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Koala Tea & Coffee

4.5 (10 reviews)
Open • 12:00 pm - 10:00 PM

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Jessica V.

We love Koala Tea (there's one down the road, just past Hagadorn) and were SO HAPPY to see this new, downtown East Lansing location. It's in a small storefront that is sort of like a TARDIS - there's SO MUCH goodness inside! Things we love about Koala: Kind, patient staff ALL THE FLAVORS Reasonable price TASTE Options for sugar actually followed (you would be surprised how many boba places thing no sugar is not a thing so they change your order. Not here!) Easy in and out Baked goods on offer Clear signage Things that aren't optimal here at this location: No seating area Not a lot of space, since it is small. If you need to ascertain exactly what you want and there are many people ordering, maybe look online at their menu before heading in. This is a much-needed boba option for East Lansing, and is very close to campus. Handicap parking spot across the street! LOVE KOALA. :)

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TLDR: Great Milk tea and Baked Japanese goods in the heart of East Lansing I usually go to the bigger location 223 M. A. C. AVE so when i found out there was a location downtown I wanted to check out. Same quality tea same quality baked good I can't complain. What surprised me was how there was one person on staff that morning I went with my family and we got our tea in a timely manner, good service for sure! My only complaint is that there is now indoor seating like the other location and is really meant to just pick up tea and go which isn't really a bad thing.

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Get the Szechuan fries; they are so good. The inside is great to study at, the workers are so nice and sweet.

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Unicha Tea And Ice Cream

3.7(50 reviews)
0.2 mi
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My boyfriend and I stopped in to get some ice cream and bubble tea while in East Lansing visiting…read morewith family. The shop is tiny and not really a place to hang out for a long time eating your treats so be aware. There was only one girl working when we visited, probably due to MSU's Christmas break, but it took quite awhile for her to make our order (four ice creams and two drinks). We weren't in any hurry so it wasn't a problem, but might be something to consider if you're late for class or something. :) The menu is huge and overwhelming, so if you can check it out beforehand if you're a first-timer I recommend that. They have a bunch of specialty rolled ice cream combinations as well as a ton of drink options. My boyfriend and I went with the cookies and cream rolled ice cream and the fruit shawty with strawberry pop boba. The ice cream was pretty good but I think it was too cold as the rolls were really hard and tough to eat. The flavor was delicious, though - creamy and chocolatey! The portion is definitely enough to share between two people, in my opinion. It doesn't seem like a lot at first but the rolls make the ice cream pretty dense. The fruit shawty was not my favorite, unfortunately - I was hoping for more passionfruit flavor as it's the first thing listed. However, it had a really overpowering floral perfume / soapy flavor that was unpleasant. The boba were great! I would probably come in again for a different drink - my brother got an iced matcha bubble tea that looked really good.

It was ok, not the best tasting rolled ice cream. We ordered a whole bunch of stuff, chocolate chip…read moremint, mango tango and cookies and cream.our experience was subpar not sure we will go back

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Kung Fu Tea

Kung Fu Tea

4.0(32 reviews)
1.6 mi
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If it were owned by cows, and was a manure processing plant, it'd be Dung Fu Tea. But if that were…read morethe case, I think it'd be pretty gross - like, almost as gross as swimming in Lake Erie without a radiation suit on. OK, not almost as gross as that. But anyway. Let's mooooooove right along with this review. What to get: Lemon Black Tea, Any other fruit tea with black tea, Hot Milk Teas. What else: Don't get with random guys from Martial Arts class. You might get a Kung Fu STD. 8 I wanted to take off my pants, but I didn't, because then it would've been Hung Fu Tea. This KFT is one of the cutest I've ever been to. Not only are there plenty of places for you to sit but a lot of those places are very comfortable cushioned chairs, then there's a little couch with a lovely cuddly dog and a giant cuddly bear. If these lovely cuddly creatures aren't enough then there was an actual adorable little dog running around when I was there, belonging to one of the customers. I can't with cuddly animals. 5 stars. I stopped pretending to be a turtle when ordering here. Otherwise it'd be Kowabunga Fu Tea. The guy who is I think the manager or owner likes to show off his muscles in muscle shirts, and I don't know anyone else like that - but he's a very gracious friendly guy. They gave me a sealed large cup of tap water which really came in handy. I didn't need major surgery while in here. If I had, it might've been Collapsed Lung Fu Tea. The restroom is located in the restaurant next door, but there's a way to walk straight through. They own both businesses. It's really a genius idea, if I owned a restaurant I too would consider converting the extra space into a KFT as well because it's just such a popular brand and so good. I don't perform music in the bathroom anymore. Otherwise it'd be "Sung Fu Tea." There are only two Kung Fu tea locations in all of Michigan and this is the older one. The other is in the Detroit suburbs and it just opened this past summer. I asked them both "what is the past tense of I Bring Kung Fu Tea?" They incorrectly responded "Brung Fu Tea." These guys do their sweet Chewy Boba just right and their lemon tea had a decent amount of sweetness and a good amount of lemon and was one of the better ones I've had. They say that every location makes stuff the same but that is not true at all and these guys make it right. I asked one of the many server girls that I love, here, on a date. But then I found out how old she is, or isn't, I should say. So we had to cancel. So it's "Young Fu Tea." As a bonus they are very nice and in a brilliant location. Parking is tough sometimes. But you should be able to find some nearby and shame on the city government for making it so difficult. Just down the road is Momo, another Boba shop. Be sure to try both of them - they're both perfect. And I keep seeing girls (and boys) in miniskirts in this location. Now I know why they call it "Sprung Fu Tea." And of course they're not far from the Detroit area. So the kid making my drink? That Kid Rocks! Now they just need an Eminem flavour Bubble Tea to go with the Oreo. And a big Kung F.U. to whoever Pistons the toilet seat. If he says it wasn't him, he's Lions to us. And did you know Red Bull causes internal bleeding? Yep. You're much better off with Boba. Red Bull gives you RedWings.

While I have a Kung Fu Tea near me at home, this one is my favorite because it's connected with TKK…read morechicken. I paid it a visit because I needed new spots to study with silly drinks and it was perfect. When they have promo drinks (which they do now) they're cheap (like 4 -5 dollars for a large w/ boba) and their chicken tenders are also affordable and really good. Their spicy alternatives are also really good. It's always fresh too Service is also really good and efficient. You can order on the tablet or if you have more questions you can ask the person working. The workers are very friendly! 10/10 recommend if you wanna study with silly drinks as a college student and get some chicken as a snack. (Or their fries which are SO good). They also have a rewards program if you want free drinks and fun games like Taco Cat if you wanna hang w friends.

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Koi Tea - Great. We Will come often.

Koi Tea

4.6(25 reviews)
2.8 mi

4.5/5 I will say…read moreeverytime I've stopped by Koi Tea, they've consistently served up the perfect bubble tea drink. I've tried a lot of drinks off their menu, including the one they modified for a seven-year-old who wanted a non-tea, but hot chocolate drink with the tapoica pearls. I'm not sure if it's the workflow of making the bubble tea here that makes it perfect or if it's the individual working the register- somehow it's always worked out. And the ambiance- absolutely relaxing. Nothing beats the YouTube Korean indie and rnb mix playing on TV with the faux vines curving around shelves and the walls, with an open window space concept (tons of light)! Something that I look for with bubble tea places are how consistently their tapoica pearls are cooked through and Koi Tea has been stellar. In previous visits, I've had their viet coffee with pearls, thai tea, and I would likely pick their fruit teas over the milk combos. Sometimes the milk teas end up pretty sweet even when ordered for 50% sweetness.

Koi Tea used to have some of the best boba in Michigan. Unfortunately, things change and the…read morequality here has really declined. We stopped by on our last drive through Lansing and got: Jasmine Milk Tea, 100% Sweet w/ Boba ($6.00) - There was no tea flavor whatsoever in this drink. It tasted pretty much just like sweetened creamer. The boba also did not have a consistent texture. Most of it was way too soft and was basically like overcooked mush. A minority of the boba was only a tad on the soft side and had a good chew, which was reminiscent of the boba here a year or two ago. It feels like Koi Tea mixed two batches of boba together, which is a huge faux pas for any boba establishment. I have no idea what happened to Koi Tea in the last year. Given stiff competition down the road and the quality this time around, I wouldn't go here again.

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