Pearl Fever is a bubble tea chain in the metro Vancouver area. It isn’t as prominent as some of the others out there but they do have a few outlets. Pearl Fever offers milk teas, fruit teas, smoothies and tofu pudding. The location we visited on this occasion was in Burquitlam near the Ikea.
The interior of the cafe was separated into two lines. One line was for pick up orders and the other was for order at the counter. I liked that it helped streamline the process but there was no exit path for the way out? They usually have a seating area throughout the cafe but it was closed during our visit.
Peach oolong tea with pearls
The peach oolong tea was fragrant with fruity flavour from the peach. It wasn’t artificially sweetened with peach syrup but rather the peach flavour was with the tea leaves themselves. I liked how it helped balance out the robust earthiness from the oolong tea. The “white pearls” were chewy and prefer them to their brown sugar counterparts.
Roasted oolong tea with pudding
This was a smoky flavoured tea! It was strong and robust in flavour and is not for those who prefer mellow teas. The pudding added a hint of sweetness. This definitely isn’t a tea you would typically order unsweetened. The pudding here came in small pieces instead of as a large block as they typically serve at bubble tea spots but the flavour was the same so it didn’t bother us.
