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    Bubble Tea Lab

    3.3 (81 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    Kesha B.

    Bubble tea lab is tucked away in a small strip right by Wildberry. We stumbled upon Bubble Tea Lab after seeing their large sign outside. And wanted to see what it was all about. When we walked in we saw this super cute wall art and their large variety of beverages. We decided to try the banana milk tea and the strawberry milk tea. The banana milk tea was a bit too sweet for my liking (mainly because bananas are usually pretty sweet) but my husband loved it. I really enjoyed my strawberry milk tea, I got it with boba and strawberry jelly to amplify the flavors. It was delicious!

    thai milk tea
    Elliot B.

    I haven't been here much because the few experiences i've had here haven't gone well. The year or so ago I was here last, the boba was really flavorless and unenjoyable, but I heard it was under new management since then so I was interested to try it again. The place is really cute, and is pleasant to be in. Service varies for if you'd like to order it off a kiosk provided or in person with a cashier. The reason I gave it two stars is because in my experience, the boba hasn't improved. My friend who I went with got the mango smoothie, and although they really enjoyed the flavor, the car filled with a pee-like smell. My partner was not a huge fan of the boba and said it had an aftertaste, as well as their slushy's consistency as it was more soupy than smoothie like. I am a huge boba lover and I would totally recommend somewhere else like milkcow or kung fu tea personally.

    Bug inside of my smoothie.
    Claire L.

    There was a bug in the mango smoothie that I ordered, looks like a fly or something. The employee was also grouchy, would not come again.

    Mango milk tea with boba, and taro milk tea with boba
    Fabiola R.

    I've been a loyal customer of Bubble Tea lab for quite some time and it's great to see the service and quality of products improve over time. I recommend ordering the iced milk teas over the slushee in order to get more flavor in your drink, there is also an up-charge for the slushee. One of the best milk tea locations in Lake County! Go to drinks: Coffee milk tea, taro milk tea, strawberry or mango milk tea!

    Brown sugar boba
    Karin P.

    It's ok, you have to use a kiosk to check out if you're paying with card. Which kind of sucks because the person deferred me to that but I wanted to ask her questions about the menu being my first time in. Oh well. I used to get brown sugar all the time in Singapore!! It was my favorite so I figured I'd give this place a try. Got brown sugar milk tea with brown sugar boba. It was a little off to me as expected an the boba was jelly not tapioca which kind of ruined it for me. Also it was damn near $8. Sheeeeeesh. I don't think I'll be a regular here.

    Taro smoothie with mango pops, instead of boba. Love the syrup on the side!!!

    Love the concept of this place, create your own drink! Was so excited to see the mango and strawberry pop options instead of the traditional boba!!!

    Avocado Banana with boba smoothie
    sarah t.

    Just visited the Bubble Tea Lab in Libertyville. I ordered an avocado, banana and oat milk with boba. It tastes like ice milk. Couldn't taste the avocado or banana. It seem like they only use powdered flavor and not real fruits and vegetables. Definitely can't be healthy. I'd rather have the real produce in my smoothies. 20 minutes after drinking this imitation boba tea, my mouth and tongue are very sore feeling. Must be all the powdered produce they use. Going to have to take some Benadryl and never go back there again!!!!! Horrible place.

    Daisy Z.

    Aesthetic: it's pretty cool, bright, manga shelf Smoothie: we ordered the Taro blended bubble tea with tapioca balls. Lacked flavor, tasted like ice blended with a teaspoon of powdered taro. 0/10 recommend. Customer service: dude barely acknowledged us when we walked in. Probably said a total of 5 words to us: AirPods in, head down, very short interaction. We don't expect much but this was by far the bare minimum we've ever gotten as far as customer service goes. Save yourself the $ and disappointment and just drive to the mall and get your bubble tea there. Or to liquid fusion.

    Matcha Milk Tea
    David S.

    Had to wait for tapioca but that's completely understandable. On the other hand, the texture of the tapioca was not good. It also had a very weird taste to it. I had ordered the matcha milk tea. The taste of the matcha was barely there. It tasted very artificial and it was over diluted with milk. The decor of the place was very nice though and the cleanliness of the place was good.

    Eric D.

    Experience: My girlfriend and I were walking around a nearby trail when we were in the mood for bubble tea. Being that we live in the city, we were not expecting any bubble tea places nearby. To our surprise, we came across Bubble Tea Lab and it surely did not disappoint. Note: This review was completed during the COVID pandemic, and therefore, my experience is truly based on pick up and limited interaction with the staff. Parking: There is a lot located right in from the Bubble Tea Lab. Once you arrive, a staff member walks to you and give you a menue. So you stay in your vehicle the whole time. Very safe and clean and experience. Worth: This place is definitely my Top 3 places for bubble tea! I am just so sad it is so far from Chicago. The tea was very milky and delicious (As pictured below). If I am in the area, I will be sure to always visit and a grab a drink. 100% WORTH!!!!

    Kristianne B.

    In love with the brown sugar milk tea!!! Love the convenience of ordering at the window as a way during covid. Will always go back and try others.

    Strawberry lemonade and milk tea with espresso shot
    Sue S.

    While exploring today me and my son went to bubble tea lab in Libertyville and our experience was awesome. The staff was very friendly and knowledgeable. They suggested us the drinks that we would love based on our choices after asking tons of questions and their suggestions absolutely did not disappoint us. Both me and my son got to enjoy some delicious drinks and took some cute photos with some cool backdrops. Would love to go back with friends one of these days

    (left) Frappuccino with tapioca  (right) brown sugar bubble tea with tapioca and coffee jellies

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    Delicious smoothie's very quick did not have to wait staff was very friendly and caring

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    The service here is very good. The worker is very kind and friendly and had very good recommendations. The smoothies we got were delicious!

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    Amazing drinks and lots of fun. Good selection. You can watch them make the drinks. There are bar stools and a table, but no other seating.

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    Great coffee spot right next to the Libertyville Metra stop. I missed my train in the morning so…read moreinstead of punishing myself and getting all mad, I treated myself to a brown butter latte and a cranberry orange scone. After all it is a Friday! There are many things on the winter menu that I would love to try next time I am back. The scone was huge and very flavorful. And the brown butter latte was a nice warm treat on a cold Chicago morning. The employees behind the counter were nice and friendly and helped me decide my drink for the morning. It was between the miso caramel latte or the brown butter latte, and I went with the brown butter. Nice chill coffee spot with great options. They have a nice cozy couch in the front and heard they have a nice big sitting area in the back that I didn't have time to check out. Til next time!

    Stopped in for a beverage before work this morning. I've been to Hansa many times in the past, many…read moremany years ago. This was my first time in about 7 years. Same industrial feel inside with lots of seating and work space. Great as a remote working space or a meeting with friends. Expansive menu. All of the usuals for such a craft coffee shop but they also have a great selection pastries, some of which are vegan and gluten free. They've even got the ingredients for each item posted on the side of the display. Their website and social media is very backdated. I couldn't find anything recent in terms of their current menu in order to plan ahead before coming but the woman behind the register was very helpful.

    Cherry & Coffee Cafe

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    TLDR - The Black Forest Coffee drink is great!…read more Full Review First to note: I'm a big coffee person and love drinking my coffee black in the morning. I will almost always pick black coffee over lattes, cappuccinos, and other classic combinations that would potentially mask the flavor notes of good quality coffee. The exceptions are specialty coffee drinks that have some unique combination of ingredients (aside from just different syrup flavors). But even then, I admit I'm a bit wary of having tried many cafes where these specialty drinks end up being too sweet. I've passed by Cherry & Coffee Cafe many times in Hawthorn mall in the past without giving it a second thought because of the very thing I mentioned above - likening it to cafes with overly sweet drinks. On this particular day, which happened to be Father's Day, I was in the area and looking for something caffeinated in the afternoon. I happened to glance at Cherry & Coffee Cafe's menu on google and saw something called "Black Forest Coffee", which was described as being made with chocolate syrup and maraschino cherries. This sounded intriguing enough that I ventured over to give it a shot. It somehow didn't click in my mind that this wasn't black coffee (I had interpreted/misread the description as having notes of chocolate and cherry). It finally hit me when I was ordering my drink and the barista asked me which milk I wanted (it's also quite possible I got confused because "coffee" was in the name instead of "latte"). I decided to go ahead with my order anyway since I had already made the trip over. Long story short, I was VERY surprised that the Black Forest Coffee drink was both not too sweet and quite good! My wife is especially picky with sugar levels (think Kung Fu Tea's milk tea with 0% sugar because she thinks the boba already adds enough sugar) and even she enjoyed it. So thanks to this happy accident, I think I will be back in the future to try their other offerings! Full description of Black Forest Coffee (found on my receipt): Espresso, chocolate sauce, maraschino cherries juice, shaved chocolate, maraschino cherries, milk or alternative milk

    I tried coffee and crepes with banana and strawberries, Nutella and were delicious, just the right…read moreamount of sweetness without an overwhelming amount of sugar. My daughter ordered a savory salmon crepe, and it was also very tasty. I will be recommending this cafe because I really liked it.

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