My bf and I always come here as Ben Gong's tea is honestly probably my favorite bubble tea place out of many. I'm really happy to have this location in MD as I was very accustomed to having one in my home state. We've been many times and I always get the Avocado Cream Slush (I'd recommend if you like avocado smoothies) but this past time I got the mango pomelo drink, it was so good!! My bf got the strawberry cream slush and it was also so good!!! He's upping his game when it comes to boba now. If you're into boba I'd recommend trying Ben Gong's if you haven't. The ambiance is nice and has nice seating to wait in while the drinks are being made. read more

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My daughter is a bubble tea connoisseur, and this is a good one. I like the various flavors that Ben Gong's offers. In addition to the standards, they have fun combinations. They also have sago, which is a fave, and the boba are the perfect texture. You can order from the tablet or with a person. Service is always friendly. My daughter and I hung out for about a half hour, and the reason for the 4 stars instead of 5 is that the music was really really loud and the staff was yelling over it. It made it really challenging for us to concentrate on our books. But, if that's your vibe, go for it. Oh, they have cute rounded bottom cups, if your teen needs that in their life. read more

Located in the Spectrum Town Center! I tried the medium brown sugar milk tea with 50% sugar, regular ice and boba. The drink was good but not enough for me to go out of my way to visit again. I parked right in front. There's ample seating. The inside was clean. I placed my order on the kiosk and it was ready right away! read more

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Unsure how I've never left review for this place! But this is definitely our go to boba place for my coworkers and I. We've tried almost all varieties from brown sugar, matcha, tea cube, tiramisu, Thai tea, yakult drinks etc. Introduced to a couple of coworkers, I am usually the pick up person, and ofc we come frequent customers. Hence my check-ins here lol. Sweetness level and ice level can be customized which I think a must nowadays. All of us have different taste buds .. and to top it off their bobas are soft and chewy just in the right texture. Even my picky coworker agrees *wink* Service, always welcoming and place is always clean. read more

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Boy, was it hot today. So, I was looking for something cool and refreshing to quench my thirst. I stopped by Ben Gong's Tea. I ordered the Mango Pomelo Sago! Service was excellent. They were so nice and my tea was made right away. Let me tell you, it was packed with flavor and delicious. There were large chunks of mango and it tasted delightful. Ben Gong's Tea is bright and colorful. There are plenty of tables to sit and chat with friends. It was super clean and well organized. I will definitely return for some more Mango Pomelo Sago! I got a large and I am really glad I did. read more

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This place is good but I really miss their lychee slush. Please please bring it back! It was creamy and dreamy and had real lychee pieces and jelly. Omg it was delicious. Now the menu is basic. It's good if you are in the area but with highly saturated market, I wouldn't go out of my way to come here anymore since they don't have lychee slush anymore and their menu is boring af now. And it's annoying for me to come here since you have to street park and make a U-turn blah. read more

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I liked their tiramisu milk tea drink - nice foam on top with chocolate chips at the bottom alongside the boba which I think is alright. The decor in here is nice and it's attached to hot pot hero. I liked it here! read more

Ben Gong's Tea - Tiramisu Special Bubble Milk Tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - Gaithersburg, Maryland

Hit or miss depending on who makes your drink here. I normally get the black sesame slush and it normally very tasty! However it depends who makes it. One time I received it basically melted. There is no size options. The mango sago is yummy and refreshing especially for the summer. It's combined within a hotpot place but has its own side. Can get a bit crowded, but just another boba shop. read more

Ben Gong's Tea - Avocado Mango Cream Slush - Bubble Tea Near Me - Gaithersburg, Maryland

Not all Bengong's are created the same. ... Or, at least, the menu offerings seem to differ per branch. My son was looking forward to the lychee slush, but they did have the lychee cream slush which worked out although it was topped with cream. My other son usually just gets the mango one, but closest they had was the mango cheese slush (we just had to indicate to remove the cheese). Normally, we are flexible with these kinds of things, however, we did have to wait a while for the orders to come through because they messed up someone else's previous order so they had to do those first. But I think what irked me the most was noticing a $0.50 convenience fee attached to our bill. Now, this may not seem like much but we were not told upfront that we could pay with case (which we had) to avoid this fee. Or at least be told up front that there is a convenience fee being charged for credit card purchases. At some point, diners will get tired of all these hidden charges and surprise fees that turn up on the receipt which most people may ignore, but the fee fatigue is there. And, hope this post will at least give other customers heads up (since the establishment is not doing it), and hope this trend in the restaurant industry stops (same goes with adding tip when i am not being waited on--speaking of which, yeah, we even gave the place a tip, which I probably should have withheld). Nevertheless, I do want to see small businesses (including franchise owners) succeed, but please stop with these extra fees and forced tipping. read more

The black tea with tea cube is bland and tasteless. My order took 25 minutes for a black tea, two egg tarts and a pudding. read more

Drinks here are awful!! Very plain and tasteless. I tried once couple months ago and was instantly regret for spending my money. Gave it another try last week and it is still the same as last time so I think i'm not coming back anymore :( read more

I really like the location and i think its a smart idea to have a boba tea place connected to a hotpot place. Ordering was swift and easy and there were many options. Sadly I did not enjoy my drink...at all. I didn't know my drink would come with so many toppings in it. I was expecting just boba bubbles, but my drink had like like beans/ oats / tiny little pearls in it as well. Also I order a peach oolong milk tea and it didn't taste like peach nor did it taste like oolong. read more

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perfect boba not long wait time! I definitely recommend it the drinks are really good especially the trinaimisu boba I definitely recommend!! read more

Ben Gong's Tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - Gaithersburg, Maryland

I ordered a lot from this place before but recently it has been really bad... The last time I had the brown sugar milk tea and regular Boba milk tea. Boba is so tough and hard can't even chew, tasteless and small. The drink is not bad but not good either, very typical and not something you'd want to come purposely for. There's not much of service since they have a machine to order, but you can tell the workers are not working in a joyful state and pretty rushed and annoyed. I got called for my drink and already immediately went to grab it, but the staff has no patient and called again louder when I'm walking towards the drink. Literally 2 seconds after she called the first time... I said thank you but the staff walked away annoyed. Not sure why you'd want to tips with no service and still an attitude. Already removed this as one of my go to, I can find better service and drink else where. Not recommended. read more

It's a hit or miss. Sometimes the fruit in the fruit tea is sour. My husband tried a few new beverages but didn't order them again. It's not our favorite spot & it doesn't hit the craving as it first did when they opened. Service is nice though. Street parking & free parking garage behind us available. read more

Ben Gong's Tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - Gaithersburg, Maryland

Very extremely disappointed. Been here before and the drinks were good. Today, I ordered a black rice and taro boba milk tea which I've had before and was yummy. This time it tastes like barely flavored water. There's no flavor. I got 70% sugar, 0 ice, large. There is no way that it is watered down due to the ice melting. There is no ice. And it's not sweet at all. Even the boba is barely sweet. Milk would taste better than this. What happened to the 70% sweet? So so disappointed. A lady before me ordered what seemed to be a matcha drink and came back asking for some sugar in a cup to add in. She said it tastes like there's no sugar and was super bitter. So seems like my drink was not a one off issue. I usually write nice reviews so I feel bad giving it 2 stars but it's really bad unfortunately. Theres never been boba that I don't want to drink. But right now the drink is right next to me and I don't even want to finish it... read more

Ben Gong's Tea - Black Rice & Taro boba Milk Tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - Gaithersburg, Maryland

We popped in on a hot summer day and ordered: - Brown Sugar Bubble Milk Tea - Winter Melon Lemon Oolong Tea with Aloe Cubes - Osmanthus Super Fruit Cup with Bubbles We enjoyed everything we ordered. I liked the generous helpings of bubbles and aloe cubes (not mushy, thank you) and fruit. The fruity teas def felt a tad on the sweeter side even though we ordered 50% and 70% sugar level. It wasn't the greatest feeling to have the heat from hot pot drift over to this place (no "divider") and/or they didn't turn on the A/C. Service was ok, a bit slow since it was early afternoon and there was only one employee, but def recommend ordering ahead if you need to order and leave. read more

Ben Gong's Tea - L - Bubble Tea Near Me - Gaithersburg, Maryland

I finally stopped by to check out the osmanthus tea options and it did not disappoint. Located in the shopping area near Royal Farms, there's street and garage parking available. Once inside there are two kiosks available for ordering as well as the staff. There's plenty of room to sit down and enjoy if you desire to sit down. I ordered the osmanthus super fruit cup, no ice and 30% sugar. It was delicious. The floral notes are delicate and the fruits compliment the tea. My mom ordered the lemon jasmine green tea and raved that the jasmine and citrus greatly highlighted each other. Like most places, you can customize your level of ice and sugar. Very refreshing on a hot day. read more

Ben Gong's Tea - Menu - Bubble Tea Near Me - Gaithersburg, Maryland

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I ordered mango sago drink and was quite decent, except for it was sweeter than expected. I'd choose less sugar option next time

Went here recently for bubble tea. My first time because this is a bit out of the way for us, so I forgot it even existed! My husband got the passionfruit drink, I forgot the exact name, and I got the slush. They both were pretty good but nothing too exceptional that I would go out of my way for. I like that it is next to a garage so there's plenty of parking if you go here for this and hot pot next door! I also like that you can order at the kiosks. I think I also see on the kiosk that you do get some discount if you order online on their app. read more

Ben Gong's Tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - Gaithersburg, Maryland

This menu is different than the one from Fairfax (I'm not sure why) Food - I got the strawberry cheese slush with tea cubes. The cubes taste different than expected but were still very good. Service - The service was as usual, nothing bad Ambiance - The decor was pretty and they play music over the speakers. There's a hot pot store next connecting to the store so I guess you could get hot pot after drinks if you wanted (or the other way around) read more

Ben Gong's Tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - Gaithersburg, Maryland

Not bad. Went here recently after dinner next door at the hot pot place. It was really busy. Pros 1) You can order and pay on the kiosk and it gives you a receipt with a number that they will call when ready 2) Décor is fun 3) Prices are on point for other boba places 4) Lots of choices Cons 1) It was a long wait for our drinks - maybe 15-20 minutes 2) The drinks were decent, but not my favorite of local boba. The black pearls aren't as firm as I like them, and they put rice in the Taro, which is hard for me to get over. I wasn't able to figure out how to order Taro without the rice. Overall, if you're at this center and want boba, then I'd give them a go. read more

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Quick service and friendly staff. It has very hard to find toppings. And so many options of tea. The cheese hotdogs waffles were so delicious and made fresh to order. Most definitely recommend checking out this tea shop. read more

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There are a lot of dairy items here so if you're lactose intolerant, this might not work for you. I hear that milk tea, cream slush, yakult tea, and cheese slush are the newest trend in bobas. I have to admit the thought of cheese in my Boba was a little off-putting. Since I am not a fan of cream cheese unless it's on a bagel I went with the strawberry cream tea with no sugar added and mango jelly. I really didn't need the whipped cream and sprinkles on top as these drinks are already sugar-filled. You just don't know it. My drink was fine especially without any sugar as you can ask for 0% sugar. read more

Ben Gong's Tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - Gaithersburg, Maryland

If you're looking for a bubble tea place with some different offerings (e.g., cheese slushes or sago, oats, barley as a topping choice), I highly suggest checking out Ben Gong's Tea. Ben Gong's Tea is located in the Spectrum Town Center and is sandwiched between HotPot Hero and Pate a Cake. Parking is available right outside the store along the street or in several lots adjacent to the building. Giving this place only 4 stars because service was so eh. It took awhile for someone to acknowledge I was there and she only turned around when I said hello to her. The lady helping me out was on the impatient side too, and seemed somewhat annoyed with the questions I had and my inability to choose between drinks. I finally decided on the Japanese Matcha Cheese Slush ($7), which I don't regret getting. I liked how my slush wasn't overly sweet or bitter and was blended with just enough ice. My matcha slush was also topped with the right amount of cheese foam, which had the right sweet to salty flavor to it. I would definitely get this drink again here! I also tried some of the strawberry cream slush with boba. I thought this one was okay. Reminded me more of a strawberry milkshake. Boba was cooked well at least. If you are looking to enjoy your drink there, Ben Gong's Tea did have a few tables there. Seemed more like a grab and go spot, though. read more

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I really liked this spot! I love boba tea and these are allegedly dairy free? But I loved the boba and the flavors were so good, I got mine with half the sugar and was still pretty sweet. I loved the foam on the top, you get less drink but it's very yummy. A bit pricey compared to other spots but I think it's a good boba option in the area! read more

Ben Gong's Tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - Gaithersburg, Maryland

I frequent Bengong's in Centreville, VA and was pretty happy to see there was one open in near my family's place in Maryland too! Came here today, on a Sunday afternoon and it looked like they had a pretty steady stream of customers, but not packed or too busy at all. There was even an ample amount of street parking right up front. When you enter, you can use the self serve kiosk to put in your order for card payments which is convenient. However, I ordered in person because of the 15% off deal when you check in with Yelp. The employees were friendly and keeping busy fulfilling orders and refilling ingredients. I ordered my usual Mango Cheese Slush with Tea Cube topping. They have only one size here which was fine too. Loved the drink, as usual and I recommend it for first timers! The store looked fairly clean and there was plenty of seating. It is also connected to a restaurant right next door to it. read more

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Ben Gong was recommended to me by a friend who said they make really good teas so of course I had to go check it out for myself. Since it was my first time visiting, I downloaded the app and received 30% off my first mobile order. They weren't busy so when I arrived, they had my order ready. The store was empty but it looked like a nice place to hang out and enjoy a drink. I ordered the Mango Yakult Tea with crystal jelly. It was very refreshing. read more

Ben Gong's Tea - Mango Yakult Tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - Gaithersburg, Maryland

We love it here!! My friend and I we're looking for a boba place and found this gem. It's clean, staff were efficient and it's a cute place. You can also customize your drink. It would be nice if they have food selection. read more

Ben Gong's Tea - Oreo Bubble Milk Tea Purple Taro Cheese Slush - Bubble Tea Near Me - Gaithersburg, Maryland

My daughter wanted to stop here since we were in the area. We ordered the brown sugar tea. My daughter wasn't a fan, but I thought it was good bc it wasn't overly sweet. However, the boba has been better at other places. Overall, it was a cute spot, very clean, and staff were really nice and efficient. They have lots of options and I think I'd definitely go and give them another try and try out some other options that they have. read more

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This place has a similar ambiance to other boba stores. Super laid back and a great place to meet up with friends. I got the mango pomelo sago. This is a very refreshing drink with little clear bubbles in it. The picture looks like it advertises as it being creamy but it's not. It's more on the slushy side and has a good/strong mango flavor. You can adjust your sugar level which is great. I got 50% sugar and the drink was just a tad sweet. If you like drinks on the sweeter side, try it with 70% or 100% sugar. It also comes with real mangos and grape fruit pieces. You can add additional toppings if you'd like! read more

Ben Gong's Tea - Mango Pomelo Sago - Bubble Tea Near Me - Gaithersburg, Maryland

Interior design is modern and hip. The place is DEFINITELY understaffed though, and it feels very chaotic and stressful to stand in line with so many people yelling, butting in front of the line to ask questions, and generally crowding. I hope that they can get some help so that they can keep up with the demand. Of the 3 staff members there, only one was nice. The other 2 were ignored me for 5 minutes and then practically yelled at me to get my order. The drink was pretty good though. read more

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First time trying Bengong's Tea. Their bubble tea was good. I ordered the caramel cheese tea & Grape Cheese Slush. Both were good except I couldn't really taste the caramel cheese. I let the tea sit for a little to see if I could taste it, I did, but the taste was very hidden. Other than that, I would order from them again! Thanks Bengong Tea :) read more

Ben Gong's Tea - Caramel Cheese Tea (500ML) - Bubble Tea Near Me - Gaithersburg, Maryland

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Not the best boba I had. Looking forward to trying the other flavors though! One poor experience won't stray me away from trying the others. The store is connected to the hot pot place; so super convenient for a sweet dessert after. Very strong hot pot smell lol I vibed with it tho. I give it three stars: 2/5 for flavor, 4/5 for aesthetic + menu, 2/5 for service, 4/5 for boba + cute to go cups. It was a bit hard communicating with the workers, they didn't really understand my questions. I asked for suggestions or sweetness level and was disregarded. They weren't sure how to answer my questions ultimately. (I just asked what do u recommend or is this drink sweet:( ) I felt rushed while ordering as well, despite being the only customer there. Took a long time for the boba to come out. Brown Sugar Boba (2/5) Thought the brown sugar boba could've def tasted a bit more different? Tasted a bit grainy and no brown sugar taste at all. I mean it was still like alright (eh), just not brown sugar milk tea. I wouldn't recommend this drink. Yakult Fruit Tea (3.5/5) The yakult fruit tea, love how there was real fruit but it was a bit acidic? A bit sour. Tasted a bit like throw up? I think the lime slices were a bit too much given that the peels looked a bit dirty and that they were floating in my drink. The white pearl toppings were good in it though. read more

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This is a good spot for bubble tea as it is connected to the Hot Pot place. You smell hot pot and you can quickly get bubble tea as well. I ate hot pot and looked over and said "might as well" It has a lot of unique offerings so it's really great that it can work out. I do enjoy the offerings and you can lower the sweetness level so it can be made to your liking. The ambiance of this place is great to sit and chat with others and the place is quite quiet. The location is clean and plenty of parking (as long as there is no event). I have been coming here a bit more regularly and I do enjoy this place and sitting down and just staring off into space. That reminds me... I wonder if they have WiFi? It would be great if they did have WiFi then it would make this spot a lot more attractive. read more

Ben Gong's Tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - Gaithersburg, Maryland

Love this place, so many options. The menu is expanding and flavors. Must try if in the area. However, service is iffy if you want to ask questions they are not super friendly. They prefer you order from the machine. Not the cutest place, cause it serves the HotPot restaurant attached to it. read more

Honestly, the brown sugar bubble milk was not bad for its price ($5.25). Ordered the brown sugar boba milk tea and that was a mistake because I didn't like the tea flavor The matcha crepe layer cake was meh, texture was not smooth like I was expecting Location joint with a hotpot, so the hotpot smell kinda took over. Unless I'm coming for the hotpot, i do not want to smell the hotpot. read more

Yummy!!!! Not super sweet. Super cute and I started worthy. Came with a friend during covid!! Bengongs tea is connected to hot pot hero so it smells AMAZING. We became sooooo hungry while waiting for our tea. I've always seen the front of hot pot hero from across the street while at a Brusters. Bengongs tea is more tucked inside so I never knew it was here! Anyway there's street parking right in front of the store. The space itself is really cute. There's seating kinda along the wall to wait for your drinks ig and some of the space is closed off (so not sure if it'll turn into tables for after covid!). Now onto the drinks.. kinda pricey? But tbh I feel like bbtea prices are increasing everywhere and would always still buy anyway LOLOL. I liked how the menu wasn't huge. You can adjust your sweetness and ice level, and I liked how the register asked me about it instead of me having to bring it up! Overall, the drinks aren't super sweet! I usually get less sugar at other bbtea places and the drink would still be super super sweet (too sweet). Here, 70% sugar was great, so I feel like 100% sweetness would still be okay! I tried the peach oolong with boba, which wasn't sweet and more on the soft side. --Strawberry cheese slush (70% sugar): Straight up a strawberry smoothie! It was really yummy and sweet, but not too sweet. Kinda hard to mix the cheese foam, which tastes like plain tart yogurt to me. -- Peach oolong milk tea (70% sugar, less ice): again, not super sweet! It probably tasted less sweet after trying the strawberry slush, so 100% would prob be great. The oolong tea was not super strong, and the peach wasn't the artificial peach candy flavor. It was really nice, subtle and good!! Comes with Barley and sago! Sago is flavorless and tiny soft balls; barley kinda pops in your mouth bc it's in like a jelly thing maybe?? LOL idk but it was a nice surprise Overall amazing!! Would def def def come again to try the other drinks. And also to get hot pot bc bro it smelled so good in there. It's a trap LOL. Great if you want more unique drinks and arent a fan of super sweet syrup taste! read more

Ben Gong's Tea - Left: Strawberry Slush Tea / (700ML) like a strawberry smoothie Right: Peach oolong milk tea (comes with barley and sago) good! - Bubble Tea Near Me - Gaithersburg, Maryland

Found this place/location on instagram. We were in the area and wanted to try out this place since it has recently opened. It is a small location that sit-in is not allowed. When we came, there was a lot of people waiting in line, so you may need to wait outside for your order. We waited pretty long. We ordered Black Rice & Taro Milk Tea (no picture) and Orange Green Tea. Keep in mind, I only like to get fruit tea majority of the time due to my lactose-intolerance. I really loved the Black Rice & Taro Milk Tea! I would recommend for the sweet toothers to get that. I didn't mind Orange Green tea, but I like the Black Rice & Taro Milk Tea. I love how there are so many flavors to try. I would deff come back and try again. read more

Ben Gong's Tea - Orange Green Tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - Gaithersburg, Maryland

They have a good variety of boba drinks, loved their tiramisu with small chocolate chips inside. However, when they forgot to put mango jellies in my Mango Milk drink, no apologies were given that I had to drive miles back to pick up a new one. The front counter lady seemed inpatient and abrupt when no one was even around. Also do NOT recommend the Mango Milk drink (tried it bc caffeine free), it was not interesting at all, especially without the jellies. It is also in the smallest cup for the medium cup price, had to confirm the cup size was correct. read more