Continuing my America 250 representing a restaurant starting in New Jersey in Playa Bowls, which…read morestarted on the Jersey shore in 2014. I first tried Playa Bowls in Burtonsville, MD in March 2025 and loved it. I visited their College Park location speaking of America 250 on July 4, 2026. I combined this with a $2.50 individual cheese pizza deal at Ledo in honor of 250 that day only, which was a block away from here. Playa Bowls had a 250 bonus points promotion going on that 4th of July weekend. Staff at the College Park location was very friendly, at least on par with my experiences at Burtonsville. I always never know what I'm getting whenever I go. I remembered to look at their seasonal specialty bowls, but neither terribly appealed to me. I ended up going with Coco Berry bowl, which came with strawberries, blueberries, a yogurt base, coconut, banana, & blueberry flax granola. This was delicious! This was also unintentional, but the bowl I got happened to be red, white, & blue, so that was cool!

We got ours in Fishers, IN and I am so happy we have been there multiple times. I am sure this…read moreplace is still just as amazing.

I was in the mood for a smoothie and Nips just so happened to be staring right at me so I popped…read morein! I asked for some suggestions and ended up going with the peanut butter. I'm a person who likes peanut butter but if you're not into it so much this may not be for you. The peanut butter is thick! It's heavy on the peanut butter and bananas without much fluff of milk or other liquids. I really appreciated this and found it quite tasty. I'll likely pop in again to try some of their other offerings!

Smoothies were amazing! I customized mine with almond milk and it was still a great consistency,…read morejust thick enough! My 9 month old drank from a straw for the first time here with one of their smoothies Forever one of my favs now. Veggie patties are bomb too!

I first found about the Waterhole pre-2020 but then shutdowns happened. I was in the area one day,…read morerecently, and randomly remembered the smoothies and beet juice. I'm happy to see that this business withstood the pandemic and I'm happy to be back!! The service is warm and welcoming and I love their beet-based beverages!

Love this place, the juices and the owner so much lol the only place you can get fresh quality…read morejuices! Me and my mom have been coming here for a few years now it has always been consistent she literally has never dropped the ball! Always nice and clean inside and customer service is always great!

Ordered a smoothie on the Tropical Smoothie app right before I walked in, and waited just a few…read moreminutes for it to be blended before it was ready. Was relatively quiet on a Memorial Day holiday. I got the Tropical Dragon Passion Smoothie, and it was pretty good. You can edit and swap items on the app too, which makes it easy to customize the smoothie to taste. One complaint is their use of styrofoam/polystyrene cups. I thought these single use styrofoam cups have been banned in PG County since 2016, where this shop is located. Would prefer if they used a recyclable option, or if they allowed customers to bring their own reusable cups instead.

After a long day at work I needed a pick me up. I was nearby for my nail appointment and was a…read morelittle early so I decided to stop in. I ordered the mango magic smoothie. Service was great. The wait wasn't long and most importantly, my drink was delicious. My only "complaint" is that it only comes in one size so I couldn't finish it.

First time at the Mall of Prince Georges and we randomly found this little gem. I initially assumed…read morethat the Mango was going to be processed or preserved, but I was pleasantly surprised. The lady behind the small kiosk peeled a fresh Mango and then used an instrument to slice the Mango into long twirly pieces. She added a little spice and salt (we agreed to the salt) to the Mango, then voila...a small healthy snack. In hindsight, I should've foregone the salt because the spices tasted like it had salt. I'd go again and you should try it next time you're walking around the mall with a little bit of hunger in that belly! -ODL Follow my IG: @AOEAT

This is a mall kiosk station that was closer to the target side. I love mangos so I had to try it…read more We ordered a mango cup. It was cool watching them use a machine to make spirals out of the mango. They placed in different seasonings afterwards and put it in a cup for us. It was good but it would be better if the mango was a tad bit ripened for taste and texture. Ours was a bit on the tough side. And we should've said no salt, Bc it tasted too salty. Other than that, it was not bad.

Although I was salty that my beloved yogurt spot closed, I was happy to see this place come in…read more Food and Boba Tea! They have a pretty decent food menu and the teas are awesome! Love this addition to the Arts District!

This was a common go to place to hit up at UMD. I enjoyed the black milk tea and there was plenty…read moreof seating to hang out and chill.

Soft opening for Passport Eatz, the complimentary restaurant to Passport Juices. Same food court…read moreabout 50 yards apart. Combining the review. I had a fresh squeezed juice and some jerk wings. Also a curry goat patty. Their patties are fresh made. I watched one of the owners literally crimping the stuffed edges myself yesterday. The fruit used in all the juices is equally fresh. Fresh, fresh, fresh. They do curry chicken, curry goat, queso fresco, oxtail all in their lineup. An assortment of entrees too. The owners are four Jamaican guys who own both businesses. The ingredients are fresh and the seasonings are on point. Good guys with two good businesses. Solaire Social Food Court.... terrific ambiance. Very clean open space right in the heart of downtown Silver Spring. This food court has a Thai restaurant ....a brick oven pizza place.... West African restaurant....a vegan spot AND a bar.... all as an assortment of complimentary businesses.

Passport juices taste pretty standard like any other juice/smoothie joint. If you're adding peanut…read morebutter to the acai bowl, expect to see a whole layer of powder. Otherwise if you're able to go to their food restaurant called Passport Eatz in the same food hall, I'd totally recommend the oxtail fries, the silver spring sandwich, and the lemon pepper wings. I stopped by during their grand opening, so service was pretty slow then, but everyone was nice, and I'm sure things have picked up since then.

Ive had more than my share of milk teas here in the US, overseas in the land of boba, Taiwan, and…read morein HK and this place sadly fell short of what it could be. First, their location is very inconvenient unless you are on foot, which may be great for U of MD students, but if you are in a car, its a disaster when it comes to parking. This business even has a sign saying ask about a parking pass and they are not responsible if your car is towed. This alone makes this place already super unattractive. I fought my instincts and gave this place a try, but honestly, felt like I wasted $12. They have a digital kiosk where you can order your drinks and I chose a HK style milk tea (hot) with less sugar and also a jasmine milk tea with boba. The ordering for the jasmine tea was weird because it has an option to choose $1 extra for boba but if you scroll a little further down, you can get boba, no extra charge. I thought that was a bit sneaky, which I didn't appreciate. I waited about 15 min and then my order was ready. The HK style milk tea was supposed to be in a glass container but I only saw the sign after I ordered that they didnt have glass containers. That really sucked. The other issue is that when my HK style milk tea (hot) was ready, it was barely warm, which also was disappointing as it was a bit cool outside and I wanted something hot to warm me up. The HK milk tea also wasn't that great either, nothing special. I've had HK milk teas for about $2 elsewhere and they were great, but this was overpriced and lukewarm. I wont be ordering this again. The other drink seemed OK as I ordered it for someone else. I also thought this place was kind of dirty and could have been more clean. Not sure why the windows looked so dirty. I found the place kind of gross and it just didnt feel as clean as I like businesses to be. Overall, a pretty underwhelming experience. You get one chance to make a good impression especially when there are so many boba options available. I definitely wont be coming back here again.

I've been ordering from here almost once a week since I found this place in August 2025, and I…read moreusually stick to my go-to: caramel milk tea with extra sugar, no boba. This time, I noticed they had a pho + milk tea combo, so I ordered it through the app. When my food arrived, I got the pho but there was no broth, just dry noodles. I also ordered beef pho with meatballs, and there were only two tiny meatballs, no beef at all, and the noodles were soggy and overcooked (and not how it looked in the photo advertised). My fiancé took it back so they could fix it. When he got there, he called me so I could speak to the worker. She told me, "I can pour some juice in it, but since you added meatballs, you'd have to buy another $14 combo to get beef because you didn't add beef to your pho." That made no sense why would I order another pho just to get what I already paid for? I told her I did add beef and asked her to check my receipt. She immediately cut me off, said "not my problem," and walked away. I was honestly in shock. I wasn't rude or yelling I just wanted my order corrected. It's just pho, but the customer service made the situation so much worse. She refused a refund or to give me her manager's information. Eventually, she handed my fiancé the soup, but the lid wasn't on correctly, so as soon as he got outside, it spilled all in the bag. At that point, I just threw it away. I'm honestly sad because I loved this place it's such a cute spot to study if you're a student, and the decor is really nice. But after this experience, I probably won't be coming back. I ended up having to order actual pho on Uber Eats, so I spent about $51 out of pocket for a replacement... which is insane in this economy i tried to call to get a hold of a manager to speak about the incident but their business phone number is suspended and is no longer in service I've attached a screenshot of my receipt below with the date to show that I did, in fact, order beef.