Gong Cha was delicious and refreshing! Located on the lower level of the Buckland Hill's mall, Gong…read moreCha is a great addition for fresh tea, smoothies, and boba drinks. We spotted the kiosk when we entered the mall and knew we had to stop on our way out (we parked by Barns & Noble/Hungry Pot). The staff member was really sweet and ran through all the options since you can make a lot of customizations. Gong Cha has a lot of different toppings like milk foam, tapioca pearl boba, jellies, milk foam and more. My husband got the Mango Milk Smoothie with 50% sweet, no toppings and whole milk. He liked the creaminess of the drink, but will likely try 70% next time. I tried a seasonal summer flavor called Thai Mango Milk Tea that had green tea, passion fruit jelly, milk and mango syrup. It was super yummy and refreshing. I got the drink 30% sweet because I prefer my teas not too sugary. The passion fruit jelly was my part. For a mall kiosk, Gong Cha had some seating. The kiosk was shaped as a circle, and the backside had seats which I thought was nice. The food court is also right above on the upper level too.

she's okay like she's not best but their seasonal boba drinks are cute and their regular milk tea…read moreis okay, usually grab it is as a drink while shopping

Wukong tea opened up near by in south Windsor recently. They took over the old Rita's. The same…read moreplaza as stop and shop. It's new so inside is very clean, which I can appreciate. I ordered passionfruit lemon tea and peach dragonfruit milk tea. The fruit tea was super delicious and the milk tea not so much. The worker made fresh boba for me because the first drink the boba was super hard or under cook. They told me to wait 7 minutes for a fresh batch of boba. That's why I'm giving them 5 stars for their costumer service. I will be back for the fruit tea but not the milk tea.

On occasion I might be in a mood for a crisp and refreshing bubble tea. We stopped by Wukong Tea…read moresince we were in the area. Wukong Tea is located in the same plaza as Stop & Shop in South Windsor. The inside is cute but looked like a daycare classroom. The walls were covered in kid's doodles and drawings, there's a table with Legos, a shelf with stuffies, a bit overkill if you ask me. They offer a large assortment of teas, slushies, smoothies and more. I got the Peach Lemonade with tapioca. We also got a few of the macarons. For a place that specializes in bubble tea, this wasn't good. I got the Peach Lemonade, there was nothing peach about this tea, as far as the lemonade it had just a splash of flavor and a lot of color. The tapioca were pleasantly chewy. The macarons were like eating cardboard, very artificial. I've had better ones from Aldi and Trader Joe's. This was a very disappointing experience at Wukong Tea.

I'm finally back here. The restaurant is Vietnamese and is located at 252 Broad St. in Manchester,…read moreCT. It's been quite some time. This is possibly the largest pho (Vietnamese) restaurant in the state (next to Pho Boston). The decor is real nice too. The menu is huge. There are a lot of options including classic Vietnamese non-soup dishes (one of which I am getting). Unique items include salmon spring rolls and salmon noodle soup. There is no music. That should be on while they're open. The owner, Pete, immediately serves me a huge glass of ice water with a lime. It's warm outside so it's very refreshing. For my drink, I'm having a Nuoc Chanh (fresh lime). Nước chanh is a classic Vietnamese limeade, known for its refreshing balance of tart, sweet, and occasionally a hint of salt. In Vietnamese cuisine, "chanh" usually refers to green limes, though lemons can be used as a substitute abroad. This is good! It tastes closer to lemonade. For my appetizer, I am having the Goi Cuon Ga (chicken spring rolls). Gỏi cuốn gà are fresh, non-fried rolls filled with poached chicken, rice vermicelli, fresh herbs (mint, cilantro), and lettuce wrapped in thin rice paper. They are a light, healthy alternative to the traditional pork and shrimp version, often served with peanut hoisin dipping sauce or fish sauce (nước chấm). These are light and easy to eat. The cubed or diced or minced chicken is a different approach I haven't seen before. Add sriracha sauce for a little kick. These are good! They do serve everything on styrofoam plates. Adding some ceramic plates would be a nice touch. For my entree, I'm having the ga luclac (also known as Shaking Chicken). This is stir fried chicken breast with mixed vegetables and white rice. Vietnamese Shaking Chicken (gà lúc lắc) is a popular dish featuring wok-seared, cubed chicken thighs marinated in soy sauce, oyster sauce, and garlic, resulting in a caramelized, savory flavor. It is typically seared at high heat to create a crust, served over greens with onions and tomatoes, often accompanied by rice. I've asked for extra spicy. Let's see what comes out. There's always sriracha sauce as a last resort. This is more like it! It's served sizzle hot! That's a big portion! This tastes great! It's nice to be served by the owner himself! What a great meal here! P.S.: When paying, you need to go up to the front counter.

Pho in Hartford is like pizza in New Haven: whichever one you say your favorite is, three people…read morewill line up to tell you you're wrong. So my advice? Don't concentrate too hard on trying to figure out if Pho 99 is the best the region's got. After all, luminaries like Mrs. Lee's and Pho House are gone, but Pho 99 is still here, and it's still so damn good. As a vegetarian, I love the tofu and veggies in Pho 99's pho chay. The pillows of tofu have the right combo of chewy skin and pliant interior, there are the right amount of auxiliary veggies, and the slender noodles always melt and dissolve just so into a silky oneness with the broth. I love the slight cinnamon smell in the broth and the way it gets better the longer it sits there, absorbing the squirts of sriracha and the bean sprouts you dump in. If you want something else, take it from my husband, a philistine on whom the delights of all soups are wasted, who says he adores their shaking beef. Family run, consistently delicious, and not overpriced at $20 for a large bowl, Pho 99's enduring goodness is a reminder of the astronomically high level of Vietnamese food in Hartford we are privileged to enjoy.

Today while doing some back to school shopping at Evergreen Walk, my friend and I stopped at Kung…read moreFu Tea for a little pick me up! This location is very small, but their menu certainly isn't. They have so many varieties of bubble tea you could get. What I really love about Kung Fu Tea is that they can adjust the sweetness level to whatever your preference is. There are also so many ways they can customize your drink. I got the Brown Sugar Milk Tea. My friend got the Sunshine Pineapple Tea. Mine was only sweetened 30%. It was very good. I enjoyed the warm and chewy tapioca, the tea its self was a bit caramel like. I could see this being a good pick on a cool fall day. My friend's tea was a lot more summery. She got a refreshing pineapple tea, with tapioca on the bottom and tiny cut up pineapple pieces on top. We sat inside on their high tops and enjoyed the teas. This location has no available restroom. I would stop by Kung Fu Tea again, when in the area.

Great drinks, terrible customer service. Staff openly mocked and talked negatively about customers'…read moredrink orders right in front of other customers. Extremely unprofessional and uncomfortable experience. It's disappointing because the drinks are good, but the atmosphere and employee behavior make it hard to want to come back.

I ordered food for take out at the kiosk, it was very easy. I ordered many rolls. I forgot to tell…read morehim no crunch for my spicy salmon but it was too late. When we ate the rolls, I couldn't even tell there was crunch in it. Each roll was very good and was made well. I would definitely order from here again.

Ambiance was mid, service was ok as well as the food. There wasn't any wow factors in my opinionread more

I normally love PokeDon, they were my preferred Poke place. Today I purchased a Poke Salad Bowl and…read moregot an unwanted guest in my bowl (see picture). I tried to find an email on their website to reach out to them, but all I could find was a phone number to place an order. Stay away from the Poke Salad bowl and just go with rice, less chance for a massive bug.

The service was speedy even with somewhat confused ordering. Cozy ambiance warm vibes. Why this was…read more4 stars was because they separated some of the sauce from the ingredients. And there also was some wasabi cross-contamination. I don't mind but its still a problem. Shame, could have been 5 stars. Although I was happy it had different bowl sizes.

Plenty of parking in the parking lot. I visited on a Thursday twice!! I loved the area it's in…read more It's not far from a lot of the other plazas. The staff was friendly and it wasn't too busy both times I came in. I ordered a few of the cream puffs, a peach tart, and a golden milk latte. It was made to perfection and I can't say that about a lot of places. There is plenty of seating inside and space. I loved all the plants inside and the lay out. I will definitely be coming on more often!!

Such a delightful place to enjoy a coffee and pastry. Loved the plethora of plants throughout the…read moreshop and plenty of space!! This place is huge! Perfect from working from home or enjoying a quiet read with the books present. The strawberry latte was delicious, packed with flavor, real strawberry chunks and delightful to the very last sip. The pastries! The pastries!!! Went to order my coffee and the baker comes out from the back with freshly baked croissants - I'm so glad I couldn't resist. The croissant was large, filling and not overly sweet. Fantastic crust and airy. In addition to the croissant I got the lemon raspberry croissant, packed with lemon! Every bite I got the highest notes of lemon throughout. Absolutely a repeat for me!

While on my road trip back from Pennsylvania I had to stop and get gas and fuel my belly too! This…read moreis a small family run place but with excellent food and service. What a cold and windy day and the air is salty and my windshield and coat shows it! Hungry, tired, and annoyed at the salty weather I walk in to a polite young man at the counter who warmly invites me in and tells me I can sit where I please...which I obliged after asking to use their restroom which was clean. I make my way to my table and the restaurant is picking up with more people checking in while there are others already present on the left side of this restaurant and few others await pickup orders. There seems to be just a small number of staff but they are very efficient and attentive. After I sat down I was expecting to be forgotten but nope! The young man walked over with a glass of water for me and took my order. There were so many great options on the menu so it was a task to decide butI did it! For a drink I choose the original milk tea with Boba pearls. For app I choose the grilled betel leaf with meat stuffed inside of it and for my main course I got the Hue's Spicy Noodle Soup. Everything from start to finish was delicious. I enjoyed my milk tea very much and finished it off after my meal. The Betel Leaf rolls are perfectly seasoned. I like mine dipped in Siracha. I ate it all! My noodle soup, OMG, the broth was amazing! Please taste it first before adding other sauces. It deserves to be acknowledged first. I'd drive 1.5 hrs back here just for this soup again. Its a must try. I highly recommend this restaurant. I can't wait to go back and bring my friends and family with me to try other things on their menu. BTW I enjoyed my meal so much I ordered their cold cut sandwiches to take home and share with my family as a treat upon my return home. I didn't get a chance for a pic for them cause I ate it and forgot lol.

Still pretty good pho, big portions and good flavors…read more I've come to this place a few times throughout the year. It's a good pho spot for the Vernon location. The portions are plentiful, the soup is okay but there's plenty of toppings and sauces to doctor it up a bit. The spring rolls and egg rolls have a good amount of pork in them and the dipping sauces are fresh and tasty. The egg roll sauce is this rose water floral sweet, tangy dip which helps with the rich pork. The peanut sauce for the spring rolls had a little spicy zip to it which complimented the fresh veggies. Overall, it's good pho. The pho base needs to be more assertive in its flavor profile. It needs a deeper beef or chicken flavor and more seasoning. So possibly a bit more salt and vinegar to amp up the flavors of the soup a bit. If they make the soup base stronger, then it can contend with the big names of pho in ct. as it stands though, it's pretty good for the area

Lovely and friendly service for a quick service poke place! I love to order the build your own poke…read morebowl- you get exactly what you want! Love that I get to add as many sauces as well.

I got a spicy salmon roll as a quick takeout option and it was really good! The salmon pieces were…read morereally big and tasted fresh, and the spicy mayo on top was really yummy. My order was ready very quickly and the restaurant itself is cute and very clean. The prices are also very reasonable. Looking forward to trying one of their bowls sometime soon!

This was a lovely surprise. In town on business and looking for a place nearby, decided to try Siam…read morecorner. Drove over and thought it was a takeout only place. Went inside to find a few tables and a very nice staff member who welcomed us in. The food was delicious. The quantity also exceeded expectations. We had the scallion pancake and veggie wraps t on start followed by green curry and pad Thai. Had more food than we could finish. There's no wine or beer but that made my staying on dry January easier. Not much in the way of ambiance but great food and super nice staff. Highly recommended.

A friend recommended Siam Corner Thai Kitchen and we are so glad he did! We had an amazing meal…read more The staff was super friendly and three different waitstaff stopped by our table to make sure we had what we needed. Appetizers: Spring Rolls, Vegetable Dumplings, and Crab Rangoon. All three were tasty. The Crab Rangoon was some of the best we have had in Windsor. Dinner: Mango Curry with Duck Breast was a wonderful combination with just the right amount of spice. Crispy Chicken with Green in Love sauce with broccoli and bok choi. The kitchen accommodated my request to add eggplant and mushrooms. Yummy and very generous portions. Thai tea with light ice - so refreshing! Dessert: Thai style coconut ice cream over sticky rice and the Mango sticky rice were both delicious desserts. Sweet but not too sweet. It is a small family owned restaurant. Definitely worth your time. Siam Corner is my new favorite Thai restaurant!