I went to Gong Cha x Snoopy to celebrate 75 years of Peanuts joy with limited-edition cups with a…read morecollectible keychain and 4 fun drinks. Medium size only. But the downside to it, is that they charge an extra $6 plus the drinks you're ordering. I literally ordered 2 med drinks with a surprise keychain, and it came out to be 28.00 for 2 drinks. It's fun, the drinks are good but not worth paying almost 30 bucks.

Finally a bubble tea place near me! The service was excellent! They were really fast in making my…read moredrinks. The flavor was all there. The bubbles are on the small side. I forget if that is normal for gong cha. Will be coming here all summer!

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

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

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

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

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

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

We stopped by the first time then came back the next day. The second day we were warmly greeted by…read morefolks sitting at the tables. Matt and Megan are the partners for this store. Michelle is the store manager. If you see them, say Hi and tell them what you think of the drinks. They recently had their grand opening and plan to have food collaborations in the future. For this weekend, the food colloboration will be french macarons. Can't wait to check it out. Employees are friendly and welcoming. You can choose to have less sugar or ice for your drink. If you want toppings (ie boba, cookie crumble, espresso shot, or other items), there is an additional cost. Right now they only serve drinks and no food yet (need to wait for the license, reason for the food collaboration). They also have boba tea plushies if you're interested. Go check them out.

Came here a couple of times and honestly i wasnt crazy about their drinks. We got the earl grey…read moremilk tea and it looked like all milk and no tea. I asked for less sweet and it tasted more like they added regular amount. I do like all the different sweets they offer and like to go for dessert occasionally. Staff is friendly and the store is clean

While walking around Port Jeff, I stumble upon Tea Brew and decide to check it out. It's a small…read moreplace that sell milk tea, fruit tea, slushies, cloud, creme brulee, milk swirl, lemon tea, and cold brews. They also have HK Egg Waffles with original, chocolate, and matcha flavors. Unfortunately, they only have original flavor today. There is only 1 person working the counter, making the drinks, and egg waffles so have some patience. The customers come in waves, one minute it is empty or a few customers, next minute it's crowded. Tea is flavorful and refreshing. The egg waffles are crispy on the outside though no filling in the middle. Recommend you eat it while it's hot/fresh though don't burn your mouth. Go check out Tea Brew.

This is a small store, with an iPad in the front for self ordering options. We ordered a few drinks…read moreincluding the mango cloud, and the taro cloud, and I even got a chocolate egg waffle. There's a lot of cute souvenirs (keychains), pens, books, plushies (a lot of capybaras) at the front of the store. I got 50% sugar with my mango cloud and that's probably where I went wrong. It wasn't sweet enough. Couldn't even finish half of the drink. The taro cloud, also 50% sugar, tasted way better. The chocolate egg waffle was alright.

Such a refreshing bite to eat after a workout! I loved the nineties vibe! Priced fairly! Me and my…read morefriend enjoyed a Poke Bowl with tuna and a spicy salon roll. I adored this strawberry matcha latte as well. Highly recommended.

Great post-workout stop!…read more Stopped by and ordered a chicken bowl and a mango tea with lychee jelly. The chicken bowl was amazing, I loved every bite! The lychee jelly was fun, but the mango tea itself just wasn't my cup of tea . The service was excellent, multiple staff members greeted me as soon as I walked in, and everyone was super friendly. The place has such a fun, welcoming vibe with cute claw machines and merch displays that I imagine kids (and honestly adults too) would love. Overall, a really great experience

This place have the Best dumplings around. Thin skin, juicy, filling taste fresh, and the dumplings…read moreare fried very nicely (mini crunchy skirt). Closest thing to Flushing dumplings to you can get around here. I had tried a lot of dumplings around this neighborhood and they are either too doughy, thick skinned, not juicy, or felt like over marinated or super old filling. Other food are decent too.

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

The service is slow, first off. If you want bitter tea, Gong Cha is for you. If you want a tea…read morethat's sweet but not too sweet, Gong Cha is NOT for you. I usually get 70% sugar or 50% sugar at most other competing boba stands and that is perfectly sweet without being too sweet, but you NEED the full sugar for it to be sweet at ALL. I am glad this stand isn't at the mall since it was slow, space consuming and wasn't even good. Black pearl and Kung Fu are better.

Not the biggest fan of the mall but this was the best part of having to go to the mall. They always…read moremade my drink correctly and are delicious. It was very convenient. I went last week and it completely disappeared. I hope they didn't close.

I'm not gonna lie, I love a healthy place that does not skimp on flavor…read more The service is quick, the portions are generous and the food is absolutely delicious without slowing you down. I ordered the curry chickpea bowl, which came with rice, sweet potatoes, curried chickpeas, green onions and cucumber. The chickpeas had plenty of curry flavor and the cucumber added a nice, refreshing bite. Could it have used a bit of heat? Sure. But it was still a tasty lunch that held me up for hours. On the side, I had their acai smoothie which was classically sweet and refreshing treat. Overall, would recommend this business if you get a chance to stop by!

Great quick spot for healthy eats! I had the Thai Sweet Chili Chicken and added honey mustard to…read morecombat the spice. Also pictured is the Curry Chickpea bowl, both in the smaller bowl size.