Mo Cha Tea - I am about to make a confession to you and I appreciate the safe space to do it. They opened in 2016, are literally BLOCKS away from my home and this is the first time I have tasted them. I was having one of those days...feel me here my friends... anxiety attack, I want to go out but no... I need snacks. NO, I need sweets... I am craving fruit.... But maybe I want chocolate later...damn it... Mo Cha Tea...THANK YOU. This is one of those YOU BLEW MY MIND reviews because I just discovered this spot right by me might now be a favorite spot and they just earned that on a damned takeout order which speaks even more to this gem. They are in one of my favorite buildings so I have always wanted to go in but now I know I want to be a regular. Each of the items I got deserves it's own spot so I will do that and I legit took a bite from each before saying OMG I WAAAAY ordered too much yet I have zero regrets.
Item numero 1 is their crab wontons...some of the better I have ever had! Super crispy wonton wrappers cooked perfect with an amazingly tasty creamy filling plus a normal sweet and sour dip sauce. Great price too and you get 6! Deliciousness and I love that they have a great pile of snack and nosh options if you are hungry for more than drinks and desserts.
I was craving a smoothie and, being honest, I really am not into bubble tea AT ALL... I am, however, down for a smoothie. Their fresh strawberry is pretty amazing and even grabbing it at 100% sweet which I was nervous about but I am a hummingbird so why not but genuinely I can be overly sweetened. This unexpectedly not overly sweet or overly fruity. It is clearly really fruit! The fake stuff is just gross and super syrupy so the flavor is too much but this was so surprisingly real. I was barely able to have a lot SO I am excited for later since I mixed it well and tossed it into the freezer for an ice cream treat. Also - they have many milk options. I tried my first order with whole milk but plan to try almond milk later or you can opt for no milk at all.
Again, with that fruit craving I saw their brick toast which was described on the to go menu as a vanilla cake. There are no words for this magic. It is like you mated your favorite waffle with your favorite vanilla cake. I asked for whipped cream and why not a scoop of ice cream which was blueberry. Friends... they added fresh blueberries, strawberries, drops of strawberry syrup and even little delicious gummies. I was not prepared for the epic size so invite friends to join you. They will not stop thanking you because this is probably one of the tastiest desserts I have ever had. I also tossed most of this in my freezer and I cannot wait to see how that goes.
Lastly is the Oreo smoothie because...let's revisit that, screw it...I am ordering half the menu to take a bit from each and freeze it all. On one hand I highly recommend this to you folks who want coffee and a dessert because I was not expecting the coffee flavor with the Oreo. I definitely did not hate it though since the only way I enjoy coffee is if it's somehow also ice cream. I do look forward to seeing what my freezer does to this though. read more