I'll admit it. I'm a bubble tea snob. I'm going to sound harsh here, but I had the misfortune of…read morehaving the worst one of my life from the Tiger Tai stall at the Dream Food Festival in NJ. I was genuinely shocked at how bad it was. I ordered a passion fruit green tea with boba. They only sold one size (22 oz). There were no prices listed on their menu, so I just assumed it would be around $6-$8 which is standard market price. Nope, it was $10. As soon as I got my drink, I knew it was going to be bad. Passion fruit is typically a vibrant, yellow-golden color. Mine looked way too watered down. I had two sips before I threw it out. 1.) The boba was mushy, falling apart, and lacked any flavor. It was obviously old. COME ON! COOK YOUR BOBA FRESH AND PROPERLY. It's one of the key components to a good bubble tea. 2.) The green tea was not freshly brewed and tasted like it was from a premade tea bag. 3.) The passion fruit flavor had such a weird sour taste to it??? The taste was so unappealing. I couldn't shake it. $10 for a drink that tasted like mop water. Garbage. Straight up basura.

The boba for this place stood out from others - it's less chewy and kind of cuts through a little…read moremore easily like jelly which I'm not sure if I just got a batch that was out of the ordinary or this is how it is regularly. They advertise their brown sugar boba pretty heavily although I will say it was just alright but you'll enjoy it if you like brown sugar boba in general. The good thing is that I didn't find it overwhelmingly sweet like other spots can be. BERRY SPRITZ Strawberry syrup and sprite combine to make this refreshing, fizzy, sweet combo that's perfect for a summer day. Just what I needed to help cool down. Their berry series is something I don't see everywhere and so I was attracted to that. Would return for this !

Came here for drinks on a Wednesday afternoon. Very small interior. You can order and pay at a…read morekiosk. Short wait time. Juices and matcha boba drinks were good. Average prices. 2 blocks from Central Park.

Cute little spot on 84th and Amsterdam with some pretty good Bubble Tea…read more The bubble tea is by far one of the better ones on the upper west side. It's hard to find tea boba that' not too sweet and loaded with sugary syrup and they fit the bilI here. Passion fruit which was a nice dark tea with passion fruit flavor and lots of tapioca boba pearls. My son had the green apple which was a bit tart and just as good. They also have fresh fruit smoothies and acai bowls.

My bubble tea crawl continues throughout New York City attaining my favorite default grass jelly…read moreloeng4 fan2 涼粉 choice topping. Ahh, grass jelly loeng4 fan2 涼粉 is my childhood favorite dessert and summons nostalgia! My experience was not magical as the customer service inadvertently botched my drink order. There are steps upon entering which this business is not ADA compliant. Honey Jasmine Green Tea, $7.25 Disappointingly, there is no ice as I surely requested. Having ice in my drink is how I manage to stay cool on a hot day in June as I wanted a cold drink (no milk and no boba). I had finished my tiresome grueling long infinite workday and hoped for a cool down. This is the beginning of a infinite hot humid long revolving door New York City summer 2025. My drink was served cool, but not high Arctic extreme cold as I hoped and after a 1 hour 10 minute subway ride home my drink became room temperate. The grass jelly was also served room temperate, but not chilled. The honey overpowered the green tea. I tasted the honey in my Jasmine green tea which is rather sweet. The clear plastic cup is minuscule thin as I can poke my finger and the entire cup will break spilling all the contents. Tea Magic did not take heed to the magic. There is a large Japanese maneki-neko 招き猫 beckoning cat at the order counter blessing the business, greeting customers, serving as a good luck revered position and decoration. However, this beckoning cat did not raised its paw. There are two signs "DO NOT TOUCH THE LUCKY CAT." There is also a sign informing customers of "price adjustment notice due to inflationary pressures to sustain increased operational costs." Well... at least the proprietor(s) are honest and direct to customers. There is a loyalty card where after the tenth drink customers receive a $5.00 discount for the next purchase. These loyalty cards sit in a cute mini shopping cart. This business is very accessible by MTA NYC Transit 1 train at 72nd Street in Upper West Side, Manhattan, NYC.

Came in for a late-night boba run. We got the Lavender Milk Tea and the Coffee Black Milk Tea. I…read morecan say they aren't the best. You can taste the lavender powder that hasn't been fully mixed in yet. The coffee tasted a little weird to me. The boba in the drink wasn't the best. But if you are looking so somewhere to just sit and talk, they do have a good amount of seating. Overall, there are better boba places, but if nothing else is open, then this is your place.

magic Angeles is a…read morewonderful host. birthday magic. like being in I Dream of Jeannie's Bottle

If you enjoy a little struggle with your dessert, this is the place for you…read more You're asked to surgically open your boba cup with a skewer, and good luck poking enough holes without spilling. The wood(?) straws are either too small for the bloated bubbles or immediately defeated when they clump together, so sipping becomes a full-body effort. As for the mochi donuts: one (the raspberry) was good. The other (biscoff) was impressively stale. 50/50 odds - not terrible, not great, definitely a gamble. I had been here before when it was clean, solid, and genuinely enjoyable, which makes this visit more disappointing. This time, our table had drops of tea on it, and the place was mostly empty aside from a group of very loud, older, regulars who seemed to think we were intruding on their personal hangout. Edit since I can't reply to the owner directly: when asked for a straw, this IS what the girl at the counter provided. She was also the one who told us to poke the holes in the lid and provided the skewers to do so.

Came here just for the Pistacho Macha latte with oat milk - AMAZING!…read more Great pastries as well!

A nice cafe with plenty of seating, serving healthy lunch and breakfast items, coffee, and a…read morespeciality in matcha. They have gluten free bread for the sandwiches - my favorite here is the Tuna Avocado Tartine. I also like their overnight oats and breakfast sandwich.

very good and cute atmosphere with nice people It's soooo good and i thought it was amazingread more

very good food and service, display was very pretty, organized and appealing visually!!!!!!!read more

I ordered through UberEats and it was pretty accurate from placement to being ready. It was quickly…read moremade considering it was just one woman working. The interaction was quick but very pleasant. Asked for less sugar in both drinks but wow it didn't taste like it was 30% sugar, more like 70%. Drinks are still good and one of the more different shops compared to other bubble tea spots. Location is very convenient. Happy to see bubble tea and asian food in this neighborhood.

Popcorn chicken 6.95 Drinks ranges 5.5-7.95 plus .75 for…read moreactual boba in the drink They have Korean pm fried chicken and pork Katsu and shrimp tempura bentos. Really do appreciate the addition to the neighborhood and being able to get popcorn chicken anytime. I no longer need to wait for the street fairs

Dumpling Dough is really too thick ! Not tasty …read more And very little veggies inside . Very disappointing !

I haven't been back to Vanessa's Dumpling House in years after being sorely disappointed by the UES…read morespot compared to Chinatown. I didn't have high hopes for this place but I needed a quick bite so Vanessa's Dumpling House it is. I ordered a Sesame Scallion Pancake Sandwich with Beef and I realized since the last time I ate here, the price jumped by $3 or 33%. Inflation is crazy. The sandwich turned out to be a lot better than I expected as the beef was very tender and I quite liked the pickled vegetables. Of course, the star was the pancake itself which was crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. It also filled me up which I was quite happy about. Are they the best thing to have happened? No, but it is a solid meal that will fill you up!

I needed a cool down on a very humid summer New York evening. This is my second Tea Magic visit…read morebut my first in this Upper West Side location. I briefly scanned the menu located hanging overhead but was not intrigue with the options. I specifically requested plain green tea without honey and Tea Magic staff complied and heeded my hope. My drink order was fulfilled to the tee with 30% sugar, regular ice and including my default topping grass jelly loeng4 fan2 涼粉. The grass jelly was a nice cool down, but it was insufficient paucity quantity ergo four stars. I highly despise extreme sweet drinks for the high sugar content volume and agree with former NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg's limiting sugar level initiatives consumption of sugary drinks. Bloomberg would be proud of my sugar intake level. The ice was average. No comment for the food as I did not purchase any. My raison d'etre for this visit was specifically for one cold drink with grass jelly topping. The decor is cute with a stuff bunny. Nota Bene: Cash payment enables a small discount.

Visited again and the cafe is still very cute but the quality has changed and service is slower. I…read moreordered a Passion Fruit Sparkling tea and the flavor was good, but I think the tapioca boba is different now. I wish it was just a tad sweeter. Prices have increased too and I'm not sure that the value vs portion is worth it.

Very good boba…read more Strongly recommend the taro slushie with boba on hot days.

Bubble tea is cropping everywhere - at least ubiquitous in New York City. I am willing to travel…read morenear and far for the patronized visitation experience, taste variation and price differential. My desiderium was peach Oolong tea which I expressed audible, but received peach green tea. Okay, I like also green tea. Peach green tea, medium $7.00 I was very specific with my order request. There were two (2) workers hustling and bustling one handling the ordering and young Asian female operating register while the other very young Asian male perform order fulfillment. The very young Asian male worker egregiously fulfilled my drink order entirely inaccurate three (3) times! The first time he quickly rush through the robotic systematic motions of the ingredients which the female quickly retrieve as a sign that is not ready to place on a rotator to mix the drink. I look at my drink which appears no herbal jelly topping embedded as my default topping choice which the male worker also retrieve and blurted his confession "I forgot the herbal jelly." My default bubble tea drink topping favorite default grass jelly loeng4 fan2 涼粉 is the best part and my primary reason for patronizing Gong Cha locations. Bro, you also forget to add ice! I did not receive any ice. I am a native New Yorker and always prefer ice in drinks who mirror a broader American obsession with icy beverages especially during the stifling hot humid summer months. Honestly, I wanted my drink to be sweating from the ice condensation but to no avail. It was served chilled which later turned room temperature warm during my long-haul subway ride home. Yuck! This bro is oblivious to the task without care and lacking utter attention of situational awareness as he is young, very naive and obvious possess minimal workforce life experience. Utter disappointment for dispirited. There was one customer who complained of his dissatifaction for drink inaccuracy fulfilled upon my entrance apparently I am not the only one whose drink order was incorrect. Aha moment!! I did received my sales receipt and drink label imitating Starbucks drink cup labels. I am enamored with their competitor Kung Fu Tea for their options and better customer service. There is a sticker mural of universities and colleges both local, some out of state and foreign. I immediately located my own alma mater and my family member's alma mater. Of course, Columbia University is prominently displayed gargantuan front and center with their official mascot Roar-ee the Lion since this Gong Cha location is within the locale.