I used to go there a lot thinking its fresh fruit but how will they have fresh mangos and watermelon when it's out of season? All the other stores are sold out when it's not in season. I'm sure they don't use fresh fruit. It's probably all powder and canned fruit. I have never seen any fruits inside there counters or refrigerators. The pearls are really good though. It's really busy there. There's always a long wait and the store is always crammed. Price is alright and service is good. I don't like how their counters are so high. I can't see what they are doing back there with my drink. I would rather go somewhere where I can see my drink being made.

This has been our go to place for bubble tea since my days at university. We went again today and I had the fresh papaya milk slush with coconut jelly. Nice papaya flavor. I have tried most of the drinks on the menu with various pearl/jelly/pudding combinations and I cannot recall any disappointing visits.
I really like the fact that when I have a slush-style drink the ice is a very, very fine slush. I have tried slush at some other bbt places and the ice can be quite coarse. The pearls are consistantly nicely cooked with good chewy texture.

Service has always been the same for our visits. We order, we wait. We usually go on a Saturday and the waits have never been unbearably long. I'm okay with waiting because they are busy, and if they're busy that means there is a lot of product turnover. In turn, I'm inclined to believe that the ingredients in my drink are fresh or at least not sitting past it's prime. ;) The service is decent for what it is. I don't expect too much from a take out drink place. I just want a well made bbt. In our last several visits, the owner has been manning the front and he keeps things moving pretty smoothly.
On a side note: In our past visits there was a female server with a stone cold poker face, that would always ask, "Anything else?" in a robotic monotone voice, at every pause in the order. We LOVED her! For some reason her no nonsense, somewhat surly demeanor appealed to us. And being asked, "Anything else?" at every pause was hilarious. I don't think she meant to be funny but it was always the highlight of our bbt visits. (Sigh....) We miss her.

The prices are right in line with many of the other places I've tried. Maybe even a little better considering I can always depend on getting a good drink. Whereas at other places it can be a bit of a crap shoot.
The ambiance is just decent. It can get cramped when crowded. Sometimes the music is blaring. Sometimes there are strange odors. At times things are sticky...I can deal with this as I don't eat in, I get out as soon as our order is up.
I still continue to frequent Dragon Ball and still recommend it to friends.

I recently tried the bubble tea here and I must say it did not disappoint. It is now my #1 choice for bubble tea.

I personally like the strawberry slush w/ pearls. The pearls were the best I have tried anywhere. The service is very prompt considering how busy it is. The one only negative would be the ambiance. I almost feel like sardines in a can when waiting for my order. However most people, including myself, go there for take out bubble tea so I don't mind it too much. Overall, definitely worth giving a try if you have not done so already.

I love this place! The drinks are fantastic! The price is good, especially the fresh fruits! My fav are blueberry/strawberry slush and taro slush. This place is just a hole in the wall, very small and gets super busy all the time! And they do not cheap out on pearls.

Will continue to come here everyweek!

Having heard that this is possibly the best BBT place in the lower mainland, we made a few trips from Richmond to Vancouver just to try it out.

Their regular milk tea is very good. Unlike bubble tea at other places, you can taste the strong flavor of the black tea and it's apparent they use good tea. Reminds me a bit of Pearl Drops. I've also tried their lychee slush, and that wasn't too different from other bubble tea places. One thing to definitely note is their pearls. Dragon Ball has yummy YUMMY pearls of just the right consistency.

The place gets busy so sometimes it can be a long wait to pick up your drink. We've always ordered take out since the place is so tiny, but some people seem to enjoy sitting down and eating some of their food menu items as well. Can't say too much about ambience since it's a hole-in-the-wall type of place.

Bubble tea was nothing I had gotten regularly when I was young but it's something that I frequent quite a bit more now since it's a nice way to get together with friends.

It's a small place in retail/residential building on the corner of King Ed. and Oak. It's definitely scrub on the inside compared to many other bubble tea joints but they clearly have the best bubble tea around. My choice by default would be the Lychee Slush with Coconut Jelly and no milk. It's blended well so there aren't small frozen bits of ice and they actually use lychee chunks in theirs compared to most others. The coconut jelly is also noticeably sweeter compared to the bland stuff they use most elsewhere. They seem to be generous in using ingredients in their drinks. I have tried many sips of other varieties including their House Milk Tea w/ Pearls, Passionfruit, etc, etc. Pearls are nicely sized and good texture.

Service I find to be a little suspect. Until recently did I know that you could place orders by phone and pick up otherwise I would've done that. There's usually a short lineup but it's always quick to move. the time between making your order and actually getting your drink always varies from quick to rather slow. A couple of times I've waited 20 minutes to get it.

It's cramped so I would rather not stay in. They have the usual food menu items if you're hungry.

This place is no frills and not like many other joints that have sprung up that try to mask their inferior quality with a nice decor, hip music and cute looking female servers. For consistently excellent bubble tea come here. It's worth the wait.

the people there are real nice. sometimes theres a funky smell. but thats alright after getting served REAL good bubble tea.
a good place to have a drink and talk with some friends !

PS. the pearls are really nice and soft. id say the best pearls !

I love the bubble tea here. I go there at least twice a month since i'm not a big bubble tea person in general. I've been to maybe other places and none are as good as dragon ball.
The pearls for the drinks are great.
I recommend the Japanese green tea and mango slush. I love it

I've tried bubble tea at many places in Van/BBy and Rich but always go back to Dragon Ball. Very good bubble tea with lots of pearls (and coconut jelly if you prefer). Good selection of flavors and service is always prompt unless there is a lineup of 20 patrons. Ambiance...well take it or leave it but I'm there for the bubble tea.

The bubble tea is probably the best in vancouver. I've gotten bubble tea from here at least 10 times. It's consistently delicious. The bubbles are always cooked to perfection and are flavourful. There's a variety of flavours to choose from. Naturally, the fresh fruit ones are the best. I've only ordered the strawberry and the mango bubble teas so far. They're just so damn good, especially the mango. It really does have a "creamy" texture to it if you request milk (no extra charge). The bubble teas are reasonably priced at $3.75. (medium-large size)

Service is quick and efficient. Not really anything else to say.

This tea house could use a renovation. It's dull looking, dirty, and smells like rotten fruit in there. It's also small and cramped so I don't recommend people to drink and chat there. Best for take out.

It's hard to find better bubble tea than this.