Very small shop with one bar of narrow seating and cushions along the window for breif rest. This is not a boba shop to study in or to hang out in after you get your drink. That aside, drinks taste amazing and are brewed well. My green milk tea was very floral and flavorful. The boba was sweet and chewy. Even at 11pm, they didn't run out of boba and made the drinks fast after we used the self-order pad. I'd love to come back to try their other drinks and maybe get the XL size just for fun :) read more

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In this day and age it is crazy to not offer a single alternative milk. I wish I could try something here, because the kiosk and service seem really great when I've watched friends order. I did hear that the dairy milk offered is allegedly lactose free. Definitely check with staff before you order, though. read more

Seattle-Area Boba Shop Review #92 This is a really small Gong Cha that's pretty much takeout only since they have no seating. Out of the ten or so locations I've visited, this one is by far the most high tech. Instead of having the employees manually pour and mix drinks together as is typical fashion, this Gong Cha has a really advanced super automatic tea brewing machine in the back that seems to do everything in one - brew the tea, add the sweetener, syrups and/or creamer, and mix. All the employees need to do is add ice and the toppings. Orders are placed at two kiosks located off to the side. I found the tip options to be bizarre. For some reason they don't allow custom tips. Instead there are only buttons for 15%, 18%, 20%, or no tip. Oolong Milk Tea w/ Pearls, Large, 30% Ice, 50% Sweet ($7.25) - This drink doesn't have a very strong tea flavor at all and is instead a mostly light and creamy sweet drink. The tea flavor is very muted. Gong Cha is typically on the creamier side and this one is no exception. There's no powdery feeling or any grit in the drink, however. The sweetness at half is a tad too sweet for me but not bad overall. The boba is good but has some weaknesses. It's a smaller variety of boba, but there's a bit of variation in terms of size and some stick together into larger globs. The pearls seem to be marinated well given the stickiness on the exterior and slight sweetness. The texture otherwise has good consistency and gives an overall nice bounce. Milk Tea Rating: 4/5 Boba Rating: 4.5/5 Green Tea, Large, 30% Ice, 50% Sweet w/ Boba ($3.75) - Large iced teas are $3 due to a summer special - the promotion is still running although it's not summer anymore. We went with the green tea. Even with the same sweetness level, this one is less sweet than the oolong. The flavor of the green tea is quite nice. It's pretty generic, probably made with tea fannings, but isn't too astringent and is instead decently fragrant. The boba is otherwise the same as above. Tea Rating: 4/5 Boba Rating: 4.5/5 Gong Cha is a good addition to Capitol Hill. The drink quality is pretty consistent with other location I've visited, and while it wouldn't be my top choice in the area, if they keep running $3 promotions, it would certainly be the most cost effective and an easy revisit. Bathrooms - None customer accessible read more

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Easy to order. Drinks are decent. No indoor seating or areas to hang out so this is more of a take out kind of place. Prices and portions are decent. Love that they're open super late so you can have boba when the late night craving hits. Street parking only. Clean interior. Fast service. read more

Gong Cha - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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This is the ghettoest Gong Cha I've ever been to bahahahah Kiosk is non-functional, dripping in sticky syrup, cracked screen. The cashier girl making unhinged comments, incompetent, and drinks came out tasting gross af. What the eff is this scam. Lmao read more

Surprised it took this long for a Gong Cha in or around Seattle. Definitely one of the more well known chains and they've been going strong for a while. I've enjoyed my experiences at other locations, they're pretty fast and efficient while being consistent. Lots of positives. Two kiosks to order from and in a decent location. They also offer XL cups and have the best hours (open much later than competitors) so massive props and boost there. Black Milk Tea w/ Pearls - tasted one little piece of rock sugar, but the rest was mixed well. Boba has a consistent chew and cooked well, but doesn't necessarily have flavor. Would love marination but it hits the spot. Milk tea is light and basic, but similarly to the boba, it hits the spot especially at night. Not too tea forward or milk forward, just a nice balance. read more

Gong Cha - XL Black Milk Tea w/ Pearls - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Seattle, Washington

As someone who WAS violently addicted to Gong Cha (seriously i have 100-200 yelp check ins) I thought OKAY time to go. I've never been to a grand opening for any food/drink establishment so this was pretty special for me total wait time: 2 HOURS. to the average person, probably not worth it. but don't worry apparently they're open until 4AM? did i read that right? (where was this place when I was in college ) for an opening day, i think they made the drinks well. they filled my cup with nostalgia but ofc im biased. The space is small and there isn't any seating areas, its more of a grab and go which fits my style but you've been warned! happy gong cha time read more

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The last time I've had Gong Cha was in China at either Xiamen or Guangzhou back in 2016. I've been waiting 9 years for this place to make it to an area I can easily drive to and I pretty much got my wish this time! This was during their soft opening on a Saturday night, and is close by to several places like Bai Tong and Unicorn. There's currently no seating inside and instead there's counter seating near what appears to be the restrooms - and that's behind the kitchen where the drinks are being made. There's a nice tea aroma inside and it's very brightly lit especially at night. You can place your order at one of two kiosks, and you'll need to keep track of the name you place on your order since that's what servers will call out. I got their earl grey milk tea with 3 J's, which is essentially tapioca, herbal jelly and egg pudding all in one. This was at 50% sweetness and 50% ice levels. It's been over 9 years so I don't remember what the Gong Cha in Asia was like, to be honest. But this was a great drink to have! It was appropriately sweetened and my taste buds were not lied to, the ice levels were accurate, and having the drink as a large was perfect. It is similar to the drinks offered from the likes of Coco at Southcenter and even Macu Tea in both UW and Bellevue, but this place is a really nice addition to the Cap Hill area so I don't mind. Can't wait for their grand opening next weekend! read more

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This is my first time trying gong c in Seattle as I have tried it in Houston and New Orleans before as well as Vietnam. This place didn't meet my expectations although my expectations were high to begin with because it is a massive chain. The Boba was hard and small with no flavor. The Matcha tasted like powder. I'm glad that they have cute cups, but probably won't come back for the taste. read more

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Yayyyy Gong Cha is finally here in Seattle. Been waiting for this day to come. I've had Gong Cha at various other locations. My first time was trying it in Asia and it became my favorite boba shops. I came here during the soft opening. Great variety of drinks plus they offer the XL size for the boba lovers! read more

Tried the new location and the tea was pretty good. The sweetness and ice were accurate to what we ordered. My main disappointment was the lack of nondairy options. They pretty much don't have any alternatives for the milk teas. The ordering is a self serve kiosk but the servers were efficient with making and calling them out. They have some special seasonal flavors too like pumpkin spice. The space is quite small with nowhere to sit so it's just grab and go and the waiting area can get crowded. Honestly it was fine but I'd rather go to places where I can get nondairy. read more

Gong Cha - Pumpkin spice milk tea - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Good tea but a bit small to really hang out in. The server was nice when I went during grand opening to get a peanuts cup and a bogo promotion read more

Gong Cha - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Seattle, Washington

They just opened last week so I stopped in to give them a try. I ordered the taro smoothie and asked for boba but they said they can't add boba to the smoothies. It seemed like they had all their staff in that day training and it was chaos. I waited way too long for my smoothie. There was no one in line and there was no reason it should have taken more than 5mins to whip up my smoothie. Hopefully they'll speed up once the employees are trained. Taste of the smoothie was good so I can't complain about that. I'd give them another chance once they've been opened longer and the staff is more experienced. read more

Gong Cha - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Seattle, Washington

I really want to give this place another shot. I've been here twice and both times I've ordered 50% sweetness and it was still way too sweet. Maybe that's the way they do things. I could not finish both drinks :( I would not recommend the white boba. It's more like white jelly. Had to get it because they were out of regular boba. The service was ok, there's a kiosk but the people are nice. The place is small but I feel like it's worth it just because they open so late. I will update when I go again!! read more

I've been to this location twice and tried the strawberry milk tea and the lime green tea (I personally love fruity drinks), and both hit the mark for me! For this review though, I wanted to highlight how great the staff was. I stopped by around 12 PM on a Thursday when it was fairly busy, and while I didn't mind waiting, I was called back to work last minute during my lunch break. I let the team know it wasn't their fault and asked if I could come back later for the bubble waffle I was waiting on and they graciously accommodated me. I definitely didn't expect this, but they even made an extra bubble waffle to "make it up," which was so thoughtful even though it wasn't necessary. Of course, I happily accepted their kind gesture. Shoutout to the Gong Cha team, you're killing it! read more

It's normally the best but I ordered 100% sweetness extra boba and left tip and it tastes not sweet at all no extra boba please read the instructions on the drink read more

We ordered 2 Earl Grey size L but they told me they are out of it and they did 2 of those size M. Unfortunately, the quality of drink is getting worse (not same as usual), i drink it everyday read more

It was very good you need to get the oolong molk tea and matcha milk tea and the bubble waffle was also very good