I happen to stumble upon this place when I was looking for boba places to go to after an Excursion in Irvine area. The place is super cute and there's a lot of things going on that is Picture Perfect in the store. I would say come here with your friends if you want to take pictures. In terms of the drinks and desserts, I did by a mango coconut drink and a taro pandan dessert. I personally enjoyed the mango coconut drink since it was fresh and I could taste both the mango and coconut clearly. In terms of the pandan dessert, I got it for my mom and she said she wasn't a big fan. I would have liked to try it for myself, but maybe next time I come I would see how it is. Kind of reminds me of a meat fresh or sweet dessert fruit, chewy mochi Fusion that you can find now trending in Asian communities. Prices are a little bit higher than the chain Boba stores, but it's worth a try if you...
Read moreSuper cute place and only 10 minutes drive from UCI campus. The store is super cute and aesthetic with literally a whole wall full of blind box figures and plushies. They offer a great variety of drinks, dessert bowls, and milk pudding. I personally would recommend the red bean milk pudding, a classic Hong Kong styled dessert recipe and super delicious! We also got a peach plum slush and strawberry hawthorn crush, both tasted great and the store was very generous with toppings as well. Either 50% or 30% sweetened level...
Read moreFinally tried the dessert shop that I’d seen ALL over social media!
Chewie & Mellow in Irvine is literally decked out to the NINES and their branding is on point. the tofu pudding in the sweet tofu mango drink was so silky & mango-y, and the dark cherry slush that came highly recommended by the staff was OH SO good. And it automatically comes with tea jelly + konjac jelly!
I’m a sucker for anything taro, and their sweet purple bliss bowl is a literal bucket of happiness.
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