The first thing I noticed was the FIFA World Cup flavors, and I was instantly drawn to Saudi Arabia. My BF realized this place was in the Galleria Conservatory and mentioned Seoulside Wings & Rice as a great place for Korean wings, so I had to try the BOGO deal.
That's a separate review though.
Saudi Arabia (25%?) - Flavors are rose, date, and vanilla jasmine milk tea. Honestly, I love all those things, so what could go wrong?
I think the worker messed up my 25% sweetness request because I saw my label with a "50% sweet, 25% sweet" request, and the overall drink was very sugary--which made me a bit sad. I have no idea what that meant, if not 75% sweet. My BF's drink was only 25% and was significantly less sweet than mine.
My BF went back to inquire what the label meant. Basically, 50% was the lowest sweetness the FIFA drinks could go, so that's not too bad. I wish I had been told this when I asked to lower the sweetness.
I also noticed a grittiness settling at the bottom of the drink. I believe it came from either the rose or the dates, and it kept getting caught in my straw. I didn't mind it personally, but it did come across as an odd quality of the drink.
Overall, the drink wasn't aggressively impressive. I didn't taste all the flavors they mentioned; instead, I strongly tasted the rose above all else. The poster also showed the drink as purple, but mine looked more pink. Not the best drink nor the worst drink I've had.
Wintermelon Milk Tea (25%) - The flavor was a bit lackluster. It tasted more like milk than wintermelon. Additionally, the boba was soft but flavorless. Pretty disappointed.
Wasn't crazy impressed with this place after seeing how good the Google reviews were. I think there are other places I'd rather go, but it wasn't terrible (and the prices were pretty affordable). Not one of my top picks, but a good grab if you're already in the area, eating at the surrounding spots, and just need a drink. We saw that they had moved into this location, and I think the quality may have dropped since then. read more