currently my favorite milk tea spot in philly!…read more molly tea is such a great milk tea chain and i was very happy that one opened in philly. i've been numerous times since opening, and have even doordashed from here when i didn't have the time to make it out to the shop. i absolutely love jasmine milk tea, so my go-to order is the premium jasmine milk tea. they share a space with nan xiang express so it's super convenient to grab a bite while there. the shop is small but efficient, and the quality is always consistent. their packaging is beautiful and high quality, the to-go orders are meticulously packed to maintain their temperature and prevent leaking. unfortunately, it looks like they just announced on their instagram that they are temporarily closed for renovations, but crossing my fingers that they will reopen soon! absolutely worth a visit if you are a fan of jasmine milk tea.

White Champaca Salted Cheese is really good very crowded…read moreeven at 21:45 the order terminals are worn out and sometimes malfunction

The strawberry matcha latte is delicious. The matcha might not be of the highest quality I have had…read morebut the strawberry added makes it. It is pretty sweet, but I like sweet drinks. My boyfriend seemed to like his Tiramisu latte as well, seeing that it was gone in under 5 minutes. He also likes his coffee sweet. I love to sit in the coffee shop and study. It is cozy and has quite a bit of seating. It's usually pretty quiet in there too.

I really wanted to like this place; it's not bad but it's not great. I ordered a special item, the…read morecrème brûlée milk tea, and it tasted like straight up skim milk. It was disappointing because the presentation was beautiful. The ham and cheese croissant was also strangely flavorless, but I'm hoping that was just a one off. I've had a few different drinks from here and I'm waiting for one to stand out in a good way.

First time here in years. The drinks were good. I really liked the watermelon milk tea, seems like…read morethey used real watermelon. I tried a bit of the mango green tea and it was okay, tasted a little watery , lacked tea. They have a lot of sweets and baked goods, including their own homemade ice cream! Asian inspired flavors like Thai tea and ube! Shaved ice too, which I've been trying to find for so long. Very interested in trying some sweets next time! It's in a food court so plenty of seating. Service was great, no issues, answered our questions.

Give S&P a chance - don't fall into the Mr. Wish name-brand-trap that is right next door!…read more The prices are surprisingly so low for bubble tea. Makes sense because there's only one size of cups. The total for our two drinks was only $9.10. We got the taro and brown sugar bubble teas. They didn't add too much ice, which we appreciated because usually ice takes up so much room! Wasn't too sugary either! You don't get to choose the level of either sugar or ice though. The bubbles were SUPER soft and chewy, not overdone nor underdone - wow, what a pleasant surprise! Definitely would come back here!

The prices here right now are insanely cheap for some boba compared to anywhere else in the…read morecity--or anywhere else I've been period. Not sure why exactly it's such a great value but I'm not complaining. I've tried a couple of their milk teas and it's been completely fine. The space is also nice and cozy. They have wifi, and I've gotten some work done here. They also stay open pretty late. There honestly isn't any other good boba in this area to my knowledge unless you are making it out to chinatown or university city. Definitely recommend checking it out!

I often crave milk tea with boba and Tea House Cafe didn't disappoint! The Pearl Milk Tea was…read moreperfect with a generous amount of boba. When you order, you'll be asked if you want to adjust the ice and sweetness level. I personally get less ice and normal sweetness. In hindsight, I would have done normal ice as the boba that goes in is hot. The space is clean, simple, and comes with a few tables and chairs. There are plenty of outlets with easy access and free Wi-Fi.

Amazing service, their milk teas always taste very fresh. Great atmosphere. Favorite place to get…read moreboba in University City

It was really interesting to be able to try two Tea Do Philly locations in the span of two days,…read morebut good news, guys. We found this one to be better than the one in Chinatown! So fascinating. I thought I was going to have to rough it out through another green coconut drink in order to compare these two locations properly, but it turns out this location doesn't even have green coconut as an option (which is what I got at the other location- spoiler, I would not recommend)! This was the first green flag, and it only got better from there. Even though I love special, unique drinks as much as the next person, I think you gotta have that good old fashioned bubble tea staple store that just serves everything all in one place. I'm talking whatever you're craving, whatever flavors you want at any given point in time, they'll have it. And Tea Do is just that: their menu is huge and extensive, and you're bound to find something that you feel like having. We ordered (rating): Sakura Rose Milk Tea with Boba (3.7/5), The Grasshopper (3.5/5), The Hulk (4/5), Oolong Milk Tea with Boba (4.2/5), Jasmine Milk Tea with Boba (5/5) I got their sakura rose milk tea which was one of their recommended drinks. I wouldn't say I get rose milk teas a lot, but I'd say this was one of the better ones I've had because both the rose and the tea parts of the drink stood out on their own! Some years ago I compared components of boba drinks to main and side characters, so I am thrilled that we have two main characters here. On the other end, though, this tea did lean more watery rather than creamy. What did stay consistent across the two stores was the boba, which comes a bit softer than our ideal texture, but the sweetness of the sugar that they must have steeped these boba in definitely shined through. I wouldn't say they tasted like brown sugar boba, but my sister says that they did; point being that you'll get some kind of sugary taste and isn't that all you really need to know?

Fun and tasty bubble tea spot! Friendly staff, wide drink selection, and perfect for a refreshing…read moretreat any time of day.

I came here for the special promotion event with pikmin - a Nintendo game. I like lungful tea for…read morethe promotions they do with big companies (they previously had minions and Pokémon events) because it always means there are special drinks, even thought they're not always great. The workers were fast and I got my drink quickly, but it wasn't my favorite boba. I got the pikmin slush because I wanted the special straw cover that comes with pikmin drinks for a limited time. The slush melted really quickly, was way too sweet (sweetness level wasn't adjustable for this one), and the popping boba had a really thick outer membrane. I'll try a more typical milk tea with less sweetness next time.

Drink came out just as expected, and in a timely manner. As other mentioned, limited seating, maybe…read more5-6 tables for two. But there's also plenty of seating outdoors and in the surrounding area. I came on a Sunday, so street parking is free and was pretty easy to grab a spot. Gongcha is good for the basic tea, while also having interesting seasonal drinks.

I'm so happy that University City has gong cha!!! If you don't know by now, I'm a gong cha…read morefenatic/die hard fan. I'm a firm believer in their slogan, "Tea fit for royalty." The gong cha here is small and cute. There is limited seating, but there IS seating. There's also some outdoor chairs and small tables as well as benches. What I also like is that it shares a space with a sushi spot!! This way, you can grab some sushi, some bubble tea, and head down to the park down the street for a little picnic. We ordered a medium passionfruit green tea with coconut jelly as well as a medium lychee oolong with coconut jelly and pearls. They were both delicious and cost about $13-14. Come give this location some love!

Packed super well, refreshing, flavorful, and not too much sugar. Very enjoyable…read more When the drinks were in my car, a few of the drinks tilted and NO spillage at all because the covers were efficiently put on!! Pieces of pineapple, orange, and grapefruit in their respective drinks. They even labeled the containers they gave me which was super nice. My canceled Sat plans became a back up of trying TooGoodToGos and some places that I wanted to try out. Staff is friendly and food court has a reasonable amount of seating. Just wish the food court was open longer when I used to live in this area but it seems the community here might not use it enough to warrant that because of the geographical layout.

It's been a while since t.uni tea replaced YiFang. I was a fan of YiFang so when they changed over…read moreI stopped going here. So for the first time in about a year I decided to stop by. It was less vibrant, and you order on the kiosk. It seems like the drink selections were fairly similar to YiFang. I ordered winter melon tea which was too sweet for me (and there was no option of decreasing the sugar level). The drink came out pretty fast, and the service was okay. For now, I cannot say I am impressed, but maybe I will go again and order something else.

Love me some Tokidoki! Had no idea they were doing this here until I walked in. A very pleasant…read moresurprise! Service was fast and friendly. The establishment was very clean. Loved the ambiance and music. Ice cream was great! This is actually my second time here. First time was just as good!

Overall, we enjoyed our after-show Surreal Creamery outing for something sweet. While the music was…read morebumping a little hard for the few eat-ins, this location is between Penn and Drexel, so the clientele trends younger. The menu was a bit overwhelming in its presentation--it seemed a bit like there were different offerings on the color print-outs taped to the glass than what was on the larger, laminated menu on the wall. The chocolate small cup of soft serve with chocolate syrup and rainbow sprinkles was satisfying. It would've been perfect if hot fudge had been on offer. One oddity on the service end, one in our group tried to order a milkshake, but was told "no milkshakes" that evening, but then we saw a milkshake being picked up. (Perhaps that was the last one of the evening.) One disappointment on the menu end, one in our group prefers peanut-butter based ice cream, but there didn't seem to be one available, even via mix-ins, so he went without. One note on the food, one in our group ordered an Earl Grey cone, but it looked (and tasted) like plain vanilla.

I thought I'd written a review about this place before but to my shock I had not…read more I have been coming here since the day they opened, infrequently beacuse I am diabetic but when I want to spoil my body with delicious sugar, honey, this is *IT*. Now I could tell you all about how perfectly tasty everything is. From the classic banana puddings (I prefer the caramel version myself,) to the cookies, to the pineapple upside-down mini cakes. Yes, I could tell you that. But I want to speak to something deeper. I want to speak to belonging and community; and to fairness. As a biracial person with a brown sister, I feel the pull to support black and brown businesses. It's not a secret. And sometimes you do it, and sometimes you privately think "Damn. I wanna be supportive but this place is a mess." Then there's Sweet Life. NOT that. FILLED with good product at a great price, delivered by owners and staff who actually give a damn about being loving and supportive to all different types of people. And did I mention the sweets are POPPIN'? And to that statement of fairness. Today I came in to place an order, and when the price came up, for a moment I thought "Damn. That is a lot higher than I remembered, but I am not about to question them. They set the price and that price is what they deserve." So I paid. But then I noticed there was more in my bag that I'd asked for, and that there had been a miscommunication. When I tell you that this miscommunication was corrected with swiftness *AND* a smile. No shade. No drama. Just an "Ooops, oh well, here's your refund on the balance." I know this seems very basic but we all know it isn't. We have all been in that awkward situation where as a customer we have to point out an error, and the vendor turns it into a Shakespearan tragedy. Not Sweet Life. "Oops. Sorry! Fixed. Love you." So, to recap: Stunningly delicious sweets. Prices fair as hell. Communicative, inclusive staff doing the right thing. You need to take those money dollers and haul your ass over here TODAY. Now...where did I put my insulin pen?

As yall can probably see I am a loyal fan to this place and the fact that they were closed for so…read morelong really broke my heart. BUT I AM SO HAPPY TO REPORT THEY ARE BACK OPEN AND TASTE JUST AS GOOD! Go support this business so they don't have to worry about the doors closing again.