Yes yes yes! Loved seeing a YAAAS Tea in this shopping center when looking for something to do…read morebefore seeing the Michael movie with my friend for a girls night. I needed a little caffeine so I opted for my earl grey with boba only a tad sweet. It did the trick. My friend and I shared a banana pudding. That along with her espresso drink had her ranting and raving. I was extremely thankful they took our order right before they closed. Everything was lovely and happy to see some of my fav boba in Suffolk.

The last time I came to this Yaaas Tea location was for their grand opening and I'm not usually in…read morethis area hence why I haven't been back since. Yaaas Tea is my go to for boba because no other place makes boba like them! Their boba is made fresh every hour on the hour, is flavorful and therefore, tastes amazing! I was recently in the area (end of January 2026) for an appointment and had gift cards for Yaaas Tea purchased from Costco ($25 x2 gift cards for $39.99 - and there's sometimes sales on top of this!) so why not? I initially used their self serve kiosk to order but then realized the way the card scanner was placed, that there was no way to swipe my gift card into the reader which was kind of annoying. The employee who was there however, was more than kind enough to take a picture of my order and manually put in the order with the regular cashier at the front. I ordered a Strawberry Lemonade with Mango Popping for my son and he loved it. For myself I ordered a Taro Milk Tea with Boba which was delicious. For our food, I ordered a Turkey Egg and Cheese Croffle and an Egg and Cheese Croffle (for my son). Both were delicious, made fresh and very filling. Last time I had also gotten their cookies (very reminiscent of Tate's cookies) but when I inquired about them this visit, she said they were in the process of baking fresh cookies on premise! Super excited about that! There were a few tables in the front of the store and the whole store itself was clean, spacious and brightly lit. Plenty of free parking in the lot at the front as it's located in a huge strip mall. I will definitely be returning any time I'm in the area and craving a bubble tea and/or croffle sandwich!

I've come here 3-4x within the past couple of years due to distance so whenever I'm in the area and…read morehungry, I stop by Bambu for a drink and some food! My last visit (Friday afternoon) I ordered a Medium Wintermelon Milk Tea (you can get it without the milk), Grilled Chicken Garlic Noodles and a Grilled Shrimp Rice Bowl. Everything was delicious and very flavorful though I felt the Garlic Noodles were a bit on the saltier side and the Wintermelon Milk Tea was a bit too sweet (and I have a sweet tooth). There were a lot of flavorful chicken pieces and the shrimp came with about 7-8 pieces, also very flavorful. They have 3 different sauces that I was given since I was eating there and just returned it to the counter once done. My favorite of the 3 was the more liquidy one though they all tasted great. The place is located in a strip mall with a lot of free parking. There's some seating inside and one small table outside. It's spacious and clean. They have great background music playing and their unisex bathroom is spacious and clean as well. The food came out in a reasonable time and the staff (I'm assuming maybe the owners) were also very pleasant.

Love Bambu!! Need need need locations in Manhattan. Red tapioca and the pandan jelly were…read moreperfection. I got #1 with red tapioca. I'm definitely coming back next time I'm in the area. No frills, lots of seats. Also want to try their chicken wings next time.

The service is slow, first off. If you want bitter tea, Gong Cha is for you. If you want a tea…read morethat's sweet but not too sweet, Gong Cha is NOT for you. I usually get 70% sugar or 50% sugar at most other competing boba stands and that is perfectly sweet without being too sweet, but you NEED the full sugar for it to be sweet at ALL. I am glad this stand isn't at the mall since it was slow, space consuming and wasn't even good. Black pearl and Kung Fu are better.

Not the biggest fan of the mall but this was the best part of having to go to the mall. They always…read moremade my drink correctly and are delicious. It was very convenient. I went last week and it completely disappeared. I hope they didn't close.

I love a good play on words for a tea shop and "Tai chi tea" is a fantastic name for a tea shop…read more The shop offers standard flavors and boba options and then a more premium line of drinks. We had one of each. They offer many standard flavor options like taro, brown sugar and traditional milk tea, and several bubble options ranging from standard tapioca, peal, and fruit flavors. And the premium options are essentially a dessert is a cup! Tai chi tea also offers food options with a full quick service restaurant inside. If you only order tea, the area to wait in the front of the store is on the small side, but you can grab a seat at a table while you wait.

My husband and I have been looking everywhere for delicious, reliable chinese food dishes - the…read morestandards, y'know? I'm talkin straight Chicken & Broc, fried rice, lo mein. The hits. We've found this surprisingly hard to find around Stony Brook. We usually have my inlaws bring food in from Commack when we want good Chinese, but we were really hoping to find a local spot that hits the spot. The other night we asked our nanny, who has lived in the neighborhood for a lot longer than us, to suggest a place for great Chinese. To our surprise she suggested Tai Chi. We were like, what? The bubble tea place? But she wasn't kidding, so we gave it a try. And WOW. We weren't disappointed! This is going to be our go-to place for great Chinese food standards. It was hot, delicious, good portion sizes, and the price point was right. Highly recommend for what we ordered, and looking forward to trying other menu items soon.

At around 7:00 PM on May 31, 2026, my roommate and I came to Tao's Bao for dinner. My roommate was…read moretreating me. Since my roommate does not speak Chinese, we communicated entirely in English throughout the visit, and the staff at the front counter also spoke to us in English. I have been to this restaurant many times before and have usually left an 18% tip. This was my roommate's first visit. After we finished our meal, my roommate paid the bill but did not add a tip. After noticing that no tip had been left, the staff member at the front counter came directly to our table and asked my roommate, "Cash tips?" My roommate seemed surprised and responded, "No."This interaction already made us feel very uncomfortable and pressured. In addition, both my roommate and I felt that the service had not been particularly good. After that, the staff member shouted toward the kitchen in Chinese: "These two are freeloading! They didn't leave a tip!" Since my roommate does not understand Chinese, he did not know what was being said. However, I understood the comment and found it highly inappropriate, unprofessional, and disrespectful toward customers. 2026 年 5 月 31 号晚上7点左右，我跟室友来 Tao\'s Bao 吃饭，室友请客。室友不会说中文，我们全程都用英文沟通的，前台也跟我们用英语。我已经来了很多次，以前都给 18% 小费。室友第一次来，饭毕，付了款没有给小费。前台看到没给小费，直接跑到桌子前面问我室友 cash tips? 我室友愣了一下，说 No。这个举动已经让我们感觉非常不舒服，感到压力，而且我跟室友都觉得服务也不怎么好。然后，这个前台就用中文冲后厨大喊："这俩人吃独食！不给小费！"

Located in a strip mall with plenty of parking, we decided to try this place instead of our usual…read more Love that Stony Brook has a growing number of Chinese restaurants probably due to their proximity to the SBU. Small restaurant, simple setting. We ordered the pork soup dumplings, chicken soup dumplings, scallion pancakes, steam pork and shrimp dumplings and beef lo mein with a honeydew bubble tea. The soup dumplings had little soup but otherwise the dishes were all very good. They have a Peking duck dinner which we will have to try one day. Service is friendly and efficient. Will be back!

Went there today around 12ish. Not a lot of people. Ordered taro large with crystal pearls. The…read moreattendant was very nice and proactive in asking what i want and even offered to walk me thru the app to order. I appreciate that. I am a taro girl so every time I try one i always get excited. Verdict: Its more like watery but just enough for me to known it's taro. Sweetness is also enough even if i chose regular. It'll be a little bland if i get 50%. Which i usually do. I hope they can add a little bit of creaminess and pudding like texture to it with some taro chucks it will be perfect. Ambiance: looks spacious and clean.

Friendly and welcoming service. Boba is always fresh and soft tasting. Had the tart for the first…read moretime and it was flaky and not too sweet, perfect with tea.

Delicious personal-sized cake at a reasonable price, kind staff, adorable store, and clearly marked…read moreitems with nuts, which is very important for someone like me with an allergy! I love that the store has crane games and declarations, making a cute ambiance.

Expensive, kinda dark and meh inside. Not as much cake variety as I thought and the fudge caje was…read moredry and underwhelming. Cheesecakes look decent but otherwise could be better.

I have been coming to this for place since it was in Setauket and I was a little kid trailing…read morebehind my parents. I discovered those wonderful Chinese milk candies wrapped with rice paper and have bunnies on the labels when I was around 7 or 8 and still buy them 50 years later. The business has moved since then and owners have changed but I still enjoy going there. The Taro buns, dim sum both fresh and frozen, dumplings, green tea ice cream and desserts, very fresh veggies, and huge variety of snacks makes this a place I try and get to at least once a month if not more. It packs a lot of products for a small space. I wish they had more items and more housewares, but I truly enjoy this place and feel they really serve the community.

My wife and I come here to get our Asian groceries. I've…read morebeen coming here since I was in college and love how they have fresh dim sum twice a week. It goes out fast so make sure to get there early those days. They have a great selection of ingredients, groceries and snacks.