ZenQ

Service was extremely slow
We had the grass jelly and ice dessert here, nothing worth visiting the second time

The salty chicken combo with a drink is pretty good. $ 9.50 Mango mango is probably the best dessert here $ 7.90 but it wasn’t as big as I thought it would be (as compared to chamecha). Still, the mangos are fresh and the service is quick.
Also tried the pearl milk creamy frappé $ 6.70 which wasn’t bad, it does taste like the tea but wasn’t blown away. Gotta love the massive slices of jelly though!
You do have to order at least one thing per person so that’s the downside. But that’s pretty standard for all bbt places.
There’s usually no line here, so you’ll be guaranteed a table.

Came here for Asian desserts a few times and while I like the entire concept of ZenQ, the desserts are not entirely to my liking. It’s definitely not bad and it’s not so much an issue with this place as opposed to my personal opinion.
The menu is impressive and comprehensive and they have Taiwanese food in addition to desserts. Price-​wise, ZenQ is great. Nothing is super expensive and they give you quite a bit as well.
I had their shaved ice and grass jelly desserts and both were okay. I felt like their shaved ice could have been more flavourful as it was a tad on the icy side. We finished everything but the shaved ice as there was simply too much of it. They also gave a lot of grass jelly and I couldn’t finish it either. If you come here, share your desserts if possible. I felt like the desserts here weren’t sweet enough. The taro balls (or Q balls as they call them here) were also kind of disappointing. They had a nice chewy texture but lacked taste. I couldn’t distinguish between the matcha, yam, and taro flavours. I guess they were too doughy.
Service is quite quick. Certainly not a bad alternative if Cha Me Cha is too busy or if you want someplace more simple and quiet.

I went for afternoon tea for once. The service was great. We was trying to order a la carte but the server suggested to order combo. So we actually had early dinner instead.

This is my second time here. This time I tried some of their snacks namely the popcorn chicken and their tofu.
First of all when they say picture is for reference only, they were not kidding.
The tofu looked nice and golden brown giving it a crispy look on the picture. What we ended up was a flimsy pale tofu that could barely be held with tooth picks.
The popcorn chicken is meh still meh. But tolerable. I prefer papa changs.
We also ordered the fruit and waffle fondue to share. The dish was nice. However when we asked if we can get some plates the waitress said they don’t have plates and I was going … What the heck is this dessert on? Instead we got some small rice bowls making it hard to eat from.
The wifi didn’t work well there either on android or iOS. The waitress just said it worked for her and left it at that. At least the lady at Sweet Esc tried to enter the password for us to make sure this one didn’t even try.
Guess the quality of waitress they choose are based on eye candy (though still not that hot anyway) rather than skills.

Came here for lunch on a Sunday. They don’t open until noon, which is kind of late, in my opinion. However, the place was not busy at all, so we were seated right away.
— Service = ⁵⁄₅: The waitress was very friendly and fast. The unfortunate thing is she was the only one working… so if the place was busier, then perhaps the service will drop
— Food = ⁴⁄₅: I ordered the «Taiwanese Stewed Chicken with 3 Cups Sauce with Rice» off of their $ 8.95 lunch combo menu. The food was surprisingly delicious… not too salty, but very flavourful. There was a generous serving of chicken, rice, vegetables… perfect amount (or more) for a lunch meal.
— Drink = 3.5÷5: The combo came with a choice of a drink. I ordered the Mango Black Tea w/​tapioca, requesting for 50% sugar and less ice; however, it still came out to be super sweet. The tapioca had a good texture though.
— Ambiance = ³⁄₅: The décor was very fresh (white and teal colour schemed), but it lacked the warmth/​coziness compared to Cha Me Cha next door. Also, since there weren’t that many customers, something felt missing from the place.
That being said, we would definitely return to ZenQ to try other items on their menu.
Note: We have been to Cha Me Cha many times in the past (right next door to ZenQ) and we noticed that Cha Me Cha is always busy whereas ZenQ is mostly empty. Food-​wise, I believe ZenQ has better quality, but ambiance-​wise, Cha Me Cha has the upper hand. Their price point is about the same.

This place was okay… nothing too exciting for me… it was just one of those places I’ve wanted to try. Well I tried it… that’s about it lol
This location is quite small, so we waited a good while for our table which was expected on a Saturday night.
I found the portions to be quite large for an individual and I would probably share it. I guess it all depends on your appetite and if you like Chinese dessert. I should have just ordered a drink and call it a night. But nooooo… I had to get the fancy looking shaved matcha green tea ice cream with pearls and red bean lol. I don’t know how a person can eat it all by themself, it was too much for me. I mean… all and all, it was just green tea ice cream with tapioca, red bean and condensed milk. The shaved ice cream was just thin layers of ice cream lol.
We were seated in the back and I felt like the servers sometimes forgot about us after we were seated. Very polite, but not as attentive as they could have been.
I probably wouldn’t come back for dessert, maybe their drinks. But it’s one place off my bucket list.

If Jesus himself decided to open a shaved ice dessert place it would be ZenQ. I came here out of the blue because some friends of mine were starving so what better way to beat the hunger than eating shaved ice!
Not going to lie, the shaved ice bowl I had knocked me so far back into my seat I thought I was a kid again having a slurpee at ⁷⁄₁₁ and experiencing brain freeze. I’ve had all of them from the green tea red bean to the black sesame and I LOVE THEM ALL.
I would have bowl of shaved ice here as my last meal in death row for sure. Thank you ZenQ.

Oh, boy. Where do I start. So I’m not new to this place, and honestly the first time I came here I’d say based on what we had (pearl milk tea frappé shaved ice), it probably wasn’t enough to justify a firm rating. The taste was very mild for that one, but as you dig in, you eventually get to taste more of the milk tea. But anyway, that experience would’ve been a 2 stars at max.
Moving on to tonight’s experience… Right off the bat we wanted to try the strawberry frappé but was informed that it was sold out. Fair enough, we went for the strawberry shaved ice on the other page instead. We also got the mango mango (literally called that). When we got our orders, not a single drop of mango shaved ice and mango ice cream was seen on our mango mango order. It was literally just ice shaved with vanilla ice cream. COMPLETELY different from what the menu said, but okay…
Unfortunately, our «strawberry shaved ice» happened to be in the same situation. It was literally ice shaved into a bowl and adding some strawberry syrup… Uh, I’m not paying $ 7 for literally shaved ice. Um.
When asking the waitress about the vanilla ice cream and the lack of mango shaved ice, she said and I quote «oh yes, that’s what it is», uh, no it isn’t. Your menu says otherwise. Then she tells me they changed the recipe and that she only found out now when I pointed it out. What kinda… Anyway, you’d really have to be blind not to see the vanilla ice cream and the white instead of orangey-​yellow… Couldn’t you at least question your cooks before bringing it out to serve your customers, who, by the way, have no idea of your change which YOU failed to mention before taking our orders?
Basically we ended up paying $ 15 for ice that was shaved into bowls. Haha, hilarious.
Anyway, never coming back.

We came here for lunch on Saturday afternoon as there was a long wait for Cha Me Cha. I never knew where the ZenQ was in this plaza but noticed the huge advertisement conveniently located across from the Cha Me Cha entrance. good marketing placement! Turns our ZenQ is RIGHT beside Cha Me Cha. and there was no wait. so I decided to give it a try.
We ordered the popcorn chicken & rice, minced pork with rice and spaghetti with meat sauce; they were out of any cold/​hot noodles (which was quite a disappointment). The meals are $ 9.50 each and come with a choice of regular sized beverage (~5 to choose from, grass jelly milk tea, milk tea with tapioca, honey jasmine green tea, wintermelon tea).
The food was delicious and the portions were decent. My only issue was the wait time as we received our drinks ~30min after ordering and the food ~45min after ordering. they were probably just short staffed.
Overall, the service and food is great, I would definitely come back here over Cha Me Cha as the service next door is just awful (and not worth the wait time).

TL;DR: Place is just okay, good drinks, and Basil Chicken (with rice) was packed full of chicken bones, and not much chicken, so try NOT to get that one.
Came here today at 12:30 for lunch to try their $ 9.50 combo (with drink) and it was our first time coming here. We have always been going to Chick-​In next door, and I have always been interested to try this restaurant next door.
The place wasn’t so busy for lunch, and we got seated immediately. Orders were taken quickly, though I believe I need more time to review their huge menu.
We thought we would take advantage of their special combos with a drink, so I ordered the minced pork with rice and got the ZenQ milk tea to drink.
Serving was pretty good, I guess, and the food was good, though a little bit too salty compared to Papa Chang’s. The ZenQ milk tea is great and I highly recommend it.
My BF got the Basil Chicken with rice and got the Honey Jasmin Green Tea to drink. Was very disappointed with the chicken, as it was mostly bone, and the meal didn’t even come with an egg. I would not recommend getting the Basil Chicken.
Would probably come back and try other items in their lunch specials.

Finally got to try this place out. Pretty cute and bright interior. Waitress was nice and helpful. Overall a good experience!
Taiwanese minced pork rice was pretty delicious and portion size was good. Nothing to rave about but no complaints either.
The signature beef noodle soup fell short of my expectations though. Noodles were too soft and bland and the soup was pretty bland as well. Guess that’s good because it means less sodium and/​or no MSG?
Didn’t get to try their drinks and desserts but they do look quite appetizing so I would want to go back and give it a try.

I have been there a couple of times, but that was a while ago. At that time they had just opened and only had desserts. Now they have extended the line to meals too. I guess it really has been a long time since I went back.
Looking at the décor, it is a simple design. All white with many different pictures of the foods that they offer. Nothing really stands out, but the table that we were sitting at was extremely annoying. It is the round table, and it moves as people are coming in and going out. It gets irritating when you’re eating and someone needs to go to the bathroom. Your bowl slowly moves away from you.
Looking at the food, the desserts are great. I love the tofu dessert with the peanuts. i am not a fan of the starchy rice cakes (or whatever they are made out of). Overall, very good desserts.
If you are looking for deep fried chicken, then this place isn’t as good as next door. The Chick in restaurant that we visited last time was far superior to the food that was here this time. The rice dishes were average. Nothing special about it. It was good, but is wasn’t great.
Overall, for desserts, this place was great… I wouldn’t go back to eat the meal dishes as the restaurant next door was a lot better.

One of my favourite Saturday night hangouts for bubble tea.
ZenQ is a cute Taiwanese dessert joint known for their shaved ice and grass jelly desserts. Very clean and service is good.
Location/​parking: It is located in the same plaza as T&T with parking upstairs and underground parking. It is also in the same plaza as competitors Cha Me Cha and Cofa (they serve unlimited bubble tea drinks). If you want a nice quiet place to enjoy your bbt or dessert, this would be the place. Cha Me Cha is usually crowded and loud.
Recommend: I’ve had several of their drinks, but my ultimate favourite is the hot taro milk tea and tofu pudding and grass jelly drink (new!). Aaaand their popcorn chicken is pretty decent as well. A few times it was a bit salty but you can always ask for less salt!
They have a points card — 1 free drink for every 10 stamps. I’ve collected my free drink twice already :)

Coming here at night, the parking was pretty full for this new community. Walking into the store, I thought it was designed very nicely with a clean white and aqua blue colour. The line was very short, so we didn’t have to wait very long. When we arrived, it was around 9:45pm/10pm, so there were still plenty of seats, but staying half an hour longer, all the seats were already taken. Be careful when you pay, cause they have a tip option with no button on the screen saying «no tip» when you put in your credit card. An option would be pressing 0, but it didn’t cross my mind. Also I didn’t know if they were serving us by bringing the food over, or if they were just handing it to us, so I gave tips, but it turns out that it was like food court style where you would bring the dessert to the table.
Looking up at the menu, I noticed that there was a hot and a cold dessert, so we decided to give both a try. Got the Tofu Pudding with Q Ball (cold) and a Red bean Soup with Lychee (hot). Trying the red bean soup with lychee, it was lacking a little in sweetness and the lychee seemed like it was falling apart. I felt like I have tasted better in other places that don’t specialize in hot food. The cold tofu pudding with Q ball was much better. It was smooth, sweet and the Q balls were rice flour with different flavours such as taro, sweet potato and green tea. Each of these selections were about $ 8 each for a bowl — I suppose it’s on the pricey side in comparison to other places.

I’ve been here twice and I quite enjoy this place!
There’s a wide selection of dessert to choose from at a reasonable price. I would say that the desserts here are more worth it than the drinks. My favourite thing here is probably their shaved ice. I think that Cha Me Cha and ZenQ both do shaved ice equally well.
It’s nice to know that there are two places to choose from at this plaza when I’m craving dessert.

Finally made it to this interesting little place. I was welcomed by the friendly staff the moment I stepped in and took my time looking through the great menu that gives you photos and descriptions of each dish. While I waited for my order, I admired the cheerful, bright surroundings. Love the blue and white color scheme, spacious booths and modern décor.
I went for the combo special with Basil Chicken, rice, veggies and your choice of milk tea. I went with the iced ZenQ milk tea. As my first encounter with this popular drink, I had nothing to compare it to. It was ok. Milky. The grass jelly added an interesting texture but was flavorless.
The basil chicken was tasty but watch out. There was chicken bone in every small piece. Wasn’t expecting that.
I did like the way the veggies were prepared. A bit crunchy allowing their natural flavor to come through. The food seemed light of and contained healthy, fresh ingredients.
I’ll be back soon for a date night to sample one of their delicious looking desserts.

This is one of my favorite taiwanese dessert places to go to! Service is always relatively quick and staff is friendly. The ambiance is very nice — a typical busy café feel where friends catch up with one another. I always recommend my friends to come here to try a shaved ice dessert.
Their creamy frappé is a good sized portion for two people (or one if you’re REALLY hungry) and is only about $ 6. The toppings here are more plentiful than other places and that make their desserts unique with their Q balls (green tea, sweet potato and taro flavored dense mochi). I’ve tried their popular pearl milk tea creamy frappé and black sesame creamy frappé, both are very good! Their zenQ super bowls are alright, nothing too special as well as the grass jelly bowls. I will definitely come back to try every flavor.
Id love to go back to try their tofu drinks/​dessert!

zenQ&A!
Q: Why zenQ?
A: We didn’t want to wait in line for Cha Me Cha so we decided to go here (along with a few other groups).
Q: How does is look inside?
A: I haven’t heard about this place but they have a solid restaurant with a very bright environment. It feels very cheerful and it definitely lends to the flavour of the desserts.
Q: What did we order?
A: We ordered the Grass Jelly with Q Balls, the green tea shaved ice, super bowl, strawberry shaved ice.
Q: How was the service?
A: The wait wasn’t very long and the service is pretty attentive.
Q: How was the food?
A: I really liked the grass jelly with q balls but I’m a glutton for gelatinous rice. The green tea shaved ice was mixed with ice cream and tasted very good. I like this one much more than the one from Sugar Marmalade because it tastes better, is presented nicer, and is provided with condensed milk. The straw shaved ice got weirder and weirder as we kept eating it and was the only dish that wasn’t finished. The super bowl looks like a non traditional dessert but is very good as well. The aftertaste leaves a very pleasant feeling after eating it.
Q: In conclusion, what did you think of zenQ?
A: I’m very happy that we got pressured to go here. The prices are reasonable, the food is good, and the place is very nice. All in all, I will definitely be visiting again.

Decided to try this place after the good reviews and was not disappointed!
First of all the service was excellent! I went with my friend around noon and we were greeted and seated the moment we walked in. The servers were friendly and the food came super fast! Halfway through our meal, a server came up to us and asked us if we would want some water, very attentive! We wanted to share our food and were about to ask for an extra set of utensils but the server beat us to it!
The food was pretty good quality wise. We ordered the famous milk tea creamy frappé (C1) and it was actually so good!!! It was unique and had a really nice flavor, a must try!
We also ordered the grass jelly with q balls, tapioca, and sweet potatoes (G4), a nice refreshing treat for a hot day!
The popcorn chicken was delicious! Very crispy with a well seasoned flavour. The Taiwanese sausages were probably the least tasty out of the bunch. It didn’t taste bad but it wasn’t anything special. I noticed that it was a bit dry probably because they didn’t use much oil to cook it.
Overall, I really love the whole atmosphere in the restaurant, clean and modern. Service wise compared to Cha Me Cha next door, is like heaven and hell. Cha Me Cha has servers that just aren’t as friendly and nice compared to ZenQ. I also love how I can sit down and chat with my friends for hours without feeling rushed to leave!
So when you’re debating on eating at Cha Me Cha or ZenQ, choose ZenQ!