TEAlicious BUBBLE — Restaurant in Evanston Township

Update of 19-Jul - my review is always short..and I do not like leave negative feedback here.. since I believe xhit happens and can't really judge them on that.. but this is the first time I have to break that rule.

Since I saw they have table and charging port.. thought it's a good spot for me to camp out.. have a bite before opening up my laptop...

Crispy chicken tenderloins: chicken is very tender! Flavor is good when accompanied with the sauce. Not oily at all. Good portion of rice.

Since it is a taiwanese drink place.. I was hoping/expecting that the food would have taiwanese flavor too... The only thing that I can say it's taiwanese if really the egg.. tea egg is well cooked and well seasoned. Put aside if it's Taiwanese or not, ita a good bento box... for authentic taiwanese bento box.. go to 527 Cafe.. they have good bento box at similar price.

Drink: I ordered Taro Bubble Green Tea Latte - and specifically asked for Tapioca.. In the past the order have always came with tapioca - regular version.. When I went and let them know the Tapioca is on the soft side.. I was told it's Taro Bubble... Not sure what that means.. This also means she gave me the wrong order... I just assumed they ran out of the usual ont and had to sub. I am trying to be flexible. I also don't like any other flavored tapioca so I always call out with Tapioca. If they are not sure, they could have asked.. I was the only one there in the whole store.

based on the staff's attitude, I decided not to engage .. since she is not willing to listen. I did not asking fo a switch, since I am half way through.. I usually don't complain, what is given to me usually I'll take as is, I just want to let them know the feedback... Also for that Taro, it's a smear in there.

The new place across the street has a better taro amount and it's well balance with the tea.

Bubble - well made, it's chewy like how it suppose to. Anyone complaints meaning they dunno what a true bubble taste like.

Tea - I do like their tea, it's not from powder.

Egg waffle, a must have for my kids. But you gotta have patience.. the waffle maker needs to warm up and then cook the batter... So make sure u have time to...

Second bubble tea spot I’ve ever tried and I’m very pleased with their selection as well as the simplicity of the ingredients and their commitment to real ingredients. I had brown sugar bubble tea latte (with black tea). I loved my husband’s taro green tea (w milk) choice. It was definitely quality green tea! I liked my personal choice too. Little one had a mango smoothie with tapioca bubbles and no sugar added and it was more than enough sweetness. We didn’t sit inside as I felt it was too stuffy but there’s plenty of outdoor public seating a few steps away. The customer service was very good, helpful & patient. I can imagine it can get really busy there so commenting on some of the experiences with less than satisfactory customer service, i can understand that it gets difficult from time to time but it was clear from my observation everyone was working very hard. I wish and hope for the wellbeing and comfort of the business owners to eventually find a spot with a more uplifting atmosphere and a location that gets...

One of my place I missed the most after I moved out of the Evanston!

I can't remember how many times I had been to this place and I didn't care to leave a review when I lived here in Evanston 1 years ago.

Once I stepped my feet back to here, TEAlicious was the first thing that came to my mind.

I ordered my go-to drink which is pineapple yakult green tea with brown sugar tapioca. It's very fruity and has a bit tart from the pineapple, and you can even taste the fiber form the fruit! The sweetness comes from the yakult yogurt and the freshness comes from green tea. IMO, it's the perfect combination out of all yakult drinks. And if you like refreshing drink rather than creamy drinks like milk tea, you should try this.

The popcorn chicken bento is good as usual! It has great amount of meats and the veggies are fresh and crispy. One minor downside is that the rice is not enough to pair with the meats.

Overall, I was impressed that the flavor and quality hasn't changed! I want to visit back already when writing...