Magic Cup has been one of my go-to spots for years, and they've always been consistent and good. Their drinks never disappoint, and it's a place I keep coming back to. We even had my friend's wedding catered by them, and it was such a hit. We scheduled a tasting with the store manager, got to try all their teas and toppings, and picked our favorites. Delivery was smooth, setup was quick, and guests loved it. Such a unique and memorable experience! read more

Overall yummy and hit the spot. We got a Cha-mango with boba and avocado smoothie with boba. The mango pieces in the cha-mango weren't great but it isn't the season so that might be why. The avocado smoothie was solid. Creamy with good flavor and great boba. read more

Magic Cup - Cha-Mango - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Houston, Texas

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The lid seal exploded from me shaking it . Made my friend clean it up and laughed at him while he was cleaning. Drink and boba wasn't even good. read more

Magic Cup - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Houston, Texas

I've been coming to Magic Cup since they opened. Although I don't really stop by Magic Cup often anymore these days due to its location, I always have to get the Oreo Vanilla Frappe whenever I do these days. As usual, the store is clean, and the cashiers are friendly. During my most recent visit a few weeks ago, my friends also got the Caramel Frappe and the Mango Pineapple Smoothie, and all of those were really good as well. In the past, I've ordered their other specialty coffees and smoothies, and all were tasty each time. They have a wide selection of teas, coffees, and smoothies for their drink options. You can customize the toppings (with so many to choose from), sweetness, and ice levels. They also have a nice variety of banh mi options and snacks as well, but I can't say much about their banh mi or snacks since I haven't tried those. Since there are so many options for boba these days around town, Magic Cup is not my go-to place for boba anymore, but it's always nice to stop by every once in a while. read more

Magic Cup - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Houston, Texas

I never thought I ever be so disappointed! I was enjoy my sandwich Friday and haven't started on my second one and found a beer hair, so gross. I been here so many years and they need to take that serious! Sandwich used to be good and now it isn't and bread is hard! It now time to me to find fresh bakery bình mi read more

I haven't tried this place in a few years because it's never on top of my list. But my husband wanted to and so we ordered online. Popcorn chicken (1/5) salty and looked old as if they used old oil. Thai green milk tea (2/5) boba was good, but the drink itself wasn't creamy as I like compare to other places Overall, not not be coming back anytime soon. read more

Magic Cup - Cha-watermelon , cha-mango and Thai green tea - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Houston, Texas

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I read that this is a good boba shop to study in, and it definitely has the seating for it. I thought the boba was so good and affordable. I signed up for rewards to get $2 off, so my boba was only $3.52. Their menu has so many options! I opted for the tiger oat milk tea with boba, which I really loved because it is lactose free with such a great taste. Although tiger (brown sugar) milk tea always tastes good to me. My friend got the peach green tea with aloe vera, which he liked. We used their wifi to study for a few hours and noticed a few other people who came in to do the same thing. There were some outlets by the tables. There were unfortunately some families with very rambunctious children playing games on full volume. The one thing the shop could control was the volume of the music, which we remarked was excessively loud. read more

Magic Cup - Iced Tiger Oat Milk Tea w/ Boba and Iced Peach Green Tea w/ Aloe Vera - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Houston, Texas

They deserve less than one . My friend and I have been going to magical for past six years and over. We go to Magic cup almost every week after brunch. We love order the drinks and play cards. Over years we did encounter couple of times milk in our latte was spoiled and they took care of it but we stopped ordering anything have fresh milk in it. Two weeks ago when we were there we ordered 4 ice drinks that had black jelly in it. Tea was spoiled and I told them. Unfortunately with this female staff insisting they cannot change it for us and we have to pay for new drinks to replace it. At the end we had a young man who was willing to replace it for us with additional cost, which we paid. Overall it was ridiculous. Not only I had a very bad diarrhea after I got home, we wasted all those money we paid because sugar can drink we replaced had a very bad taste too, We couldn't drink it! We definitely would never go back there again. They have a serious management problem with quality of their drink and staff management. Be careful what you drink, I had real bad diarrhea for two days !!! read more

My partner and I come every weekend. I love the drinks but yesterday the service did it for us. The guy at the window that takes our order is AMAZING. Even when the order is a bit complicated he makes sure to get it right every time! The herbal jelly is my favorite add on for any drink but I've been stuck on Mango passion fruit drink! Haven't been inside just yet , it's always a drive thru thing for us but it's always our cántico cup to go. read more

Did I somehow make Johnathan angry at me today as a client because I did not deserve the sandwich that I got today . I had an an incredible experience six months ago, which brought me back to this restaurant again and it's going to be the last time. I've had to scroll through my photos, and you will see the comparison of the same sandwich that I got 6 months ago to the exact same sandwich that I got today. Do you see the disrespect that these two employees gave me with this sandwich? I waited in the lobby for at 5 minutes and I was almost debating leaving and I probably should've because when I ordered the sandwich I thought that I was gonna get the same type of sandwich six months ago, but look at the sandwich that I got today. Only one layer of meat and then a second layer of meat both being paper thin it is 1000% not worth the amount of money that I paid for and I will never come back complete disrespect from these 2 young men. read more

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If you have some sweet and savory quick bite cravings while you are studying, you should check this place out. Place is super spacious and chill music playing in the background. I came on a rainy day so there wasn't any people, only two workers and they are fast at making my order. I got the voodoo chicken spicy, give it a 7/10 because it's not only not spicy, it lacks seasoning flavor in general. The chicken bite size is good and tender juicy, would be a good hit if it has more flavor. Omg the magic puffs are great. They aren't too doughy and small bite size so I really like it. It satisfied my beignet craving. Lavender latte I give it a 8/10 it's little too sweet for me but the floral scent of lavender was there but not too overpowering the coffee so it was good still. read more

Magic Cup - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Houston, Texas

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I love their drive thru. Sometimes I'm a hot mess and shouldn't be leaving the house so this drive thru really helps me grab my drinks without going in to pick up my drinks. Their Viet Frappe is so yummy and very chocolate tasting. read more

Magic Cup - Viet Frapp - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Houston, Texas

Magic Cup has been on my bookmark for Wanna Go Post Pandemic. Not because it offers dining rewards, but it's unique and stands out from the rest of the boba tea joints on the west of Beltway. I came here for a taste of lighter side of snacking. I ordered Nouc Mat and veggie egg rolls for takeout. I'm so glad they already included all the toppings in the artichoke drink. Sugar level was perfect. Veggie egg rolls came with 2 containers of sweet and sweet sauce. I wonder if they were made in house. After egg rolls cooled down, the flavor and texture remained. I don't believe restaurant made them. But I prefer this Chinese type better than the Vietnamese type. There were many signs on the doors to warm us about the staff shortage. When I got here, I was the only customer and the dining room was less than a quarter filled. Restaurant was very clean. I like those white tables and chairs. They made clean to show up more. I saw few young customers at the patio area. It is essential to have it fenced in. The restaurant is on the outskirt of the strip mall called AI HOA Marketplace. Sign is new, but I know Magic Cup was here way before the mall remodeling. read more

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Driving around Bellaire, Houston not sure what to drink since there were so many boba shops to choose from. I decided to go with Magic Cup since they have drive thru. However, ended up going inside because my family needed to use the restroom. It was very loud inside. This one group of like 6 made it worse because they talked and laughed super loud. Guess they had to tho because they needed to talk louder than the music so other individuals in the group can hear. Anyways, because it was so loud inside the staff was having a difficult time hearing what I ordered and vice versa. I couldn't really hear what she needed. Guess she was trying to say that I can enter my info to get points. Would have been nice to hear it because I could have receive $1 off on my next order ( I placed 2 separate orders that day because I needed to order another drink). The beignets were fresh and yummy. It was nice that the sauce and powder was on the side. I can dip since I don't like too much chocolate on my beignets. For the price, you do get a good amount of beignets ( : The kimchi fries was also yummy. It blended pretty well. The cheese, greens and fries was so good together. It was a good portion for the price. Drinks...however, was not as great. The herbal tea tasted like a weak version of wintermelon tea. Why didn't they just say wintermelon lol actually, it tasted more like water. The black tea was nasty. I did left it in the fridge and drank it the next day so not sure if that was the reason for the unpleasant taste. So I might need to retry this drink someday. Huge parking lot. Inside was pretty big. Lots of seating Patio seating avail too Customer service was good but again, it was super loud inside read more

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We have been here once before & enjoyed our drinks. But this time we came in for 2 coffee drinks & one fruit smoothie. The Vietnamese coffee was just average and mine had two pieces of plastic in my drink. Our daughter in law thought her fruit smoothie was bland. Then when we got home with our receipt, we checked our credit card acct online for something else & saw that Magic Cup had double billed us. We got charged for the 3 drinks before tipping & then again for the full amt plus tipping. We called the coffee shop w/no results. Tried calling corporate & emailed them too...NO results. We finally called our credit card company. This was probably an honest mistake & they are just too busy to respond. Either way we do not recommend them and we won't ever go back. Houston has way too many great coffee shops in town. read more

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Love their sandwiches. Their drinks always hit the spot but I will admit I miss their old menu items like passionblast and their pho dip. If they ever brought back those items, I'd visit even more! read more

Came here for a late night snack: it's open late and has a driv thru! I ordered the fries with a drink and it came up to about $16 I believe. The fries are def nice and spicy, comes with a layer of shredded cheese and another of melted cheese, bacon if you add it, the kimchi, etc. I thought that the toppings were a little much compared to how many fries you get. Next time I'll def order light on the cheese because it covered the entire box. It was still really good though and the fruit tea was also good. It comes with a bunch of fruit bits and jellies, but I felt like I would've enjoyed it better if I still added boba to it. The fruit bits tasted really fresh though even though I came at the end of the day. I'll def be coming back and trying some other things :)) read more

Magic Cup - Kimchi Fries w/bacon - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Houston, Texas

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The food we order on uber eats and walk in orders have decrease on their quality the Kimchis taste hard and old it seems that the new teens running it dont give a hoot on their food and quality i do not recommend this place if you wanna be eating hard disgusting old fries read more

Magic Cup - Kimchi Fries are old and hard when ordered on uber - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Houston, Texas

Horrible service was there around 1 pm and the lady was so rude I was in line and they were all talking and laughing like kids . My daughter and grandma was waiting to order but nobody was greeting us THEY MESWE UP OUR ORDERS AND IT WASNTgood lack of flavor read more

THIS was my cup at magic cup. I paid over $5 for a drink and they could not even fill it up! Rediculous. Tea is not that expensive to fill a cup up!!! Do better!!! read more

Magic Cup - Mango oolong tea - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Houston, Texas

We came here on a Sunday night looking for a new boba spot to try. Its located in a semi sketchy neighborhood. Inside is decently spacious but it doesn't look very clean or tidy. We got the coconut milk tea and the sea foam drink. The service was below average as the staff there were both equally unfriendly as well as lacking knowledge on their own menu. Drinks tasted pretty watered down and we weren't really impressed with it. Plenty of Boba spots to try but this isn't one we would recommend read more

Magic Cup - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Houston, Texas

Guy in the window rude and didn't make my drink like I asked why have people like that working

So there's a sandwich shop not too far from here that's our favorite - but even if that place someday closed down, we'd still go out of our way for Magic Cup. It's a little pricier than some other bubble tea places, but the quality is absolutely worth the cost - and they have a convenient drive-thru if you're getting food from elsewhere. The Jasmine Green Tea with Boba is my go-to, but I've also tried their Thai Green Milk Tea and regular Thai Tea. My husband, on the rare occasions he feels like a sweet drink, loves their 'Cha-Mango' - a blended ice drink made with mango, chamoy, and garnished with a tamarind straw and fresh mango chunks. All of them are great; and even if you get them at their 'default' sweetness level they won't be overwhelmingly sugary. The boba are also cooked nicely, being chewy and slightly 'al dente' with a nice brown sugar flavor. I've also ordered food from here a couple of times via UberEATS. Their customer service is already great, but it really shines here; whenever they've been out of an ingredient, they've called my phone as soon as Uber alerts me to this, offering an apology and a replacement item. They also make a hole in the top of the styrofoam box for delivery, which works wonders for stopping things from 'steaming' and getting soggy in transit! And as for the food itself; their voodoo chicken is great, but can be a little salty if you up the spice level too much. It comes with both sweet chili sauce AND sriracha though, so it's easy to make up for it if you stick with 'Medium' spice or lower. Their selection of banh mis is somewhat limited, but my personal favorite is the grilled pork, which is always tender and well-seasoned with just enough mayo. So yeah; Magic Cup has great drinks, good food, and great service. If you find yourself a regular here, try signing up to their rewards program and text alerts. They frequently offer $2-3 off a drink for various holidays and events, or if you just haven't been in a while. Cheers! read more

Magic Cup - Jasmine Green Tea with Boba - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Houston, Texas

We've been here before and really liked their drive thru option. And I remember their boba was pretty cheap. I think prices went up now at 4.45 but wanted to try it again. We ordered a coffee milk tea, wintermelon milk tea and honey oolong tea all with boba. They were efficient and friendly. You can put whatever toppings instead of the suggested ones. They came out fast and I was excited to try but wow my tea was strong. Didn't taste honey. Boba is on the soft side. Passable. I tasted the wintermelon and it was sweet. Not bad. Better than mine. Coffee was strong but ok too. Overall ok place. Had better and many better boba places down the street. But very convenient! read more

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I love the voodoo Chicken it so yummy. The Oreo vanilla Frappe love it, it my favorite drink. Y'all service is great. No problems, keep up the work I will definitely come back here. https://www.instagram.com/jason_dxletay20010?igsh=eGk1czhlOWdmYW1z&utm_source=qr read more

Magic Cup - Voodoo Chicken and Oreo Vanilla Frappe - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Houston, Texas

I went to Magic Cup to get lunch on one Saturday a few weeks ago. Ordered the grilled chicken banh mi and a strawberry peach iced tea. The banh mi was very tasty and the strawberry/peach iced tea was filled with diced strawberry & peach pits. Both are quite good! read more

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'Tis the season to enjoy one of my fave Frappes! Their Andes Mint series is now finally back during the holiday season! My fave is the Andes Mint Oreo Frappe with coconut milk and boba, but they also have the Andes Mint Mocha and Andes Mint Hot Cocoa to choose from. I really enjoy eating bits of the Andes chocolate in my Frappe. So much so that I am enjoying one right now as you are reading this. Don't miss out on their seasonal drinks! read more

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I've only got the Oreo drink but it was good very good would rather have it then a birthday cake I've had some of the fries they were ok

So I don't normally go five stars on a first review, but when you see the actual, whole, fruits that you plan to enjoy in your smoothie, well that just makes me happy. I had just had some dental work done, and my mouth was not feeling all that great. But I was hungry and wanted something nutritious. The idea of a smoothie was perfect... In fact an avocado smoothie. I just figured it would be the perfect thing... And it was. Thuy had the a Mango Strawberry smoothie, and it too was very good. I'm going to make a quick comment on the fruit. Where we live, near Fort Worth, we have encountered places that use powders as their flavoring. Yuck! As I don't know Houston very well, maybe that doesn't happen here, since the Asia community is larger, and I suspect more discerning. This I can tell from the other reviews. Bottom line: Glad we found the magic! read more

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This place is good! It's a drive thru boba place which is the most amazing concept in the world. Came here on a Saturday night with some friends but we decided to go inside. Very nice and spacious. We all got different drinks and enjoyed them. I got the thai tea which was good. I opted for 50% sugar but it wasn't sweet at all. The drink was was still really good and creamy. I would probably do the 70-75% sugar level next time. The Thai green tea, mango peach green tea, and milk tea were delicious as well! They're really sweet though, so just an FYI. You can change up the sugar levels which is nice. 70-75% sugar seems like a safe bet. The only negative of this place was the parking lot. We came at night so the parking lot was pitch black. There were literally no lights. I was pretty sure we would get robbed because it was like 10pm. Also, right when I pulled into the lot my car went into a deep pot hole....... when I got out of it I automatically drove into another pot hole........the bottom of my car was covered in dirt. Honestly thought I popped a tire. Be cautious or you'll be screwed. :D read more

Magic Cup - Thai green tea and Thai tea - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Houston, Texas

Magic Cup overall is all right. just ok. Not the best drinks nor staff. I ordered the Thai Tea with boba 25% less sweet, but it literally tasted like water. The way they make the drinks is not consistent, resulting in different tastes every time. Today I wanted to try the thai green milk tea, but I get nervous sometimes trying new drinks. I asked the server what the difference was between the thai milk tea and thai green milk tea and I got a I don't know response. Like how do you work at a boba place and not know the drinks. Anyways, I ordered the iced mango oolong tea with peach bits 50% less sweet. It is a good drink, but is very sweet for 50% less sweet. I like how the place is spacious and clean. A good place to hang with people, but I'd go elsewhere for drinks. read more

Magic Cup - Iced Mango Oolong Tea w/ Peach Bits - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Houston, Texas

I've been a regular of magic cup since they first open and after today, I will never return. Two stars for the drinks but man, the customer service is horrible. read more

Another great boba spot in an already solid lineup of shops in the Houston Chinatown area. This may seem silly, but my favorite thing about this place may be their cups that feature the iconic Houston skyline - it is small details like that that help set this place apart. They have a lot of variety on their menu as well. I had read an Eater article touting their Vietnamese iced coffee as one of the best in Houston, so I had to give that a shot. It was deliciously potent - definitely recommend if you are a sucker for Cafe Sua Da like me. There is plenty of parking and seating inside! read more

Magic Cup - Iced Cafe Sua Da - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Houston, Texas

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The strawberry peach special-tea is one of my new favorite drinks! We ordered the drink with 75 percent less sugar and added boba - The drink turned out perfect! The tea balanced out the sweetness of the fruit really well. It comes iced and with bits of cut up fruit which makes the drink really refreshing, even during the winter. Must try! We stopped by Chinese New Year weekend and they were hosting a lion dance celebration event and a red envelope promotional offer. It was very festive and great for all ages. Parking is never an issue here. They share the parking lot with all the other establishments behind the building. Looks like they are redoing the lot as well. I noticed a printing station that's available for use (with a small fee I'm assuming). Printing, wifi, sitting space, drinks and food sounds like a great combination for studying too. Overall, great place for drinks, studying, or hanging out. They also have a convenient drive through line too. I still have to try their food one day! Yet another reason to come back! read more

Magic Cup - Water melon cha and matcha green tea - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Houston, Texas

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Food was extremely spicy. I ordered their calamari medium spicy and I could not eat this. I had to throw this away because it burned my mouth and lips. read more

Magic Cup - I ordered their calamari medium spicy. I'm sad to say I could not eat this. This was beyond eatable. Don't waste your money on their snack! - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Houston, Texas

I love this place! Located in Chinatown, you can imagine there is a variety of boba / tea shops everywhere. You can spend an entire day looking for a nice little spot! Don't look no further! Today, I had the privilege to meet the owner and she was very nice and kind to everyone! I usually do the cha-mango with curly fries but I wanted to try something new... and I was NOT disappointed. I love the slogan; "come as strangers; leave as friends" It truly does feel like I'm a friend; no, more like family. Friendly smiles, comfortable chairs.. the music... ahhh... Come by and check it out! You won't be disappointed. Magic cup read more

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Updated review: I've been coming here now consistently for a year and I have not been disappointed. Drinks have been consistently great and the voodoo chicken (nuggets) here are always crispy and fresh. I love the Kimchi fries (add bacon and an egg) and I'm assuming they have changed their egg rolls bc I've read people on here say they are the size of at a thumb but they are apparently not anymore? The veggie rolls are a great quick snack and very filling. My fav drink now is the Viet frapp with coffee jelly! You can adjust the sweetness level as well :) But I also like the white coconut mocha (hot AND iced are delicious). The honey caramel latte is also very tasty if you like sweet but again, sweetness can be adjusted! I also appreciate the business owner/manager replying to my previous review in a professional manner and not being upset about the feedback I provided. I've noticed owners/managers can sometimes reply and be upset they aren't a 5 star or be defensive (so annoying). read more

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Came here on a weekend to get our tapioca fix. The place had a good amount of parking spots, but also there were construction in the parking lot where the drive thru is located. Almost cause us to have an accident because someone was going the wrong way. We love the drive thru quick + easy. Just ordered a green thai tea with regular boba. Boba seems like were just freshly made. The green thai tea wasn't so sweet, perfect to my likings. We were in + out no longer then 3 minutes. Only reason why I'm giving it three stars is because safety hazard. read more

Magic Cup - Green Thai Tea + Regular Boba - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Houston, Texas

Food is the best thing ever service is the most valuable thing that I can say they have ambiance is relaxing read more

Magic Cup - So good mango pineapple.... - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Houston, Texas

Definitely loved the vibe of this place. If I lived in Houston, would definitely come here more often. Tried out this place with friends on a trip. They have a variety of drinks. And I was so surprised that they had food items. But it was great, because we were starving and wanted to snack on something. The phonomenal dip was a must must try! It was so delicious and so worth it! The girl who took our order recommended it and I'm so glad she did because it tasted amazing! The drinks were delicious! Service was great and our food came out quick. If you're not down with dining in, they even have a drive-thru. Definitely recommend this place! read more

Magic Cup - Kimchi fries - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Houston, Texas

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