I love love this place! (I think I have found a new favorite place) I am an avid bubble tea lover & often been sad that there were no good REAL bubble tea nearby. But then I found this place If you are a bubble tea lover you will love this place! The decor is so cute! You and they have a lot of different flavors including almond milk & coconut milk bubble teas definitely check this place out if you're nearby! read more

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Staff was nice. The place was empty and had a lot of seating. The drink wasn't very good and made me sick within 30 minutes which makes me wonder about hygiene in the kitchen. Old milk maybe? Or maybe it was left out? Not sure but probably wouldn't go again. read more

I've been here 2 times. Very young workers are there. They tend to get rowdy and loud. The drinks I have order have all been good. For a quick good boba it's good to visit . The seats and tables could be cleaned a little better. read more

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Went here for the first time to get some juice drink with popping Boba. The workers here are very nice and helpful when I told them it was my first time. I ordered the strawberry juice with strawberry pops in it. The cashier told me I could get 3 toppings for free, so in addition I got the pearl and Blueberry pops too. It was almost $8. And over half of the cup had Boba in it, which was great but also a lot compared to the drink. The drink was super sweet. Their website is down so you can't see everything and it says that they're closed. The only negative thing about this place, is that they had 3 betta fish in too small enclosures. It is not humane how tiny the tanks with for each fish. They had much larger tanks for other fish, so they should do the same for the betta. read more

Hippo Bubble Tea - All of the Boba left over after drink was gone - Bubble Tea Near Me - Lancaster, Pennsylvania

It very good it not as sweet as others but a good amount of sweet and great name and logo.

Great atmosphere in a convenient location! Staff is extra friendly, drinks are quickly made, and more importantly-- tasty read more

Hippo Bubble Tea - Honey Milk Tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Good boba and bubble tea with many flavors including milk tea, fruit tea, juice, and smoothie. You can get jelly's boba or boba pop with any. read more

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I love the service because they are usually very kind and helpful but, they don't have food and I wish they did. The boba is spectacular and I love going here. The ambiance gives off self warming vibes with the K-pop playing. read more

We really enjoyed the tea here. Several options of drinks. Friendly and quick service. Very cute setup. My teas and other drinks aren't too sweet and have the perfect about of boba. My daughter loves boba tea and we've been to several places in MD and PA and this is by far one of our favorite. read more

Hippo Bubble Tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - Lancaster, Pennsylvania

What a cute little shop. The GPS kind of throws you down where the bank is if you are not familiar with the area but when you find it the selection is huge. Nice employees, clean and tasty flavors to pick from. read more

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Wow my Frist time went today to see what's all the hype and was amazed by how good it taste and how clean the place is how cool the staff are we be back soon read more

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Visiting the Lancaster area and saw the Hippo Bubble Tea sign in the parking lot and thought how cute! Saw the reviews were 4.5 stars on average and prices relatively cheap, so I decided to give it a try. I ordered a mango smoothie, avocado smoothie, and a watermelon juice. The mango smoothie was luckily good/standard, however I should've went with my gut feeling that the avocado smoothie wouldn't actually be real blended avocados and the watermelon juice wasn't really watermelon juice. Highly disappointed but I guess I shouldn't expect real fruit at prices that low. At least the bubbles were sweet and chewy. read more

Hippo Bubble Tea - "Avocado" smoothie. Can tell by this photo it's watery. Tastes nothing like avocados. - Bubble Tea Near Me - Lancaster, Pennsylvania

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I love this place. I've tried their milk tea and regular tea. I'm not a huge milk tea person but I will say theirs is pretty good. I usually request for no sugar because often the tapioca pearls tasted sugary enough. I recently ordered the roasted oolong tea and the jasmine green tea (absolutely favorite) with no sugar in each and tapioca pearls in both. First of all, love the tapioca pearls or "the bubbles" they taste wonderful and are fun to chew on. They have this sugar syrupy coating that's delicious and really makes the tea elevated. I always order my drinks online and pick them up at the store. Sometimes it's worth doing that and sometimes not but for the last time that I got bubble tea (tonight) it was worth it. Just walked in and they had almost finished making it. My boyfriend had the honey green jasmine tea and it was really good. He also got the passion fruit POP bubbles which were very flavorful. Overall, great experience and would return. Tea was about $4 each for a medium. read more

Hippo Bubble Tea - Jasmine green tea, no sugar and tapioca pearls - Bubble Tea Near Me - Lancaster, Pennsylvania

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The menu is huge, and I love trying new drinks! Service is friendly and quick. It's a great place to hang out with friends, and is very kid friendly. Try the lavender milk tea! read more

Absolutely the most dissatisfied bubble tea I had. I've had a lot of bubble tea in my life but this was terrible. The bubble tea was watered down, no flavor, tapioca pearl was over cooked and mushy. I'm sorry but this place is not a go to for bubble tea. My niece and I ordered the black milk tea and the Thai smoothie tea. They forgot to put tapioca pearls in her bubble tea. I highly recommend going to bleu bakery for bubble tea it's better and you can adjust the ice and sugar levels in your bubble tea. It's better reasonably priced there. read more

Awesome boba balls and flavors. We drive an hour just for this boba experience...the thai tea and lavender tea are favorites of ours. The only thing is, if it is just the one lady it is very very slow. We waited about 30 minutes for our drinks tonight because she was left to handle it on her own tonight. Someone eventually came to help but it was unfortunately after the rush was over. Besides the wait time, best boba around...10/10 recommend these boba balls in your mouth. read more

As far as I know, Hippo is the OG boba tea shop in/around Lancaster city, and they've consistently delivered since Day 1. I like that it's independent, and I despise that once they established a customer base a franchise elbowed in, posting up a block away. I stan and stay with Hippo Bubble Tea. Taro tea is perfect. read more

While it's a step up from typical bubble tea stands around Central PA usually found in mall kiosks or bought at Thai/Vietnamese restaurants, it's not near peak of the bubble tea game. Ambiance: I came in on a Sunday and it was pretty bustling with a group of friends and a few solo customers. There's pop music in the background, the game on the TV, and many smaller couches surrounding tables to play the board games they have at the front. Definitely more for play than work. It's a bit difficult to study, read, or write with the bustle and lack of appropriate height tables. I'd save a visit here to hang out with friends or to relax. On to the drinks! I ordered a Honey Milk Tea w boba, I'd give it a 3/5. Even after asking for half sweet, it was still too sugary for my liking and the tea lacked any true tea flavor. If you're looking for sweet, go here! If you want tea flavor, skip this place. Also, they don't have brown sugar milk tea. Very unfortunate, and that's one of my favorite drinks to compare across boba places. Don't think I'd come back here but I am thankful for its existence in Lancaster! read more

They don't include bubbles in the tea (very confusing), so if you order delivery it will come without bubbles unless you order like you are ordering extra pearls, even though all the pictures show the standard order as including the pearls. read more

This is literally the best thing in Lancaster. Such a cute and cozy spot just to chill and hang out with friends. I love the fact that it's open late too. Forget about bars and alcohol when you can have bubble tea at 1 in the morning. So many flavors to choose from but my favorite is the Mango Juice with Strawberry Pops and the Caramel Milk Tea. So good! If you're not a bubble tea addict yet, you will be after coming here. read more

Hippo Bubble Tea - Mango Juice with Strawberry Pops and Caramel Milk Tea with Regular Pops - Bubble Tea Near Me - Lancaster, Pennsylvania

man im not like a milk tea expert but ive had my fair share of some very good milk tea spots, traveled to PA for some family time & got a craving for milk tea this spot was open & closes to me . unfortunately the craving wasn't satisfied as the drinks were like flavorless or just had a artificial flavored after taste . I will say the way they make the topping (Boba) was to just just went with the plain although they have a wide variety if you like fruit flavored boba . The staff was super friendly & handled there rush very well for a 2 man staff & multiple groups coming in after us. wouldnt return but if youre just starting off or craving good boba try a different spot read more

Hippo Bubble Tea - two drinks on a table - Bubble Tea Near Me - Lancaster, Pennsylvania

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Affordable, they have tons of flavors, you have the options of traditional boba or juice filled balls, and you choose full sugar or half sugar. read more

So I used to live in CA where they had a bunch of bubble tea hang out spots. This takes me back to CA! It's super chill and clean. The bubble tea was amazing and the price is like most places I been to. They have couches, tables, and games like Jenga. The staff was super friendly and informative. This is a cool hang out spot and different to Lancaster. Lancaster needs more places like this besides bars. Go support them! read more

Me and my friends are traveling around the area and was craving bubble teas. The staff was very friendly and welcoming. He was also very informative and suggested what's really good. I got passion fruit yakult juice with passion fruit jelly which was amazing! Definitely try this place! read more

Hippo Bubble Tea - Passion fruit Yakult Juice with passion fruit jelly - Bubble Tea Near Me - Lancaster, Pennsylvania

My Thai tea with boba was AWESOME. Can't sit and drink obv because of corona but it's a nice place to grab your tea, smoothies, ect to go. Make sure to grab a stamp card read more

Love the lavender milk bubble tea. It's fun to say and fun to drink. Staff was friendly and very patient with me as this was my first time trying bubble tea. I will definitely be back to try their many flavors. It was clean and bright inside. read more

Hippo Bubble Tea - Lavender milk bubble tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - Lancaster, Pennsylvania

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Oh my god. Taro Boba tea is the best. don't let anyone tell you different... also they are dairy free!!! so anyone with dairy sensitivity should be ok!! read more

Honestly, this bubble tea was the best I've ever had. I just got a plain milk tea, and it was so good! Full black-tea flavor and perfect boba. read more

I absolutely love this place. Not only are the drinks amazing, but the environment is so welcoming and cute!

I've been here a few times. I haven't been able to sit in and drink, so I've gotten the drink to go. The environment is okay. It looks like it would be a nice place to sit and relax for a bit. I've had other bubble tea in Lancaster, and this is much better. read more

Great spot to get your boba! Friendly staff and more options then you could ever need.

I absolutely love this place! Their milk tea is some of the best, and the fruity frozen drinks are so good too! I haven't had a flavor I didn't like. Their prices are super reasonable and the staff is always friendly! read more

The bubble tea is super nice! Staff are always friendly and they provide games for you to play while you drink! Love that they are open late as well :) read more

Finally I have a place to get bubble tea than driving all the way the Maryland. A hidden a gem in Lancaster! So many choices! The Taro and Mint Milk we ordered and I was pleasantly surprise. If you like bubble tea come an check this place out. The staff was helpful and spent a little over 20 bucks for 4 large drinks! read more

I've been back twice since my first visit. I still think there's room for improvement but the Milk Tea (Jasmine Green Tea with Milk) is very good. I tried something new last night, Taro milk tea with boba and coconut jelly. Definitely my new favorite. I've always loved Taro boba tea, but adding the coconut jelly made an amazing drink. Their Taro is less sweet and the combination with the coconut made it even better. I just wish they made their sizes a bit larger, because what I pay for a large at Hippo is about 3/4 of what a large is at other places for the same price. read more

Really great options and service. Place itself is kinda outdated but other then that we recommend!

Was so excited to find a bubble tea place while visiting Lancaster. Unfortunately, the tea is quite watered down... no tea taste, just sugary water. The 2 stars is for adequate tapioca boba. Won't be returning. read more

Love coming here! They are fast and drinks are delicious! I recommend bubble milk tea (or #19)for anyone new to bubble tea.

I love Hippo Bubble Tea! The closest place I can get bubble tea from where I live is 30 minutes away, but I still prefer Hippo, even if I have to have an additional 15 minutes to the 30 minutes already. It's small but it has a good atmosphere, and bringing your friends along makes it fun because you can hang out there and play the games they provide and just sit in the lounge. I always purchase at least 2 drinks there, each visit. I think the card for drink deals also another plus. I really recommend this place :) read more

It's a cute atmosphere with really quality service. Our drinks were out very quickly and they were delicious!! Highly recommend. We will be coming back for sure!! read more