If you've never been to The Whale Tea Ramen in Avon, you need to go ASAP! I've been twice now, and each time I've had an excellent experience. While there are several Whale Tea locations throughout CT, from looking online, the Avon location seems to be only one of the two that have a full food menu (with the other being Norwalk).
This location is in a shopping plaza next to Whole Foods. Parking is available in the rear of the building. The inside is spacious and clean with a lot of seating, including couches, which were cool. You have the option of ordering from a self-serve kiosk, or at the counter. I chose to order at the counter, but I played around with the kiosk a little and found it easy to use, and you can even customize your order down to how much ice you want in your drink, how sweet you want it, etc.
This past time I ordered a few different drinks and food items to try. I started with the Golden Buns and Korean Corn Dog for appetizers. The Golden Buns consisted of six small rolls warmed up with a cup of a sweet, icing-type dipping sauce. They were so delicious! The Korean Corn Dog looked similar to a traditional American corn dog, but tasted so much better! Rather than a hotdog, the Korean Corn Dog has fish sausage on a stick, covered with a crispy corn batter. You can also choose to add mozzarella cheese or potato to the inside of the corn dog. I opted for the mozzarella cheese. They also drizzled ketchup and mustard on the outside. This was literally the best corn dog I've ever had! The taste was remarkably better than any American corn dog I've had in the past, including the Big E. I would highly recommend trying it!
For my main meal, I ordered the Beef Ramen, which included beef, bamboo shoot, wakame (seaweed), marinated egg, nori, corn, scallion, and fish cake, in addition to the noodles. Simply amazing!
Now on to the drinks- I ordered the Creme Brûlée Brown Sugar Milk Tea with Tapioca, the Blue Crystal with Coconut Milk and Jelly, and the Matcha Fresh Milk Tea. All were AMAZING! My favorite was the Creme Brûlée Brown Sugar Milk Tea. It just tasted so good! And adding the Tapioca is a must. The only thing I didn't care too much for was the jelly that was added to the bottom of the Blue Crystal- it just had a weird texture to it that I didn't like. If I was to order that drink again I would just get it without the jelly, because otherwise it was really good!
The staff were friendly and my food and drinks came out quickly. Overall a fantastic spot for teas, ramen, and other delicious food. I will definitely be back! read more