We went here after a long day of work and the staff was very friendly. They were willing to give us…read moresuggestions on what to eat and drink and tell us their favorites. I got the frozen yogurt, and the strawberry with also chocolate was a delightful combo. It was a very nice balance and you can mix and match your own yogurt. The ambiance was very pleasing, the restaurant was clean and had nice seating. Overall would recommend for a sweet treat

Always pleasant and good service. My favorite Boba place in the surrounding counties. They add to…read moretheir menu all the time. Just recently added the Dubai chocolate strawberries! Yum!!!

I grew up in Thailand and know legit Thai food when I taste it. Yim Curry is spot on. Their flavors…read moreare outstanding and the staff is a joy to talk to. I highly recommend Yim Curry if you want a taste of real Thai food.

From the owner: Deliciously savory Thai curries, Thai tea, milk teas & boba. read more

Recently moved to Peoria, and was hoping for some good Vietnamese food. This place does not…read moredisappoint! Crazy good classic Banh Mi, the lemongrass chicken bowl is stellar, and the coconut smoothie is the best I've ever had. Great service, cozy feels, I can't recommend this place enough.

Dang, that's some good boba…read more After devouring a large meal at Hong Kong Buffet and walking around a bookstore to let the food settle (and pick up a few books), I asked if Tim if he had room for some boba. He said 'sure' and here we are. I completely forgot this place existed until I was looking around on Yelp for new places to try. Thank gosh for a dull moment of internet browsing at work. We waddled in and immediately didn't know what to order. The menu was a lot bigger than I expected for a space so small. Tim tried to explain a Poke bowl to me but said it was something you just have to experience or google. Seeing as we were both still full from lunch, the time to learn from experience would have to come another day. I settled on a Coffee Milk Tea with cinnamon boba and Tim got this unique Matcha with cream cheese foam with strawberry jelly. We plopped down on some chairs and waited for our drinks to come out. It took a bit longer than I expected but the place was hopping and there were tons of orders being picked up and there was almost an endless line of people placing orders. The wait was probably 10 minutes but not too bad for how steady they were. Tim and I slowly put down our drinks as we chatted about the various aspects of life. My first sip was extremely delicious and sweet. After a few sips, the peak delicious faded and turned into a drink that was good but leaving you yearning for that sweet sweet sweetness. Could be that it needed blended a bit more. Either way, it was pleasant even with the drink settling as the cup became more and more empty. In hindsight, maybe it was best the drink evened out after demolishing plates at a buffet. During our time, we saw a lot of college kids come and go while a few couples hung around and enjoyed their food. Bradley University students probably love this place. The interior is very narrow and the sitting area, while plenty of seats, isn't conducive to a long term hangout. Grab your meal, enjoy, chat for a bit, then head out. But not every place has to be geared towards people like me who likes to sit and chat for awhile. It's cool to see Peoria have such a varied amount of cultural places to sample; from Chinese to Vietnamese to Italian to Mexican to Mediterranean. If time allows, I would love to come back and try one of these mystery Poke bowls. Until then, stay boba-licious!

DELICIOUS FROZEN YOGURT!!! The vanilla and strawberry froyo are super creamy. I usually hesitate…read moretrying the strawberry flavor when trying new places because they tend to be too watery for my liking. This place, however, really sets the bar high. Not only that, but the topping bar and place in general is very clean. This is my new favorite froyo place and it will be hard to top!

thank you so much to poppy!! she was super sweet to my boyfriend and I! plus everything was so good…read moreand amazing!! The best froyo ever !!

On our way home from Chicago we stopped at this place. This place has decent boba tea, along with…read morecute claw machines. The drinks came out pretty fast. Decent local location and seem like the staff do keep this place pretty clean.

Cute cafe with lots of board games and variety of drinks and bubble waffle. My kids like mango…read morefruit tea with rainbow jelly. I had matcha with rose and it was so pretty and tasty. The decorations for Tet lunar new year are great!

Everyone is always super nice here, and the drinks and food are really tasty. It's nice to stop by…read morehere to catch up on some work, see a friend or just relax.

Fusion Brew was recommended to me by my goddaughter and ISU alum when I was looking for hot…read morechocolate for a marching band. Fusion Brew was SO accommodating. They filled the band's 5 gallon cambros with 12 gallons of delicious hot chocolate. I had to ask for the ingredients for the allergy information and I was pleasantly surprised that there were minimal ingredients. They worked with us to make sure they had staffing to ensure the kids for the hot chocolate--well, hot! I had to drop off the cambros in the afternoon and took advantage of the stop and purchased myself a large blended chai. SO GOOD! It was not too spicy, not too sweet, and the unique blended option was perfect for a hot afternoon, On the flip side, the hot chocolate was perfect for the cool night! Not too sweet, rich, and made the kids happy!

I was out visiting family this weekend in Aurora and wanted to experience flavors outside of the…read morenormal steak house or Italian restaurant, while staying light. We found 9Bar and immediately saw food combinations worthy of trying. The restaurant is nestled in a business's park near other options and the freeway for easy access from nearby towns. When you enter, it is immediately appealing with early jazz music and visually appealing decor. The hostess/ server was extremely attentive and answered all our questions about various flavors and combinations. Through our experience we found her to be pleasant and helpful. The food was prepared with great flavors. The depth of spice and sweetness in the Bao sliders was perfect. We sampled their calamari and soup dumplings which were seasoned perfectly. Thank you for the experience.

Wanted to try some Korean food. Doordashed it, and it was…read moreworth it. Great flavors - Fair prices - Great packaging

Me and wife were in the Peoria area and decided to visit the Northwoods Mall!…read more Upon entry we saw the Poppers tea and we decided to try it! My wife got the Matcha Smoothie with Tapioca and I got the Vietnamese Iced Coffee with Tapioca. The customer service was fast and very friendly! The presentation and ambiance of the Poppers Tea stands out. The drinks were decent but could be better sort of lacked flavor.

Boba tea be poppin'!…read more A coworker told me about this new boba tea place in Northwoods Mall and I knew I needed to try it out. Truth be told, I don't know much about boba tea and all the varieties but I had a good time at Kungfu Tea so I figured I'd give Popper's Tea a shot. So, on a rare day that Tim and I both were off work and were free to hangout, we hit up Peoria for nerdy shenanigans and to try out some boba tea. Popper's Tea is located in the food court of Northwoods Mall. While we didn't make a beeline to get our drink on, we did hit it up after a stroll through a very depressing mall. We reminisced on stores that were there and stores that we missed and stores that are still there. I was in the mood for something with caffeine so Tim and I ended up ordering the same thing: Vietnamese Iced Coffee with tapioca boba. We didn't start drinking them until after we left the mall as we needed to book it over to Panera for a nerd meet up with another friend. But what awaited us was every bit worth the money. I don't know all the ingredients that go into a boba tea, let alone a Vietnamese Ice Coffee one but man... was it sweet and delicious. It was actually almost too sweet but never crossed that line. This definitely was a drink to sip versus my usual chugging. I'm still not 100% sure what makes up the boba balls but they were fun to sip up and then chew. Their mouth feel and consistency were similar to a grape but more chewy. Tim even said he preferred it a bit more than Kungfu Tea and he really likes that place. It's an old saying that malls are mostly dying out in America and I believe Northwoods is heading that direction. Walking around the mall was depressing and even though it was a Thursday afternoon, it felt devoid of life. With that in mind, if you want to try this place out, get there sooner rather than later just in case they or the mall shutters it's doors.

I am a boba fan for life…read more Emily and I booked a trip to Bloomington to try some breweries and she mentioned she never had Boba before so.... luckily there was a Boba place around where we were going. The outside of Boba for Life looks unassuming but once you step inside, you are treated to a visual smorgasbord of art on the wall, BOBA written in tile on the floor, random odds and ends for sale against the wall, and a friendly bobarista. Emily got a strawberry/mango tea and I got the dirty brown sugar boba. The lady was working alone so our drinks took a hot minute to make due to prior people waiting and a lady coming in to place an order. Emily and I browsed the eclectic interior while waiting. Along one wall was a lot of their options painted on the wall. Some of them looked interesting but one of my complaints is that I couldn't quite discern what each drink consisted of. The wall nor menu kind of hinted at what each one contained. There was a few things I wanted to order but just didn't know what they contained. So, I settled on the dirty brown sugar as it sounded like a safe option. We got our drinks and booked it to our next stop. We tried both each other's drinks and I dug the mix she came up with and she dug my brown sugar boba. She did point out that the entire bottom of my drink was brown sugar so I took that as a cue to mix it up a bit before continuing my drink. Aside from the interesting interior, I wouldn't hesitate to come back and try any of the other drinks now that I know what we are working with. Plus boba is fun. It's like a drink and a snack all at once.

Waste of money. Waste of time. I normally don't post reviews. But this place is just so bad…read more Despite all the reviews that are giving them recommendations over the years to improve, they don't care. Overpriced. Bland. Unorganized and ratchet. My drink was more water and milk than any flavor.

I order Strawberry milk tea with black tea, strawberry jell-o…read moreSoo good! Staff friendly!

Me and my sister went here and we both ordered our drinks with tapioca pearls. To our surprise…read morethere is only enough tapioca pearls for one drink. I find that very annoying since it is a boba place and most people get the tapioca pearls. I just think that they should have extra pearls in case this happens again because it seems unprofessional since it's the most common thing to order. There was residue from drinks on the counters and gross looking stuff in the corners of the walls. But they had good music.