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    The Alley

    4.3 (15 reviews)
    Open 12:00 pm - 9:00 PM
    Updated a few days ago

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    Haley K.

    This place kept popping up on my Instagram before it was even open. I took it as a sign that I needed to go. Cute very modern spot. The tea dispensers are built into the cabinets, which i thought was really cool. I got the brown sugar matcha with boba. Although the matcha was a little gritty, the flavor overall was really good. A good balance of matcha & brown sugar. Boba was cooked to a nice consistency. I only drank about half & even the next day, it still tasted the same. Definitely want to come back to try more.

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    Deedee C.

    Milk tea done right. The newest milk tea spot in Vancouver WA and it's good!!! I've almost given up on milk tea in this area because existing options are not great and catered to teens (especially Braganza). Prices are between 6 - 8 for a dessert drink but the flavors are scrumptious! I've had their drinks before in Honolulu and Portland and was surprise that this one also delivered on delicious consistency. Last time I tried their Royal milk tea (great floral notes) so this time I went wild and got their purple rice yogurt smoothie. Omg, this was amazing. The blended yogurt drink is incredibly smooth and tastes like what you expect (like original tart yogurt) and the purple rice delivered on great texture as well as the green tea jelly. You can actually taste the green tea in the jelly. The owner is super nice as well and came around to check on everyone. We also came on a random weekday and weree surprised to see a few other folks pop in, otherwise it's pretty quiet here.

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    Jonathan X.

    I've tried 5 different drinks here and they're generally good. I've asked for less sugar on some and the cashier told me that the sweetness comes from the boba so they can't adjust it. The boba comes in a sugary syrup so if they add too much boba (which they have) it makes the drink too sweet to drink. A few things that could be more consistent is the amount of toppings and the friendliness of the cashier. Depending on the employee, you could be met with very different customer service. Overall a solid spot and I love that we now have a well-known boba chain in Vancouver.

    Malika U.

    We've stopped in twice since they opened and both times it wasn't busy at all. First time we stopped in, I got the Ube creme brûlée milk tea boba and it was sooo good! One of the best milk teas I've ever had. I'm not sure if it was the owner who took our order, but she didn't seem very friendly. The second time I came by, we were helped by a young male and he was so nice and friendly. I tried the passionfruit green tea this time around. It was good and refreshing, but I've had better. Cute boba shop with simple decor. Prices seem a little high compared to other places we've been to, but I will probably be bake for the Ube creme brûlée milk tea!

    Ube Brown Sugar Crème Brûlée Milk & Strawberry Green Tea with Jelly
    Alea A.

    Tastea! With this shop being less than 5 mins away from me, it's not a matter of IF I'm coming back but WHEN. I went during the soft opening + another time shortly after and the staff was so warm and friendly. The pearls were warm, soft, and fresh. The drinks were packed with rich flavors and delicious sweetness. Big fan of the sleek interior and touches of cute and floral decor. Parking is aplenty as it's located in a plaza. So happy to have The Alley in Vancouver!

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    Anthony V.

    Our favorite boba chain is finally open in Vancouver. We were greeted promptly as we walked in and the ambiance was bright and well decorated. We proceeded to ordered the Brown Sugar Boba Creme Brulee Milk and the Orange Peach Oolong. They were brought out in a timely manner. One drink was incorrect (Ube Brown Sugar Creme Brulee Milk) but understandable with Ube and Brulee sounding similar. They quickly made the correct drink and let us keep the Ube. Both the Brown Sugar and the Ube drinks were fantastic. Their boba has the perfect chewy texture. Drink itself was just a tad on the sweeter side. The Orange Peach Oolong was great. Fresh oranges inside that easily goes up the straw. Not too sweet which is how I like it. And you can taste the Oolong. We also tries the original croffle. Didn't eat it hours later but it stayed crispy and we enjoyed it as a late night dessert. Excellent service & drink. Highly recommended.

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    Lc T.

    Highly Recommend this place, the service here is above and beyond! And the tea options are endless. Definitely try it out!

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    I've almost given up on milk tea in this area because existing options are not great and catered to teens (especially Braganza).

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    Nice spot, grand opening today and really enjoyed their variety of fresh fruit tea and milk tea and…read moreblended options. We were there as the last 4 of the first 100 customers so we got the goodie bags, cute jar of milk tea and some croc charms and keychain, no more stickers. Line got busy quickly and they did a 40% discount today as well. They did forget 2 out of 7 of our beverages so while we were waiting for all our drinks they just spaced out and forgot and continued on with processing more orders. So our other 2 tests didn't come until 20-30 mins later. I would say as they continue on with their business and get the hang on it will be better. Always room for improvement! would recommend letting them know if you've been waiting for more than 10 minutes to remind them as they're very busy with processing walk in orders and takeaways like uber eats etc. Very cute decor and it has very limited seating and space to stand to wait inside. Parking lot is shared with other shops and businesses nearby. Ordered their original bubble waffle as they're out of icecream or there was some technical issues so it doesn't work well. I custom made my drink as I sampled their rose milk tea and really loved the rose aroma but wanted refreshing drink on a hot day like today. I ordered paradise fruit tea with fresh fruits like a passion fruit seed, chia seed, strawberry, lemon/lime and watermelon etc and added a hint of rose syrup with extra jasmine green tea and had it overall less sweetened from other sweeteners. It came out perfect! Would recommend giving it a try if you like rose scent and flavor and enjoy a good fruit tea. we also got a galaxy drink, avocado blended shake, taro blended shake, peach lemongrass tea, sugar cane drink and my fruit tea. would come again for sure when in area, very cute place!

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    Pros: good mochi donuts & banh mi, great variety of drinks!…read more Cons: service has been very very hit or miss. Have been here a handful of times and usually treat it as a banh mi + sweet treat moment, but gosh the last interaction/experience made me not want to return. I placed an online order because I had a flight to catch later and wanted to be able to pick up a quick banh mi on the way. I arrived the scheduled time and they hadn't seen the order or even started working on it. It seemed like there may have been a tech issue or error, so eh I was fine with waiting. They did throw in a mochi donut for my wait/issue which was nice. However....it just snowballed from there. They handed me my drinks and sandwiches and I was just out the door when I looked in the bag and realized they had forgotten the vegetarian banh mi I had ordered myself -- this would have been very unfortunate since I'm vegetarian and the other two in the bag were pork. I had to wait even longer, a second time, for this order to be completed and really felt like it'd been a waste of time to try and schedule the order. Because of all of the delays, I had a very limited amount of time to eat and it honestly soured my experience overall. The teas are fine but not my favorite in the area and sadly after my last visit, I'm going to search for a new banh mi spot for bites.

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