Def Not my first to this location but I think they're overdue for a review. Been here too many times I've lost count..haha from the beginning of their opening. Nonetheless service has always been great and drinks always made perfect. This time I came for the Peanuts celebration of 100 year where $6 more you get a surprised keychain! Specialty bobas we ordered were matcha flutter and Charlie Brown's brown Sugar milk tea! Excited that we got Snoopy & Lucy! They are supposed to be available until 10/32 just FYI! :) read more

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I liked that there were kiosks to order - I love to fiddle around and see what my options are (when there's no line behind me, of course!) so this was great. I put my order in along with a poke order. My friend's drink and the three orders behind me came out pretty quickly. After I got my poke and still had not gotten my tea order, I went to check in. Turns out the system didn't print my order, so they never made it. They were very nice about getting me my drink after I asked about it. Drink ended up being just fine. read more

Ordered my Earl Gray with 3JJ via the mobile app. It was missing the boba entirely. Zero boba. What am I paying $7.25 for? My husband ordered a drink with Aiu Jelly. There was NONE. Bizarre. We drive 25 minutes to get these drinks and aren't going back. I rarely write a negative review but this is silly. Boba tea minus the boba. read more

This was my first time at this Gong Cha location, which is inside a shared dining hall--a pretty cool concept that adds to the vibe. The space was clean, and it was definitely popping with people since I visited on a weekend. As for the promotion drink drink I got (final fantasy), it wasn't served in the marketed cup, which was a bit disappointing. Maybe I came at the very beginning or near end of the promotion... I'm not sure. The drink itself was just okay--I'd recommend sticking with the top ten options instead. Plus, since it was a promotion drink, it seemed to cost a few dollars more as well. read more

Gong Cha - Bubble Tea Near Me - Rockville, Maryland

This location is located inside the spot food hall. You can use any of the kiosks to order your drink. I love that they have pictures with each drink name to make your decision easier. My go to is the strawberry milk tea. The food hall has plenty of indoor and outdoor seating and bathrooms. There are cute claw machines inside of the food hall as well! Great place for groups hangouts. read more

On our quest to find the best bubble tea in the area, we stopped by Gong Cha and were entirely unimpressed. Sorry about the spolier, there. We asked for a drink listed on the menu and were told "We don't have that." Then I tried to modify a different, standard drink by asking for less ice. Not a heavy lift, but I was told no. Please note, this was not a slush, just a Thai tea. Customer service gets 2 star because the person actually making the drink said less ice for Thai tea is fine, but the cashier was curt and just about rude. The drinks were fine, but not stellar. The boba were small and chewy-- not a great representation. I don't recommend Gong Cha. There are much better in the area. read more

If you haven't tried it already, the Dirty Brown Creme Brûlée Milk Froth with Bobas is nothing short of amazing! The rich taste of the brown sugar has this drink so close to edging out my fav: Taro slush... This Gong Cha is located within The Spot and although it can get busy waiting in line here, drinks are usually ready within 10 minutes. read more

Gong Cha - The Dirty Brown Creme Brûlée Milk Froth with Bobas... Amazing! - Bubble Tea Near Me - Rockville, Maryland

This Gong Cha is one of the several food stands/vendors at the Spot, which is a predominantly Taiwanese food hall in Rockville Town Center. My friends and I decided to chill at the Spot after dinner and we all got Gong Cha to enjoy. The drinks we got were OK - no one was super impressed or anything. I got the Green Tea with honey (with 75% sweetness, which was apparently the least amount of honey I could add?) and I thought it was too sweet. It was definitely not worth paying $5.25 (pre-tax) for. There is a variety of warm and cold drinks, Asian-inspired flavors. It's your typical Gong Cha and you can't really go wrong with it. read more

To clarify, this is the Gong-Cha located inside The Spot Food Hall! It's boba tastes decent and orders come out fast but I prefer the other Gong-Cha location off the pike personally. I've had a few orders come out wrong here and it gets a bit awkward when there's long lines. There's not much room to stand and wait so you begin lining up in front of other food stands. I really like their milk tea series and I ordered a large earl grey with boba. What I do really appreciate about Gong-cha is that even at 100% sugar level, it's never overly sweet where you taste the artificial syrups and such. I generally go for a 50% or lower (depending on the beverage). read more

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Service is fine but the tea sucks it's not good and leaves a sort of residue on my mouth read more

Gong Cha - Gong cha brown sugar tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - Rockville, Maryland

Love their black milk tea with coconut jelly. Will post update review next week! Or so read more

Came here after eating dim sum. Gong Cha is my favorite bubble tea chain. It's not always the freshest tea and bubbles because it's a chain, but I like the flavor of the classic milk teas and specialty teas better than KFT. My go-to order is the Earl Grey Milk Tea with 3J's (at 70 percent sugar). The toppings in the drink all pair really nicely with the earl grey milk tea. And I order it with a little less sugar because the sweetness of the 3J's balances it out and makes it perfect. I also like Lychee drinks so the Lychee Oolong with Jelly is another go-to order for me. It's a nice refreshing tea that's great for a hot summer day. I tried the Peach Soda. It's pretty good if you like sparkling drinks. Another refreshing option for a hot day. read more

WARNING: IGNORE ALL THE FAKE LYING POSITIVE BOTS REVIEWS THAT THIS LOCATION HAS POSTED BY EMPLOYEES CAUSE THAT'S ALL THEY ARE IS FAKE BOTS REVIEWS!!!! This location is terrible and the worst. I can see why hardly anyone ever goes to this gong cha location. I been to this location before and I hardly see anyone go to this location because hardly nobody likes this location, I can see why most go to the 1800 rockville pike location, the employees at the spot location don't know how to make drinks, they are all literally dumb idiots. A month ago, I ordered in person and I ordered a smoothie with extreme creme brulee foam and extra oreos, after I received my smoothie, I noticed it did not have extra creme brulee foam or extra oreos, they just put a very small amount and i informed them about this and they literally did not care, all they lied and said was "no this is extra amount" when clearly it was not because it was very tiny small amount they put and they wrongfully refused to do anything about this. They don't know shit and they don't know how to make drinks and they don't even know what "extra toppings" even means, that's how dumb the employees that work here. Also, I noticed one of the dumbass employees, when he made my snoothie, I noticed he put way too much ice in the blender before blending and I told them about this and they made up a lie and said "no this is right amount of ice we use", he is a literal damn lie to say this because he's an idiot just like all the other idiot employees that work there, none of them don't know how to make drinks or smoothies properly. Guess what? When I went to drink my smoothie, it literally hurt my teeth, because the idiot put way too much ice in it, I couldn't even taste none of the flavor that my smoothie was suppose to have because the idiot put too much ice because they don't know how to put proper amount of ice for smoothies. They shouldn't even be working there. And even when I kept it in the fridge, it literally tasted like I was drinking plain watery bland flavorless smoothie. The smoothie had no flavor to begin with when they first made it because the dumb idiot put way too much ice and that's why couldn't really taste flavor in smoothie also when I first drank it after they made it. I never experienced nothing like this at any other gong cha locations when ordering smoothies, even when I drink my smoothies later and keep them in fridge, they never taste watery and they still retain flavor even after keeping them in fridge. And I informed them about the ice smoothie issue when I went back there same day, about this and they wrongfully refused to do anything about this. When I ordered smoothies at other gong cha locations, they never put this much ice in smoothies, that's because these idiots at the spot location don't even know the proper amount of ice to put in a smoothie. And I know what extra creme brulee and extra oreos look like because I ordered this same way at other gong cha locations and they actually give me my money's worth, but not this terrible crap disgusting location. the one at 1800 rockville pike, they know how to make their drinks properly and actually give your money's worth when paying for toppings because they actually give you what you paid for and they actually know where to put toppings at on cup when paying for extra. And then I went there recently, hoping I would have a decent maybe better experience, but no I did not, I was dissapointed with this experience as well. The other day, I ordered a purple sweet potato latte, the drink was literally disgusting, nasty and bitter and flavorless, had to throw it out on the trash because these idiots at this location don't know how to make anything, it's like they aren't following the instructions on how to make drinks. Few hours later, I noticed the drink made made me sick because i kept having diarrhea and vomiting, because that's how dirty the location is and unhygienic. And I couldn't contact them back they night because they had already closed. Just know that you will NOT get your money's worth at this location. Also, I notice at this location, their drinks don't taste fresh and don't taste like how they should because the ignorant dumb idiot employees that work here don't know how to make anything and they definitely don't know what extra toppings even means. Also I notice recently this location is very dirty and had a disgusting smell when I went to order there. I tried contacting the store phone number multiple times and a shame how nobody answers and I even sent them an email and nobody is answering email either, it just shows at this location, they don't give a dam about customers concerns and only care about money and don't care about trying to make things right for customers. I can see why on google reviews and yelp reviews, other reviews also mentioned about having lots of drink issues and also not getting money's worth for toppings at this same location. read more

Easy parking out front- convenient to the Hilton Hotel. You order on the screens- they're very easy to use. The prices are average for bubble tea. The bubble tea was very good. The sparkling bubble tea is amazing! It's very clean with lots of seating. read more

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The boba here is hit or miss. I've gone here three times now and I've had perfect boba, overcooked boba, and undercooked boba. Of the three drinks I've tried, I enjoyed the brown sugar milk black tea the best (70% sugar and 70% ice). It had just the right amount of sweetness to it. Wasn't a fan of the match milk tea. Tasted way too watered down for me. I found the pearl black milk tea to be just okay. Depending on the day and time you go, it could take a couple minutes to ~10+ minutes for your order to come out. When I go to this Gong Cha location, I place my order here and then go somewhere else to order food. By the time I come back, my order is generally ready. read more

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I'm a huge fan of their drinks, they are normally pretty consistent besides this location. I've placed my order via the app and waited a while and my order was still not called. Few people that came after me have already gotten their orders. Came to find out they never received the order on their end and caused the delay. My favorite drink is their Vietnamese coffee with milk foam, but the Vietnamese coffee didn't taste as good compare to other locations, they seem to have too much milk and not enough coffee flavor in the drink. read more

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Nice flavors not to sugary not to plain a balance of wonderful flavors with the endless options and variety of drinks it has to offer. read more

Gong Cha - Peach tea with rainbow jelly and mango - Bubble Tea Near Me - Rockville, Maryland

I normally come to this Gongcha but lately my drinks have gotten messed up. For instance, two weeks ago I ordered a strawberry black tea latte except they didn't give me the latte part. Basically they gave me a strawberry black tea so I lost the extra $1 I paid for the latte. Then today, I got two drinks, a black milk tea with pudding jelly and a Thai tea with pudding jelly. The black tea had the correct pudding jelly and yet somehow mine ended up with rainbow jelly instead of pudding jelly. Please read the orders better. I'll be avoiding this particular location in favor of the one located down the Pike in Galvan (about a 1.5 miles away). read more

Gong Cha - Wrong jelly - Bubble Tea Near Me - Rockville, Maryland

Don't know if Gong Cha has gotten better, or my memory of Korea's Gong Cha has faded enough to lower my expectations. Whatever the case, the tea here seems to taste better nowadays. I recently ventured out from my usual Mango Green Tea and tried their Grapefruit Green Tea, which turned out delicious. If you've ever dipped fresh grapefruit in sugar--it tastes like that. read more

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I normally get the Lemon Ai-Yu w/ white pearl drink, and I enjoyed it ! This time I see that they added a grapefruit version, so I got that drink and I am so glad I did. It was tasty and flavorful. It gave a refreshing feeling while drinking it. I would definitely recommend if you enjoy fruity drinks more than the milky drinks. Or if you want a change from your standard boba :) Honestly, I don't come to Gongcha as often as other bubble tea places due to Gongcha's pricing being on the higher end. I would come back again though to get the Lemon/Grapefruit Ai-Yu drink. read more

Finally tried gong cha and was impressed. Great menu, great execution. Up there with KFT as my favorite boba spots. I ordered a purple potato smoothie with pearls and it was delicious. Also tried a friends taro and it was even better. Will return to other locations to try the rest of the smoothies read more

Gong Cha - Purple potato smoothie with pearls - Bubble Tea Near Me - Rockville, Maryland

: Matcha, ube & Oreo mochi donuts. I went to Gongcha and saw they were selling mochi donuts & I could not pass up the opportunity to try because I love mochi. Out of the three, the matcha was my favorite. The Oreo and ube was a bit too sweet for me. My first bite, it was so fluffy, airy and soft. The donut itself is pretty plain but the glaze on top is what gives it its flavor. I also tried the mango green tea milk foam slush. I rarely ever get slushy boba but wanted to try something new & this drink did not disappoint. The mango and matcha blended so well together. The milk foam did make it very sweet but I love sweet drinks. If you're looking to get some boba & mochi , definitely must check out this place. read more

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Definitely recommend coming here for social gatherings. Be sure to ask them for less sugar level as some drinks might be too sweet. Staff here are friendly, but some items on their menu might be less desired. Wished the establishment allows you to sample some of their drinks / toppings to make sure you get what you truly like rather than guessing if you like it. read more

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My number one place for boba, it never disappoints. Super fast made and consistent. Has seasonal drinks and is located in The Spot. So warm clean and comfy environment. Has the most toppings I ever come across in Rockville. read more

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In general Gongcha is my favorite chain store for boba tea. They have the most colorful and diverse flavors that are constantly being changed up with seasonal menus. The tapioca is always fresh and served in a large helping. I can't claim to have a favorite flavor because I actually haven't found a flavor I don't like yet! read more

Gong Cha - Strawberry green tea marble latte with strawberry boba Peach sparking tea with rainbow jelly - Bubble Tea Near Me - Rockville, Maryland

I really like that there are a few ordering screens at the Spot to order drinks from Gong Cha and other restaurants. The drinks from Gong Cha are decent and prepared pretty quickly. Unfortunately, some of their signs by the counter are out of date and they no longer have certain drinks. Their menu has a lot of options for drinks ranging from milk tea, fruit teas, smoothies and more. read more

Gong Cha - Hong Kong style mango drink - Bubble Tea Near Me - Rockville, Maryland

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Love the fact I can choose the sugar level and ice level. I go for the 50% sugar level so I can still taste the bitterness of the tea... which helps me reflect on all the wrong decisions I've made in life. Bittersweet memories... read more

Gong Cha - Lychee tea with no boba. Relax... I didn't give her any... I don't want to deal with a caffeinated toddler... - Bubble Tea Near Me - Rockville, Maryland

I've heard mixed reviews about Gong Cha. This was the only stand I went to when I first visited The Spot. I like that you can customize your drink based on sweetness and ice level. I was looking for an after dinner drink so I opted for the lychee green tea with 70% sweetness. I'm used to drinks being extra sweet so with this drink, I could actually taste the tea. I'd like to come back and try some other drinks from them! read more

They are operating so happy to support them. We came "the spot"location in Rockville. We got the strawberry milk tea,matcha milk tea and mango one. So refreshing. We all loved the teas we ordered. And they were following the covid 19 guidelines. So good to know this. And supporting local businesses matter #supportlocal read more

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3.5 stars. This is the Gong Cha at the Spot--a standard, good bubble tea place. It can be hit or miss sometimes with flavors. I ordered a wintermelon with milk foam, and it wasn't too watery. It drink was the right level of sweetness, but the boba itself was a bit UNsweet. In the past, I've also liked the strawberry matcha drink, which has strawberry bits on it. read more

Gong Cha - Wintermelon with milk foam - Bubble Tea Near Me - Rockville, Maryland

This is one of the six vendors at The Spot. I like this location because it opens a little earlier than their counterpart on the Pike, but stays just as late. The staff here also seem a bit friendlier, are more efficient, and are very knowledgeable about their offerings. I've never had a bad drink here. They allow you to customize ice & sweetness levels and have a nice selection of add-ons to your drink. My personal favorite of the toppings: milk foam (also available in strawberry version) because it adds a slightly salty flavor & creamy texture to the drink, which I find works extremely well with the milk tea series of drinks. The boba is not sweetened here, but it is perfectly cooked -- nice, soft, good to chew on. They do a great job of making their drinks consistent each time I come here. This place is perfect for getting your boba fix at anytime of the day. * If you're wondering about the difference in flavor between taro and purple sweet potato here, one is sweet (Taro) while the other is very starchy (Purple Sweet Potato). I wasn't really a fan of the Sweet Potato version. read more

Gong Cha - Storefront @ The Spot. - Bubble Tea Near Me - Rockville, Maryland

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It's located in a food court called The Spot. I like the several Asian fusion eateries. It's a selection of trendy street foods and snacks. As for expectations it's not healthy or authentic but expected to be tasty. Our teas were good and well made. Easy on the eyes. Flavors were solid. Good proportions of ice to liquid and toppings to beverage. read more

Gong Cha - Honey strawberry smoothie and lemon winter melon tea both medium - Bubble Tea Near Me - Rockville, Maryland

First time I had Gong Cha, I was recommended to try the milk foam tea. I've never wanted anything else since then. My go-to beverage is a green tea milk foam with 70% sweetness and either 30% or 0% ice. The milk foam is like a whipped cream with some salt and it is DEE. LISH. CIOUS. Seriously, I hope Starbucks steps up their salted foam game because it's just not as good. Now this Gong Cha is in the Asian food hall called "The Spot" so you can try other goods while you're here. I'm not from the Rockville area but if I am visiting, I'd go to Tea-Do just because I don't have one near me. Whereas Gong Cha is in more places so it's my familiar go-to when no other options are available or if I'm already in the immediate area. read more

Beautiful presentation. The milk foam makes the drink look so nice and I like the touch of matcha on top. They gave a cute blurb of the ways you can drink with the milk foam (mix it, sip it as is). Kind of unnecessary in my opinion, but I can see how some people might appreciate it. The sticker was upside down though. The actual boba was nicely chewy the way I like it. No strange mushiness you might get from random smoothie places who happen to also serve boba. Next time I'll specify no sugar(if I can do that) and will mix it. I wasn't able to choose a percentage of sweetness-- maybe it's for that specific drink or I read the menu wrong before I asked. It was very very sweet and towards the end of it without mixing. I was just drinking straight cream and sugar with boba. Some might like that, but I'm not into it. But overall, it was very enjoyable:) read more

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I like this gong cha because it's huge w sitting area unlike the ones in nyc. Same quality and gong cha goodness. They introduced new drinks since the last time I had been into a gong cha which was 2 years ago. Gotta stay competitive in the world of boba madness.GC was one of the first in the market. read more

This is one of my favorite bubble tea spots in Rockville, despite there being so many. They have a really large variety of drinks you can choose from. They make all the drinks really well and the overall quality is very good. They also put cute touches on their drinks like a sprinkle of matcha powder on top which sets then apart from other places! Gong Cha also sells fresh waffles with ice cream. I believe they have vanilla, chocolate, and green tea waffles. They are delicious, though I wish there were more flavors of ice cream to choose from as there is only vanilla. They also don't have many toppings. One of the best things about this spot is the atmosphere. The seating area has a cute layout, there are many games you can pick up and play, and overall this place is always full of people. I like more busy spots like this one and the atmosphere is just great! read more

Gong Cha - Ice cream and black milk tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - Rockville, Maryland

Loved the strawberry green tea. Sweet and refreshing. Tight place but they seem to be quick enough and as long as it isn't a peak time you should be able to sit. read more

Gong Cha - Bubble Tea Near Me - Rockville, Maryland

(4.25) ~ Very good Drinks & service. Note: Milk Foam is better than Milk Tea;) DRINKS: ** Wintermelon(Milk Foam) w. Pearls = (4.25) Very good & my Fav;) Got mine w. 70% ice and No Sugar. Note: The Milk Foam is slightly sweet & salty, which I like;) Might try Large next time & 30% ice;) ** Wintermelon(Brewed) = (4) very good, got mine with 70% ice. Tastes similar to a Southern Sweet Tea;) read more

Ordered HOT sweet potato latte. Kid asked for size. I said large. Order comes out, Gives me ICED sweet potato latte. I said I asked for hot. Kid says no. And large only comes cold. If large only came in cold, the staff should have told me... No one even offered to remake it. I won't make you remake it, I've been in retail but at least someone should offer Or at least a "my bad".... Nothing... Go to the gongcha next to Akira ramen, at least they apologize/remake if they mess up your order. read more

This place is so consistent. It's consistent in that they take time to make drinks and always seem to be training 1-2 new people, so yeah it's a little bit on the slow side but predictable ...But the drinks are always exactly as ordered and expected, prices are fair, and the selection is huge. Quality is very good I especially love basil seed and appreciate this is one of the very few places that has it. Milk foam here is top notch, as is the passion fruit, and every single tea flavor. Prices are fair,. though on place beats this one for me on account of better oolong and q (chewier) tapioca... It's easy to see why Gong Cha is a fast growing chain. read more