As one of several boba spots in New World Mall, Gong Cha has the distinction of being one of the longest surviving businesses in the entire court, while also remaining consistent in serving very average drinks. I've come here more often than other places and often come back with the same, decent but not mind blowing result. Located in the far north corner to the left of the stairs (#1), the Gong Cha stand is so easy to miss that most people do. It almost looks like a hallway corridor that just so happens to serve milk tea. Seating is in the rest of the food hall and the service is not slow but certainly not fast. I've had a number of drinks here, ranging from oolong milk tea to a taro smoothie to my recent matcha strawberry milk tea. The latter was very sweet and not in a good way. The milk foam green tea was their best seller for awhile and the lychee oolong was another favorite. Having had both, I can't say if they were necessarily worth it, but they made for a solid thirst quencher. Unlike other boba joints, they take credit cards. While I always recommend having cash anyway, this, along with their rewards stamp card, are two more reasons to give them a thumbs up overall. ____________ (#1) When heading down into the food court. read more

Gong Cha - Strawberry Matcha - Bubble Tea Near Me - Flushing, New York

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Got a medium lychee oolong boba with mango pearls ($6.80). It's not as good as the mango milk tea, but it's still pretty good. We could actually taste the tea this time tho, whereas the mango milk tea doesn't taste like tea. read more

There are three bubble tea places in the New World Mall food court. There is a one hour and fifteen minute line to order at Tiger Sugar, which is next door to Gong Cha. The line extends all the way across the food court. The line barely moves. Almost everyone in that line is an East Asian high school kid. No one seems to care that the line is not moving. Everyone who is everyone seems to want to go to Tiger Sugar. * * * I didn't want to wait, so I ordered my tea from Gong Cha. Should have gotten in line with the high school kids. read more

Great tea with great taste and delicious assortments of add ons! I had the wintermelon tea with light ice and 50% sweetness, with red beans added on. It was a great choice and so much better than many of the other tea houses in the area. The price was pretty reasonable, and the service was very fast. The store was very clean and had lots of space, and if it wasn't for COVID-19, my friend and I would have stayed longer. Definitely would come again. By the way, 贡茶 is such as clever name, I love it :D read more

Gong Cha - Wintermelon tea with red bean - Bubble Tea Near Me - Flushing, New York

We decided to try Gong Cha Tea since we heard that it was supposed to be good and noticed that it was much more busy than the other popular tea places nearby such as Kung Fu Tea. We ordered a Passionfruit Green Tea and a Lychee Oolong Tea and were fairly disappointed. Both were a bit too sweet for our tastes, but overall expected better flavor from both. The PF Green Tea was ok but wouldn't recommend the Lychee Oolong Tea. The good thing is that they use real tea (not powder). However, they don't use any real strawberries because they use flavoring for that. Probably won't be coming back as there are many other options for tea nearby. read more

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This Gong Cha is located in the New World Mall food court. I had the lemon wintermelon with basil seed drink which is in their top 10. I mistakenly thought it said watermelon instead of wintermelon, but I enjoyed the drink. It was refreshing and unique with the right amount of sweetness. The employees were a bit rude and looked like they didn't want to be there though. read more

Gong Cha - Lemon Wintermelon with Basil seeds - Bubble Tea Near Me - Flushing, New York

Excellent tea options here and undoubtedly popular. Lines move fast to order but they move pretty quickly to pump drinks out. Been here twice (this specific locale) and each time, I've tried two different teas. First visit, the classic Passion Fruit Green Tea. And this most recent visit, the Sparkling Lychee. (Side comment, only thing missing is some Elderflower or Vodka to make it more excellent. Too bad these places don't have liquor licenses too). Ha ha This sparkling lychee by the way, was customizable which surprised need more. I thought I was buying it the way it was made. So I opted for less sugar (50%) and less ice. Cool! Who knew?! Anyway, love the variety and love the service. Has not disappointed yet. Customizable features make this place a stand out. read more

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I tried Gong Cha three times and each time the drink didn't taste good so I will not be returning. Gong Cha is supposed to be known for its quality teas but there is no distinct flavor of tea in their drinks whether it is oolong, black, or green tea. The service is great and the menu has a good selection of drinks but the taste of the drinks is off. read more

Gong Cha - Menu 7/2020 - Bubble Tea Near Me - Flushing, New York

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Tea was ok, but the bubbles were only partially cooked, the inside was grainy. They do no ice and 50% sugar, though, so that's nice. The speed was ok; they were changing out the drink sealing machine at the time so that delayed a touch. read more

Gong Cha - Bubble Tea Near Me - Flushing, New York

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It's hidden inside an interesting shopping mall in the food court. Staff are friendly and I just miss their bubble tea, one of my favorite tea shops! Tried the strawberry bubble tea with the strawberry pearl( it's gummy bear texture). Loved it read more

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I really like their bubble tea, and I wish they had one in the DMV. It's located in the back corner of the food court in New world mall. It's busy so workers just take your order, make it, and pump it out. Earl Grey Milk Tea with 3Js: If you cant choose one topping, get this. It comes with 3 toppings, boba, grass jelly, and pudding. I definitely recommend this over any plain milk tea! The earl gray milk tea is good and sweet. The toppings are well made and plentiful. White pearls: the white pearls are really different than the black ones. They're still squishy but more crumbly than the typical black ones. The taste is different as well, it's less sugary. I prefer the moral black tapioca pearls but these aren't bad! read more

Good boba, I'd put just above KFT for their wide variety of flavors. Tapioca is in between soft and medium chewy. Herbal jellies tasted a little like nail polish so that was a yike. Tea flavor is still very full and overall a classic boba option. read more

There's a Nicolas Cage movie about this location (but then again there's a Nicolas Cage movie about everything). It's called "Gong In 60 Seconds." It also features Angelina "Lychee" Jellie. There's also a Bill Murray movie about Gong Cha. It's called "What About Boba?" WHAT TO GET: Their classic milk tea with Boba WHAT ELSE: To get here, go down to the basement in the New World Mall and scoot across to the far North East corner (behind the escalators) IS THAT ALL: Sort of, yes. I had another thought, but it's gong now. I asked if I could buy an arm wrestle, but they redirected me to "Strong Cha." One of the greatest Bubble Tea franchises in the world. ShareTea and Coco are really the only chains that can compare to how delicious the milk tea is from Gong Cha. I haven't explored their fruit options much because I'm so addicted to the taste of their Milk Tea. If you've never had it from Gong Cha, you have to try it. Lots of locations in Manhattan and a few in Queens, and all of them serving milk tea perfection for under five dollars. I asked if they sold drug paraphernalia (for a friend), but they redirected me to "Bong Cha." They are pretty friendly, but wouldn't serve me close to closing time the first and third times I came here. The other times, there was no issue. For customer service (depending on who you get) it can be a 1/5 or a 5/5 but for the milk tea it's off-the-charts. I asked if they had Kowloon-style Bubble Tea, but they redirected me to "Hong Kong Cha." Don't forget to also try Coco out on Main St at the corner of Roosevelt (it's a walk up window). They're both perfect and comparable but slightly different. You really need to try both. I asked if they had any Hawaiian skirts but they redirected me to "Sarong Cha." People who say Bubble Tea all tastes the same, either don't know bubble tea, or are snobs. Just as different beers are better or worse, and all a little different, Bubble Tea can either be good or bad, and as far as the international chains go, it doesn't get better than Gong Cha. I asked if they had Karaoke, but they redirected me to "Song Cha." I had another joke to add but it was just... wrong, cha. read more

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Quick service and easy to order. I like that they ask you for how much sugar and ice you want becuase some places won't unless you mention it. Got classic milk tea with milk foam as my free topping for checking in on yelp! Its an interesting concept for sure. But the milk foam is so hard to slurp up! I think its better to just mix it with the drink. There are notes of saltiness in the sweetness of the milk tea. read more

Gong Cha - Milk tea with free topping (milk foam) - Bubble Tea Near Me - Flushing, New York

My husband and I decided to get some bubble tea for dessert after a lunch date. Service was decent but location was a pain because of how many levels were in this mall and we weren't very impressed with their drinks either. I got the foam milk green tea with 30% sugar+less ice and he got the taro milk tea with 100% sugar+less ice. The green tea had no flavor, tasted like diluted tea and the foam milk was weak (even with extra), the whole drink was tasteless. The salted cheese green tea from Happy Lemon is way better. According to my husband, his taro milk tea was sweet but it tasted normal at best. It was smooth with no chunks at all but it just didn't wow his taste buds. This place definitely didn't live up to the hype and we will not be returning again. read more

Gong Cha - Milk foam green tea and taro milk tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - Flushing, New York

I was visiting New World Mall. I decided to stick to this place for tea as this is a familiar place. They provided top 10 items there, which made selection easier. I went with Earl Grey milk tea with 3/ J's. It was very good. Earl grey tea was good, and it had chewy tapioca pearls. In addition there was pudding and herbal jelly (which was like pudding in consistency). All those things put together made it a pleasure to sip this tea. read more

Gong Cha - Top 10 - Bubble Tea Near Me - Flushing, New York

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Gong Cha is NOT your regular bubble tea store. They have an impressive and creative menu that even veteran bubble tea stores can learn a thing or two! I enjoyed the Earl Grey Milk Tea with 3 J's. It was sweet yet so tasty! I loved the Earl Grey aroma throughout my drink. The 3 J's - tapioca, pudding, and grass jelly went very well with it too! I would request a bit less milk. A highly recommend! Lychee Oolong Tea is also a must-try! Lychee and Oolong combination were made for each other! I actually love the way they made it. You taste the lychee and you smell the pleasant oolong tea leaves. Make sure you shake it a bit longer so that it will fuse better! Like a lot of trendy bubble tea places these days, they cater to customers' taste in sugar level and ice level. Take your pick! Overall, a very innovative and strong competitor in the bubble tea business! I will be back to try everything on their menu! read more

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Get the lemon ai yu with 50 percent sugar and less ice. Trust me, I usually drink 100 percent sugar and I think 50 percent is already too sweet. For the mustache series, get the milk foam green tea. I usually get 70 percent sugar and less ice for this one. But try whatever you like. You can either drink the milk foam from the cup so you get a taste of the foam, drink it from a straw on the bottom and then to the top to get the foam or mix the foam and tea together. read more

Gong Cha - Bubble Tea Near Me - Flushing, New York

Forgot our order while we watched everyone after us get their drinks, while we stood in front of them for a long time, while they looked at us looking at them. They did not apologize when we finally reminded them. read more

Quick, friendly, and tasty. Standard bubble tea, nothing crazy or bad. Uhh Taro,Coconut,etc. My favorite. The Mango, Strawberry etc. Milk series are lacking in my opinion. Tried Wintermelon was aight read more

Gong Cha - Winter melon with bubbles - Bubble Tea Near Me - Flushing, New York

Quick service, and I like how they ask for your preference for sugar and ice levels. Some places forget to ask nowadays... The milk tea with herbal jelly was perfect for a hot and humid summer day and I liked how it was not too diluted with too much milk. read more

Gong Cha - Milk tea with herbal jelly regular ice and 50% sugar - Bubble Tea Near Me - Flushing, New York

The new Lava Chocolate is definitely my new favorite. It tastes just perfect to me and I love the texture. If you wanna snap a drink on your story, this Lava series is a good choice. read more

Gong Cha - Light Up The Day - Bubble Tea Near Me - Flushing, New York

You have been warned. Hopefully this doesn't happen to you. Having been here from time to time and nothing really memorable for me to review so I never bother. But today I decided to come by again to give another try and before I had the chance to order. The customer services was very poor and unprofessional. I stood in line behind a customer waiting patiently for my turn, the cashier saw me, even greeted me and ready to take my order. Right when I'm about to open my mouth to speak, this Chinese lady came up out of nowhere and asked for her drinks, and guess what? He just started punching away in the computer system. Seriously ???? I hang out for few min but then it looked like she was taking longer than expected so I just left. Very disappointing experience today and this will be the last time Im stepping foot in this location. Mangers, please train your staff better and tell them not to be disorganized and unprofessional. read more

I come here frequently since I live like 10 mins away from new world mall food court. Most of the time when I'm in the food court I would come get gong cha instead of kung fu tea or tbaar. I like how their drinks has more of the tea taste compared to other bubble tea joint . My all time favs are qq passion fruit green tea, milk foam green tea, lemon ai yu, and their bubble milk tea. But sometime their drinks can be sweet even if you lower the sugar level. It all depends on who works that day and make the drinks for you. Employees can also be chatting among themselves so they would take their time making the drinks. And when they finish making it, it also take a while for them to hand the drinks to you because of lack of motivation or busy chatting. read more

I love coming here to get bubble tea. They have such a HUGE selection, but I always go to my two all-time favorites: the lychee oolong green tea and the passion fruit green tea with lychee jelly. I prefer the taste of the bubble tea here, compared to the other bubble tea places nearby. The teas here taste a lot more fresh, especially the lychee oolong tea. For this particular food stall, you can see them making your drinks from start to finish. None of their drinks are made from powder so there will never be the weird residue left over. I asked an employee, and he told me that all their teas are made from tea leaves. My mother even likes the drinks here, that's how you know it's good since my mom rarely drinks anything other than water. The price of the drinks are also reasonable as you get quite a big for the large. read more

Gong Cha - Lychee Oolong Tea and Roselle Drink with Basil Seeds - Bubble Tea Near Me - Flushing, New York

Pretty much your standard bubble tea chain store. I ordered the Earl grey milk tea with three J's (boba, pudding, herbal jelly) and added less ice and 50% sugar. In hindsight, I should've asked for 25% sugar because it was still pretty sweet. The boba was pretty good - chewy but and not under or overcooked. I prefer this place over Kung Fu tea because there is more of an actual tea flavor. Bonus: they accept credit cards without a minimum fee - pretty much the only stall in the food court to do so. Also, check in on yelp for a free milk foam cap. read more

Gong Cha - Earl grey milk tea with three J's (boba, herbal jelly, pudding) and milk foam topping - Bubble Tea Near Me - Flushing, New York

Very excited to try out Gong Cha for the first time, we walked over to get ourselves some sweet boba! To play it safe, I ended up getting the Mango yogurt drink with boba and 100% sweetness. Our order came out in a matter of about 5-10 minutes, which I found impressive despite the after lunch rush. I took a sip and the mango drink tasted fresh and authentically like mango! I didn't really taste any yogurt, but rather was a bit confused by the mango puree at the bottom. I'm not sure if that's what Gong Cha meant by "yogurt" or if that's what they typically have in their mango drinks. Regardless, it was still tasty and sweet! The boba was also very sweet and chewy as well. I'm glad the drink wasn't too icy, as that is a problem I have bumped into a lot in some boba tea chain stores. I'm glad I introduced myself to Gong Cha, as it has become one of my new favorite stores in my world of boba! I would definitely come back to Gong Cha! read more

Convenient place to grab bubble tea and it's a bonus that they take cards here. The people working are always friendly and courteous so it's always a pleasant experience for me. They have never once messed up on my orders (knock on wood) and the drinks taste great. Would definitely recommend this location for anyone who's in the area. read more

I have stop drinking Bubble Tea due to the recent reports on the tapioca balls which make up the 'bubbles' in bubble tea, may include cancer causing chemicals! Oh Hell No ... But dammit the bubble tea here was worth the risk ... The spot is located in the lower level of the New World Mall in a corner stall. If you can't find the spot, just look for the stall with the longest line. Sticking to the basics today, Large Pearl Milk Tea Please :). It was perfect in every way, from the Tea perfectly sweetened to the last tasty Bubble! Shout out to my man Anderson C., for putting me on to this spot ... FYI: Lines may seen long, but moves fairly quickly ... read more

Gong Cha - EZ way 2 choose amount of ICE & Sugar Levels in your Bubble Tea! - Bubble Tea Near Me - Flushing, New York

They are busy, but they are nice. Nice drink with smiley face~ I don't used to get hot drink, their ice drink is amazing! read more

Extremely poor service I tried to pay for my birthday coupon and they couldn't undo my transaction. This is my last visit to this location. Also poor communication from the staff on redeeming rewards! I am EXTREMELY frustrated this has not happened before. A customer wants to use their birthday reward & unable to use it is not fair and dumb. Just plain dumb. Lastly this negative review will not be removed! So if ask my answer is "absolutely not" and don't ever ask me to change or update. read more

OFFICIALLY OBSESSED WITH MILK FOAM TEA!!!! I got milk foam tea four months ago in Manhattan location and was blown away. For some weird reason I forgot about it and now I'm back to try it. It's actually because I tried happy lemon's cheese drink series that reminded me of this. TBH happy lemons salted cheese drink is just also milk foam tea drink as well, except the name is different and you can taste more cheesiness. The milk foam series in gong cha is AMAZING but I think happy lemons is a bit better. They are probably bunch of fat and calories though. Anyways if you come here you have to get milk foam! My favourite is earl grey read more

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If BOBA could be the only thing that I could drink for the rest of my life and not die, I would totally do it, and GONG CHA WOULD DEFINITELY be one of the places I would frequent all the time. This place is just everything you hope a boba place to be...efficient, clean, and soo many UNIQUEEEEEEE OPTIONS mixed with the classics. I really dig the herbal jelly and egg pudding here, so try the: EARL GREY MILK TEA with 3J'S- if you like a little extra something something in your boba! The toppings in this drink make it so good, paired with earl grey tea it's perfection. For a Summery drink get the "Lemon Juice with white pearls and ai-yu" it's LEMONY and refreshing. I like the little lemon zest that they put in it. I always ask for 30% sweet, because I like my drinks not as sugary. Everything here is fresh, doesn't taste chemical-y, high quality, fun combinations to try, can't wait to come back, depressed to think I can't have this for a while!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Boba 4 LYF!!! BOBA 4 LYF. read more

Gong Cha - Regular milk Boba. - Bubble Tea Near Me - Flushing, New York

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BEST BUBBLE TEA PLACE IN NEW YORK. That's right, I said it. I'm so happy there's finally a good bubble tea place other than Chatime (I still love you!)!!!!!! MILK FOAM... it's probably bad for you, but oh so good. It's like condensed whipped cream... heaven. The earl grey with 3 Js (grass jelly, pudding, bubbles) is good too. I got 50% sugar and light ice. I like the levels you can get with sugar: 30%, 50%, whatever you want! And the levels of ice: no ice, light, etc... Bubble tea your way. P.S. I will try their oolong next time!!!!!! Love the variety of choices here! P.P.S. Ask for their stamp card. read more

This place is the only boba place here, plus it's pretty good. It's fantastic, and they have flavors for everyone. I would recommend this place to anyone. read more

There are so many choices for bubble tea in Flushing that you really don't have to Yelp to find one. But if you do have to Yelp and you want to know where the best bubble teas are, this place Gong Cha would be on that list. I am as much a bubble tea snob as I am with beer. So when I tell you that this place is on point, you know you are getting quality. What is quality bubble tea? The bubbles has to have an even consistency every time you order. That A la Dente that you expect from spaghetti at a fine Italian restaurant. The even balance of firm and chew is crucial. This place serves those bubbles with that consistency each and every time I've ordered from here. Their bubbles is slightly smaller than I would have liked but it is not enough to irk even the bubble fan in you. They have a pretty wide array of selections. They proudly display their top 10 for easy ordering. My favorite go to orders include... 1) QQ Passion Fruit Green Tea - Strong passion fruit flavor with each sip. Nice citric-y flavors that goes well with the tea and sweetness from the bubbles. 2) Earl Grey Milk Tea with 3 J's - the J's stand for the different types of jellies included in this drink. You can order simply with bubbles and skip the 3 J's if you like. This drink is flavorful to the max. Good stuff. The one drink that I have tried that I DIDN'T like was the Lychee Oolong Tea with Bubbles. The flavor was too mild on the Oolong and Lychee flavor was non-existence. I should dock a point for never having their loyalty card in stock. But they do stamp your receipt so that when they do have the cards in stock they can note it on your loyalty card. Still, it is getting a wee bit inconvenient having to keep all my order receipts. I'm willing to let it slide for 1 or 2 more trips but after that the star gets docked. Overall, I am such a fan of this place. read more

Gong Cha - Earl Grey Tea Large. Sometimes you want the 3 J's. Sometimes you do not. - Bubble Tea Near Me - Flushing, New York

The drinks are made quickly and efficiently, and they all taste wonderful. I'd recommend this for anyone who wants to stop by and grab boba or milk tea ^^ read more

Gong Cha - Strawberry Milk Tea (M) ^^ - Bubble Tea Near Me - Flushing, New York

I had first discovered their location in Midtown and I fell in love with Gong Cha's Earl Grey Tea with Milk Foam. When I was around Flushing one day, I had to stop by this location to get my fix. I order my usual, Early Grey Tea with Milk Foam, Regular Ice and 100% Sugar. I bought a large order with a couple of other beverages to let my family try it. When I got home, I was disappointed to see the packaging of my drink. They advertise that you can enjoy Gong Cha's mustache series in 3 ways. When they seal my drink instead of putting the proper plastic lid on it, it really defeats the purpose of trying to sip the the tea through the foam without a straw and it's hard to stir it and blend it with the straw without breaking the plastic seal. read more

Good bubble tea in New World Mall. Workers know minimal English but they try their best to get orders across. Service overall is so/so. Pro: I like how at Gong Cha you are able to customize ice and sugar portions unlike many other bubble tea joints. They have really yummy options from traditional tea, coffee, and yogurt beverage options. Probably one of the better bubble tea spots you can find across the city. Con: They have a yelp check-in sign on the counter that says you get a free topping (bubbles, aloe, grass jelly, rainbow jelly, & etc) when you check-in; however once you check-in using the app it says it's only for free milk foam and they wouldn't honor what they advertised. read more

Inconsistent. I kept thinking about this place after having the Earl Grey milk tea here the first time around and knew I just had to come back. Unfortunately the second time was a total disappointment. I couldn't taste the Earl Grey at all as it just tasted like watered down milk tea. I will try other Gong Cha locations and hope for the best, but will avoid this particular one in the future especially since Kung Fu tea is literally just a few steps away. read more