*Update* I came here for an event and gave it another try. I'm sure glad I did! It was amazing and has opened me back up to trying out other drinks! This time I got the Taro Slush 1/2 sweet and it was delicious! I am in love and can't stop thinking about that drink since earlier this week. I'm writing this review in thoughts of going back again today shortly to perhaps try something new or enjoy my same drink I've been craving all week. Calvin the owner, did message me in regards to my last review and invited me back to find a drink that I might enjoy more. Life happened and I just got busy and never took up his offer. But he was super friendly and nice and sincere. I can't say that all owners have this much passion in their business. The employees were super friendly yet again and honest. He told me the Taro Slush is super sweet and he suggested 1/2 sweet and I'm sure glad he did. This place is now going to be a regular stop for me in addition I will be recommending this place to everyone. The place is so clean, has so many options, the employees are so friendly, the owner is so passionate, and best of all the drinks are AMAZING! YAY!! Go here now!! read more

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Great friendly service. Lots of choices. Tasty drinks. Clean establishment. Games to play. WiFi read more

Kung Fu Tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - Austin, Texas

Having owned a bubble tea cafe, My wife and I are admittedly a bit snobby with our expectations of local bubble tea shops. Yesterday we decided to try Kung Fu Tea. Realizing that it was a national chain, and with a line nearly out the door, our hopes were for a fantastic product. The decor and the people were fantastic, however, their black milk tea and their green milk tea were nearly undrinkable. It seemed like the drinks were made from a non-dairy product mixed with either a green tea or black tea powder and perhaps real tea on top of that. I got half the sweetness and still couldnt believe how sweet it was. Our drinks were super foamy and slightly gritty. A milk tea should be smooth and the tea should shine through with a slight sweetness. This tasted more like melted ice cream with a very overly floral tea flavor and some sort of gritty powder that coated your tongue. Boba was good. Price was good. The store was clean and the people were fantastic. However, the end product left us wanting and we will likely not be back. read more

All Bubble Tea places are good. Kung Fu is a chain bubble tea place. If you are going to have a chain, It is best that it should serve a kind of food that is failure proof. Bubble Tea is failure proof. * * * Distinctive Characteristics of Kung Fu Tea Compared to Other Bubble Tea Places 1) Drinks only. No food. And that means no Taiwanese food. Waah. 2) They have some exotic items on the menu that are fun to play with. 2a) They do a special lactaid-based Wow Milk that they take great pride in. 2b) If you don't want their custom Wow milk, they have other interesting milks, including ginger milk and matcha milk. I went with the matcha milk myself. Ginger and matcha milk are not unheard-of in bubble tea places. But they are not that common either. Matcha milk tastes overwhelmingly like matcha tea because it IS matcha tea. Vast amounts of matcha tea powder are stirred into your milk. So the menu says "milk" but you are also getting "tea". Not a problem. Caffeine is my friend. The matcha tea powder has a very very strong matcha tea taste. This is an acquired taste. I acquired it in about ninety seconds. Now I love the stuff. I'll have another two or three or six of those, thank you very much. 2c) For a price, they will put fig jelly in your bubble tea for the bubbles. Fig Jelly cubes are almost as big as Jello Cubes in a Southern salad. They have a mild but recognizable fig taste. (Fig Newtons are figgier.) But thumbs up anyway. They beat tapioca balls left and right and up and down - And I LIKE tapioca balls. 3. Kung Fu wants to be a hang-out like Starbucks where you spend hours and hours there, drinking your bubble tea and doing your stuff. They conspicuously post the Wi-Fi sign in information. They have Jenga blocks on some of the tables. No one was taking them up on the "Let's Turn Kung Fu into a Coffee House" offer. I work in a lot of coffee houses - They do offer Espresso drinks - and the workspace is not awful. But the place does not feel nerdy like a coffee house. It feels more like an ice cream parlor. You might not want to go to Kung Fu to write your master's thesis. But if you are on a date, or You just want to treat yourself, I DO recommend you go to Kung Fu for Asian drinks. Their versions of Asian drinks are fine - And there are some fine original twists on their menu. read more

This isn't the first Kung Fu Tea I've visited - there was a location in Boston's Chinatown that I frequented before Teado moved in and usurped their position as the defacto bubble tea champ in town. KFT (as it is often endearingly abbreviated) is unique in Austin for being one of the few locations that actively advertises options for customizing sugar and ice content. Don't like your fruit tea to taste like a liquid Starburst? Just ask for less sugar. Don't want to have a ton of ice on a January day? Ask for no ice. Of course, to assess the qualtiy of the bubble tea, I ordered my usual: mango green tea with a double serving of tapioca. Authentic flavour - 3/5 The mango was definitely not fresh fruit, and the green tea definitely felt watered down. Actually, my entire drink felt watered down I haven't had this experience in the Boston location, so I'm wondering if it's just a matter of the new Austin location figuring out proportions as they go? Perhaps I'll come back again a few months down the line and revise my review. For now, be warned that your teas will taste watered down :( Boba flavour & consistency - 4/5 The consistency was perfect here. Chewy bubbles without being goopy. I'm not sure what KFT covers their boba with, but it's not sugar like most other places. My guess is a natural sweetener like honey or agave, because the bubbles do not get sticky sweet when you're down to the bottom of the cup. This is a hit or miss for some people - I personally like the sticky sweetness, but I know a lot of people hate it. In this case, it makes the bubbles feel smooth and taste slightly sweet without being overbearing. Not bad. Menu variety - 4/5 I've actually heard people complain that KFT's menu is "confusing" at first, simply because there are so many options! Yes, it's true - they have a great variety, with some flavours that typical Americans may not have heard of. For example, try their longan tea (it tastes kind of like a tangy lychee?), or their winter melon tea. I would say the fruit tea lovers lose out a little (hence 1 star off), because their fruit teas are a little unorthodox (grapefruit green tea? pineapple tea? peach oolong?) but they have a good selection of classically Asian flavours like matcha, red bean, and almond. And as I mentioned previously, you can customize how much sugar and ice you want in your tea. The sugar is measured in percentages (25%, 50%, etc.) and the ice is either "ice", "less ice", or "no ice". Cafe decor and ambiance - 3/5 Not much to say here, since I think KFT actually standardizes their decor as part of the brand image. It's a "modern" feel for sure, with shiny marble counters, polished wood, sleek tables, and metal yellow barstools. Not bad, just not my taste - I prefer bubble tea cafes to feel more homey, keeping in line with the "tea" feel (e.g. lots of wood, cushiony chairs, etc.) But this is just my personal taste. This location has lots of big tables that can easily seat 5-6, along with a bar area in case you're a loner like me ;) There's unfortunately not a lot of seating for couples (e.g. small 2-person tables), though. Promotions, delivery, specials - n/a The location is new, so I don't want to give a rating here yet. I did get a free topping for checking in on Yelp, though, so they're off to a good start! Final rating - 3.5 stars / 5, rounded up to 4 read more

Kung Fu Tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - Austin, Texas

At Kung Fu Tea, the drinks are highly customizable in terms of level of sweetness, ice and types of toppings. It is like getting your drink built since the customer preference is asked with every drink order, making it stand out in comparison to other tea houses. At other boba tea stores, I used to do away with the standard drinks inspite of it being overtly sweet. Well, now I'm spoilt with choice! I ordered a Taro milk bubble tea and a Chai milk boba, both made as per the order. The order was surprisingly ready within 2minutes. There is a large variety in terms of the kind of drink, flavors and toppings. The popping bubbles topping is novel and tasty, although I would execute caution while selecting the flavor of the popping bubble in order to ensure that it goes well with the flavor of the drink. For instance, during a previous visit here my choice of taro milk tea with mango popping bubbles was not exactly the best combination. read more

Kung Fu Tea - Taro milk bubble tea and Chai milk boba - Bubble Tea Near Me - Austin, Texas

Kung Fu Tea is my favorite bubble tea chain next to Sharetea. Both are dear to me, but Kung Fu Tea even more so for the wintermelon milk teas they sell. This location is within the Crossroads shopping center, and parking is not too hard to find. My go-to drink is always the wintermelon milk green tea. The milk foam created from their shaker machines is perfect, and the wintermelon milk green tea's taste is hard to describe. Their pearls have a nice texture, but they are too sweet. Kung Fu Tea is transparent with their producst because they offer their nutritional information online, and they even go an extra mile to show you the ingredients list of all the syrups they use in their drinks. Kung Fu Tea is a great study spot during the weekdays because it's fairly empty even on a Friday night. The wifi is fast, and the store is pretty quiet. One of the shift leads is especially friendly and happy to take register, unlike her two coworkers I usually see that never seem to want to help customers. read more

Woah! This place is legit! Great selections of boba milk teas, smoothies and more! Some items are definitely different from your normal boba spots but still worth a try! Got the Oreo WOW milk drink and it was fantastic. My girlfriend got the oolong milk tea and she loved hers as well! Definitely a great spot for boba and for a chill environment. read more

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Further from the downtown UT location, this location is not too far from the Domain area. It's not overcrowded like the campus location and parking is plenty although can be difficult to find sometimes. My boyfriend and I are obsessed with their drinks, you can customize your drink orders with less or more sugar, ice, toppings, you name it! Their drinks run more on the sweet side, FYI! I wish they had a reward program for regular customers like us, we usually visit at least once a week! read more

Kung Fu Tea - honey milk green tea and milk green tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - Austin, Texas

Love the Atmosphere, free WiFi, large block jenga and fact posters about boba!! Their menu is lively and the wait was not long. Back story- while at the Domain Shopping Center I saw people walking with boba drink as was determined to get one by the end of my shopping trip read more

Worst experience I have ever had at a boba place! The staff is so shockingly rude my wife and I were in disbelief. Take your business elsewhere if looking for a tasty beverage. Cheers! read more

Not conducive to ordering curbside on the last day of state lockdown. You can only order through downloading their app, uber eats, or GrubHub. We showed up to order takeout and left empty handed because we didn't want to download an app. They should offer ordering on shopify or over the phone as an option. We went to Coco's instead across the street. read more

It's a chain but they do boba milk tea right. Can't go wrong with the regular milk tea or the taro flavored ones

Seriously.... their staff appreciates customers so much. Not sure if it's just great hiring or if they're well trained, but I really appreciate the careful attention into every drink I order (I like to customize things... which usually makes me feel like 'that customer'). Reconnected with a few old college friends, and this has been our meetup spot. Starbucks, you've competition! read more

I really like the other Kung Fu establishments but wasn't a huge fan of this one. We ordered the Oolong Bubble Milk tea and found that they only served mini tapioca balls at the time, not the regular sized ones. We asked if they ran out of the regular sized tapioca balls and they replied back saying "No. Sometimes we serve mini and sometimes we serve regular". We decided to give it a shot and paid the 50 cent add-on but ended up not liking it because it had a different taste and texture. I recommend that they allow customers to choose what kind of tapioca they want... because America. I feel like it's the basis behind a tapioca drink shop. It's like going to a pizza restaurant and all you can get is ham instead of pepperoni. Lastly, someone in our group noticed that their drink wasn't made right because it wasn't as sweet. They gave her a hard time about asking to remake the drink but afterwards apologized and corrected it. Overall the Oolong tea I ordered tasted like how it was suppose to but it was odd that my option for boba was limited because of what they wanted to serve that day. Because of that, you won't know what you'll get until you get there. read more

Called to tell them the app isn't working and I need to get help and she said sorry we dont take call in orders and hung up on me. Millennials teaching snowflakes business practice is an absolute disaster waiting to happen. read more

I did a blind taste test with friends comparing milk tea, at 50% sweetness level, from Kung Fu and several surrounding milk tea shops in Austin. We had a friend pour each of us samples into Dixie cups and number them. We wrote out our favorites to least favorites. I've had Kung Fu before and was always skeptical that it could beat out Sharetea. Turns out Kung Fu made it to my top favorite for regular milk tea! I learned later it was because of their use of real Earl grey tea. My fav black tea! read more

I love Kung Fu Tea! If I lived north I would be here ALL THE TIME! Since I don't live nearby when I'm in the area this is a must stop. Today I tried the Mango slushee with bubbles and popping grape bubbles.... it was soooo gooood! I love tapioca. The popping bubbles are so fun too and a nice little surprise as you sip your drink. I love that you can choose your sweetness level and everything is completely customizable. I always get the least amount of sweetness because I never need extra sugar. The staff here is always super nice and helpful too. Don't be afraid to ask them questions or for suggestions. If you are looking for a boba tea drink this the spot for sure! My one request is to open a south Austin location... please! read more

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Came here on a Friday afternoon just after opening and ordered a mango green tea with jelly! I stayed for a few hours to work on my laptop; Fast Wifi and nice staff. They have lots of big jenga blocks available on the tables, and a pretty good number of outlets available. They had a steady number of people in and out with most people grabbing their drinks to go. My tea was pretty good, not overly sweet (at 50%, I did ask them for their recommendation) and didn't taste too watered down even with my snail-paced drinking. I'm from San Francisco and pretty spoiled with boba spots. We do have Kung Fu tea here also which was also good. I'd want to try Ding next time, but this place was solid! read more

This place is always incredible. Their staff is taking covid precautions seriously, I love that they offer contactless ordering, hand sanitizer and obviously delicious tea! read more

Kung Fu Tea - Great drinks! Clean store, love the giant jenga. Great place to spend time with friends! - Bubble Tea Near Me - Austin, Texas

If you're a fan of taro.... Don't order this flavor here. Very disappointing. Cute place fast service but man that was the worst taro I've ever had. read more

While stuck in the house during the quarantine, I love being able to still indulge my favorite sweets with my family! I ordered through 6 drinks thru Uber Eats and everything was prepared PERFECTLY by Kung Fu. Everything tasted like how I would imagine being there physically at the store. Fresh, sweet, and most of all SATISFYING! Not having to leave the house but still being able to enjoy boba milk teas is such a plus! Side note for Kung Fu: I would like to point out that I wish Kung Fu would wipe the cups down a little better. They were all sticky but really isn't too much of a problem. Just a side suggestion. :) read more

This was my second visit to Kung Fu Tea. I love that they have a large menu, with many different options, add-ons, and a variety of pearls and jellies. As I was wanting to try something new, instead of my usual almond milk tea, I had a convo with the nice young lady behind counter. She asked a few questions to narrow down what I might like, and she suggested the passion fruit green tea. I ordered and added mango pearls. They offer the tapioca pearls, as well as the exploding kind that are filled with juices. While waiting for my drink I was serenaded with the sweet sounds of Gucci Mane. I appreciate a place that plays rap music. GUWOP! My drink was perfect. It was not overly sweet, the tea had great flavor and the mango pearls added just that little bit extra yum to my well made tea. Definitely will return soon! read more

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I LOVE bubble tea!!! This location is GREAT! The owner and employees are all very friendly and helpful. Nice spacious place, clean, and have some board games available to play and hang out with friends. Prices are cheaper than NYC (where I'm from). Milk Tea Cap/Honey SO YUM!!! read more

Kung Fu Tea - Yummmy!! - Bubble Tea Near Me - Austin, Texas

I don't mind over paying for a decent bubble tea but I do mind when yhe music playing is "motherf@cker" and getting high... My kids come here often and this is unnaccaptle and not family friendly, very disappointing won't come back unless it changes....there are authentic places that taste better and dont have to play the "top 100" - I asked the lady at counter and she said they are required to play the top 100, my response was, even if it is explicit.. silence, so pparently so, read more

I tried their passion fruit slush with bubble Boba minimal sugar and it was great!! I loved it! I love that it was a chill place expect for the annoying Jenga game. That was a distraction and too loud for a place like that. read more

Love this KFT location! I came for the first time for a Yelp event organized by our Yelp community manager Luci for national tapioca day. What I first noticed about this location was that it's smaller than the one in WC but cleaner! The staff were also very friendly and the girl at the cashier was so helpful and offered samples of toppings and recommendations for drinks. The owner was also at the event and likewise very friendly and hospitable! As for drinks, I got the matcha red bean slush with boba (my fav!) and my sister got the mango snow slush (too sweet for me but she loves it). My other go-to drinks are oolong milk tea and honey grapefruit tea! Can't go wrong w any of the drinks here. Only thing I would recommend is to offer gift cards! Neither location in Austin offers them but I think they'd be popular as gifts for grad, bday, work, etc! read more

Kung Fu Tea - Mango snow slush + matcha red bean slush with boba @ Battle of the Boba Yelp event! So yummy :) - Bubble Tea Near Me - Austin, Texas

Ordered 50% less sugar , but the drink tasted extremely sweet in an unnatural way . I feel really thirsty afterwards . What kind of sweetener is used? The employees greeted us, with no smile on the face . Must be a sad place to work at . Will not go again read more

Oh gosh where do I begin? I love this place! They have so many flavors and options. They have a very convenient app that helps you order, pay and you get points towards free drinks! I have to keep in mind that it's probably not healthy to drink one of these every day due to how sweet they are but they are so delicious!!! I at least ask for 50% sweet or less but they are addicting. They have a clean area where you can play Jenga or study and their service is quick. Staff is always happy to help you make your mind on what drink you want to try next. They usually have a free sample every day a different flavor for you to try. There is still not one I haven't liked. My favorite is their WINTER MELON MILK GREEN TEA with Mango popping boba. Yup salivating just thinking about it. Go! You won't regret it. read more

Kung Fu Tea is now one of my favorite bubble tea places in Austin. The staff is always warm and friendly with superb service to match. It's an inviting space with large jenga to play with. My favorite boba drinks are taro, red bean, and mung bean in either wow milk strike or slush form, but you can also get many other flavors in classic, tea, punch, yogurt, and espresso. The consistency of the drinks and the texture of the all natural boba pearls are sublime. They even let you customize the additional sugar level from 0% to 100%! This way you don't feel as guilty coming in daily over the weekend for your boba fix ^.* There are also plenty of caffeine free and some gluten free options for those who are conscientious about that. read more

Kung Fu Tea - large mung bean milk tea (no sugar) and taro slush (no sugar), nom nom - Bubble Tea Near Me - Austin, Texas

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I'm not much a boba drinker but my gf enjoys this place, staff was friendly and very quick. Really don't have much to say about the place. Was very clean and seem like an environment for those to come hang out and play board games. read more

What's a trip to another state without trying their boba fare? This isn't the first kung fu tea I've seen in the US but I havnt tried their tea before. I ordered the passionfruit green tea with boba, 30% sweet. It was ok. The tea was more on the bitter side and the passion fruit flavoring wasn't that bright (maybe caused by the 30% sweet option?). Their boba was warm - always a plus - but they were so soft and not that chewy. I prefer a more Q boba. My fiance ordered their taro smoothie with boba and loved it. It had a very natural tasting taro flavor, not sure if it had real taro but it could've fooled me. It was pretty icy. At 0% sweet, it was still sweet enough. They seem to be known for their smoothies so maybe that's why the tea was just ok. read more

Kung fu tea is awesome!! I don't live close so anytime we are close to here I always order a few different teas to try! There is a public parking lot and so parking is easy.When you first walk in they greet you,There is plenty of seating inside and their menu is pretty easy to figure out what you want if you have New we been there but I always ask for recommendations.my favorite is the coconut tea with coffee and tapioca.They also have the green tea milk drink and Oreo milk tea which is one of my favorites too! Overall you should try Kung fu tea if you have never been at least once!You will not be disappointed! read more

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Ah KFT. This place is the only place in Austin nowadays that gets my money for boba and its easy to see why. Yes, prices are a bit higher than other places, but the quality is very noticeable. That is to say though, I only ever get two drinks - Oolong Milk tea and taro milk green tea, with pearls, less sugar, less ice. I've never been a fan of any of the other drinks on the menu (honestly I can't say they taste good, if not even borderline undrinkable) but the two drinks I like will outclass anything else in Austin. I'll never get sick of ordering those two drinks because its just perfectly creamy, perfectly sweet and just the perfect treat on a hot day (or cold day for that matter). So cmon down and grab yourself some tea with some friends - you'll be glad you did read more

This was my first time here and I was very impressed! The woman taking my order was extremely helpful and even made recommendations on toppings based on what I wanted to order. As someone who doesn't know much about bubble tea, this was very nice. I appreciated their knowledge! I ordered the strawberry lemon green tea with nada jelly (low sweetness) and it was great! Didn't disappoint. If you're looking for bubble tea or just something a little different, this place is great. They even offered samples of their boba so I could try it before I ordered. I'm a fan! read more

Kung Fu Tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - Austin, Texas

Needed BOBA and I loved the name of this place ;) The store is small but very open when you walk in. The menu can be overwhelming for first timers and the girl behind the counter wasn't too helpful when my friend was asking questions. They also didn't have aloe jelly so BOOO on that. Prices are a bit expensive, but they do have a nice variety of toppings. Kinda strange that I wasn't allowed to alter the sugar level on most of my drinks! And the milk tea is powder and there wasn't an option to use fresh milk... so that was lame -____- Anyway I ordered the almond milk tea with boba pearls and the mango oolong tea. The almond milk was very good and the boba was soft and chewy. Definitely would get again. The mango oolong on the other hand... I didn't really like the flavor very much. It was kind of bitter and there were some chunks of something on the bottom even though I didn't order any topping... so maybe that just got mixed in there or something? Lots of drink options here and the milk tea was good but idk it was just an okay experience. read more

Kung Fu Tea - Almond milk tea and mango oolong - Bubble Tea Near Me - Austin, Texas

This is the best thing I ever tasted I love this so much that why I give Kung fu tea 5 stars

Maybe I was here on a really great day or something, but this brand new KFT was kicking ass & taking names. The Kung Fu Tea on 24th street seems bigger, brighter, and a popular flocking place for Houston Asians at UT. But this Kung Fu on Burnet & 183 has better boba & lots of parking - now we're talking Austin Asian thing. Same franchise, same Wonka gizmos, and it occurs to me I may have wandered in here during soft opening: The staff making my stuff was being meticulously supervised, glancing at manuals, and pretty much concocting a perfect Boba milk tea. I do half sugar & less ice, and they nailed it. And I shan't quibble over KFT's slight priciness or why they haven't invaded Portland yet, but I am curious how they'll handle the typical crowds during an Austin weekend. I'll return and check that out first, before dancing with all the stars. read more

Kung Fu Tea - There's something about this KFT Crossroads that's just more "Austin-like" than the 24th St one at UT. Hmmm, laid back parking? - Bubble Tea Near Me - Austin, Texas

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We had so much fun at the Yelp Elite event! Thank you Luci, Yelp and Kung Fu Tea for making it possible! My daughter and I got there right on the dot at 6:30 and was happy there wasn't a huge line. Was extra happy to meet Luci, grabbed some Yelp glasses, got a free pass for our next visit and ordered our drinks. My all time favorite is still Wintermelon (I try this everywhere to test which is the best) but I did venture and try their milk version. It's creamier but I liked it. I think when I come back (thank you for the extra drink pass) I will get the regular wintermelon tea because it's more refreshing and less heavy. Loved it still! My daughter got her fruit teas. She likes those. Passion fruit green tea. I tasted it and it was ok just because I prefer non fruit teas. But she loved it. We love grass jelly or herbal jellies and was happy they had that. Loved it. Had a great time with fellow elites. Dear elite friends gave us their 2nd drinks so we took home their taro slushies with boba to-go for my younger kids. They enjoyed it so much lol I did try the mango snow with nata jelly and that was so yum. Sweet and cold. Pricy if it wasn't free but it's big. My daughter got her another grapefruit tea with herbal jelly and that's bitter but she loved it. Healthier feel :) We met the owner, he was nice. I did want to ask why this location doesn't do gift cards but didn't get a chance. I have been here before and I know many who would like to try this place and some who like it and I was going to buy a bunch of gift cards for teacher appreciation but when I stopped by here in May a girl working there wasn't very experienced had to ask another girl and they told me no. :( I wish you all did so I can buy a bunch of gift cards for my boba loving dear teachers to try! Had to go to Tea Haus to get them ;/ But will definitely be back to Kung Fu Tea :) love their wintermelon. Tomunchi makes a mean one, strong but sweeter but having been to this Elite event and meeting the owner too, we like it here so will be back! Thanks again for the fun and drinks!!! read more

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I have never tried boba tea before this place, and now I'm hooked! The staff is so nice and can recommend a drink for you if you are not sure what to order. If you are in the mood to try something new, I definitely would recommend this place. read more

Kung Fu Tea - Coffee milk tea with Oreo and Taro milk tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - Austin, Texas