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    Tropical Smoothie Cafe

    5.0 (1 review)
    Open 7:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated 1 month ago

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    2 years ago

    Food and smoothies were yummy. Service was fast and we got our drinks and food quick. Staff was friendly definitely recommend this location.

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    4.0(1 review)
    4.5 mi

    I was so super excited to finally get a Jamba back in Michigan. Honestly the last time we had Jamba…read morenear us is when Target had Jamba smoothies in their food court area like a decade ago before they replaced it with another company. Then last time we had some good Jamba was last year in California, so I ran into this location when I first spotted it in May. The people working here both times were extremely friendly and went out of their way to make us feel welcome. This is a nice location next to Target on the main strip across from MSU and is also an Auntie Anne's pretzels. We got a large smoothie which my daughter enjoyed and finished every last drop. I got their cloud iced match tea. At first it was not very sweet and did not have enough foam but they were more than happy to remake it. I did not want them to waste, so they just added more sweetener and then it was perfect. I do hope this place lasts. There is another smoothie place a couple doors down and honestly I have seen more customers coming out of the competition and we have been the only ones here both times but Jamba is one of our favorites and plan on returning again soon. Perhaps once school starts back up this place will have a lot of traffic and there are so many things we want to try like their bowls and cold brew.

    From the owner: Jamba in East Lansing serves fresh smoothies, bowls, and bites made to brighten your day. Choose…read morefrom fruit smoothies, protein smoothies, smoothie bowls, acai bowls, toasty bites, and snacks perfect for kids, families, and on-the-go lifestyles. With plant-based and better-for-you options, Jamba fits a variety of food preferences. Stop by for takeout, order delivery, or arrange catering for events and group orders. Whether fueling your day or treating the family, Jamba brings refreshing flavor to East Lansing.

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    Koi Tea

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    4.6(25 reviews)
    2.8 mi

    4.5/5 I will say…read moreeverytime I've stopped by Koi Tea, they've consistently served up the perfect bubble tea drink. I've tried a lot of drinks off their menu, including the one they modified for a seven-year-old who wanted a non-tea, but hot chocolate drink with the tapoica pearls. I'm not sure if it's the workflow of making the bubble tea here that makes it perfect or if it's the individual working the register- somehow it's always worked out. And the ambiance- absolutely relaxing. Nothing beats the YouTube Korean indie and rnb mix playing on TV with the faux vines curving around shelves and the walls, with an open window space concept (tons of light)! Something that I look for with bubble tea places are how consistently their tapoica pearls are cooked through and Koi Tea has been stellar. In previous visits, I've had their viet coffee with pearls, thai tea, and I would likely pick their fruit teas over the milk combos. Sometimes the milk teas end up pretty sweet even when ordered for 50% sweetness.

    Koi Tea used to have some of the best boba in Michigan. Unfortunately, things change and the…read morequality here has really declined. We stopped by on our last drive through Lansing and got: Jasmine Milk Tea, 100% Sweet w/ Boba ($6.00) - There was no tea flavor whatsoever in this drink. It tasted pretty much just like sweetened creamer. The boba also did not have a consistent texture. Most of it was way too soft and was basically like overcooked mush. A minority of the boba was only a tad on the soft side and had a good chew, which was reminiscent of the boba here a year or two ago. It feels like Koi Tea mixed two batches of boba together, which is a huge faux pas for any boba establishment. I have no idea what happened to Koi Tea in the last year. Given stiff competition down the road and the quality this time around, I wouldn't go here again.

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    Stopped over at T chat. Just flew into town with my wife from Los Angeles and OMG. It was great,…read morealso the gentleman I believe his name was Levi gave me amazing service and was very personable.

    So I met a girl who was a teacher while in this Mall drinking bubble tea. So I tried making small…read moretalk, asking her "so where do you Teachat?" She didn't get it. So she didn't... get it. Of course I wanted to like this Bubble Tea Cafe and all of the other reviews suggest that it is awesome and wonderful and the service wasn't too bad but the tea itself was absolutely atrocious. Literally one of the worst bubble teas that I've had in a very long time and for that reason I have to give a low rating. I expect that bubble tea in malls will be bad, but I've been surprised in a positive way many times. This is actually even worse than I expected. Still every Mall should have a bubble tea stand or a bubble tea stall or a bubble tea window and this mall is extremely busy so I fully support the fact that it's in here and the mall is really busy so I think they do pretty well. I just hope the people drinking this bubble tea don't think that this is what bubble tea is. I accidentally wrote another review for the same place: I met a teacher on Tinder. I was like "yo where you Teach At." She thought I was inviting her to Tea Chat, and we ended up here. The rest is history. So I went all the way out to the mall in Okemos, and since Victoria's Secret was closed, this little Boba Shop was the only reason I was there. I mean just look at the other Yelp reviews. I know some of them might be fake but some of them really aren't and people are talking about this is if it's the best bubble tea they've ever had. Including people who've tried bubble tea in cities that actually have a lot of really good bubble tea. So I thought well, at the least it's going to be okay or mediocre. No. The girl was nice enough so I have no complaints about that. But firstly she was all out of Bubbles and said that she sold out. I'm sure she just dumped them out since there was only half an hour left but whatever. This stand is rarely so busy that they'd sell out of anything. That was a bad start, and of course as usual there was no discount given, nothing was really offered, I just paid the full price as if I was getting the bubbles in my drink. Awesome. Then I get my tiny tiny tiny little drink and I take a sip and I'm just like no. No no no. It doesn't taste like black milk tea, it tastes like chemicals, or iffy Jasmine green tea, or both. It just went straight in the trash. A couple of sips and boom... It's in the trash. Not one of my favourites and a total waste of money for me. What a long detour out to the mall just to find out how much I didn't like it.

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    2.8(5 reviews)
    4.4 mi

    Every time I come to this location there is a ridiculously long wait. Ive had multiple smoothies…read morethat were just made poorly and barely drinkable. It's obnoxious that the service is so terrible, so consistently, because this is right along my path home and I'd enjoy the convenience of getting a smoothie every once in a while. I've also gotten bad attitude from the workers for no reason at all. I can remember driving away wondering what I did for them to talk to me the way they did. I was thinking it was taking excessively long, but I didn't make it known. I was just polite and waited for my 30 minute smoothie in the drive through. That's it. I went back for the final attempt today and again waited 15 minutes to order. When I paid, a very unfriendly young male took my card and did not even say a word to me. I'm calling corporate to notify them of all this. Our community has higher standards for our business than this. Not acceptable.

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