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    The Alley

    4.2 (75 reviews)
    ModerateBubble Tea
    Open 11:30 am - 9:00 pm

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    Hoa L.

    The Alley has great, flavored boba drinks. I had the taro and it was flavorful and the boba were the right texture. My friends mentioned it's not quite as tea-focused as other places, but for flavored boba drinks I think it's good. The inside has a nice vibe and the prices are typical. It offers a fun place to hang out with friends.

    Brown sugar deerioca milk and ube taro brown sugar deerioca milkd
    May G.

    I got lemon lychee Camelia with half sugar and I really enjoyed it. My bf also liked his lychee yogurt smoothie.

    HOT Passionfruit Mango Green Tea (22 oz)
    Elaine M.

    It was our first time at The Alley. We were driving nearby and really wanted some bubble tea and a place to sit and work a bit. This place has every drink you could imagine. I was ecstatic to find a hot drink menu at the cashier. I got a HOT Passionfruit Mango Green Tea, No Sugar and it was perfect because it was just a little nippy outside. The hubs got a Jasmine Green Tea, no sweet, regular ice. He can't have anything with sugar or dairy and it was perfect. The spacing is straight back layout, kind of like an alley. If you're hungry, it looked like there were some croffles. We'll have to check that out next time!

    Saemyi L.

    New to town and I accidentally found my new favorite boba shop! Love their fresh taro boba. Their boba's pretty good but I like getting my drink with purple rice. The price point is good. Service is good. And they have a very clean ambiance/atmosphere.

    Ube Brown Sugar Deerioca Crème Brûlée and Strawberry Green Tea with Jelly
    Belldandy O.

    This was our first time trying The Alley. I have seen some of my friends that live, or visit California post their drinks from The Alley and I have always wanted to try their drinks! It is quite spacious inside and well lit. There are a few seating areas in the space, not meant for large groups. It is designed more to cater to those who might be ordering drinks to sit down and study, or get some work done. However, there are a few board games in the shop that customers can grab to play while they are there. As it started to get busy, the single cashier had to switch to the self-ordering kiosk so he could help the rest of his team address the orders. My boyfriend and I ordered the Ube Brown Sugar Deerioca Crème Brûlée and Strawberry Green Tea with Jelly. The Ube Brown Sugar Deerioca Crème Brûlée is one of the top 5 popular drinks from their menu and for good reasons! IT IS SO GOOD! Even my boyfriend was shocked by how good it was. It is sweet, but just the right amount of sweet. The boba pearls are so warm, soft, and chewy. The Strawberry Green Tea with Jelly is also one of the top 5 popular drinks, which is also good if you want a fruity drink! It is super refreshing and sweet, too.

    Ube Brown Sugar Boba Creme Brulee Milk
    Nicole R.

    The Alley is one of our favorite boba shops! Before the Dallas locations opened, we would go to the Houston location. Thankfully, they opened one here and it did not disappoint! Our favorite drink is the Ube Creme Brulee with boba. It wasn't super sweet and they were very generous with the creme brulee serving size. They also finished our drink very quickly & they offered tables and chairs so you can sit down and talk. It wasn't super noisy either. They are also conveniently located near other restaurants so you can easily drop by for dessert!

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    Lucie N.

    ORDER Brown Sugar Deerioca Ube Brown Sugar Deerioca Creme Brulee Milk I was excited to hear that there was The Alley opening in Texas since I've heard about it a lot from my Cali friends. The boba here is phenomenal. The texture is nice and chewy and the boba comes fresh. The bottom of the cup was still warm to the touch which made the boba and the brown sugar just melt in my mouth. Literally so delicious. The drinks overall do tend to fall on the sweeter side at full sugar in my opinion. I ordered the Brown Sugar Deerioca with less cream to reduce the sweetness since my friend already warned that the drink was on the sweeter side. Still a bit on the sweeter side and I think that's probably because the boba itself was pretty sweet to my taste. The Brown Sugar Deerioca was also more on the milky side (as in it tastes like just milk more than brown sugar milk). The Ube drink was really good though! VIBES Very clean vibes. There is great lighting from the window during the day and overall the lighting is bright giving it a more spacious feel. The place is pretty spacious and there is plenty of seating. SERVICE Service was great! Drinks came out fast and the person at the register was great at giving recommendations!

    Green Milk Tea
    Joseph H.

    We wanted to try The Alley because of the good reviews we've heard about the place and this location in Plano was conveniently located to us. Upon walking in, we were greeted with a big open space with not a lot of seating. The worker was nice when we ordered. We ordered a couple of green milk teas with our usual modifications, reduced sugar and optional toppings. And when we tried them, they were both too sweet ‍. There's something about boba tea chains in the US always adding too much sugar to their drinks, and it's incredibly disappointing. We also could taste the tea in our drinks so at least they got that right. Service was fast and we were in and out in about 5 min. The Alley is a C Tier for us, at least for this location. We'd go there if there's nothing else around. We'd be willing to try their Austin location sometime.

    Raine B.

    The Alley does their TAPIOCA RIGHT! I just wish I enjoyed my drink more. It's a nice and bright environment filled with different seating, and the service was good! The cashier was knowledgeable and gave recommendations! I opted to try the Ube Brown Sugar Deerioca Crème Brûlée Milk Tea. It was wild how that was over 1000 cals, but you only live once! I decided to try it out of curiosity and love for anything Ube. Now, I have a sweet tooth, but this drink proved to be too much for me! It was overtly sweet for me, and there wasn't a balance between all the components of the drink. I struggled to even drinking past 1/4 of it. However, I really enjoyed the tapioca pearls, as they were just the right consistency and taste. I might come try again but order something simpler.

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    Hannah L.

    This was my first time visiting this boba shop! It was pretty good but nothing too special. Ambiance: The shop has really bright lighting and louder noise level from music/talking. There is one kiosk if you wanna order there or at a register. Seating: There is many different seating options. There are booth and chairs, high top chairs, and more lounging cushion type chairs. The service was meh they aren't the friendliest Creme brûlée boba drink: It was pretty good and it tasted really close to a creme brûlée. I wish it had a more smoked sugar taste like creme brûlée does. The drink wasn't too sweet and you can adjust levels of ice, sugar, etc. The best part was the little chunks of creme brûlée in the drink.

    Ruby P.

    I was deciding on a boba shop to go near my medical appointment location, then I came across pictures of this colorful boba that looked delicious- Ube Brown Sugar Deerioca Creme Brûlée Milk! I ordered it, and it tasted as good as how artistic it looked! It's very flavorful and thick to my liking. It has actual Creme Brûlée in it, which tasted like homemade. The "Deerioca" is the same as regular tapioca/bubble. They're chewy. Overall it tasted like ube flavored milk. I wish it could also be made into milk tea so it has a tea flavor. I'd revisit this place to try other drinks!

    Helen G.

    I would say 4.5 overall just because drinks are a little pricey, but I think the flavors, service, and ambiance make it worth it!!! They don't have a massive drink selection but their teas and flavors tend to be unique and of higher quality. I got the lychee green tea which comes with pieces of lychee fruit and crystal boba. They provide a generous amount of toppings and the tea itself was very nice and fragrant, not too sweet too! They also finished having a collaboration with Jujutsu Kaisen, and the Gojo smoothie (basically a coconut smoothie) was soooooo good! I might ask them to just make a coconut smoothie next time. The interior is super nice, new, and clean, and it's a great place to sit down and chat if you want to. The service is also great, they are fast and efficient. They got my friend's drink wrong and always fixed it fast without complaint. Really nice place to grab a drink!!

    Gojo's Limitless Coconut Smoothie
    Shelley F.

    Unfortunately, the Gojo drink was mid The official drink name is Gojo's Limitless Coconut Smoothie. It was rather pricey; I recall I paid almost $11 (including tip). You do get some freebies with your purchase though. So, unlike some other The Alley's I've seen on social media, the cups they use at this location are tall and skinny, but the straw isn't long enough, so it made for a rather awkward drinking experience. The drink just needed a bit more sweetness, but my biggest gripe were the toppings. I didn't like the texture of whatever jelly was used on top, although the jelly pieces at the bottom were better. All the workers here were very nice though. The inside is small, but there are a couple tables.

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    Glad to have this boba tea place! I especially like their milk tea and always got good service here. Store is pretty and well kept.

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