So yummy! It's a little bit out of the way for me but was so worth it!…read more We got the brown sugar bubble tea & taro bubble tea and pork buns & s&p popcorn chicken. The food was delicious, and I think I'd stop by just for a snack if needed. The brown sugar bubble tea was really good too, but I thought the taro tasted slightly artificial-y? I will definitely try more flavors. It's located in a plaza with other stores and the inside is very beautiful and spacious.

The price for the food is not worth with how much food they give you. This is my first time trying…read morethis place and I hate to say it but I had high hopes. But genuinely they give you a good decent amount of rice and noodles but the filling (the braised pork and the soybean/pork paste) was barely anything. Could've been better if they just gave you more filling tbh

Soooo we searched for boba on a girls thrifting trip and this place came up with great ratings…read moreinside a shell gas station in prospect not to far from the goodwill we were at, off we go! The boba tea counter had one worker who was exceptionally nice and they had boba being made fresh so 9 minutes for our drinks nbd. We all got taro, with brown sugar boba but were corrected as they only had tapioca pearl boba not sweetened brown sugar boba. My tea was decidedly not sweet enough for me and the fresh boba nice texture but flavorless. It is mid tier bubble tea.

Awesome boba! Don't judge the fact that it's in a gas station, it's seriously good. I ordered the…read morebrown sugar milk tea and it was sooo good. The boba was soft and chewy. It comes with milk cap then they sprinkle more brown sugar on top and torch it! I gotta take a video next time. Oh yes, there will be a next time.

I love Mei Tea! I'm from California and it has been hard to find milk tea places in CT. Their…read moredrinks are very similar to places I can find in CA! I come all the time, my favorite drinks are the white peach fruit tea and the brown sugar milk tea! I like that you can adjust the sweetness levels and even mix any of the flavors. The staff are always friendly and patient! :)

Not what was expected, but not bad…read more Missus is on a dumpling kick, so we looked for some of the best dumplings we could find locally. Found this well reviewed shop close by, so we dropped in. The inside is very sparse, lots of stuff strewn around. It was lacking a lot of polish, but it didn't seem too sketchy. We ordered from the nice lady an order of dumplings, pirogies, and a couple of bao buns. Price was good, and food took about 15 minutes to cook but we did some trekking locally to waste time, We got our food, took some pics and dug in. The pirogies were for me, and I must say that they were not pirogies. It was mashed potatoes with cheese in a dumpling wrapper. The dumpling wrappers were fresh, but the dough was not what I expected. The potato and cheese was pretty good though. Didn't use a farmers cheese but did some type of white cheese. The bao were generic. They used the same filling as the dumplings as the bao filling. It really needed a sauce inside to help differentiate it from the dumplings. We also got a black sesame bao, but the inside was very watery and not appetizing at all. So we threw that one away. The owner is a very nice lady, and she's working hard to keep her place busy. It's clear that the stresses of the day keep her strained, but she does mean well enough. For those in the area, it's not a drive to destination. It's pretty good dumplings in a run down shop with an owner fighting to stay afloat. I would recommend going here if you want to support local, and don't mind a bit of grit. The dumplings are fresh, the pirogies are interesting renditions, and they do boba tea.

I used to come here in high school so I'm happily surprised this spot is still around. Inside is…read morehow I remember it, a few seats and overall clean. I recall it being one of the only bubble tea spots in the area with decent drinks and I'm glad it's lasted so long. I got one of their newer matcha drinks and the taste was nice - what really pushed the review to five stars was one of the workers genuinely asking for my opinion and being transparent about how they were actively sourcing good matcha and experimenting with drink mixes. Super innovative and friendly! Overall, nice staff and nice drinks. Here's hoping it sticks around for another decade!

I love tea break! Virtually every time I go to West Hartford I have to swing by this place. I used…read moreto be a pearl tea addict when I lived in the Bay Area. Thank God this place exists for people like me. One time I went outside and spilled my tea by mistake, and when I came back in to get napkins, they gave me two new teas free of charge. They are awesome human beings. I also love that they have really weird flavors like lemon citrus with sour plum and taro and all the good stuff

In short: Good service, calm atmosphere, delicious and fresh Korean corn dogs…read more As my girlfriend and I were looking for a snack, we came across The Mochi Donut Cafe. We arrived to an empty parking lot and were greeted by calm and atmospheric music. Our attendant/cashier was peaceful and patient as we looked through the menu and took our time. Our order was taken care of and served within 15 minutes, the food had been ready. We enjoyed our meal. Their Korean Corn dogs were fresh, flavorful and delicious. The Hazelnut Latte we ordered was balanced and also delicious. The tables were clean and the overall vibe of the place was aesthetically pleasing. Good spot to check out if you're craving a snack, need a place to study as they offer free WiFi, or are looking for something different. Thx.

Good donuts, needs tlc…read more I've been to this place before, and I appreciated the location despite it being an event. So being in the area, decided to come here and pick up some donuts for the ride home. We got here late in the day, and they were out of almost everything when I got there. I managed to get a churro and matcha donut. I then saw they did a Dubai chocolate strawberry cup, and had to give that a try as well ( they only do the cup on the weekends) The donuts were very fresh, light and chewy. They are high in price but much better in quality compared to other places I've tried. The Dubai strawberry cup had a kind of weak chocolate sauce over them. Not the cheapest stuff on the market, but not strong or mellow like the expensive chocolates. The strawberries were fresh, and the Dubai part needed a little salt to counteract the sweet and enhance the earthy. Inside is well decorated but dirty. All the tables were dirty, there's lots of dust and other ditritus when I was waiting for my dessert. It was end of day, so I get why they would not be fully clean. But there's some repairs that need to get done and there's cracks in the facade. Despite the lack of donuts, the quality was good and the Dubai strawberries were a nice sweet treat. This is a good place to get some interesting food items or sweet treats. Not a trek worthy spot, but good if you're around

Was in the area and stopped by for some boba. My fiancé got his usual brown sugar to try and I…read moretried the strawberry mango yogurt tea. I think the lady forgot the yogurt part because it came back clear but she was hustling the store by herself and I didn't care that much to correct it. I didn't add any toppings to my drink but as she was making it she suggested a few toppings and included them in my drink complimentary to try. I really appreciated her hard work and trying to satisfy the customer! This looks like a fairly new boba shop so it was pretty slow but I don't mind supporting a smaller business. There were fresh strawberry and mango pieces in my tea which you don't get at the main chains! My fiancés brown sugar tasted yummy, and had the salted cream on top!!

I've been here twice and I absolutely love their bubble teas. There are lots of flavors and boba…read moreoptions and the ones that I've had aren't sickeningly sweet, which I truly appreciate. The last time I came in, I had the pleasure of talking and joking around with what I assumed to be the owner and she is friendly and an all around delight. The space is pretty small but there are a few tables so it would be a chill place to either sit and read or meet a friend. I will definitely be back!po

"You're dirty sweet and you're my girl Get it on, bang a…read moregong, get it on" (T Rex) Gong Cha's story is pretty impressive! It started with a single bubble tea shop in Taiwan and has expanded to over 2,100 stores across four continents. Sorry, Africa and South America.... No tea for you! They occupy a prestigious location in the center courtyard of the first floor of the Westfarms Mall. They have self service kiosks for app users, and a separate line for cash customers. Their product line is crazy deep, with eight Milk Teas, seven lattes, seven fresh brewed coffees and teas, two milk foams, eight fruit drinks, eight smoothies, and a finishing touch of six toppings. I went with a 16-ounce Strawberry Milk Tea with 30% sweetness, and yes, you can order various sugar levels. My tea was a "blend of fresh strawberry flavor with smooth green milk tea for a perfectly sweet sip". I really loved it. The strawberry flavor was very good. A layer of strawberry jam-like goodness had settled into the bottom of my glass, and that made the last few sips even better than the rest. At over $7 after tax, Gong Cha won't be a regular expense for me, but as a once in a while treat it sure delivers.

In the very center of Westfarms Mall they have taken away all the coffee options, the only drink…read moreoption that remains is Gong Cha. This is why the line is so long. They have a self serve kiosk. Here you may see the entire menu and personalize the drink to your liking. I got the Dirty Brown Sugar, 30% sweet in small. It was just under $10. This was tasty, the tapioca were soft and chewy. However, it was far too sweet, also too expensive.

Whale Tea at UConn is a specialty boba tea shop on or near campus that has developed a steady…read morefollowing among both students and people in the surrounding area who make it a regular stop. I found the space clean and the interior with enough character to make it a comfortable place to sit for a bit rather than just a grab and go counter. The brown sugar boba is the signature item. I tried it and the tapioca pearls were chewy in the way that good boba should be, with enough body that they held up through the drink rather than dissolving into something gummy by the midpoint. The brown sugar flavor came through clearly without being cloying. The broader menu covers fruit teas, milk teas, and slushes with a range wide enough that most preferences are accommodated, and customization options for ice level and sweetness allowed me to dial in the drink to my preference. The ability to order without boba if that is not your thing is worth knowing if you are new to the format. Service was friendly and the staff were welcoming in a way that made the shop feel approachable for a first time visitor. Order accuracy has occasionally been an issue, and online orders do not always get flagged as ready in the app when they are, so checking in at the counter if I have been waiting longer than expected is worth doing. Pricing runs over ten dollars per drink, which adds up quickly for a group, and the shop is closed on Wednesdays, a detail worth confirming before making a specific trip. For boba in the Storrs area, Whale Tea sits at the better end of what is available locally.

This is the Whale Tea that created the boba addict in me. When I heard they added egg puffs to…read moretheir menu, I had to come back. I got my usual oreo milk tea with 30 percent sugar and jelly boba, and it was the perfect treat, as always. I got the matcha egg puffs, and they looked so cute with their little smiley faces! The flavor and texture of the egg puffs was also delicious and standard, but I was disappointed because I was expecting an oozy matcha filling in the center, and, as you can see in the photo I posted, there is barely any filling at all. The matcha flavor was very weak, and I was basically just eating a plain egg puff. It was still good, but I hope their other flavors have better filling or it was just an off batch.

Gong Cha was founded in 2006 in Taiwan. It's a bubble tea chain with approximately 2,100 stores…read moreworldwide. In the US, there are about 169 stores. They brew loose leaf tea throughout the day and make fresh boba pearls. There are a variety of flavors to choose from; fruit teas, milk teas, smoothies, etc. I love boba tea so this place is up my alley. I like that we can customize the sweetness level too. This location was a good size with plenty of seating. The customer service was good. I ordered a tiger boba milk tea and it was perfection. I look forward to going back to getting more soon!

You can't go wrong with gong cha. I love getting m usual taro tea here with light sugar. I did go…read moreon a weeknight and they happened to be out of boba which was disappointing but glad the cashier told me so I could pivot to a different drink. Place is clean and inviting and some parking in front. You can order with the cashier or through the tablet in front.

Boba tea makes my world go round and round…read more King Fu Tea was founded in 2010, in Queens, NY. There are over 350 franchised stores in the U.S. Their process is, picking the most quality tea leaves, brewing it at the correct temperature, and steeping it for the right amount of time. The tea leaves are from Taiwan and it's brewed every 3 hours; the boba is cooked every 2 hours. The strawberry lemonade and orange green tea are made from freshly squeezed juices. On this visit at the WeHa location, I was walking by and had to pop in. I ordered the small milk tea with grass jelly and normal sweetness. I loved everything about the drink. They had so many flavors to choose from, I was having analysis paralysis. There were signs to download the Kung Fu Tea app for discounts. There were plenty of seating and the place looked clean. The customer service was good. I look forward to going back to try out their other menu items.

Fairly consistent in quality, cleanliness, and service when you come to KFT in West Hartford…read more Someone is always welcoming you in and wishing you a happy day when you leave, which is always appreciated. Taro Slush with boba (70% sugar level) {3/5}: Classic taro slush for a hot day is always a winner. The lower scoring is mostly on me, I should have requested a lower sugar level. Perhaps 25% would have been better given that the boba adds sweetness already... whoops