OMG!! I want to give this place 10 stars!!! Best bubble tea place in Cleveland by far. I have been…read morewaiting for this for years!!!! This is what we could get from big cities like NYC or California!!! I'm in trouble!!!!

Each time I come back, I try a drink from their floral snowy whipped cream drink series. I had the…read moreosmanthus fresh milk tea with 30% sugar and felt like the tea flavor can be stronger. I forgot it comes with tapioca and felt like the sweetness of the boba overpowered the tea flavor in the drink a bit. There's always a lot of seating available at this location and the service is quick. Got my drink shortly after I ordered!

PROS: Exceptional black-tea flavor, consistently fresh and perfectly textured boba, extensive…read morecustomization, a large drink menu, quick counter service, easy online ordering, clean surroundings, and tempting pastries and desserts. CONS: I have none! BOTTOM LINE: LuCha serves the best authentic-style brown sugar milk tea I have found anywhere in this region, and I will happily drive more than an hour for it. I should begin with a confession: I am extremely particular about bubble tea. Bubble tea originated in Taiwan, and while the modern universe of boba includes practically every tea, fruit, milk, foam, syrup, and topping imaginable, I have a strong preference for traditional-style milk tea with a bold black-tea foundation. LuCha itself is a Taiwanese tea brand founded around handcrafted drinks, fresh ingredients, and tea culture, and that attention to the tea itself is exactly what keeps bringing me back. My order is always the Ancient Brown Sugar Milk Tea, and after roughly twenty visits, I have barely considered ordering anything else. The tea is robust enough to remain unmistakably tea rather than tasting like sweetened milk. The brown sugar adds warmth and depth without completely swallowing the black-tea flavor. It is rich, smooth, balanced, and, for my palate, very close to perfection. Then there are the boba themselves. Good tapioca pearls should not be rubbery, hard in the center, excessively soft, or dissolving into starch. LuCha consistently lands in that narrow little kingdom between tender and pleasantly chewy. The pearls are served warm, sometimes almost hot, inside the chilled milk tea. That temperature contrast is one of my favorite parts of the drink because it immediately tells me the boba were freshly prepared. Old tapioca pearls have a particular texture and flavor, and once you have encountered them, your mouth remembers. In all my visits, I have never received stale or day-old-tasting boba here. They are consistently soft, warm, fresh, and almost melt as you chew them. That first sip still makes me close my eyes for a moment. I realize this is dramatic but the heart wants what the heart wants. Although I remain fiercely loyal to one drink, the menu is broad. LuCha offers fresh fruit teas, sparkling fruit drinks, tea slushes, cheese-foam teas, fresh-milk drinks, smoothies, coffee, pure brewed teas, and numerous toppings. Depending on the drink, guests can customize elements such as sweetness, ice level, milk choice, pearls, popping boba, crystal pearls, and cheese foam. There is definitely something for everyone. LuCha also carries a rotating selection of breads, cakes, and small desserts. I have tried several, and they have all been enjoyable. The menu also includes croffles, a croissant-waffle hybrid, with versions such as strawberry and Lotus Biscoff. The one I tried was crisp, sweet, and a very good companion to the tea. Both the Aurora and Stow locations offer online ordering, and the process is easy. LuCha is primarily counter service, and even when there has been a steady stream of customers, I have rarely waited very long. The Aurora location is always clean and has a bright, playful little seating area where you can relax with your drink. The décor, bear breads, plush toys, and customer dog-photo display give it personality without making it feel cluttered. I have tried a great deal of bubble tea throughout Northeast Ohio, Western Pennsylvania, New York and beyond. Many shops produce something enjoyable, but very few make a milk tea that tastes sufficiently of actual tea, and fewer still prepare tapioca pearls this consistently well. LuCha does both. I genuinely drive more than an hour for the Ancient Brown Sugar Milk Tea, and I have done it repeatedly. For anyone who loves authentic-style milk tea with a strong tea base and freshly prepared boba, LuCha should be at the top of the list. Five deeply caffeinated stars.

My friend and I came here on a whim to try out and support a small business. We arrived just a few…read moreminutes prior to closing and the worker there was incredibly patient with us as they stayed late to make the orders. As someone with no sweet tooth and a distaste for artificial flavors, I was pleasantly surprised by quality of the tea and ingredients. Needless to say, this is a spot worth visiting for those who enjoy the natural tones of high quality tea.

The place is the cat's meow (get it,-) Drove by dozens of…read moretimes and did not stop because the bakery next store is closed. Inside friendly staff make Pokémon themed boba creations. Event more surprising = the food is great! We tried the fried spring rolls, orange chicken rice bowl and popcorn chicken (plenty for 4 middle school children). Definitely go!!

Friendly staff, tasty treats and a fabulous setting for such a cute and fun takeaway spot! This is…read morea must stop and grab kinda place!!! You are all rock stars and I'll definitely return. :)

This was my second time at Oishi and it was amazing! I had to come back to get the thin noodles…read more * thin noodles with beef sauce: 5/5 - one of my favorites. It's a simple dish but has so much flavor. * strawberry mojito: 5/5 - honestly, I haven't had a drink here I haven't liked. I like any of their fruit flavored drinks!

I went here the other day to get a poke bowl. I got the Oishi Classic bowl, which came with tuna,…read moresalmon, lettuce, seaweed salad, mango, edamame, sweet corn, and white rice (you can also swap the white rice for brown rice instead). The bowl also came with spicy mayo and eel sauce, both of which I got on the side. Everything in the poke bowl was fresh. The tuna and salmon were tasty and not overly fishy, and they, along with the plentiful vegetables and white rice, made for a filling meal. I only wish that the mango was sweeter and more ripe, but since mangos are currently out of season, I can't really hold that against the restaurant. I thought the poke bowl was also reasonably priced (around $14). In addition, I got a green apple fruit tea with green tea for the base. It was sweet and refreshing, but I did wish it came with some fresh apple. The restaurant is clean and no-frills. You order at the counter, and they bring the food to you. You get your own utensils and napkins at the back of the restaurant. The staff was friendly.

Quite honestly this is the best Thai that we've had in this area for a variety of reasons. The…read moreserver we had was the grandson of the cook. He was absolutely amazing at explaining everything, including the heat levels and the traditional ways to eat. I think this sort of casually traditional charm only heightened the experience. We had spring and garden roll appetizers and Basil/Cashew Nut dinner plates. The atmosphere was chill and casual. Place was immaculately clean and was a surprise to find on our way to meet a friend. The food flavors were only outdone by the casual and friendly service. A rare 5 star review for me.

There was a lot of pick up orders in this place, kept them busy. On a rainy day, I emptied the bowl…read moreof Tom Yum Goong, just what was needed to warm the bones, though it was a bit more on the sour side than what I prefer. The Yellow Curry (with chicken as protein) was super delicious with a good variety of vegetables. I'm to hoping to return to try other offerings.

Disclaimer: I haven't been here in person, a friend brought me some stuff from here…read more Usually when I eat dan tot (egg tarts), I like the filling more than the crust, which I find to be weak and of more benefit as a mere container. But that's not the case here: the crust here is buttery and crisp enough to stand on its own in addition to a perfectly flavorful filling.

Unique and tasty baked goodies?? Why, yes please! Asian bakeries are popping up all over the place…read morein the Midwest and I am grateful for it! I wrote a review of the Cleveland Heights Koko Bakery a few years ago but I finally checked out the main location in Cleveland's Asiatown on a Sunday afternoon in Spring 2026. It's cute, cramped, and very popular! The aesthetics at the other location are a bit better though. More seating too. I was in the area and just stopped by for a quick treat. In a space no bigger than my basement, I swear there were like 30 Gen-Zers enjoying some $7 bubble tea and picturesque desserts. There wasn't much left in the baked goods container when I was there but I picked up a matcha red bean bun ($2.25) to eat for dinner later. There was still quite a bit of stuff in the desserts case though! There is a minimum $5 purchase for credit cards so I paid in cash. The treat was good and held up well for a few hours when I finally ate it. The food here is quite cheap although the drinks are not. Parking is not easy here fyi but that doesn't seem to deter the masses!

They didn't change anything from when it was Ming's but I do like their menu. I don't like that no…read moreice is an extra charge and that my orders weren't made to specifications. I didn't ask for anything too weird or complicated. For 2 drinks, I asked for 50% sugar and what we got was sooooo sweet; almost like 2-3x the normal sweetness. Then I asked for one no ice and one LIGHT ice. The light ice one was filled up 70% ice cubes...there were a lot of people at the time and I didn't want to complain but this is probably why I haven't been back since going there since they re-opened. I like their later hours but everything has caffeine so it would be nice to offer drinks without tea. The creaminess was nice and the presentation was very pretty.

We visited this place on a Sunday afternoon. There's a lot of comfortable seating along with board…read moregames and post-it notes to write messages to put on the walls, so definitely makes for a good and entertaining spot to go with groups. The service was good and drinks came out quickly. The prices and options were very reasonable as well. The only thing that could be better was that the milk tea was very milky and didn't have much tea flavor. Otherwise, overall had a good experience!

Found this spot after pickleball. Easy parking lot…read moreGot some cool decor and looks like a set for a band to play. Staff was super nice I was there right when they opened so unfortunately they didn't have their tapioca ready. Their ooling milk tea was good, a bit on the sweeter side for my liking. Will see if they can dial it down a bit next time I go.

We found this place because we were in the Cleveland area and wanted to grab a boba for our long…read morecar ride back home. We asked Grok where to go and this was the highest rated place near us. Vibes: cool, goth/emo vibes and is a very small space that can seat/stand maybe 6-10 people at a time. Small business, with one worker taking orders and making the drinks to order. It does smell like hookah inside, just an observation. Free parking lot in front. Service: polite guy who's outfit and vibes fit the aesthetic of the place. Boba: The Earl Gray tea was just right, not too sweet. There is no extra charge to add boba like most boba places nowadays - so these drinks are very reasonably priced ($5 small; $6.50 large). The tapioca pearls were a little on the undercooked side, and were not sweet. I did like that there are many options for popping boba flavors. Overall, a small business, vibes were good, flavorful tea, but the tapioca was a little underboiled/soaked.