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the-teapsy-new-york-astoria

10/25/2016

Melissa B.

Manhattan, NY

5 star rating

I love this place! They make the BEST tea drinks and now they added delicious baked goods. The service is always friendly and welcoming.

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love place make best drink add delicious baked good service always friendly welcoming

positive

the-teapsy-new-york-astoria

10/24/2016

Tony Z.

New York, NY

5 star rating

The tea is very good, the service is good. I'm not sure why anyone would give this place negative reviews, but my experience yesterday evening was fine.I find that bubble tea is a very straightforward experience. I haven't been to many bubble tea chains that were very bad -- they're all pretty similar, The bubble tea I received (bubbles) weren't too hard or too soft (if that's even a thing). The Teapsy is fine,I will say that everyone should order half the sugar in their drinks... the amount of sugar in bubble tea is incredible. Even at half, the taro was sweet enough! and I will certainly be coming back.

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good service good sure anyone would give place negative review experience yesterday evening fine.i find straightforward experience many chain bad pretty similar receive hard soft even thing teapsy fine say everyone order half sugar drink ... amount sugar incredible even half taro sweet enough certainly come back

positive

the-teapsy-new-york-astoria

10/17/2016

Ivy P.

ASTORIA, NY

5 star rating

My go to bubble tea place. They have deals everyday for different fruit teas. $2.50 without the bubbles but 50cents extra for bubbles. Not your typical bubble tea place (thank god) . Most of the drinks are five dollars or they also have a breakfast combo. The drinks are really good, especially the teas

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place deal everyday different fruit without cents extra typical place thank god drink five dollar also breakfast combo drink really good especially

positive

the-teapsy-new-york-astoria

9/28/2016

Jenny P.

Brooklyn, NY

5 star rating

Was in the area so decided to try my friend's recommendation of this place. The interior decoration was great and the seating was pretty generous for a bubble tea place. It was a unique concept and different from the typical Kung fu tea or other such bubble tea places. What really made this place great was the service, cute simple ambiance, and of course their drinks! The drinks did not taste too sweet at all which is one thing I dislike about bubble teas. I definitely recommend the Philippines and England. Although it is very far from where I live I will definitely come back to visit if I'm ever in the area again!

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area decide try friend recommendation place interior decoration great seating pretty generous place unique concept different typical kung place really make place great service cute simple ambiance course drink drink taste sweet one thing dislike definitely recommend philippine england although far live definitely come back visit ever area

positive

the-teapsy-new-york-astoria

9/28/2016

Jemal R.

Flushing, NY

4 star rating

Great spot for bubble tea. If you are someone who loves to get bubble tea & take pictures of your drink, this place is the place for you. The people there are very helpful and patient, especially when you are trying to decide what kind of drink you want.

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great spot someone love get take picture drink place place people helpful patient especially try decide kind drink want

positive

the-teapsy-new-york-astoria

9/27/2016

Daphne M.

ASTORIA, NY

4 star rating

In a neighborhood saturated with cheap, sugar-powder bubble tea (except for you, Milk and Tea, you're as legit as it gets!), Teapsy is a welcome addition. It's a clean and classy spot that serves milk tea that doesn't taste entirely like milk. They are proud to advertise using real tea, real milk, and real cane sugar - none of that fructose stuff. Plus, brown sugar to sweeten the tapioca. If you're wondering if it makes a difference, it absolutely does. If you're coming from a ViVi or Chatime, then try something from Teapsy, the flavor just tastes cleaner and of higher quality. The staff here has always been incredibly friendly and welcoming each time I visited. As expected, they have a stamp card to encourage you to earn that free drink. My only issue is that they are *e x p e n s i v e* - but you're paying for a better quality boba. In the heart of Astoria. It makes sense. Don't forget that Yelp check-in deal, because 10% makes it much more reasonably priced.

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neighborhood saturate cheap sugar-powder except milk legit get teapsy welcome addition clean classy spot serve milk taste entirely like milk proud advertise use real real milk real cane sugar none fructose stuff plus brown sugar sweeten tapioca wonder make difference absolutely come vivi chatime try something teapsy flavor taste clean high quality staff always incredibly friendly welcome time visit expect stamp card encourage earn free drink issue pay good quality heart astoria make sense forget yelp check-in deal make much reasonably price

positive

the-teapsy-new-york-astoria

9/11/2016

Rach F.

Malverne, NY

3 star rating

Cute place and awesome service with really friendly staff. I wanted to like this place so bad but they just really need to ease up on the sugar. Many other of these reviews note that the drinks run really really sweet, so if that's you're thing then this is your place! A little variation would be much appreciated though :) Next time I'll ask if they can do it less sweet, and if it's good then I'll update the review.

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cute place awesome service really friendly staff want like place bad really need ease sugar many review note drink run really really sweet thing place little variation would much appreciate though next time ask less sweet good update review

positive

the-teapsy-new-york-astoria

9/8/2016

Diana P.

Forest Hills, Queens, NY

5 star rating

Great bubble tea spot for a quick drink to go or for a quick break in-house. They offer creative flavors in addition to the traditional flavors, which I opted for on my last visit. The iced jasmine green tea with tapioca is deliciously refreshing and the tapioca is lightly sweetened with the syrup in which it's cooked. I'll be back for sure to try the other flavors!

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great spot quick drink quick break in-house offer creative flavor addition traditional flavor opt last visit iced jasmine green tapioca deliciously refreshing tapioca lightly sweeten syrup cook back sure try flavor

positive

the-teapsy-new-york-astoria

9/8/2016

Catherine M.

New York, NY

5 star rating

What a wonderful addition to the neighborhood ! Just what we needed ! Beautiful space , Great Wall for selfies (thank me later ;)) Customer service is exceptional , very helpful and nice ! So far everything I have tried I am in love with , my top faves are the earl grey bubble tea , oolong tea , tres leeches tea , matcha latte And the tapioca balls ... OMG Make a long story short I already got my 10 th free tea and that was in just a week , problem much ? Yes lol Go to teapsy and get teapsy baby ;)

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wonderful addition neighborhood need beautiful space great wall selfies thank late customer service exceptional helpful nice far everything try love top faves earl grey oolong tres leech matcha latte tapioca ball ... omg make long story short already get free week problem much yes lol teapsy get teapsy baby

positive

the-teapsy-new-york-astoria

9/8/2016

Mara K.

Sunnyside, NY

4 star rating

I visited for the first time yesterday and was delighted! The selection of teas and flavors is diverse and the Lychee bubble tea I had was delicious! The staff is friendly and helpful -- I overheard them happily making a bubble tea with "very little" tapioca and "no sugar" for one customer. In addition, the atmosphere of this small haven is very relaxing ... With earth-tone colors, natural wood, and soft music playing. I felt right at home. Definitely check it out! :)

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visit first time yesterday delight selection flavor diverse lychee delicious staff friendly helpful overhear happily make little tapioca sugar one customer addition atmosphere small relaxing ... earth-tone color natural wood soft music playing felt right home definitely check

positive

the-teapsy-new-york-astoria

8/26/2016

Eileen G.

Arlington, TX

5 star rating

The Teapsy is great, both in deliciousness of boba and cleverness of name. My friends and I went on a Sunday evening and were immediately greeted with samples of 2 of their drinks: the British Earl Grey Milk Tea (England) and the Calamansi Iced Tea (The Phillipines). The Earl Grey had a pleasing mildness to its flavor, not too sweet and had just the right amount of milk so that the tea flavor still shone through. The Calamansi was a refreshing citrus drink that also wasn't too sweet (a problem I find with many other boba places). We ended up ordering one each of the Early Grey and the Calamansi, and my third friend ordered the Strawberry Tres Leches (tasted kind of like a strawberry milkshake) upon recommendation from one of the workers. The actual bubbles inside the drinks were good as well, sweet without being cloyingly so and nicely chewy. Overall, I enjoyed the tea and will definitely go back next time I'm in the area!

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teapsy great deliciousness cleverness name friend sunday evening immediately greet sample drink british earl grey milk england calamansi iced phillipines earl grey pleasing mildness flavor sweet right amount milk flavor still shine calamansi refreshing citrus drink also sweet problem find many place end order one early grey calamansi third friend order strawberry tres lech taste kind like strawberry milkshake upon recommendation one worker actual inside drink good well sweet without cloyingly nicely chewy overall enjoy definitely back next time area

positive

the-teapsy-new-york-astoria

8/26/2016

Ryan W.

New York, NY

3 star rating

Unique flavors, great service, beautiful space, and great service. Plus: lactose-free options! Not as good as CoCo Tea who uses Lactaid milk, but it's nice to have. But! The bubbles were horrible. Way too sweet, not soft and chewy all the way through... they were kind of hard, actually. I'll try it again because maybe it was an off day and the Earl Grey Milk Tea was actually very good and not too sweet.

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unique flavor great service beautiful space great service plus lactose-free option good coco use lactaid milk nice horrible way sweet soft chewy way ... kind hard actually try maybe day earl grey milk actually good sweet

positive

the-teapsy-new-york-astoria

8/25/2016

Wendy C.

New York, NY

4 star rating

I tried the Hong Kong coffee tea, it tasted like your typical HK tea. I wished I had chosen a more interesting flavor instead, they had some unique tea mixes on their menu! Overall, if I'm ever in the Astoria area again I would love to try their other drinks :) The customer service was very friendly.

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try hong kong coffee taste like typical wish choose interesting flavor instead unique mix menu overall ever astoria area would love try drink customer service friendly

positive

the-teapsy-new-york-astoria

8/19/2016

Jennifer L.

Flushing, NY

5 star rating

This has become one of my favorite bubble tea spots. Their idea is pretty unique. Apparently, they get their tea leaves from different areas around the world (China, Thailand, Philippines, etc.) My two favorites are England and The Philippines. England has an Earl Grey based milk tea, but I enjoyed the fact that the Earl Grey wasn't too overwhelming. It is a bit on the sweeter side though. The Philippines has a refreshing fruity tea with a hint of lime. Loved how one of the workers went in depth about the teas on their menu. He seemed extremely passionate about the teas and the business. So far, I've came here three times and all three times they were serving samples of a drink from their menu, which I ended up buying right after....I'm a sucker for when it comes to tea. (:

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become one favorite spot idea pretty unique apparently get leave different area around world china thailand philippine etc two favorite england philippine england earl grey base milk enjoy fact earl grey overwhelming bit sweet side though philippine refreshing fruity hint lime love one worker depth menu seem extremely passionate business far come three time three time serve sample drink menu end buy right .... sucker come

positive

the-teapsy-new-york-astoria

8/19/2016

Tina W.

New York, NY

4 star rating

NICE! Location: If you are familiar with Queen's comfort. Then you will easily find this place! Store is small but clean. They are very dedicated to bring new flavor in this bubble tea industry. Drink: I had their bubble tea and five grey of mojito. Bubble tea is refreshing. They did not go for insanity amount of milk. On the contrary, their bubble tea preserves the essence of tea- fresh and herbal. I love it. The bubble is chewy as well. I would rate their bubble as some of the best tropical I've ever had so far I also, wanna to highlight their new invention - five grey of ... version of tea. Very fun. I forgot to take pictures. But go there before Aug 30th, 2016. They have buy one get one free for their opening session! Overall: pretty good, but bit far from ... manhattan tho

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nice location familiar queen comfort easily find place store small clean dedicate bring new flavor industry drink five grey mojito refresh insanity amount milk contrary preserve essence tea- fresh herbal love chewy well would rate best tropical ever far also want highlight new invention five grey ... version fun forget take picture aug buy one get one free opening session overall pretty good bit far ... manhattan though

positive

the-teapsy-new-york-astoria

8/9/2016

Nicholas R.

Astoria, NY

5 star rating

Been coming here a couple times a week since it's opening. The staff is so friendly and the menu is great. I have yet to be disappointed. This is a brand new business and I highly recommend it. :)

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come couple time week since open staff friendly menu great yet disappoint brand new business highly recommend

positive

the-teapsy-new-york-astoria

8/4/2016

Pauline D.

Astoria, NY

5 star rating

Delicious, many different options for all taste! super creative and the service was excellent! very sweet cashier!!!n

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delicious many different option taste super creative service excellent sweet cashier

positive

the-teapsy-new-york-astoria

7/31/2016

Sonia S.

New York, NY

5 star rating

I had the peach bubble tea and it was absolutely delicious. The service was great the atmosphere was great and the workers were very friendly. I highly recommend this place.

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peach absolutely delicious service great atmosphere great worker friendly highly recommend place

positive

the-teapsy-new-york-astoria

7/30/2016

Jeremy B.

Queens, NY

5 star rating

Delicious bubble tea with a more unique spin. They use tres leches milk which gives the tea a more robust and sweet flavor. My girlfriend ordered their speciality tres leches milk tea, which tasted like a slightly sweeter and more well rounded classic milk tea. I ordered the English milk tea, which was an Earl Gray based milk tea. The flavor mix was delicious - a great blend of classic flavors with the sweeter tres leches. The Earl Gray really sang through too. Definitely going back.

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delicious unique spin use tres lech milk give robust sweet flavor girlfriend order speciality tres lech milk taste like slightly sweet well rounded classic milk order english milk earl gray base milk flavor mix delicious great blend classic flavor sweeter tres lech earl gray really sing definitely back

positive

the-teapsy-new-york-astoria

7/29/2016

Amber C.

Flushing, NY

2 star rating

Sigh. I really wanted to like this place. I'm always in the area so to see a new bubble tea place open up is super exciting, especially since they claim to have this unique-ness to their flavors. I went in there wanting to try the mojito flavor but the guy in the front was really convincing me of the tres leches so I ordered that instead. $5 for something that looks and tastes like basic milk bubble tea. I might give them another try because they seem to have deals everyday (trying to get business) so we'll see if this place gets better.

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sigh really want like place always area see new place open super excite especially since claim unique-ness flavor want try mojito flavor guy front really convince tres leches order instead something look taste like basic milk might give another try seem deal everyday try get business see place get good

positive

the-teapsy-new-york-astoria

7/27/2016

Sharon K.

New York, NY

5 star rating

The lychee bubble tea was super delicious and I love that it is healthy. The staff are very friendly and nice. The space is cool and air conditioned. I am a fan!

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lychee super delicious love healthy staff friendly nice space cool air condition fan

positive

the-teapsy-new-york-astoria

7/26/2016

Hannah M.

Inglewood, CA

5 star rating

The service was great and I was greeted warmly when I entered. The menu is small but they seem to know what they are doing! I got one of their tres leches milk teas with boba. Full flavor and just the right sweetness. The boba was perfectly chewy. Would definitely go here again.

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service great greet warmly enter menu small seem know get one tres leches milk full flavor right sweetness perfectly chewy would definitely

positive

the-teapsy-new-york-astoria

7/26/2016

Tim W.

Fairfax, VA

5 star rating

Wonderful tea place! Super friendly/awesome staff and they have region-unique flavors I have not seen/heard of elsewhere. Tried The Philippines and would definitely recommend :)

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wonderful place super friendly/awesome staff region-unique flavor seen/heard elsewhere try philippine would definitely recommend

positive

the-teapsy-new-york-astoria

7/25/2016

Tess I.

Herndon, VA

5 star rating

Amazing tea drinks and super friendly staff. I have to prevent myself from coming here every day (or twice a day) because it's so good. Doesn't not disappoint!

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amazing drink super friendly staff prevent come every day twice day good disappoint

positive

the-teapsy-new-york-astoria

7/24/2016

Trang L.

San Francisco, CA

5 star rating

Been waiting for a place like this to pop up in Astoria now here it is!! I already this is going to be a hot spot! Delicious drinks, friendly staff, clean environment.. Perfect! Good fun!

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wait place like pop astoria already hot spot delicious drink friendly staff clean environment perfect good fun

positive

the-teapsy-new-york-astoria

7/22/2016

Tenzin D.

Queens, Queens, NY

5 star rating

Their passion tea is amazing and the lychee one is good but I need mine sweeter! The tea itself taste refreshing and delicious:) I'll be back Teapsy!! They got a promotion going now that you can get one of the passion tea or lychee tea when you buy one drink!

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passion amazing lychee one good need mine sweeter taste refresh delicious back teapsy get promotion get one passion lychee buy one drink

positive

the-teapsy-new-york-astoria

7/18/2016

Jon D.

ASTORIA, NY

4 star rating

This is a cute little bubble tea shop that's trying to do things a little differently. They brew their teas and avoid the cheap powder flavor mixes of other places. They've got cocktail inspired layered drinks, but unfortunately they decided to go with an embarrassing and cringe-worthy '50 Shades of Grey' theme. The drinks are made with Earl Gray tea, but still, yikes. The place itself is very cute, with a clean simple decor. I I popped in and a thunderstorm immediately broke out, so I stuck around a while and tried 3 drinks. I started out with their 'Tres Leches' milk tea. Not sure what makes it tres leches, but it was pretty good. It tasted like good strong brewed black tea with very sweet cream added. The tapioca were chewy without being hard in the middle, which was nice and were cooked with sugar. My only complaint is that the drink was extraordinarily sweet (and I like sweet things). While I was enjoying that, I was offered a sample of their Thai Iced Tea, which was really good and sweet, but not overly so like the tres leches. Finally, because it hadn't stopped raining, I also tried out The Philippines, which is a calamansi iced green tea. I love calamansi, so was psyched to try it. It was delicious, nice tart calamansi citrus taste with good green tea bitterness to help with the sweetness, which was also much less extreme than the tres leches. Unlike most bubble tea places, they don't seal their drinks with plastic film, which means I can't order an extra drink to take home and enjoy later. Not a big deal, but not ideal. Also, they follow the trend of most bubble tea places in the neighborhood by opening at 11am. It would be really nice to grab a tea on my way to work, but can't do that with the current opening times. All in all, a nice addition to the neighborhood. I hope they do well and stick around!

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cute little shop try thing little differently brew avoid cheap powder flavor mix place get cocktail inspire layered drink unfortunately decide embarrassing cringe-worthy shade grey theme drink make earl gray still yikes place cute clean simple decor pop thunderstorm immediately break stick around try drink start 'tres lech milk sure make tres lech pretty good taste like good strong brew black sweet cream add tapioca chewy without hard middle nice cook sugar complaint drink extraordinarily sweet like sweet thing enjoy offer sample thai iced really good sweet overly like tres lech finally stop rain also try philippine calamansi ice green love calamansi psyched try delicious nice tart calamansi citrus taste good green bitterness help sweetness also much less extreme tres lech unlike place seal drink plastic film mean order extra drink take home enjoy late big deal ideal also follow trend place neighborhood open would really nice grab way work current opening time nice addition neighborhood hope well stick around

positive

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7/17/2016

Eric T.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

5 star rating

Came here on their grand opening, and was not disappointed! The tea was superbly brewed, and service was quick! I was in the mood for something fruiTEA (yes,pun) so I ordered their passion fruit tea, and it had actual bits of passion fruit seeds inside. The tea was slightly on the sweeter end but the taste was authentic and refreshing, especially on a hot summers day. However the real appeal of this place is their varieTEA (I can't stop). They stock teas from around the world and brew it in house to maintain its authenticity. Looking at you powder bubble tea places. Give this place a try if you're ever in the mood for a TEAriffic (i'm on fire) bubble tea experience. Pro tip: Earl Grey Bubble Tea is bomb dot com

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came grand opening disappointed superbly brew service quick mood something fruitea yes pun order passion fruit actual bit passion fruit seed inside slightly sweet end taste authentic refreshing especially hot summer day however real appeal place varietea stop stock around world brew house maintain authenticity look powder place give place try ever mood teariffic fire experience pro tip earl grey bomb dot com

positive

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7/17/2016

Michelle O.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

5 star rating

This little bubble store just opened this week and it's definitely off to a great start! It's different from your regular bubble tea store because they really take pride in bringing tea drinks from all around the world - from earl grey milk tea in England to thai iced tea in Thailand to many, many more. They also have "50 Shades of Grey"/cocktail-inspired layered drinks which are very unique and pretty. I haven't had the chance to try them, but I heard great things about them. For my first two visits, I got the thai iced tea, which is a great reference point because it is my go-to at any bubble tea store. Teapsy's version is no doubt one of my favorites. It had just the right amount of milk and sweetness, and a generous amount of bubbles (: The ambience is also very laid-back and calming, making it a great pit stop after a long walk around the area. (Note that they don't have public restrooms or that many outlets to charge your devices) Teapsy is a great addition to the area and rest-assured, you'll walk away happy with your drink. During my 2 hours there, I only saw happy faces walk out the store. Everyone was pleased with their order and if you're struggling to decide on something, the staff members are incredibly nice and willing to help! PS: I'm also totally digging their tagline - "You deserve to get a little teapsy today". Wink.

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little store open week definitely great start different regular store really take pride bring drink around world earl grey milk england thai iced thailand many many also shade grey /cocktail-inspired layer drink unique pretty chance try hear great thing first two visit get thai ice great reference point go-to store teapsy version doubt one favorite right amount milk sweetness generous amount ambience also laid-back calming make great pit stop long walk around area note public restroom many outlet charge device teapsy great addition area rest-assured walk away happy drink hour saw happy face walk store everyone please order struggle decide something staff member incredibly nice willing help also totally dig tagline deserve get little teapsy today wink

positive

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9/14/2022

Susan H.

Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY

1 star rating

Placed a delivery order but one of the items were missing so I made a call. The person who picked up asked for a order number but I was told this order number does not exists. I asked if I can just give her the number again to reconfirm and the person just told me the order number is useless. So obviously I would ask why would you ask for a order number then if an order number is useless. She rudely hung up after laughing and said "okay bye."

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place delivery order one item miss make call person pick ask order number tell order number exist ask give number reconfirm person tell order number useless obviously would ask would ask order number order number useless rudely hang laugh say okay bye

negative

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8/16/2022

Stanley S.

Garland, TX

1 star rating

I was excited to try some good Boba near China Town but was highly disappointed in this place. I ordered the Thai Brown Sugar Tea with boba. Let's just say, felt like I was drinking flavored watered down tea. Not sure if the staff was rushing to make the drink, based on the reviews I read. But this was probably pretty awful. I've had worse before... but since it was hot outside it felt good to have a cold drink with all the walking.

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excite try good near china town highly disappointed place order thai brown sugar let say felt like drink flavor water sure staff rush make drink base review read probably pretty awful worse ... since hot outside felt good cold drink walking

negative

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8/8/2022

Wei H.

Dumont, NJ

5 star rating

New Taiwanese bubble tea shop in the town. Bubble flavor is great. I wish it's a little bit more chewy. I had oolong tea with it. Tea is pretty good. Very clean and quick service.

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new taiwanese shop town flavor great wish little bit chewy oolong pretty good clean quick service

positive

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7/10/2022

Isabelle W.

New York, NY

4 star rating

My friend and I got the Classic Black Latte (Milk Tea) with Boba and a Jasmine Macchiato with Cheese Foam. My Milk Tea was 70% sugar, 70% ice, and it wasn't bad by any means. I wish the tea flavor came through a bit more, but the boba was well cooked and chewy all the way through! This place had really interesting topping options, like green tea pudding, lemon juice, and tofu pudding. Will be back!

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friend get classic black latte milk jasmine macchiato cheese foam milk sugar ice bad mean wish flavor come bit well cook chewy way place really interesting topping option like green pudding lemon juice tofu pudding back

positive

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7/10/2022

Tiffany L.

Manhattan, New York, NY

5 star rating

My go to boba place in Chinatown. Nice, clean storefront and employees are always friendly. I always get their fruit teas with no sugar. I love how their ice cubes are like "shaved ice," which I think makes drinks taste more refreshing and their tea always tastes high quality.

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place chinatown nice clean storefront employee always friendly always get fruit sugar love ice cube like shaved ice think make drink taste refreshing always taste high quality

positive

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6/28/2022

Elizabeth X.

New York, NY

4 star rating

Came in on a weekday afternoon and there were quite a few people ordering and waiting! Their drinks are pretty aesthetic too. Menu is diverse. Lots of options aside from your generic bubble tea! I got the taro with coconut jelly - wow, yum! The taro isn't the powdered taro - it's actual taro that naturally sweetens and creates texture in your drink. My friends ordered the strawberry mango slush with cheese foam, and an iced coffee boba. Iced coffee was still slightly warm/melted all the ice. The slush was icy and refreshing for the hot day.

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came weekday afternoon quite people order wait drink pretty aesthetic menu diverse lot option aside generic get taro coconut jelly wow yum taro powdered taro actual taro naturally sweeten create texture drink friend order strawberry mango slush cheese foam iced coffee iced coffee still slightly warm/melted ice slush icy refreshing hot day

positive

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6/12/2022

Jessica S.

San Diego, CA

4 star rating

Select menu of brewed tea, Brown Sugar products, signature tea lattes, tea macchiato, slushees, and fresh fruit teas. They specialize in the brown sugar ingredient and sweetness level does seem to be determined by it. I had the Brown Sugar Wintermelon Tea Latte at 50% sweetness. I only had the option of Brown Sugar Boba. Boba was FRESH and warm even at closing. I also appreciated the option to choose your milk (see choices: whole milk, lactaid, oat or soy) and most drinks could be served hot, if chosen. Pricing was very fair; I got a large likely 22oz drink for only $5.75. The brown sugar did dominant in my drink as did the tea flavor (not a bad thing). Not a bad way to freeze with a cold beverage in hand on a chilly evening in NYC.

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positive

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6/11/2022

Jenny G.

Brooklyn, NY

4 star rating

Really love this boba tea shop. It is located next to YAYA tea on the left. Choosing Truedan was a really wise choice. We bought four different drinks for each one of us. My choice was the chrysanthemum tea. Such a pretty drink. It's got actual flowers in the drink. This is a drink that can not adjust the sweetness, but no need. The sweetness was just right. The most refreshing drink to have on a summer hot day. This was my highlighted drink. Then was the winter melon milk tea. Lactose milk was a choice and was so glad. Hubby ordered it and unfortunately this drink can not be altered its sweetness level and we found it a bit too sweet. But overall it was pretty good. Each of the kids got a strawberry Slush with bobs and brown sugar milk with boba. They were equally decent drinks. Boba was really fresh and soft. It was actually hot in the cup. We ordered both 50% sweetness and was perfect. We made a good choice as there are so many boba tea shops in chinatown. Give it a try when you are around the chinatown, little Italy area.

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really love shop locate next yaya left choose truedan really wise choice buy four different drink one choice chrysanthemum pretty drink get actual flower drink drink adjust sweetness need sweetness right refreshing drink summer hot day highlighted drink winter melon milk lactose milk choice glad hubby order unfortunately drink alter sweetness level find bit sweet overall pretty good kid get strawberry slush bob brown sugar milk equally decent drink really fresh soft actually hot cup order sweetness perfect make good choice many shop chinatown give try around chinatown little italy area

positive

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6/11/2022

Brian C.

New York, NY

2 star rating

I only got one drink from this location, but it was not a good experience. I expect other drinks would probably be better. I got the Fresh Milk with Red Bean (under the Brown Sugar Milk) section. I expected basically a brown sugar boba drink but with the boba subbed out for red bean. Instead, I received a cup of milk with red bean paste on the bottom with no brown sugar. Definitely not expected (though "Fresh Milk with Red Bean" describes it pretty well) but the quality of the milk tasted good and the red bean was quite sweet.

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get one drink location good experience expect drink would probably good get fresh milk red bean brown sugar milk section expect basically brown sugar drink sub red bean instead receive cup milk red bean paste bottom brown sugar definitely expect though fresh milk red bean describe pretty well quality milk taste good red bean quite sweet

positive

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6/5/2022

Fran R.

Brooklyn, NY

1 star rating

"mango" slush with "coco jelly" and cheese foam doesn't taste like mango, jelly doesn't taste like coco, and cheese foam is mid. so what's the truth daniel? cuz it's not this.

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mango slush coco jelly cheese foam taste like mango jelly taste like coco cheese foam mid truth daniel cuz

negative

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5/20/2022

Qiu L.

Brooklyn, NY

5 star rating

Service is fast. Drinks are good. Not much seating in the place. The shop is small. It's a shop to order your drink to go.

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service fast drink good much seating place shop small shop order drink

positive

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4/6/2022

Joann L.

Brooklyn, NY

4 star rating

I would say this was one of the newer bubble tea places in the Chinatown area and my friend and I decided to stop by here to grab some drinks. They had a fairly simple menu but the drink types were pretty unique. I decided to get the Thai Tea Latte which had great thai tea flavor but was not overly sweet. It was really tasty and I think that it would pair well but tapioca topping or grass jelly as they recommended but it was pretty good on its own. My friend got the Jasmine Green Tea Latte hot also with no toppings - it was definitely good; a hint of Jasmine flavor but very unique and also very tasty. Overall definitely recommend trying this place out next time you are are in the area. I can definitely see myself coming back in the future and I'll be sure to get a drink with toppings next time!

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positive

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3/3/2022

Jenny Z.

Lower East Side, New York, NY

5 star rating

Favorite boba place! They have jasmine tea jelly which is very yummy and unique. Mix berry black tea does taste like medicine though. Employees are nice as well. Notable mentions: Wintermelon Lemonade

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favorite place jasmine jelly yummy unique mix berry black taste like medicine though employee nice well notable mention wintermelon lemonade

positive

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2/9/2022

Joey V.

New York, NY

5 star rating

Passion fruit green tea is so good. Mixed berry black tea taste like medicine. Still a five because the people are very nice.

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passion fruit green good mixed berry black taste like medicine still five people nice

positive

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2/12/2022

Clara S.

New York, NY

5 star rating

The future of bubble tea in New York City. Point blank period.

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future new york city point blank period

neutral

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1/9/2022

Bryson L.

CA, CA

4 star rating

Came upon this place accidentally. It's pretty new and looks kind of hidden next to Yaya. So happyyy that I found this place because they could do Thai tea without sugar. It's usually hard to find a place that can do drinks without sugar because alot of places pre-make the syrup. Bubbles were chewy and it was made pretty quickly.

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came upon place accidentally pretty new look kind hidden next yaya happyyy find place could thai without sugar usually hard find place drink without sugar alot place pre-make syrup chewy make pretty quickly

positive

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1/2/2022

Ellen L.

Midtown East, New York, NY

5 star rating

Probably my new go-to spot for tea in Chinatown. I can only vouch for the fruit teas, but the 2 I ended up having during my trip were great! Not overly sweet, and didn't drown out the tea flavor. Out of all the options around this area, this seems like the one to try.

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probably new go-to spot chinatown vouch fruit end trip great overly sweet drown flavor option around area seem like one try

positive

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12/25/2021

Ka Wo C.

Jersey City, NJ

5 star rating

This boba place has recently become one of my favorite places to get boba! My go to order is oolong milk tea, and I've noticed that some boba places in Chinatown don't offer oolong milk tea :( They make the drinks quickly, it's decently priced, and the boba texture is perfect. The tapioca pearls are nice and chewy, without being too hard or too soft. They take cash or card which is super convenient. Highly recommend!

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place recently become one favorite place get order oolong milk notice place chinatown offer oolong milk make drink quickly decently price texture perfect tapioca pearl nice chewy without hard soft take cash card super convenient highly recommend

positive

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12/10/2021

Morlene C.

Brooklyn, NY

4 star rating

I ordered a brown sugar black tea latte with tapoica and 2 portions of taro paste, so my review will be on based that. I chose 30% sugar. The boba seemed to be the only thing that was sweet. The tea latte itself tasted like 0% sugar to me. Perhaps it was due to the order in which they added the ingredients -- they put tapoica first, then syrup/sugar, then taro paste, milk, and finally tea. My two portions of taro paste were sitting between the tea latte and the syrup. In any case, next time I would go for 50% sweetness. The taro paste lacked flavor and wasn't up to the mark. Teazzi, Debutea and Meet Fresh have way better taro paste. The tapioca was good, and the portion really generous. I really like their milk options. I stuck with the default (I noticed they use organic whole milk from Horizon), but would choose the lactose-free option next time (for extra sweetness).

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order brown sugar black latte tapoica portion taro paste review base choose sugar seem thing sweet latte taste like sugar perhaps due order add ingredient put tapoica first syrup/sugar taro paste milk finally two portion taro paste sit latte syrup case next time would sweetness taro paste lack flavor mark teazzi debutea meet fresh way good taro paste tapioca good portion really generous really like milk option stick default notice use organic whole milk horizon would choose lactose-free option next time extra sweetness

positive

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12/7/2021

Ria H.

Steinway, Queens, NY

5 star rating

I've been impressed with all the boba chains from Taiwan and Truedan (formerly Jenjudan) is no different. My recent visit was one of the rare times I popped into an eatery with no knowledge of the place beforehand, and feel like I lucked out with an excellent drink in hand. The milk in my classic milk tea tasted fresh and of nice quality, and the boba was as qq (chewy, but in the bouncy, tapioca pearl way) as you could ask for. I hope they expand as much as the likes of Tiger Sugar, Yi Fang, and Moge Tee have!

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impress chain taiwan truedan formerly jenjudan different recent visit one rare time pop eatery knowledge place beforehand feel like lucked excellent drink hand milk classic milk taste fresh nice quality chewy bouncy tapioca pearl way could ask hope expand much like tiger sugar fang moge tee

positive

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12/2/2021

Betty L.

Sunnyside, Queens, NY

5 star rating

You would think that most boba places offer the same drinks. Actually they pretty much do. What made this place different and what caught my attention was that they offered one that is usually hard for me to find. A brown sugar milk "slush" with boba and some other jelly and it was delicious! This was the only place that I can find this drink. Now this is definitely my go to place now.

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would think place offer drink actually pretty much make place different catch attention offer one usually hard find brown sugar milk slush jelly delicious place find drink definitely place

positive

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11/15/2021

Tatiana D.

Brooklyn, NY

5 star rating

This place was a bit of a sleeper hit - I went in with no expectations as I just saw it on the map, but the tea was good, the boba was nice and chewy, and the price was reasonable. I liked this place and would come back if in the area!

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place bit sleeper hit expectation saw map good nice chewy price reasonable like place would come back area

positive

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10/31/2021

Monny W.

Brooklyn, NY

2 star rating

Last week I got 2 of their top drinks.... the passion fruit green tea with nata de coco & black pearls (I didn't like the seeds in the drink) and the fresh milk with brown sugar boba & cream which just tasted like milk so I definitely don't recommend getting it. Today, I got the pineapple green tea with almond jelly which was not really a good mix. I had 2 sips and I ended up throwing it out.

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last week get top drink .... passion fruit green nata coco black pearl like seed drink fresh milk brown sugar cream taste like milk definitely recommend get today get pineapple green almond jelly really good mix sip end throw

positive

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10/17/2021

Kayla B.

New York, NY

5 star rating

Awesome place, so clean, so friendly, and the best bubble tea. The place is small compared to their competitors, but don't knock it! A must try!

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awesome place clean friendly best place small compare competitor knock must try

positive

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9/29/2021

Annalise W.

Brooklyn, NY

5 star rating

This is my go-to boba place. Nothing crazy, but it is consistent and has fresh soft boba. I like that you can customize the sugar and ice (if boba places don't have this option to customize then I'd question if they're legit!) I always order the same thing: -Jasmine Milk Tea w/ boba and 50% sugar I've also tried the Passionfruit Green Tea and it's super refreshing. You should definitely get the passionfruit seeds with it.

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go-to place nothing crazy consistent fresh soft like customize sugar ice place option customize would question legit always order thing -jasmine milk sugar also try passionfruit green super refresh definitely get passionfruit seed

positive

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9/20/2021

Alvin Z.

Queens, Queens, NY

1 star rating

This place is really bad... Ordered the Thai Brown Sugar Pearl Milk Tea drink and it is by far the worst Thai tea and Brown Sugar drink I've had. Weirdly enough, it doesn't taste like either Thai tea or Brown Sugar Pearl. It's just sickly sweet! Their bubbles were pretty good though, but not enough to cover how dismal the drink is itself.

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place really bad ... order thai brown sugar pearl milk drink far bad thai brown sugar drink weirdly enough taste like either thai brown sugar pearl sickly sweet pretty good though enough cover dismal drink

negative

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6/12/2020

Helen C.

Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, NY

2 star rating

Pretty let down by this place... Ordered a Thai brown sugar milk tea with less ice and less sugar but it was still extremely sweet. The tea is also pretty much a standard run off the mill Thai tea that you can get at any other place. The brown sugar doesn't really add anything other than sweetness.

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pretty let place ... order thai brown sugar milk less ice less sugar still extremely sweet also pretty much standard run mill thai get place brown sugar really add anything sweetness

positive

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9/18/2021

Jody L.

Brooklyn, NY

5 star rating

Truedan is next to Yaya which opened up recently. I love Thai milk tea and decided to go there based off another yelp review. The Thai milk tea is one of the best I ever had. The lady did warned me regular sugar is super sweet so I did 50% sugar instead. For me, this was PERFECT! I love the vibe and decor!

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truedan next yaya open recently love thai milk decide base another yelp review thai milk one best ever lady warn regular sugar super sweet sugar instead perfect love vibe decor

positive

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9/12/2021

Sherry F.

Brooklyn, NY

5 star rating

Ordered passion fruit green tea with 50% sugar & less ice w/ bubbles Ofcoz! The drink has strong tea taste which I like and is not too over powering. Bubbles were soft. Will come back to try other drinks :)

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order passion fruit green sugar less ice ofcoz drink strong taste like power soft come back try drink

positive

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9/8/2021

Tresha W.

Brooklyn, NY

4 star rating

Tried 2 of their drinks, both of which I have enjoyed. I really love their seasonal strawberry and mango yogurt slush. Perfect for hot summer days! The flavors (especially the yogurt) meshed really well together. Their passion fruit green tea was good as well, although I would have preferred if they had left out the passion fruit seeds out of the drink. I'm not a fan of eating seeds, so I had to just spit them out every time (which was kinda annoying and ruined the experience). Overall, a nice bubble tea shop that I would love to come back to!

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tried drink enjoy really love seasonal strawberry mango yogurt slush perfect hot summer day flavor especially yogurt mesh really well together passion fruit green good well although would prefer leave passion fruit seed drink fan eat seed spit every time kind annoying ruin experience overall nice shop would love come back

positive

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9/5/2021

Phaedra Y.

New York, NY

3 star rating

Got the oak milk oolong tea brown sugar pearl, completely watered down. Don't recommend. The only saving grace is the bubbles that has good chewiness and sweet, otherwise the tea itself was no good

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got oak milk oolong brown sugar pearl completely water recommend save grace good chewiness sweet otherwise good

positive

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9/1/2021

Jenn L.

New York, NY

4 star rating

I had the passion fruit green tea with coconut jelly the first two times and it was perfect for the hot Summer weather. I went back this weekend for the Brown Sugar Bubble Tea with Milk and the Fresh Milk with Fresh Taro both 30% sugar and 30% ice. Unfortunately, it was not as good as my first experience. Both drinks tasted too milky without much taste of brown sugar or tea. (It almost tasted and felt like paying $6 and change for each cup of Horizon Organic Milk). I think this place makes better fruit drinks.

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passion fruit green coconut jelly first two time perfect hot summer weather back weekend brown sugar milk fresh milk fresh taro sugar ice unfortunately good first experience drink taste milky without much taste brown sugar almost taste felt like pay change cup horizon organic milk think place make good fruit drink

positive

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8/29/2021

George J.

Queens, Queens, NY

4 star rating

Good tapioca, tea is a little bit watered down, I ordered earl grey latte, if you usually order half to minimum sugar, go with no sugar since their boba is pretty sweet. give them a try

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good tapioca little bit water order earl grey latte usually order half minimum sugar sugar since pretty sweet give try

positive

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8/29/2021

Jimmy K.

New York, NY

5 star rating

Excellent boba! This store was super popular in Taiwan, and I'm always here to support. I got the 黑糖珍珠厚鮮奶 (brown sugar boba milk tea with cream). I'm personally a fan of the cream (the 厚奶 texture), so if you haven't tried it, check it out! Their 50% sugar is not super sweet, so it's very much like Taiwan-style level of sweetness. Overall thought this boba place was solid! 5 stars!

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excellent store super popular taiwan always support get 黑糖珍珠厚鮮奶 brown sugar milk cream personally fan cream texture try check sugar super sweet much like taiwan-style level sweetness overall think place solid star

positive

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8/28/2021

Judy C.

Plainview, NY

5 star rating

This location is pretty new and very clean. Haven't been disappointed with any of their drinks. Mom even likes the Thai tea grass jelly drink! You can order ahead of time and they have a loyalty card you can use as well. Pretty good selection of drinks from your normal to complicated drinks!

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location pretty new clean disappoint drink mom even like thai grass jelly drink order ahead time loyalty card use well pretty good selection drink normal complicated drink

positive

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8/27/2021

Victoria K.

Manhattan, New York, NY

4 star rating

[NYC BOBA TOUR STOP #18] The star here is the tea. Or, in this case, also known as the liquid gold. We love to see it. The fresh taro milk was, as its name suggests, fresh, and my cousin was very happy to report that the passionfruit tea did not, in fact, taste like "meat sauteed in milk," which is what she's been describing bad teas as. I loved the texture of their boba-- not too soft and not too hard-- but I did think they tasted a little bland on their own and could have benefitted from some soaking in sugar. I'm going to say what we're all thinking but are too guilty to say: I love when stores only have one size (and that size is a large. no m*diums here) because then I don't have to feel bad for getting a large. When do I ever want a m*dium boba? The answer is I don't. More boba is better than less boba, and I appreciate Truedan for helping me continue my addiction. The large cups are also a good size, and with the prices sitting between $5 and $6, it was pretty normal for today's boba environment, if not a bit on the high side, but for the drinks we got I was definitely satisfied. I had their signature brown sugar bubble with milk and cream. It was super creamy and filling, with that classic brown sugar taste, but I almost felt like it was too milky. It was like drinking a gulp of heavy cream with just the slightest hint of brown sugar. It might've been my fault because I ordered 50% sugar, so next time I might try 70%. [Also, I just want to note that this place made my drinks so insanely fast. Like, maybe less than five minutes.] We got: Lemon Earl Grey with Boba (3/5), Brown Sugar Bubble with Milk and Cream (4/5), Passionfruit Jasmine Green Tea with Grass Jelly (5/5), Fresh Milk with Taro and Grass Jelly (4.5/5) We recommend the passionfruit jasmine green tea or the fresh taro milk! *Check out a full review of all the boba stores I went to here: victoriawritesstuff.wixs…!

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positive

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8/16/2021

Ami Y.

Seattle, WA

3 star rating

I've only been to Truedan once and I'm only going to review for the Thai iced milk tea. The actual name of the drink was "brown sugar Thai iced milk tea" or something along that line, but I couldn't taste any brown sugar in it. It was just like the regular Thai iced tea you can get at a Thai food place. Thai iced tea is already sweet by itself so 50% sugar was enough for me (the staff recommendation was 50% so I went with that). I liked how the drink wasn't overwhelming with the spice flavor, but it didn't feel too remarkable. They only offer the large size for the Thai iced milk tea, and it was so big it took me two days to finish the drink. I'm curious how the boba here is so I'll probably go back sometime to try another flavor. Ah I could already imagine other yelpers roasting me for not trying other fan-favorite flavors like brown sugar milk tea...

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truedan review thai ice milk actual name drink brown sugar thai ice milk something along line could taste brown sugar like regular thai ice get thai food place thai iced already sweet sugar enough staff recommendation like drink overwhelm spice flavor feel remarkable offer large size thai ice milk big take two day finish drink curious probably back sometime try another flavor could already imagine yelpers roast try fan-favorite flavor like brown sugar milk ...

positive

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8/8/2021

Yuen O.

Norwalk, CT

3 star rating

We got unlucky, 2 or our orders came out wrong. Thai tea came out sweet when we asked for no sugar while red bean green tea came without the red beans. In addition, we do not like the qualify if the straws as they rip apart very easily.

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get unlucky order come wrong thai come sweet ask sugar red bean green come without red bean addition like qualify straw rip apart easily

negative

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8/5/2021

Jonghan L.

New York, NY

5 star rating

Truedan's Thai iced tea boba will be 100% the reason why I'll be obese and diabetic in the not so distant future. Oh f*** me

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neutral

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8/3/2021

Tiffany E.

Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY

4 star rating

I loved my thai milk tea and it filled me up which was bad at the time bc my friend and i were going out to eat. I would totally get it again and the price for the size of it was so reasonable. My friend got some thai tea smoothie i believe not sure if thats exactly correct but she didnt like it and didnt even finish it. From her point of view keep in mind she is mildly a picky eater and some things she just doesn't like, i tasted it and thought it was ok but she just didnt like it. If u want to try something new go ahead and try it but know we were both not a big fan. Otherwise, the service was bomb the place was bomb the lighting was great everything was just *chef's kiss*

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love thai milk fill bad time friend eat would totally get price size reasonable friend get thai smoothie believe sure exactly correct like even finish point view keep mind mildly picky eater thing like taste think like want try something new ahead try know big fan otherwise service bomb place bomb lighting great everything chef kiss

negative

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8/3/2021

Laura D.

San Francisco, CA

4 star rating

had the passion fruit green tea 0% sugar, 30% ice. The bobba is already pretty sweet so no need for any extra sweetness.

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passion fruit green sugar ice bobba already pretty sweet need extra sweetness

positive

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8/1/2021

Amy N.

New York, NY

5 star rating

I stopped by because the packed store and waiting customers was a good indicator of how good this place is. It may be pricy, but it did not disappoint. The tapioca pearls were very chewy and soft. It was aromatic. The ingredients were fresh and fragrant. I ordered the earl grey latte for myself and milk tea with taro, milk tea with red bean, and Thai milk tea for family. All were quite good. Would recommend.

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stop packed store wait customer good indicator good place may pricy disappoint tapioca pearl chewy soft aromatic ingredient fresh fragrant order earl grey latte milk taro milk red bean thai milk family quite good would recommend

positive

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7/31/2021

Mars A.

Delray Beach, FL

5 star rating

Genuinely one of the best boba places I've been to in Chinatown-- and take a look at my previous reviews, I've been to quite a few. The boba was incredibly QQ and the soy milk tasted fresh and absolutely wonderful. I cannot recommend this any more

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genuinely one best place chinatown take look previous review quite incredibly soy milk taste fresh absolutely wonderful recommend

positive

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7/27/2021

Audrey C.

Central LA, Los Angeles, CA

2 star rating

It was alright. Wish they had non-dairy creamer options. I was pretty excited about the lactose-free milk option, but it ended up not mixing well with the tea and made the drink taste pretty bland overall. Boba was good, tea was not. Threw it away after a few sips.

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alright wish non-dairy creamer option pretty excite lactose-free milk option end mix well make drink taste pretty bland overall good throw away sip

positive

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7/18/2021

Ashley C.

Bronx, NY

5 star rating

Best bubble tea I've ever had! Quick and polite service. I live in the Bronx and I've come back everyday since I first tried it. I'm obsessed. Such a delicious gem!

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best ever quick polite service live bronx come back everyday since first try obsess delicious gem

positive

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7/11/2021

Matt P.

New York, NY

4 star rating

Pretty good - drank almost half my strawberry/blueberry yogurt slush before I realized I was probably supposed to stir/shake it - tasted much better once I mixed in the yogurt with the slush

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pretty good drank almost half strawberry/blueberry yogurt slush realize probably suppose stir/shake taste much good mix yogurt slush

positive

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7/10/2021

Shirley H.

Manhattan, NY

4 star rating

My order: A cold Large Oolong Tea Latte, no pearls, sugar 50%, ice 30%, with Lactaid Milk Solid drink even though my order seems bland. The oolong flavor did stand out, probably because I had little sugar and ice. I think 70% sugar would have been more optimal but less sugar = healthier :) The shop was very clean and the order was fast to take and make. I would love to swing by again to try other popular items on the menu!

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order cold large oolong latte pearl sugar ice lactaid milk solid drink even though order seem bland oolong flavor stand probably little sugar ice think sugar would optimal less sugar healthier shop clean order fast take make would love swing try popular item menu

positive

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7/8/2021

Izzy G.

New York, NY

5 star rating

Their staff were very nice! Truedan is located near and next to a lot of other boba places, and their service made me glad I picked them over the other places!

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staff nice truedan locate near next lot place service make glad pick place

positive

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7/6/2021

Yelper K.

Hurst, TX

5 star rating

This place is very chic and the variety of teas are delicious! Highly recommend it. For some teas, you may customize the amount of sugar and ice. I have tried both the passion fruit trea and the lemon green tea. Both are sensational, light and refreshing, especially in a hot and humid day. Customer services here is friendly, too!!

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place chic variety delicious highly recommend may customize amount sugar ice try passion fruit trea lemon green sensational light refreshing especially hot humid day customer service friendly

positive

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7/4/2021

Tina C.

Queens, NY

4 star rating

After a long exhaustive work week included with summer's excessive heat and humidity I trekked for wanderlust to Chinatown, Manhattan for my default drink as a cool down. The intake order line moves moderately and customer service from the cashier Yini G. is attentive. She was very patient and exhibited understanding with compassion to provide service for a customer who is hearing impaired. This customer's orders sounded and appeared complicated which I salute Yini G.'s patience and understanding. Following the bubble tea business trend of sugar intake levels, Truedan obligated. Former NYC Mayor Bloomberg would have been proud of Truedan's controlling sugar sales distribution and my consumption intake of sugary drinks. While I do not like excessive sugary drinks I do like a tad small percentage of sweetness. My default drink order is very simple. Jasmine green tea $4.50 Grass jelly topping $0.50 Sugar intake level 30% There is abundant amount of grass jelly while competitors only provide a small scoop. It was pre-chilled before being embedded in my drink. Grass jelly is the main reason for surviving summer's excessive heat and humidity along with ice. I am still alive! Truedan has a loyalty card where the tenth (10th) stamp enables the card holder one free drink.

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positive

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6/29/2021

Emily E.

Pittsburgh, PA

5 star rating

LOVE! The prices are very reasonable and our drinks were ready fast. I love that the mango stars were actual mango and not jelly! Will be back soon!

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love price reasonable drink ready fast love mango star actual mango jelly back soon

positive

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6/22/2021

Esther H.

San Jose, CA

5 star rating

Try their brown sugar drinks (with cream + pudding add on). Absolutely delicious, and staff is very nice. They do take credit card (not a cash-only establishment)

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try brown sugar drink cream pudding add absolutely delicious staff nice take credit card cash-only establishment

positive

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6/20/2021

Sally Z.

New York, NY

4 star rating

Fantastic service; I would trust their recommendations. Overall it's a pretty small shop with a decent-sized menu. What I Ordered: Wintermelon Lemonade- I usually get my drinks 50% sweet, but a mix-up happened, and my drink came with 100% sugar. Surprisingly though, it wasn't overly sweet, and the flavors were well balanced. Coming from a person who is not usually a fan of wintermelon, I would recommend this drink and this spot.

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fantastic service would trust recommendation overall pretty small shop decent-sized menu order wintermelon lemonade- usually get drink sweet mix-up happen drink come sugar surprisingly though overly sweet flavor well balance come person usually fan wintermelon would recommend drink spot

positive

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6/8/2021

Theresa L.

New York, NY

5 star rating

I've been here so many times and it never disappoints. The staff are nice and the fruit tea drinks all taste great. My favorite go to drinks is the Grapefruit Jasmine Green Tea with Coco Jelly and Passion Green Tea with Coco Jelly. They also have stamp cards where you can get a free topping or a free drink after certain amount of purchases.

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many time never disappoint staff nice fruit drink taste great favorite drink grapefruit jasmine green coco jelly passion green coco jelly also stamp card get free topping free drink certain amount purchase

positive

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6/6/2021

Katrina P.

Ashburn, VA

5 star rating

I'm excited to write a review of my first boba outing in New York. This place was not too far from the Airbnb and with it now being the summer time, why not get a refreshing drink? The area is small with no seating so its more of a grab and go. I usually go for milk teas, but the Passionfruit Green Tea with Nata de Coco & Black Pearls was calling my name. Say that order 5 times fast. I like that you get to customize your ice and sugar content, so I ordered 30% for both. The drink was absolutely refreshing! If you don't like much sweetness, I'd suggest 30% sugar. The Nata de Coco adds a crunch while the Black Pearls always have a soft, gooey texture (one of the best I've found). The combination of eating and drinking is like being in paradise. Whenever you are in Little Italy along Grand St, do stop by this place!

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positive

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5/29/2021

Vicky W.

Manhattan, NY

5 star rating

I only get the fruit teas here, the signature brown sugar was not to my taste (not necessarily bc they didn't make it well, so I won't speak to that). Both the passion fruit and the winter melon are outstanding, portions are reasonable, and boba is always fresh. With so many bubble tea shops around, it's sometimes hard to distinguish one shop from another on just taste and menu alone, but what keeps me coming back here is the lovely and quick service.

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get fruit signature brown sugar taste necessarily make well speak passion fruit winter melon outstanding portion reasonable always fresh many shop around sometimes hard distinguish one shop another taste menu alone keep come back lovely quick service

positive

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5/26/2021

Myleene V.

New York, NY

5 star rating

Wow I'm hooked!! Their boba really tastes like brown sugar and the taro was so fresh. Can't wait to try out other things on the menu!

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positive

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5/19/2021

Emma H.

Manhattan, NY

5 star rating

The best, freshest boba I've ever had! I recommend the brown sugar boba with the savory topping - it was listed as their number one best seller on a hand written sign on the counter. I love that you can customize both the sweetness and the amount of ice. Even their ice was really good and small enough to fit through the straw, lol.

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best fresh ever recommend brown sugar savory top list number one best seller hand write sign counter love customize sweetness amount ice even ice really good small enough fit straw lol

positive

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4/17/2021

Michael A.

New York, NY

3 star rating

Came here cause i was craving boba during this current "boba crisis" and wanted to try a new place. This is a nice and clean place. I ordered the Brown sugar pearl milk and my friend ordered the thai brown sugar. Both were pretty good. Ive had brown sugar from one other place and it was way to sweet for me and this drink i ordered was lighter and more enjoyable to drink and that was their regular sugar and etc. Id give this place a try!

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came crave current crisis want try new place nice clean place order brown sugar pearl milk friend order thai brown sugar pretty good brown sugar one place way sweet drink order light enjoyable drink regular sugar etc give place try

positive

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4/10/2021

Kelly Y.

Oakland Gardens, NY

5 star rating

I got the brown sugar taro milk and it was SO GOOD!!! Taro is made fresh everyday apparently! My new go to spot, definitely recommend

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positive

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4/10/2021

Robin L.

Princeton Junction, NJ

5 star rating

Really great boba & fruit tea. Passion fruit with 50% sugar and boba - I don't usually go for fruit teas, but this was wonderful. Fresh, tart, and perfect amount of tangy sweetness that was very refreshing. The boba texture was excellent as well. Perfectly chewy and delicious. Grapefruit green tea - we got this with lychee which paired nicely. 30% ice, 50% sugar. The flavor was great and very refreshing. It was a bit sweeter than my typical preference, so I might get 30% next time. I liked the passion fruit a little more due to the tartness.

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really great fruit passion fruit sugar usually fruit wonderful fresh tart perfect amount tangy sweetness refresh texture excellent well perfectly chewy delicious grapefruit green get lychee pair nicely ice sugar flavor great refresh bit sweeter typical preference might get next time like passion fruit little due tartness

positive

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4/4/2021

Helen Y.

New York, NY

5 star rating

Drink: I got the passion fruit green tea with coconut jelly 70% sugar and my friend got oolong tea latte with boba 70% sweet. Both were delicious and the boba was soft and chewy! I personally thought the tea latte was a bit on the milky side and not enough tea but it was still delicious and the fruit tea was on point! Price: with toppings the drink comes out at roughly $6 but the portion is better than most in the city Atmosphere: no place to sit (even without covid) but the store was clean and service was fast

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drink get passion fruit green coconut jelly sugar friend get oolong latte sweet delicious soft chewy personally think latte bit milky side enough still delicious fruit point price topping drink come roughly portion good city atmosphere place sit even without covid store clean service fast

positive

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3/29/2021

Catherine Z.

Queens, NY

5 star rating

This is a must try. I picked up the Capped Brown Sugar Pearl Milk and celedon green tea latte with bubbles. Their bubbles are VERY VERY VERY nice, chewy and sweet, the best bubbles I ever had. The best part of this place was you can adjust the sweetness and ice level. I definitely will come back to try the passion fruit and brown sugar taro milk.

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must try pick capped brown sugar pearl milk celedon green latte nice chewy sweet best ever best part place adjust sweetness ice level definitely come back try passion fruit brown sugar taro milk

positive

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3/29/2021

Michael C.

New York, NY

4 star rating

Just had AYCE hot pot and kbbq at hometown so naturally had to wash it down with some boba. I love taro flavored desserts and luckily they have taro bubble tea here. My first slurp was smooth and then the second, I noticed something soft yet rough in texture. Crazily enough they have actual taro pieces in the bubble tea! While drinking, I thought to myself that it was a nice touch but the taro evades your tongue sometimes, leading to some bouts of coughing and sputtering. The bubbles were soft and chewy. Overall high quality bubble tea and at pretty high price (7.50 for a medium). Id recommend the taro get blended in next time :P

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ayce hot pot kbbq hometown naturally wash love taro flavor dessert luckily taro first slurp smooth second notice something soft yet rough texture crazily enough actual taro piece drinking think nice touch taro evade tongue sometimes lead bout coughing sputtering soft chewy overall high quality pretty high price medium recommend taro get blend next time

positive

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3/20/2021

Jacqueline J.

Manhattan, NY

5 star rating

Just tried Truedan for the first time and really enjoyed the earl grey tea latte with boba. I got 70% sugar which was the right level for me given the boba were already pretty sweet from a brown sugar flavor. The store is located on the northern end of Chinatown next to Little Italy. At first they were out of boba so I had to come back a little bit later. The bubble tea was on the more expensive side ($6.80) but it was fairly large. Overall would recommend this place!

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try truedan first time really enjoy earl grey latte get sugar right level give already pretty sweet brown sugar flavor store locate northern end chinatown next little italy first come back little bit late expensive side fairly large overall would recommend place

positive

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2/16/2021

Alex L.

San Francisco Bay Area, CA

5 star rating

One of my best friends back in California had been telling me how much she loves Truedan in Daly City, so when I saw that they had a Manhattan location I had to check it out! I popped in with a friend and ended up ordering the Thai Brown Sugar Boba Milk Tea, hot and with 30% sugar. I never get my boba drinks hot, but on a 20-something degree day it was much needed. The sweetness level was just right, the Thai tea flavor was nice, not artificial, and the boba texture was perfect! It was on the pricey side at over $6, though it was a pretty big drink and lasted me a good hour or two. I'd definitely be back!

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positive

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1/6/2021

Tim J.

Brooklyn, NY

5 star rating

The weather has not been ideal to go out and enjoy bubble tea, but I could not wait anymore! I drove to chinatown to try this bubble tea place. This place is known for brown sugar bubble teas; however, I picked up another sweet dessert (cream puff) somewhere else, so I wanted something neutral. I ended up getting lemon/passion fruit flavor teas and it was one of the most refreshing and well made fruit teas I have tried. I will definitely come back to try the famous brown sugar tea next time!

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weather ideal enjoy could wait anymore drive chinatown try place place know brown sugar however pick another sweet dessert cream puff somewhere else want something neutral end get lemon/passion fruit flavor one refreshing well make fruit try definitely come back try famous brown sugar next time

positive

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12/27/2020

Henry T.

New York, NY

5 star rating

A few friends and I paid a visit to this recently-opened bubble tea spot after having hotpot in the area. We originally wanted to go to Yaya Tea Garden next door, but they had an indoor capacity of 8 people. There were 6 of us and a handful of people already in the store. Truedan did not have any customers and we did not feel like waiting in the cold for Yaya, so we gave it a shot. When we entered, we were engulfed with the aroma of freshly brewed tea. After looking through their menu, I decided on their Earl Gray brown sugar pearl milk tea. Overall, I had a pretty positive first impression of their drinks. The bubbles were soft and chewy and just the right amount of brown sugar was mixed in with the tea without being too overwhelmingly sweet. The only drawback was the price. $6.80 is pretty much highway robbery for bubble tea if you asked me.

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friend pay visit recently-opened spot hotpot area originally want yaya garden next door indoor capacity people handful people already store truedan customer feel like wait cold yaya give shot enter engulf aroma freshly brew look menu decide earl gray brown sugar pearl milk overall pretty positive first impression drink soft chewy right amount brown sugar mixed without overwhelmingly sweet drawback price pretty much highway robbery ask

positive

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12/26/2020

Katherine T.

Baltimore, MD

5 star rating

The bubbles are perfectly cooked here. The milk cap and cheese foam are also just to my liking. They call the milk tea here "latte". Both the earl grey lattes and Ceylon green tea were brewed well and even with milk cap you can still taste the tea. A side note their stamp card has more incentive to return then other shops, at 5 drinks you get a free topping and then at 10 you get a free drink. Easily this is my favorite boba place in Chinatown now.

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perfectly cook milk cap cheese foam also like call milk latte earl grey latte ceylon green brew well even milk cap still taste side note stamp card incentive return shop drink get free topping get free drink easily favorite place chinatown

positive

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12/21/2020

Alyson Y.

Manhattan, NY

5 star rating

Recently came across this bubble tea shop in Chinatown near Little Italy. They offer takeout and accept credit card, including Apple Pay. Clean interior and kind service. Would definitely recommend this place if you are looking for quality brewed tea. The default milk used is whole milk but you can substitute for lactaid, almond, etc. They offer one size but it's the average price of bubble tea nowadays. Seems like they are known for their brown sugar teas but I got a earl grey milk tea and oolong milk tea. The bubbles are kept in this huge pot and are cooked in brown sugar which added sweetness to the drink without overpowering the tea. Both the teas were brewed well and were great drinks overall. I would come back to try the earl grey macchiato next time!

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recently come across shop chinatown near little italy offer takeout accept credit card include apple pay clean interior kind service would definitely recommend place look quality brew default milk use whole milk substitute lactaid almond etc offer one size average price nowadays seems like know brown sugar get earl grey milk oolong milk keep huge pot cook brown sugar add sweetness drink without overpower brew well great drink overall would come back try earl grey macchiato next time

positive

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12/17/2020

Garima G.

Hartford, CT

5 star rating

they cook fresh taro everyday! This was delicious but I should've adjusted sugar levels to 50 or 30%. This spot is definitely up there in becoming my new fave.

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cook fresh taro everyday delicious adjust sugar level spot definitely become new fave

positive