Zero Degrees has east Asian food and drinks including but not limited to bubble tea, ramen, Korean-style corn dogs, and egg waffles. The store is colourful and cute but not over the top, and the seating is very comfortable. They have wifi. I got a taro meets ube drink with pudding and a pumpkin spice egg waffle (fall special). I haven't had an egg waffle in a while since I don't know of any other place in Bloomington that makes them and I love pumpkin spice, so I was very excited about this waffle, and it did not let me down. The pumpkin spice flavour was nice, the waffle was fluffy and cooked right. They lightly drizzled it with a caramel sauce but the waffle itself wasn't too sweet so it balanced out. I liked the taro meets ube, which was taro milk tea with ube paste. The taro and ube flavours were similar but enhanced each other. I didn't see if I could adjust the sweetness level, but the default wasn't overly sweet. I was able to get this drink with soy milk instead of regular milk, although the barista let me know that the ube paste contains milk that can't be removed. The barista and lady cooking in the back both seemed very friendly. My drink was ready quickly. It took a while, maybe 15 minutes to get my waffle, but they apologized for the wait. There's a 4% charge on card purchases. Bring cash to save a little. read more

Zero Degrees - Pumpkin spice egg waffle, taro meet ube w/ egg pudding - A bubble tea drink with purple and white swirls in a clear cup with a panda-shaped lid, alongside a cone of fried snacks in a checkered paper wrapper. - Bubble Tea Near Me - Bloomington, Indiana

I went to get my internet set up and I found this cute little boba shop, Zero Degrees ! They have smoothies, all sorts of teas, boba, and they have a small menu filled with Asian cuisines ! The seating area is adorable and the workers are super sweet ! I love me some boba. So I got a peach tea with popping mango boba. Delicious ! Any time I'm on the side of town, I'm going to make sure to pop (haha get it?) in ! read more

Fresh food, good service and plenty of areas to sit! There are a selection of asian-sourced gifts as well. Parking is plentiful because it's across from the East-side Kroger strip. I strongly recommend the popcorn chicken! read more

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Coming from Indy, the prices of bubble tea here are relatively cheap ($4-5) and there's a tonnnn of options for boba and tea flavors. Taste is definitely a 4/5 overall. The place has great seating to hangout with friends and is open pretty late, which is very convenient. read more

Zero Degrees - two people holding up drinks - Two individuals hold bubble tea beverages, one with a caramel swirl and the other with black tapioca pearls, in a cafe setting with yellow stools and wall-mounted lights. - Bubble Tea Near Me - Bloomington, Indiana

I was out of town visiting my sister. She suggested we try this interesting place for a refreshing drink. When she explained the options to me, I wasn't quite sure I understood and was hesitant. My usual go-to is Mountain Dew or other sodas. I don't drink alcohol and venturing into uncharted territory was slightly getting me out of my comfort zone. But, I'm always game for a new experience and a chance to taste something, as my sister said, that would be "refreshing". We arrived at our destination. My sister was giddy to arrive. However we joked at the signage saying they only had large cups. After going inside, it was obvious I'd never been in such a place. It kinda had an ice cream parlor feel, but with a modern twist. The digital menus had food and beverages atypical of most anything I'd ever seen. It was about 2:00 in the afternoon and it appeared as though the lunch crowd was past. Two girls looked a little haggard from having been extra busy, but they greeted us with pleasantries. For me, they picked up on the fact I'd never been in their restaurant and offered me some optimistic insight about their product. Wow!! They went thru many options of food and beverages trying to help me choose. They even gave me small samples of these juicy little spheres they call, I think, babo. They were both so nice I had to ask their names because I knew I was going to give them Kudos on YELP!! Jessica and Lilly had good synergy. They were fun, helpful, and informative. In fact, I recall the girl who called herself Jessica saying after I drank the one she made that I'd feel "official". Usually I feel bloated or still hungry or thirsty after eating or drinking. The term "official" was an interesting and stuck with me. But, you know....she was kinda right. She made some sort of icy drink call taro (tar-oh?) which was kinda lavender in color. She suggested it would be a flavor of vanilla. After sipping, she was right. But she was also wrong. It had a beautiful flavor of vanilla and also had a hint of what a berry scented candle might taste like. It also had a very sweet taste of cereal milk. It was kinda like the milk leftover after eating a bowl of Cap'n Crunch crunch berries. It was delicious. I can't say enough about the drink, the establishment, and the gals that helped. The next time I go I'm hopeful to get the same quality service and will likely try to make a meal out of the trip. Excellent!!!! read more

Whenever I'm in Bloomington I like coming here since it's close to family. I went yesterday, and wanted to get something new. I got the Ube Special and the person at the front was nice and said they heard that it's good with tapioca boba. The drink was pretty decent, definitely not bad at all, I just prefer sweeter options like Pineapple or Winter Melon. My friend got a Strawberry smoothie with strawberry popping boba, and we thought that tasted amazing! Definitely a good place for milk teas and smoothies, with a lot of variety for toppings. read more

Let's be clear. . . I know next to nothing about Boba Tea. Or types, culture, or anything related to it - other than I like some of it. After dinner at the restaurant next door (review coming soon) I wasn't quite ready to head home and had always wanted to try the Zero Degrees place. My son (15) and I went in and were the only people present other than the young lady working there. It's counter service, with a full menu of options posted - milk teas, boba choices, smoothies, and more. I had a pineapple milk tea with boba and son had a banana-strawberry smoothie. My tea was great, and I enjoyed it - but when they made the smoothie with real strawberries and an actual banana, I knew I had ordered the wrong thing. So many smoothies are just a mix. Tasted his and it was terrific. It's a small place but has plenty of seating. Some ramen options too I think. I'm going back, need one of those smoothies!!! read more

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A fun place with lots of drink options! So many boba & toppings to choose from! The decor is very cute and it has a very casual vibe. My only complaint is sometimes you can't hear the staff call out orders over the music. I also wish each order had a number instead of just calling out the item name. read more

Zero Degrees - Original Earl Grey Milk Tea with original magic boba & strawberry jelly Strawberry Sea Salt Special with strawberry jelly - Bubble Tea Near Me - Bloomington, Indiana

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I absolutely love this place! I actually went here twice on Thursday (once for bubble tea and egg waffle and the other for a Korean corn dog). The Korean corn dogs are the best I have ever had! The snow ice is very delicious too. My only complaint is sometimes the service is quite slow if they are busy but the quality of food and drink makes up for it! read more

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I ordered the Korean Rib Rice, it was $15 and they deadass only gave me 3 pieces of meat LMAOOOOO look at the picture bruh I contacted the delivery service to get a refund and the service contacted the restaurant for me, the restaurant said that it was the CORRECT PORTION but the delivery service gave me a refund anyways. They really acting like this meat is wagyu, $5 per piece????? Do you think I'm stupid LMAO biggest scam after big pharma read more

Zero Degrees - korean rib rice scammery - Bubble Tea Near Me - Bloomington, Indiana

I love that they have iced milk drink at Zero Degrees. It's not quite as good as Half & Half in Los Angeles, but it'll do. Even though I ordered half sugar, the drink was still super sweet. The boba was nice and Q though (aka chewy/al dente) and the pudding was soft and sweet. The iced milk drink is a pretty steep at $4.45 for a small. Other milk tea drinks are $3.45 for a small. Their Thai Milk Tea is a little bit...unexpected. They do call it a Thai Milk Tea as opposed to a Thai Iced Tea so it's definitely more milk-y. My friend added more black tea to it to have a more "Thai Tea" taste. It's still good overall though! I'll be back to try Zero Degrees Snow Ice when it's a little warmer. Don't think I'll be trying the savory food here any time soon though! read more

Zero Degrees - Iced milk with pudding & honey boba ($4.45) - Bubble Tea Near Me - Bloomington, Indiana

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I love the boba here! I think it's the best in Bloomington! It is made fresh and the boba balls are still warm! My friend got the Korean fried corn dog and enjoyed it very much! The food can be pricy but it is very good. They also have a shelf of games available to use! read more

This place was okay. It was nice to see that they had more on the menu than just boba! I noticed that there was ramen, popcorn chicken, shave ice, & desserts! However the boba was just okay and the ramen was alright. The boba had decent tapioca and was relatively chewy but the rose tea tasted very artificial to me. The ramen was average. It could have been more flavorful or spicier in my opinion. read more

Overall a nice place to grab a quick boba drink and light snack. 2 1/2 ppl working which made for longer wait times when groups of 4 visited. Quality was good and prices reasonable. Not great, not bad. read more

Have come here 3 times now at a prime time (6-7pm) and they have been out of honey boba each time. Need to better prepare for their customers and make more if they are continuously "out" of a popular topping. read more

By far the worst Boba place I have been to in town. The service was terrible, server was sitting on the counter on her phone, she was rude when we asked about menu items and did not help. Rolled her eyes when I asked for ice for my boba tea that was warm. Ramen was lukewarm when it came out. Uncensored rap music was blasting in the building. This experience costed $37 for 2 ramen and 2 teas. Not coming back. read more

Zero Degrees - Server sitting on counter - A plastic cup with a straw, filled with a light-colored beverage, is placed on a white table inside a bubble tea shop. - Bubble Tea Near Me - Bloomington, Indiana

The biggest issue of this restaurant is that the food quality is not stable. I've been here many times since it's open. Half of the times the food was fine, but it went wrong equally often. Yesterday the noodle I ordered was even not thoroughly cooked. The staff were basically the college students, and the they come and go. Their cooking skills are the reason why the food could go wrong so dramatically. I texted the owner and he didn't respond. It's the only shop in town that provides a full menu of Chinese beverage, and maybe that's why the owner didn't bother to do something to ensure the food quality, because of lack of competition. In mainland China or Taiwan, a place like this won't survive a month. read more

I rushed over right away with a friend when I heard that there was a snow ice place in town! This place is popping in the afternoon/evenings, so I had high expectations. There are a ton of international students hanging out here - really well dressed and driving fancy cars. It kind of makes it seem upscale. The place is really well designed. It reminds me of the cafes in Korea. It's well lit and pretty. I think the snow ice was average... Albeit the best we have in Bloomington right now. Prices are average, food is average too. I wasn't a huge fan of the food but I don't think they are trying to make a name with that. There are a ton of bubble tea options. I heard they are ran by the same owner as Bapu tea. The tea was really good! I've never been a fan of the tapioca pearls so I can't comment on that. My friend enjoyed them! There are a lot of flavors to choose from and you get a free drizzle with your order. I got the milk snow ice because that is my favorite flavor. It was lacking a little sweetness, but still pretty good. They have a lot of toppings for you to put on your snow ice, but to be honest they didn't look very appetizing. I stuck with red bean and it was just OK. Overall, just so-so for me, but the best Bloomington has to offer at the moment! read more

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Not worth the price. My boyfriend took me here for lunch and I felt guilty about how much he spent after the service we received. The cashier was inattentive and unhelpful. She answered questions in an obvious manner that was demeaning. Not only was the service terrible, but the food did not make up for it. My boyfriend's tea was not even cold. Our ramen came out hardly warm, and some of the toppings in the soup were cold. The meat was fatty and poor quality. Lastly, the ambiance wasn't great. The music they played was explicit and rap heavy, not great for a studious environment. I've been to much better places in town, and I'm going to save your time and money by saying not to go here. read more

Love their pork belly rice and just tried their (newer?) pork congee with the fried dough sticks and it was wonderful! Very well packed for delivery, but I loved going in person before COVID-19. I would recommend getting their milk tea at 25% sugar, otherwise I think it's too sweet. One of my regular places to order delivery from. read more

I am a frequent visitor of zero degrees to get boba and I think I've had my worst experience. There were two girls working and one was super sweet who took our order and the other was rude and kicked us out of the dining room so that they could close early. On top of that, we asked for an ube smoothie with honey boba and got an ube milk tea with original magic boba so we reordered and got a different one. I am a restaurant worker and I always want customers to have a good experience and I never understand why people treat their costumers like this. read more

Kind of expensive, but I tried the Matcha Milk Tea with blueberry popping bobas and really enjoyed it! read more

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This place is rad. I come here basically every day when I'm in Bloomington. THE BOBA: pretty good. Definitely a cut above Quickly and the like. I'd go so far as to say it holds its own in comparison to shops in SF and LA, and (as some other reviewers seem not to have noticed), it's in neither of those places. It's in Indiana ffs, and in that context it's pretty damn good. THE FOOD: the classic boba shop snacks are just as satisfying as you'd expect. My favorites are the takoyaki and the popcorn chicken. The ramen is also really good, though a bit pricey for the area. THE ENVIRONMENT: chill as hell. This is where Zero Degrees really stands out. it's bright and nicely decorated while also being really cozy and just ~~chill~~. the wifi is super fast so it's a great place to work remotely or study. Overall five stars, possibly my favorite place in Bloomington. read more

Great food and tea but I won't be back. Two staff members were kind but the main server was incredibly rude. There are other great bubble tea places in town with far better service. Skip this place. read more

I CAN'T EVEN EXPLAIN how AMAZING this is. I started off not liking boba tea, I just simply got the wrong drink, but when my friend reintroduced it to me, I tried a better drink and now I am going there WAYY too much. I will say, I stopped by the other day, and the gril greeted me, bnd said they were closed due to a gas leak, but I called and its fixed! (: I usually get the Original Milk Tea with mango, and popping boba. I have discovrd that I only like the popping boba, the others give me headaches. If your'e going for the first time, i recommend getting popping for your first time. It's amazing. read more

Glad to find a bubble tea place at this location. Cute shop and fast service. I had the milk tea with honey boba and egg custard. Very good. Like a mild honey milk shake. Very friendly man at the counter was helpful with what worked best. Sent husband back later in the evening and had him pick up the Sesame Taro bubble tea. Very tasty!! Can't wait to try the snow ice. read more

Zero Degrees - Milk tea with honey boba and egg pudding. - Bubble Tea Near Me - Bloomington, Indiana

Have I had better Taiwanese snacks and Ramen? Sure. In Seattle, San Francisco, Chicago, and Taipei. In Bloomington, this place is by far the best. read more

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The girl making my and my friend's taro shaved ice was putting her hand around in the topping container - with no glove or utensil right in front of our face! I walked over and had to tell her that I don't want her putting hands in our food! She just goes, "Oh." No apology. Honestly how reckless and gross can you be especially during covid?! And because her hand was digging around to get the taro, her hand contaminated the whole jar. I'm not a fussy person, but give me a break. The owner needs to train people on proper handling of food. read more

The taro snow ice is sooo good!! So many toppings and the small side foods are good! Very nice owner as well!

Best taiwan style milk tea place in Bloomington, Period. Don't forget they offer different sweet levels to suit your need. Personally I don't think it is a restaurant, so Ramen and Curry are just average . Takoyaki and popcorn chicken are must try, they are so good with milk tea. read more

This is the first time I'm writing reviews on yelp. This place is simply horrible -- from service to food. First of all, the lady at cashier has no idea how to put orders into the computer system and it took her about 10mins to figure it out before she took my order. It took me over 25mins to get my bubble tea when there were only three tables occupied in the store. Secondly, there snow ice is nothing like the ones I had in China/Japan/Korea. There is a very weird plastic taste to it. Lastly, I feel very disrespected as a Chinese customer in the store. I went there again a few days ago. The owner, who is a Chinese guy, ignored me and talked only to another Caucasian customer when I walked in to the store and wanted to ask questions. There were only two customers at the time and he invited the other person to try samples of the food and left me standing in the store for a long time. In short, food is bad and service is worse. read more

More RUDE than you could ever imagine! I walked in stood there at the counter for 5 min straight, and the three staff working there did not even care to ask me what I wanted. They couldn't care less. Milk tea is crazily overpriced here and barely mediocre. Don't go unless you want to feel offended and get ripped off. A small town BLOOMINGTON may be , you got other places to go for boba. read more

I got the same problem at bapu and here, instead of making the last drink for client before taking orders for 4 people waiting, the girl ended up the the last drink wait and take orders ( I order 2 drinks and got 1 and she let me wait for my 2nd drink). After 15 mins taking orders ( I already wait 15 mins since I come to order), she made wrong drink for my order, and I have to wait for her to make it again. I plan not to write bad review for you but your management is too bad. read more

Really good boba tea and great atmosphere. Staff was very helpful. I got the Thai milk tea with honey boba and it was great!

super delicious boba! i get the thai milk tea or the original milk tea with honey boba -- so yum! read more

This place is okay. The snow ice is very average, can't speak on the food or boba. I had a good experience my first time coming in at around 10pm, although they messed up a few orders. My second visit was during busier hours and the service was quite subpar. They were apparently out of mango and green tea flavors and did not inform us while we sat in the shop for over half an hour. After speaking with them we finally got our order, which ended up being basically solid ice cream and not shaved at all. No one working here seems happy which probably explains the quality of service. read more

Very nice boba tea selection. Taro smoothie with honey boba is the best! Try their pork belly rice. Very filling and tasty if you like pork belly. We stopped by twice on our way to lake Monroe and if we come by this way would definitely stop by again! read more

Great place for snacks. It has an awesome environment too! Get the shaved ice for sure. read more

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My girlfriend and I went here for dinner, and after my dish was brought out we waited an additional 45 min for her ramen even though it was not busy. Additionally they messed up my initial order. We also saw other orders filled before us. The food is good but the service and high price makes me not want to visit again. read more

Fried chicken nugget is okey. Ramon noodles tastes like instant noodles. and 8.99 dollars for a fried chicken cutlet and a bowl of rice? Most of the drinks are made from powders. Even fruit smoothie. It is just bad. read more