The boba sucks (too chewy and not a good flavor or balance) but the tea is flavored really well! I ordered the original milk tea with green tea as the base and it was delicious! I will not be getting boba here next time. It's ok but def not authentic tasting. The employee was nice and working the shift by herself. There were a lot of customers! There is some seating inside as well. read more

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A solid place to get some good bubble tea and other snacks. You order at a kiosk and someone prepares your drink and you pick up when ready. There is only 1 person we saw so the order does take some time. Both teas we tried were good a coconut milk tea and a lavender milk tea. read more

Sweeting - Coconut Milk Tea - Desserts Near Me - Ann Arbor, Michigan

The boba here is actually not bad. The pearls are super soft and chewy, and there's a variety of flavors to choose from. I also got to try their entrees and am fairly impressed with how good they actually are. Ordered the curry chicken and the spicy green mussel. The curry was sweet despite it being yellow curry, which was not bad. The spicy green mussel comes with cellophane noodles and is drown in a spicy red sauce. The flavoring was really good and also taste really good when mixed with rice. There is a fair amount of mussels in the dish, like 6-7 pieces. The only complaint is that I noticed they upcharge the price on the Snackpass app when I compared it with the price on the kiosk. A bit disappointing to find out. While the dining area is a bit small, there is a total of 6-7 tables. read more

Sweeting - Curry Chicken (left) + Spicy Green Mussel (right) - Desserts Near Me - Ann Arbor, Michigan

This review is specifically about the rolled ice cream :) Came here after dinner to fill up that separate stomach for dessert. They have those giant touch screen ordering devices which make it easy to customize your order on your own. The rolled ice cream comes with 3 toppings and there are plenty of options including fruit, whipped cream, sprinkles, etc. It's $7.50 in total, which is a tad overpriced in my humble opinion. It took maybe 5-10 minutes to get our order. I got the matcha redbean with condensed milk, banana, and strawberry. One is plenty and I wish I had shared it. The rolled ice cream was...harder than I expected. Like it was difficult the get my spoon to cut through it and get a spoonful into my mouth. So wasn't a huge fan of the texture, but I enjoyed the novelty of it. And the flavor is amazing! Very matcha-y. My boyfriend had the taro and that flavor was amazing as well. I think it's hard to get a strong taro flavor, but this place did a great job. The toppings are good too, although I do wish they gave more but I understand then it probably wouldn't fit on the ice cream. read more

Sweeting - Rolled ice cream Matcha Red Bean - Desserts Near Me - Ann Arbor, Michigan

This is a really cute Boba shop. They menu is tremendous. You can order from your phone or they have a self ordering kiosk in the lobby. My friend and I used the Kiosk, and it was really easy to navigate. I ended up getting a Boba and a rolled ice cream. Of course I came for the Boba but I honestly LOVED the Rolled Ice Cream maybe even more than the Boba. When your order is ready they have a nifty manual conveyer belt device. They put your order on the tray and you pull the cord until the tray reaches you, you remove your order and and then slide the tray back down to them. It is very easy to use. They have indoor seating and outdoor seating. We ended up sitting outside. Everything was great. The staff are very friendly. The only downside right now (because of COVID) is that you can't use their restroom. Check it out if you are in town, it's a great spot. read more

Sweeting - Desserts Near Me - Ann Arbor, Michigan

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After you've had bad bubble tea, you appreciate the good (pillow soft on the outside, Al dente on the inside). This place has the good stuff. The self ordering system is also really thorough and service is quick. Had the rose bubble milk tea with mango stars today. Yum. That is all. read more

They use artificial Sweetingner at Sweeting, which is where the name comes from. But then is there any sweetener that isn't artificial? And I'm tired of all this unofficial art. It's time to make Artofficial. Am I right. I wasn't a fan of any of the bubble tea that I had in Ann Arbor. Which is a shame cuz it's a college town so I was hoping there would be some good stuff and there really wasn't. However this was by far the worst of the two especially in terms of service - honestly I got some of the worst service I can remember. They wouldn't give me a drink holder for starters. They had them, and insisted it was for people who ordered 4, and I only had 2 (and a bubble waffle). They made other people's drinks before mine. They had attitude issues. They didn't tell me when my stuff was ready. And just generally not very friendly at all. Prices are really good but unfortunately the products don't match them. They did absolutely nothing for me. I only give a neutral 3 because it's family owned, and they had Mochi ice cream. read more

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Great place to grab dessert! I've tried the rolled ice cream from here and each time it has been delicious. It is prepared quickly and I also like adding my own toppings! read more

Sweeting - Desserts Near Me - Ann Arbor, Michigan

I just came for the ice cream rolls and it was goooooood! Before coming to Sweeting, I had never heard of the place. I think they used only serve tea and Asian pastries, but a recent Instagram post showed they were serving hand rolled ice cream, so I went for that. While waiting for my ice cream roll to be made, I noticed they also were serving up ramen, so it might be fun to go back and try them out for lunch one day! Overall, the ice cream rolls were pretty good. Not overly sweet like the kind I had in NYC and not nearly as expensive either. The only thing I will say is that it's a little crowded by the register and the ice cream roll section, because obviously everyone wants to watch their ice cream be rolled ;) Other than that, it's not too bad! It's also located on South University so totally away from most things I do in Ann Arbor, but, it was very busy in there so it seems like a pretty hot spot for students! read more

Sweeting - Hand rolled ice cream - Desserts Near Me - Ann Arbor, Michigan

I have tried them twice now and I love their bubble tea! I got traditional taro with strawberry bubbles this time. Always delicious and quickly prepared. My brother got honeydew melon with mango bubbles. He really enjoyed his also. I love the taro flavor! Note: Paying by card has a small fee. read more

I've only tried the Milk tea and boba, but I really enjoyed it. As far as covid, they were super cautious- they had a little trolley to deliver your drinks to you! Great location, staff is super nice, and a great little pick me up! I would say, its a little overpriced though read more

Sweeting - Desserts Near Me - Ann Arbor, Michigan

This place is DELICIOUS. I really almost gave five stars, but the process on their desserts are insane. My go-to items: -Rose milk tea. This is always a favorite of mine when it comes to bubble tea, and Sweeting does not disappoint. -Fried dumplings. They're pork, they're fried, and they're sooo good. They come with this amazing sauce to dip them in. -Mango and sweet balls. This is such a yummy summer dessert; I'd buy it all the time if it weren't almost $10! It's chopped up mango pieces and these balls kind of like a really dense sticky rice, just swimming in a bowl of mango smoothie-like juice. So cold and refreshing! read more

I got a strawberry drink and some fried shumai earlier today and my experience was not the greatest. Nobody was wearing masks or gloves (and it felt so unsanitary and not COVID-friendly because the employees were just continually talking without masks while making the food). Also, the employees took a really long time to make my said drink and shumai (around 20-25+ minutes?) .... when I was top in line lol. Cost me $11+ and lesson learned. Always check your surroundings before you order, and check if it's COVID safe before you make a purchase. I'm adding on one star because I love fried shumai (in general) and it was good (though I'm not sure if it's worth the money lmao). The drink was alright but I felt bad about eating it due to the unhygienic conditions... definitely not coming here again. read more

Sweeting - Restaurant interior - Desserts Near Me - Ann Arbor, Michigan

So yummy loved the bubble tea we got the original milk tea and the coffee milk tea we also really loved the dumplings the dough of the dumplings was delicious 10/10!!! And to add on we loved the cute character on the lid! read more

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I've been here a couple times and despite the overwhelmingly large menu, I've tried enough to be able to finally throw my two cents in regarding this bubble tea/ice cream/Asian dessert fusion shop. First: they have a gigantic menu. You'll find an extensive list of teas but also rolled ice cream, ramen, a plethora of Asian sweets, and the bubble teas come in British style (creamier and just better tasting imo) or regular (more tea and water based). Second: I hate their rolled ice cream. Chocolate was a total miss unless you enjoy fake non creamy chocolate flavor. Strawberry was another miss because the graham mix in ruins it and even after I requested it without, they didn't take it out of the mix in! Ew! I got a grainy honey graham flavor that I really wasn't seeking when I wanted fresh and light strawberry. Matcha didn't astound either. For the price, this is just bad. Rolled ice cream in Columbus and Philly have both tasted better so I'm not sure what they are doing to the batter here, and I feel like they should've warned me that they couldn't take the graham out of the strawberry before making me drop $6 on something I hated. So yes, customer service isn't great either. Third: Delicious bubble tea at least. Not the best and can't compete with established chains like KFT or even ChaTime, but it's the best around the Ann Arbor area. Maybe they can think about adding salted cheese/cream to their teas since that's an up and coming trend? Could really make their tea stand out a bit more. Bubbles are okay. Ask for the tea to be half sweet because it's sickly sick at full sugar. Fourth: Fairly tasty desserts. Definitely get the new mango creme mochi thing. The skin tastes more like crepe than mochi (I'm almost positive that ain't mochi) but nonetheless it's light, refreshing, and perfect for dessert lovers who like lighter tasting desserts!! Lastly: cute atmosphere and great place to come hangout with friends or family. Plus there's so much to see and do just walking around the area. Nothing like Umich campus, as much as I hate having to admit it since I'm OSU fan through and through. 4/5 for being cute and tasty but not 5/5 because that rolled ice cream is completely underwhelming. Hope this review was helpful - the menu is anxiety inducing! read more

Sweeting - Chocolate rolled ice! - Desserts Near Me - Ann Arbor, Michigan

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This is probably one of the better boba shops on campus, but still not great. My go-to drink is the taro frostea + bubbles ($5.31), but the more and more I get it, the less flavor it has. It kinda tastes like melted heavy whipping cream. I've also tried their Matcha frostea and british matcha bubble tea and both do not have much flavor. The bubble tea version tastes pretty close to colored water. I feel like most of their drinks are probably good, but these are the select few that weren't great when I got them. I like this place because they offer other desserts like rolled ice cream and HK style desserts. The H9, mango and sweet balls, is $8.28 for something so small. It is one of my favorite desserts when I go to Asia; I always look forward to eating these types of desserts, so I was really happy when I found out that Sweeting serves them. But for what I paid for I was pretty disappointed, the price they offer it at is honestly not worth it. I would justify it if it was ~$5-6 but $8 is just too much for something that small. In addition, the sweet balls were so hard, I do not think they were cooked all the way through before serving it to us. I have never tried their actual food here, but they do have food + drink/dessert combos which is pretty nice and saves money. read more

Sweeting - Desserts Near Me - Ann Arbor, Michigan

This place will definitely fill your boba fix but it's nothing to write home about. I guess people have complained about their boba being too hard but the pearls in my drink were a littler too chewy for my liking. The tea was fine but not particularly strong or flavorful. Their menu does have a lot of offerings so I'd definitely come back to try some other stuff. The chicken and pork katsu curry look good! read more

This past summer I went to Sweetings every day, and although approximately $1000 poorer, I regret none of my purchases. What I appreciate about Sweeting is its attempt at creating a more comfortable environment where people can not only sit and chat but also study. They have free WiFi that is available at the cashier area, and sitting and enjoying boba while doing work is always enjoyable. Closer to night time, I don't appreciate how their area can get extremely loud so that neither conversation nor work can be done. They have an extensive selection of boba at Sweeting, where they can be hot, cold, or frozen! Their boba is literally made right in front of you and it's not that expensive. Although their flavors are nice and the they have a lot of variety, I don't like how their boba tastes powdery sometimes and when they had an old batch of boba, the tapioca tastes soggy and hard at the same time. I personally have never had their food there or the hand rolled ice cream, but I've heard good things about both! Overall, since their boba is pretty good I'd give this place a 4 Star review if you come when they have fresh boba. read more

I have never had the food at here, but have had their dessert. The rolled ice cream (matcha!) is pretty good here; you also get two free toppings to go along with it. The other HK style desserts are just decent. As for bubble tea, I'd rather go across the street and go to Bubble Island. read more

Sweeting - Desserts Near Me - Ann Arbor, Michigan

Best curry chicken(Japanese) in AA. Highly recommended! Nice portion, great sauce, well cooked rice, and crunchy chicken! read more

Hmmm.... good idea, poor execution. The light and deliciously unique genre of HK desserts brings variety to the Ann Arbor food scene, but unfortunately our order of the house special taro balls brought down my enthusiasm from 4/5-star anticipation to 2-star disappointment. Pricing wasn't cheap (~$6), and both quality and quantity were missing :/ - The chief complaint? There were no taro balls! It consisted of a mixture of boba, grass jelly, red bean, and orange chewy chunks not otherwise specified (closest thing to taro balls, but not really) - Proportion of toppings to milk was off, like too little cereal with too much milk - There's the option to get it warm or cold; we choose warm but it turned out room temperature The decor is kitschy with cafe doodles painted along the green walls. One side features a collage of posters, some related to Michigan but most of them quite random. The verdict? Nice place to hang out and satisfy your Asian dessert cravings in Michigan. A handful of desserts look decent, though I would recommend against taro balls. read more

Sweeting - Looking for the taro balls... - Desserts Near Me - Ann Arbor, Michigan

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Sweetings had a major upgrade! Rolling ice cream is now in Michigan thanks to Sweetings. I think it is a good dessert to treat yourself because it is on the expensive side. Sweetings overall has good customer service and I usually get lavender bubble tea because it has that "new flavor". I recommend it to anyone who likes unique snacks or even desserts that melt in your mouth! read more

Their boba tea taste authentic but their prices are pretty steep for the size you get. Sweeting also offers traditional Asian desserts, but also the prices are outrageous for what is served to you. I guess, growing up and living in the PNW, we have boba on every corner so the prices are cheaper or at least is relative to their size. read more

We tried the regular British and taro tea. I liked my taro tea with litchi jelly. The British tea was not sweet enough even with 50% sugar.

It's really nice to have a non-bar, late night hangout place. The seating is pretty comfortable, and the Taiwanese snack options are pretty unique. The drinks and desserts are not good. THey are a bit watery, and mostly made of the powder stuff. I appreciate that you can customize the sweetness levels, but that's not enough to entice me to try any more of the boba drinks. The brewed teas are ok. I would mainly come here for the hot snacks, such as the fried chicken and some of the noodle dishes. read more

We were just walking by and saw that they did rolled ice cream and bubble tea. We stopped in and everyone was super nice. It was really fast and the bubble tea was really great and the rolled ice cream was so good. The food smelled amazing but didn't try any. I'll definitely be back! read more

Sweeting - Desserts Near Me - Ann Arbor, Michigan

It's probably not an exaggeration to say that Sweeting saved my life. I'm a Computer Science major, and you know what that means: sugar and caffeine are the mainstays of my existence. However, there is only so much hot chocolate a person can ingest, and it gets tedious after a while. Enter Sweeting, with its array of flavours Starbucks can only dream of. I'm a huge lychee fan, and Sweeting has the second-best lychee green tea I've tasted (sorry, but nobody can beat Fantasia in my hometown of San Jose). I also love the ginger milk tea: I drink it hot, and it's a little bit like chai, except with boba and no black pepper or cinnamon. In terms of food, Sweeting makes great fresh fruit mochi - I like the mango and banana flavours best. The fish noodle soup is also a very hearty dinner which packs all the necessary food groups: fish, noodles, pickled vegetables, and SPICE. Can't go wrong with it. read more

I got the chocolate milk tea (British style) and it was very good. First time drinking bubble tea and I really enjoyed it.

People are always comparing sweeting's and bubble island. I would say all the powdered drinks at sweeting's taste either too floral or watery. But I don't mind their regular milk tea or their fruit smoothies (although they use a lot of syrup in that..). One good thing they have is the variety of toppings! More than just bubbles, they have pudding and grass jelly if you're in the mood for something different! read more

Sweeting - Interior - Desserts Near Me - Ann Arbor, Michigan

Ordered green milk tea with half sugar and less ice. Got some diluted tea-flavor WATER instead. Donald Trump can do a better job if he were to be a milk tea barista. read more

This is no longer called Sweetology, their new name is Sweeting. Walked in and the place was pretty empty maybe 4 other people. We moved from so cal and it's been hard to even find a boba spot. We ordered the almond milk tea (original) with boba, passion fruit green tea, and their mango and grass jelly dessert. Their boba reminds me of boba from Tapioca express. Nothing special, but can satisfy the craving. It was a little hard, so I would say the boba isn't fresh. Most likely been sitting out for awhile. The almond milk tea and passion fruit green tea was good. Meaning it wasn't amazing, but good enough for me. I'm really picky when it comes to food/drinks and if it isn't good I won't eat/drink it. The dessert on the other hand was weird. The flavor was off and a bit questionable. We didn't finish it and wouldn't order it again. I thought it would be mango chunks only but it was a little saucy. Not sure what that was. Metered parking out front. read more

Sweeting - Mango and grass jelly dessert - Desserts Near Me - Ann Arbor, Michigan

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Sweeting is an ok store for bubble tea. I haven't tried their rolled ice cream or their desserts, but I've heard good things about the desserts and noodle dishes as well. As far as bubble tea, my friend and I went twice during our stay because she really loved it, but I found that it tasted powdery and the boba was hit or miss in terms of freshness. Not bad but not the best boba in town. Cute store though! I love that it's almost set up like a coffee shop and really feels like I could study here if I lived in Ann Arbor. Atmosphere is really nice! read more

Sweeting - Decor - Desserts Near Me - Ann Arbor, Michigan

I came here during the week on a Wednesday around 5:30 and there wasn't many people there. The staff was friendly and helped me to select some light options. I decided to go with a traditional coffee bubble tea and went with some steamed dumplings. Both options tasted pretty average. I noticed they have rolled ice cream that I would try next time. Overall this is a good place if you want to study or do some work and need a quick snack. read more

Sweeting - Coffee bubble milk tea and steamed dumplings! - Desserts Near Me - Ann Arbor, Michigan

I am very very happy with the new renovation / updated menu. I have been there 4 times already and it's always busy (the patrons are mostly Asians, which means it's authentic!) I am obsessed with the new Hong Kong desserts and I have tried about 5 of them. So far my favorites are all mango related - Mango Mochi (it says mochi but it's the wrap is more like a crepe texture and the whip cream inside is not too sweet, very light, and fresh mango). The mango sago cream & pomelo is another one of my favorite and it is very refreshing, a great dessert for summertime especially. I have also tried the purple sweet potato & sago....it is a hot dessert and I could not finish myself because it tasted almost like soup (like summer squash soup or sweet potato soup). I prefer the fruity/cold ones. All the desserts seem fairly healthy as the ingredients are ones that are good your health. I haven't really tried the milk teas or smoothies much - I would imagine those recipes haven't changed much. -1 star for the price of the dessert - a lot of them are $7.55 which is almost the same price as a tiramisu @ La Dolce Vita on Main Street. However, the desserts are made with fresh ingredients and made on the spot so I guess that kind of justifies it. Also there is no competition right now in the AA area so they can make the price as high as they want and I will still go there (just not as frequently for the sake of wallet). read more

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The only reason to go here is because there isn't any other bubble tea place in Ann Arbor other than Bubble Island. The food is pretty bad, definitely don't get the food. The ramen is pretty bad, rather just buy insta noodles. The Katsu is pretty bad too.My friend almost choked trying to eat it. The bubble tea and rolled ice cream here are meh. I would only go here if I really need to get bubble tea or want some cool pictures of the rolled ice cream. It is also a very good place to just chill with friends. They even have board games and cards to play with. Other than that, not worth coming. read more

Sweeting - Desserts Near Me - Ann Arbor, Michigan

The special thing about this place is that there really isn't any other place like it! They offer a genuine Hong Kong desserts and it is generally pretty authentic. I got the mango and sweet balls dessert and was very tasty! I think that the downsides are the quality isn't super great and the environment is pretty low quality. They discovered that there is a quality that students don't care about beyond that they don't really try to hard. Wish that quality and cleanliness would be a little bit better but not a terrible experience! read more

Sweeting - Desserts Near Me - Ann Arbor, Michigan

So cool to have a place on campus that makes rolled ice cream! I had the matcha red bean and it was really tasty! My friend had the taro milk tea and was happy with it- said it tasted less artificial than other places she's tried. It wasn't the cheapest bubble tea I've ever had and the cashier was kind of frantic and fast which made me super anxious when ordering, but that's just a personal experience. It's a cute place to come hang out but I probably wouldn't come to casually study (too loud). Would come to hang with friends over some good bubble tea and cool ice cream. read more

Sweeting - Matcha red bean with strawberry and mango pop boba - Desserts Near Me - Ann Arbor, Michigan

I drove almost 100 miles (from Kalamazoo) to get some decent boba and oh boy did I get some yummy pearl tea! The lychee oolong tea is delicious. I recommend it without ice and with pearls. I also ordered the mango mochi. It tastes like a mini crepe filled with small mango chunks and whipped cream. It's tasty, but a little overpriced. *note* don't use the bathroom. The ventilation is terrible and smells so gross. This is the first pearl tea place I've been to that accepts card even if your order is under $5! read more

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The manager kindly responded to my original review and clarified a few points. However, I still stand by my initial impression. Correction #1: Sweetology has a different owner than MoMo, but has the same employees. Correction #2: Apparently, the Mango and Rice Balls that I had ordered with coconut milk was not made with coconut milk. Perhaps a misunderstanding of my review on the manager's part, but I recall having specifically ordered coconut milk with the dessert. Clarification that the manager made: Indeed, the mangos are frozen but not completely frozen. It was mentioned that fresh mangos were used but are too sour at this time of year, so now, they mix fresh mangos with frozen. With this knowledge, I further maintain my opinion that the dessert is overpriced. Maybe in a future visit I will change my opinion of this place. read more

This was supposed to be my mango black sticky rice. Waited 20 mins andwas the only one ordered and they still got it wrong. Sooo disappointed. read more

Sweeting - Desserts Near Me - Ann Arbor, Michigan