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    Café Wow

    3.9 (37 reviews)
    InexpensiveCafes, Desserts, Bubble Tea
    Closed 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Liz H.

    Modern wooden tables, outside area as well. They have quiet Chinese music on. The workers are friendly as well. They will make any drinks on request. Prices are reasonable as well. First topping is included with your drink purchase. Your options are bubble, lychee jelly, pudding grass jelly and red bean. Will def come back here!

    Everything you need in a good milk tea cafe!
    Ally B.

    Great little boba place tucked away from the main Street. Don't forget to check in for 10% off! I loved their Thai milk tea with boba, hit just the craving I had for something sweet but light after lunch- that would also cool me down from the summer heat. The free wifi is awesome, and they have outlets to charge your devices. Very quick, courteous service and decent price for drink size.

    Very good milk teas
    Tayah S.

    A variety of drinks. Milk Teas. Fruit Teas. Smoothies. Hot drinks. Fast service. Friendly college kids. Clean. Light. Free Wifi. A good place for quiet conversations.

    Green tea crepe and blueberry mousse are awesome! Not too sweet yummy  Cheese cake tastes a little bit salty, no idea why...

    Green tea crepe and blueberry mousse are awesome! Not too sweet yummy Cheese cake tastes a little bit salty, no idea why...

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    10 years ago

    Glad we finally tried this place out. Loved that we're able to order the teas with less or even no sugar. Even my husband is hooked.

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    Always friendly & good customer service. Also I like the fact that it's across from my work!

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    10 years ago

    Nice area, good and healthy drinks,and delicious cake

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    SUCH a step up from kung fu tea. All the people working there are super sweet and the tea is awesome. the cake is really good 2

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    Not only do they have great bubble tea, but also excellent desserts including crepe tiramisu! Highly recommend.

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    Mr Wish

    Mr Wish

    4.6
    (12 reviews)
    0.1 mi

    Atmosphere was okay. It had a wall that looked like it was decorated solely for the purpose taking…read morepics for instagram. The service felt lackluster and the food was expensive. I got a tropical fruit juice tea with crystal boba and it was great don't get me wrong. But it feels very college-aged-social-media-influencer-trying-to-promote cool and less genuine-connection-for-friends cool.

    Super cute bubble tea location that also has the convenience of being a small Asian grocery shop…read moreand an Asian fusion eatery! Let me coment on the interior design first: You could call it a typical Asian cafe layout, with the green wall, neon lights, and white-on-wood plus pastel "natural" look, BUT this is State College, PA. How many other places locally have cute set ups like this?? No where. I would love to come here with friends, just to sit and study, hangout, anything. How I miss cafes like this being on every corner in the cities. But alas I'm surrounded by hills in a beautiful valley - thankfully I still get to enjoy this ambiance at Mr.Wish! Their main menu items are fruit teas, which is a refreshing addition to the area as the other bubble tea places focus on the milk teas. You can see all the real fruit chunks and puree in the drinks which is also a much appreciated shift away from flavor powders or syrups! So many different fruit teas to choose from - I got the Peach Sunset today but I'll definitely be back for the Wish Special Fruit Tea(mostly because it looks like calamansi and where can you get that around here?!), and others available. The peach sunset is an icy white peach smoothie with a cheese cap. I think it just comes in L. Not too sweet, but concentrated white peach flavor! They do still have a selection of milk teas so in case your friend still wants the milk tea with tapioca pearls, not to worry, you both can still enjoy the drinks here. :)

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    The Whale Tea - PSU

    The Whale Tea - PSU

    4.3
    (9 reviews)
    0.1 mi

    Very cute shop. One quirk is that you have to place your order through the electronic kiosk where…read morethe register would be, but the worker was friendly and told us to ask if we had questions. I got the Whale Crystal, a drink of blue coconut milk and tao jiao (peach tree jelly). I would've guessed that the blue came from butterfly pea flower, but I didn't actually pick up on any flavour besides coconut. The drink was very good - the tao jiao had an interesting texture and very subtle floral taste. It didn't really taste peachy. The barista recommend mixing the drink before drinking and I will reinforce this recommendation since I think the texture and flavour of the tao jiao were best when combined with thee coconut milk. The sweetness level was not adjustable for the drink but I didn't think it was too sweet at all even though I usually take my drinks with low sugar. I really enjoyed this unique drink!

    I haven't been to State College in a while. So I'm not sure when all the uni-marts closed down and…read morereopened as boba tea places? But I can not believe how many of these tea places are all over State College! After passing like 12 of them I finally got sucked in - and I entered The Whale Tea. The place was cute. I ordered a large Matcha tea - and the picture on the wall said it was one of their top items ordered. It probably took about 10 minutes for them to make it - but there were a lot of people in and out so I wasn't expecting it to be made too fast. They called my number so I went to get my tea. The picture on the wall showed the tea had boba but my order didn't have it. When I asked they told me the picture was misleading since they don't put boba in the matcha - but they said they would put it in mine if I wanted them to open the seal. I let them add it - bc why not? The drink was absolutely delicious. One of the best matchas I've had. The price was almost $8 which I thought was insane bc it is muuuuuch cheaper to get matcha in Philly. I'm not sure how all these college students can afford this almost $8 beverage - when I was a college student that would not have been even close to being in my budget - I prefered spending my cash on dollar beer pitchers. But these expensive drinks seem to be all the rage w current students.

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    The whale tea
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    Big Bowl Noodle House

    Big Bowl Noodle House

    4.3
    (283 reviews)
    0.2 mi
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    This place has the best general tso's chicken I've ever had in my life (and I'm not just saying…read morethis)! I am from New York, so I was amazed when I got to try the general tso's here in State College for the first time. The portion size is great and the chicken is just cooked so perfectly with a lot of flavor. I've been here 2 times in person so far and they've both been great experiences. The restaurant has a water station where you can refill your own water cups. The staff were super friendly. There's a lot of seating available and seems like a popular spot!

    Not that Big Bowls needs more positive reviews, but I've been a faithful customer since college…read moreyears (2005). Twenty years later when my hubby and friends visit State College, one must-stop is still Big Bowls! Glad to see Wayne and other staff members' familiar faces every time. Food never disappoints. My go-to is Singapore rice noodles. This time I also got red hot chili oil wonton, mistakenly thought it was an appetizer, but the time I was half way through, I was 75% full! I guess it's in the name "Big Bowl". Ambiance is relaxed, as it always has been. Pick up your food at the counter, carry it yourself to a table of your liking. The sauces and water are also self serve. When finished, discard the food waste and separate the tableware and the tray. It's hard for restaurants to stay open for years, through the pandemic, especially. But once you try it, you'll see why it was able to do it.

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    Inside of cafeteria style dining
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    Big Bowl Noodle House

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    Poke Fresh

    Poke Fresh

    3.9
    (13 reviews)
    0.1 mi

    Never got to eat there sadly. Their website and their front door said 11am open. Got there at…read more11:10am. They were closed. Was freezing outside so we left. Now I'm reading Yelp and it says 11:30 opening?? Not sure what the real time is

    My first time here, I came with a friend to try out the newly opened place. I built my own poke…read morebowl with salmon and beef as my 2 proteins, brown rice, cilantro, red onions, radish, edamame, corn, kani salad, seaweed salad, roasted seaweed, and citrus ponzu as my dressing. The salmon was a bit off, didn't seem fresh, and the beef was like cold tendon pieces that didn't quite fit in the bowl. The rice to everything else ratio was skewed towards the former, and not enough sauce was given, so it felt like I was eating just rice at the end. I was a bit disappointed to say the least, but wanted to give this place another chance before posting any reviews. My second sparked my third time coming here. Both times, I ordered salmon as my 2 proteins, brown rice, cilantro, sweet corn, red onions, edamame, kani salad, seaweed salad, and roasted seaweed with their special house sauce, wasabi aioli, and eel teriyaki sauce. Both times were consistent and much better than my first experience. The salmon was fresh, and toppings and sauces were loaded. I love the variety of toppings you can choose from too! Overall, I would recommend coming here. Definitely the better poke place here in State College. The staff are also super friendly. I will be coming back to try their egg waffles next time!

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    Custom egg waffle ice cream
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    Made with fresh whole lime and freshly brew four season spring tea

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    Made with fresh whole lime and freshly brew four season spring tea
    Dolce Vita Desserts

    Dolce Vita Desserts

    4.5
    (57 reviews)
    3.4 mi
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    This review should have been posted a few weeks ago but my schedule didn't allow me to actually sit…read morestill to do so ...I wanted to ensure I had the time to truly explain how amazing my experience has been with this Company. To start, I live in Philly & my daughter was Penn State Altoona at the time & on 4/26/26 she turned 20yrs old and this was the first time I wasn't going to celebrating with her and being hands on with all the plans. But with the secret help of her College Friends I was able to plan an amazing Birthday weekend in state college for all of them to enjoy but the most stressful thing was find her the perfect Cake!! Her friends wanted to go to pick one up from a Supermarket but because I wasn't going to be there I wanted to make everything about her Bday super special and a market cake wasn't going to work unfortunately in addition they were college kids with no vehicles I didn't want to put that taste on them and it may or many not get done. I was now less then 2wks from her Bday weekend and just now starting the search for the perfect "I'm sorry Mommy couldn't be there but hopefully this amazingly crafted artwork now called your Bday Cake makes up for it" type of Cake. So my 3-4hrs long search begun..I needed to find a Bakery that could make her a cake that not only looked good but tastes even better (I have been disappointed in the past so my research was on the First 48 level, ...a bad cake can ruin entire Bday in my opinion. In addition, I needed discreet delivery services. After hours of searching, reading reviews & scanning every social media accounts as well as any and all websites that mentioned their names to ensure all T's were crossed and the reviews were actually verified by real people before choosing Dolce Vita Desserts. Their designs were all so creative & beautifully done and after emailing a few times with Anthony he not only confirmed my specific request but he also ensure that they could/would customize to design I preferred..so I took two Of their designs (because I loved them both and couldn't decide one over the other) and made it one :) I also explained to Anthony my need desperately need for delivery ..( their site mentioned how delivery was limited) I was willing to send it as uber package delivery even I was praying I wouldn't have to do that. But, Anthony not only approved my delivery he also advised me to touch bases with the Hotel staff and provide them with the box dimensions to ensure their fridge would be able fit/store and also gave specifics on how to properly store ...information I didn't even think to consider. I whole heartily appreciate all that Anthony has done to help make my daughter's Birthday super special. Everything was executed seamlessly, even down to the delivery confirmation email I received from Both Dolce & the Hotel. My daughter not only loved her surprise bday weekend but she was in love with her cake!! I ordered the 6" inch round white cake with strawberry preserves. I thought that since only my daughter & 3 of her friends were celebrating with her that they would take the left over cake to share with others at their dorm but she told me the cake was so good they devoured it. Not one crumb was left. Which was done after making a photo shoot with the cake! She loved everything about that cake! My only regret...is the fact that I wasn't able to try it myself! I recommend Dolce Vita Desserts to every one! You won't be disappointed!!

    I've ordered from here multiple times and always enjoy the desserts. I've done a customer birthday…read morecake and also ordered cupcakes, and honestly have no complaints. The location is clean, staff are friendly, and prices feel fair for quality of dessert. I will continue to order from this bakery when an occasion arises!

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    6" white  cake strawberry preserve
    6" white cake strawberry preserve
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    Chocolate with Peanut Butter Cupcake
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