This spot was a taste of home for me. It tastes exactly like what I would expect, the amazing…read morearomas of the teas will hit your nose when you walk in. It was quite busy when I arrived but the team works hard and fast. The interior is clean with several seating options. I strongly recommend going for the signature combo if you like a topping heavy drink/snack and the classic milk tea flavor. However, you cannot go wrong with any of the beverages.

Very different than your usual boba franchises. Shuyi has a great selection of fruit teas and novel…read moreteas (no pun intended). If you're brave and agree with all of the ingredients, I recommend trying the topping boom: herbal jelly, peanuts (yes, peanuts), coconut, golden raisins (yup, it's like a trail mix in a drink form), red bean, milk, fresh brewed tea, and boba (the most normal parts of the drink). This pairs well if you have any Chinese pastry buns. Mango drinks have been our favorites, especially the mango yogurt drink, as long as if you like your drinks a little tart. Removing one star since we were disappointed with the mango pomelo drink. I understood that less ice meant 10% less ice, but I didn't think that meant 90% of the ENTIRE cup was 90% ice. Slushes are the way to go. And if you have the option, opt for less ice or no ice. Seating is pretty standard and there's lots of parking in addition to their small pocket of parking since it's a plaza.

SATISFIED! Needed a pick-me-up after yoga and this was everything I wanted…read more Jasmine milk tea, regular sweetness, easy ice, crystal boba. $8.50? Ordered online eight minutes before picking it up. Tastes good. The jasmine is prominent but not overwhelming or artificial tasting. All customizations were followed. Drink tastes great!

I got the brown sugar roasted oolong milk tea, and it was delicious! I love a full-bodied tea, and…read morethis was definitely that. The brown sugar didn't make it ultra sweet, which was great. And the boba itself was perfectly chewy. Service was fast. Ambiance was pretty dimly lit, but there was lots of seating. 10/10 would recommend!

So I popped in with a friend (right before closing) and I wish I wish I WISH we arrived sooner! The…read morestaff (especially the woman who took our order) were friendly and efficient despite the last minute rush. The vibes were everything and you could come with a few people or even solo and enjoy a book, some pho, decor that honors anything and everything chill, and one of their deliciously addictive egg coffees. Yes, you read that correctly, EGG coffee. Iced Egg Coffee, to be more specific. It's sweet, satisfying, refreshing, and you'll want it again and again. The amount of times I've tried to mimic this at home is downright embarrassing...which means that another trip is in order! I have my eye on the Toffee Milk, Saigonese Shake, and Artichoke Refresher. The menu honors traditional Vietnamese fare and fusion, so everyone can find something to enjoy :D Would I come back? Definitely, and I'm bringing everyone. Well, 3 others, because that's all I can fit in my car; but I'm telling everyone :D Enjoy!

I wanted to love this place, but I honestly didn't understand the hype. The drinks were average and…read moreoverpriced. On our first visit, they'd already run out of papaya salad despite just having opened. We ordered the So Mint Cooler, which was refreshing but a bit too sour, and a matcha latte that was just average. On our second visit, the papaya salad was a letdown, with barely any beef jerky, and the dish felt so unpolished I could probably make a better version at home. We ordered two drinks: lychee tea and volcano mango. The lychee tea was nothing special, and the volcano mango was supposed to come with a seasoned mango and tajín eatable "straw", but we got a regular one instead. When we asked about it, the staff just said they'd run out. No apology, no heads up until we asked. It felt dismissive. The staff seemed inexperienced overall. I initially assumed this was a self kiosk ordering kind of place, but the second visit made it feel more like a sit down restaurant. Either way, no one checked in beyond taking our order and dropping off the food, so it never felt like a full dining experience. Parking is easy, since it's a combined restaurant and tea shop. I don't think I'll be back.

Great little spot for great Vietnamese street food, but a bit pricey in my opinion. I had…read moreVietnamese pizza (first time having Vietnamese pizza), pork pate bologna banh mi sandwich, and Vietnamese coconut iced coffee. The food tasted great and the place itself was nice and clean, although I personally think that the bathroom could look a little more lively with some nice Vietnamese decor and maybe even a mural. Everything else was good otherwise.

The Chicken Bánh Mì was delicious and enough for 2 people to share. I also tried a boba tea which…read morewas great. You can modify the sweetness levels and choose your add-in from a wide variety. The staff was nice and restaurant was clean.

If you're in Eden Center and you're looking for fresh sugarcane juice, this is the place to go! You…read morecan order at a kiosk or walk up to the register. I wanted to ask the front their opinion on their recommendations. I ended up getting a dragonfruit sugarcane drink. If you do no ice, it's a dollar extra. I'd probably do that next time anyway since ice overtime waters down the drink. The dragonfruit was a nice pair with the sugarcane. I'd try the original next time if I'm being basic or passionfruit, ginger, or something citrusy if I wanted something different and that gave a different flavor profile than the sugarcane.

Went here on a Sunday afternoon after exploring some stores and restaurants in Eden's Center. Mia…read more& More reminds me of Bambu which is a chain that sells Vietnamese Style Desserts (Che). It was pretty busy inside but ordering is easy as there are two kiosks you can use to order from. There are options from Pennywort, Che, to Snail and Vietnamese Street food snacks. Once your order and get your order number a worker at the front will yell your order number to pick up. I got the Three Bean Dessert Che. One thing I really like about this Che is the ice they use. I'm used to just having a block of ice on top and having to break it apart but the ice they use here are little squares/blocks which is a nice touch. After mixing everything together the Che overall was pretty good. I don't have any complaints about it. The ambiance inside is pretty nice. They were playing Vietnamese music which is a nice touch. They don't have as many Che options as a Bambu but they make it up for it by having options for other style desserts or food.

I always try to stop by here once a month to pick up a big order of their fried items like the…read moremushroom tofu, green pork balls, and spring rolls (which are my absolute favorite. Their che is pretty decent too and I love their cassova with salted peanuts is SO good. You will absolutely find something if you stop by for a visit. Plus you get a free soy milk if you order over $35 (pretty sure but it's on their store as to what the amount is) of items. It might seem hectic upon arrival but it's really not. You wait your turn to get served and when you're done ordering they'll flash a number at you that you need to remember. Then you wait until your number is flashed by the cashier so you can pay and pick up. For those who don't want to deal with the hectic parking in Eden Center, stop by on a weekday in the later afternoon.

Vietnamese restaurants are generally not known for exceptional customer service. That's almost…read moreexpected. Unfortunately, this restaurant is no exception. I ordered two to-go chè ba màu (three-color desserts) and clearly asked multiple times for the shaved ice to be packed separately. The employee nodded, indicating she understood. When I got to my car and checked my order, there was no ice. So, in the July heat, I walked back inside and politely explained that my order was missing the ice. Instead of checking, the employee repeatedly insisted, "The ice is in the bag." I replied several times, "I already checked. There is no ice. Please give me my ice." She continued insisting it was there, as though I was trying to scam the restaurant out of ten cents' worth of ice. After several rounds of back-and-forth, another employee walked over... carrying a bag of ice. So yes, the ice had been forgotten all along. Instead of simply apologizing and handing me a replacement, they chose to argue with a paying customer over something that probably costs them pennies. They never say "I'm so sorry here's your ice and for your inconvenience pls accept our apologies and take this extra dessert, our complement for messing up the order". The restaurant itself feels chaotic. Their numbering and communication system between the order taker and the cashier clearly needs improvement. Whatever special instructions you give when ordering, you'd better repeat them again at the register or better yet, inspect your order before leaving. The problem is that the checkout area is so hectic that you almost feel rushed to move along. In my case, I felt like I was getting dirty looks for taking too long to verify my order worth over $60 so I checked it in my car instead which is how I discovered the missing ice. The disappointing part is that the food is outstanding. The chè was excellent, and that's the only reason I'm giving 2 stars instead of 1. Good food can bring customers in the door. Good customer service is what brings them back.

Pretty clean and sleek shop. You order from the kiosks with one person working in the back. Very…read moreefficient. There were some online orders that kept printing, so our order took a while while people came in picked up and went. The ascetics in shop were cute and it's nice to people watch outside in eden center :) We got our 3 boba tea's to go, one oolong with brown sugar, one with biscoff and boba and one was a fruit slur.

It is always fun to wander around Edens in search of new places to try. This day, after lunch, we…read morewent in search of dessert and found a great selection of mochi donuts and cold drinks at Gong Cha. Some of the ones we tried included the black sesame, mango, coffee, matcha, Oreo and chocolate - not all at once For drinks we chose the passion fruit smoothie which had a lot of flavor once it melted a bit and the danger of mega brain freeze had passed and the milk foam Vietnamese iced coffee. I would have liked a little stronger of a coffee taste but it was still good. The staff was very patient as we gazed at the posters depicting their most popular offerings and tried to choose. I thought their wall art which made little people out of light bulbs was whimsical. Even though the center gets very crowded, we didn't have trouble finding parking out front.

Back at One Tea again for some boba and popcorn chicken!…read more This time I ordered the classic milk tea, which was good, but their peach tea lemonade is still my all time fave. Mixed it up a bit on the popcorn chicken order as well and got the curry seasoning, which was delicious. Such a big serving too that I even had some for lunch the next day!

If you're going here: absolutely get the fried buns with condensed milk and EAT IT IMMEDIATELY!!!…read moreIt's so good that it'll melt in your mouth :) The beef noodle soup had generous portions of meat and I was impressed! The braised pork was okay as well as the cold tofu pudding. I wouldn't recommend the matcha here.

I was craving a sushi burrito today and they really hit the mark. I tried to make an online order…read morebut was unable because a fish selection is required. As a vegetarian, I just wanted veggies in my burrito so I went in store to order. The workers were very friendly and inviting! Very clean and nicely organized business. I also really like the way they prepare their tofu. I much prefer tofu skin to the whole raw blocks, I think it holds flavor much better. I'll definitely return here to try a bowl.

Poké here is excellent. Very quality and they are generous in their portions. Even as a vegetarian,…read moreI love getting the tofu and regular shoyu sauce. The service here is also super friendly and kind.

The bottom line: 4.5 stars--it's boba+ and we like it, especially taro milk tea with boba or some…read moreof the specialty drinks. The weekend service is pretty quick, it's in the fun industrial section of Ballston mall, and it's a the same price as other boba (always a tad pricey unless you're in Taiwan). Once in a while they're out of traditional boba, but no big deal. We will keep coming back for our chewy, sugary tea treat.

This is a chain location and they have consistent quality I'd say! Very easy to order usually only…read moreone person or two behind the bar but orders always come out within 5 to 8 minutes! You have the kiosk, the menu up above and you can also ask the worker for help which I did and she was very friendly and helpful! My drink was good. I think I will stick to my Thai iced tea or Matcha milk tea because I just tried the rosehip and it wasn't too sweet, but it didn't taste like rose. Tasted like a spin on strawberry, with milk, wasn't my favorite. It's noones fault, just not my taste. And it's very casual with lots of seating in the Ballston food hall .