This Ding Tea was originally a go in and pickup order to go kind of location. You can stop and chat for a bit, but it wasn't super comfortable or anything. UNTIL NOW. I'm not sure exactly when they renovated their seating space, but it's much, much nicer now! I love how it's kind of blocked off for each group to have their own little space. Though it can be a little cramped depending on number of people, Ding Tea makes for a good place to hangout now. It's just a bit difficult to walk through and see whether it's busy or not. As for the drinks, they're relatively good. They're consistent, and the drinks don't take very long to come out. I prefer the fruit teas or coffee drinks over the milk teas here, though if I were to choose where to go, I wouldn't normally pick Ding Tea. read more

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Always quick service and consistent flavors at this location. The price can get a little high if you upgrade to a large and depending on the amount of toppings, but very flavorful drinks with soft and chewy boba. One time I visited they gave me a defective cup, which leaked all over my car. I brought it back and they didn't want to give me a new drink, just pour the remaining into a new cup (by that point I'd lost at least 1/3 of the drink from leaking all over my car). They eventually did make me a new drink but after hesitation and some pushback. read more

The tea options here are plentiful. I enjoyed my milk tea overall but even at half sweet it was still very sugary. The wait time and way in which they make the drinks was a little chaotic. I actually believe they forgot to make my drink because the other drink in our order came out well before mine. After several drinks came out we went to the counter to check and then it appeared. The aloe jelly was amazing. Would I come back? Maybe. There are a lot of tea options in the area so not in a huge rush. The store was clean. read more

Ding Tea Duluth - Counter and lots of options - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Duluth, Georgia

Whenever I go to the market, I usually stop by this place for a boba. Today I did the same, but I was told that milk tea no longer comes with boba and you have to pay extra. I don't mind paying, but there should be a clear sign letting customers know. It was confusing, and unfortunately the customer service and attitude were not good. I wouldn't come back. read more

Went here spontaneously after craving boba in the area. The staff here are super friendly and also lots of seating to relax with friends while enjoying drinks. This is also the first boba place that don't makes their drinks too sweet when I ask for less sugar. Highly recommend! read more

Ding Tea Duluth - Winter melon milk tea and brown sugar milk tea - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Duluth, Georgia

Better than sweet hut ngl, Service is fast and quick. It's pretty inside as well, nice to take cute pictures for the gram! read more

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Very rude and Attitude I have to put my drinks in the bag when I order like 9 of them. Bad customer services Never come back here again. read more

This Ding Tea is located in the Sweet Hut plaza. The place is small so there is limited seating. This is an order and go type of spot vs a sit down and talk to people or work. I had the kiwi green tea. I enjoyed the kiwi flavor but the drink was a bit sweet, even though I ordered the least amount of sugar possible. read more

Ding Tea Duluth - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Duluth, Georgia

Enjoying their other location, I was excited to find another one right next to a delicious banh mi spot. We were able to place our order right away but there was a line quickly developing right behind us. Having had their Haikaido milk tea, I opted to try their signature milk tea as a comparison. As always, their boba are always consistently chewy and soft. Both milk teas are delicious but the Haikaido has a slightly more herbal taste to it. Would love to come again and enjoy their cute and aesthetic environment. read more

I love this Ding tea because every time I get their drinks they are the most consistent. I find their drinks not overly sweet so I recommend getting regular sugar. Their employees are super nice and helpful with recommendations if you want to try something new! The area has super beautiful interior! Apparently the owner built it all himself. If you love boba I recommend trying this place read more

Ding Tea Duluth - Strawberry Yogurt - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Duluth, Georgia

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Had a super bad experience here. I have never been disrespected by these high school workers. They don't speak good English and my boyfriend had a hard time understanding her. He got the wrong drink and just wanted it to be replaced or add some milk to it. They refused to. I spoke with the manager over the phone. EXTRA RUDE! He then put me on HOLD. This place has gone DOWNHILL! NEVER COMING BACK! IF I CAN GIVE a 0 star i definitely would. There are other places who have been nice about modifying a drink. $8 a drink is not cheap. If I were you I would stay away from this location. read more

Ding Tea, always consistent wherever I'm at! We visited Ding Tea in Duluth on a Saturday and got our usuals here, Thai tea and taro smoothie. No complaints as the drinks were consistent from other franchises I've visited, service was quick, ambiance was lovely. read more

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Used to love this place but after the new management came in, they no longer sell a lot of my drinks because it contains honey. Every time I ask for it, they say they no longer sell honey. Not having honey at a tea spot is like not having sugar at a bakery. Because what?! read more

It was only 10:23pm on Tuesday night and everything is closed ‼ I checked the time before I came in. I got to the door by 10:25pm and the girl was looking at me from the inside. The open sign was off and the door was locked also. If you guys closed the store earlier than 10:30pm like what Google has verified , why didn't you guys just update it again? Not just me and my wife, there was another customer like me had to waste our gas and time! Y'all need to be more professional at this point ! read more

Ding Tea Duluth - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Duluth, Georgia

Love Ding Tea in FL so had to come into this location when they were right next door to where we were dining. There was a large group of 8 of us and all placed orders. Ding had us in and out in no time! This is such a cute shop with picture perfect backgrounds for posing. I ordered the green tea unsweetened with light ice and sea cream. Just as yummy as back home!! They definitely did not disappoint. Highly recommend trying this place out. read more

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I was actually not a fan of Ding Tea at all and I tried to avoid this place. I didn't really like the flavor of their tea or anything... but someone wanted to come here for dessert and I didn't want to be THAT guy so we decided to go. We visited late on a Saturday night near closing time so the place was fairly empty -- I decided to just stick to the basic and I got the signature house tea with boba. Our drinks came out relatively quickly and that was nice since this place is usually always busy. The signature milk tea was honestly not that bad at all! It had a great sweet flavor and a rich milk flavor that I enjoyed and the stereotype I had against Ding Tea was completely gone. I still don't know if Ding Tea is my "favorite" boba place but I sure won't deny if someone suggests we should go here! read more

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I love it here. It's my new favorite spot and the tropical tea was so good. It looks cute and very clean inside read more

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Great little pick me up for coffee/tea (prices are around Starbucks range). Large iced coffees (like Dalgona) will be more then $6.00- ask for lite ice! read more

Ding Tea Duluth - Dalgona Coffee Tea - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Duluth, Georgia

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Ummmmmm this is my favorite DING TEA!! First they have a fun wall to take photos lol. Duhhh. But they have legit flavors that I'm used to getting in Hawaii. They have very different flavors. My sisters came to visit and liked Hokkaido Oolong Milk Tea. They visited Japan not too long ago and said it was really good, like what they tried in Japan. Overall, service has always been fast/great. read more

Ding Tea Duluth - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Duluth, Georgia

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A solid spot that's always been consistent for me. I always get the brown sugar boba and I like it! This location has a lot of seating and parking. There's also some snack foods if you fancy a small bite! read more

Ding Tea Duluth - Brown Sugar Milk tea - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Duluth, Georgia

This is the first time ever I give a business one star! If i could I would give 0! I ordered 5 boba tea today. First they didn't have cup holder so they put all 5 teas in a bag, which was my first that ever getting that from a tea store. After i got back home, i found out that i gotten a regular instead of the large tea i paired for on one of the tea, and the one tea was missing tapioca topping, because it was in a paper cup so you can't see what toppings Were missing. And tried to call them back but nobody pick up the phone. The store wasn't busy. How do you messed up on a boba tea like that? read more

Blonde girl needs training, horrible service. They completely messed up my order 3 times, probably too busy flirting with the coworkers.

We asked for 2 toppings. But when we get home and check it. It just the milk tea and no topping. The rest of them still ok :)

Pretty decent tea. Service is fairly quick. Taro milk tea is horrible here. I tend to go for the fruit tea. They have white/crystal boba so that is a plus. read more

Ding Tea Duluth - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Duluth, Georgia

We had mixed results at Ding Tea Duluth. Some of the drinks were good, some were okay, and one was so bad, we threw it away after a couple sips (a waste). I give this bubble tea shop 3 stars; it's okay and worth trying. One of my friends likes this place and is a regular. Ding Tea is another Taiwanese-based bubble tea chain with locations worldwide. This one is the first one in Georgia and it opened in GW Marketplace (the Sweet Hut Duluth shopping center) in December 2018, on the far side of the plaza near ChoongMan Chicken. Most of these bubble tea places generally look the same with their open tea prep kitchens, walk-up counters, and rectangular seating areas. Kung Fu Tea, Sharetea, Unbelibubble; they're all about the same. Ding Tea Duluth's layout is very similar to Gong Cha Duluth's layout. Ding Tea has banquette seating, small round tables, and a couple Instagram walls where customers can pose for shots with their bubble tea. The interior has a white-blue color scheme with a bit of a floral/whimsical element. Not much differentiates Ding Tea from other bubble tea shops in metro Atlanta; at least, not that I can tell. They have uniquely-shaped cups with rounded-edge bottoms that are reserved for special drinks or are available upon request (regular size only). Their drinks come in two sizes: regular (500 mL or 16.9 oz) and large (700 mL or 23.7 oz). Most regular-sized drinks start anywhere from $3.65 to $4.35 each. Upgrading your drink to a large size costs $0.55 and toppings are $0.55 each too. Drink types include traditional, fruit, and milk teas, slushes, coffee, lattes, fruit juices, and drinks made with Yakult/yogurt. Toppings include "golden" and "crystal" boba along with a variety of jellies, egg pudding, aloe vera, red bean, and "sea cream" (a salty cream layer on top). Overall, there's a decent selection on the menu. If you have trouble deciding, like other bubble tea places such as Tea Top, Ding Tea has a "Top 10" drinks menu with pictures. Also, they had blackboard specials during our visit, featuring about a half-dozen special drinks including "Wizard of Oz" (a colorful green drink) and plum lemon. Here's what I tried: * Winter melon milk tea with golden boba (regular, $4.30) * Jasmine taro latte with golden boba (large, $4.99) * Lychee Yakult/yogurt with golden boba (large, $5.45) * Jasmine green milk tea with golden boba (regular, $4.20) As noted above, Ding Tea has "golden" boba and it's their standard boba. The boba has a lighter brown/amber color to it and it tastes sweet. It's among the sweeter boba I've tried, up there with Kung Fu Tea's boba. I liked it. Across all drinks, the boba was consistently fresh and appetizingly soft with great chewy texture. They did a good job on the boba here. As for the drinks, the jasmine green milk tea with boba was my favorite followed by the winter melon milk tea with boba. The lychee Yakult drink with boba was okay while the jasmine taro latte with boba was the drink we threw out. I recommend the jasmine green milk tea to everyone. It's a safe bet. It's just a good, classic-tasting tea with ideal tea-milk balance and sweetness (we ordered "less" or 70% sugar). I enjoyed the winter melon milk tea, but it's not for everyone. Winter melon drinks are inherently very sweet. Even at "slight" or 30% sugar, my winter melon milk tea was noticeably sweet. It had a bit of a syrupy aftertaste to it, but it wasn't bad. I'd order it again. The winter melon milk tea is one of Ding Tea's caffeine-free options, but you wouldn't know it because, unlike the competition, they don't specify which drinks are caffeine-free on the menu. I think they should do that. I had to ask the cashier which drinks were caffeine-free. The lychee Yakult drink was the only drink served in a non-transparent cup. I wonder why. Maybe it doesn't look photogenic. All of the drinks were served cold/on ice. The drink tasted exactly how it sounds: Yakult, the Japanese yogurt drink, mixed with lychee flavor. It was sweet, fruity, and tart with a thin/light consistency. Not bad, but not something I'd want to order right away again either. The jasmine taro latte tasted watered down. The flavor wasn't there. I'm usually pretty tolerant of mediocre-tasting bubble tea, but this one wasn't even worth drinking. I'm not sure if we got a bad batch or what, but I tossed it after 2-3 sips and I rarely do that. We ordered this one at slight/30% sugar, which I do not recommend. Go at least 50% on the taro drinks. Disappointing. The special cups do look cool. Unlike the awkwardly-wide special cups at Jazen Tea, Ding Tea's special cups fit in car cup holders just like standard-shaped cups, so no worries there. Service was polite and speedy. On a Thursday night, the crowd looked like mostly teenagers and twenty-somethings. I saw two sets of Wi-Fi credentials: one on the digital menu display (DingTea / 7706740552) and one on a sticky note at the counter (DingTea-5 / P@ssword231). read more

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Please keep up with the expiration dates for your ingredients. We had ordered a Peach Yakult drink with boba for my daughter. The boba was sour, but my daughter thought it was meant to be like that due to the "peach" flavor. Later that night, she started having food poisoning with vomit and diarrhea. read more

I paid $9 for a watery boba drink. There is barely any flavor. I also didn't like that the person taking my order felt the need to tell me about the drink I ordered like I didn't know what I was ordering. Skip this place it's expensive and bad read more

I've been to Ding Tea a few times now, and as a boba snob, I'll have to give this place a solid 3.5. It may also be due to being relatively new to the boba scene, but there are quite a few kinks that other bubble tea shops are no longer dealing with that Ding Tea has. 1. Line to order moves SO slow. The wait to pick up your drink is bad, too, but not nearly as awful as waiting in line near the entrance (or possibly outside) to place your order. Not sure what is so slow but I've yet to see a time where it doesn't take forever to place my drink order. 2. Who is still charging a card minimum? $7? Seriously? That means each person needs to buy a minimum of 2 drinks. No. I was so thankful when Kung Fu Tea got rid of that and started using Level Up - a definite game changer. 3. Maybe they're still new so they don't think a rewards is effective. Once the craze for the flower wall dies down, I can't imagine people will keep coming back unless there are incentives. 4. There hasn't been Hokkaido Milk Tea in a couple weeks. How long does it take to restock that? I wasn't a huge fan of the Hokkaido Black Milk Tea (bleh) but I've been dying to try the Hokkaido Oolong Milk Tea, but they've been out of whatever ingredient they need to prepare the drinks for at least a couple weeks now. 5. Ok, that flower wall is pretty freaking amazing, I'll have to give them that. But since the wait for the line is so long and there seems to be limited seating, it gets crowded near the flower wall. Hence, hard to get those instaworthy shots!!! What's the point, then?!? The rest of the interior of the store is super basic and cute, though. 6. I've had a few drinks, my favorite so far being the Taro Jasmine Latte. It was a little weird at first but it grew on me, with the fragrance of jasmine complemented by the taste of the Taro flavor. And I'm always a fan of fresh milk! I unfortunately was not the biggest fan of the Hokkaido Black Milk Tea due to the odd sugary sweet caramel aftertaste. And the matcha latte was fine - nothing mind blowing but definitely a solid drink. 7. Wtf is Crystal Boba... it reminds me of undercooked boba since it's crunchy. Maybe I just don't like changing something that is already working for me, but give me more Golden Boba please, thanks! Overall, the tea at Ding Tea hasn't been anything special to me so far. I hope they bring back the Hokkaido Oolong Milk Tea so I can give it a try! Even so, it's extremely convenient when dining in this plaza, especially after a meal at Choong Man Chicken next door. I'm going to keep trying drinks here regardless until I find a drink that will move me to raise my current 3-Star rating! read more

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I've been here several times and it is always consistent. It's located in a shopping plaza with many other food options. They have recently opened their indoor seating. read more

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Drinks tasty but service not so great. You're just stared at by several people as you walk in and you get no greeting. It shouldn't be the customer having to say hello first. They're quick to make the drink but then can't be bothered to say thank you. read more

I really wanted to like Ding Tea. It has so much potential, given its reputation all over the world, namely the amazing experiences I had in Vietnam and California. Unfortunately, when you compare this bubble tea to the likes of Kung Fu Tea, Tea Top, or even Sweet Hut (shocker), this falls to the bottom of the totem pole. The Good: - Friendly and upbeat bobaristas - Clean - Good boba. Pretty impressed. The Bad: - Very slow. Had to wait 30 minutes for 1 drink when there were only 6 people ahead. - Lacking in flavor. I've gone several times and tried my drinks with light ice, extra sugar, light sugar, regular. Nothing has made it better. I know that Ding Tea has just opened so there's definitely room for improvement. I'll give it another shot in a month or so. read more

Best drink. They give free keychain too! Order was quick too. Trtrfffffffdfry gf f ever read more

Ding Tea Duluth - Wow!! - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Duluth, Georgia

I've been to the Ding Tea location in Buford Highway several times and it has always been consistently great. Unfortunately, that's not the case with this location, where I have ordered bubble tea three times now. Today, I ordered the Mango Slush with Golden Boba and the Lychee Yakult with Coconut Jelly. While the Coconut Jelly was great, the Lychee Yakult hardly had much of a lychee flavor and the yakult tasted slightly diluted. The Mango Slush was very watery. The only thing I've loved about the Ding Tea in Duluth is that the staff is very friendly. read more

Ding Tea Duluth - Mango Slush with Golden Boba - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Duluth, Georgia

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I came here to try this place out as it's in the big shopping center as Sweet Hut but on the other side. If you check in on Yelp, you get 10% off on your first order. I ordered the Lychee Green Tea with Aloe Vera and my date ordered the Signature Milk Tea with Crystal Boba and Aloe Vera. I really enjoyed my Lychee Green Tea as it reminded me of Kung Fu Tea's Lychee Tea but better. I believe it's a tad cheaper as well. This spot is definitely going to pick up after awhile. I highly recommend you try this place out if your into the Asian bubble tea places. :) read more

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Ding Tea is one of the newest additions to the tea shop scene in Duluth. A big parking is shared by other business in the shopping center. It can be challenging to find a spot at certain times. The space is a bit small with limited seating. Both times I went it was pretty busy, and there's not much room to wait for your order. However, the staff is quick and efficient. The space is beautiful. It's bright and clean with modern chic decor. I love the gorgeous flower wall. It's very IG worthy. I have been twice now and I really enjoyed what I've tried so far: Large Winter Melon Milk Tea $4.30 and Golden Boba +$0.55 Taro Milk Tea $3.75 with Crystal Boba +$0.75 The milk teas taste great. The wintermelon and taro milk teas are sweet and refreshing. You have an option of adjusting the sugar and ice levels. I usually opt for less on both. The bobas had great texture flavor. This was my first time trying the crystal boba which they consider as "crunchy boba" and I liked that as well. I think it's slightly more expensive than other tea shops, mainly because they charge extra for each topping. If I'm not mistaken, boba doesn't come with the drink. read more

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After a big meal next door, me and my friends decided to get some boba or some dessert. So we decided on going to Ding Tea and try it out. I remember the first time I tried to order something, but I noticed the lines were long and people were waiting a long time for their drinks to come out. But that was many months ago.. so hopefully this time was a lot better. And minimum charge for credit and debit card is $7. I ordered an Oolong milk tea here and it was okay. Very good on the oolong flavor, however I asked for regular sugar and ice levels that's 100% each. The ice level they gave me was pretty much like not even 25% which was a bummer. I guess the tea was too hot? Or maybe they were low on ice? IDK I just wished there was ice. The mango milk tea was pretty flavorful and the golden boba was pretty fresh. I didn't think something fruity and milky would be good together, but it was a nice touch. My friend ordered a tea with passion fruit. She wanted ice, but they gave her zero ice with hers. Maybe the music and room was too loud that the cashier misheard? Idk. They need to make sure the orders are correct or something. Overall, even though the atmosphere had hipster vibes and was artsy and cute, I think this place is a little overrated and could use better improvements on some things. There are so many competitors in this industry, but I wish this establishment good luck. read more

Ding Tea Duluth - Do you guys see the "regular" ice level I got. Lol - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Duluth, Georgia

I judge a boba tea place base off their chicken nuggets. Most boba tea places are pretty much the same to me. I go to these places not because I particularly love boba tea but because it's the only place I can hang out with my friend after lunch without alcohol tempting me. Ding Tea doesn't have chicken nuggets. What they do have are a decently well-lit atmosphere and a clean toilet. This isn't a place for big groups at all. Each table can sit like three people and might hold two laptops. It's a decent place to study since it's nowhere near as loud as some other place unless you like the noise. The kpop is not overly loud either. I like that. I'm most impressed with the toilet paper. They have good toilet paper. The tea is pretty decent too. Their basic milk, jasmine, and oolong are also $3.65 which is 10c cheaper than most places. Though toppings cost 55c which is 5c more than other places. This place doesn't have an annoying Internet login timer like Tea House Formosa and this place also doesn't have annoying seating arrangements like Snowflake. Would I come here again? Probably. Coffee by Hand is still my favorite place in that shopping center but this place is ok too. read more

Ding Tea Duluth - Oolong - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Duluth, Georgia

Monster Boba Latte: Very creamy, good if you like cheese foam, kind of too sweet so wait for the ice to melt or add water Wizard of Oz: tricolored drink, pretty for pictures, when mixed just tastes like sour kiwi juice, not bad but the price is not worth Ginger milk tea + golden boba: delicious!!!, real ginger pieces in the tea, not too spicy or overwhelming but perfectly creamy and tasty, golden boba is sweet and chewy oolong milk tea + crystal boba: oolong milk tea was kind of watery so stick with the signature milk tea instead, crystal boba has a unique texture kind of a mix between boba and aloe vera that I enjoy Overall this place is still my top pick for original milk tea and ginger milk tea taste wise. Their other drinks are good but other places may have better. read more

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Very excellent, high quality tea. The golden boba is very sweet and chewy. I usually don't like boba but I did enjoy this. I ordered the hazelnut coffee milk tea. Very rich, concentrated coffee flavor. My friend ordered the cheese boba drink that's right CHEESE. sounds gross but it was very popular with my friends! They loved IT! Call me traditional, but it was weird to me. The cheese was not sweet but very creamy. I ordered mine 50% sweet but it was still quite sweet. I wonder how the normal sweetness is o.o I love the ambiance and decor. The geometric shapes around us made me feel like I was in anthropology or something. Very cute. The light fixtures were also very nice to look at. Overall. Haters gonna hate. So far I think this spot is the best boba I've had in very long time. read more

Ding Tea Duluth - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Duluth, Georgia

Love the place. I always come here whenever i shop around duluth area, 10/10 recommended