Huge menu. Please check if they're debit only because if I recall correctly, they are. Despite having a huge menu, really look for the customer favourites. I ventured away from my typical spicy peppery chicken fried rice to have a soup and it was really rather boring. Their bubble tea (slush only I think) is also really cool in that they make a spectacle out of it - they stack it so high!! But the flavour can vary and I recall the tea tasting quite watered down. It's a lot like the Bubble Worlds that serve food but a notch below. Worth the try.
My friends and I were EXTREMELY satisfied with the service at The One restaurant. I have food allergies that are hard to avoid and they went above & beyond to make sure I had something to eat!!! My favourite was the beef onion pancake and the grape slushie!!! THANK YOU!!!
• CASH only or I think they accept Debit cards now
• limited parking space
• busy little place
• Taiwanese style food, I love it
• lots of choices for rice, noodles, soup, bubble tea
• SHARE the bubble tea, I tell you! Servers will say that its for one person, no, it is not, it is huge!
• Their bubble teas are just ok for me, the “fresh” ones doesn’t taste fresh for me
• soups are good, set meals are perfect for one
• service is good, fast and efficient for the most part
I love the bubble tea from here. They really fill it all the way to the top like a mini mountain in a cup! It's tastes really good and the food is also pretty good too!
Great place to come to! Had some pretty great food here! As well as yummy and huge bubble tea! The staff is fast and friendly! Great place to come with friends
Been into this restaurant twice already. Their fried rice is great. I love the chicken skin and squid tentacles. Service and the place is good. I like the interior. Price is okay. Next time I will try their hotpot.
There aren’t Two Restaurants or Three Restaurants, there’s one, just one! Given its proximity to a now favourite karaoke hangout, some friends and I decided to hit up the One Restaurant, given the somewhat decent reviews that it’s gotten online!. I chose to give the Deep Fried Chicken Nuggets Fried Rice (10.99) a try! I found that the batter was on the thicker side and was crunchy but was a bit bland. The fried rice had a ton of black pepper and was quite flavourful but was a bit on the greasy side. The service was decent here, though it took a damn long time for drinks to come.
This place is very cool if you're looking for a HUMUNGOUS bubble tea! Definitely good for the snaps. Their deep fried chicken nugget fried rice is also what they're known for. So if you go here you've got to try it! On the down side the service kind of sucks and it's quite cold in their so bring a jacket! But I always go back and recommend it to everyone. Overall the food is great! So they're doing something right :)
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After a heartbreaking experience at Ali Shan Restaurant 阿里山品味餐廳, I needed something to overcome the heartache. Something that better resembled the classic "railroad bento 鐵路便當".
After a quick search of local Taiwanese joints, I settled with The One Restaurant 美味關係. Okay, I admit, I was a bit skeptical about coming here. You see, our last visit (which was our first) in 2010 was not very pleasant. While a few dishes were somewhat decent, the horrendous service made the whole experience miserable.
Now, six years later, before walking into the restaurant, I have told myself to stay calm. Yes, Buddha Girl, stay calm. Things could have improved since 2010. And if not, just sing, "Let it go, let it go..."
For $4.75CAD, my large order of Assam Black Tea 阿薩姆紅茶 was, in deed, a large cup. Please correct me if I'm wrong but I think this was served in a 550ml beer mug?
Anyhow, while the tea was bold, the Assam tea taste was a bit off. Perhaps the supply source was weak? I requested less sweet but it was still a bit too sweet for me. Next time I'd try it half sweet.
At $4.50CAD/order, The One Green Onion Egg Roll 香蔥蛋餅 had decent amount of scallions but the egg was too overcooked. The dough was quite thick and the drizzled sauce was overly salty. No improvement since our first/last visit.
I was satisfied with my $10.75CAD order of Taiwanese Railway Style Sausage with Rice 鐵路香腸便當. I know, I know, this did not truly resemble the classic "railroad bento 鐵路便當" because the sides were on a separate plate instead of presenting everything in the tin box. But hey, this was a lot better than Ali Shan Restaurant 阿里山品味餐廳, right?
The round tin box had two links of Taiwanese sausage on the top tray while the bottom level had white rice topped with pork meat sauce and accented with Chinese sauerkraut (aka. pickled mustard greens).
The sausages were plump and savory with just the right amount of sweetness. Of course, the links here couldn't really go wrong, unless the kitchen does something funky with it. The sausage links are made by the famous tea duck supplier. Those who have followed our blog for years would know what I'm talking about...
The pork sauce had a higher ratio of lean meat with an one-dimensional flavor of soy sauce. This lacked that fundamental sweet aromas of cinnamon and shallots.
The sides were simple so nothing much to comment about.
The tin box was a special edition sold to the public to celebrate 123 operating years of Taiwan Railways Administration 臺灣鐵路管理局.
I had two take-out items for Buddha Boy. The first was Meat Sauce on Steamed Rice 台式滷肉飯 for $8.75CAD. Any difference between this bento and my railway box? This had no sausage links and one side dish was different.
The Deep Fried Chicken Nuggets 鹽酥雞 was the second to-go item. This had sizeable chunks of chicken that were lightly coated and well fried. Gentle use of five-spice blend mingled gracefully with basil. While this was a good improvement since our first/last visit., for $7.50CAD/order, this was expensive.
Service was much. much, much, much, much better than our first/last visit. Maybe because I visited during off-peak hours?
With a baby in carriage, the servers were accommodating and told me I could sit anywhere. Hey, that's a good start. Throughout the meal, servers came and checked on how I was doing. Empty dishes were collected promptly and hot tea was regularly replenished.
After this experience, I'd return again. Hopefully it's not just a one off.
Portions are big, prices are reasonable. More importantly the food tastes authentic. I'm a fan of their fried rice and noodles. The giant slush drinks are a must try.
Love this place cause portions are quite big and always have left overs to go. Food is always hot. Entree prices range from $9-15. Good variety of dishes on menu. Chicken nugget fried rice is always a favourite. Homestyle fried noodles are good too. Slush drinks are HUGE...can share between two people. Restaurant is always playing Karaoke music videos which is cool.
Not going to lie...sometimes I choose where to eat based on portion size alone (I know, I know, how very un-blogger like of me.) No shame!. I can't help it okay. I'm a ravenous student...on a budget!! And given the modest portion sizes at *most* restaurants, I usually have to spend $40 + to get full.
Not at the One!! For less than $20, I can fill my bottomless pit of a stomach :D When I'm feeling especially famished (which is pretty much all.the.time) I order their gigantic pork chop or a fried rice!
Oh, have you guys noticed? The tea at the One, always, and I mean always tastes like dish soap! My mom agrees with me, so I swear it's not in my head!! We told one of the servers and he didn't say anything...he just nodded...
DAMNNN serving size here is huge! .. or atleaste when i tried it a year ago hahah. Their slush bubble tea also seems to be pretty popular as they mound it onto and it tower above all other drinks. Not my favourite place for food and drinks but its your classic asian food stop at night.
This place gets crazy busy all the time. Whenever I drop off my beamer to get service next door, I pop by here. They are known for their gigantic slush drinks, and I mean TOWERING folks. Don't even be embarrassed to ask for another cup to share it's crazy huge.
The chicken nugget fried rice is another known dish here too. It's a big plate that would feed two people as well, shared. Washrooms are clean, service is good, ambiance is good. They play alot of Asian music, and karaoke music on the screens lol. Parking gets taken up quick in the lot. You can always Park infront of the other businesses when it's closed.
I was told thos restaurant slush is very long. Its double size of their glass cup. 2 people can share one drink. Their food are a little big portion comparing to other bubble tea restaurant and the price are okay. We had the beef curry and sliced pork with garlic sauce. The beef curry has very little beef, but a lot of curry. The pork is pretty good. The service is not that good.
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We finally cracked open a fresh bag of rice today!! Yesiree, we finally polished off our crappy bag of long grain rice :D. So to celebrate, we went to Rice World in Chinatown and bought a huge bag of KOKUHO RICE!! My dad asked me which rice I wanted (out of the 50+ options) and I was like "The best one." hehehe ~ I'm a rice bucket okay!!
Dad: "It's almost $60 a bag?!! It's 3 times the price of regular rice!!"
Me: "Well, they're famous for a reason."
Mom: "Kokuho is very good."
Dad: "Fine, let's try it."
Needless to say, we weren't disappointed. The rice was SO GOOD. My dad was like "Wowww, this rice brings me back to Japan!" Usually he only eats one bowl of rice, but yesterday he ate two! I ended up eating 3 PLATES WORTH (I'm sure you're not surprised.)
Yea, I highly recommend that you guys go out and get yourself a bag of Kokuho (This isn't sponsored btw, just sharing the love ya'll)
So why am I going on a tangent about rice in this post? Welll, as you can see, I pretty much only order fried rice when I go to the One. I know, I know, I should really branch out ~ but I just can't veer from my beloved RICE!!! Plus, my dad never let's me order fried rice (he thinks it's not worth the money) so I was pretty much deprived of fried rice my entire life :'(
The One Restaurant, however, isn’t a Scottish eatery or a haven for immortals. No, it’s one of the many Taiwanese shops that have popped up around Metro Vancouver. In many ways, The One is just like all of those other Taiwanese bubble tea shops… slightly stylized interiors that have gotten a bit tired from overuse, large menu of snacks and bubble tea, annoying diners taking too many pictures of their food… oh, wait…
美味關係 The One (台灣風味複合式餐廳)
地址：5908 Kingsway, Burnaby, BC
電話：(604) 569-1866
營業時間：週日至週四 11:30am-1am ；週五、週六 11:30am-2am
泊車：店前及街旁均有免費車位
付賬方法：現金、Debit Card、信用卡只接受 Master Card
整體評分 (滿分為 5 )：食物 4│環境 3│服務 2.5│衛生 3│抵食 3│推薦 3.5
這家The One餐廳跟Metrotown附近的"老山東牛肉麵莊"應同屬一個老板。餐廳的裝修非常特別，感覺上像karaoke酒廊多過像餐廳，色彩及照明極有Vegas賭城的氣氛，只是欠缺幾部角子老虎機而已。至於座位均是大型Sofa椅，比起餐桌還要大呢
餐廳的菜單非常多樣化，除了麵食、套餐之外，還包括各式台灣小吃、火鍋和刨冰等等。一般台式餐廳的套餐都會附送一至兩款小涼菜，美味關係却有四款。而且它的小菜很好吃、式樣也多變 。
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Yesterday, Tray, Cinders, Addy, Vince and I went to The One for dinner. I've always seen pictures of there mega big slushies but it was my first time eating there.
The One is a Taiwanese restaurant located in a small plaza on Kingsway, closest to the Royal Oak skytrain station. Walking in, I was surprised to see how modern and big the venue was.
Their menu features a variety of cold appetizers, rice, noodle, and hotpot dishes. A lot of the items come in a combo set, with a bowl of rice and some appetizers to complete a satisfying meal. The appetizers that Cinders, Addy, Vince and Tray got with their meal sets include green bean with minced pork, spiced cabbage, cellophane noodles and curried potatoes and carrots. They ordered Deep Fried Chicken Nuggets, The One Deluxe Pork Chop (with BBQ sauce), Spicy Chestnut Chicken and Sweet and Sour Pork. Everyone was content with their food, and especially with the large portions!
We shared 2 slushes among the five of us- grape and lychee. I didn't really like these in terms of flavour because they were both artificial tasting and overly sweet... However, the consistency is on point! They were thick and smooth, with no icy chunks at all. (3/5)
For myself, I ordered the Seasonal Vegetables Bean Thread in soup. Bean thread is a type of cellophane noodles with a chewy, toothsome texture. I was surprised how much there was in here! The broth was also flavourful, although a bit oily, but it was still delicious. On the other hand, I was expecting more than the scarce leaves of bok choy with the "seasonal vegetables".. (3/5)
Service was a bit slow, and it was hard to get the staff's attention. Generally speaking though, it was a decent, inexpensive meal.
Food: 3/5 | Service: 3/5 | Value: 4/5 | Ambiance: 4/5
As soon as I enter here...I utter an order that is permanent...Chicken Nugget Fried Rice. It's just good, it really is. It's fried rice with taiwanese chicken nuggets, gai lan stems and thai basil. Bubble Tea Slushes are massive and good for sharing. I recommend to go with a group since food servings are huge.
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First time coming here, it was busy and was greeted immediately which is always a plus for small Asian restaurants. While sitting us down they also gave us tea, looking through three different menus; good menu, drink menu and a shaved iced menu-at first glance very overwhelming.
There was 5 sides to the food menu, sorting through to see what we wanted and also peering into other tables to see what looked good, we decided on the Taiwanese chicken nugget fried rice and the deep fried basa fish with chili sauce. Great, next comes the deciding of drinks; which ranges from bubble tea, milk tea, fresh fruit drinks, herbal tea with a spin etc. I chose the rose/fruit tea iced (small) and boyfriend got the green apple slush.
Proportion wise is amazing, you're really getting your money's worth.
The food was nothing special, kind of disappointed with the Taiwanese chicken, the fish was good until you got the sauce. Side dishes for the fish(set meal) we only touched the egg stores fried with tomatoes and the peas. So if you're looking for some amazing dishes for dinner this isn't the place--
Drink wise- both drinks were good. The tea was light and refreshing and the green apple wasn't too sweet, so probably will be back for drinks and maybe to share if I'm around, definitely wouldn't go out of my way.
Sure their bubble tea is stacked high, but it's not exactly the best. The place is nice and clean and the staff are welcoming. The service sometimes takes a while though.
The one is an experience that people should check out for sure. The bubble teas they have are sky high and definitely are a fun item to order. The quality is not bad, of course it's gonna be a bit too icy since there's so much of it but thats just to be expected. I ordered the kung pao chicken, which I usually order when I go to bubble tea places and I found it to be quite good. Overall this place is a sweet place with fun bubble tea and good food.
Huge Bubble Teas!. Takes a while to be seated as its always busy!. Servers are a bit slow however if you want a treat! Get any of the slush bubble teas.~ PS: you will need to share with someone as they are HUGE, comes with a extra cup haha. Food isn't bad. Deep Fried Chicken is good and any of the rice dishes are great too! =)
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Great food, TERRIBLE service. First of all, parking was a pain in the ass when we went last week.
Went with friends, table of 5, and even though the restaurant was not busy (can clearly see all the empty tables) it still took about 5 minutes for someone to greet us and another 5 minutes to get seated.
We sat down and we all looked through the menu. NO ONE came to take our order ... Not one server looked our way. The table next to us was experiencing the exact same problem. 20 minutes later ... One of us had to walk over to someone to get their attention. Even at that, it took another 5 minutes for them to get to us, which is completely unacceptable. The lady who took our order seemed annoyed and was actually so rude to us. We ignored it because we were all so hungry and just wanted our food.
Ordered the Thai spicy seafood & sliced pork hot, and chicken nuggets. Which were amazing. The portions are very generous. The chicken nuggets were exactly like the ones made in Taiwan. And the hot pot was tasty. Spicy, but filled with flavor ... The only thing is there were only 2 slices of pork.
All in all, I didn't tip very well. I would definitely come back again for the food, but the service here definitely needs some improvement.
GREAT!. I don't know why there are such negative reviews but the service was very good. We were seated right away and they took our orders as soon as we were ready. The slush drinks were very good, they were very tall! They seperate it into another cup so it doesn't fall over; I would definitely come back!
Awesome bubble tea and very affordable.
Known for fruit slushes. I find the teas and slushes here decent, although not nearly as nice as Pearl House just a few blocks east. Sour Plum isn't sour enough for me. The service when we have been by has always been very, very good (especially with helping to choose a likable drink) and friendly. Food is definitely overpriced and as others stated already not the best quality around, but I find this of many mainly beverage late night spots, so it is not below my expectation. I like the atmosphere. Last time we were in, I was concerned though about the cleanliness of the glasses/cups etc. Dishwasher problems maybe?
Anyway, overall a neat spot with most often decent drinks to stop in late night.
Pretty good for a bubble tea joint. Probably my favourite bubble tea cafe style restaurant in Burnaby, but not because of the bubble tea. Their bubble tea selection is actually kinda small, but they make it really good. Actually full flavoured and not watered down unlike a lot of other bubble tea places in Burnaby. There are a couple drinks I need to ask them to halve the sugar though. The food is really good too, very large portions. Some dishes have a tad too much oil, but really you don't go to a bubble tea cafe for the healthy eating. I try to go here often but they sure are busy on certain days for such a large establishment, which is a testament to their food quality I guess. They might need to hire another server though because it usually takes a while to flag somebody down for service.
Delicious and gigantic portions. Try the Fried Chicken Nugget Fried Rice!
Busy, but not bad.. Came here with some friends and had to wait twenty minutes for a table. The food isn't a bad price and you get a lot of it. Ditto for the drinks. The one issue is the service, where everyone is running around and sometimes you have to repeat yourself a few times before you get what you want. They also enforce times and not playing games at the tables during busy hours to keep the turnover going. I'd go back, but probably when it's not as busy.
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I thought this is just another typical bubble tea/ Taiwanese restaurant, but no, it's very different from the other ones.
Their food portions are HUGE!! at least twice as big as the dishes from other bbt joints. 4 of us shared an appy seaweed, Taiwanese style fried vermicelli and Deep fried chicken nuggets fried rice. We were stuffed but still had a little bit of left over. Deep fried chic fried rice was so yummy! it was very flavorful, one of the best fried rice I ever had!! The vermicelli was good too, the noodle was not too soft and was fried to perfection. the appy seaweed was just okay, could make that myself.
My friend ordered a blueberry slush. it was tall!! she had to shared it with another friend.( It's hard to spoon the slush into another glass if you wanna share, so ask the server, they would do a little show in front of u)
Drinks are just mediocre. I ordered a green milk tea with grass jelly but it had no jelly. but the server assured me that it was what I ordered.
overall, just go there for the food. gotta make reservations ahead there is long wait during dinner time.
Bubble tea portions are very generous, but nothing too special on the taste. Service on the other hand was bad. The waitress seemed unwelcoming, lazy and unprofessional. Not to mention, we HAD to order at least 4 things on the menu or else you couldn't get anything. Overall it's alright, it's not the first place I'd recommend to a friend
Great Ambience but Bland Bubble Tea. The atmosphere is great and busy and the decor makes the place look lively BUT I've been here on 3 occasions and everytime I have bubble tea it's always bland and tasteless. It's like they've diluted it just to make that huge pile of bubble tea that they serve.
I love this place.... The right atmosphere, brought me back when I was teen!!! LOL I think you will never forget their sluch and shaved Ice... Bring back all my good "young" memory!!! LOL
The food were okay. One unique thing is their watermelon slush. It looked like a giant cone of slush that you have to be careful or it would tip over. The service was mediocre. They did not rush to help you when you ask to pay but they did clean up the watermelon slush mess fast enoughif it happens so much, they expected it to fall. Luckily this place accepts debit unlike your typical asian bubble place and their "cash only" signs. Their fried rice was enjoyable as it was cheap and came in huge portions. The pork fried meat in the fried rice were crispy and deliscious. The lavender milk tea barelt tasted like lavender but it was still good. I would only recommend this place for late night bubble and comfort food.
Pretty decent with good portion. Sub-par bbt. We have been here a few times. One time one of us ordered fresh papaya and milk but the drink barely had any papaya taste to it. We told the waiter and the waiter told his boss. The response we got back was that they always use a certain proportion of milk and papaya and told us not to order it the next time. They did not offer to make another one or offer an apology but instead gave a rather rude response. One dish that was pretty good was the "the one deluxe pork steak". We have also tried their hot pot here before. It was expensive and not that great.
GREAT. Soo pretty inside
very chic
great food also
The portion was huge and the service was fairly quick and friendly.
Jeeeeezzzzz! This place hits the spot! Our friend introduced this to us and it didn’t disappoint. The chicken nugget fried rice is a must. Between 8 people, we got two of the chicken nugget fried rice, a seafood fried noodle, two fried squid, one chicken knee cap and one eggplant with ground pork. It was the perfect amount of food and everything came out so quickly and was so delicious. AND we split everything and in total everything cost $16/pp after tax and tip, which for dinner, is impossible nowadays! Don’t sleep on the knee caps. The mango slush was a banger too.
Use to come here all the time. The food is still good and they take credit cards now when back in the day it was cash only. This establishment has been here for a long time. Would be cool if they updated the interior a bit.
Decided to try The One for the first time in 2 plus years on Saturday March 19th, 2022. Was hesitant because of past reviews.
Went for an early dinner because place can be quit busy during dinner time. Well place was still clean and bright, service a bit slow as expected but the food was great! Presentation was good and bug portions. One plate of fired rice can literally feed 3 plus people. We had their popular Chicken Nugget Fried Rice, Fried Squid, order of XO sauce fried beef noodle and couple of other dishes. Also had their popular slushy drinks. Drinks are literally towers of slush. We ordered lychee slush, mango slush and coconut pinnapple slush. All 3 were loaded with flavor as we remembered.
Dinner was great and very affordable for families! Service even though a bit slow, workers were friendly and polite. Must try spot for everyone.
One of the best Taiwanese restaurants in Vancouver. Authentic is the key! Their popcorn chicken is perfectly made, braised beef noodle soup was delicious as well as all the other dishes we tried. Chocolate smoothie also highly recommended.
The restaurant motto is “The one and only”, yeah they might be the one and only Chinese restaurant that serves EPIC portions. The fried Taiwanese popcorn chicken is literally the size of your fist. It reminds me of how French restaurants use a mega plate with a tiny piece of duck in the middle, well this restaurant will fill that plate up with food and then some. I swear the chefs are trigger happy. Come here if you love strongmen-size portions. I’m done ranting.
seems like prices jump another couple dollars everytime i visit. seems like this has led some to try other places instead. food and service are still great but geez these guys look overworked i hope they're okay.
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