I tried the papaya milk tea with soy milk instead of regular milk; however, they still used sweetened condensed milk to sweeten it, which made it a bit too heavy for my liking. The flavor was just okay. read more

CoCo's Cafe - Papaya Milk Tea w/ Soy Milk - Taiwanese Near Me - Austin, Texas

This is my cheap, fast food comfort eats from my UT Austin Guadalupe day and this location hits the spot without me having to drive all the way down there! My Taiwanese food selections here are always enjoyable but the prices seem to be higher now a days than what I remember from old college prices. My bubble teas here are always solid but husband doesn't like their fruit smoothies since they claim to use real fruit but his came with a powdery artificial flavor compared to when he goes to Teapioca. All good because their green onion pie, peppercorn chicken and tofu, curry and almost all their hot plate dishes make up for the sometimes hit and miss. I do like the soup bowls you can fill with your entrees purchase and the lines can get LONG when crowds are around. Otherwise, it's a good no frills place to order at counter, pick your table, eat and go place to be! I'll be coming here for years on years until I leave Austin or til Coco's leaves me! read more

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Coco's cafe has been on my "to go" list for the longest, so I'm glad to have had the opportunity to finally give them a try. I ordered the Sakura rose milk and my husband ordered the Thai milk tea. The Sakura Rose milk was absolutely phenomenal! The boba was perfect, nice and chewy with the perfect level of sweetness. I'm quite hard to please when it comes to boba, but I've found not only my new favorite boba spot, but also a new favorite flavor! The Thai milk tea was underwhelming, with a less than favorable after taste, but overall I'm impressed! read more

Great Taiwanese food. The big meat ball bun is unique. The curry rice is also good. Love the Taiwanese style.

Coco's has been one of our favorite Taiwanes cuisine restaurant in Austin. Food, service and ambiance is always pleasant - a local that every austenite must try! Our only "but" is their taro milk tea seems to have changed, and we enjoyed the original recipe best. Despite this, all is amazing (: read more

This is my daughter's favorite place for bubble tea. The picked vegetables are excellent. The steamed veggie dumplings were flavorful and perfectly steamed. The dumpling sauce was soy sauce, not dumpling sauce, and I had a problem with that. My fried tofu curry was - nicely packaged. If all the appetizers are as good as the ones I enjoyed today, then this is worth a try. Order from Din Ho next door and stop by here for bubble tea and dessert. read more

CoCo's Cafe - Curry Fried tofu with sauce! Yum. - Taiwanese Near Me - Austin, Texas

Coming from California, we are boba snobs. :) Coco's Cafe has an extensive food and drink menu. I tried the almond milk tea with pearls (less sweet) and the almond tasted artificial (like powdery). My bf got the hot ginger tea and it tasted as expected. Customer service here is great. We're not sure if we will try the dood here. We'll probably boba hop around to see what's good in Austin. read more

CoCo's Cafe - Almond milk tea with boba - Taiwanese Near Me - Austin, Texas

Popped in for a quick snack so can't speak to their drinks! We ordered chicken nuggets, fried tofu, fried bun with condensed milk, fried potstickers. Would not recommend the fried condensed milk bun :/ fried tofu was yum! I'm not sure if I would order the nuggets again, as I wish there had been more flavor. read more

I had to try this spot since it's right across from one of my favorite restaurants in Austin, and been meaning to try all the good boba tea spots. This one certainly is up there on my list of boba tea spots, fairly short wait times for food and service and tasty tea! Their tea compared to most others I'd say is more on the creamier side, but their tapioca perls have a certain sweetness to it. You can also add additional toppings if you'd like, like fruit or egg pudding. I'll need to return to try not only just their boba tea but some of their actual food too. read more

CoCo's Cafe - Taiwanese Near Me - Austin, Texas

My son is new in town and we were looking for a boba place. We were by Coco's before and decided to try them. The place is pretty cool. Lots of table and even bar stools. You basically order at the front. The drink menu is above the counter and the food menu is to the side. Didn't realize they served actual food here too. Anyways, I ordered the passion fruit slushie with pearls and my son got the strawberry and mango slushie with pearls. I though it was actually very good. The one thing I noticed is the pearls were not really chewy so to me that means they are pretty fresh. Really like my slushie and so did my son. So what we found out is you wait for your name to be called for the drink orders and they bring your food to your table for your food orders. We really enjoyed this place and will most likely be back. Good boba. Enjoy we did. read more

CoCo's Cafe - Passion Fruit & Strawberry Mango Slushies - Taiwanese Near Me - Austin, Texas

Coco's Cafe is our go-to when we are craving boba. The coconut smoothie is our favorite! Flavor is not overwhelmingly sweet, it's just the right amount of sweet. When you add pearls to your drink they pack it with them! Ordering online was super easy. They have many options for you to customize your drink to your liking. Staff is really friendly too. Our pickup time wasn't until after 7:30 but I walked in before to let them know I was there and they were able to make my drink in less than 5 min. We haven't tried their food yet but it looks delicious and authentic. Love this place! read more

CoCo's Cafe - Order + prices - Taiwanese Near Me - Austin, Texas

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The boba here is very expensive and doesn't have enough flavor to match the price. My large drink with boba came out to $6.35 before taxes and tip. The flavor was average and the boba was all stuck together so it was super hard to suck up through the straw. The other items on the menu also seemed over priced. read more

I admit... This is probably my most favorite soup place in all of Austin. Why? All because of their Spicy Beef Noodle Soup of course! It's hot, spicy, and super hearty! I'll take a bowl of this over Texas chili on a cold and rainy day. Their beef is usually extremely tender -as if it simmered for 8 hours the night before. Not to mention their smoothies with tapioca ballz. Definitely one of my faves. Treat yourselves and check 'em out. read more

CoCo's Cafe - Taiwanese Near Me - Austin, Texas

The girl that service today is in bad mood, she gave us half of the portion a shaved ice used to be, and she is pissed all the time. definitely drop in quality , half of the portion is what you got when you get a bad employee read more

CoCo's Cafe - Taiwanese Near Me - Austin, Texas

I wish I would have taken pics of the drinks. We had a mango smoothie, strawberry banana smoothie, taro boba, and cotton candy (kidz) and they were ALL GOOD. You can add boba to your smoothies if you would like. There is something for everyone. It's popular because the line was constantly getting long. They also have little treats, but we didn't have any of those. For you adventurous people, they even have an avocado smoothie, among other flavors. You must try this! read more

CoCo's Cafe - Taiwanese Near Me - Austin, Texas

I live for COCO'S! The options for boba are insane. I didn't know just how much I needed SMOOTHIE BOBA in my life, but here we are. My go to order is the coconut taro smoothie with extra boba and my life is better for it. You also can't go wrong with a simple green tea boba. read more

I haven't been here in years, since my first stop was over 15 years ago in college. The inside is contemporary and roomy and snacks/meals/drinks are offered. I had the tarot milk which was spot on. I didn't have tapioca so this review will not talk about whether or not they have the perfect boba. I had the fried chicken nuggets which for under $10 is a great deal and an excellent snack to go with your milk tea or boba drink. They always do a great job and the serving size is enough for two people or really one person if they love fried chicken. And, who doesn't? So I guess it's really for one person! read more

CoCo's Cafe - Taro milk - Taiwanese Near Me - Austin, Texas

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The wife wanted some food that she misses from her home in Taiwan. We just stopped in for a quick bite and so she ordered a pork belly and rice. The portion was small for $11.50. Small scoop of rice, small scoop of cabbage and bland pork belly! bleh. Thai tea was also not very good. Wife not happy! read more

CoCo's Cafe - Taiwanese Near Me - Austin, Texas

1. Long waiting time for online order pickup 2. Missing item, the staff forgot to give me my add-on food It took so long to get my online orders. I ordered 3 items on their website around 8pm, later I drove 20 minutes to the restaurant, but the food was still not ready. I had to wait outside for another 20 minutes to get my stuff. While I was waiting there, I noticed that the people entered the store after me get the orders before me. I feel that the restaurant gives food first to indoor dining customers, and treats online order as second. I know that because I have been to this restaurant for a few times for indoor dining, and I usually receive my food in 10-15 minutes, but online order just takes them longer. PS. I always order the same food. Later, I opened the food at home, I found out that they messed up my order and forgot to give me my add-on item. It's an awkward experience. I hope they can do a more detailed job. Tips: Just walk inside the store to order the food, that way, you can probably receive the food faster. Tips: Open all the boxes and check your order before you leave. Because sometimes the staff may give you the wrong food or wrong quantity. read more

This is a review for their hot taro boba tea. Let me preface by saying that I'm a boba bish with high standards. I'm that Asian who gets pissed when the boba isn't QQ/chewy enough, or if the tea spot doesn't use real tea leaves and ingredients *cough real taro chunks cough.* So I wanted a hot drink with boba pearls in it because it was cold and rainy, so taro was basically the one that jumped out at me. I asked for the least amount of sugar in it, and it wasn't overly sweet (thank goodness!). Service was efficient and did the best they could even with all of the far-out customers--there was a lady who literally gave the cashier her phone so the cashier took the order via her phone. It was nuts! The good thing is this is great as a kid's hangout, place to get some light work done (strong and free wifi!), or go after some food in the popular plaza. A few friends and I stopped by after pho. The bummer is that when we went the restroom wasn't in order, so no one could use it. They have hot and cold drinks, as well as food items too if you're craving some Taiwanese "small bites" like beef noodle soup or popcorn chicken. I would stick to Kung Fu for boba, but if I was in this area again I'd try a different (probably cold boba) item at Coco's. read more

Coco's Cafe is a Taiwanese bubble tea and snack shop. Bubble Teas are Bubble Teas are Bubble Teas Which means Excellent Wherever You Have Them. I love Bubble Teas at Coco's. But then I love Bubble Teas in 638,000 different establishments. Bubble Tea Lovers who want to stretch their sensual experiences Should sometimes order COFFEE at a Bubble Tea place. We all take for granted the assumption that if you go to a Vietnamese place you have Vietnamese coffee with that really good condensed milk on top. Frankly, Taiwanese iced coffee is just as good. And putting in Taiwanese texture lumps Makes your coffee a helluva lot more interesting. (I vote for the egg custard myself) I got iced coffee. It tasted great. I got to play with the custard cubes. And I was flying with a massive caffeine buzz for the next eight hours. What's the downside? * * * The food at Coco's has improved significantly over the course of the last decade. Back in ancient times, snacks at Coco's ran towards the greasy side. They looked great, but sat in your stomach for hours. They have cut back their menu - getting rid of most of the items that used to count as grease sponges. So what's left is pretty good. There are a lot of noodles on the menu. This might seem odd since they are competing with Ramen Tatsuya which is only three doors away. But getting into Ramen Tatsuya is harder than getting into the University of Chicago. Lots and lots of people were happily chowing down on the noodles at Coco's. This includes a lot of Taiwanese elderly people as well as young Taiwanese families who presumably know what Asian noodles are supposed to taste like. So if you don't want to wait four hours for the ultimate ramen noodle epiphany at Ramen Tatsuya, You can go to Coco's and have noodles approved by a jury of seasoned noodle eaters. * * * Noodles, however, are not the biggest food thrill at Coco's. What you want is a special combo of a house dish and a house sauce. Order the spiced eggs. These are two hard boiled eggs which have been boiled in a spiced teriyaki sauce. They are listed as an appetizer and they don't cost much. Trust me ... if you get a bubble tea with this ... the eggs count as a whole meal. They're filling. Now the eggs are lovely by themselves ....... buuuuuut ........ Take a little walk over to the sauce stand, and notice the soy sauce with sliced Taiwanese green peppers. The sauce is crammed with the green peppers. Take a good bowl of that and dump it all over your eggs. Food For The Gods. The peppers would be too hot to take straight out without something to cut it. The hard boiled eggs are comfort food with their boiled in Teriyaki stock giving warmth and suaveness. Richness and suaveness combined with fire and hot pepper taste. This is a combo that can't be beat. I could eat Taiwanese eggs with hot peppers all day and all night and be one happy Yelper. Give me a creamy iced coffee with egg custard to match - and make me an ecstatic Yelper. * * * All of the local cooking prizes will still have to go to Ramen Tatsuya. But if this is the world's answer to second best, Then the world is a wonderful wonderful place to be. read more

I come here to get their Taiwanese slush. Love the selection of toppings. The fried chicken rice is amazing if you love peppery flavors

Coco's is one of the most reliable and consistent places on my will-always-come-back list of restaurants. I started with the Coco's on campus, but now this location on Research is a nice upgrade. After years of eating their food, this review is long overdue. I've tried several items on their menu, but my current usual is the Peppercorn chicken. This dish takes the magical combination of stir fried jalapenos and garlic and piles it over wonderfully fried dark meat chicken. The complimentary vegetable soup is also a favorite. I think the recipe might've changed a bit a few years back, but it's still delicious and addicting. Austin needs more Taiwanese restaurants, but for now, I'm happy with what we got. read more

Bubble tea: AVOID! They put wayyyy too much milk in their bubble tea, you can hardly taste the tea. The bubbles aren't cooked very well the few times I've tried their bubble tea. There are so many better places around Austin, this should be your last resort. Food: Mediocre at best, I've gotten their noodle soup and the pork rice bowl. The pork rice bowl is very very dry, not much flavor to it. Their noodle soup is decent, depends how you like your beef noodle soup base. I really did try giving this place a few opportunities, but everytime it lets me down. Don't think I'll be giving it another shot. read more

We love this place. So unpretentious, very casual, and a provider of clean, delicious food. They have a limited menu, but everything we have ordered thus far has been delicious and well-made. Whether you are crazy hungry, or just want a lil' somethin' somethin', this place is perfect, catering to every need. When I am not in the mood for a whole lot, I get an appetizer and fill up on their delicious complimentary vegetarian soup. When I need a whole lot, I love their rice and meat platters which also includes a veggie. I almost always grab a smoothie with tapioca because it is simply the perfect accompaniment to whatever you order. And service is always provided with a smile. I like this place. I like it alot. read more

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Love the bubble tea smoothies from Coco's! Our favorites are almond and honeydew. The almond doesn't sound like it would taste good, but it is excellent. Taro is always a hit too. Need a snack while waiting in line for Ramen Tatsuya? Coco's is it. Coco's is conveniently open until 10pm, and they recently started accepting cards, too- it had been cash only for a long long time. read more

CoCo's Cafe - Bubble tea spread - Taiwanese Near Me - Austin, Texas

We visit Coco Cafe everytime we are in Austin. Through the years, after trying out a few different things, we have settled to always order the Peppercorn Chicken w/ rice, the Green Onion Pie, and sometimes the Sticky Rice w/ Pork. This time we ate here two days in a row because that Peppercorn Chicken w/ rice is seriously just that good!!! These 4 stars is for their food; minus 1 star because they took out the free soup that they used to set out (it's $2 a bowl now, which we missed enough to order), and we really wish they can up their game on the quality of their boba milk tea so we don't need to head elsewhere everytime afterwards for boba. read more

I came in at 8:55 pm. They close at 9:30 pm. Pros: Boba has a nice sweet taste and the texture is very consistent and chewy. Milk tea and Mango Green Tea had a good flavor. Just the right amount of sweetness as well. Cons: Seriously, why is the kid with the blonde hair with glasses so fixated to count his tips when customers are in front of him asking for assistance? I asked if they had any smoothies they made with real fruit. In a tone of "I'm too busy and don't care" he says Avocado and Watermelon. A minute later, I asked if they brew their Thai Tea or do they make it through powder? He says "I don't know..." then I asked him in a real dumb founded face, "you don't know?" And he replies again, "I don't know." The girl in the background making drinks made eye contact with me and could have helped him, but nope. When I placed my drink order, I kept it simple and made sure he saw me tip him anyways, since that's all he seemed to care about. read more

This watermelon juice is legit and with the yummy boba pearls and strawberry and pomegranate bursting pearls...Oh M-SERIOUSLY G!!! SOOOO tasty and yummy! And the cutie at the front that helped me was so great recommended it! I haven't ever had pomegranate bursts and they are great, sweeter than tart and I'm ok with that for sure! Yum read more

CoCo's Cafe - Watermelon juice, boba, pomegranate and strawberry burst pearls! Yum! Sooo good - Taiwanese Near Me - Austin, Texas

Love love love cocos cafe Best boba I have ever gotten in my whole life that I've lived on this planet 100/10 in my opinion to the moon and back Much love read more

Went to Coco Cafe to get some foods and drink. Ordered 3 Fried Chicken with rice and it's perfect. Had 1 appetizer of the fried tofu but the tofu itself is not fully fried, hence the flour on the bottom of the tofu were super sticky and chewy like gummy. Not only that, the tofu were drenched with lots of oils as you can see from the to go container on the picture !! read more

CoCo's Cafe - Fried Tofu - Taiwanese Near Me - Austin, Texas

Fast service and food. I got the black milk tea with egg pudding -- sweet, but not give-you-a-toothache sweet. I also got the fried tofu with the beef noodle soup and 2 scallion pancakes. Note: when you order ONE whole scallion pancake -- they actually give you two. Or maybe it's because they saw that David had a hearty appetite. Either way, just order half. read more

CoCo's Cafe - Scallion pancakes. A fried pancake great for nibbling! - Taiwanese Near Me - Austin, Texas

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Okay is rating is strictly for the food. I am sooooo disappointed, I've eaten here with our an issue till now. Our 1st order was 3 milk teas that were delivered in lighting speed. As expected the drinks were full flavored and delicious. Our next order involved the onion pancake and fried sweet potatoes. To our amazement it took 30 minutes for the food to reach our table. This set a bad tone for the meal. Once they finally bought the meal I was shocked by what was in front of me. Sweet potato fries with a dipping sauce - cost over 5 bucks. Then looked over to the other side to see a sad representation of onion pancakes. I found then bead like with just a sprinkling of onions. To say I was disappointed was an understatement. In the future I will stick to just drinks at this location. There attention of detail when it comes to food has dropped. It's sad I use to really enjoy this place. read more

CoCo's Cafe - 5 dollar sweet potatoes " French fries" - Taiwanese Near Me - Austin, Texas

Well, I was so excited that there was Taiwanese food a hop, skip and a jump away. We recently moved from the Bay Area, and I miss it desperately. I mostly miss the Asian food. For anyone reading this who has been told (as I had been told) Austin is the new Bay Area. It is nottttttttt. Man I miss CA. First of all, I tried to order in Chinese. As an Asian American, this is a kind of a big deal, but whatever. The cashier didn't speak Chinese. Ok fine, no big deal. But she was NOT nice about it. She was the overweight Asian one ( ok I'm not one to comment on appearances, but she was rude & had no other defining characteristics, sorry not sorry). Dude, you don't need to give me an attitude. I asked a few questions, and to say the least, she was NOT happy about answering them. Second, they got my order wrong. I ordered ground pork, and I got pork...bits? Like chopped pork. Obviously not ground. Third, I ordered bubble tea with less ice. They gave me... no ice?? It was thick AF and um... viscous??? Was it also... warm?? Ew. Wtf. Not worth the wait. Not worth the drive. Rude cashier! WHERE ELSE CAN I FIND TAIWANESE FOOD?????!!! Because I can't cook and I miss CA desperately. read more

CoCo's Cafe - GROUND pork is what it says on the receipt. This is not ground pork. - Taiwanese Near Me - Austin, Texas

This place is so yummy! My favorite pearl/bubble drink is the taro smoothie. From the music and aesthetic of this place you won't be disappointed as I'm typing this there is a guy sitting next to me eating the food and indulging and making noises in delight lol! My only regret is I haven't tried the food yet but I will be back later this week too. It smells and looks so bomb(: read more

CoCo's Cafe - Taiwanese Near Me - Austin, Texas

I am from So Cal so I have high expectations for Asian food. I love this place for it's food and drinks. The pearl tea is tasty. I also order the green onion pancakes and fried chicken noodles. They are both good. Highly recommend if you are in the area for Taiwanese street food. read more

CoCo's Cafe - Fried Chicken Noodles. - Taiwanese Near Me - Austin, Texas

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I've ordered for takeout a couple of times now. They have run out of their peppered pork and something else. Even when you order on the phone, when you get there, you have to pay at the same counter as the ordering counter. This means if there's a line of 5 people, you'll be waiting at least 10 mins just to pay for your takeout order. This is kind of silly. The boba milk tea and food were okay - nothing really outstanding. The customer service is definitely lacking. They don't have to kiss my ass but no smile, no thank you... I didn't feel like my business was appreciated there. With so many options in Austin, I'm more than likely not going back to this place. read more

3 star for the boba, but 4 star overall for the ambience and friendly staff. From what I've been told Coco's was one of the first and longest serving boba tea places in the Austin area. I understand the loyalty and following they have. Great location- located in a plaza with a lot of parking and other Asian restaurants and supermarket. Swing by here after a bowl of ramen at Tatsuya. You can taste the powder in the tea; this alone does not make it a high quality boba tea place. But they have a variety of appetizers you can share with friends while you play their countless board games. I can tell a lot of people come here with their family or friends to get their boba fix and talking to some of my local Austinites friends they made some cool memories here back in the day. read more

Went to coco cafe based on other yelp reviews it's right next to Julie's noodles.I love bubble tea and wanted to try it! They have all different kinds of bubble tea and smoothies as well as food! There is plenty of parking it's also in a strip mall next to a target.I ordered the Thai tea with tapioca bubbles and the spicy beef soup.Ive been on a search for the best beef noodle soup! This soup has fresh vegetables and a ton of beef and he flavor is amazing! It was a lot so I brought it home to my husband to try and he even liked it! They have all different kinds of soups and chicken wings as well.If you are ever in Austin you gotta try coco cafe! read more

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I always hear people complain that this location only takes cash. I dont think that people understand how difficult and expensive it is, especially for a local small business to have a credit card machine set up. There are many places nearby before that have ATMs, and I believe they just recently put in an ATM in Coco's. I go to Coco's alot and have always been very happy with the drinks I get, just recently I started eating there as well. I was recommended to try the spicy beef noodle soup and the peppercorn chicken. Both were super delicious. The spicy beef noodle soup is as close as what I have gotten when i was in Taiwan, with the shredded mustard pickled veggie on top. As for drinks, I go for the classic milk tea with pearls. Another favorite thing i love is the shaved ice. I go there alot during the summer for them and have introduced alot of my friends to it as well. They love that they get to pick their own toppings and kind of make it their own. At $4 each for a big cup, it beats most ice cream shops for a delicious treat. read more

CoCo's Cafe - Spicy Beef noodle soup, green onion pie, and bubble tea. - Taiwanese Near Me - Austin, Texas