We picked up boba late Saturday night before leaving Philly. Gong Cha usually never fails so we went to this spot on Arch St in Chinatown. It's a small store with really just enough room to order and go. It's clean and the two staffers behind the counter that night were cool. They made drinks well and were quick. read more

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Am I the only honest millennial on this website? I'm sure some fruit drink is good here but the basic most popular milk tea w boba is so lacking. Very speedy service. Smallest to-go spot in c-town. read more

One of my go-to spots for boba. Drinks are consistently good. Great tea flavor with their milk teas. I wish I could remember her name but there's one worker that it usually the one working when I come. She's been super helpful answering my questions when I'm being indecisive about my order . Location is clean but pretty small with no seating. I like that they have their menu posted off to the side so I can contemplate my order without being in the way. read more

Gong Cha - Peach Milk Tea with Coconut Jelly - Bubble Tea Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

I'm a big bubble tea fan especially when it comes to gong Cha. This location is in Chinatown so it's close to other food options and they are consistent in the quality of their drinks. This is a small location without any seating so I hope they expand at some point. But the service is always fast and the staff are all nice. read more

Gong Cha - Bubble Tea Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Walked here after Juneteenth celebration at the African American museum. Luckily we parked in a garage and didn't have to worry about riding around, looking for parking. Staff greeted us upon entering and we ordered Brown Sugar Milk Tea Thai Tea. The Thai tea was good the brown sugar milk tea wasn't so much. We were expecting it to have a sweet taste but it was lacking enough sweetness for my liking. read more

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In celebration of their one year anniversary, they offered buy two get one free from the top 10 items. The guy who took my order was very friendly and thorough. My order came out fast. Gong cha is my favorite tea bobba tea in the city because you can customize the sugar level, ice content, and the toppings. There are several posters explaining how to order the drinks. I always get the bobba in my tea because it is fresh and not hard. This store encourages Yelp reviews. It offers free large size drink when you buy medium size drink and you write a review on Yelp. The store is clean but not big there's no seatings inside. read more

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Great location, fast order, drinks are always great here. cant go wrong with gong cha! not to mention, they got earl grey tea which isn't very common! read more

Gong Cha - interior - Bubble Tea Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Been to a few gong cha's in socal, and this location was consistent with what I was expecting. Earl grey milk tea with the 3 J's: Has boba, pudding, and grass jelly. The earl grey flavor was good, and there was a fair amount of toppings inside. Regular sugar level was perfect, but the boba was a bit undercooked and tough to chew. Milk tea with boba: perfect in regular sugar level, and the tea was strong and not watered down. However, the boba was a little hard. read more

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Best bubble tea options around! Their boba always tastes fresh and their cheese foams are perfect! I ordered delivery but it was still lovely by the time it got to me! read more

*HIGHLY RECOMMEND* Gong Cha finally opened in Philly Chinatown and Im super excited now that don't have to go to NYC to get them anymore XD The quality of their drinks are great, and ingredients are fresh. I love the different toppings they have especially pudding and the white pearls! Would recommend getting 50% or 30% sweetness because their drinks are on the sweeter side. The Lemon Aiyu white pearl is super refreshing for summer days and the earl grey tea hits the milk tea spot! *VERDICT* Definitely gonna be one of my goto spots read more

My go to is the Lemon Aiyu. So refreshing and love the white boba and Aiyu jelly! Now they are offering, if you write a Google review you can get your medium size cup ungraded to a large. read more

Gong Cha - Inside - Bubble Tea Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Nice and speedy boba experience! There's not much room in the actual building. It's just enough room to stand and wait for your drink and no chairs for seating, but the service is quick and the drinks are always great! I got the seasonal pumpkin pie milk tea with milk foam and pearls and enjoyed it. Will be back to try more! read more

Gong Cha - Pumpkin Pie Milk Tea with Milk Foam and Pearls - Bubble Tea Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Came to the soft opening and was surprised to have such a welcoming experience. Matt Andy and Owen were all excellent workers and helped with the experience! The store is small for to-go drinks and it's located close to the Chinatown arch. I got an oolong milk tea which I love and they got it perfectly. Will come again during their grand opening! read more

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YUM!!! Wonderful boba place on the edge of Chinatown (still a part of Chinatown though). There was only one person working at the time my friends and I went and she got our drinks out in a timely fashion, I was pleasantly surprised! I think they do seasonal drinks and I wanted to try one the strawberry creme brulee drink caught my eye more. I will definitely be coming back here for a boba fixing next time I'm in Chinatown. There's not really any places to sit inside, just an open area where you can chat while waiting for your drinks! read more

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Usually a Gong Cha fan but I can't say it's good when it's not, I was so excited they opened one in Philly but the quality of the drink is not on par with NY or anywhere, I love them because they usually have a stronger flavor of tea leaves...but this tasted like a used rag with milk and sugar. I am sorry but...back to Kung Fu Tea! read more

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I have tried Gong Cha at other location before. Today was the first time I tried at this location. Their milk tea is alright to me but I do like their coffee milk tea, which is what I normally order. My daughter also love their lychee slush! Not a bad bubble tea place. Just a personal opinion, I think their large seems slightly smaller compare to other competitors though. But I would go back if I'm in Chinatown again. read more

Gong Cha - Coffee milk tea with herbal jelly - Bubble Tea Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Service was great and boba was amazing the only bad thing was the cream was a little salty

Refreshing boba in the heart of Chinatown. Recommend the passion fruit green tea with boba read more

Gong Cha - Bubble Tea Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

This franchise becomes my new favorite boba tea place to go to now. I like how you can adjust the sugar and ice here. My favorite drink is milk foam green tea with white pearls. You can actually taste the real flavor of the tea here, unlike other places use artificial flavors. Service was great overall. read more

The location is convenient. The beverage is good and the service is awesome:) Will definitely visit again

I've been to other gong cha locations but this one wasn't as great. The boba was not sweet, how it usually is. The menu is smaller than most other locations. The service was good though. read more

I was so excited for another Gongcha opening in Philly because they are my favorite boba tea brand and I've had nothing but good experiences at the other location. I'm not sure if it's because they are new and their employees need training but both times I've ordered from here, their drinks have been SO sweet. I always get the same Green Milk Tea, 50% sugar. Usually I'll taste more of the tea and less of the milk but here, both times, it just tasted like milk and sugar. I don't know if it's because they don't have labels on their cups and just forget what customization I asked for but I'm really disappointed and hope they improve. For now I'll stick to the Wing Phat location. read more

Gong Cha - No label or writing indicating my sugar and ice levels. This should be the milk green tea 50% sugar with white pearls - Bubble Tea Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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My friends and I were waiting for gong cha to arrive to Chinatown. It finally made its debut while offering bogo for the top 10 favorites. I got the earl grey milk tea and the green tea milk tea. Both of them had great flavors! The early grey milk tea actually came with three toppings: pearl, herbal jelly and pudding. My favorite topping is the herbal jelly, hands down! They charge you an additional fee for each topping for other drinks. The place is actually small and there was no seating during their grand opening weekend. If you plan on returning, don't forget to sign up for their rewards program. read more

Gong Cha - Earl milk tea and green milk tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Really good location here! Loved my passion fruit green tea. I also really liked the matcha latte

food , service, ambiance it was good very very good and fast service too thanks woohoo read more

I always love Gongcha tea. They are the best. You should order fruit tea with jelly such as lychee or coconut. My go to order is peach tea with coconut jelly. read more

Love love love Gongcha! I went during the Grand Opening and even with a long line out the door, they made the drinks relatively fast. The bogo deal was only for the Top 10 drinks & it didn't disappoint. If you come here often, I would recommend getting the Five Star app to get points! read more

Gong Cha - two people holding drinks in front of a store - Bubble Tea Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Walked past this boba tea place that we didn't remember from before and it looked popular with a line out the door so we turned around and peeked inside. Sure enough, it's new! Opened less than a week ago and had a grand opening buy-one-get-one-free sale ending today. The offer was too hard to pass up so we got a passion fruit green tea with basil seeds and dirty brown sugar milk tea with black pearls - both delicious. You know a boba tea place is good when the tapioca pearls are perfectly sweet and chewy. We also liked the option to customize the sweetness level and amount of ice. I signed up for a rewards membership at the register. Watch out, Gong Cha, I will be seeing you a lot this summer. read more

Gong Cha - left: passion fruit green tea with basil seeds, right: dirty brown sugar milk tea with black pearls - Bubble Tea Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Delicious! Always a nice place to relax and get a refreshing drink. Will come again! Awesome deals~

Drinks fine but cannot call ahead (wtf) and will not receive your mobile order... got there and they had to go look for the order

This Gong Cha location does not disappoint. Drinks taste high quality, service is fast and friendly, shop was cute and clean. Visiting from SoCal where boba shops are on every block, I've gotten picky with where I get my tea, and this Gong Cha has my vote! My green milk tea at 50% sugar was a perfect combo of fragrant, sweet, and creamy. My friend also really enjoyed his coffee milk tea. Probably the best quality Taiwanese style milk teas you can get in Chinatown. read more

really great bubble tea and great customer service! highly recommend

Really cute boba shop. It has tons of good boba options and you can choose your sweetness level. I have been here a few times and usually tend to switch up my order and everything has always been good. read more

Great drinks and super fast service in a nice location. Good flavor and lots of options

Great drinks! You should check it out when you go to Chinatown. Gongcha never disappoints.

Good Service, authentic milk tea lilt those we had in Taiwan. 100 percent Recommend!!

Good service and superb drinks. I ordered the matcha tea latte and the matcha taste is excellent

The drinks are so good, best boba place ever. The service is great considering, they let me change my toppings. And the set up of the place is really clean. The only problem is there's no seat, but remember that it's a walk in boba place. read more

Tasty teas, great menu options. One of my favourite franchises to get bubble tea not matter the city. read more

Really great drink. The people are great. Great service. Great ambiance. Great everything.