What a hidden gem! We visited on a Friday evening with friends and had a great experience overall…read more The shrimp shumai and Korean fried chicken were incredible. For entrees, the pork belly udon was a highlight, and the ramen featured a perfectly creamy egg. We also tried the milk tea with boba, which was very refreshing. However, it was confusing that one drink was served in a significantly smaller cup than the others, especially since the menu didn't list different size options. Despite the drink inconsistency, the food makes this spot well worth a visit.

This place seems like a great carry out spot. I was able to dine in and enjoyed that. I really…read moreliked the service here. I was expecting more heat and less sauce for the Korean spicy fried chicken wings. It was not spicy and not quite what I was craving based on what I had at other locations. Absolutely loved the rose milk tea with sea salt cream foam though. I recommend 50% sweetness. It was perfect! I'll definitely come back to try the ramen and maybe karaage chicken.

Stopped in while passing through. Sort of unsuspecting place but was pleasantly surprised by this…read moreno frills pho restaurant. Essential offerings like pho, bahn mi, rolls, and bubble tea were great - and priced right. Pho meat was prepared well and the broth of clear light and flavorful as it should be! Worth a try!

My friend and I stopped into Sugarbowl around 8 pm on Friday. We ordered takeout. I ordered the…read moreUdon Noodles with chicken and she ordered the Pho Chay (tofu). She also ordered a bubble tea and I ordered a ginger ale (can). It took about 10-15 min for our order to be ready. The staff was super nice. The space itself is on the smaller side but they do have a few tables available for dine in. When we got home, our food was still very hot which was appreciated. The flavors of everything just tasted so comforting and cozy. Great little gem of a place.

Disclaimer: I haven't been here in person, a friend brought me some stuff from here…read more Usually when I eat dan tot (egg tarts), I like the filling more than the crust, which I find to be weak and of more benefit as a mere container. But that's not the case here: the crust here is buttery and crisp enough to stand on its own in addition to a perfectly flavorful filling.

Unique and tasty baked goodies?? Why, yes please! Asian bakeries are popping up all over the place…read morein the Midwest and I am grateful for it! I wrote a review of the Cleveland Heights Koko Bakery a few years ago but I finally checked out the main location in Cleveland's Asiatown on a Sunday afternoon in Spring 2026. It's cute, cramped, and very popular! The aesthetics at the other location are a bit better though. More seating too. I was in the area and just stopped by for a quick treat. In a space no bigger than my basement, I swear there were like 30 Gen-Zers enjoying some $7 bubble tea and picturesque desserts. There wasn't much left in the baked goods container when I was there but I picked up a matcha red bean bun ($2.25) to eat for dinner later. There was still quite a bit of stuff in the desserts case though! There is a minimum $5 purchase for credit cards so I paid in cash. The treat was good and held up well for a few hours when I finally ate it. The food here is quite cheap although the drinks are not. Parking is not easy here fyi but that doesn't seem to deter the masses!

OMG!! I want to give this place 10 stars!!! Best bubble tea place in Cleveland by far. I have been…read morewaiting for this for years!!!! This is what we could get from big cities like NYC or California!!! I'm in trouble!!!!

Each time I come back, I try a drink from their floral snowy whipped cream drink series. I had the…read moreosmanthus fresh milk tea with 30% sugar and felt like the tea flavor can be stronger. I forgot it comes with tapioca and felt like the sweetness of the boba overpowered the tea flavor in the drink a bit. There's always a lot of seating available at this location and the service is quick. Got my drink shortly after I ordered!

I can only get bubble tea from here! I am never disappointed…read moreby the atmosphere or the taste. Wish they were open longer!!!

Horrible. Syrup has no flavor nor does the cheap plastic-like boba. Horrible. Horrible. Horrible!read more

Bubblewave Café really has it all; from flavorful food, refreshing and yummy drinks, and an…read moreaesthetic interior, this place has become one of my favorites. The employee was super kind and asked about my sweetness preferences, which was super considerate. Definitely recommend!!

The service was very nice.. the menu options was vast and the different combination options was…read moreendless. I got the passfruit green tea with dragonfruit bubbles regular sweetness and let me tell you it was soo good!!!!

PROS: Exceptional black-tea flavor, consistently fresh and perfectly textured boba, extensive…read morecustomization, a large drink menu, quick counter service, easy online ordering, clean surroundings, and tempting pastries and desserts. CONS: I have none! BOTTOM LINE: LuCha serves the best authentic-style brown sugar milk tea I have found anywhere in this region, and I will happily drive more than an hour for it. I should begin with a confession: I am extremely particular about bubble tea. Bubble tea originated in Taiwan, and while the modern universe of boba includes practically every tea, fruit, milk, foam, syrup, and topping imaginable, I have a strong preference for traditional-style milk tea with a bold black-tea foundation. LuCha itself is a Taiwanese tea brand founded around handcrafted drinks, fresh ingredients, and tea culture, and that attention to the tea itself is exactly what keeps bringing me back. My order is always the Ancient Brown Sugar Milk Tea, and after roughly twenty visits, I have barely considered ordering anything else. The tea is robust enough to remain unmistakably tea rather than tasting like sweetened milk. The brown sugar adds warmth and depth without completely swallowing the black-tea flavor. It is rich, smooth, balanced, and, for my palate, very close to perfection. Then there are the boba themselves. Good tapioca pearls should not be rubbery, hard in the center, excessively soft, or dissolving into starch. LuCha consistently lands in that narrow little kingdom between tender and pleasantly chewy. The pearls are served warm, sometimes almost hot, inside the chilled milk tea. That temperature contrast is one of my favorite parts of the drink because it immediately tells me the boba were freshly prepared. Old tapioca pearls have a particular texture and flavor, and once you have encountered them, your mouth remembers. In all my visits, I have never received stale or day-old-tasting boba here. They are consistently soft, warm, fresh, and almost melt as you chew them. That first sip still makes me close my eyes for a moment. I realize this is dramatic but the heart wants what the heart wants. Although I remain fiercely loyal to one drink, the menu is broad. LuCha offers fresh fruit teas, sparkling fruit drinks, tea slushes, cheese-foam teas, fresh-milk drinks, smoothies, coffee, pure brewed teas, and numerous toppings. Depending on the drink, guests can customize elements such as sweetness, ice level, milk choice, pearls, popping boba, crystal pearls, and cheese foam. There is definitely something for everyone. LuCha also carries a rotating selection of breads, cakes, and small desserts. I have tried several, and they have all been enjoyable. The menu also includes croffles, a croissant-waffle hybrid, with versions such as strawberry and Lotus Biscoff. The one I tried was crisp, sweet, and a very good companion to the tea. Both the Aurora and Stow locations offer online ordering, and the process is easy. LuCha is primarily counter service, and even when there has been a steady stream of customers, I have rarely waited very long. The Aurora location is always clean and has a bright, playful little seating area where you can relax with your drink. The décor, bear breads, plush toys, and customer dog-photo display give it personality without making it feel cluttered. I have tried a great deal of bubble tea throughout Northeast Ohio, Western Pennsylvania, New York and beyond. Many shops produce something enjoyable, but very few make a milk tea that tastes sufficiently of actual tea, and fewer still prepare tapioca pearls this consistently well. LuCha does both. I genuinely drive more than an hour for the Ancient Brown Sugar Milk Tea, and I have done it repeatedly. For anyone who loves authentic-style milk tea with a strong tea base and freshly prepared boba, LuCha should be at the top of the list. Five deeply caffeinated stars.

My friend and I came here on a whim to try out and support a small business. We arrived just a few…read moreminutes prior to closing and the worker there was incredibly patient with us as they stayed late to make the orders. As someone with no sweet tooth and a distaste for artificial flavors, I was pleasantly surprised by quality of the tea and ingredients. Needless to say, this is a spot worth visiting for those who enjoy the natural tones of high quality tea.