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shiny-tea-new-york

10/29/2017

Janice M.

Jacksonville, FL

4 star rating

Great little boba place close to Columbia's campus. Definitely one of the better ones in the area. It's a tiny little shop near Xi'an Famous Foods, if you're not looking hard you might just miss it.

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great little place close columbia campus definitely one good one area tiny little shop near xi'an famous food look hard might miss

positive

shiny-tea-new-york

10/29/2017

Ethan I.

Manhattan, NY

1 star rating

Very poor customer service. I was a regular customer because there aren't a lot of bubble tea places nearby. It is lower quality then a lot of other options downtown and over priced. You can do better then to buy your bubble tea here.

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poor customer service regular customer lot place nearby low quality lot option downtown price good buy

negative

shiny-tea-new-york

10/22/2017

Kelly E.

New York, NY

3 star rating

Shiny tea is hidden away in a teeny tiny store front - you might miss it if you're not really looking. It's nice to have a new boba shop in the general area, but I have to say I was not a fan of their "famous" panda boba (combo of white and normal brown tapioca). The white boba is super small and is overdone compared to the regular boba. Flavors are OK but was disappointed they don't have almond flavored tea. Good if you are having a craving but definitely doesn't have high quality boba.

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shiny hide away teeny tiny store front might miss really look nice new shop general area say fan famous panda combo white normal brown tapioca white super small overdone compare regular flavor disappoint almond flavor good craving definitely high quality

positive

shiny-tea-new-york

10/13/2017

Mary L.

Manhattan, NY

5 star rating

My favorite place since I stumbled upon it. It's great. Fast friendly service. I always leave with the boba & a large TARO. Sweet birthday cake taste with chewy boba.

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favorite place since stumble upon great fast friendly service always leave large taro sweet birthday cake taste chewy

positive

shiny-tea-new-york

10/4/2017

Isabella F.

South Boulder, Boulder, CO

4 star rating

I loved this place! It's a small boba tea shop squished between other commercial buildings and restaurants. There were so many options for boba tea and I'm amazed at the selection of boba. I would highly recommend a stop by this shop if you are a tea enthusiast like me strolling through New York.

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love place small shop squish commercial building restaurant many option amaze selection would highly recommend stop shop enthusiast like stroll new york

positive

shiny-tea-new-york

9/12/2017

Katherine L.

Manhattan, NY

3 star rating

Good for the area but the tea is sometimes a bit watery. Tieguanyin and puer milk teas are both very good when done correctly.

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good area sometimes bit watery tieguanyin puer milk good correctly

positive

shiny-tea-new-york

9/4/2017

Linda M.

San Francisco, CA

4 star rating

Good boba for the area - I like the small white boba they offer. I've gotten the panda and puer here, both were solid drinks. Not an outstanding bubble tea place, but also not bad. The $10 credit minimum is mildly annoying.

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good area like small white offer get panda puer solid drink outstanding place also bad credit minimum mildly annoying

positive

shiny-tea-new-york

9/3/2017

Jessica L.

Ann Arbor, MI

5 star rating

Simply the best bubble tea in New York. I like the strong taste of black tea in the milk tea. I like to have my bubble tea light ice and 80% sugar. Every time when I miss my city, I just go and buy a bubble tea :)

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simply best new york like strong taste black milk like light ice sugar every time miss city buy

positive

shiny-tea-new-york

8/14/2017

Jade K.

Manhattan, NY

5 star rating

Best bubble tea in the area! Small shop but staff are speedy and very helpful. Definitely recommend! $10 card minimum

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best area small shop staff speedy helpful definitely recommend card minimum

positive

shiny-tea-new-york

8/2/2017

Timothy W.

New York, NY

2 star rating

Probably the best option for bubble tea in Manhattan Valley. While the quality of tea, and service, are unparalleled, I cannot say I like the new policy - credit card accepted for purchases above ten dollars - very much. Especially since I buy boba just for myself, it never comes close to ten dollars. The staff at this location are extremely inflexible about this policy either. Once, while purchasing two cups, i was about a dollar shy of the ten dollar minimum. Still, I was told that I had to pay in cash and that there was a Chase bank on 109/Broadway. Of course, they lost the chance to sell two cups of boba, and two loyal customers that day. Onward to Boba Guys and Gong Cha I say!

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probably best option manhattan valley quality service unparalleled say like new policy credit card accept purchase ten dollar much especially since buy never come close ten dollar staff location extremely inflexible policy either purchase two cup dollar shy ten dollar minimum still tell pay cash chase bank /broadway course lose chance sell two cup two loyal customer day onward guy gong cha say

positive

shiny-tea-new-york

7/30/2017

Megan G.

Hi Timothy, Thank you for taking your time to share this review. We are sorry that our store policy had caused inconvenience. It was a hard decision to put a credit card minimum for the purchase but we got charged a lot from the credit card company unfortunately. As an alternative way, we would suggest purchasing a gift card to avoid having to meet the credit card minimum in the future. We hope that you would understand and we would love to see you again soon! Best, Shiny Tea Team

5 star rating

I was just in Taipei and have been missing the boba tea (and food!) since I got back. This place is the real thing. The flavor of the tea is great and the menu is very authentic.

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taipei miss food since get back place real thing flavor great menu authentic

positive

shiny-tea-new-york

7/7/2017

Stephen M.

Manhattan, New York, NY

4 star rating

I think this is the only boba place on the UWS, which is fine because it's really good! There's no indoor space, but it's easy to grab a drink on the go. Prices are very fair and everything tastes good. The tapioca is the right texture and flavor, not too sweet or plasticy. I like the taro tea quite a bit everything comes out just how you ordered it. The drinks are customizable, so you can get it as sweet/bitter as you want it. A+ would recommend

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think place uws fine really good indoor space easy grab drink price fair everything taste good tapioca right texture flavor sweet plasticy like taro quite bit everything come order drink customizable get sweet/bitter want would recommend

positive

shiny-tea-new-york

6/27/2017

Nicky Z.

Rowlett, TX

5 star rating

Love this place. Im from flushing where bubble tea is everywhere and this place is truly my favorite! They have white pearl bubbles sooo yummy and they are very accomodating with ur order. I asked for less milk today and they made it perfectly how I wanted. And it's not powdered milk tea or anything gross.

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love place flush everywhere place truly favorite white pearl sooo yummy accomodating order ask less milk today make perfectly want powder milk anything gross

positive

shiny-tea-new-york

6/19/2017

Emma M.

New York, NY

4 star rating

I love this place. I really do. But they've been out of milk tea for what feels like a month now. I miss it. This was by far the best option near Columbia for boba tea. The ideal sweetness for me here is 80% sweet and I couldn't really imagine going any higher. Anyway, I am writing this in hopes that they will see this and restock the plain ol' milk tea. I am a simple girl with simple pleasures and milk tea is one.

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love place really milk feel like month miss far best option near columbia ideal sweetness sweet could really imagine high anyway write hope see restock plain old milk simple girl simple pleasure milk one

positive

shiny-tea-new-york

6/14/2017

Samantha K.

Minneapolis, MN

4 star rating

Jasmine milk tea is very good and refreshing on a hot summer day. The store is very small, I almost missed it.

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jasmine milk good refresh hot summer day store small almost miss

positive

shiny-tea-new-york

6/11/2017

Jessica S.

Thank you for your kind words, Emma :) Our Black and Green tea are back in stock so we are able to make Classic Milk Tea and Green Milk Tea again! We also have lot of other milk teas on our menu. My personal favorite is Oolong Milk Tea with pudding. (with 50% sugar;) Thank you for the patience and we hope to see you soon. Cheers, Shiny Tea Team

5 star rating

Simply the best bubble tea on upper west side! They use real tea- they have a frequent buyer card and will give you a large for free after you buy 10.

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simply best upper west side use real tea- frequent buyer card give large free buy

positive

shiny-tea-new-york

5/31/2017

Maria S.

Jamaica Hills, Queens, NY

2 star rating

It's disappointing. I am a bubble tea expert since I get bubble tea at least three times a week (I love bubble tea). I didn't like their bubble tea. I got oolong milk tea with bubbles and it didn't have a strong oolong flavor. It was really weak.. almost like water. Bubbles were just okay too. I will go to other bubble tea places. I won't come back here again.

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disappointing expert since get least three time week love like get oolong milk strong oolong flavor really weak almost like water okay place come back

negative

shiny-tea-new-york

5/22/2017

Joanna Z.

New York, NY

5 star rating

Came here on a sunny Sunday afternoon because I was craving bubble tea, and my usual go-to chain spots (ViVi, Coco's) were too far away. I was skeptical about trying a new place at first, but this spot is amazing. Tiny and tucked between two larger shops, it's easy to miss. They have various sizes (go with the Large... I ordered a medium and regretted it) and can also customize your sugar levels in your drink to Lesser, Regular, or More (just like in Asia! Legit.) I got my usual, the milk tea with boba and red bean with regular sugar, and it was perfect -- not too sweet, light, the boba was chewy and fresh. My only advice would be to maybe ask for less ice, as the ice fills up nearly 1/2 of the drink. I like this better than the other chain places I go to, and will make sure to stop by every time I'm in the area!

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came sunny sunday afternoon crave usual go-to chain spot vivi coco far away skeptical try new place first spot amaze tiny tuck two large shop easy miss various size large ... order medium regret also customize sugar level drink lesser regular like asia legit get usual milk red bean regular sugar perfect sweet light chewy fresh advice would maybe ask less ice ice fill nearly drink like good chain place make sure stop every time area

positive

shiny-tea-new-york

5/16/2017

Allison C.

New York, NY

4 star rating

I've go to Shiny Tea a few times a month, as I am in that neighborhood quite often. Not much to say that hasn't been said about any other bubble tea joint in the city, but the menu is ample, the drinks are delicious, the service is fast (or as fast as possible), and the folks behind the counter are very friendly. I'm a big fan of their Jasmine Milk Tea, and they have so many varieties of teas as well as bubbles; go for that Panda if you can! A few black and white boba pearls shake up your regular bubble tea routine! It's definitely your best option for bubble tea in this area of the city not as saturated with bubble tea options. NOTE: If it's rainy or snowy or cold or otherwise miserable outside, be prepared to WAIT outside for your drink if there are a few people in front of you. About three people tightly fit in the space in front of the counter. Hope you can bear the elements. ;-)

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shiny time month neighborhood quite often much say say joint city menu ample drink delicious service fast fast possible folk behind counter friendly big fan jasmine milk many variety well panda black white pearl shake regular routine definitely best option area city saturate option note rainy snowy cold otherwise miserable outside prepare wait outside drink people front three people tightly fit space front counter hope bear element

positive

shiny-tea-new-york

5/9/2017

Jenny M.

Hi Allison, Thank you for taking the time to spread the good word about our bubble tea here on Yelp. We always love hearing back from our regulars:) We wish we had a bigger space too. Thank goodness it's finally getting warmer in the city so our customers don't have to wait in the cold. Till next time, Shiny Tea Team

5 star rating

By far the best bubble tea spot on the UWS. Taste great, great service. Even better than bubble tea locations in chinatown.

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far best spot uws taste great great service even good location chinatown

positive

shiny-tea-new-york

5/1/2017

Julia Z.

Chinatown, Manhattan, NY

4 star rating

Literally a hole in the wall. It looks like they turned a small alleyway between two buildings into a shop. I ordered the large Panda with half sugar and it was the perfect amount of sweetness! The panda drink comes with regular boba and mini boba. I love the mini boba! If I am ever in the area again, I will only be ordering drinks with mini boba.

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literally hole wall look like turn small alleyway two building shop order large panda half sugar perfect amount sweetness panda drink come regular mini love mini ever area order drink mini

positive

shiny-tea-new-york

4/26/2017

Tina S.

New York, NY

5 star rating

I tried the TieGuan Yin (panda style- so it had both the traditional boba and the small white pearls). I really liked the flavor because I could taste the smoky texture of the black tea coming through. It was pronounced without being overpowering. Also, some of the flavors (Ginger, Pu-Erh, TieGuan Yin, or WenShan) seem authentic to Hong Kong and China and relatively unique for NYC. For example, I haven't seen those flavors at other bubble tea places I often frequent such as Boba Guys, Pa Tea, or Tea Magic etc.

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try tieguan yin panda style- traditional small white pearl really like flavor could taste smoky texture black come pronounce without overpower also flavor ginger pu-erh tieguan yin wenshan seem authentic hong kong china relatively unique nyc example see flavor place often frequent guy magic etc

positive

shiny-tea-new-york

4/24/2017

Irmary G.

New York, NY

5 star rating

I am incredibly picky about boba and it's been hard for me to find a place that I liked in NYC. This is by far my new favorite! The tea is perfect and the boba is very fresh. The employees are very nice too. I highly recommend coming here.

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positive

shiny-tea-new-york

4/8/2017

Greg C.

Los Angeles, CA

5 star rating

It can be hard to miss Shiny Tea since it is pretty much a small window made for takeout only. That being said, they have one of the more authentic Taiwanese bubble teas in the area. Their regular sugar is pretty sweet, so I recommend getting 50-75% sugar. Also, you can't go wrong with their black milk bubble tea.

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hard miss shiny since pretty much small window make takeout say one authentic taiwanese area regular sugar pretty sweet recommend get sugar also wrong black milk

positive

shiny-tea-new-york

4/2/2017

Kalon W.

Thank you for stopping by, Irmary G. ! We hope to see you soon:)

4 star rating

Edit - They recently added a $10 minimum on credit/debit card usage. Great service, friendly staff and nice selection of drinks. This is now my go-to place for milk teas ever since tea magic recently raised their price to ~$6 for medium sized drink.

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edit recently add minimum credit/debit card usage great service friendly staff nice selection drink go-to place milk ever since magic recently raise price medium size drink

positive

shiny-tea-new-york

3/26/2017

Livvie L.

Atlanta, GA

5 star rating

Overall, this place has a bunch of unique teas, including brewed teas and vinegar drinks. The small white pearls are also pretty cool. I arrived around 11:30 am, and I was happy to discover that there was boba available even though the door says that boba isn't available until 11:50 am. I got the following teas: Tieguanyin tea latte with 30% sugar and mixed pearls (panda) - 5/5 The tea had a very smoky flavor. I also liked the softness of the boba and loved the small pearls (I really like small tapioca pearls in general). The milk tasted fresh. The drink was heavier on the milk than the tea, but that was expected since this was a tea latte as opposed to a milk tea, which is heavier on the tea rather than the milk/cream. Mango wenshan tea with 50% sugar and white pearls - 4.5/5 This tasted like mango juice masked by a shadow of green tea. There was a not unpleasant aftertaste that settled in the back of my throat and toward the back of my tongue. It had a bit of a fermented flavor. Overall, this was a very interesting tea and quite refreshing. The white pearls didn't have a ton of flavor, but I liked the texture. The service was a solid 5/5. The person behind the counter made great recommendations and provided detailed answers to our questions about the teas and how they taste.

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positive

shiny-tea-new-york

3/19/2017

Brian G.

Hi Greg, Thank you for the great review. We are glad that you enjoyed the tea! We hope to see you again soon:)

5 star rating

You know how some regions specialize in good food? Like NYC is known for pizza and bagels? Well, California has amazing boba, and NYC...well, doesn't. Except for Shiny Tea, with its original location in Flushing. I work on the UWS, and would make the trek to Flushing to get boba after work or on weekends - whenever I needed to satisfy my cravings for good boba (and being from LA, those cravings come often!). Cue my excitement when Shiny Tea opened a location on the UWS! It's a tiny, tiny storefront on Broadway near 102nd, but I can walk here from my office in just a few short minutes and get all the boba I need. Their Pu-erh Milk Tea is so good, and you have the option of getting traditional boba (the black pearls), white boba (tiny little pearls), or "panda" - a mixture of both. As with other boba shops, you can customize the amount of ice and sugar. I find that the 50% and 75% sugar work well, depending on the drink you get. Their boba is just right - never stale or overly chewy (unlike the other boba shop on the UWS). Not into milk tea? They have a ton of fruity tea drinks, and I've made believers out of several coworkers who said they wouldn't like these before trying them. Service here is friendly and fast, and the staff do a great job of making your drink expertly. Cash and credit are accepted, and they have stamp cards (a free drink after you get 10 stamps), so be sure to grab one! There's no seating in here (did I mention it's tiny?), so all drinks are to go.

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know region specialize good food like nyc know pizza bagel well california amazing nyc ... well except shiny original location flushing work uws would make trek flush get work weekend whenever need satisfy craving good craving come often cue excitement shiny open location uws tiny tiny storefront broadway near walk office short minute get need pu-erh milk good option get traditional black pearl white tiny little pearl panda mixture shop customize amount ice sugar find sugar work well depend drink get right never stale overly chewy unlike shop uws milk ton fruity drink make believer several coworkers say would like try service friendly fast staff great job make drink expertly cash credit accept stamp card free drink get stamp sure grab one seating mention tiny drink

positive

shiny-tea-new-york

3/17/2017

Rachel W.

Brooklyn, NY

5 star rating

Great tea. Great price. And I love when I can choose how sweet(or not sweet) my teas are. Yummy bubbles!

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great great price love choose sweet sweet yummy

positive

shiny-tea-new-york

3/14/2017

Michelle N.

Manhattan, NY

5 star rating

I LOVE Shiny Tea. I love 1 block away and go there constantly. The coco jelly is delicious. It's great that you can customize the whole drink (% sugar, amount of ice, type of jelly, type of tea).

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love shiny love block away constantly coco jelly delicious great customize whole drink sugar amount ice type jelly type

positive

shiny-tea-new-york

3/11/2017

Yelp L.

New York, NY

4 star rating

Well damn this is good bubble team. Maybe even better then in Beijing?! :-O Well certainly a close second. They are a bit heavy on the ice but it's still hands down the best in the area.

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well damn good team maybe even good beijing well certainly close second bit heavy ice still hand best area

positive

shiny-tea-new-york

3/8/2017

Tung D.

Jacksonville, FL

5 star rating

Best boba tea in NYC so far. I was from California so my standard for boba tea was pretty high. It was too bad that there weren't that many good boba places like back in the Bay. I was craving for ShareTea, and Kungfu Tea or GongCha in NYC just didn't measure up. Luckily, thanks to a friend's recommendation, i found this gem of a boba place. Granted the place was super small (there was not enough space to even sit down), and the price was also not very low (around $5), but the tea was up to my standard. Expect this boba shop as a pickup and go kind of place instead of a sit-down and chat place. I ordered the brown sugar milk tea with boba, and it was mellow sweet (instead of sharp sweet) just how it was supposed to be. I smiled so happily on the train home with my good boba tea.

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best nyc far california standard pretty high bad many good place like back bay crave sharetea kungfu gongcha nyc measure luckily thanks friend recommendation find gem place grant place super small enough space even sit price also low around standard expect shop pickup kind place instead sit-down chat place order brown sugar milk mellow sweet instead sharp sweet suppose smile happily train home good

positive

shiny-tea-new-york

2/20/2017

Lisa R.

Yorkville, Manhattan, NY

5 star rating

The line was really short and the service was fast, we got a passion fruit green tea and a taro bubble tea both had boba and it was amazingg! Will definitely come back.

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line really short service fast get passion fruit green taro amazingg definitely come back

positive

shiny-tea-new-york

2/7/2017

John K.

Manhattan, NY

4 star rating

Negatives: -Too much ice -The wait Positives -best Bubble Tea you're going to find in the area (it blows Tea Magic out the water) But this also helps with its rating

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negative -too much ice -the wait positive -best find area blow magic water also help rating

positive

shiny-tea-new-york

1/31/2017

Francesca C.

New York, NY

4 star rating

The BEST bubble tea place in Morningside Heights! I highly recommend the brown sugar milk tea! Shiny Tea is an absolute delight- and a nice break from Tea Magic!

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best place morningside height highly recommend brown sugar milk shiny absolute delight- nice break magic

positive

shiny-tea-new-york

12/19/2016

Andrea W.

Zürich, Switzerland

4 star rating

The best boba place I've found in NYC so far (and I've tried quite a few already). Their fruit teas are made with juice concentrate (not syrup, yay) and their lemon is freshly squeezed for drinks that have lemon. Their menu is quite extensive too, and it has a lot of different kind of teas, including unique milk teas as well as fruit teas. I got their mango green tea without ice and without sugar, and it was quite good. I think their tea could be stronger, but it was quite good as was. Menu prices include tax which is great, and my tea was $4. Not bad for quality and quantity!

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best place find nyc far try quite already fruit make juice concentrate syrup yay lemon freshly squeeze drink lemon menu quite extensive lot different kind include unique milk well fruit get mango green without ice without sugar quite good think could strong quite good menu price include tax great bad quality quantity

positive

shiny-tea-new-york

11/5/2016

Stephanie H.

Seattle, WA

5 star rating

Shiny Tea is my new go-to place for boba in the Columbia University/UWS area. It's significantly farther away than some of the other local places (Café East, TeaMagic) but cheaper and way better. If you're a student, you can show your ID for a 10% discount to make the trek worth it! They also have a punch card (10 drinks, 1 free). Shiny Tea has a great selection of teas, most of them actual brewed teas, and a wide selection of toppings, including white pearls, pudding, herbal and coffee jelly, and red bean. My favorite drink is the Tie Guan Yin milk tea with boba. Their drinks tend to be pretty sweet at higher levels so I usually go for 30 or 50% sugar. The only downside is that this location is a literal hole-in-the-wall and has no seating, which is fine during the summer (you can just take a nice walk to Riverside Park a few blocks away), but makes things much more difficult during the winter.

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positive

shiny-tea-new-york

11/1/2016

Han C.

Dallas, TX

4 star rating

So excited to have a bubble tea spot closer north (one day there will be one in Harlem, I know it!). The regular bubbles are perfectly bouncy (maybe too bouncy? nah - there's no such thing!), and the classic milk tea is creamy and not too sweet. The boy had the ovaltine which is a unique offering not available anywhere else. If you like super thick, malty chocolate goodness, this is definitely your drink! Worth a visit if you're in the area! Also side note - I haven't had the white pearls here, but at Gong Cha, and they just aren't as good as the regular pearls, and most negative reviews here are in response to white pearls, so skip them. They sound and look intriguing, but it's not worth it! Once you go black...

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excited spot close north one day one harlem know regular perfectly bouncy maybe bouncy nah thing classic milk creamy sweet boy ovaltine unique offering available anywhere else like super thick malty chocolate goodness definitely drink worth visit area also side note white pearl gong cha good regular pearl negative review response white pearl skip sound look intriguing worth black ...

negative

shiny-tea-new-york

10/30/2016

Allene T.

Atlanta, GA

4 star rating

Shiny Tea, once only a spot in Flushing - has a location in the Upper West Side? I had no idea this place existed until I accidentally walked by this past weekend. I don't even know how long it's been open. It's literally just a storefront - only enough space to walk in and order and walk out. No seating space whatsover - even smaller than it's location in a bookstore in Flushing. The prices are competitive with all the other bubble tea chains in the city. My favorite here has always been the Tieguanyin tea (no milk) at 80% sugar with white pearls. It has a very strong and unique tea taste and I love the texture of the smaller tapioca. Note that at the time I went, they ran out of regular tapioca. The only downside of this location is that the lady behind the counter wasn't the nicest and was actually quite cold, to put it nicely. Otherwise, great spot for tea.

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positive

shiny-tea-new-york

10/20/2016

George C.

New York, NY

4 star rating

Free vouchers @ GCT meant a solid wenshan with normal sugar on the house from the very friendly staffer in this narrow, easy to miss space.

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positive

shiny-tea-new-york

10/17/2016

Kenneth S.

Seattle, WA

5 star rating

Much better than milk tea near CU campus. I tried tea latte and it matched the taste of fresh milk tea in China (not as good as, but similar). I would rather ride to the shop to buy milk-tea instead of going grab one on campus.

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much good milk near campus try latte match taste fresh milk china good similar would rather ride shop buy milk-tea instead grab one campus

positive

shiny-tea-new-york

9/28/2016

Sara K.

Seattle, WA

5 star rating

Amazing bubbles tea!!! Unique flavors, but I went with my standby -- black milk tea with boba. One of the best I've ever had. Also, amazing service! Friendly and efficient! I was served by this guy named Billy, and he made the experience even better. Definitely coming back!!!!!!!!!

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amazing unique flavor standby black milk one best ever also amaze service friendly efficient serve guy name billy make experience even good definitely come back

positive

shiny-tea-new-york

9/26/2016

Tina W.

New York, NY

1 star rating

location: located on 100 street, this place bring no excitement to the bubble tea industrial. There are no formal seats, and no clear sign of their business. So you have to take a closer look to the place. Bubble tea: I did their white bubble.. Actually, when I visited flushing, I found out that white bubble is very not that mysterials. ... Average... compared to the price, i think coco is much better Price: average is 4 dollar. I don't think you need to pay this much for a bubble tea Service: shitty service. They have a cold attitude to Asians and a warm attitude to white. FUCK YOU. Overall: I don't know why asian people don't treat asian people shit. SHAME ON YOU. BYE 0 STAR IF AVAILABLE. ADJUST YOUR ATTITUDE

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negative

shiny-tea-new-york

9/25/2016

Foodie E.

Copenhagen, Denmark

2 star rating

Nothing special besides the store front having its original signage still visible from when it was once a shoe repair shop. The Taro Milk Tea was nothing to brag about. Very basic with nothing to make it stand out from competition. I was extremely disappointed to see my drink had far more ice in it than it had actual Taro Milk Tea. The woman literally filled my cup more than half way with ice. I paid $4.50 for a cup of ice. I will never come back to this place and will continue to steer people away.

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nothing special besides store front original signage still visible shoe repair shop taro milk nothing brag basic nothing make stand competition extremely disappointed see drink far ice actual taro milk woman literally fill cup half way ice pay cup ice never come back place continue steer people away

negative

shiny-tea-new-york

9/18/2016

Akhil S.

New York, NY

5 star rating

I didn't know anything about Bubble tea but after trying this last place week i'm hooked. The staff are extremely nice and help you decide on which tea to try. My favorite so far is the panda tea. Definitely worth a try if you're looking for something new / alternative to starbucks.

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know anything try last place week hook staff extremely nice help decide try favorite far panda definitely worth try look something new alternative starbucks

positive

shiny-tea-new-york

9/13/2016

Daphne C.

Coolidge Corner, Boston, MA

2 star rating

Honestly a little disappointed. There was so much hype about the panda bubble tea but it honestly was not especially good or cool. Basically the panda bubble tea includes two types of boba: white and black. They're easily obscured though by the liquid so it's really not that exciting. Be warned the white boba is much smaller and makes for a weird drinking experience when you have both together. I asked for less sweet and my drink was still very sweet (not sure if it was a mistake or if their drinks are just ordinarily very sweet)... wouldn't go back

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honestly little disappointed much hype panda honestly especially good cool basically panda include two type white black easily obscure though liquid really excite warn white much small make weird drinking experience together ask less sweet drink still sweet sure mistake drink ordinarily sweet ... would back

positive

shiny-tea-new-york

9/13/2016

Karen M.

Berkeley, CA

5 star rating

By far the best boba spot in the UWS. They just added stamp cards which is an added bonus bc i come here so often. What determines a good boba spot for me is how good their basic milk tea is. If you can't make good boba milk tea, what kinda milk tea joint are you? I'm glad to say that this place is pretty spot on with their milk tea. Not as good as my fav places in california, but very close. I also like how you can choose the sweetness of your drink. Some of the spots in the area don't do that and when your drink is too sweet, it definitely ruins it for me. So glad they opened up.

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far best spot uws add stamp card added bonus come often determine good spot good basic milk make good milk kind milk joint glad say place pretty spot milk good fav place california close also like choose sweetness drink spot area drink sweet definitely ruin glad open

positive

shiny-tea-new-york

9/9/2016

Sara S.

New York, NY

5 star rating

A fantastic addition to the neighborhood. Staff are very helpful if you don't know how to navigate the choices. Favorites so far are the passion fruit wenshan tea, the panda milk tea, and the grapefruit green tea. The addition of coconut jelly adds a wonderfully write chewy texture--try it! You can choose the degree of sweetness of your drink. Ask for a stamp card to earn free drinks. This place is creating a dangerous bubble tea habit. You just might see me there.

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fantastic addition neighborhood staff helpful know navigate choice favorite far passion fruit wenshan panda milk grapefruit green addition coconut jelly add wonderfully write chewy texture try choose degree sweetness drink ask stamp card earn free drink place create dangerous habit might see

positive

shiny-tea-new-york

9/9/2016

Katie B.

Richmond Hill, NY

5 star rating

Was leery the first visit and just ordered my usual Taro milk tea. Added the Panda bubbles. was delicious. highly recommend.

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leery first visit order usual taro milk add panda delicious highly recommend

positive

shiny-tea-new-york

9/8/2016

Victoria N.

New York, NY

5 star rating

Thank goodness this place opened! Definitely best bubble tea on the UWS, by far. It's a hole in the wall counter, but their teas are so good, I'm usually done by the time I get just a few blocks away. Black milk tea is great, taro is SUPERIOR. I like to get the herbal jelly, but there black tapioca and white tapioca toppings are also awesome. Highly recommend a stop.

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thank goodness place open definitely best uws far hole wall counter good usually time get block away black milk great taro superior like get herbal jelly black tapioca white tapioca topping also awesome highly recommend stop

positive

shiny-tea-new-york

9/5/2016

Sloane B.

Austin, TX

5 star rating

By far my favorite bubble tea on the UWS! Not much too add on top of the other reviews- the boba is just right in terms of size and texture, and the cups are very high quality! I highly recommend the Jasmine milk tea with boba.

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positive

shiny-tea-new-york

9/4/2016

Nicole M.

Manhattan, NY

5 star rating

I think this is the best bubble tea in the area for the price. They give you real tea - in a variety of real tea options other than just green and black (pu-erh, jasmine, oolong, etc) as well as some sweeter flavors (I tried the brown sugar with a reduced sweetness level and was pleasantly surprised at how tasty it is). I've been making the trek out here anytime I crave something sweet to show some love for a new, great boba shop.

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think best area price give real variety real option green black pu-erh jasmine oolong etc well sweeter flavor try brown sugar reduced sweetness level pleasantly surprise tasty make trek anytime crave something sweet show love new great shop

positive

shiny-tea-new-york

9/1/2016

Lila Z.

Manhattan, NY

5 star rating

OMG THIS IS AMAZING. I have been going at least 4 days a week before my day starts and I love it soo much its also great for the end of the day and I would be lying if I said I haven't been there twice a day before big thumbs up from me

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omg amazing least day week day start love soo much also great end day would lie say twice day big thumb

positive

shiny-tea-new-york

8/28/2016

Peggy C.

Manhattan, NY

5 star rating

Perhaps I'm biased because I came from Taiwan. Because I came from Taiwan, I know it when I taste really good mixed tea drinks and traditional Taiwanese summer drinks. This tiny joint is run by a mother-and-daughter pair from Taiwan. The franchise is from Taiwan. The menu is authentic. Most importantly, the taste is authentic. If you're not from Taiwan, try anything on the menu that you've never tried or even heard of. You're be amazed and delighted.

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perhaps bias come taiwan come taiwan know taste really good mixed drink traditional taiwanese summer drink tiny joint run mother-and-daughter pair taiwan franchise taiwan menu authentic importantly taste authentic taiwan try anything menu never try even heard amaze delight

positive

shiny-tea-new-york

8/26/2016

Ayn Z.

Manhattan, NY

5 star rating

Absolutely authentic and delicious bubble tea! Also the staff there was very nice and knowledgable. How I hope they could move to, or open another store at a place nearer to Columbia campus (such as upper than 110th street). So that more people can have an opportunity of enjoying it~

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absolutely authentic delicious also staff nice knowledgable hope could move open another store place nearer columbia campus upper street people opportunity enjoy it~

positive

shiny-tea-new-york

8/24/2016

Kirk K.

Manhattan, NY

5 star rating

I only recently heard about Shiny Tea despite living so close to it. It's a very small store and kind of hard to find if you are unfamiliar with the area. However, when you go inside you are overwhelmed with menu items. Tea drinkers will definitely feel right at home here, since there are so many choices. There are many toppings to choose from, so combine that with the excellent menu and it could take you a very long time to try each menu option with every topping. The tea tastes fantastic, and is definitely the best tea I've ever had. The lady behind the counter is also extremely nice. I will admit that I'm not much of a tea drinker, but shiny tea might turn me into one.

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recently hear shiny despite live close small store kind hard find unfamiliar area however inside overwhelm menu item drinker definitely feel right home since many choice many topping choose combine excellent menu could take long time try menu option every topping taste fantastic definitely best ever lady behind counter also extremely nice admit much drinker shiny might turn one

positive

shiny-tea-new-york

8/21/2016

Angie K.

Manhattan, NY

4 star rating

Finally, a great boba place on the west side! So many options on the menu, and none of the ones I've tried (black milk tea, jasmine green milk) are powdered. I really liked the mini white pearls - they add that "something extra" to the classic black boba in terms of additional texture and taste. They offer a student discount (hooray) and excellent service - one time I got boba for 5 different people and they were 1) super fast 2) really nice and 3) organized - marked every cup and corresponded it to the receipt, which made it really easy to distribute. Will definitely be back.

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finally great place west side many option menu none one try black milk jasmine green milk powder really like mini white pearl add something extra classic black term additional texture taste offer student discount hooray excellent service one time get different people super fast really nice organize mark every cup correspond receipt make really easy distribute definitely back

positive

shiny-tea-new-york

8/18/2016

Daniela P.

Fairfax, VA

5 star rating

Looking for a way to cool off from the NY heat? Head to Shiny Tea! I recently went there to get some bubble tea for the first time and now I'm hooked. I know my bubble tea so I also appreciate when tea shops have more flavors than the standard ones. I was pleasantly surprised when I ordered their Wen Shan green tea. The cashier described it as a more fermented sibling of the traditional green tea. If the word "fermented" doesn't sound intriguing, still give it a try as an ice tea with 100% sweetener and lemon (if you like sour). But don't get lemon with anything less than 85% sweetener because it's crazy sour and it overpowers the taste of the tea - strange, I know. If you like more of the tea taste try this gem as an ice tea with 85% sweetener and aiyu jelly as an alternative to your traditional boba pearls. This instantly cooled me down. Their milk teas and boba pearls are also delicious! The pearls are chewy and well made. The cashiers are always friendly and helpful to me as well. This place is a must if you're in the area.

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look way cool heat head shiny recently get first time hooked know also appreciate shop flavor standard one pleasantly surprised order wen green cashier describe fermented sibling traditional green word ferment sound intriguing still give try ice sweetener lemon like sour get lemon anything less sweetener crazy sour overpower taste strange know like taste try gem ice sweetener aiyu jelly alternative traditional pearl instantly cool milk pearl also delicious pearl chewy well make cashier always friendly helpful well place must area

positive

shiny-tea-new-york

8/12/2016

Jamie Y.

New York, NY

5 star rating

You get 10% off with a student discount (and it's not just during the soft opening)!!! Highly recommend. I got the oolong tea and the tea taste was strong. I would come back here again! It definitely is more authentic than anything else in the UWS.

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get student discount soft opening highly recommend get oolong taste strong would come back definitely authentic anything else uws

positive

shiny-tea-new-york

8/6/2016

Chi T.

New York, NY

4 star rating

One of the few places with non-powder bubble tea. I prefer the rich bubble tea like at Gong Cha, but Shiny Tea is a nice alternative once in a while. The tea is a bit diluted and I can't taste much of a difference between the different types of black tea. White pearls are yummy, would order again!

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one place non-powder prefer rich like gong cha shiny nice alternative bit diluted taste much difference different type black white pearl yummy would order

positive

shiny-tea-new-york

8/3/2016

Afua D.

Bronx, NY

5 star rating

I had the grapefruit wenshan tea and it was refreshing and delicious! I can be really indecisive but the ladies were patient and answered all of my questions. It's standing room only but if you like bubble tea made with great ingredients then give this place a try. **Bonus: if you have a student id, there's a discount waiting for you**

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grapefruit wenshan refresh delicious really indecisive lady patient answer question stand room like make great ingredient give place try bonus student discount wait

positive

shiny-tea-new-york

7/30/2016

Gina N.

Houston, TX

5 star rating

I moved to New York four years ago from California and I knew I wouldn't be able to find any good boba places in Manhattan. I've searched all over uptown, all the way to Chinatown until my roommate told me about shiny tea. This hidden gem was a total life changer for me! I got a milk tea here and I can definitely say it's one of the best milk tea I've ever had in my life! It was so good, I came back the same day for another one! That says a lot coming from someone that is a boba fanatic. The milk tea screams out real tea; not the powder stuff that other boba places use. I'll definitely be a frequent customer here! Shiny Tea, you rock!!

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move new york four year ago california know would able find good place manhattan search uptown way chinatown roommate tell shiny hidden gem total life changer get milk definitely say one best milk ever life good come back day another one say lot come someone fanatic milk scream real powder stuff place use definitely frequent customer shiny rock

positive

shiny-tea-new-york

7/26/2016

Betsy A.

Chapel Hill, NC

5 star rating

Yey - good bubble tea has arrived to the UWS. The only other option used to be Tea Magic (but that's mediocre). This place has chewy boba, and you can choose your sugar/ ice level. AND they have pudding options. Yum.

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yey good arrive uws option use magic mediocre place chewy choose sugar/ ice level pudding option yum

positive

shiny-tea-new-york

7/21/2016

Jeremy S.

Los Angeles, CA

5 star rating

I have tried two other boba places before coming here (Kung Fu and coco) and shiny is key favorite. I feel like it is high quality and the employee here was really nice. The boba was chewy and the white pearl was delicious. They offer 20 percent off right now.

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try two place come kung coco shiny key favorite feel like high quality employee really nice chewy white pearl delicious offer percent right

positive

shiny-tea-new-york

7/16/2016

Gabby R.

Los Angeles, CA

4 star rating

Finally some good bubble tea in UWS! It's slightly pricey after tax, but 20% off during soft opening is great. Their customer service is good as well.

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finally good uws slightly pricey tax soft opening great customer service good well

positive

shiny-tea-new-york

7/5/2016

Jiachen L.

Rome, Italy

5 star rating

Tried honey oolong tea, definitely my new favorite tea shop on the uws! And it is offering 20% off right now!

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tried honey oolong definitely new favorite shop uws offer right

positive

shiny-tea-new-york

7/3/2016

Ying S.

Manhattan, NY

5 star rating

If you are looking for real tea drinks, this is the place to go ! Very authentic Taiwanese bubble tea shop ! Great service!

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look real drink place authentic taiwanese shop great service

positive

shiny-tea-new-york

6/21/2016

Kay W.

New York, NY

5 star rating

New authentic milk tea place in upper west side! The tea doesn't taste like powder and there are so many options to choose! I just want to get every thing! They take credit card without any minimum. You know most places like these only take cash or min 10 credit card charge, which is so annoying. The another location of this store is in flushing, which further validates the authenticity of this milk tea place.

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new authentic milk place upper west side taste like powder many option choose want get every thing take credit card without minimum know place like take cash min credit card charge annoying another location store flush validate authenticity milk place

positive

shiny-tea-new-york

6/20/2016

Ankita A.

New York, NY

5 star rating

I could cry tears of joy: there's finally good boba/bubble tea on the UWS. Located in a tiny little space between Xi'an and Dunkin Donuts, Shiny Tea is easy to miss. They just opened 10 days ago and don't have a big sign yet, but hopefully that'll change. The store itself is tiny. There's just enough space to walk in and order but don't plan to sit down or hang out. A wall menu neatly displays all your tea options, with prices ranging from about $3.50-$4.50. Service was friendly and very helpful. I first saw Shiny Tea in Flushing, so I had pretty high hopes for authenticity and quality. And Shiny Tea delivers. Tea options go beyond fruity, syrup-based flavors and into actual tea varietals like tieguanyin (a dark oolong), Sri Lankan black tea, and pu-erh. My MO at any new tea shop is to try their jasmine green milk tea as a baseline. At 30% sugar, this one was solid: creamy with a distinct jasmine flavor and not too sweet. I got half boba and half mini white pearls out of curiosity, a combo they cutely call "Panda." Their regular boba is on the softer side but very decent, while the mini white pearls are fun for texture. Currently they have a 20% off sale as part of their grand opening. Check it out and give this neighborhood spot some love so it can stick around!

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could cry tear joy finally good boba/bubble uws locate tiny little space xi'an dunkin donut shiny easy miss open day ago big sign yet hopefully change store tiny enough space walk order plan sit hang wall menu neatly display option price range service friendly helpful first saw shiny flushing pretty high hope authenticity quality shiny delivers option beyond fruity syrup-based flavor actual varietal like tieguanyin dark oolong sri lankan black pu-erh new shop try jasmine green milk baseline sugar one solid creamy distinct jasmine flavor sweet get half half mini white pearl curiosity combo cutely call panda regular soft side decent mini white pearl fun texture currently sale part grand opening check give neighborhood spot love stick around

positive

shiny-tea-new-york

6/11/2016

Charlene W.

New York, NY

5 star rating

Shiny Tea is our FAVE bubble tea spot, and we're so excited it's now UWS in walking distance (so dangerous)! Can't wait to try this location. The Taiwanese tea is authentic & fresh brewed, and the mini white pearls are a refreshing change from the classic boba/black pearls. Esp like the Puh-er & Wen-Shan tea. Word on the street is that it's currently a soft opening with 20% off, we'll be going often!

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shiny fave spot excited uws walk distance dangerous wait try location taiwanese authentic fresh brewed mini white pearl refreshing change classic boba/black pearl esp like puh-er wen-shan word street currently soft opening often

positive

chun-yang-tea-new-york

9/19/2022

Ashley Y.

Bensalem, PA

4 star rating

Very interesting mixture of drinks and so refreshing! One of my friends recommended and said must try when in New York. Funny thing, I wasn't even looking for bubble tea but I parked right by it so it's meant to be. I tried the honey osmanthus oolong tea and I will be getting that again next time.

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interesting mixture drink refreshing one friend recommend say must try new york funny thing even look park right mean try honey osmanthus oolong get next time

positive

chun-yang-tea-new-york

9/13/2022

Chrissy T.

Charlestown, MA

4 star rating

Black tea with sago! You cant go wrong!! I ussually get a green milk tea anywhere i go but this plain black milk tea buss'd!!

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black sago wrong ussually get green milk anywhere plain black milk buss

positive

chun-yang-tea-new-york

9/5/2022

Hayward L.

New York City, NY

4 star rating

Tiny tea spot that's easy to miss in one of Chinatown's side streets. They have an excellent selection of different hot and iced teas. While it isn't specifically a bubble tea place, their black tea with pearl is an excellent choice. Both the quality of the tea and the bubbles are very good, and there is a good ratio of the two so you won't run out of bubbles before the end of the drink! Teas are about $5-6 for regular size, a few dollars extra for a large.

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tiny spot easy miss one chinatown side street excellent selection different hot iced specifically place black pearl excellent choice quality good good ratio two run end drink regular size dollar extra large

positive

chun-yang-tea-new-york

8/14/2022

Jon V.

Temecula, CA

4 star rating

The workers at Chun Yang Tea were nice and friendly. The milk teas we ordered were refreshing with the black teas a little overpowering. The bobas were chewy and soft to the core. Overall an excellent invigorating drink.

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worker chun yang nice friendly milk teas order refresh black little overpowering bobas chewy soft core overall excellent invigorating drink

positive

chun-yang-tea-new-york

7/19/2022

Ro R.

Brooklyn, NY

5 star rating

Okay, came back to try more flavours. Tried the Kiwi Yakult - delicious. Mango Cheese Drink - so good. Passion Fruit Green Tea - my go to drink, but will be switching to the mango one and Kiwi. Taro Sago with Fresh Milk - nice too, but you can't add bubbles. I love this place, since all the fruit are fresh and not from a dumb powder.

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okay come back try flavour try kiwi yakult delicious mango cheese drink good passion fruit green drink switch mango one kiwi taro sago fresh milk nice add love place since fruit fresh dumb powder

positive

chun-yang-tea-new-york

6/27/2022

Sam S.

Brooklyn, NY

4 star rating

This is my new spot to get bubble tea - I tried two new flavours, but can't remember what they were, but I got my Passionfruit green tea again. Service was nice here - really glad they have a city location rather than trekking to Flushing.

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new spot get try two new flavour remember get passionfruit green service nice really glad city location rather trek flushing

positive

chun-yang-tea-new-york

7/15/2022

Khushi S.

Midtown East, New York, NY

3 star rating

It's hard for me to justify paying almost $9 for a drink. I quite liked my tarp purple rice drink, but for that price I won't be coming back here since there are other places in Chinatown I like almost as much that are much more reasonably priced.

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hard justify pay almost drink quite like tarp purple rice drink price come back since place chinatown like almost much much reasonably price

positive

chun-yang-tea-new-york

7/14/2022

Jennifer F.

Las Vegas, NV

5 star rating

i love the papaya milk so much i would die for it. so yummy. 10/10 would recommend !!!

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love papaya milk much would die yummy would recommend

positive

chun-yang-tea-new-york

7/14/2022

Frank W.

Berkeley, CA

5 star rating

Kids self selected this great tea company based on the yelp reviews. It did not disappoint. All left with smiles and ready to shop Chinatown.

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kid self select great company base yelp review disappoint leave smile ready shop chinatown

positive

chun-yang-tea-new-york

7/9/2022

Ally R.

New York, NY

4 star rating

Got their Pomelo Oolong Tea with Aiyu Jelly! The flavors were pretty strong and didn't taste artificial. Overall, the drink was solid but I didn't feel like it was anything special, which is why it gets 4 stars.

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got pomelo oolong aiyu jelly flavor pretty strong taste artificial overall drink solid feel like anything special get star

positive

chun-yang-tea-new-york

5/31/2022

El F.

New York, NY

5 star rating

I have only been once so this is just a "first time" kind of review. I had the Oolong Tea Latte with Pudding Unsweetened. It's usually my go to in other places unless they don't offer Oolong options. This oolong tea tastes a bit like Oriental Beauty but I doubt they would use this kind of tea (it's pretty high-end). It's definitely a much nicer and stronger oolong tea than I am used to in other places, so kudos to that big +++ I didn't really like the "lightness" of the milk, it lacks a bit creaminess but I see what they did there, they didn't want this drink to overpower the fragrance of the tea. I didn't ask for a non dairy option though, maybe it's creamier. On top of that the pudding was really tasty. I will be back to try other items of their menu!

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first time kind review oolong latte pudding unsweetened usually place unless offer oolong option oolong taste bit like oriental beauty doubt would use kind pretty high-end definitely much nicer strong oolong use place kudos big +++ really like lightness milk lack bit creaminess see want drink overpower fragrance ask non dairy option though maybe creamy top pudding really tasty back try item menu

positive

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5/19/2022

Lisa L.

Brooklyn, NY

5 star rating

Got the oolong taro purple rice drink at 30% sugar and regular ice and it was SO good! Perfect sweetness level and flavors. This was the fastest that I have ever finished a drink

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got oolong taro purple rice drink sugar regular ice good perfect sweetness level flavor fast ever finish drink

positive

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5/3/2022

Annie L.

New York, NY

3 star rating

Not a fan... but maybe my drink was just a fluke. I got an oolong tea latte with boba and there was barely any tea flavor and the boba was tasteless. Perhaps it's because I got the drink 30% sweetened? But even so, I was expecting a stronger oolong taste at the very least, instead of this milky water... Will maybe give it one other try with a different drink, but so far, not impressed. Especially since the (medium sized) drink (that was a pretty standard, no-fluff staple that you can find on most boba tea menus) came out to be like $6+...

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fan ... maybe drink fluke get oolong latte barely flavor tasteless perhaps get drink sweeten even expect strong oolong taste least instead milky water ... maybe give one try different drink far impressed especially since medium size drink pretty standard no-fluff staple find menu come like ...

positive

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4/3/2022

Enya G.

New York, NY

5 star rating

Yum! Walked past this place and wanted to give it a try. I got the honey oolong which was on the sweet side even with 30% sugar. I really liked it though. I'd definitely want to come back again. Strong authentic tea flavor. Pricier as it was almost $7 a cup!

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yum walk past place want give try get honey oolong sweet side even sugar really like though would definitely want come back strong authentic flavor pricier almost cup

positive

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3/23/2022

Bryson L.

CA, CA

5 star rating

My new favorite tea spot in Manhattan! This place makes some of the best drinks. It really reminded me of how great hot drinks can be too. I had their pomelo tea which was fantastic, super comforting on a cold day. This place is pretty tiny so don't expect to be able to dine here, it's more grab and go. Will definitely be back whenever I'm in town!

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new favorite spot manhattan place make best drink really remind great hot drink pomelo fantastic super comforting cold day place pretty tiny expect able dine grab definitely back whenever town

positive

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3/15/2022

Carissa C.

Friendswood, TX

4 star rating

This spot has really unique flavors. My brother and I shared their #1 flavor, the honey osmanthus oolong tea with tapioca and cheese foam and 30% sweetness level. To us, we docked down one star because it was a tad on the sweet side even though we did 30% sweetness. The cheese foam made it extra rich too. The shop is quaint and intimate, so it's more of a takeaway spot. May or may not return for next time.

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spot really unique flavor brother share flavor honey osmanthus oolong tapioca cheese foam sweetness level dock one star tad sweet side even though sweetness cheese foam make extra rich shop quaint intimate takeaway spot may may return next time

positive

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3/15/2022

Amy Y.

New York, NY

5 star rating

This is my go to bubble tea spot for a few years now! No matter how many different spots I try, I always go back to chun yang (this location or flushing). - My year-round OBSESSION: ice honey osmanthus oolong tea (add aiyu jelly). - Alternative tea option when my top choice is unavailable (or for a heavier tea flavor): hojicha latte (add pearls or grass jelly). - Summer favorite: papaya milk (add aiyu jelly). - Winter favorite: (a new addition this year) hot taro sago oolong tea latte. I would suggest to ask for the recommended sugar and ice level for any new drink you try for the first time. Their recommendations are always on point! I like my drinks to be just a hint of sweet so I do admittedly always go one bracket lower than the recommended.

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spot year matter many different spot try always back chun yang location flushing year-round obsession ice honey osmanthus oolong add aiyu jelly alternative option top choice unavailable heavy flavor hojicha latte add pearl grass jelly summer favorite papaya milk add aiyu jelly winter favorite new addition year hot taro sago oolong latte would suggest ask recommended sugar ice level new drink try first time recommendation always point like drink hint sweet admittedly always one bracket low recommend

positive

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2/28/2022

Karina L.

New York, NY

4 star rating

Chun Yang has been my go to bubble tea shop for a long time and I would always go to the Flushing location since that was more convenient for me. I was out in Chinatown one day, so I decided to try my usual drink at this location. Shop is definitely way smaller, but the service is still the same. The drink I usually get is an iced Oolong Tea Latte with Pudding & Tapioca and it was pretty much the same quality as Flushing. I can't help but notice that the price is way higher here than in Flushing. The price I paid for a medium in Chinatown is the price I usually pay for a large in Flushing!

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chun yang shop long time would always flushing location since convenient chinatown one day decide try usual drink location shop definitely way small service still drink usually get iced oolong latte pudding tapioca pretty much quality flushing help notice price way high flushing price pay medium chinatown price usually pay large flush

positive

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2/19/2022

Ashley C.

Washington, DC

4 star rating

Drinks are pretty good, but honestly didn't feel that special or worth it for how pricey they are. Purple Rice Sago Oolong, 50% sugar : not bad, but I would prefer the oolong flavor to be a bit stronger. The purple rice and sago added some nice flavor and texture, and it did taste a bit sweet after chewing a lot of it, so it worked well with the 50% sweetness. It didn't make enough of an impact to make me feel like I'd get it again at this price Grapefruit Oolong with boba, 75% sugar: Had good grapefruit flavor and had some grapefruit pieces floating in the drink, which I didn't mind but my friend didn't like it. The boba texture was good, had a good amount of chewiness to it and wasn't overly sweet. 75% sweetness was a good level for us, as it balanced the bitterness of the fruit. This comes in size large only - wish there was a medium option.

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drink pretty good honestly feel special worth pricey purple rice sago oolong sugar bad would prefer oolong flavor bit strong purple rice sago add nice flavor texture taste bit sweet chew lot work well sweetness make enough impact make feel like would get price grapefruit oolong sugar good grapefruit flavor grapefruit piece float drink mind friend like texture good good amount chewiness overly sweet sweetness good level balance bitterness fruit come size large wish medium option

positive

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2/13/2022

Rachel T.

Queens, Queens, NY

5 star rating

Would highly recommend this bubble tea place! They had a chart of the top selling drinks in the store for anyone that needs help choosing their order. I got the Oolong milk tea latte with pudding and pearls. I adjusted the sweetness to 70% and it was the perfect level. The cashier can also recommend the sugar levels if you need help choosing. We also ordered the black milk tea latte with pearls and we also got it at a 70% sweetness level and it was good. The bubbles were a good texture and the cashier was also really kind. I would highly recommend!

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would highly recommend place chart top selling drink store anyone need help choose order get oolong milk latte pudding pearl adjust sweetness perfect level cashier also recommend sugar level need help choose also order black milk latte pearl also get sweetness level good good texture cashier also really kind would highly recommend

positive

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2/10/2022

Naomi W.

Seattle, WA

5 star rating

This is going to be a short and sweet review. I came in to get a Classic Black Milk Tea Latte because after a meal, you just need boba. I was so happy finding this spot after the first sip (thank you Yelp)! The tea was bold, and the perfect balance of milk and tea ratio. The boba was perfect because of the soft and chewy consistency. It's really basic, but if they do every part of the experience perfect, this hopefully means they do other beverages really well, right? I hope so- because when I'm back in NY, this is the spot I'll come back to!

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short sweet review come get classic black milk latte meal need happy find spot first sip thank yelp bold perfect balance milk ratio perfect soft chewy consistency really basic every part experience perfect hopefully mean beverage really well right hope so- back spot come back

positive

chun-yang-tea-new-york

2/9/2022

Brianna T.

Sunnyvale, CA

1 star rating

I got the brown sugar fresh milk and it was waaaay too sweet:( had to add a ton of water because the drink was thick and too sticky to even get up the straw properly. sugar level was not adjustable and i usually like my drinks sweet but this was too much:( after i added the water it was alright but would not have had my drink otherwise. the store was cute though!

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get brown sugar fresh milk waaaay sweet add ton water drink thick sticky even get straw properly sugar level adjustable usually like drink sweet much add water alright would drink otherwise store cute though

positive

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1/26/2022

Vy D.

Irvine, CA

4 star rating

Milk tea lovers, have you try Chun Yang? Highlights of the menu: 1. Fruit tea 2. Milk tea with grass jelly 3. Tea with cheese foam This is one of many milk tea shops in New York that I gotta try. Fruit teas and milk teas are not too sweet or fatty but very light. Easy to drink because a lot of people love this kind of taste. Big size compared to other places is what I love about this place. I can walk around New York with a milk tea in my hand!

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milk lover try chun yang highlight menu fruit milk grass jelly cheese foam one many milk shop new york get try fruit milk sweet fatty light easy drink lot people love kind taste big size compare place love place walk around new york milk hand

positive

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1/25/2022

Melissa L.

Gresham, OR

5 star rating

I came here and decided to try their most popular drink: the honey osmanthus tea. I usually don't get teas a lot when I go to bubble tea shops but I was pleasantly surprised with this one! When I ordered, the worker recommended me to get 30% sweet but I was worried it wasn't going to be sweet enough due to some of the reviews so I got 50%. I do find it odd that the workers automatically recommend 30% sugar level though because if that's the case, why not just make the drink less sweet? Anyways I thought 50% was the right amount for me. It was sweet enough to where it would still be sweet even after the ice has melted. The tea also had a slight floral flavor and was just very refreshing to drink. I highly recommend trying this one!

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come decide try popular drink honey osmanthus usually get teas lot shop pleasantly surprise one order worker recommend get sweet worry sweet enough due review get find odd worker automatically recommend sugar level though case make drink less sweet anyways think right amount sweet enough would still sweet even ice melt also slight floral flavor refresh drink highly recommend try one

positive

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1/3/2022

Mars A.

Delray Beach, FL

5 star rating

Delicious! I got a black tea latte at 0% sugar w red bean, it was wonderfully refreshing and tasted so fresh. Some of the best milk tea I've had-- and I say this is a milk tea shop employee!! A bit expensive but worth it. 太好喝呀！我的红茶拿铁很好喝。这杯奶茶大概6-7美元，但肯定值得买一杯！春阳的红豆特别好吃！

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positive

chun-yang-tea-new-york

12/19/2021

Mack A.

Emeryville, CA

5 star rating

every time when i'm in town near by this spot, i always have to stop by and get myself a drink, either cold or hot! Service was great drinks was fantastic i like their Honey Lemon Oolong Osmanthus Oolong (hot / cold) Pomelo Oolong was the best i like it hot !

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every time town near spot always stop get drink either cold hot service great drink fantastic like honey lemon oolong osmanthus oolong hot cold pomelo oolong best like hot

positive

chun-yang-tea-new-york

12/16/2021

Ka Wo C.

Jersey City, NJ

4 star rating

I ordered a large Taro Tea Latte with boba, 30% sugar and no ice. The boba was excellent, on par with Tiger Sugar, which I consider to have the best boba (of the soft and chewy kind). The taro was in the form of taro bits -- too small, too unnoticeable. I would skip the taro next time. The black tea latte itself was just OK; the tea wasn't strong enough for me. 30% was plenty sweet (~50% at other places).

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order large taro latte sugar ice excellent par tiger sugar consider best soft chewy kind taro form taro bit small unnoticeable would skip taro next time black latte strong enough plenty sweet place

positive

chun-yang-tea-new-york

11/30/2021

Eunice C.

Brooklyn, NY

5 star rating

One of the best bubble tea spots in Chinatown. Made with real fruit in their teas! For their quality, it is also one of the more expensive bubble tea spots but I somehow always end up on Elizabeth. I tried their new purple rice sago milk tea at 30% sugar and it was delicious! Not that it should be substituted for a meal, it did fill me up until dinner time! It was like a marriage of rice dessert and tea? I personally love sago so would come back for this.

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one best spot chinatown make real fruit quality also one expensive spot somehow always end elizabeth try new purple rice sago milk sugar delicious substitute meal fill dinner time like marriage rice dessert personally love sago would come back

positive

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11/27/2021

Tiffany W.

New York, NY

4 star rating

Relatively new spot for milk tea in Chinatown. There's a 10$ credit card min but that's not hard to hit if you go with a friend. The drinks are one size, but a bit pricey for a large. I tried the oolong milk tea with pudding where ice and sugar is customizable. You have to shake it before you drink it but I like how they show the layers in the drink that makes it fun. The tea flavor was prominent, and overall pretty good

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relatively new spot milk chinatown credit card min hard hit friend drink one size bit pricey large try oolong milk pudding ice sugar customizable shake drink like show layer drink make fun flavor prominent overall pretty good

positive

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11/22/2021

Rina D.

New York, NY

4 star rating

My friend brought me here because she said it was one of her favorite places for bubble tea! I found it so interesting that they had Honey Osmanthus Oolong Tea, because it's not really common in other places. I tried it and it was so good! The worker recommends 30% sugar, but I got 50% and I'm glad that I did. With 30% you would not be able to taste much of the tea and appreciate it. Our drinks came out pretty fast and the portion is so big. Their bubbles were just ok, as they were pretty flavorless and a bit mushy, so I'd want to try other flavors and toppings next time!

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friend bring say one favorite place find interest honey osmanthus oolong really common place try good worker recommend sugar get glad would able taste much appreciate drink come pretty fast portion big pretty flavorless bit mushy would want try flavor topping next time

positive

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10/25/2021

Genevieve M.

San Mateo, CA

3 star rating

NOT entirely sure what happened during our experience -- but we happened to be eating at Xian Famous Foods just down the way and we were craving boba. the 2 of us got our drinks (forgot what my friend got) but I got the brown sugar milk with boba. The consistency of both our drinks was THICK, and not quite... liquidy and milky as it maybe should have been? If I could describe what I was drinking it was like IN BETWEEN the consistency of milk and condensed milk.. taste was there but the drinks were way too thick.. not sure what happened but both my friend and I threw our drinks away... probably won't come back.

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entirely sure happen experience happen eat xian famous food way crave get drink forget friend get get brown sugar milk consistency drink thick quite ... liquidy milky maybe could describe drink like consistency milk condensed milk taste drink way thick sure happen friend throw drink away ... probably come back

positive