Chinatown, this brand new bubble tea wireless café definitely stands out as a Western-ish place, but also carries some oldschool habits.
Oldschool #1: The manager is probably the girlfriend of some "goo wack jiy" (i.e. thug) but she is sweet, chatty and styles the rhinestone-studded foam platform flip flops and the best part, the Sailormoon bangs.
Oldschool #2: I swear Chinese people created the concept of colocation (two businesses in one location, like DQ+OJ) because you'll find the most random incidents of this. This bubble tea house is sporting a 649 Lotto booth "dwink sum ba-bow-tea and buy sum lau-tow-wee lah!"
Oldschool #3: Lame names with animals in the title. Panda on Pender?! Can you get anymore Sanrio than that?
Now, if only I could add one oldschool request:
"I DON'T WANT NO MUFFIN, GET ME SOME BAO LADY ... LA!" -
Review from Marc D.
Vancouver, BC
9/15/2009
* Boo for powder! *
My visit made me sad:
1) No free wifi as advertised.
2) Powders used to make the bubble tea.
3) Creepy guy playing the Keno lottery kept looking at me funny until he lost and then stormed out angry.
I almost gave a New York comment of, "Ya lookin' at me? Gotta problem buddy?" but I was good and just ignored him while sipping on my crappy powdered tea trying to figure out why I couldn't find a wifi signal.Listed in: Dentists' Dreams in Vancouver
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Review from Crystal H.
Vancouver, BC
You're friendly, oh so friendly, you're cool, oh so cool! Your bubble tea has real fruit too! I like you, I like you! I like you very much!
Feeling parched and in need of some bubbles (of the non-alcoholic variety) I stopped in. Truth be told, it was the AC, hand written sign that caught my eye!
Once inside, I was welcomed by not one, not two, but three people: one at the lottery stand (random), one behind the counter and the really nice girl who cleaning. Just as I was about to order I saw the sign *cash only*. So, I announced I needed to run to the bank and that I'd be back. I'm pretty certain they didn't believe me because they were shocked when I returned to order my honeydew-green tea with pearl --- yum, yum, yum! It was worth all $5.50 of it!
I could see myself easily hanging out here if the bubble tea refills were free! Haha! A big screen TV blaring CBC, the lotto guy, a bathroom for paying customers only, not to mention the 2.99 hotdogs! It looks like this is the most modern shop on the block!
