On a nice beautiful Sunday, you can expect long lines at Kung Fu Tea. Luckily I downloaded the mobile app and ordered ahead of time. It was a bit busy and it took a few mins more to get our drinks. We ordered the matcha protein and cocoa lava slush drinks. The matcha protein was very cold and slushy.... Not too sweet. The cocoa lava slush my daughter ordered had a good amount of sugar. I definitely would like to order something lighter and less brain freeze inducing. read more

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Quality has kind of gone downhill. I ordered the same drink from my original review and it was meh. Tasted kind of good but it wasn't fully blended so I had chunks of ice along with chocolately liquid and some tasteless slushy. They also forgot the graham crackers. You can tell they're missing in my picture. Their medium is really a small and large feels like a medium or my American portion hunger levels have ascended to new heights. I have to admit I am tempted by another option so I may return...stay tuned. read more

Kung Fu Tea - Smores slushi - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

My niece wanted to go here & I just wanted a thai tea w oat milk but was told that they normally didn't make the drink w oat but non dairy powder milk. It's interesting that they asked for the level of sugar and ice but not the milk. I received powdered nondairy milk w some thai tea; way too much powdered milk; look at the color of my tea. The brown sugar boba was fresh & delicious. CC accepted. read more

Kung Fu Tea - Thai ice tea w nondairy powdered milk. - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Love the ambiance, service and the boba tea there. Definitely my fav spot in Chinatown. read more

Kung Fu Tea - Bubble Tea - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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The Dubai strawberry chocolate taste like caca. The chocolate tastes nasty so watery. No flavor!!! I spend $22. They went straight to the garbage. read more

Kung Fu Tea - Dubs - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Service with a smile or choose the kiosk with lots of descriptive pictures. Comfy seats, wooden accents and table games. If you visit with a friend, be sure that one of you picks a seat. This place has a nice crowd and seating is limited. We ordered a couple of teas with low sugar which in no way took away from the flavor. We sat and talked for a while sipping our teas then headed out to explore more of China Town. read more

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Wanted to grab dessert and what's better than boba! The drinks were really good but we had to wait 20 minutes for our drinks and the store wasn't busy. read more

Kung Fu Tea - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I ordered via the app while I was finishing up dinner across the street and my drink was ready for pick up about 2 minutes after I arrived. Very fast and efficient. Staff were very nice and friendly. read more

Had the peach green tea I was super excited since all the over king du Teas I've gone to didn't have the special limited time offering of the peach drinks but it was a nice shop in Chicago good solid peach green tea with aloe read more

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I got an iced sesame milk tea and thought it was pretty unique. I normally like sesame drinks and enjoyed this one, but I think I prefer my regular green milk tea or oolong milk tea. Chinatown Kung Fu tea and Evanston Kung Fu tea make spicy popcorn chicken. It's deep fried dark meat with a spicy-ish dry seasoning. It was a juicy, crispy, and delicious snack! read more

Kung Fu Tea - Popcorn chicken (spicy) - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

This place has good boba and a substantial menu. However, placing an order can be a bit of a debacle (probably better if you use the app). There is one computer kiosk you need to use to place an order if you are paying with credit card. If you get stuck behind a large or indecisive crowd, it can take a while. You can only order at the counter if you are paying with cash only. Half the time you just see the employees standing around behind the counter with a line to the door of people just waiting to place an order at the kiosk. I've had a few drinks from here, and my favorite so far has been the Cocoa Cream Wow. I got it with a milk cap, which made it a bit too milky for my liking, so I will try it without next time. read more

Kung Fu Tea - Cocoa Cream Wow - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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This Kung Fu Tea located in new Chinatown upper level is fairly open space for a bubble tea place. Has a few seating area. You can ordered from the cashier or from the self served on the tablet they have up front. There's plenty of options to choose for milk tea including black, green, oolong or thai milk tea. I liked you can reduce the sugar level on the drink. read more

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I'm frustrated by this location in so many ways, but most recently because KFT's app put out a promotion for $1 Thai iced tea drinks, today only. I went to purchase said drink today at 3pm, and they said they were out. No apology, no "we're making more and it'll be x minutes if you are willing to wait," no nothing. However, my list of grievances is not short: -- I have started consistently asking for "light ice" and yet my cup is still as full as it used to be when I didn't adjust my ice level -- I have a go-to drink order that I've ordered at least 5 different times, and they never taste the same, with the biggest difference being varying levels of sweetness -- they have poor customer service! As if the story above isn't a prime example of this, they don't care when they receive poor reviews, or attempt to remedy the situation. I'm going to use the last of my gift card and my earned free drink, and going to take my boba-loving belly somewhere else. read more

Used to come here often in the past but it's not my favorite place anymore because there's very limited seating. And payments are confusing for some reason here. But flavors are consistent across every KFT. Service is very quick so that's a plus. But mostly just a quick meetup place with friends. read more

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If I could give zero stars, I would. I have been to many Kung Fu Teas in different cities/states, including Las Vegas and Atlanta locations. This place is by far the worst Kung Fu Tea I have ever been to. Despite me repeating my order and it being written on my receipt and the cup itself, the staff somehow still managed to put in boba when I asked for no boba and no ice when I asked for less ice. Worst of all? My honey tea tasted like water with honey in it. Absolutely no tea taste whatsoever. And, the boba that the staff mistakenly added into my tea, was extremely hard due to being undercooked and bland. My SO got the kung fu milk tea with boba, and his tasted like water mixed with milk. Perhaps the staff of this Kung Fu Tea location is trying to save some money by not using as much tea leaves or powder, but whatever the issue is, it needs to be resolved. Tea needs to taste like tea, not water or water mixed with milk. This is ridiculous. I am extremely baffled by all the positive reviews on this page. Maybe my experience here is an anomaly to all the times that the staff here properly made teas, but I would never come back here just to give this location another chance. $10.12 down the drain for us. We tossed our teas on the way out of this store. read more

Kung Fu Tea - KUNG FU HONEY TEA (left) and KUNG FU MILK/ MILK GREEN TEA (right): both tasted like water with hard, undercooked bland boba. - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

It was good but not great. I got the Cocoa cream wow at 70% sweet and I wish I did full 100% to get the entire experience because I felt like it was a little watered down. Better than other boba spots I've been to as of late and the tapioca boba were PERFECTLY cooked. So soft, sweet, and not too chewy. read more

Kung Fu Tea - COCOA CREAM WOW - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I really enjoyed my drink from this place! I have been to KFT in Providence, RI. This Chicago branch is equally good. I had the hot oolong milk tea with boba, which was fantastic--great smoky, earthy flavor from the oolong, and soft and chewy boba. My friend had the Hershey's s'mores shake, which is a new offering. I found this one to be a little on the blander side. It tasted like it had been flavored with Hershey's chocolate syrup. Ordering is easy, you can do it at the counter or via their app. Weirdly, they were not accepting credit card, but they do accept Venmo, which is pretty easy to do. Can't wait to try other flavors here. Looks like they have some seasonal specials, including a sakura rose drink--yum! read more

I'm giving this review 5 stars solely for one limited edition flavor -- the PURPLE YAM LATTE! When it's available, get it get it get it! The purple yam is thick and has great flavor. Yam is usually lighter in flavor but KFT definitely spruces it up. Not only is it delicious, it's gorgeous to look at! read more

Kung Fu Tea - Purple yam latte - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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I wanted to take off my pants, but I didn't, because then it would've been Hung Fu Tea. I found the Kung Fu Tea in Chinatown to be disappointing. The product didn't quite taste like I expect a Lemon Black Tea to taste. I had problems with some of the other ones in Chicago too - and this was nowhere near the worst. Looking at you Uptown. I stopped pretending to be a turtle when ordering here. Otherwise it'd be Kowabunga Fu Tea. Having said that I think they could do a much better job. The line can be very long and I'm not sure they understand the meaning of air conditioning because the place was sweltering hot in the summer and the bathroom was like a sauna. Literally. I spent one or two minutes in the bathroom and came out literally dripping with sweat and I wasn't even dressed up - as you know, as usual, and as the pix attest, I'm showing off most of myself. I didn't need major surgery while in here. If I had, it might've been Collapsed Lung Fu Tea. It's on the upper level of the new Chinatown and has masses of people coming in and out so it's great for people watching but the drinks leave something to be desired and the service is a mixed bag depending on who you get - and they should definitely do something about the temperature and the disgusting restroom. I don't perform music in the bathroom anymore. Otherwise it'd be "Sung Fu Tea." The guy serving wasn't nice at all but the woman was pretty sweet. The drink wasn't too sweet though - tasted watered down, but then so are your Yelp reviews. I was asking what kind of beans they had one time. The girl was like "what is this, Mung Fu Tea?" I'll still give 4 stars because I love the upper-level location and the lovely views of the new Chinatown plaza from right outside the doors on the balcony. I asked them both "what is the past tense of I Bring Kung Fu Tea?" They incorrectly responded "Brung Fu Tea." 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." And I keep seeing girls (and boys) in miniskirts in this location. Now I know why they call it "Sprung Fu Tea." read more

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This place is fun! We got a mango drink with added mango popping boba) and the Oreo drink (which comes with boba so you don't have to add extra!) And both were good! We upgraded to the large size and got no ice and there was a ton of drink in each one. The place is super busy but the online ordering worked well without issue. It's sort of hidden (I never go up to the second floor of Chinatown) but it's worth checking out! read more

Love the bubble tea here. Both times I've been here the tapioca has been cooked perfectly & the sweetness of the tea & tapioca was perfect. Very good quality in my opinion. I got the honey milk green tea the 1st time & a taro slush the 2nd time. Both were incredible & one of the better quality bbt's that I've experienced. I love their unique menu options. A few things that I'm not a fan of - workers aren't the most helpful or friendliest. Being there seems like a chore for some of them. Secondly, no cards accepted. There is no reason not to accept debit/credit cards nowadays. There's an ATM inside though & they accept Venmo & WeChat, too. Third, there is no air circulation inside. It was SO hot & crowded waiting for our bbts. However, I never stay in & sit down so this really isn't an issue for me. Overall, it's definitely worth stopping by & grabbing a bbt! Just maybe not the most comfortable environment to hang out in. read more

Kung Fu Tea - Large Taro slush. - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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This is based on my assessment of their classic flavor drinks. I had ordered the Kung Fu black tea with tapioca but was super disappointed by the drink. The tea was almost undrinkable as the tea was really bitter even with sweetness level dialed up. I had 2 sips and in the trash it went. I did notice that most of the customer had ordered slush drinks and maybe my opinions will differ in that regards. The overall customer experience was lack luster, they did cash only and signs noting "no card payments" during the day I went. The wait to order was slightly long due to the cashier doing double duty with making drinks as well. read more

Light & refreshing , this place has sooo much to offer & is a refreshing, exotic change for a beverage treat! They have a good selection of bubble teas, milk teas, classics, slushies, and espressos, and these have other combined ingredients added, like tapioca, matcha, Oreos, boba, and more! One of my favorite drinks there is the Rose-Hip bubble tea with tapioca. Highly recommended! Play with the combinations until you figure out which ones you enjoy the most. read more

Always great, fast and friendly service. Cash only and no parking redemption allowed here for the 2$ parking lot. read more

Kung Fu Tea - Olong milk tea would with tapioca - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Food Ordered: Matcha Milk Cap with Tapioca, Mango Slush, and Coffee Wow Milk Cap. All very good! Quick tip, for the Coffee Wow drink, remember to mix the Milk Cap thoroughly otherwise the coffee is quite strong. Service: The person at the register was very patient and kindly answered all of our questions regarding the menu. Also there were several employees working behind the counter so our order was ready fairly quickly. Ambiance: We arrived at 11pm and it was quite crowded. The location has ample seating for small and large groups. Music is not too loud so you can easily have a conversation. Bonus: There is wifi, a printer, and an ATM machine inside. There is also a separate kiosk where you can self order and pay in case you don't want to wait in line at the register. One of the few places that are open late in the area! read more

Kung Fu Tea - Coffee Wow Milk Cap (left), Mango Slush (middle), Matcha Milk Cap (right) - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Historically Chinatown KFT is the worst boba place alive. Always had the worst service as noted previously. Ordered cocoa cream wow which is lactose free and it straight up taste like whole milk. No tea, no lactose free milk, no brown sugar boba, just straight up milk. How people think this place is golden when you have all the great options in the world within one block is mind boggling to me. read more

KFT IS THE GOAT . Seriously love everything I've tried here- decided to try out their new (?) yam latte, which I'm pretty sure is just taro. Anyways, I love how there's chunks of taro plus they smear it around the cup as well for that major flavor boost. About $6, which is a little pricey for what I usually pay for boba but I'd highly recommend this! read more

Kung Fu Tea - iced yam milk tea - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

This is honestly some of the best bubble tea I've had in my life - and I've lived in China. Seriously, the bubbles were just so soft. I loved it! They had so many flavors, I settled on the Oreo which was basically a shake with boba in it. My boyfriend got a tea with honey which ended up being too sweet but we will know for next time :) While they are cash only they take Venmo so that's great! read more

Came here with a group of 7. Ordering was super easy and we got our drinks quickly. The bathroom door is a little stuck so you have to push hard. Matcha was pretty good and red bean sweet. Milk tea was creamy and the boba was chewy. They forgot one of our drinks and when we got it it wasn't 50% sugar :( I think the tarp would've been better less sweet. It tasted artificial. read more

Coming from Monterey Park, CA, there is no shortage of boba drinks and Taiwanese food, so I was really excited to try the boba drinks here to compare. There was no mango green tea, so I got the strawberry milk slush and boba and it was so good! There's no boba diet while on vacation so I'm really happy that there is good boba! read more

In and out (Cash only ) Always order the same thing . #1 choice : Wintermelon green tea milk tea . (Bf likes it with nata jelly) My second favorite is Oreo milk tea (Mini bubbles gets Sold out fast but it's way better than the big bubbles) (in my opinion ) read more

Kung Fu Tea - (Chinatown location ) - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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I'm only reviewing based on their classic teas so take this with a grain of salt. Ordered the basic black tea and oolong tea with boba, light ice. The tea tasted overbrewed like the tea at the bottom of the cup when you leave the tea bag in too long or when you go to a fast food restaurant and get the unsweetened tea. The boba however did have a nice chew and good honey flavoring. Judging from the orders by the majority of the customers that day, Kung Fu Tea is more known for their sweet dessert slushes (like their orea slush or taro slush), and lattes and cream. Most people came for the mango cream cap. Also I thought it was a bit sketchy that they only accept cash payments. If you want a good bubble tea, I would personally skip this place as Chinatown has many other places to offer! read more

This Kung Fu tea is fine. It seems like one of the OG locations because the branding outside is a little bit different, but the new logo/signage inside looks like the other locations. Gripes: *It's cash only - doesn't even accept the KFT app *No mini bubs as an option. DO YOU EVEN KUNG FU TEA? *It was a warm day & they were super stingy about the AC aka it was quite hot. I ordered my usual - Oolong MT 30% sugar with bubbles. Taste, quality-wise it was what I expected from a Kung Fu Tea..but all other parts fell short. 256/365 read more

Pretty good for a taro boba tea im pretty basic so and when ordering in the cashier you gotta speak loud because of the music but you can also order on this big tablet thing with card then they will call you read more

I'm not a huge fan of their milk tea , but my friend works there's and he suggested a milk tea that he was going to make, so I tried it. This is their rating because the milk tea isn't the best, but the vibe, entertainment, and workers, I love it! Considering it's a little big there and they have good music, they had a throwback list to Linkin Park in honor of their member that died :(, but that was really nice of them! There were dogs pics and I mean, who doesn't like dog pictures ?? But my milk tea was created from a friend and I found it a bit too sweet for my taste. However, it's okay :) read more

Kung Fu Tea - Milk Tea made from Chris - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I was a fan of the evanston location but honestly the Chinatown one has won me over. The app when you're not ordering something complicated really makes things infinitely faster. Service is quick but at any moment a group of 10+ people can pull up so I'd definitely order ahead if you can. They have a Venmo payment process I'm still interested how works but appreciate the variety of options. Definitely sign up for their loyalty program has a lot of great deals read more

Kung Fu Tea - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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If you're looking for a good Milk tea, this is probably the best in the area. It may not have all the fancy flavors of the restaurant across the way, but it has some good, strong and flavorful tea. If I'm looking for tea, and not a fruit freeze, this is where I'm going. They have so many tea options, and you can customize your sweetness and iciness level. While their milk tea is good I've had a couple of their teas plain over ice, and those were good as well. The plain black tea is incredibly strong, I once drank a large iced black tea at 8PM and was up until 5AM. Bad decision on my part, but good to know I can get a caffeine kick from the tea if I need one. The flavored teas are also really good, go wild, or don't, either way the tea will be good. The crowd here tends to run on the younger side, expect a line if you're here on the weekend, and bring cash. read more

I didn't get to try this spot in New York so I thought now would be my chance once I arrived in Chicago. It's located on the second floor of the shopping center and has plenty of seats. The menu has your usual options, but I decided on the almond milk tea since I don't see it at too many places. This place is cash only so be warned! Luckily we had just enough cash left. Staff were not very personable and the drink came out with milk tea on the sides that I had to wipe down. The drink itself was a bit too artificial in taste. It just seemed like another chain boba place that isn't known for quality drinks, and more for convenience/location. read more

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Gah I wish they didn't use a milk powder and is kind of too sweet but with that being said the boba pearls taste really good even if they are on the sweeter side. Nice consistency without being too goopy or too chewy The flavors are traditional: almond milk tea, coconut, oolong, etc. not gimmicky and a medium is in the $3 range 3.5 stars but rounding down cuz of weird powder read more

I should have known better than to go here right when the weather got warmer in Chicago, but I was craving some Taro. My friend and I saw that the line for Joy Yee was very long so we went here instead. I walked in and it felt really hot inside and smelled like fruit that has been left out too long and is starting to spoil. The decor of the place looked really nice though. There wasn't empty cups all over the place even though it was very busy. The outside seating area was really pretty with flowers and everything. The line was not as long as Joy Yee so my friend and I waited. I watched as there were about 6 people behind the counter running around frantically. There was definitely a lack of order and no communication. I ordered a Taro Slush, but without tapioca because they said it would be a 10 minute wait and I saw it was busy so I didn't want to add extra time onto my wait. I hate how loud the music was. The stereo seemed to be centered around the place that they call the orders from and the girl that they had calling the orders was not loud at all. She doesn't take all the blame though because a lot of customers just walked away from there. I was number 355 and then they called 349 and 360 and a bunch of other numbers out of order. That made sense because some drinks are easier to make than others. But turns out that I took a while to get my drink because they were waiting for the tapioca to finish to put into my drink. Somehow it wasn't communicated to the people making the orders that I didn't want tapioca. My drink tasted very milky. I was okay with that because I'd rather have it milky than very watery. Overall, I should have waited in the Joy Yee line and not gone here. Hopefully the service is a little better when it isn't busy. read more