Came here one day with a group of 2 to try this place out. It's a great location to us and the usual place where we get our boba closed so we definitely had high hopes for this place. This place did not disappoint and it will be our go to place for boba now. Their boba is just as it should be, a little chewy and not rock solid. There is limited seating but it's enough.
We tried their Red Bean Latte with Boba, Earl Grey Tea with boba, and Taro Milk Black Tea with boba. I am looking forward to try their Matcha Latte with red bean when it becomes available. I will summarize all the drinks to condense the review. Overall, all the drinks we've tried, the tea flavor was bold and flavorful. You could taste the tea flavor, probably because they use enough tea leaves. It doesn't taste watered down at all. All of our drinks, if it required milk, we defaulted to their choice of milk, which is Lactaid I believe. It's nice that they give you the option to choose a different milk option. I don't like the idea of charging for it, but Starbucks does it, so why not. I will eventually try more than 50% of their menu so I'll definitely post my favorite in due time.
Please continue to use real tea leaves and don't skimp out on it because to me, this is what makes this place stand out compared to the many other boba shops in the area.
They also added this cold brew coffee apparatus. I can't wait to try it. Supposedly cold brew is a "cleaner" process and takes out the acidity, we shall see.
The store manager is nice. She's very polite and friendly. Given this store just opened up, there will be subtle details that need to be addressed in the future. If the store gets busy, there will be a long wait because there's only one worker and I think her ability to multi-task will be put to the test.
I do like the small eats/pastries that they have. They have the sesame balls that you can get from dim sum but it relatively costs more here. They also have the portuguese eggtart which I have not been able to try or see what it looks like because either it's sold out everytime I come or they didn't get the delivery for that day. As expected, because this is a tea place, they have their pastries delivered fresh daily.
Side note, one recommendation would be to make napkins more readily/easily accessible. Right now, the only location is by the window.
I like the wooden decor to the place. A little feel of a tea house.
Overall, I highly recommend this place and will be introducing this place...
Read moreThis was such an unfortunate experience.
I’ll start w my Acai bowl. 1. The Acai is weak- Acai is a super dark rich purple- this was likely made from a mix of ALOT of ice and a small amount of Acai. It was flavorless. I paid $2 for extra almond butter and imo this looked like what a normal amount would be. 50% of the bowl was granola- so even the so called “Acai” was limited.
So yea it was 2/10
My husbands poke bowl was similar SOOOO MUCH RICH! Small amount of tuna & fixins.
$38 for these meals and we left hungry and disappointed.
Cmon everyone is hurting but you just cannot skimp like this and expect people to come back. I was so excited to return for a sushi burrito but now...
Read moreThere are so many things right with this hidden Astoria jewel. I could star with the decor; there are so many details each visit seems like a new enjoyable discovery (that wall mounted tree frame, the slow iced extraction station...I'll let you experience it). Now, let's talk coffee as at the end this might be what takes you there. I have been simply hooked to their freshly roasted Toro beans. There is thoughtful discipline in their practice; notice the published green and roast dates as well as the origin and description of what they brew and extract. Lastly, service is a match, wrapping everything together; they have been very attentive and patient with my requests and...
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