Don't miss this little boba and snack shop tucked town an alley in downtown Wheaton. We went to try the Japanese cheesecake and Basque cheesecake; the Japanese cheesecake was already sold out for the day, but we got the Basque as well as a mochi cat paw waffle (like a taiyaki, but shaped like a cat paw rather than a fish). The cheesecake was delicious: dense and not overly sweet. The waffle was also good, just slightly chewy with a green pandan custard filling. The staff were very friendly and told us all about the different drinks on the menu, but we just went with water because I had already had my allotment of caffeine for the day. Cute decor including paintings from local artists for purchase and giant bubble teas! It was a bit warm inside but there's also outdoor seating if you would prefer that. We will definitely return to try the Japanese cheesecake! read more

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Sadly, the teas were not satisfactory. I ordered the original milk tea - I always order this at boba places I haven't been to before as the barometer of quality. There wasn't very good tea flavor. It almost tasted like a powdered milk tea mix. I was also excited that they sold items from Kokoroya Bakery. This bakery had been on my list to try. I was there on the 25th and one of the items I got (matcha red bean bun) had a best by date of the 23rd. I guess I wouldn't expect a past best by item to be sold. It definitely tasted stale, along with the cookies I got. read more

I came across BaBam on social media and decided to check it out when we were in town. We almost missed it since it is tucked away in an alleyway. The shop is small and there are a handful of tables inside. There were only a select few pastries in the case when we came. We shared the pandan custard buns and basque cheesecake. I had the jasmine milk tea and asked for no sugar but it ended up tasting really diluted. The pandan buns were good but didn't find the basque cheesecake unique. read more

This is such a cute boba spot! We went after eating nearby and I was pleasantly surprised. They have a wide selection of drinks and desserts. We got their passionfruit special as well as their taro boba and we enjoyed it. The service was good as well! read more

My ONLY go to place for boba! Always at the perfect sweetness level for me and their mochi paws perfection! Vicky, the owner, and her staff are so nice to everyone. I always take my friends and family here for boba! read more

BaBam - 22oz Brown Sugar Milk Tea With Tapioca Pearls - Bubble Tea Near Me - Wheaton, Illinois

Good place to get smoothies and other cool beverages. It's one of the few hip places in Wheaton. BaBam is located in that one alley. Has a few tables inside. This is mostly a place to take something to go though. Came to get something refreshing in the morning. It's a small place in the alley that runs through the middle of downtown that has a few shops. This is one of the newer ones there. It's about $6 for a tea, and it's a pretty big cup. They have a few non dairy choices including coconut milk tea. Add toppings for another buck. There's boba and a few jellies. Has a few bags of chips and other Asian snacks, but there's not much else. There's the baked bread good for taking home for later. Has a pretty good amount of teas for a small local business. It's what's on most of the menu. They also have fresh bread at pretty okay prices. read more

BaBam - Coconut Milk Tea And Snacks - Bubble Tea Near Me - Wheaton, Illinois

This is a cute place with a lot of fun, trendy ambience. It was however extremely hot inside which led us to not really hang out. The horchata milk tea with brown sugar boba wasn't great but the brown sugar milk tea I got previously was really good, so, I think I need to give this place another try. read more

Best drinks ever. Really fast service. And there are board games and hangout areas in the building. Definitely recommend read more

BaBam - The alley way boba shop - Bubble Tea Near Me - Wheaton, Illinois

Located in an alley in downtown Wheaton. I actually missed the turn because of too many people walking in the middle of the alley. Best place to park would be the Chase parking lot, if not there are plenty of free parking spaces scattered around. Inside has very appealing areas that are perfect for snapping pictures for Instagram. Prices are reasonable. They have a variety of drinks and snacks. Overall, I would rate this place 4.5/5. I took off half a point because I forgot to tell the owner that I wanted light ice and 50% sugar. If you don't say anything then it'll be 100% sugar, too sweet. I got the pink bubblegum with green apple popping boba, taro milk tea with coffee jelly, pandan rolls, and sweet potato swirl bread. Drinks were tasty despite the abundance of sugar. Pandan rolls I really liked the filling inside. Sweet potato swirl bread was okay. Sufficient amount of seating. read more

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Love the location right by the bank (in the alley) off Main Street in downtown Wheaton. I got the Hokkaido Milk Tea with the brown sugar tapioca and it was delicious. Hope they stay in town forever. read more

Co-worker and I made a planned trip here during our lunch hour! We were excited to see a bubble tea/Japanese cafe in this area. It's a soft opening so items may be limited but there were plenty of drink options ( or ) And a few bakery goods you can try! Definitely plan to come back and try the other drinks. Recommend if you're in the downtown Wheaton area to stop in. Has a cute space with seating inside where you can relax and check out the anime inspired paintings! read more

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Boba fanatic here. I was looking for a cafe and almost went somewhere else but I wasn't going to pass up an opportunity to check a boba place out. I love a local spot with a cool vibe that you kind of just have to know about to know about it. The local art on the wall for sale, the open-to-outside concept, and the delicious fruit teas makes this an absolute requirement for a stop in Wheaton. I went during Cream of Wheaton and everywhere downtown was pretty busy including BaBam, but they did a great job of moving the line quickly and cranking out the good stuff. I got a watermelon fruit tea with strawberry boba... highly recommend. Their fruit teas use a jasmine tea but I saw a sign saying you could request other teas if jasmine isn't your jam. When I ordered they even let me know how many drinks were ahead of me, but honestly they worked so fast it was only a couple of minutes. I'm a fan for sure. read more

BaBam - The outside (yes, in the alley) - Bubble Tea Near Me - Wheaton, Illinois

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Despite it being a little creepy at first (it is in an alley), I love everything about this place. From the personalized and patient service to the tea itself, this little joint is a must-stop if you're in the area. My advice is that you stop by here at a slow part of the day... maybe a weekday between lunch and dinner, so that you can ask a lot of questions and get some great suggestions. This is NOT a place you order from online as your first experience... you'd miss out on what it has to offer. What's unique about this place is the options you have for your tea, from different leaves, to different style boba and add-ins. There's milk tea and smoothies and fruit teas and so much more! My daughter got a fruity lemonade mix and I think it had lavender infused, so it tasted like fresh flowers in your mouth! I don't remember what milk tea my wife ordered, but she enjoyed it and it was gone quickly. We're not down in this area very often, but next time, we're definitely stopping in. read more

Great little hidden spot! Stopped by for Boba and ended with a ramen lunch. The owner is super helpful in selecting drinks. My new favorite drink is the butterfly pea tea with peach. The girls both got coconut milk tea with boba! So fun! read more

BaBam - Butterfly pea tea with Peach - Bubble Tea Near Me - Wheaton, Illinois

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This is one of those fabled third spaces! A place with a few tables, board games, and a couch where you can hang out and enjoy delicious teas and smoothies. Charming atmosphere and good snacks! read more

I drink a lot of bubble teas and have been looking at bubble teas around me. Tried this place today. I tried their Pandan custard buns and the breads are tasty. Had Thai tea with tapioca. Not sure what's in the Thai tea but it's causing my tongue to tingle. I don't have food allergies so it's a weird feelThe tapioca is overcooked. It's past the stage of glutinous and chewy to agar-agar like. Not my favorite. read more

BaBam - Ube and plain Pandan custard bun - Bubble Tea Near Me - Wheaton, Illinois

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Such a hip place with a large variety of boba teas, designer tea drinks, not-your-usual ice cream flavors, even homemade breads and pastries! The dine-in section of this tea shop is a mini-art gallery with paintings by school kids who take lessons at the art school on Gary Avenue - Alicia's Creative Art School. Love it! read more

We were just strolling through town when we stopped into check out the new business and menu. The space is super cute & super clean. A really nice place to visit!! We were greeted nicely and the staff and even though we said we were just popping in for a look, they took the time to tell us about their menu. We were not familiar at all! They let us know their favorites and guided us toward what we might like Everyone was so nice and obviously dedicated to their business. Even though, I was so full from dinner I purchased a tea. It was unique, healthy and very, very delicious. I loved it!! I recommend this spot! read more

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We love BaBam! My family and I have been here a lot since they have opened. We love it! We have all found drinks we really like and enjoy walking up here as a treat. read more

BaBam - Sign - Bubble Tea Near Me - Wheaton, Illinois

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Amazing customer service, supporting a small business, bread baked from a very sweet woman who makes it taste homemade. You cannot go wrong. The same amount of bread anywhere else is $7 it's only $4 here so affordable and amazing flavor. Try their ube bread!! read more

Cute place! Nice atmosphere, tasty beverages. Menu is easy to follow for people unfamiliar with the offerings. My only gripe is the lack of air conditioning, at least on the day we visited. read more

Super helpful and friendly owner. Cute place. Lots of cool tea and sweets. Easy walk. Bubble tea and latte night. read more

BaBam - Sweet little shop! - Bubble Tea Near Me - Wheaton, Illinois

A great addition to the neighborhood! The tea is a perfect treat on a sunny day and the bread is so delicious! Can't wait to try all the flavors! read more

BaBam - Bubble Tea Near Me - Wheaton, Illinois

My coworkers & I go here during lunch time all the time. The owners are super nice- they've gotten to known us and they let us know when they have fresh bread in. They are always giving us recommendations to new things. Love this place! read more

Love the vibes of this place, the boba is top quality and the service is awesome. Compared to the other boba I've had babam has been the best one I've tried read more

We came here when they first opened and I ordered a drink. The woman working the register tells me, they ran out of items. I asked for another drink to which they didn't have. I asked what I could drink. She then rudely asked me, "if I have ever had boba tea before" to which I answered yes. I finally decided on a drink to which is not the best. I've had way better around this area. This boba tea is nothing special. The taste is bland. The experience coming here was not the best either with the rude and sassy cashier. If you're going to be greeting customers with attitude then don't work in customer service. read more

Love the boba here! We have had several different flavors of tea and boba and have enjoyed them all!

Cute little boba tea shop. The teas are tasty and you can get them made with various types of teas and flavors. The milk bread is fantastic! read more

We loved it!!! Tea was sooooo good and owner was so helpful with helping us pick out our drinks! I have sent a few more friends there and they also love it! read more

The owner is nice and stayed open for us. The taro milk tea and matcha milk tea were so good. We tried the buko pandan buns in the car and had to go back to get another order. It's a cute establishment with lots of fun art. Check them out! read more

BaBam - Matcha milk tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - Wheaton, Illinois

Hole in the wall bubble tea place - would recommend if you're in the area! They also have yummy-looking pastries, but I didn't get any as I had stopped by solely to try the bubble tea. read more

Im from out of town and decided to visit on a whim. Everything was delicious. I had the coconut milk tea and thai iced tea both great. Besides it being so hot in the store (maybe no AC) it was a cute vibe with some seating inside. read more

Customer service focused, courteous, Cute and Quaint! Hidden treasure- located in an alley way - but what a find-I ordered Taro and coconut with coconut jelly and tapioca- though my order was not on the menu the owner quickly said "no problem- I can make it for you!" You can't find that service anymore - so go and enjoy this no this hidden treasure, you won't be disappointed! read more

My kids got the biggest sizes I've ever seen, of syrup & milk. After ordering a size small, the girl didn't hear correctly. Then she charged for the large sizes instead of honoring the price of the actual sizes ordered. Over $15 for 2 large, sugary drinks. Yuck. read more

I had much higher expectations for this shop. I had been recommended this place, and I generally quite like boba and their selection seemed great. I got the rose and lychee fruit tea and it was one of the worst I've ever had. The tapioca was good, but the tea itself tasted nothing like rose and barely like lychee. It tasted like low quality, over steeped green tea. It was horribly bitter and the only reason I didn't immediately throw it out was because I paid over $7 for it. Worst boba I've had in my life, someone would have to pay me to get it again. read more

I gave this place a try because I wanted to support a small business, but there are some things they can improve upon to compete with the bigger bubble tea shops. It was a bit overpriced to get the add ins, as they're all a dollar (compared to 50 cents to a dollar at other places, depending on what it is). My tapioca pearls were too chewy and congealed on top of that. Also, they must just use a base for all drinks since they don't offer sweetness levels. Then I asked for no ice (another option usually offered) and the cashier looked at me like I was crazy. He then made my drink with ice and said "Oops, I forgot." The overall drink experience was underwhelming. There are plenty of other better bubble tea spots nearby to return here. The only positive is that they have Asian baked goods that looked delicious. If anything, I'd go for those. read more

All the drinks are delicious and they have no problem customizing the drinks to your tastes. A little pricier then I'd like but the quality is worth it read more

i tried their milk tea it had a weird taste like sweet alcohol and corn and, the boba was hard. :/ there are better places to go to. i recommend ma tea house!! read more