Ike's

sooooo, i've been at UBC for over a year, and still haven't experienced Ike's Cafe. and, because i seem to be a little less stressed out right now (although i really should be in the freak out stage at this point) and i never experience 99 Chairs before it closed down this summer, i decided to spend a bit of time hitting it up and ordering something. i've heard mixed reviews about the place, but more so bad ones from people who aren't foodies at all, and super ones from the food lovers i know. so i spent the $3.41 and ordered a Chai Latte. i'm not sure if it's because i've been deprived of my super brown tea for the past few weeks, but it was soooooo good!! in Hindi, we call it Masala Chai. it's not the typical flavour you get at Starbucks, where its basically like slightly spiced hot milk..this stuff is like the Chai my mum makes when she really needs to get warmed up. i'm not the brownest of people, but when it comes to my food, it HAS to be done a certain way! my fav Chai is the type that even when its cool, it still warms your mouth. i love the super peppery tea that has tons of cardamom and those random spices that i can only say in Hindi because i have no clue what the English names for them are!! but it really did the trick. not as good as the stuff back home, but still more than sufficient for my needs!! nomnomnom!! at this point, i give Ike's a thumbs up (unless its just the barista who's super awesome at her job!!), especially for a small UBC run cafe!!

p.s. http://mymilktoof.blogspot.com/2009/10/little-chefs.html

check it out if you need some MAJOR cuteness in your life. it totally made me want to hit up the kitchen and make a mean batch of double chocolate chip cookies!!!