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    Gong Cha

    4.2 (49 reviews)
    Open 12:00 pm - 8:00 PM

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    Samina M.

    Gong Cha is a solid boba spot if you find yourself in Georgetown in need of a tapioca fix! The store is beautiful! Very well decorated and Instagrammable - took my fair share of photos :) With a variety of flavors, Gong Cha really has any boba creation under the sun (including hot boba!). At this location I've tried the Taro and Creme Brulee Teas with Boba - both lightly sweet, strong on flavor, and had soft, chewy pearls. If needed, you can adjust sweetness, ice levels, etc. The service is very quick and friendly! Their staff makes quality drinks and does a great job with elaborate drinks/layered flavors. I will say it is a bit on the pricier side, but well worth the tasty, unique flavors and quality boba!

    Black Milk Tea
    Hanay W.

    Black Pearl Milk Tea: 10/10 I love a good black milk tea, and Gong Cha did not disappoint. The sugar level was perfect without any modifications, and the flavor was great! The place is a small kind of grab and go shop with very little seating arrangements. I do wish they had more stools or areas to wait because when the limited seating they do have is full, standing around is the only option. Aside from that, I would definitely drop by again when walking around the georgetown area, or pop into another location

    Taro coconut and passion fruit green tea
    Patricia S.

    We've had Gong Cha before as it's a chain, but we love it! The Georgetown location is super cute, and there are digital kiosks to place your order. Love being able to see pictures of what I'm ordering and be able to easily customize! The service was super fast. We got the passion fruit green tea at 50% sugar (very sweet, recommend 30-50% sugar), and the taro coconut milk tea at 70% sugar. This was my first time trying the taro coconut and I definitely prefer the Taro by itself. I would recommend the milk teas at 100% sugar and fruit teas at 50%!

    Tina B.

    Reasonably priced boba tea. You come in & down the stairs to order on two electronic menu boards. They have a couple of table and chairs within the small establishment. The tea was delicious & will definitely hit them up again.

    Purple sweet potato smoothie
    Daniel R.

    My friend and I came to visit this cute bubble tea place after walking through Georgetown. We had a nice experience! The bubble tea menu is extensive, with truly what feels like hundreds of options. There is a kiosk where you can order or a cashier as well, although it's unclear which is the preferred method. The teas themselves are good flavor wise! The strawberry shortcake bubble tea was so sweet, a perfect summer day treat. I loved the flavor of my purple sweet potato tea, although the smoothie was hardly blended. I had so many chunks of ice in my straw, which made the experience frankly very unpleasant to drink. I'm excited to try more flavors from here but would definitely avoid smoothies in the future!

    Matcha bubble waffle with ice cream
    Athena B.

    Came here to try the bubble waffle ice cream, which I have always wanted to try. First experience definitely made me a fan. We got the matcha waffle with ice cream, chocolate sauce, and powdered sugar. There wasn't much of the powdered sugar on it, but that wasn't an issue. The ice cream was very proportionate to the waffle. I was afraid I'd run out of ice cream well before the waffle was done, but I was still able to have ice cream to the very end. It was the perfect amount! I would definitely eat this again. I haven't tried anything else at gongcha but their drinks also looked good. I like that they have cheese foam! I will definitely try that one day.

    Alison M.

    Stopped in for a quick mango tea while walking around Georgetown. Very impressed with the menu - loads of options to choose from with snacks, teas, boba, pearl, etc. Loved all the milk tea and fresh fruit tea options. The staff were fast and friendly and very helpful when we asked for some recommendations. Also - you can use their restroom as your receipt has the code to the door on it. Not a ton of interior seating but there were about 4 tables with some chairs.

    Mango Slushie Smoothie
    Eastie T.

    Staff is awesome, drinks were almost perfect, love the location! Glad there's one right in the heart of Georgetown, we were walking by the water, went right up and grabbed on from here

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    Mary T.

    My toxic trait is that I will spend $6+ on a single milk tea and then walk around the corner and spend $4 on an actual meal at Falafel Inc. Haha, but I stand by my decisions! Choices, choices, choices! That is the dilemma when presented with so many options for milk teas, milk foam, lattes, topping choices, and more. Gong Cha is my favorite boba chain and this location adds to my impression that it is also the most consistent in taste. They are fast at making drinks and I've never had a bad one. My top choices - I usually get no ice unless the weather is too hot. -Black milk tea with pearls, 70% sugar -Dirty brown sugar milk tea -Taro milk tea with pudding -Strawberry matcha latte -In warmer months, love the fruit teas - they are so refreshing! Other bits: -It is Georgetown after all, so you have to go down stairs which is not accessible for everyone. -When I visited they said they serve mochi donuts on the weekends. I picked up an ube mochi donut and liked it. -They now have two touch screens you can order from!

    Wilson B.

    I have the Gong Cha app and got a notification that this new one was opening. I decided to take advantage of a buy 2 get 1 free special for the soft opening. I ordered ahead for pick up 15 minutes after opening time. When I arrived I immediately liked the décor. For the outside I expected it to be pretty dark and or drab but it wasn't. I asked to pick up my order and they went to the refrigerator to retrieve it which I also liked as other places may just leave your cold beverage on a shelf or counter. All in all I not only enjoyed my order but how effective the process was. Seeing that just under 10 people were working that day I was not going to be surprised if something went wrong with my order but I was wrong.

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    Lulu K.

    This place is poppin. Long line almost out the door but thankfully it went pretty fast. I've been really into fruity drinks and less so the milk tea stuff. I got one of the top 10 favorites... I forgot the name but it was a fruit tea and of courses added lychee jelly. Pretty bomb

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    Tony C.

    Standard boba joint. Great service, although the person at the register must have been new (their colleague was answering most of our questions). Keep up the good work!

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    this is my ultimate favorite bubble tea place! the customer service is amazing and they make my drink so well! also Sam is the best:)

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    Food bussin and the worker Phoenix is great at her job! Fast service with delicious tea 6stars out of 5

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    0.1 miGeorgetown

    Writing a review to express my immense gratitude to the staff in this store…read more I was idling my car (SUV AWD) in the alley way across the street, right by the Ukrainian Embassy. Totally inexperienced with ice and snow, I thought it would be ok. Ended up getting stuck there - tried hacking at the ice under the tires to get some traction for 30 minutes but still couldn't make it up the hill. Google search said putting some sand / salt / cat litter under the tires could help and I walked into Amorino hoping to get some salt and try that. The 2 staff who were in there were glad to help, I got about 4 cups of salt from them and spread it under the front tires, and was finally freed from my predicament. THANK YOU so much! Definitely will come back and get gelato with my friends when it gets warm.

    It's an international brand, and I've tried it elsewhere and enjoyed it. The Georgetown location is…read morea conversion of a old running store. It's kind of on the edge of the stretch, not the highest foot traffic area, but definitely one of the worst car traffic spots. They have a set of ordering kiosks, and will call you out when they're ready for your order, including the selection of flavors. I got a crepe with gelato; although it said two flavors were included they offered me three small scoops for some reason, which still wasn't a ton. Honestly just getting the basic gelato in a cone with or without a chocolate or a macaron is better. The location has two floors, and you won't hear the honking so much upstairs. Service left something to be desired; I don't begrudge anyone who works for a living but it was not as high-caliber of an experience as I've had at other Amorinos. It also matters that this isn't the best ice cream in DC or even in Georgetown, and we have local gelato as well.

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    After dinner at a Thai restaurant in DC, I took a breezy walk through DuPont Circle and stopped for…read morea sweet treat. There's something about Washington, D.C. at night -- the air feels thoughtful, almost intentional. The circle was alive but calm, and the simple act of walking without rushing felt like a quiet luxury. The dessert? Perfect. The breeze? Even better. Sometimes growth isn't just boardrooms and deadlines. Sometimes it's a slow walk, good food, and allowing yourself to enjoy the moment. #WashingtonDC #DuPontCircle #FounderLife #LegacyInMotion #EveningReflections

    I love Tatte. It's pricey but good quality. There seem to be about 20 in DC now. It's really…read moregrown. This time we had our baby and I wasn't impressed with the lack of sides or anything to get for her. We asked for two eggs scrambled with cheese but were told we'd have to buy an egg prosciutto sandwich for $11 and tell them we didn't want any of the items. Um, no. The tuna sandwich asked for lettuce and told can't add lettuce. My husband asked for something not on his lamb pita, same story. Oh well. No customization at all, no subs. Makes business easier, but not as attractive for price point for customers. I'll remember to keep it to coffee and pastries from now on. Chicken pita was good, a bit heavy on the parsley but loved the dressing. Tuna sandwich was a hit. Pastries are always good. My pistachio latte was chewy bc it had grainy bits of pistachio in it. Not to my liking. $70 for three sandwiches, two coffees and two cookies.

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