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    Gong Cha

    3.3 (18 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 9:30 pm

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    Outdoor seating
    Dogs allowed

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    Lemon wintermelon with basil seeds... I ask them to add some green tea to make it less sweet.
    Jo M.

    Been a few times to this newer location. It is in the same spot as Poki DC. There's so much to choose from the menu. I don't think I'll ever get to everything. But I do like the winter melon with lemon and basil seeds! I should probably try more things! Really like that you can select the ice and sweetness levels on most of the drinks. Wish I could do that on the winter melon drink, but they try to accommodate and add more tea for me. They use the Clover app. Only reason I downloaded the app is to use it at Gong Cha! LOL

    Back patio door. So convenient!
    Charlene L.

    I loved their upstairs seating near the menu board. So cool! The drinks were black tea based, which are my favorite as SURPRISE Sijo Jun Fan Lee's INTENSE CONTROL team's visit to drinks Chinese with a worldly all Asian flair! The smart ones on this menu are the milk foam choices that glide down smooth. I chose Creme Brulee Strawberry Latte with strawberry pearl. Tasty treat on a hot day.

    Strawberry Crème brûlée
    Michelle H.

    I try not to drink too many bubble tea, but can't resist from the their Strawberry Crème brûlée I usually order with zero sugar, since I'm sure it comes with a lot of "natural" sweet. Cheese topping is my favorite now, have to have it every single time What is your favorite of drinks at GongCha?

    Marlon T.

    The drinks from this Gong Cha hit the mark and will satisfy your boba needs. However, I am only giving this joint 3 stars because there's no big Gong Cha sign outside (that you can see from the street/parking lot) to know this is where it is. I drove around a little confused at first because, where the heck is it? You have to kinda guess it's inside of Poki DC because that's the only sign on the building. Also, the girl serving me seemed kinda mad about something (maybe just has super RBF) but it kinda killed the boba mood. I'm happy this location popped up, but they could definitely improve.

    Part of the Seating area
    Abbas B.

    Came to this Gong Cha and got a hot peach bubble tea. This Gong Cha is shared with a poke bowl place. The place is pretty big and seems like a nice place to hang out and work too. I came here on a Saturday and it was not too busy. There was a table of four that had ordered bubble tea before me so I did have to wait a bit longer than I expected. They had two people working behind the counter to cover the poke bowl place and bubble tea. No problems since it was not overly busy. The place is also a little hard to find. It is right next to the Not Your Average Joe's restaurant. I would come back here again and try some more bubble tea. I like the Gong Cha in Fulton better because the atmosphere is so cool, and my bubble tea was slightly better. I will try more Gong Cha's when I get a chance.

    Milk tea
    Jenny L.

    Cute, I think it just opened in the Poki DC, but when I went the boba quality seemed...old? Like overcooked. The Rockville one has a bit more consistency but like it's not a dealbreaker.

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    Empty store but took over twenty minutes to make one drink. The service is not good. The bubbles also tasted old and hard.

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    4.2(42 reviews)
    3.5 mi

    Used to pick up food at their warehouse location. Didn't realize they had moved to a permanent…read morelocation 10 months ago. For a store that's open less than a year, this cafe is worn out. Tables not cleaned and most uneven and wonky. Just one sad front of house employee working that I saw just getting through the orders that are self order. This place has zero ambiance. I went to the bathroom and toilet tissue was nearly out and there was no way to even get anyone's attention to attend to that. Employee just kept their head down working. Food- drinks were great. My favorite is the watermelon coconut jelly. We had the pork chop pineapple bun. This is still a good sandwich. Tastes like they used to make it. Juicy pork chop, sweet pineapple bun. The construction of the sandwich leaves much to be desired because all the wet veggie ingredients slide the entire sandwich. Once you start eating, you should not put this sandwich down or it will come apart. They should put the sandwich in a sleeve. We ordered the fried chicken bento box. This bento has changed a bit from their previous version. With the new paper packaging, there are less compartments for goodies. The fried chicken recipe is different as all the batter fell off the chicken and was just a mess. There was close to zero pickles greens. With the dish which I feel brings this kind of bento together. Conclusion is food is decent, ambiance sucks. Would order to go from here but any fried food from here will be a disaster after you get it home. Had high hopes as I loved the previous location's food. Now being able to "look behind the curtain" and see how everything is made, I kind of feel question the cleanliness of this place.

    The jasmine has a very clean floral simple taste. The amber milk tea has a thicker sweet taste…read more Both are good. Boba is a great texture. I enjoyed this tea. The place is clean and smells great from the waffles I think. Not too many milk tea options but the boba and drinks are good so I'll let it slide. The boba lowkey took a while to prepare on the day we came tho. I'm not upset since we weren't in a rush but I was a little surprised. I'm not upset tho and it's my first time here so I can't say that always happens. My friends and I are convinced they used ai for the mural tho lol

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    Cuppa Tea - Pineapple tea, velvet milk tea, and egg tart bubble waffle

    Pineapple tea, velvet milk tea, and egg tart bubble waffle

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    Ding Cafe

    3.9(241 reviews)
    3.6 mi
    $$

    After a spicy dumpling lunch, my wife and I craved a quick, cooling bubble tea dessert. We found…read morethat Ding Cafe had an appealing menu with solid reviews, and so checked it out. My wife ordered a taro milk tea with a cheese foam cap and I went with a Vietnamese iced coffee with an ube cream topping. Both of our drinks were well prepared and had a ton of flavor. My wife liked that you can choose what kind of tea (black, green, or Oolong) for the taro drink, and we both found the cheese foam to be perfectly creamy and savory. Similarly, my strong iced coffee was prepared according to my taste with 0% sugar, and the cream topping had a discernible ube flavor without excessive sweetness. We both opted for grass jelly mixed into our potables and appreciated the soft, slurpable texture which indicated freshness. Our drinks averaged around $8 per, which is pretty standard. The interior of Ding was clean and bright, certainly pleasant enough in which to pass some time. We are glad we tried this place and can easily foresee returning when in the area.

    It's so cute in this store!…read more Good boba, great tea, lots of flavors, and some food! the monster boba latte was rich. I think it was a good size for the price. The Hokkaido black tea was also pretty good. It had an interesting flavor that kind of reminded me of coffee, but there's no coffee in it. I would get both of these drinks again And I'd def come again!

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    Ding Cafe - Lovely new tables and chairs.

    Lovely new tables and chairs.

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    Beautiful new tv's with closed captions.

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    Teamania

    4.1(514 reviews)
    2.3 mi
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    Love the little bread mirror they have set up near the front, it's very cute! They have seatings…read morescattered around and the set up is like a typical asian bakery where you can grab your items but I was primarily here to try their tea since I love boba and if they call themselves teamania I hope that means its great. White Magnolia Milk Tea - Floral without being perfumey or too sharp! Pretty good balance of tea to milk ratio and reminds me of molly tea. 4/5 Jasmine Milk Tea - honestly pretty good too. feels like a molly tea knock off with the menu offerings, cup designs and even flavor profile. its slightly too sharp but still good. 3.75/5 Da Hong Pao Milk Tea - the tea flavor is there but it doesn't mix as well as the magnolia or jasmine. I think they are better at more floral teas but this wasnt bad. 2/5 Banana Pudding Matcha - Banana flavor was not strong, it was not sweet when it should have definitely been more sweet and the flavors just didnt mix very well 0.5/5 Portugese Tart - pretty good but nothing too memorable 2.75/5

    UPDATE: The last few times I've been here it just hasn't been as good. The food options have faded…read moreand the drinks have just been okay. The tofu steam bun -- easily my favorite lunch item in the area -- really didn't work. It's still an interesting experience but I really can't recommend a place I now avoid. --- PROS - Interesting selection, interesting food, lots of options, overall friendly staff. - Bathrooms were clean. The interior of the restaurant seemed like a good meeting/date spot. Although they had Wifi, I wouldn't call this a great place to come and study or get work done, although I saw people doing that. I've had the Vietnamese coffee twice, the first time was great, the second time was just okay. Food items are very unique, so much so I didn't like some of them but I still enjoyed the experience. Try something that sounds weird, it's half the fun of coming in here. CONS * Allergies - it wasn't clear what all everything was made with so if you're trying to avoid gluten or peanuts or eggs, I didn't see much on ingredients. I know for some people that's a red flag. * The tea. We just thought it was above average but not amazing. I mean its right in the name, come on. * Collecting items - you gotta look for the little trays and the salad tongs. That's what you use to grab stuff out of the cases. I know for most people that was super obvious but it wasn't for me. * Summertime note: during the hotter months I've noticed they seem to have some issues with keeping things cool.

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    Teamania - Dining Area and Front Counter at Teamania Bakery Cafe

    Dining Area and Front Counter at Teamania Bakery Cafe

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