Mango mochi- pretty good, but I feel like the mango milk should have more mango, felt a bit…read moreunderwhelming

I'll admit it. I'm a bubble tea snob. I'm going to sound harsh here, but I had the misfortune of…read morehaving the worst one of my life from the Tiger Tai stall at the Dream Food Festival in NJ. I was genuinely shocked at how bad it was. I ordered a passion fruit green tea with boba. They only sold one size (22 oz). There were no prices listed on their menu, so I just assumed it would be around $6-$8 which is standard market price. Nope, it was $10. As soon as I got my drink, I knew it was going to be bad. Passion fruit is typically a vibrant, yellow-golden color. Mine looked way too watered down. I had two sips before I threw it out. 1.) The boba was mushy, falling apart, and lacked any flavor. It was obviously old. COME ON! COOK YOUR BOBA FRESH AND PROPERLY. It's one of the key components to a good bubble tea. 2.) The green tea was not freshly brewed and tasted like it was from a premade tea bag. 3.) The passion fruit flavor had such a weird sour taste to it??? The taste was so unappealing. I couldn't shake it. $10 for a drink that tasted like mop water. Garbage. Straight up basura.

We got the watermelon and lychee smoothie as well as the Oreo punch. Never too sweet and always…read morevery refreshing. Fast service and a short walk from Central Park! Don't expect to sit in here though; it's a small walk-in.

Came here for drinks on a Wednesday afternoon. Very small interior. You can order and pay at a…read morekiosk. Short wait time. Juices and matcha boba drinks were good. Average prices. 2 blocks from Central Park.

Came in for a late-night boba run. We got the Lavender Milk Tea and the Coffee Black Milk Tea. I…read morecan say they aren't the best. You can taste the lavender powder that hasn't been fully mixed in yet. The coffee tasted a little weird to me. The boba in the drink wasn't the best. But if you are looking so somewhere to just sit and talk, they do have a good amount of seating. Overall, there are better boba places, but if nothing else is open, then this is your place.

My bubble tea crawl continues throughout New York City attaining my favorite default grass jelly…read moreloeng4 fan2 涼粉 choice topping. Ahh, grass jelly loeng4 fan2 涼粉 is my childhood favorite dessert and summons nostalgia! My experience was not magical as the customer service inadvertently botched my drink order. There are steps upon entering which this business is not ADA compliant. Honey Jasmine Green Tea, $7.25 Disappointingly, there is no ice as I surely requested. Having ice in my drink is how I manage to stay cool on a hot day in June as I wanted a cold drink (no milk and no boba). I had finished my tiresome grueling long infinite workday and hoped for a cool down. This is the beginning of a infinite hot humid long revolving door New York City summer 2025. My drink was served cool, but not high Arctic extreme cold as I hoped and after a 1 hour 10 minute subway ride home my drink became room temperate. The grass jelly was also served room temperate, but not chilled. The honey overpowered the green tea. I tasted the honey in my Jasmine green tea which is rather sweet. The clear plastic cup is minuscule thin as I can poke my finger and the entire cup will break spilling all the contents. Tea Magic did not take heed to the magic. There is a large Japanese maneki-neko 招き猫 beckoning cat at the order counter blessing the business, greeting customers, serving as a good luck revered position and decoration. However, this beckoning cat did not raised its paw. There are two signs "DO NOT TOUCH THE LUCKY CAT." There is also a sign informing customers of "price adjustment notice due to inflationary pressures to sustain increased operational costs." Well... at least the proprietor(s) are honest and direct to customers. There is a loyalty card where after the tenth drink customers receive a $5.00 discount for the next purchase. These loyalty cards sit in a cute mini shopping cart. This business is very accessible by MTA NYC Transit 1 train at 72nd Street in Upper West Side, Manhattan, NYC.

magic Angeles is a…read morewonderful host. birthday magic. like being in I Dream of Jeannie's Bottle

If you enjoy a little struggle with your dessert, this is the place for you…read more You're asked to surgically open your boba cup with a skewer, and good luck poking enough holes without spilling. The wood(?) straws are either too small for the bloated bubbles or immediately defeated when they clump together, so sipping becomes a full-body effort. As for the mochi donuts: one (the raspberry) was good. The other (biscoff) was impressively stale. 50/50 odds - not terrible, not great, definitely a gamble. I had been here before when it was clean, solid, and genuinely enjoyable, which makes this visit more disappointing. This time, our table had drops of tea on it, and the place was mostly empty aside from a group of very loud, older, regulars who seemed to think we were intruding on their personal hangout. Edit since I can't reply to the owner directly: when asked for a straw, this IS what the girl at the counter provided. She was also the one who told us to poke the holes in the lid and provided the skewers to do so.

Chalait is a small Café on the corner of West 82 St. & Amsterdam Ave. in Manhattan…read more A good place to have a quick snack like some Hot Chocolate, Matcha &/or a Cookie. The place is bright, white, simple & clean. Staff is friendly, service is quick. Surprisingly, this location has closed but there are other locations in Downtown Manhattan.

Came here just for the Pistacho Macha latte with oat milk - AMAZING!…read more Great pastries as well!

I love Match smoothie. I was looking for avocado but it was not available. The place is neat and…read moreclean and the staff are courteous. I will try other offers next time.

Got an iced jasmine milk tea with boba. It was tasty. The…read more"medium" will cost you almost $7. The boba was good, chewy and not mushy. The jasmine tea was just ok, not strong enough to stand against the milk. I do wish there was more of a jasmine tea flavor but there was a hint of floral. I enjoyed it. My partner got a hot americano, not that great. Coffee gave paper bag, iykyk. I'm unsure of what coffee they use but there was marketing material displayed advertising coffee drinks. Staff was friendly, window seating was perfect.

Vivi chain. One of few. I usually pick vivi because they always have a good deal. Unfortunately…read morethis visit they didn't. J usually always get to be 3Q milk tea. Standard, nothing special, but consistent but with other vivis. Very small to go place with a few counter seats, but thats the same st most vivis. A little more ice than drink than I'd like but i come for the boba and topping texture and flavor more than the drink itself. Yummy and satiated nonetheless. Good drinks, good boba, good jelly.

While in the vicinity of Upper West Side, I was longing for a bubble tea cool down reprieve from…read moresummer's humidity. This Vivi location there are hot food options at this location. Customer service is average. I did obtain my sales receipt. I did obtain my drink label. Vivi's logo is a stylized female sugar-skull/skeleton character. Peach green tea, medium $5.50 There are pieces of fresh peach fruit with my default topping of herbal jelly. The herbal jelly tasted like an ash heap of lumps. As a penchant, the ice completely melted during my long-haul subway ride home. My drink, unfortunately, became room temperature to be tasteless. My drink order was accurately fulfilled. This Vivi Bubble Tea is very accessible via MTA NYC Transit 1, 2, 3 local trains at 72nd Street subway station and B, C local trains at 72nd Street Central Park West followed by a reasonable walk. Currently this business sits hidden under scaffolding. At the register counter there is Japanese beckoning cat, maneki-neko 招き猫 and other Japanese animated characters.

I love Vanessa's but the prices keep going up. The quality is wonderful. There are only a few seats…read moreinside and outside. You pick up your food at the counter and bus your own trays. Many people get take out. They have a kiosk where you order. I have had sandwiches, both boiled and fried dumplings and soup and enjoyed them all. Today I had chicken and basil spicy fried dumplings. Delicious! Love the scallions on top. It is very informal but clean and bright.

11/7/25 - We walked over for a quick bite after visiting the Museum of Natural History. My order…read moretook a long time and, despite ordering right after her, my friend was finished with her food by the time mine had come out. We were not in a rush so that was ok. The 8-piece Assorted Boiled Dumplings came with 2 each of pork, vegetable, chicken, and shrimp (~$9). I like how this gave me the chance to try each of their dumplings. Personally I thought the shrimp was the best but overall the dumplings tasted good and were at a decent price point. However they were not unique among other boiled dumplings I've tried so not sure if I would order again. What I really enjoyed and would order again was the Beef Sesame Pancake Sandwich with cilantro and carrots. I really enjoyed the taste of the pancake as the bread and the cuts of beef did not taste stringy or old. I can't remember the price (cost more than the dumplings) but it was filling for a quick bite and something I would order again.

Amazing bubble tea. I absolutely recommend the mango slush, and the PAPAYA MILK TEA!! it is sooo…read moregood, a little bit pricey but for the taste is really good!

I needed a cool down on a very humid summer New York evening. This is my second Tea Magic visit…read morebut my first in this Upper West Side location. I briefly scanned the menu located hanging overhead but was not intrigue with the options. I specifically requested plain green tea without honey and Tea Magic staff complied and heeded my hope. My drink order was fulfilled to the tee with 30% sugar, regular ice and including my default topping grass jelly loeng4 fan2 涼粉. The grass jelly was a nice cool down, but it was insufficient paucity quantity ergo four stars. I highly despise extreme sweet drinks for the high sugar content volume and agree with former NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg's limiting sugar level initiatives consumption of sugary drinks. Bloomberg would be proud of my sugar intake level. The ice was average. No comment for the food as I did not purchase any. My raison d'etre for this visit was specifically for one cold drink with grass jelly topping. The decor is cute with a stuff bunny. Nota Bene: Cash payment enables a small discount.

Bubble tea is cropping everywhere - at least ubiquitous in New York City. I am willing to travel…read morenear and far for the patronized visitation experience, taste variation and price differential. My desiderium was peach Oolong tea which I expressed audible, but received peach green tea. Okay, I like also green tea. Peach green tea, medium $7.00 I was very specific with my order request. There were two (2) workers hustling and bustling one handling the ordering and young Asian female operating register while the other very young Asian male perform order fulfillment. The very young Asian male worker egregiously fulfilled my drink order entirely inaccurate three (3) times! The first time he quickly rush through the robotic systematic motions of the ingredients which the female quickly retrieve as a sign that is not ready to place on a rotator to mix the drink. I look at my drink which appears no herbal jelly topping embedded as my default topping choice which the male worker also retrieve and blurted his confession "I forgot the herbal jelly." My default bubble tea drink topping favorite default grass jelly loeng4 fan2 涼粉 is the best part and my primary reason for patronizing Gong Cha locations. Bro, you also forget to add ice! I did not receive any ice. I am a native New Yorker and always prefer ice in drinks who mirror a broader American obsession with icy beverages especially during the stifling hot humid summer months. Honestly, I wanted my drink to be sweating from the ice condensation but to no avail. It was served chilled which later turned room temperature warm during my long-haul subway ride home. Yuck! This bro is oblivious to the task without care and lacking utter attention of situational awareness as he is young, very naive and obvious possess minimal workforce life experience. Utter disappointment for dispirited. There was one customer who complained of his dissatifaction for drink inaccuracy fulfilled upon my entrance apparently I am not the only one whose drink order was incorrect. Aha moment!! I did received my sales receipt and drink label imitating Starbucks drink cup labels. I am enamored with their competitor Kung Fu Tea for their options and better customer service. There is a sticker mural of universities and colleges both local, some out of state and foreign. I immediately located my own alma mater and my family member's alma mater. Of course, Columbia University is prominently displayed gargantuan front and center with their official mascot Roar-ee the Lion since this Gong Cha location is within the locale.

The menu is standard to most Gong Cha chain locations. This storefront is take-out only, there's…read morenot really any seating. When I went the self-order kiosk was not working. Drinks were ready in 2-3 minutes which was really quick considering they had a lot of mobile orders coming in. You can adjust the % ice and % sugar level. An oolong tea ($6) with boba ($1) came to $7.62