great boba! had a great experience and lovely vibe! The staff is really nice and gave many…read morerecommendations

Friendly staff, but the bubble tea is just meh. The boba was hard and chewy, which usually means it…read moreis stale. It is also about a $1 more expensive than what you pay at other places for the same size.

Great service, order ready quick and staff very nice. Great spot for boba tea, we tried others but…read morealways come back here.

I'm not the most experienced Boba drinker, but I've heard good things about the Whale Tea's various…read morelocations. I often get fruit teas, but I've been trying to branch out. At this Whale Tea location at least, you order and pay at a kiosk and they tell you when your drink is ready. I went with one of The Whale Tea's signature drinks -- The Whale Crystal. The kiosk pic for this order showed horizontal blue, white and orange-brownish layers. The description said it was coconut milk and peach jelly. When they handed the tea to me, there was no blue layer. Just a white and orange-brownish layer. That was disappointing since I was largely going for the visual. I wouldn't think that I had to add something to my order to achieve the blue layer since it was the pic for this order. But as I said, I'm not experienced with Boba Tea. I'm sure the tea was fine for it was, but I didn't really connect with it. That sometimes happens when you try new things. The coconut milk layer tasted on point. The peach jelly had the texture of small gummy pieces. It tasted fine. I would try the Whale Tea Again, but not this drink. 4 Stars

The food was amazing but the service is the best there is in Fairfield county!!…read more The entire staff was helpful, amazing customer service! Julia did everything to make us happy during our entire visit. I highly recommend Mecha in Norwalk/SONO

* Takeout! Traveling…read morefor work, staying at the Marriot down the road.. I saw this place come up on a Yelp search as a highly rated spot nearby. I threw an order in for delivery through Uber Eats while I jumped in the shower. Took 30 minutes to arrive, the food was piping hot and presented beautifully, despite the foil and plastic containers. Overall delicious. The Saigon egg rolls are served with a Vietnamese dipping sauce fresh mint and lettuce wraps, and they were light and crispy and all the flavors together incredible. The KFC bao bun was a little on the dry side, but had a satisfying gochujang glaze with crunchy pickled veggies nestled in a soft pillowy bun. Kimchi fried rice was bursting with flavors and the creamy yolk from the fried egg added a velvety richness. There was a nice presence of bacon, fried shallots and scallion. Overall perfect. Excited to try the Ramen and Pho sometime!

Excellent ramen and very friendly service! I had the spicy volcano ramen and pork dumplings. There…read moreis easy street parking - great spot for a quick lunch.

Came here on a Friday afternoon. Open seating. Very nice woman served us…read more We loved the spicy Sichuan dumplings (that she recommended) were our favorite - that sauce! But the pan fried dumplings and soup dumplings were also good. The pickled daikon was another favorite. And the chicken bao topped us off. If I was back in the neighborhood, I'd definitely come back.

Everything was very fresh. I only eat sushi at sushi restaurants where I know they are turning…read moreeverything over quickly and nothing is sitting in the back of the fridge. This place delivers. They also have some odd things, like bao which are not Classical Japanese. They were delicious regardless. Their claim to fame is ramen. I don't like ramen so passed on it. On the other hand if they can get me to like it they get six stars not five. Major extra credit. Maybe next time. Oh and parking is easy which is not always the case in Norwalk.

The vibe is chill. Would recommend the Ishiyaki Wagyu on hot stone! It was tasty and came with a…read moreside of kimchi and string beans. The poke bowl was flavorful but was mainly rice. I wouldn't recommend the Yaki Onigiri, despite reading positive reviews for it. The fried rice was way too heavy and didn't taste good. The greasiness was competing with the strong taste of the salmon. Some servers knew their job well, and greeted us at the door. A newer server wasn't as knowledgeable on gluten free options there and also didn't take away our used appetizer plates before serving us the mains. Not a huge deal, but it does make a difference in your dining experience and how the flow of your meal goes.

So I have to take away like a star and a half (really wish we had half point options on Yelp!) The…read moreowner is just alwaaaaays distracted. Constantly texting, talking to that woman who sits by the window, just not with it. It makes for not the best experience. I so want this business to succeed, ESPECIALLY in New Canaan. But you've got to show your customers you also want that. The boba is great though!

Pretty expensive for Boba in my opinion. The place itself is quite nice on Main Street in New…read moreCanaan and they have a lot of variety to choose from. I had the rose milk tea, which was just OK. I've had much better, so considering the price and quality I'm just a "meh" on this place.

Cooked on the spot food. Delicious, I pride myself on being a Filipino food connoisseur. Ample…read moreportions, service is friendly and helpful. Ambiance is so quaint and very reflective of the culture. Each room upstairs has a theme. I highly recommend this place.

As I close in on 100 reviews on Yelp, I've been trying to think of what place is going to have that…read morehonor. This review will make 97. So a thing I've thought about the place itself is that this is one of those places I walked by more times than I can count, but I have never actually set foot in here. Honestly, when I was in my 20's I always thought this place was like one or two steps at most from being evicted from business, partly because it was always closed whenever I would pass by it. But I have wanted to try this place for years, and I didn't mind that how I did it was by ordering on UberEats. So that was exactly what I did today. Thankfully, I had a promo on UberEats I was using where I could get a certain percentage off if I'd spent $25, and paired with my UberOne membership, I saved $11.27 on this order, roughly a quarter of what it would have cost me otherwise. I went with the Pork BBQ Meal Special, the Halo-Halo, and then the Turon was a closing thought that I ended up including in my order. So by the time I got to try the Halo-Halo it had already partly melted, so I had to treat it as half a dessert and half a drink. It is still easily one of the most interesting and curious thing I've eaten yet. It's like an ice cream parfait with some ube, a mochi cakelike thing next to that ube, and you can see all sorts of nuts and berries on the bottom. It's a fun and dare I say delicious treat, and I would have liked to have that fresh one day. Next, let's talk about the Turons. Honestly, these were also interesting and curious things to eat. Think a deep-fried banana with a honey glaze on top and that's what you get. It's a nice combination of crispy, tart, and sweet. The tartness does remind me of the plantain used to make the canoa appetizers at nearby Costa Vino, but it works much better on these Turons. The sweetness helps keep the acidity from being overpowering here, and the crunch and honey compliment each other as well. Finally, let's get to the main course here. What this is is a pork kebab on a skewer, served with rice, two slices of cucumber, half a slice of tomato, and a vinegary liquid that I can't quite put my finger on what it could be. The pork itself is juicy and flavorful, and the barbecue sauce is coated in a perfect ratio that nothing overpowers the other. Both get their chance to shine here. The rice was good, and while I probably could have done without the tomato, I did appreciate the cucumber. The liquid I think could be used as an accompaniment to other dishes too, but I wouldn't eat it on its own. Overall, I'm glad I did this. Just from the Halo-Halo and Turons alone, I had already begun to feel my newfound appreciation on Filipino food rise up. And after my second time having ube, I think I gotta see more ube things in my life.

Nobody making dreams come true here however it is delicious eat in and take out classic American…read moreThai. Staff is super friendly and attentive as well. Thai ice tea or coffee rocks. Four local / three global.

Soups,eggplant dish is fabulous, full-on flavor and fresh…read more Delivery and sit down on restaurant is quick,fast and calm,full.of light atmosphere.

Wow this place really surprised us! First off the teas were so so good! We had a craving for teas…read moreand then ended up getting dinner too so the tea was the main focus and they did not disappoint! We got the honeydew milk tea and mango tea with popping boba. The popping boba is just so fun! Both teas were very fruity, but not overly sweet so they were still refreshing. The food was the after thought but again amazing! We got the spicy tuna bowl because it was a popular dish on Yelp which makes sense. It wasn't too spicy, the fried onion bits were a good addition, seasoned well, and cooked perfectly. We also got pan fried pork dumplings that were fantastic and the wonton soup. This was my first time having wonton soup and cannot stop thinking about it. The broth was flavorful but not too salty. There were three wontons in the soup. We got takeout so I can't speak to the service. However, we did order the honeydew tea with boba and it came without. It wasn't a huge deal and everything else blew us away that it's still a five star place!

This place surprised. The owner is super sweet and attentive. The food was delicious and…read morerestaurant is clean. I highly recommend this place to anyone.