This place is amazing! I have visited most countries in Asia for reference and live on the West…read moreCoast. So I have a fair amount of boba tea experience. The service is efficient and precise. The ambiance is calm and relaxing with a dent of brown sugar. The ceremonial grade Uji Matcha was the best that I've had outside of Kyoto, hands-down. Additionally, the milk foam on top is perfection, and not too sweet, not too salty, just right. All of the other teeth that I tried were good whether it was fruit tea or green tea. I will definitely return for any of their drinks.l whenever in town.

MILKLAB is a small dessert and tea chain around the Research Triangle Park. They are known for…read moretheir rolled ice cream and boba. The inside was rather spacious and there were some seats in the back for people to do work or study. I found the service to be timely on the day I went. I got the Rainbow Fresh Fruit Tea. It tasted like the name: very fruity with some passionfruit jelly at the bottom. I did get the drink at 70% sweetness, but it tasted like 100% sweetness. Next time, I would get 50% sweetness or less because it was too sweet for me. I did not get the rolled ice cream here, but I am sure it would have tasted amazing as I have gotten it at another location before. Overall, a solid spot for desserts and drinks.

Very cutie spot! Love the ambiance when we came in, the seating is very unique, cute, and…read morecomfortable. If you're looking for your knees to pop a little when you sit down, this is the place for you haha. Go support your local small businesses! I got the ube ice milk at 50% sugar and it was delish! There's only one size and it's pretty big. I definitely recommend mixing it super well with the coated ube on the sides of the cup, otherwise you're just gonna taste the milk. I loved it though cause it felt like I was getting different layers of the drink based on how much ube I had mixed in- very high quality milk and drink. I would totally recommend! My roommate got their strawberry matcha, and we watched them make their matcha and 100% authentic, it's not just some concentrate, we watched them mix the matcha with the designated whisk- super high quality and she loved it too. I had a sip and their boba quality is also 10/10, super super chewy and nice! The guy behind the counter was also really kind- very quick service, patient with you as you look at their wonderful menu. You can also ask to sample some of their toppings to make a well-informed decision for yourself. They also have little gifts you can buy in the form of tea, popping boba, or even cute boba/drink carriers. Also, they have a cute interactive wall where you can write a note or draw some pictures. Would be back again! Personally think it would be fun if there were also board games around too!

| Overview + Brown…read moreSugar Ice Milk is deliciously creamy + Boba texture is perfect + Decent milk tea size in a cute cup with "ears" + Good selection of fruit teas, smoothies & iced coffee drinks + Cool ambiance + Fast customer service - Boba cost extra for Brown Sugar Ice Milk - Taro milk tea here is made of powder / other ingredients look artificial - Various toppings in the open - are they clean? - Menu is purely drinks; no desserts or snacks | Full Review Located in a corner of the Hope Valley Commons shopping area, Bapu Teahouse Durham looks inviting from the outside with its cool boba milk tea structure by the cafe's front door, showing Bapu's simple logo outside. Bapu's ambiance inside looks artsy, with cute aesthetics and cool atmosphere. What stood out to me was the assortment of toppings displayed. The good thing: they look pretty colorful and fresh; the not-so-good thing: they're uncovered, so I'm not sure if they're clean. Nonetheless, it's convenient to see the different topping options you can add to your milk tea. I noticed Bapu uses the artificial purple taro powder for its milk tea instead of taro paste, so I eliminated that choice from my milk tea selection process. There was only one young employee who took orders and also made the milk teas when I went, but his customer service was good as he made fine recommendations and served my order fast. Unlike Boba Baba's eye-aching menu screens, Bapu Teahouse's menu overhead looks clear with photos, highlighting its special drinks. There are no kiosks here, so you'd have to order face-to-face. As the server recommended, I ordered the Brown Sugar Ice Milk (75% sweetness, light ice). It doesn't look as Instagram-worthy as Tiger Sugar's brown sugar milk teas, but it looks yummy enough, with brown sugar syrup clearly visible in Bapu's cute & translucent cup with ears. Bapu only serves 1 size for its drinks. When I ordered this, the server asked if I wanted boba. Most decent milk tea cafes I go to automatically already have the basic tapioca pearls or boba by default in their brown sugar milk tea drinks but Bapu charges extra for that. Brown Sugar Ice Milk is listed as $6. With the boba topping, I ended up paying a total of $7.76, which is slightly higher than average price of brown sugar boba milk teas in cafes I've been to. Compare that to Feng Cha in Morrisville, which offers Dirty Boba (brown sugar milk tea for only $6.25 with the boba already included, so Bapu's pricing here sounds like a joke. To be fair, the size of the cup is large enough, with its cute top that reminds me of Doraemon or Hello Kitty. The material of it doesn't look cheap and it feels fun to hold. The sweetness of the brown sugar flavor was just right. It might have been too sweet if it was set to 100% sweetness level, and it's still probably slightly sweet at 50% but my usual preference of 75% for any brown sugar milk tea was perfect here. The milk was deliciously-creamy with the fresh & chewy boba - perfect texture. Server did a good job blending with just the right amount of ice, good amount of brown sugar syrup & boba. It's not on the same level as Boba Baba's Brown Sugar Boba or Tiger Sugar's brown sugar drinks but it's better than many mediocre brown sugar milk teas I've tried in other cafes. Bapu Teahouse's menu is purely drinks, with a nice variety of milk teas, fruit teas, smoothies & iced coffee. Sadly, there are no snack or non-drink dessert options here that you can pair with your milk tea. It's not a big deal if you're only craving for a drink, and it looks like Bapu has a good selection of toppings to customize your order. Just prepare to pay extra for those. | Overall Score: 3.4/5 | Recommended Alternative: Sharetea in Morrisville

Super convenient location in the middle of Southpoint mall. Drinks are prepared quickly and as a…read moreheads up there is no seating! Overall a solid option for boba - wouldn't go out of way to get it but a perfect pick me up if you happen to be shopping in the mall!

have had milklab at another location and this was just as good! i got the strawberry dalgona. super…read moretasty strawberry with that dalgona sweet foam on top. despite being busy, they made my order relatively quick. they have a register or you can order on the tablet. would come again for sure!

Love this place! The Miso ramen was so good and I most love the Mango Hawaii sushi! && Shoutout to…read morePeyton who was so patient with our 4 year old who spilled water everywhere!! We will definitely be back!

Peyton provided amazing service and the ambiance was very nice. The food was delicious! We will be…read moreback!

You know you're in a solid Taiwanese spot when the speakers are blasting a piano cover of 童话 when…read moreyou walk in. The decor and the smells are all reminiscent of my youth - kind of like that scene in Ratatouille where Ego takes his first bite and gets flashbacks. The thing is though, while everything is passably good, almost every dish or drink has something that is just off enough to miss the mark. For example, the braised pork bowl has lettuce and not cabbage and was quite oily. The popcorn chicken had no basil, and the boba was just lacking in depth. Overall, it's a spot I would really love to love - but it's just not offering quite enough to be on my list of go-to spots. That being said, the service is very kind - a friend had an issue with her drink and it was promptly replaced without question.

The worker was so sweet and helpful. The cafe was set up very welcoming and friendly. I got the…read morebrown sugar lava tea and it was very good! Not too sweet or plain. I only give 4 stars because the menu offered a lot of options they no longer had as far as food goes. Would go back again.

Service: they were fairly quick with the smoothies! But if you want to have it fast, go for the…read morefro-yo bar instead and pick your fav fro-yo and toppings. The toppings bar is clean and well managed so it was great to choose from without getting messy. The different flavors were great too! All the fro-yo was smooth, creamy, and didn't taste like perfume lol. The smoothies are more heavy on the yogurt side than the flavor. So ask for more fruit than yogurt when you get it. Ambiance: it's a great place to for a 2nd date maybe lol. Just for a quick dessert. Or even bring the kids as you can get them to choose their own toppings. Overall: would come again!

A bunch of things could improve basically me and my friend went in here and Who was after watching…read morea movie. We were really really craving some frozen yogurt specifically tart frozen yogurt when we went in we both tried different flavors and immediately we turned to each other and we both had more eyebrow raised we then tried another different flavor one new flavor each and we thought then at the same time we looked at each other and we were like does this taste... Spoiled rotten? And it did it turns out that our frozen yogurt were sour and fizzy and that leads us to believe that there was some fermentation happening now maybe the manager forgot to turn the fridge on overnight I don't know what happened, but something was wrong. When I asked the girl working at the counter. She seemed a little bit nervous so you know I didn't really push that hard but definitely something needs to change

Came by for some food and drinks while working today. Had a lychee fruit tee and the vermicelli…read morebowl with beef. Both were amazing! The decor inside were beautiful! Definitely a great place for photos and videos for the gram! Service was fast as well! Highly recommend for you to drop by!

It was good, not a bad price. Nice service . After a while the tapioca tasted a tad weird to me…read moremaybe because it was freshly made, or the syrup idk. Ended up feeling nauseous after drinking it too so it was a little weird but again maybe that's just how it usually tastes and I'm unaware because I've never had it but whenever I get bubble tea in Durham I always feel sick after .. may try again though

The sweet tea was amazing! We got the tiger woods drink and the OG liquid sunshine. The lemonade in…read morethe tiger woods mixed perfectly with the sweet tea and created one of the best cold drinks I've had. Roman, the guy behind the counter, was incredibly kind and got our drinks done really quickly. He told us about how he makes each batch and what goes into it. It was sweet hearing his story about his grandma. Well worth stopping by!

I always get the Liquid sunshine (sweat tea) and it is AMAZING. Best sweet tea ever. I grew up…read moredrinking sweet tea and this one is not too sweet with fresh mint and just delicious. I also have gotten there pastries which are great. I also got the chicken sausage hot dog with kimchi and it was BOMB. Great service and really sweet owner. Love this location and I hope the Sweet Tea Cafe stays forever!

Loved this place for the layout, clean, and variety of flavors…read more Bathrooms not particularly clean but had a foot rest for kids which was nice.

The yogurt is great, but the prices are exorbitant! I came here by myself today and got a 16-ounce…read morecup of yogurt, which I thought was a reasonable amount. I topped it with a few strawberries and a little bit of kiwi. My cup cost almost $13! When I asked about the price, guy behind the counter kindly pointed to the price, and apparently, it's $.89 an ounce. I like the yogurt, and the shop is clean, but I don't like the prices, and I don't think I'll be back. It's just too expensive!

Our go-to dim sum spot near Chapel Hill!…read more This is a wonderful family-run restaurant that blends modern simplicity with traditional charm. The staff are incredibly friendly and hardworking, and the atmosphere feels both welcoming and authentic. All items are affordable and with reasonable prices! It's the only legit dim sum place near Chapel Hill/Carrboro, about a 25-minute drive for us--and we gladly make the trip almost every week. We simply can't get enough of their food! Warning: Everything on their menu is dangerously addictive. You've been warned! Our Favorites 2. Pork Dumpling (Siu Mai / Siomai) -- Steamed pork in a wonton wrapper, perfectly juicy with just the right balance of pork and vegetables in every bite. A delicious classic done right. 6. Beef Onion Dumpling in Chili Sauce -- One of the best dumplings we've had--and we've been to dim sum spots all over the world! The beef is flavorful and juicy, wrapped in a thin, perfectly chewy skin. The chili sauce complements the filling beautifully without overpowering it. Generous portion, amazing value, flawless execution. 9. Steamed BBQ Pork Bun -- Soft, fluffy buns filled with mildly sweet BBQ pork. Comforting, classic, and delicious every time. 11. Egg Yolk Bun -- Lightly sweet custard filling inside soft steamed buns. The perfect bite of dessert to end your dim sum feast. 16. Bean Skin Stuffed with Pork -- Juicy, lightly seasoned pork wrapped in delicate bean skin. Flavorful but not overpowering--simple and satisfying. 27. Crispy Shrimp Ball -- Juicy and lightly seasoned shrimp goodness inside a crispy ball. They disappeared into the void of my stomach as soon as they touched our table. 28. Crispy Taro Puff with Chicken -- Think of these as bite-sized empanadas with savory, well-seasoned chicken inside--like the best mini chicken pot pies! Crispy, flavorful, and completely addictive. I could easily eat 30 of these! 41. Crispy Beef Onion Pot Sticker -- Pan-fried to golden perfection for that satisfying crunch. The beef and chives inside are juicy and flavorful, and the portions are generous. I dream about these dumplings when I'm asleep. Absolute perfection. Take all my money! The Finishing Touch Dim sum is meant to be enjoyed with tea, and they offer a simple traditional brew that pairs beautifully with every dish. If there's one downside--it's that they're only open Friday through Sunday. We wish they were open all week! Everything on their menu is so good! Best Dimsum and service in Durham!

Objectively speaking, this is one of the better dim sum options within the area, and is a great…read morelocation to get some of the classic dim sum options. I've had the pleasure of eating some really good dim sum, and while I can admit that the dim sum here will never be as good as places in New York, I can say that they do a decent job and that the experience will be enjoyable for any eater. Rather than delivering dishes on the traditional cart, Dim Sum Asian Bistro uses a menu where you can mark off the dishes that you want. There are a lot of different steamed, fried, and a la carte options that you can choose from. A lot of the basics are done pretty well. They have good pan fried dumplings, shrimp dumplings, shao mai, and coconut pudding. They also have some other, complex dishes that we really enjoy. Their curry powder turnip cake is some of the best out there. The curry flavor pops and the fry is absolutely perfect. Crispy on the outside, but warm and soft on the inside. They also make their chicken feet really well, which is a tough one to do sometimes. I know that there will be some good options. Although Dim Sum Asian Bistro has some good things, they also serve some things that you would just be better off not ordering. They have three different types of rice crepe dishes with meat. Their best is easily the shrimp, and you should stick to that. In fact, I would avoid the beef version at all costs, it is made with a beef paste and the texture was so strange, it was kind of unappetizing! I also think their fried rice could use some work, and I think some items, like their custard buns, could have come from the frozen section. I think my family can be pretty critical about dim sum since it has been a big part of our personal culture. However, sometimes I feel I need to take a step back and look at it broadly. I've come here with some of my friends who don't eat dim sum consistently and they are always wowed by the experience. From that perspective, I can see how this place hits the mark. They serve pretty authentic food and make it taste good. There is always a buzz about the restaurant and people come and go over the weekend. It's no wonder you might have to wait to get a table, Dim Sum Asian Bistro is definitely doing something right!