I visited here cause there was a fan organized birthday gathering. I got a slice of creme brulee…read morecheese cake and a large kumquat lime green tea (less ice, 1/4 sugar, mixed tapioca pearls). The service was quick. Ordering was easy and done through online menu (with a qr code). Food was delicious. There was a good balance of sweet and sour. The drink was good. The sweetness from the cheesecake was not overpowering and complement the drink.

Grotto is a staple bbt place with a great lounge space to hangout and enjoy the vibes and chats…read more They do have a minimum one order per person if you are seating down. They have a great selection of snacks and drinks. If you choose to takeout, you get a 15% or so discount. They might have discontinued their daily special, definately ask staff as their website still seems to indicate the offer... If you stay, they provide free popcorn for the table. Their drinks aren't too sweet, 50% sugar basically tastes like 10% at other locations, I will definately try it at full sugar next time. Overall decent drinks and deals, but the vibes is why you'll be there.

This is primarily a takeout place but they have a couple small tables if you want to eat some…read morethere. Or you know, take some pictures before you ruin it during commute. It's a bento place, so everything comes in a Bento box. You pick your main meat and then a couple sides. Good portion of meat, very flavourful. The sides are also quite filling. Definitely a convenient meal to take out.

They didn't have enough food warmers, so the noodles were not hot, but we still liked the noodles…read more For the bentos you can choose 1 kind of meat and then 3 kinds of none meat dishes, that included the fried eggs and mapo tofu. Both pork belly and pork hock meat were tender and full of flavour, well balanced taste with more savoury than sweet tone which I liked. Mapo tofu was spicy but not numb which is my preferred choice. The fried eggs were tasty too. The eggs were cut into rectangular pieces. Service was fast as it's really a fast food style, the window seat freed up so we moved there. It's a small place, only 3 or 4 sets of table. Each bento set is $15, lots of food so I still think it's a good deal.

Hot Star finally opened in Mississauga!!! It was supposed to open long ago since I saw the sign,…read morebut not sure what happened. One can enjoy their chicken in a nice clean spacious seating area. I usually get their popcorn chicken. This time, I found their mild flavours spicier than it's supposed to. I still enjoyed them!! I like how it's cooked to order as each piece was hot in temperature and tender. Yummy!! $8.50 plus taxes for a small bag of yummy-ness!! A great snack. I waited for about 8 minutes. Good time frame. It reminded me of the night market food in Taiwan. Thank you for opening one in Mississauga!

As a treat for changing my Winter Tires, I was in the area and I got the Popcorn Chicken + Drink…read morecombo. Tbh, I haven't seen the size of their famous, large fried chicken, but it does seem a bit pricey upon just a glance at the menu. It is $12 for a piece of schnitzel essentially. Drinks were kinda on the pricey side at $5.50/soda mixed with some kinda fruit juice. I guess this is the going rate now! So the Popcorn Chicken seemed to be the best value to try out Hot Star. Apparently, all food is fried-to-order, so there is a bit of a wait. Interior is brightly lit, clean, and new. The Mojito was good, but very simple. Too bad this place doesn't have beer! There was a dry spice on the Popcorn Chicken that I couldn't quite put my finger on, but I didn't love it. It was good, but I almost wished that I had gone for the boring regular. It was a meal for me, but for anyone who is a big eater, it would be a snack. All the pieces were in a small paper bag. I'd definitely check this place out again as their fried chicken is juicy!

A 4 star for food, but 2 star service…read more A taiwanese sticky rice spot in Langham Square's second floor. It's a tiny spot that is take out only and can be easily missed. I came here on a weekday, there was no line, hardly anyone on the second floor. I looked at their menu (lots of options) and finally got the attention of the worker inside and pointed to the picture of what I wanted. There was a bit of back and forth with the worker, she kept waving me to look at the menu to tell her what I wanted, but I was clearly pointing to the photo of what I wanted. Service was a bit rude, she wasn't very friendly, nor did she try to understand what I wanted. I didn't think language barrier would be an issue if I was clearly pointing to the photo of what I wanted in my sticky rice. I will say that the sticky rice was very delicious and well balanced. It was VERY greasing on the exterior of their packaging which was saran wrap. The food made it a better rating, but I can't shake off the rude customer service. Questionable if I will be back though.

I've ordered the peanut rice roll and the classic milk tea. The food was good, however you can't…read moretaste the sweetness unless you deliberately take a bite of the rice roll that has the peanuts. The classic milk tea wasn't sweet or sugary. The restaurant was pretty small, so you'll need to go to the common space to eat. There are about 4 tables on the second floor in the common area but there are benches throughout the mall for you to sit at. I was the first one there to order the rice rolls and no one was around, however she forgot my order. But I do appreciate the quick turnaround when she realized that she forgot my order.

I was talking to my cousin who mentioned a Taiwanese place for breakfast by their place. Took 2…read moreseconds to convince me that we should try this place out. This place is close to a pub we used to go to all the time! We were over in no time and walked in. It was pretty empty but it was raining pretty hard when we dropped in. We had a scan at the menu and they had some specials. You could get a main but you could also make it a combo where you get a side and a drink. After having a quick look through the menu, I definitely wanted a scallion pancake with an egg. I combo'd it so I got a hash brown as well as a milk tea. We grabbed a seat, the seating in here is limited but I can't see people sitting in here for too long. I just wanted to give you a heads up in case you come with a large group. Our order was out in no time in a bunch of wrapped paper wrappers. I ripped open all my bags to check out my breakfast and they looked alright. The pancake with egg was decent as well as the hash brown I got. The milk tea wasn't overly sweet. This place has quite a number of different breakfast options and interesting ones that I'd definitely come by to try something else. The items I ordered were decent enough I'd grab them in a pinch if I was in the area. The service was super friendly and prices weren't bad!

SO GOOD. The food is DELICIOUS…read more This small Taiwanese place is great for a to-go style meal. The seating section is small so not the best for big groups or hanging out. We ordered: Braised Pork Rice Traditional Taiwanese Rice Ball (the fried egg one) Ham Puff Pastry Sandwich They were all around $10-$12 each The problem was the incredibly long wait time. For these 3 items to go, I probably waited 15-20 minutes which is too long, but I forgave them after tasting the food

First time trying bubble republic! I tried the caramel pudding milk tea I got 50 percent sweet and…read moreit was still really sweet, I would've enjoyed more if it was 0 percent sweet but next time I know! The tiny tapioca is a game changer! The service we friendly but it did take a while to get my drinks, they seemed to have a lot of orders. The place sells dessert and food as well! The ambiance is casual with a family style vibe.

one of my fave boba spots in mississauga. i LOVE the milo chiller in any weather and honestly, i…read morethink it's because it's hard to find a good milo (i don't make it good enough at home with the powder sold in the grocery stores lol) service is quick, even when they're busy! the food offered here is also SO yummy. love the feeling of being in taiwan with my boba and lu rou fan dish!

Not a big fan of Taiwanese cuisine but this place ain't too shabby…read more Exceptional service! Courteous and fast. Food was alright. We had pork hock, fried chicken bits, egg-yolk sauced chicken wings and this $25 set meal with noodles and soup - amongst other food items. Fairly priced and quite spacious dining area. If you're looking for the place, it's across from Boston Pizza.

Finally came here for lunch yesterday. My friend brought me here to try traditional Taiwanese food…read moreand it was delicious. Apparently this is a very famous restaurant in Taiwan so it's great that we can try it here in Toronto! My Taiwanese friend did the ordering as she was familiar with the popular dishes to try. She ordered two lunch specials. One lunch set was a little pricier for about $25 but if you pay cash there is 10% off on this item. This lunch set was really worth it as this combo included 6 side dishes, a main dish with a soup or milk tea...and for the main dish, you could choose Danmi noodles or Minced pork rice and we picked the noodles since we got the Pork Hock & Minced pork rice for our 2nd lunch set. The two of us shared all the items except my friend insisted that I have the marinated abalone side dish and this was so good! I will definitely be coming back because of this dish! I also liked the Danmi noodles and Pork Hock. Although the food was amazing but the service was lacking. It wasn't busy when we got there just before noon on a Wednesday and we had to wave the staff for help several times and the staff didn't even take our order correctly as we had asked for two tea and they only brought one. I will still be back as the food was really good and I love Taiwanese food!