Sweet Pops — Restaurant in Wichita

I wish I could give this place a better review because I love supporting new local places but this place is not it. The place was beautifully decorated and very clean looking. We ordered shaved ice cream and some pastries which were amazing, that’s why I’m giving them some stars BUT the drinks were not. A friend of mine ordered a Vietnamese coffee and both of us being Vietnamese, we were expecting a VIETNAMESE coffee, not a cup with just condensed milk and a drop of espresso. We asked for them to redo it and we got the same thing so we just threw that away. I got a mango passion fruit tea with lychee and immediately disliked it. I don’t know if it was the tea or the lychee jelly juice but it was the most sour thing. Then I decided to give them another chance and ordered a Thai milk tea. I mean you cannot get that wrong. But they somehow did. First of all I asked for less boba and I got half a cup full of boba. Second of all I watched them pour half a cup of half and half and then put some weird thick cream thing that then filled up my cup. Then they added a SPLASH of Thai tea. It was the sweetest, milkiest Thai tea ever, which I do not like. Everyone was super kind though and worked hard. I understand that they were busy because they just opened but if there are more than ten people working, I shouldn’t have to wait more than 30 minutes to get my items, that were not even together. I would get one thing at a time. I really hope they improve because like I said I love supporting...

Update: Still love this shop and it seems like others do, too. I would still recommend Sweet Pops to anyone who asks about a boba shop in Wichita.

Location: During the last visit the owner (?) had recommended that we stop by the westside location, but personally, I enjoy this location much better. This location feels more spacious, stylish, and seems like a place where my friends and I would've gone when I was younger.

Items: As for the drinks, I feel like the menu has enough items to keep interest for those who like to hop around to different drinks with each visit - as I like to do. And, if you're not that interested in ordering drinks, their ice cream and cakes are equally delicious and I highly recommend them.

Original Post: Nice boba place that I almost would've passed up (to visit another shop) had I not seen the photos on Google first. I'm glad I made the decision to go here though because everything - from the decor to the drinks...

Honestly I’m really disappointed. My girlfriend and I came here for a date and the service was actually awful. The person helping us was very short with us. I have an epi-pen for coconut and when I asked if certain things had coconut in it he was very short with us. We got matcha shaved ice and the girl who gave it to us said it had coconut jelly- when we asked further he changed his whole stance and became harsh saying it was “almond” and getting very annoyed. I have been hospitalized for eating coconut that I was accidentally served so I cannot be too careful. On top of that my thai tea literally had coffee in it?? It tasted pretty bad. The boba was old (I can definitely tell because I used to work with boba). I wish I had anything nice to say other than the decoration inside. I had high hopes and was really let down! I do not...