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When this place first opened up in late 2019/early 2020, it was the HYPE. A Ding Tea in Metro Detroit? A decent/well-known boba shop in Michigan? No way! Sadly, this area is saturated with boba shops now (always at least half a decade late with food/drink trends), but I still find myself returning to Ding Tea for boba/dessert after dinner in Novi. The people working this past Wednesday evening were pleasant and nice. The interior is clean, and my friends and I stayed for about an hour to catch up and enjoy our drinks. I got the OOLONG MILK TEA (4.55 for a medium iced drink) with GOLDEN BOBA (+0.55) with 30% sugar and 30% ice. It was on the sweeter side, but I was worried 0% sugar wouldn't be good, lol. The pearls were a bit on the harder side this time, but it is sweetened (either with brown sugar or honey). Overall, drinks are fine. They open reasonably late (9 PM in Novi is considered late, I guess) so it's a good place to go in the area.
There are so many choices for tea here. We settled on an Aloe Fruit Juice Passion Fruit with boba. The flavor was so awesome. The amount of boba was a bit disappointing though. They were also pretty small. The drink was quickly made and with a smile.
Ding Tea has the variety of many choices of tea. They are different in taste in fact it's something you will truly enjoy. Everything is made fresh it's fun to watch especially getting them seal. The staff is ready to fit you with your very own special blend of tea. Some are mixed with milk and the others with both tea and coffee. While you are waiting bring your lap top it's nice to sit down too. That is all. Chief Chaos at the last minute will encourage greatness.
Be careful! Not an honest business! I was planning to order 2 drinks today and found out my account has a free drink from them, so I ordered the same kind of milktea using the award (see my order confirmation in picture) and when my friend picked up the order, they told her the "owner doesn't allow for free drink", so they only made 1 milktea, also, they can't do "no ice" either even though it was an option on the order site online. No of these changes were communicated to me as a customer in advance, and their attitude was basically "not much we can do" without any sincere apologies. Very poor business service, and they have lost another bubble tea loving customer for good.
We do enjoy coming here to pick up a beverage and place a dessert. They are conveniently located with lots of parking in a shopping plaza with other restaurants. The service is good. The workers want to help out pretty quickly, but we ordered a few items in our group and they didn't get the drinks right - again. The drink I got was a lychee tea with jellies and it was good, but unfortunately the rest of the group didn't get theirs as ordered. The store is clean and has a good amount of seating.
My family is in town, I was excited for them to try Ding Tea. My sister was picking up food around the area and to make things more convenient I wanted to do a call ahead order so she could just pick up and go. When I called they said they didn't do call ahead orders. They only did online orders. But when you go online door dash says it's temporarily closed on door dash. So my sister said it's fine,she will just order in person. When she did order in person, the person at the tea house made the order incorrectly. My sister got the size wrong, toppings weren't added even though that's what was asked. Then when I called ahead about her mistake, she dismissed me. I go here regularly and normally don't have any issues but this time and today, I was particularly not pleased.
I've always known about the Ding Tea in Madison Heights, and I've recently visited this location in Novi. Upon entering you'll definitely notice how stylish the inside looks with plenty of Instagram worthy moments to capture. It seems like it's always busy, so I'd like to believe people really enjoy their drinks and keep coming back! I ordered the Aloe Vera Kiwi juice, and the Mango slush with coconut jelly. Both drinks tasted really good, but I might have overdid it with the sweetness because boy were they sweet. That falls on me since they literally ask you what level of sugar you'd like like most bubble tea shops. The portions they offer are very large as well. They have quiet a large menu so they're tons of options to choose from. There are seats inside, but for the time being I don't believe you can sit down inside due to the pandemic and all. Worth checking out if you're in the area.
This location gives great service; they always make time to patiently answer all your questions. I Love the Brown Sugar Milk Tea with Golden Boba. It's delicious hot or cold. Give yourself a treat and try it; you'll definitely like, if not love it! Another Bonus: this location offers a reward program! Check it out as it's convenient to order ahead with the Clover app.
Bubble tea after Korean food is always a great idea. Taiwanese tea spot with Korean girl band on the TV in the background. Passion fruit slush and the monster boba latte. Should have realized the signature boba milk tea was not the passion fruit I had ordered at all. It's more expensive than the passionfruit slush. I ended up with my originally requested passionfruit slush, which is worth the calories and tasty too. The staff are all nice and cool about fixing the order. One member was exceptionally friendly. He apologized to us several times for the mistake in order. Oddly enough, he wasn't the one that took our order, but he was the only one that apologized. He's Great at customer service, he gives five star service here. The passion fruit slushwas tasty and as expected, good. The monster boba latte quite yummy.
Great service, good product, and reasonable prices -- everything I'd look for in a boba place. During pandemic times, they didn't have indoor seating, but the ordering process was streamlined and drinks were completed quickly. Ample parking in this complex's lot allow for it to be a great place to meet up with friends and hang out as well. Overall I'd say that this is clearly going to be a huge hangout spot post-pandemic, and a big competitor for some of the other brand name boba shops that have opened up in the Novi/ Farmington Hills area.
*COVID19 Edition* Gah! Thwarted again. I've been here a few times, and the bubble tea's always been fine. Not a stand out when it comes to bubble tea, but it did the job. Worthy of 4 stars most likely. But this latest visit, just annoyed me enough to knock off a star. I submitted my order online through their website, and when I arrived, my drink wasn't ready so I was stuck having to wait. I waited until I got home before I decided to take a drink, that was my mistake. Instead, I got grass jellies instead of golden boba and that texture just does not do it for me. Not what I paid for. There are more and boba places opening up in Metro Detroit, and while the prospect excites me, some places are going to be more worthwhile than others. I'm not in any rush to give this place another go.
Some friends and I went here today after eating lunch at Dae Jang Keum. I had heard that a Ding Tea location was actually opening today in Madison Heights, so I was curious to try out this location and see if I liked it or not. My standard order is almond milk tea, which, surprisingly, they did not have - I say 'surprisingly' because their menu is vast. I ended up trying a hazelnut milk tea, which was quite good. They also didn't have lychee jellies, so I got it with mango stars, but they have a large selection of add-ons as well. My boyfriend got a mango milk tea with mango stars and also enjoyed it, although I found it to be SUPER sweet, and I usually like super sweet drinks. Two other friends got the taro tea and I think both enjoyed theirs; one got hers with golden boba, and she said it tasted the same as the regular boba. Similar to Kung Fu Tea, I noticed you can also ask for less sugar in your drinks; I never do this, but I have some friends who swear by it. Overall, pretty much your standard bubble tea place, but I enjoyed it. I will have to check out the Madison Heights location now, too, as it's closer to where I live.
I like the fact that there is a lot of customization available here (5 levels of sweetness and 5 levels of ice), but a lot of the drinks can't have their sweetness adjusted, so it's not really as customizable as it seems. For example, I wasn't able to adjust the sweetness level of my hazelnut milk tea. The tea was okay, but nothing special. The hazelnut flavor was very slight, which was disappointing. Prices seem pretty on par with other bubble tea places. The final verdict is that I'd be open to coming back here in the future, but it's not something I'd crave and not something for which I'd go out of my way.
The sign above store now says DB Boba Cafe, and they are closed for remodeling without a reopening date listed. It does appear thorough the window that they are actively remodeling, so I assume they will reopen sometime relatively soon. read more
Conveniently located boba shop in a strip mall with other great restaurants! I've been here twice. Both times the drinks have been alright. A bit on the watery side with subdued flavors. In an area with a lot of boba shops, the best thing this one has going for it is its location. read more
I've had a milk tea here before - don't remember if it was melon or passion fruit - it was okay but stopped here after running some errands as this is very close to my home to get a quick drink and the gentleman at the counter is very nice - I recognize him from before. I ordered a Thai milk tea with mango popping boba and it tastes really bad it's bitter and it's watery. Better off going to tiger sugar if you want the best boba in the area. read more
When this place first opened up in late 2019/early 2020, it was the HYPE. A Ding Tea in Metro Detroit? A decent/well-known boba shop in Michigan? No way! Sadly, this area is saturated with boba shops now (always at least half a decade late with food/drink trends), but I still find myself returning to Ding Tea for boba/dessert after dinner in Novi. The people working this past Wednesday evening were pleasant and nice. The interior is clean, and my friends and I stayed for about an hour to catch up and enjoy our drinks. I got the OOLONG MILK TEA (4.55 for a medium iced drink) with GOLDEN BOBA (+0.55) with 30% sugar and 30% ice. It was on the sweeter side, but I was worried 0% sugar wouldn't be good, lol. The pearls were a bit on the harder side this time, but it is sweetened (either with brown sugar or honey). Overall, drinks are fine. They open reasonably late (9 PM in Novi is considered late, I guess) so it's a good place to go in the area. read more
3 years ago
There are so many choices for tea here. We settled on an Aloe Fruit Juice Passion Fruit with boba. The flavor was so awesome. The amount of boba was a bit disappointing though. They were also pretty small. The drink was quickly made and with a smile. read more
2 years ago
Ding Tea has the variety of many choices of tea. They are different in taste in fact it's something you will truly enjoy. Everything is made fresh it's fun to watch especially getting them seal. The staff is ready to fit you with your very own special blend of tea. Some are mixed with milk and the others with both tea and coffee. While you are waiting bring your lap top it's nice to sit down too. That is all. Chief Chaos at the last minute will encourage greatness. read more
2 years ago
Be careful! Not an honest business! I was planning to order 2 drinks today and found out my account has a free drink from them, so I ordered the same kind of milktea using the award (see my order confirmation in picture) and when my friend picked up the order, they told her the "owner doesn't allow for free drink", so they only made 1 milktea, also, they can't do "no ice" either even though it was an option on the order site online. No of these changes were communicated to me as a customer in advance, and their attitude was basically "not much we can do" without any sincere apologies. Very poor business service, and they have lost another bubble tea loving customer for good. read more
3 years ago
We do enjoy coming here to pick up a beverage and place a dessert. They are conveniently located with lots of parking in a shopping plaza with other restaurants. The service is good. The workers want to help out pretty quickly, but we ordered a few items in our group and they didn't get the drinks right - again. The drink I got was a lychee tea with jellies and it was good, but unfortunately the rest of the group didn't get theirs as ordered. The store is clean and has a good amount of seating. read more
2 years ago
My family is in town, I was excited for them to try Ding Tea. My sister was picking up food around the area and to make things more convenient I wanted to do a call ahead order so she could just pick up and go. When I called they said they didn't do call ahead orders. They only did online orders. But when you go online door dash says it's temporarily closed on door dash. So my sister said it's fine,she will just order in person. When she did order in person, the person at the tea house made the order incorrectly. My sister got the size wrong, toppings weren't added even though that's what was asked. Then when I called ahead about her mistake, she dismissed me. I go here regularly and normally don't have any issues but this time and today, I was particularly not pleased. read more
1 year ago
5 years ago
I've always known about the Ding Tea in Madison Heights, and I've recently visited this location in Novi. Upon entering you'll definitely notice how stylish the inside looks with plenty of Instagram worthy moments to capture. It seems like it's always busy, so I'd like to believe people really enjoy their drinks and keep coming back! I ordered the Aloe Vera Kiwi juice, and the Mango slush with coconut jelly. Both drinks tasted really good, but I might have overdid it with the sweetness because boy were they sweet. That falls on me since they literally ask you what level of sugar you'd like like most bubble tea shops. The portions they offer are very large as well. They have quiet a large menu so they're tons of options to choose from. There are seats inside, but for the time being I don't believe you can sit down inside due to the pandemic and all. Worth checking out if you're in the area. read more
This location gives great service; they always make time to patiently answer all your questions. I Love the Brown Sugar Milk Tea with Golden Boba. It's delicious hot or cold. Give yourself a treat and try it; you'll definitely like, if not love it! Another Bonus: this location offers a reward program! Check it out as it's convenient to order ahead with the Clover app. read more
Bubble tea after Korean food is always a great idea. Taiwanese tea spot with Korean girl band on the TV in the background. Passion fruit slush and the monster boba latte. Should have realized the signature boba milk tea was not the passion fruit I had ordered at all. It's more expensive than the passionfruit slush. I ended up with my originally requested passionfruit slush, which is worth the calories and tasty too. The staff are all nice and cool about fixing the order. One member was exceptionally friendly. He apologized to us several times for the mistake in order. Oddly enough, he wasn't the one that took our order, but he was the only one that apologized. He's Great at customer service, he gives five star service here. The passion fruit slushwas tasty and as expected, good. The monster boba latte quite yummy. read more
Great service, good product, and reasonable prices -- everything I'd look for in a boba place. During pandemic times, they didn't have indoor seating, but the ordering process was streamlined and drinks were completed quickly. Ample parking in this complex's lot allow for it to be a great place to meet up with friends and hang out as well. Overall I'd say that this is clearly going to be a huge hangout spot post-pandemic, and a big competitor for some of the other brand name boba shops that have opened up in the Novi/ Farmington Hills area. read more
6 years ago
*COVID19 Edition* Gah! Thwarted again. I've been here a few times, and the bubble tea's always been fine. Not a stand out when it comes to bubble tea, but it did the job. Worthy of 4 stars most likely. But this latest visit, just annoyed me enough to knock off a star. I submitted my order online through their website, and when I arrived, my drink wasn't ready so I was stuck having to wait. I waited until I got home before I decided to take a drink, that was my mistake. Instead, I got grass jellies instead of golden boba and that texture just does not do it for me. Not what I paid for. There are more and boba places opening up in Metro Detroit, and while the prospect excites me, some places are going to be more worthwhile than others. I'm not in any rush to give this place another go. read more
Some friends and I went here today after eating lunch at Dae Jang Keum. I had heard that a Ding Tea location was actually opening today in Madison Heights, so I was curious to try out this location and see if I liked it or not. My standard order is almond milk tea, which, surprisingly, they did not have - I say 'surprisingly' because their menu is vast. I ended up trying a hazelnut milk tea, which was quite good. They also didn't have lychee jellies, so I got it with mango stars, but they have a large selection of add-ons as well. My boyfriend got a mango milk tea with mango stars and also enjoyed it, although I found it to be SUPER sweet, and I usually like super sweet drinks. Two other friends got the taro tea and I think both enjoyed theirs; one got hers with golden boba, and she said it tasted the same as the regular boba. Similar to Kung Fu Tea, I noticed you can also ask for less sugar in your drinks; I never do this, but I have some friends who swear by it. Overall, pretty much your standard bubble tea place, but I enjoyed it. I will have to check out the Madison Heights location now, too, as it's closer to where I live. read more
I like the fact that there is a lot of customization available here (5 levels of sweetness and 5 levels of ice), but a lot of the drinks can't have their sweetness adjusted, so it's not really as customizable as it seems. For example, I wasn't able to adjust the sweetness level of my hazelnut milk tea. The tea was okay, but nothing special. The hazelnut flavor was very slight, which was disappointing. Prices seem pretty on par with other bubble tea places. The final verdict is that I'd be open to coming back here in the future, but it's not something I'd crave and not something for which I'd go out of my way. read more
7 years ago
Another new tea shop in Novi . For some reason there must be a big demand in Novi that there are like 3 tea shop opened within a year. So this place apparently is a chain from Taiwan, not locally own. Their cup still have the Taiwanese phone number on it. Nice atmosphere, the staffs are nice but new. I had the regular milk tea just to test it out. Not bad. The taste of tea is not very strong but it's not too milky. To me I think kung fu tea is a little better in terms of the tea alone. I still recommend to try it out though. It is better than 80% of the tea place in Detroit read more
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This place is located in a small plaza with some other Asian businesses. There was plenty of parking which is always a plus. We came about 9:30pm, close to closing time. They have a large selection of drinks such as yogurt, teas, lattes, slushes, etc. We are from California visiting family here in Michigan so we were eager to try out boba drinks. I ordered grapefruit green tea with half sugar. The drink was good, little sweet (even with half sugar) but still good. Kids got blueberry milk tea boba 1/2 sugar (still sweet) and honey milk black tea. All drinks were delicious. The staff was very polite and patient. The only negative is the coffee machine was down so my husband could not get his coffee drink. The other negative is no samples or tasting. Overall good experience. read more
I was excited to this new bubble tea spot after my nail tech suggested it. I realize they just opened and I wish them nothing but the best, but they have kinks to be worked out. The young lady working there this afternoon was not at all knowledgeable about the menu. I ordered my standard mango milk tea and it was mostly milk and not very much tea at all. It was like drinking straight milk with a splash of flavor. So the balance needs some work. I asked for tapioca but after I ordered they informed me they were still making it. I guess it's cool if it's homemade but I did not like crystal boba they substituted. I will give them a try again when hopefully they work out the tweaks. read more
4 years ago
Service was fast! The quality was great! It was stronger than coffee if you ask me. Since I'm trying to wean myself from coffee, this made me feel even more jittery, but the taste was amazing. I couldn't finish the entire cup. Super worth it though if you need that caffeinated pick me up away from espresso. read more
Came here for the monster boba latte but was unimpressed. It wasn't as good as much as it was hyped about. Boba has good texture but no flavor. It just tasted like sweetened milk, which is all it is; milk with brown sugar and cheese cream. Looked better than it tastes. The brown sugar milk tea was also unimpressive. 4 stars for the strawberry Yakult with strawberry star jelly. IT WAS SO GOOD. I ordered another one to go and now I'm constantly craving it. I'd give 5 stars but their milk teas are lackluster in flavor. You can go to any other boba shops for a similar/better taste. I'd come back for the yakult drinks though and their customer service. The guy working the cash register the night of 1/11/2020 was so nice and patient with us while we were indecisively ordering and asking questions. He also recommended my now favorite drink! read more
3 years ago
2 years ago
LOVE that this is a short drive from me! I came across Ding Tea looking for boba places with lots of options - they do it all! You can get your iced green and black teas, as well as all the hot ones and coffee too! They have a wide variety of toppings as well including regular boba, crystal boba, popping boba, and many different jellies. I went with a lychee green tea with regular boba and I have to say it might be the best lychee green tea I've had - and I've had a LOT! The interior is very cute with lots of seating and the staff is very friendly. They also have a rewards program. I foresee myself being a regular here. read more
5 years ago
Wow wow wow. My parents are from Taiwan and we used to spend our childhood summers on this beautiful island. one of our favorite beverages to drink in Taiwan was 珍珠奶茶aka Boba Tea. We ordered the signature milk tea and it literally took me back to my summers in Taiwan, enjoying a cold refreshing Boba tea at the night market or while strolling the city shopping. The drink was a perfect mix of milk, tea and sugar and the tapioca balls were similarly boiled to a "cue cue" perfection. Cue cue means has a chewiness to it. I recommend ordering the drink with slight sugar and slight ice- slight sugar is already sweet enough. This was my first time visiting but I will surely be back to get my Taiwanese boba drink fix! Also, super cute decor. They even sell little boba tea stuffed toys. Adorable! read more
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I'm so excited to have good bubble tea in Novi! I remember when you had to go to Ann Arbor to get bubble tea - Ding Tea is great, and their location is cute. read more
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4 years ago
This was my first and last time ever visiting. Upon enter the establishment all workers were just sitting and chatting. We arrive at the counter, they don't ask what we want they stand there talking about boys and tiktoks. Mocking us and wanting to say the N word but stop before like we wouldn't notice it. We then figure the menu out and proceed to say what we want, instantly met with attitude and annoyance. Stares from every person when we arrive. Drinks were okay not that great try another establishment. read more
7 years ago
Finally opened! And excited for another bubba addition in novi! Customer service is great! We ordered the Hokkaido milk tea and brown sugar milk tea. Both are a bit on the sweet side for us and sadly it's not one of those drinks that you can modify sugar level for... read more
6 years ago
I just came to this bubble tea café for the first time and was greeted by such kind and prompt staff. The interior was very clean and modern. I ordered a brown sugar milk tea and it was delicious. I will definitely be returning to try other drinks! read more
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