Yes yes yes! Loved seeing a YAAAS Tea in this shopping center when looking for something to do…read morebefore seeing the Michael movie with my friend for a girls night. I needed a little caffeine so I opted for my earl grey with boba only a tad sweet. It did the trick. My friend and I shared a banana pudding. That along with her espresso drink had her ranting and raving. I was extremely thankful they took our order right before they closed. Everything was lovely and happy to see some of my fav boba in Suffolk.

The last time I came to this Yaaas Tea location was for their grand opening and I'm not usually in…read morethis area hence why I haven't been back since. Yaaas Tea is my go to for boba because no other place makes boba like them! Their boba is made fresh every hour on the hour, is flavorful and therefore, tastes amazing! I was recently in the area (end of January 2026) for an appointment and had gift cards for Yaaas Tea purchased from Costco ($25 x2 gift cards for $39.99 - and there's sometimes sales on top of this!) so why not? I initially used their self serve kiosk to order but then realized the way the card scanner was placed, that there was no way to swipe my gift card into the reader which was kind of annoying. The employee who was there however, was more than kind enough to take a picture of my order and manually put in the order with the regular cashier at the front. I ordered a Strawberry Lemonade with Mango Popping for my son and he loved it. For myself I ordered a Taro Milk Tea with Boba which was delicious. For our food, I ordered a Turkey Egg and Cheese Croffle and an Egg and Cheese Croffle (for my son). Both were delicious, made fresh and very filling. Last time I had also gotten their cookies (very reminiscent of Tate's cookies) but when I inquired about them this visit, she said they were in the process of baking fresh cookies on premise! Super excited about that! There were a few tables in the front of the store and the whole store itself was clean, spacious and brightly lit. Plenty of free parking in the lot at the front as it's located in a huge strip mall. I will definitely be returning any time I'm in the area and craving a bubble tea and/or croffle sandwich!

I love a good play on words for a tea shop and "Tai chi tea" is a fantastic name for a tea shop…read more The shop offers standard flavors and boba options and then a more premium line of drinks. We had one of each. They offer many standard flavor options like taro, brown sugar and traditional milk tea, and several bubble options ranging from standard tapioca, peal, and fruit flavors. And the premium options are essentially a dessert is a cup! Tai chi tea also offers food options with a full quick service restaurant inside. If you only order tea, the area to wait in the front of the store is on the small side, but you can grab a seat at a table while you wait.

My husband and I have been looking everywhere for delicious, reliable chinese food dishes - the…read morestandards, y'know? I'm talkin straight Chicken & Broc, fried rice, lo mein. The hits. We've found this surprisingly hard to find around Stony Brook. We usually have my inlaws bring food in from Commack when we want good Chinese, but we were really hoping to find a local spot that hits the spot. The other night we asked our nanny, who has lived in the neighborhood for a lot longer than us, to suggest a place for great Chinese. To our surprise she suggested Tai Chi. We were like, what? The bubble tea place? But she wasn't kidding, so we gave it a try. And WOW. We weren't disappointed! This is going to be our go-to place for great Chinese food standards. It was hot, delicious, good portion sizes, and the price point was right. Highly recommend for what we ordered, and looking forward to trying other menu items soon.

As we were on our way out of the Smithhaven mall exiting via the Macy's store, a cute little…read morestorefront bustling with activity caught my eye. When I asked my daughter, "when did that get there?" She responded, "it's new and I hear it's pretty good. We should try it if you're in the mood for bubble tea." Once inside, there is nice seating if you are looking to sit a bit. Looking up at the many choices on the board, the folks behind the counter immediately asked if we were ready to order or needed assistance. As I inquired about the differences between the drinks I was torn between, my knowledgeable server thoughtfully explained the drinks and how I could also customize my sweetness level. The high level of customer service for a mall shop was quite refreshing and more of a reason I would come back. I ultimately chose Sweet Sunshine: mangos and lychee mixed with jasmine green tea, with lychee jelly. If you're in the Smithhaven mall looking for a bubble tea, I'd recommend stopping in and giving Black Pearl Bubble Tea a try. My drink was served up quickly with a smile. Upon receipt, it looked so yummy and I was so excited to try it that I forgot to take a photo. It wasn't till I was half way through and in the car that I remembered.

Located inside the Smith haven Mall. Very cute and clean on the inside. They have cute boba…read moreplushies, key chains, and reusable cups for sale. They have kiosks to order if you didn't want to order via register. The order came out relatively quick. Although their tapioca pearls were amazing, the actual drink I got wasn't so good - frappe pearls) They also had macaroons and even though it was very pricey - my kids wanted it so of course I got the pick your own 6 pieces ($17.49 plus tax). But they did love them.

Fastest service for a crepe place. Pretty straight forward…read more Here's what we ordered: - ice cream crepe with a scoop of chocolate and a scoop of cookie dough ice cream, whipped cream, chocolate syrup, chocolate wafer stick and round french cookie - detox ginger tea The ambiance was cute with colorful walls. Good for pictures.

This crepe and ice cream was a nice surprise in this little sweet treat shop. We ordered the crepe…read morewith 2 scoops of ice cream. Husband and I shared. This was such a delicious and airy treat on a warm day. Lots of options.

Had dinner in the neighborhood so we stopped by afterwards for bubble tea. Looking at the menu, I…read moreasked for suggestions on which non caffeine tea they would recommend. Not helpful at all and not friendly. Ordered two bubble teas, one was done in a few minutes, waited another fifteen minutes for the second one, in between the group after us got their orders first. Very disorganized, no apology for keeping us there waiting for the second drink. Tiny and cramped inside and hard to find parking in the back. Will not be returning. There are many other bubble tea places that are around providing better and friendlier service.

I've been to several locations of Kung Fu Tea, & this one was just a let down. The store inside is…read morecramped & the parking is horrible. Didn't love my drink & was just bummed.

At around 7:00 PM on May 31, 2026, my roommate and I came to Tao's Bao for dinner. My roommate was…read moretreating me. Since my roommate does not speak Chinese, we communicated entirely in English throughout the visit, and the staff at the front counter also spoke to us in English. I have been to this restaurant many times before and have usually left an 18% tip. This was my roommate's first visit. After we finished our meal, my roommate paid the bill but did not add a tip. After noticing that no tip had been left, the staff member at the front counter came directly to our table and asked my roommate, "Cash tips?" My roommate seemed surprised and responded, "No."This interaction already made us feel very uncomfortable and pressured. In addition, both my roommate and I felt that the service had not been particularly good. After that, the staff member shouted toward the kitchen in Chinese: "These two are freeloading! They didn't leave a tip!" Since my roommate does not understand Chinese, he did not know what was being said. However, I understood the comment and found it highly inappropriate, unprofessional, and disrespectful toward customers. 2026 年 5 月 31 号晚上7点左右，我跟室友来 Tao\'s Bao 吃饭，室友请客。室友不会说中文，我们全程都用英文沟通的，前台也跟我们用英语。我已经来了很多次，以前都给 18% 小费。室友第一次来，饭毕，付了款没有给小费。前台看到没给小费，直接跑到桌子前面问我室友 cash tips? 我室友愣了一下，说 No。这个举动已经让我们感觉非常不舒服，感到压力，而且我跟室友都觉得服务也不怎么好。然后，这个前台就用中文冲后厨大喊："这俩人吃独食！不给小费！"

Located in a strip mall with plenty of parking, we decided to try this place instead of our usual…read more Love that Stony Brook has a growing number of Chinese restaurants probably due to their proximity to the SBU. Small restaurant, simple setting. We ordered the pork soup dumplings, chicken soup dumplings, scallion pancakes, steam pork and shrimp dumplings and beef lo mein with a honeydew bubble tea. The soup dumplings had little soup but otherwise the dishes were all very good. They have a Peking duck dinner which we will have to try one day. Service is friendly and efficient. Will be back!

Delicious personal-sized cake at a reasonable price, kind staff, adorable store, and clearly marked…read moreitems with nuts, which is very important for someone like me with an allergy! I love that the store has crane games and declarations, making a cute ambiance.

Expensive, kinda dark and meh inside. Not as much cake variety as I thought and the fudge caje was…read moredry and underwhelming. Cheesecakes look decent but otherwise could be better.

Good but ice cream said hood on the side so I don't think mine was homemade and it did not taste…read morehomemade.

Cute place, quick service. Was able to sit and chat . When we got there it was just us but when we…read moreleft it was full. I had the strawberry Thai tea and it was delicious