Tips: - There aren't any humans taking orders when you walk…read morein. You must use the kiosk. - This place is on Fantuan, but doesn't offer the full drink menu that you see in the store. - Most drinks are regular in size. Only a handful are large. Last Monday, after work, I was in downtown Markham. I was driving up Birchmount Avenue, just before Highway 7. I pulled into a parking spot on the street. It was my first time parking here. I thought that I'd check out the businesses and remembered Machi Machi. You can also park in the plaza. Machi Machi is across from Panera Bread. There's lot of parking. It was the last bubble tea store in downtown Markham that I had yet to visit. It was time. The store has a couple of steps to get to the door that faces Birchmount Avenue. It also has a ramp. I took the steps going in. There is no hand rail. I left using the ramp, which seemed spacious enough for a wheelchair. I entered the store. There were two folks ahead of me at the kiosk to place orders. No one was behind the counter taking orders, so your kiosk is your best bet. There was a group of four folks waiting for their orders next to us. I also saw seating off to the right and left. They are limited. You get three seats on either side of the order area. I was order number 29 with these items: - Fizzy plum green tea (fixed sugar and ice) - Coconut lime strawberry smoothie (light sugar and fixed ice) Both were regular in size. There are few drinks that are large. Customizations aren't as flexible as other bubble tea places. They are my reasons why this place doesn't get a five-star review. It was such a nice day outside that due to demand for cold drinks here, it took long to get my drinks. The woman in front of me decided to go outside. It was weird to me. If I had a drink waiting for me and I'm a party of one, I'd be inside the store, waiting for my number to be called. Sure enough, order number 28 was called. I said that I was number 29 when the woman looked at me. I was standing by the glass window. It's all glass, which was nice seeing the sunshine come in, but it also heated up the place. I lightly tapped on the glass. Number 28 heard me. I pointed to her to come inside. She did. This woman was extremely introverted. She got to the counter and didn't say a thing. I went around and got the attention of a nice female staffer. I said that 28 was here. She nodded and got 28's drink. 28 was happy. Both thanked me. It was my good deed of the day. My order was ready. My good deed helped. The female staffer asked if I wanted a bag. I said yes. I got it for free. I thanked her and left with my bag of drinks and straws. I immediately had the fizzy plum green tea. I love fizzy drinks. This one was awesome. The plum flavour was excellent with the green tea. It was refreshing, fizzy, and perfect. I drank it as I drove to fetch some takeout before heading home. I had the coconut lime strawberry smoothie after dinner. It tasted tropical and delicious. The flavours were so good. Excellent! I'd get both drinks again. I'd also love to try more items on the menu. I had a wonderful first experience here. (166)

So cool this place I feel like in Asia with absolutely gorgeous flavors ! I highly recommend thisread more

Tried out cha miao for the second time, but first time at this location! They also have daily…read morespecials where specific drinks are discounted. We tried their mango pomelo and grape coffee drinks. Surprisingly, although the grape coffee sounds a bit odd, the drink was not bad at all! Tastes just the way it sounds - grape flavoured coffee. The mango pomelo was good too, but not the best I've had. It had some hints of coconut and was very refreshing. Cute small shop with good service!

I've been to Cha Miao a few times and have never been disappointed. Today, I tried the taro milk…read moretea with taro and jelly toppings, along with a lychee enzyme--both were great, no complaints. I especially liked that the jelly topping was a mix of different jellies rather than just one type.

Been a regular here but it had been a hot minute - I decided to try the crème brûlée black milk tea…read more- and OMG My fav drink from now on - fresh black tea goes down so yummy and smoothly Lovely ambiance and service as always!

Came here to try their Sunday special which was a brown sugar drink, and I also got the crème…read morebrûlée puff. The puff was ok, maybe a little stale. The main issue is with the drink unfortunately :/ the brown sugar was a rock hard mass at the bottom of the cup, and it was just cold milk on top. No brown sugar flavour at all since it was all stuck at the bottom in a solid mess of goop. I asked the cashier to either remake it or for a refund on the drink. She only offered to add more sugar to the drink, which wouldn't really solve the issue at all. I ended up just leaving the full drink with her. I am not one to usually leave a negative review but this was pretty wack unfortunately! I would avoid.

We saw a lot of friends had been here before, so we would like to try. They recommended the big…read morewhite rabbit tea, which had reminded your childhood memories. I did Durian Milk Tea instead. There were only two staff there and we waited for a while to get the drink. They were busy. We did taste the durian pieces inside, but durian tasted not too strong, for whoever loves durian, that's not enough. And I ordered no ice and min sugar. Min sugar was still a bit sweet to me. No ice was good. I was OK with this drink. I would like to try the big white rabbit tea next time. And find the time would be less people.

It's a cute little bubble tea shop with decent amount of seating. And lots of drinks to pick from,…read moreof course had to try the white rabbit milk tea and it was so light! Lots to offer, parking lot is fairly busy though

First time trying this! Happened to see it when we parked…read morebefore going to a restaurant and said we would come back in the evening for it. Came back to enjoy this boba, ordered very quickly and efficiently. The inside was quiet aside from the machines (blender, shaker, etc)

MR. SUN Their bubble tea is so delicious + the best…read morechewiest rainbow Tapioca I've ever had! Highly recommend for those that love extra chewy textures :) Passion fruit green tea was super delicious Good service Quiet space saw some people working on their laptops but I went on a weekday so don't know about weekends. Follow me for more foodie vlogs ! -Living with Luci

They have a wide variety of fruity vs milky drinks. The barista is well knowledged and patient in…read morelistening to our preferences when we couldn't decide what we wanted. I appreciate their wintermelon options as not many bubble tea shops offer them. This is a cute shop. They have sections similar to a consignment or pop shops. You can buy jewellery, accessories, tea related items, handmade cookies, etc. While sipping on your bubble tea. Very creative and great way to support local. However, this space does take away some seating options. If you're looking to sip and tap, if the weather is nice out, I'd recommend taking your bubble tea to one of the 3 nearby parks within walking distance.

I was in the area and wanted a drink, so I decided to revisit YGO Lab. I think it's safe to say…read morethat I will not be coming back here unless I'm really desperate for a drink. I tried their Osmanthus Honey Americano and it was terrible. Knowing that there was honey in the drink, I asked for 0% sugar. The drink was incredibly sweet and I feel like I would get diabetes if I left the drink at 100% sugar. The osmanthus flavour and americano did not pair well together. I love flavoured americanos, but this has got to be the worst flavour combination that I've ever experienced. There were osmanthus flowers at the bottom of the drink - I was not a fan of the texture. I couldn't bring myself to finish the drink. There was only one staff working in the afternoon and they weren't busy, so they're a one-woman show (taking the drink order and then going to the back to make it). The wait wasn't long as the woman was efficient. I see other people giving good ratings and maybe it's because we're getting different drinks, but my experiences are vastly different than theirs. I generally don't go for fruit teas and my preference is milk teas and coffee-based drinks. This is not the place for those drinks and I'm sad that I wasted two drinks worth of money to experience less than mediocrity.

Walked by this tea shop and decided to pop in since it was a 2 story bubble tea shop that looked…read moreadorable from the outside. The interior is cute and has seating on the second floor. Opted for their most popular drink which was the peach oolong milk tea. I thought it was just okay, not as fragrant and delicious as I'm use to from other chains. Service was good and quick though. Perhaps I need to go back to try something different on the menu.

I'm usually not a milk tea person, so I was worried that they wouldn't have any options for me…read more. but was blessed with lemon jasmine tea!! The tea base was AMAZING. My husband got the same thing but with a phoenix oolong tea base and it was just as good.. I would even say better than the jasmine. It was a nice experience and the shop just smells like really nice tea

I love the cute interior and the wall graphics in this place! So cute! Did a little photoshoot with…read moremy drink coz of just that lol! I tried their very popular creme brulee milk tea with light sugar and I'll tell you to not order it with light sugar - it doesn't taste that good without the regular level of sweetness. The creme brulee on the top was a thick layer of torched cream that went smoothly with the drink. The staff were nice here and they have a few chairs if you want to sit and have your drink inside. I love how they have their menu is displayed as a giant tissue roll - very creative!

This would be my second time trying out Machi Machi, I didn't know they had one at this plaza. I…read morecame with a friend on a weekday to grab a drink. We both got creme brulee black milk tea with gold pearl. They had a promo buy one get second half off which is awesome! The drink was quite creamy, love the creme brulee. The layout of the store doesn't seem like it's for people to hang out as there aren't chairs or tables but that was okay. Overall not bad, will definitely be back to try out their other drinks if there is a promo again.