CoCo Fresh Tea & Juice

My Taiwanese hairdresser -- who has several times told me how amazing the bbt is in Taiwan -- excitedly informed me that CoCo has landed in Vancouver. The Asian giant -- which has a healthy presence in the U.S. and several locations in Toronto -- opened at the beginning of January. Curious about what made them so great, I rushed straight over. It's obvious the (very young) staff is new and becoming familiar with the healthy-sized menu -- entirely beverages of numerous combinations of pretty much anything you could think to put in. CoCo has two sizes: regular and large. However, their 'large' is a regular size (~22oz) and their 'regular' is a more modest size (similar to a grande I think). I ordered a red bean matcha latté with regular pearls; I presume the presence of red bean matcha milk tea also on the menu means the lattés are made with fresh milk and the 'milk tea' drinks with coffee whitener (as the authentic Taiwanese drink has). A-mazing. The drink didn't survive the trip home save a few errant red beans lodged under the ice cubes. The pearls were smaller than the common chewy ones, yet had a very pleasant feel and only mildly sweet flavour. I suspect the pearls are not supplied locally but come from CoCo's main supply line. I'm definitely going back tomorrow.