There are so many boba places along Bellaire and I personally recognize how expensive of a habit these sugary drinks can be, so I generally avoid going. But when I'm in town I go out of my way to "eat all the things" to take advantage of being near the Vietnamese community. I decided on trying Tea Top over other -- seemingly indistinguishable boba shops -- simply because this shop participates in the Dining Rewards Program, which allows me to earn airline miles per dollar in addition to my standard credit card points per dollar. I will say, the tea here is very good. They actually sell tea, rather than just sugar water. You can taste it. And for that, I appreciate this place. I tried their Alpine Green Tea with boba. It was good. I came back a second time to try their Wintermelon Alpine Green Milk Tea and thought it was even better! Quality drinks and I can earn additional airline miles per order? I'll be coming back. I also like that their in-store rewards program keys to your credit card so it recognizes your account and you can instantly apply small discounts to future orders every time, or save up your points to get a buck or two off an order when you feel like it. read more

My friend said this was his favorite boba place in Chinatown and it did not disappoint. Taro milk tea usually sucks with these giant taro chunks, but Tea Top's taro drink was well integrated into the milk tea and went down smooth! Good attention to detail and good drinks. read more

Tea Top - Taro Milk Tea with Sago 紫芋西米露 - Bubble Tea Near Me - Houston, Texas

Teatop is truly a staple in my top 3 boba places. My friends and I are always coming here after dinner. I am obsessed with the wintermelon alpine green milk tea here (my whole friend group usually orders this). It's the perfect sweetness and lightness just from the tea flavor itself. It is creamy but not too milky. Sometimes I get the cheese foam which adds extra creaminess! They have one of the best cheese foams that I have tried based on both flavor and texture. It is in the front of the plaza with plenty of parking, though it is harder to find parking during peak meal times. The seating in here is one really long table taking up a wall on the left and a handful of smaller tables on the right with chairs and a booth side to each. They have lots of ports on the right side, but it could get loud here. Their service is super fast too. I have never waited too long for my drink, even during rush times. They have a good reward system as well! It automatically is linked to my credit card so I don't accidentally forget to enter my account. read more

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Tea Top consistently delivers on quality and service. The staff is always friendly and welcoming, similar to the Katy location. I'm especially obsessed with their Jasmine tea with regular milk foam! The floral aroma of the tea pairs perfectly with the creamy, subtly sweet and salty foam. Their crushed ice lemon green tea is also refreshing and the perfect drink for a hot summer day! read more

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My friend raves about the Tea Tops in Houston and swears it's better than the one we have in the DC area, and she was not capping! The interior is nice and clean with the typical Tea Top colors and decor. The ingredients they use for their drinks are fresh and high quality. Between the three of us, we shared two drinks because we were already incredibly stuffed from two lunches and egg tarts that we enjoyed before getting boba. MILK FOAM WINTERMELON DRINK 奶蓋冬瓜 - 5.75 + cheese cap + less ice + 50% sweet + 0.65 for agar boba I love that they give you a lid where you can enjoy the wintermelon drink and boba through a straw and a sippy opening to try some of the cheese cap. For whatever reason, this refreshingly sweet and savory cheesy combination worked incredibly well. The agar boba isn't a must, but its jelly-like chewiness was a nice texture addition. I would prefer it a little less sweet, but this was what one of my friends wanted. YOGURT LYCHEE LEMON 荔枝檸檬多多 - 6.25 + less ice + 30% sweet + 0.65 for coconut jelly The sharp tanginess of this drink combined with the citric acidity of the lemon was a bit shocking, but in a good way. There's a lot of yakult and the tropical flavors of lychee in the drink. The coconut jelly helped balanced some of the sour flavors with its mellow sweetness, but this was overall a phenomenal drink that's unique. I would prefer 0% sweet since the yakult on its own is already pretty sugary. The drinks at this Tea Top location was solid and I would recommend checking it out. We didn't get any drinks with tea, but I'll try something tea-based next time. read more

Tea Top - Milk Foam Wintermelon Drink 奶蓋冬瓜 + Yogurt Lychee Lemon 荔枝檸檬多多 - Bubble Tea Near Me - Houston, Texas

My favorite place to get any milk tea/fruit tea in the DunHuang plaza! The tea is brewed in house and tastes great each time. My favorite is the wintermelon alpine milk tea or taro milk tea (they use real taro!!). Great study spot too. read more

Tea Top - Matcha Latte 抹茶拿鐵, mung bean slushy, Win. Melon Alpine GT 冬瓜青茶 - Bubble Tea Near Me - Houston, Texas

A great place to study and get work done, seats are slightly uncomfy because it's a wooden bench and there's an extra long table if you don't mind sitting with strangers! If you like your traditional boba milk teas and you LOVE toppings - teatop is the place to go. Half my drink is always topping which I high key love. This is my go to especially if you want more than just the typical boba pearls. When I can't decide what topping I want, I just get the one that has 3 different toppings haha. Almost feels more like a meal than a drink read more

Tea Top - Red Bean Matcha Latte 紅豆抹茶拿鐵 - Bubble Tea Near Me - Houston, Texas

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Honestly in my opinion tea top and feng cha taste very similar. They are both good and known for the milk foam. My only complaint about them is that they don't have a lactose free option for those of us who are lactose intolerant. It is also the reason why I stop going here read more

Tea Top - Bubble Tea Near Me - Houston, Texas

Tea Top has become our family's go-to place for boba and drinks, so step aside Sharetea, Gong Cha, and Teahouse... Tea Top is definitley here to stay! When it comes to boba places, there are specific things I look for, like the infamous "if the milk tea more 'tea' or more 'milk'"? I can say that I get the tea flavor for sure, and it's not overwhelmed by the sugar and other sweet stuff in their drinks. Some of our family go-to's are Mango Green Tea-No Ice-Zero Sugar-with Lychee Jelly, Oolong Milk Tea-Less Ice-Half Sugar. The ambiance has a feel of a long banquet table for you to sit with others, and has the other half for people who want to study/read/do other things locally. Great staff, they take care of me well everytime I go, they are quick and efficient in making their drinks even when they're busy! read more

I've been going to Tea Top ever since high school, and it will never disappoint. It was a cute place to study with yummy drinks. Their 'top' quality has persevered through the years. I love that their drinks have a strong tea taste. Over the years, I find myself frequenting boba shops less and less because of my maturing taste buds. I just can't handle sugar like I used to! Still, I will always go to Tea Top. I usually order the Wintermelon Alpine Green Tea, with less sugar. Always a solid choice. If you're a texture person, you'll love the Early Grey Milk Tea with 3Q (I highly recommend getting 50% sugar because the 3 toppings make it extra sweet). Tea Top gets pretty busy on the weekends. That says something! Especially with all the new business in Chinatown, now. If you haven't tried it yet, you're missing out. read more

Tea Top truly is the top tea you can get in Houston. I've gotten to try 3 milk teas here: the classic black milk tea, sun moon lake milk tea, and alpine milk tea. All 3 were excellent but this is how I would rank them: 1. Sun moon lake 2. Alpine 3. Black The sun moon lake tea they serve is really special. Such a unique aroma that's hard to find elsewhere. In fact, I can't remember the last time I saw this tea on a menu. The alpine also has a nice fragrance. Finally, the tapioca pearls have been perfectly sweet and chewy each time. I'll be back without a doubt to try more of their milk teas! Good amount of seating here as well! read more

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Teatop's winter melon alpine milk tea is the way to go. This used to be one of my favorite places because of their taro ball toppings, but unfortunately, they took it away. Without taro balls, their milk tea isn't good enough to pull me to continue coming. Despite this, service is still good and interior is big with many tables to sit at. Still a convenient place to get some boba in the dun huang plaza. read more

The signature Alpine Green Tea was extremely good, perfectly balanced between tea flavor and sweetness. The price was surprisingly cheap at around $4.90, and the drinks were ready in no time. I've been here before and will definitely keep coming back! There was a lot of seating available in the establishment and a restroom. read more

Tea Top - Signature Alpine Green Tea 高山青綠茶 - Bubble Tea Near Me - Houston, Texas

Tea top is the place we come for Boba tea. What we like the most is that it isn't too dessert like. I personally the sun moon lake tea with 80% sweetness, topped off with cheese foam. Classic and you can't go wrong. read more

Tea Top is a very well-loved boba shop in Houston's Chinatown. The prices are slightly lower than the newer, "trendy" boba shops. Many of my friends say this is their favourite boba in Houston, including the friend I met up with during this visit. We came on a Sunday evening to chat and work. It wasn't very busy. I really like how they have a long table with many chairs, which saves space and maximizes seating. This feels like a more authentic boba shop that caters towards East Asian taste. Their menu is extensive and very accommodating. I really appreciate how they have a non-caffeinated section and a note about how all the fresh milk drinks use dairy-free milk. They have pictures of their top 10 drinks. My friend got the alpine green tea, which is their #1 drink. I thought it was kind of bitter, even though it had full sugar. I wasn't really into it, but my friend really likes it every time he goes. I got the fresh milk trifecta, which is their #2 drink. It comes with grass jelly, red bean, and tapioca. You can't adjust the sugar level because they don't add any extra sugar to it. Because they use fresh milk, and it's caffeine free, it doesn't have the classic milk tea flavour. The drink was not sweet, and the toppings were not sweet either, except for the red beans which were a little sweet. I enjoyed eating through my drink, but I wasn't very impressed by the taste. The price was $6.44 for their default tall size, which I found very reasonable. Parking in the surface lot of this plaza is a bloodbath. I recommend parking on the second floor of the free garage that is attached to Tea Top and its neighbouring restaurants. Walk over to the second floor restaurants from the garage and take the stairs down. read more

Tea Top - Fresh milk trifecta and alpine green tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - Houston, Texas

Came here after some dinner and it was packed on a Friday night. I got the wintermelon alpine green milk tea and loved it. Their wintermelon here is strong and I love the tea flavor. They are very fast with making the drinks here as well. Definitely my favorite place to get wintermelon milk tea read more

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My go to order here is the sun moon lake tea with milk foam (less ice, 80% sugar). The milk foam compliments the tea with the perfect amount of creaminess, depth, and earthiness. There's also a slight saltiness that balances the sweetness. Will always recommend this to all my friends. read more

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Highlight: Signature Alpine Green Tea The tea had a fragrant aroma and smooth taste. A little bit on the sweet side but overall this drink is great. Hospitality: Super fast service. Got my drink within two minutes of ordering it. Honorable Mention: Quaint little shop and has the best prices I have seen for tea in a while. read more

Tea Top - Signature Alpine Green Tea ($4.50) - Bubble Tea Near Me - Houston, Texas

Pretty good drinks. I enjoyed the jasmine sea salt foam and the strawberry watermelon drinks. The tea drinks actually have a good strong tea flavor, not just milk and sugar. Visit if in the area! read more

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They might have one of the best tasting fresh grapefruit green tea in town. There's grapefruit pulp with every sip and they only sweeten it with honey, no other sweetener which I prefer. It's not too bitter and not overly sweet. A good balance without making any adjustments. You can taste the tea. The strawberry smoothie on the other hand had way too much sugar and too sweet (at 80% sugar level). Made me even more thirsty. It didn't really taste like fresh fruits, but more on the artificial side. If you like sweeter drinks maybe this is a better option. read more

Tea Top - Fresh Grapefruit Green Tea 鮮柚緣 - Bubble Tea Near Me - Houston, Texas

Ok so this place is a tad more expensive but this has real taro and taro tapioca balls!!! Can I tell you how exciting that it?! Plus their alpine green tea with milk foam is straight fire. I went back twice within a week. Not proud of it but pretty glad I gave this place a second chance. Will be back for the other specials shortly ... read more

Tea Top - Taro boba balls - Bubble Tea Near Me - Houston, Texas

I came back to Tea Top again for their taro slushy, but it didn't taste as great as last time. It's still real taro, I just don't know what was different about it this time :( I'll definitely be coming back to try other drinks! read more

Tea Top - Left to right: Lychee Slush w Rainbow Pop, Taro Slushy - Bubble Tea Near Me - Houston, Texas

Really enjoyed my sun moon late milk tea from them! I got 50% sugar which was a tad too sweet but will try 30% next time. The tea is pretty fragrant and they are generous w the boba toppings. Price is also very affordable!! read more

I got 8 lucky words for you: brown sugar, jasmine milk tea, Boba, regular sweet. Amazing smooth taste with beautiful jasmine finish. Well priced, clean bathrooms and prompt service. Highly recommend I will return for something warm, sweet and satisfying. read more

I came here with a couple of friends, and ordered a yogurt grapefruit which was good, and not too sweet! My friend had ordered a rose milk tea with 0 sugar and let me try some, which to my surprise, was still pleasantly sweet for a drink with 0 sugar. The rose milk tea flavor was actually so perfect, I had to order one to go for the next day! BEGGING tea top to keep this as a regular menu item and not just a seasonal one The service is really fast and the place is usually always pretty lively when I visit. read more

Seriously , after visit this place is nothing like I heard. First of all, the cashier is not professional when taking ordered. The employees there shaking their head enjoy the loud music more than they focus on work . It really annoying when you order and she cashier keep looking at her phone. Got Matcha Red bean and it so bad. Paper cup look so cheap, No matcha flavor and the drink itself is super sweet. It cost over $7 bucks! So I tried to finish the drink but end up threw the Matcha red bean away . I don't know how they able to open so many locations with really bad quality drinks and trained unprofessional employees like this. I Haven't found a good quality bubble tea Shop since I moved to Houston yet. read more

Tea Top - Too sweet no matcha flavor . - Bubble Tea Near Me - Houston, Texas

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This chain is one of the few places where I've been able to find Ginger Milk Tea that doesn't have a weird aftertaste and actually tastes like ginger. The one in Katy is able to offer it in Iced form but the Bellair location does not. Not really a problem when it's cold outside, since having a hot cup of tea is great. The ginger flavor isn't fake or artificial tasting and has a bit of a kick when it's in hot tea form. I really like it. The service was great and the lady who took my order had a genuine smile on her face. Made me happy. The ambiance is a bit on the loud side just because everything is concrete and metal but it wasn't too much of a bother because my order came very quickly and I was out. I'd come back again. read more

Tea Top - Hot Ginger Milk Tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - Houston, Texas

Service was really fast! I want to say I was in and out in about 5 mins. The drink was really good too with the perfect amount of sweetness even though I got less sweet! Got a couple of good photo spots as you can see. Has a few tables for you to hangout while drinking your drink. With the amount of boba shops around this area I wouldn't mind going here again to try different drinks! read more

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Nice and quick service! Amount is good and nice vibe is provided! Fun place to hang out with people! Tea food is waiting for you! :) Come and get your cheers read more

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Yummy jasmine milk tea. I appreciate that they use fresh milk. The boba is good, good portion, cooked nicely, not too sweet. Wasn't really a fan of the passion fruit tea because it had no real passionfruit or real passion fruit taste. Basically artificial flavoring. read more

Tea Top - Passionfruit & jasmine milk tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - Houston, Texas

I got the Sun Moon Lake tea with 30% sugar and egg custard ($6). You can really taste the tea! I liked the texture of the egg custard, and it was not too sweet. They were also nice enough to give us samples of their alpine green tea. Service was fast and the interior is clean. read more

The drink itself was delicious and not overly sweet. The place is clean and the customer service is great. I got my drink fast! read more

Tea Top - Love love this Tea! - Bubble Tea Near Me - Houston, Texas

This is one of my favorite boba places in Houston Chinatown. I always get the Earl Gray Milk Tea with 3Q's and it is hands down the best drink there. It is a delicious milk tea with boba, grass jelly, and coconut jelly so definitely a bang for your buck with all the toppings included. I would recommend lowering the sugar levels even as someone who usually gets 100% sweetness. There is a fair amount of seating available considering the size of the establishment; however, if you like to study with minimal noise I would not really recommend studying here unless you have noise canceling headphones since it can get fairly loud from the machines. The service is good and the bobaristas usually get drinks out in a reasonable manner even when they are busy. read more

My husband ordered the tiger milk tea with the brown sugar boba and I ordered the strawberry green tea with aloe Vera. His tea needed a little more tea and a little less milk. He liked the boba. Mine had an enjoyable flavor and I liked the real strawberry pieces. The aloe Vera was. A little bit of a letdown, it didn't have that fresh, crispness I'm used to. Overall these were good drinks but I wouldn't go out of my way to come back. read more

Tea Top - Bubble Tea Near Me - Houston, Texas

Super mediocre watered down tea. Got the special alpine green tea boba with fresh milk and no sugar, so I can taste the tea. It was still slightly sweet. Seems to have been watered down to decrease sweetness instead of being made fresh. Definitely far from special. Tea has been sitting there all day. Only saving grace was the boba was nice and chewy. read more

This place stands out for having a tea that I haven't really seen in boba places before - the Sun Moon Lake tea. I decided to give this a try - Sun Moon Lake milk tea with boba, and the milk tea is very flavorful and a lot different than the traditional house milk tea. It has a nice hint of floral taste to it which I enjoy. The boba texture is a bit too soft for my liking and kind of ruined the drink, but otherwise, this place distinguishes itself based off their tea selections. It also has nice ambience, especially the Instagrammable wall to take some pictures! read more

Tea Top - Sun moon lake milk tea with boba. IG @bougiefoodieboi - Bubble Tea Near Me - Houston, Texas

This place is located in the front left part of the shopping center. This is one of my favorite tea places to go too as they never disappoint. I never had an bad experience with them and the various drinks I got, they all tasted good. I normally get their oolong milk foam as my go-to drink but was craving Thai tea and it was good. I would recommend you try this place if you haven't before!! read more

Tea Top - Thai tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - Houston, Texas

This place is delicious!! Perfect spot to grab a quick boba will passing through or spending the day in Chinatown. The place is small but clean and there is a lot of seating options. Bathrooms were clean as well. I got the taro milk tea with boba. The service was SUPER fast and the staff was very friendly. I'd never had taro milk tea with taro paste and the staff explained that to me before I ordered it. My friend got the Wintermelon Alpine Green Milk Tea with cheese foam. I tried a sip and it was also really delicious. I will definitely be back! read more

Nice little spot for bubble tea. I love that they use real taro! My husband didn't like the texture of the real taro in the drink, but I loved it! Line goes by fast with their quick service. So glad we tried it and we'll definitely be back to try more items from their extensive menu. read more

Tea Top - Taro milk tea with pearls - Bubble Tea Near Me - Houston, Texas

It's probably time I update my review since according to Yelp I've been here 40+ times now. Of all the tapioca places in Houston they're still my favorite overall. I usually get their drinks at 30 or 50% sweetness. My favorites are: Cheese foam alpine green tea: 50% sugar and less foam Taro milk tea with sago: 30% sugar. Beware they use real taro so it is thick/chunky Earl grey milk tea: 50% sugar Watermelon green tea: 50% sugar, this one is usually summer seasonal Pomelo cold brew oolong: 30% sugar. This one was new and I tried it today and I already know it's going to be my new obsession!! The tea flavor is strong and refreshing. It really reminds me of Taiwan Overall, I will sometimes crave specific drinks from other tapioca places but tea top is consistently my favorite go to spot and that hasn't changed for the past 2-3 years read more