Good milk tea place around this area! Very rich tea flavor and not that sweet. Also the staff was very nice and helpful. It is also a great place for friends gathering as it has a lots of tables and sofa area for you to stay. Definitely recommend this place to everyone! read more

Latea Bubble Tea Lounge - Desserts Near Me - Champaign, Illinois

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The ONLY organic bubble tea on campus to serve high quality drinks. You can actually taste the tea flavor like they brewed it that day. All the tea drinks come normally bitter, so you can customize the sweetness level yourself! Most other places already make their drinks sweet and the "customized" levels just mean more sweetness, which is really misleading. Unlike the other bubbletea places, Latea uses their own homemade sugarcane syrup instead of corn syrup or artificial flavoring! I ordered the strawberry smoothie once and they actually use real fruits. I noticed that the other bubble places just use syrups and ice and call it a smoothie, which is ridiculous. I believe they serve the best and most chewy boba. The staff is also very accommodating and nice. My favorite is the oolong milk tea with boba, half sweet, and less ice. read more

This boba place is amazing. I love their house made boba and their drinks are so unique and fantastic. What a good vibe and it smelled amazing when I walked in! read more

My favorite bubble tea place in CU. Their bubble teas actually taste like they contain well-brewed tea (instead of just slightly artificial fruity/really weak tea brewed by someone who's never actually had tea before and overpowered by the other flavors in the bubble tea). You can choose your sweetness and ice which is a basic requirement as far as I'm concerned. My favorites are the bouquet milk tea, jasmine green milk tea, or oolong milk tea with 50% sweetness, no ice, and brown sugar boba and pudding. Also they have a large 1000ml (1 liter) size which is massive but oh so worth it. Their add-ins are also delicious and better than some I've had in Taiwan - the brown sugar boba is always perfectly chewy, and their homemade pudding is ridiculously delicious - the only thing is they often sell out so go in the morning if you want to be sure to get what you want. read more

Always the nicest employees, combined with the freshest, tastiest boba and drinks around! I am a regular at Latea for a reason. The house assam milk tea with the honey boba is the way to go. read more

I came here on a Saturday night and it was fairly busy. I waited and waited and waited...and my drink never came and it turns out they lost a few of the orders. I ordered the house milk green tea with 25% less sugar and it was disgustingly sweet. I drank less than a quarter of it and I couldn't tolerate it anymore. My friends ordered their drinks with 50% less sugar and they also complained that it was too sweet. read more

I love this place. Hands down the best boba place in Chambana! Everything I've tried on their menu from milk tea to regular tea and even their fruit smoothies are amazing. It is a tad pricier than other boba places around but the quality and taste is worth it! read more

Latea Bubble Tea Lounge - Desserts Near Me - Champaign, Illinois

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Tried this new item Yu Yuan and loved it! Just a few more pieces more would be great! read more

Latea Bubble Tea Lounge - Desserts Near Me - Champaign, Illinois

Latea still reigns supreme. They keep messing up my orders of regular green/black tea (almost 50% of the time), but they're always nice about it. Today they even gave me the milk tea they made for free, on top of remaking my regular tea drink. While I feared the terrible gas-tronomic repercussions of drinking milk, my less enzymatically challenged friend seemed to enjoy it. Thank. read more

One of my favorite spots for bubble tea on campus. I recommend their milk tea & all tea based drinks over the fruit smoothies read more

Latea Bubble Tea Lounge - Black tea with Mango & Mango jelly!! - Desserts Near Me - Champaign, Illinois

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Consistently the best boba I have had in Urbana-Champaign! The employees are kind and the service is reasonable. The tea always is rich and not covered up by too much sweetener. The boba is also fresh & with a good texture. I especially recommend the Sunday shift- the best tea makers! read more

This place has come under new management for the last couple years. It has improved a lot since then. There are now a lot of options in Champaign for bubble tea. But this place it my favorite. Value wise as far as size to cost is excellent (they have a 1L option). They make the boba in house and the texture/taste is also excellent. Overall menu options aren't quite as extensive or esoteric as other bubble tea places but there are still more than enough options. I highly recommend coming here. read more

I visited my friend during the winter break and my friend recommend Latea to me. Have tried it several times and it never disappointed. My favorite drink is house milk tea, with boba, less sweet, less ice. I also tried their oolong milk tea, brown sugar milk drink and fries, they are all pretty good. I am not the person who normally write review, but I definitely recommend Latea! read more

Latea Bubble Tea Lounge - Love it! - Desserts Near Me - Champaign, Illinois

Ever since I have graduated from Purdue, I have never had a real decent bubble tea. I drove almost three hours to UIUC just for this place. They have kept the same standard as before. This place never disappoint. read more

Latea Bubble Tea Lounge - Desserts Near Me - Champaign, Illinois

I am not the kind of person to return to an establishment after a negative experience. I believe that I have given Latea many opportunities to WOW me with an item. Trying three drinks in different categories proved to have the same outcome: an unappetizing taste and disappointed customer. The distinct milk taste is too strong in my opinion. Although the tea leaves are organic, something tastes unnatural and off. I have tasted my fair share of bubble tea by traveling to Asia multiple times every year. I believe that Latea is a super Americanized version of the Taiwanese classic and is a poor excuse for quality milk tea... Although the location is close to my classes, it is too far a walk (in my opinion) for untasty drinks. Although the employees provided me a complimentary drink card for my next visit, I have not returned since. read more

I really do not want to recommend Latea because I don't want to be crowded out from this wonderful boba place. - Taste I guess the taste of house milk tea would have been slightly better if it had a little stronger flavor of tea, but otherwise the quarter-sweet option was perfect for me. They also let me try the Xian Cao jelly, and again the taste was not strong but I think that was intended for the balance of the drink as a whole. - Options There wasn't many options as Chatime but it was still overwhelmingly many for me. I liked that they also had fries in their menu (which I didn't try yet). It is always good to have a little bit of saltiness along with the sweetness. - Atmosphere This was (maybe) the only reason that I gave this place 5 stars not 4. Try this place around the lunchtime on one of the weekdays! Extra-friendliness of the people here and the big window that I loved somehow made up the unique spring-like atmosphere. read more

I don't go to LaTea often so I asked the staffs for recommendations. I believe was their names are JP and Gabe?? Recommended the Kumquat lemon GT. IT. WAS. SMACKING. Very refreshing on a hot day. Thanks guys read more

Probably the best bubble tea on campus! It's located one block west of the engineering quad and I often find myself here between classes. The atmosphere is super chill although it does get crowded around lunch and dinner, and the employees are super friendly. There's also rewards program for all of us bubble/milk tea addicts. Highly recommend, and I wish I had discovered this place earlier in the college career. read more

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In terms of actual bubble tea, I find their drinks to be watered down compared to Chatime. I always get less ice and significantly less sugar in any bubble tea place. Both their house milk tea and oolong tea didn't have a strong enough tea flavor in it, leaving me disappointed. Their house green milk tea, however, is decent. In terms of food, the parmesan basil fries are definitely good, yet very soaked in oil and a bit too salty. Tl;dr - I definitely prefer Chatime due to their stronger tea. Come to Latea if you want their snacks or a more "open lounge" atmosphere. read more

I like that you have the options of sweetness and ice levels. A lot of times I've been to bubble tea places and it's 90% ice. I appreciated that one can specify. Prices are a little steep for my boba tea fix to be honest (being from Cali...you can find a range of prices, but it is Chambana so this is the normal price-range). The bubbles were very soft and a good texture (thumbs up!). I got the spring mix which was a rose, lavender, and a sweeter caramel (3 flavors in one--win!). The combo was delicious and very light and aromatic. I really enjoyed the tea and the atmosphere of the place is really nice. They also have other items on the menu I want to check out! read more

Latea Bubble Tea Lounge has the best boba I've ever tasted! One of my favorite things about Latea is that you can choose how sweet you want your drink to taste, unlike other places. The ingredients are all natural so you don't have to worry about drinking artificially. This makes their boba the perfect consistency and not all gummy and rubbery like other boba. The owner has so much passion about Latea and how far it has come. There is definitely love put into making the drinks and it's definitely worth a try! read more

And then there was one... LaTea is the last legit bubble tea location on campus until Chatime reopens (Cocomero doesn't really count) and the flavors here are just decent in my opinion. They have a pretty good rewards program that can get you free add-ons every few purchases. There's a flavors chart on the wall behind the cashier. My favorites are the house milk tea and the oolong milk tea. But they also have some cool floral flavors like Rose or Bouquet Milk Tea and Salted Caramel Milk Tea! You can also customize how much ice you want as well as how sweet you want the drink (regular, less sweet, half sweet, none, etc.), which is pretty cool. Their sizes, especially the small and medium, are pretty standard. But their large size is huge! When I order a small oolong milk tea with no add-ons, it comes to about $4.40 something, which I think is acceptable, but a little pricier than I'd prefer. I docked off one star because the lines can get crazy long, not only to order, but also the wait time to pick up your drinks can be slightly ridiculous sometimes. Overall, I'm so thankful this place is here because sometimes you just get a craving! read more

Slow. Really really slow. We waited over 20 minutes for our drinks. The staff who work here are not super on top of it nor professional. Impossible to study here, this is more for people watching or socializing. When it gets busy, seating becomes and issue. I personally find the customize your ice and sweetness option weird. Most places just make your drinks and if you have special preference, you let them Know. But now they are asking you to even customize how Much sugar to add. Various cactus and indoor plants here, though i feel like they need a bit more soil than the tiny decorative containers they are in. The tea are fine, but not out of this world for $5. read more

So many different types of bubble tea and smoothies. Staff was helpful elaborating on what all the names mean and what ingredients are included, which was definitely necessary. I ended up getting a milk tea with passion fruit jello bits and it was excellent. Will have to go back and try the other flavors. read more

This use to be a great place that has gone down hill with new management. Flavors are much weaker and even the boba is flavorless. So sad to report this but the poor quality has been consistent in the last several retries we have done since new management. Use of weak flavored syrup is what it tastes like. read more

The line was crazy. Only one girl at the register. She was very nice, it was my first time so I had a few questions. She was polite and answered my questions. I had the house tea with boba, it was good but watered down, even though I asked for light ice. If I'm ever in town and go back I would ask for no ice. read more

Although there are many bubbletea shops opening up here and there, Latea remains supreme in quality and taste. You can taste the quality in their boba, and the tea has no artificial flavors; all natural. So if you're looking for some quality bubble tea, I highly recommend Latea. My favorite is the oolong tea with boba and pudding, half sweet, less ice, sub whole milk. read more

Best boba on campus. They're really good with accommodating special requests. Desserts are too. Great customer service and lots of cute workers. read more

First time having milk bubble tea so I don't have anything to compare it to BUT I loved it. I ordered a salted caramel milk tea with boba and 25% sweetness. It was the perfect level of sweetness to kind of cut any bitterness that might have existed. Price seemed reasonable although like I said I have nothing to compare to. Saw someone next to me order the green tea latte, will be back to try that very soon! read more

Went there many times, but for the first time, I got so disappointed by their greetings and attitudes. The cashier threw back your card, didn't hand you a pen for signature like they usually did, and the guy at pickup station didn't help you bag up your drinks like always. Please train your staff FOR THE SAME CONSISTENCY. I paid so much not expecting this level of service. read more

Hmm the creamy cup wasn't so tasty. Tastes weird. Tea was ok, nothing special. Bubbles were soft not bad

I have been going to la tea for 5 years now and I can confidently say that la tea is the best bubble tea place in town. Recently they've launched a new boba flavor-- the roasted brown sugar boba, which is absolutely delicious. I hope they keep on innovating the menu and bring new and seasonal items. I miss the chocolate lava cake they used to have . read more

With the opening of new bubble tea shops, I thought LaTea would try to up its game, but it hasn't. The green house milk teas I've gotten recently have been watered down and tasted mostly like milk. The furniture and decorations around the interior also need better care. The tables are starting to get wobbly and a few of the terrariums have started growing mold in them. read more

A large bubble tea is so worth the price. The honey bubbles are soooo good my husband and I share one large milk green tea, it was definitely enough for two. Have to go back when I visit my brother again next time. read more

I usually don't post any review but their salted cream float just got me! It was so good. They said they made it in house themselves and you can actually taste it! The cream is really rich and it goes so well with their organic tea, especially oolong tea which is my favorite. I also like green tea latte, rose milk tea and brown sugar milk drink. Also friendly customer service and modern interior design. read more

Latea Bubble Tea Lounge - Desserts Near Me - Champaign, Illinois

I love that all their milk tea drinks are made with real tea (taro is not tea.. :,( ) Drinks taste good, probably my favorite place on campus. My fav is the lavender milk tea. Fries are great, but pretty greasy so I can never eat all of them alone, I reccomend splitting it with a friend. read more

Latea is probably the best tasting bubble milk tea in the CU area, and there are a lot of them here, so that's a great compliment. They brew their tea from fresh leaves consistently; their boba is always well cooked and not chewy, and they have promotions going on all the time. The prices here reflect the quality, so they are higher than average, but you get what you pay for. read more

the boba was so good! the drink was pretty good too. 3 stars because I placed an online order at 4:19 for pick up because I had to be somewhere so I figured if I place it online it would be ready by the time I get there and I could be in and out and be on my way. For 2 drinks the earliest pick up time said 40 minutes, I'm not from the area and I really wanted to try it so I figured I'd drive and wait a little because surely it can't take 40 minutes to make 2 milk teas it will probably be done before that! But I still had to wait and then the estimated pick up time increased to 5:09, I asked the cashier if it would take another half hour to make my drinks because I was genuinely curious and she said "hes working on them now" My drinks were ready at like 4:50 and the staff came up to me and said "for future reference we prioritize in store orders so waiting in line might be faster" I personally think orders should be worked on in the time order they come in, not if someone chooses to wait in person or not because I was in a rush and thought placing online would be more convenient for me, it wasn't. I would maybe go back because the drinks were good but if you're considering placing an online order for pick up because you're in a rush, maybe don't do it here because you'll still end up waiting for a drink. read more

Amazing customer service. It was my first time there and the lady ringing me up made a couple different samples for me to try. She was so helpful and made sure I got what I wanted. I have been back many times since and have received delicious drinks and great service! read more

Great place! I love that they have all organic ingredients and brew their teas in house, no gross processed teas here! Customer service is super friendly, and the whole place is so cute. I can tell this place will be a big hit with students on campus. My green milk tea was delicious but I do wish that my pearls were softer. I have a sensitive stomach and this was the first time I've had bubble tea which hasn't screwed my stomach over. I've raved about this place to all my friends and I recommend it to anyone looking for good quality bubble tea! read more