Bubble tea in Taiwan/ 陳三鼎 (Uncle's Boba shop)

After reading this hungry girl's guide to Taipei blog, (http://hungryintaipei.blogspot.com/) i figured it's about time i updated this boba blog.

I've been inspired to start blogging once again about delicious bubble tea. Since I am in Taiwan right now, I'll be blogging about the bubble tea shops in Taiwan. Let's see how this goes...

Let's just say within my neighborhood, there are at least 6-7 bubble milk tea shops. Maybe i'll make a vlog for that instead hahah.

Anyways, Taiwanese boba is different from any boba you'll ever have in America. The Taiwanese KNOW exactly what the texture and taste of boba should be. So since it's 1.38am in Taiwan right now, I'll leave you guys with a boba shop you guys HAVE to visit if you ever get the chance to visit Taipei. :D

Chen San Ding (陳三鼎)

• location
  
• Alley 8, Lane 316, Section 3, Roosevelt Rd., Zhong-Zheng District, Taipei City (if you dont know where this is, you can always google map this)
  
• price range:
• ~30NT (~$1 USD)
  
• boba "chewy-ness" quality:
  
• 5 out of 5 -> I'd have to say this boba is made with perfection. The boba is soaked in brown sugar, yet chewy to the max! Unfortunately, if you don't have much of a sweet tooth, then I wouldn't recommend you trying this place.
  
• milk vs. tea:
• Purely milk ->This place is known for their fresh milk brown sugar boba drink so there is no option for a milk tea sadly. The milk is refreshing though, and tastes nothing like whole milk (at least not the strong kind we're used to in the States).
• overall service quality:
  
• 4 out of 5 -> As you can see in the picture above, all the locals love this boba shop. On a weekend, the wait can last around 20-30 minutes. Because of this long wait, there's an actual employee that tells you where to stand/ move in line. Great traffic control, except if you're catering this many people, traffic is inevitable. More interestingly, the man pictured on the cup (I call him "Uncle"), who I assume is the owner of this shop, will sometimes be your cashier.
  
• what's so special about this place?
• I've never seen so many Taiwanese people line up for a drink before. Taiwan is known for its street shops/shacks. These shops may not look like they're fancy or famous, but this is one shop where the line does not lie. This, my friend, is a true Taiwanese experience, where boba intersects with the Taiwanese culture.
• recommended drinks/specialties: This shop may have many other choices, along with their fresh milk brown sugar boba drink (黑糖粉圓鮮奶), but it's this original drink that really makes the locals, as well as the foreigners, bond over lines and boba.