Rating: 3.8 Best've had tiger sugar before in other locations but decided to give it a review this time. Tiger sugars is a chain bubble tea shop known for their brown sugar milk bubble tea. We got bubble tea for take out. I got the brown sugar bubble milk tea. The bubble tea comes with swirl of brown sugar so I mixed as much as i can before trying. I thought that the tea was okay. Typical sweet milk tea. Maybe a bit less sweet than I'm used to. Bobas were nice and chewy and sweet. The boba did get squished together so it was difficult to eat as it got stuck in the straw. Overall the place was okay. Maybe it was one off but I had better bubble tea else where and some other known franchise are more consistent. read more

Tiger Sugar - Bubble teas - Bubble Tea Near Me - Providence, Rhode Island

Tried the Mango Sago. Refreshing and tropical. My drink leaned a little on the sweeter side, but you can adjust the sugar level to your liking. Mango sago is hard to find in RI and I usually have to get it in Boston so having it right on Thayer is a win. You can order at the counter or on the self-serve screen, which is convenient if you want to take your time looking through the menu. The shop itself is small and narrow with very limited seating. Definitely not the kind of spot you'd bring a laptop to camp out, it's more of a grab-and-go place. That said, it's clean and the staff are friendly. Bonus: it's open later than the other tea spots on and around Thayer. read more

Tiger Sugar - Bubble Tea Near Me - Providence, Rhode Island

Delicious strawberry mochi milk tea! Not too sugar, and has a refreshing strawberry flavor! Staff was prompt and no lines today. This shop has limited seating and a kiosk that allows you to avoid direct interaction which is nice, but this time around I asked staff what he recommends. Easy, clean, cute small shop for a quick boba tea dessert. read more

Tiger Sugar - Strawberry Mochi - Bubble Tea Near Me - Providence, Rhode Island

I recently came to Tiger Sugar and was pleasantly surprised they were having a Spring promotion (Double the sip, double the fun promo). I purchased 2 of my favorite Tiger Sugar drinks (#1- signature black sugar boba + pearl milk with cream mousse and #8 - matcha black sugar boba milk with cream mousse) and got a FREE Thai Tea. The offer is exclusive to the Providence store and starts April 26th and ends May 31st or until supplies last. The Thai Tea came with boba or pearl and I got it with boba. It had a really good Thai Tea flavor. There was no line to order and the drinks were made in no time. read more

Tiger Sugar - Bubble Tea Near Me - Providence, Rhode Island

The service and food is epic! They have Thai milk tea and all types of tea. However,I use doordash and Thai milk tea isnt in the menu please add thai milk tea to doordash. Otherwise,Great Ambiance! Keep it up! read more

Been here a few times since my last review. Had a couple of duds and will never order them again. I can't remember the one from last time but they asked me if I wanted soy powder. So sure what the heck. It was very gritty. Like a barely mixed protein shake. I suppose that's what it became lol. This time my son ordered the #6 the brown sugar mochi boba milk with cream. Soooo the cream... it's a weird texture. Like you kind of have to chew it. I think they over whipped it and it started to become butter. It's like a very soft whipped butter. And it didn't dissolve at all in the drink. Being Asian I like all those different textures but my son and his gag reflex was in full alert. So we ended up trading. The lines are always super long in here and there's always only 1 or 2 workers. Also when you leave a cash tip they don't acknowledge you. This is still good for a once in a while treat. $7.41 for a large. read more

Tiger Sugar - #3 & #5 - Bubble Tea Near Me - Providence, Rhode Island

The boba shop that introduced me to Brown Sugar Boba all those years ago! I will always be a customer here.

Tiger Sugar blows the other boba tea shops out of the water! The taro pudding and fresh chunks of taro in the taro drink with crème is incredible with all the sensational textures and flavors. I have to have it whenever I'm on Thayer Street! Their prices are very reasonable for the quality of the ingredients, especially compared with the other boba tea bars. This is the only boba tea shop I will go to in Rhode Island! read more

Tiger Sugar - Front - Bubble Tea Near Me - Providence, Rhode Island

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Very yummy boba shop. This shit slaps! Services is super quick and the people are very nice! The spot has a nice homey feel to it too!

The newest addition to the Thayer St/PVD boba scene, Tiger Sugar is most famous for their brown sugar boba and coffee-based boba drinks. While they hands down have the best "bubbles" in the area (with an iconic "QQ"/chewy mouth feel), it's frustrating that the levels of ice and sugar can't be adjusted -- and the drinks are quite sweet. Nevertheless, I'm a fan of their #4 when I'm open to a sugar rush! Service and staff are very friendly and fast. Also applaud them for opting for paper straws, which are quite sturdy and do not dissolve at all. read more

Tiger Sugar - Coffee based boba - Bubble Tea Near Me - Providence, Rhode Island

Absolutely so excited to finally have a Tiger Sugar in Providence! The location is perfect. I love that there is room inside to stand. The menu is big and they have the new matcha drink! I ordered the Mango Sago and signature drink. The Mango Sago is so refreshing with mango juice and fresh mango. It's great for a hot day. The signature drink is perfectly sweet and great for a treat. Overall, I can't wait to visit more! read more

Tiger Sugar - Signerature - Bubble Tea Near Me - Providence, Rhode Island

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We found this place as we were exploring Providence. It's still pretty new, but we were excited to find a cool boba place! My husband and I both ordered the black sugar boba. It did take a little while for our drinks to come out, but the workers were very friendly. The shop is very small and there aren't many places to sit. Overall, we enjoyed our drinks here and think it's worth checking out if you're in the area! read more

Tiger Sugar - Bubble Tea Near Me - Providence, Rhode Island

Jeremy and Camilla are always awesome every time I get the #6 drink. I highly recommend!

No longer a customer. Made my daughters drink with soy, I went back to let them know she's allergic to soy and they would not remake the drink. They can just have it back. Good thing I did not pay for a large. Plenty of places that make boba. I will just just go to other places instead. No thanks. Pearls are way too soft and drink was starchy and powdery. read more

I've been to both Tiger Sugar locations in Boston, but this one is bigger than both of them combined. I've tried the classic #1 brown sugar milk tea, brown sugar pudding, and the limited edition strawberry mochi. The boba generally comes with both small and regular-sized tapioca pearls which may be confusing if you are not a regular boba consumer. There are no options to change sugar or ice levels which is disappointing. However, having those options changes the flavor itself. I think the staff and service were friendly and fast, considering how busy boba shops can get at any hour of the day. This is definitely just a grab-and-go type of shop but it's well worth the stop if you are in the area. read more

Tiger Sugar - (left) #1 original brown sugar milk tea right) #5 large brown sugar pudding - Bubble Tea Near Me - Providence, Rhode Island

We were walking by and noticed this new place on Thayer Street so we went in to check it out. I'm not an expert on bubble tea but do enjoy them so we ordered their signature drink, a black sugar boba with pearl milk, and a mango sago. Our first visit was over their grand opening weekend so the staff was being trained, learning their workflow, and how to use the different machines so it took a little bit longer than expected for our drinks to be ready. The wait was totally worth it and we have been back a few more times to try additional drinks and they have all been good so far. The story of how the drinks get their name is a reference to the way the syrups are layered into the cup, mimicking tiger stripes. We're looking forward to our next visit. read more

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We loved the workers but the drinks on the other hand... first they advertise a large boba drink on the screen that's costs eight dollars. There's no indication that the large boba was actually grass jelly cut into spheres. For the eight dollar price, you get a dalgona coffee that everyone made during quarantine and tricked into buying grass jelly. And then we we asked how we could eat this cause there's no large boba straw. Then the really nice worker was like oh I'm so sorry you have to break it up and then didn't have any spoons so what the hell am I supposed to do with that. I don't blame the workers at all, they were extremely helpful. I 100% blame the management at the store. After peeling the top off my drink and fishing the ice out to reach the boba, I discover the large boba that was advertised is a scam. This is grass jelly in the shape of a sphere. it was not even good quality grass jelly. I can go to H Mart and buy jelly that's sweeter than this. I feel like I was eating grass no jelly. Also, they don't offer the option to change the ice and sugar levels at the kiosk. I'm left with a drink that is 15% topping, 35% ice, and 50 liquid/milk tea. Please do not come here if you care about your money or tastebuds. Also, their creamer smells funky like expired milk. The workers were so helpful through this crisis, they're the only reason I'm not giving this store a 2. Their strawberry mochi drink is so overpriced but it's good. I would only suggest getting white washed drinks here with no tea. TLDR; Don't come here if you want the taste the tea in milk tea. Come for their expensive gimmick drinks like the strawberry mochi drink without daifuku. Also, the workers are excellent and please tip them well. read more

One of my new favorite boba spots in Providence! Came here for the grand opening weekend, and it was super busy. However, service was so fast! I got the #1, classic milk tea with brown sugar boba and it was delicious! read more

Tiger Sugar - Brown sugar boba - Bubble Tea Near Me - Providence, Rhode Island

Got the signature Tiger Black Sugar boba. They couldn't adjust the sugar level so it was a bit sweet for me. The boba was a mixture of regular sized and mini boba. Overall the flavors were great and definitely resembled the boba popsicle flavors. Boba was perfectly chewy read more

Tiger Sugar - Bubble Tea Near Me - Providence, Rhode Island

Try their most popular and second most popular drink options if you're there and have 2 people. That's a safe bet! Enjoy

I haven't been to a Tiger Sugar before but stumbled upon this place while walking on Thayer. Got the mango sago and their signature drink. Both tasted pretty good, bit too sweet even after telling them to reduce the amount of sugar. The boba/pearls themselves are bit small compared to other bubble teas i've had. Overall good experience. read more

Drinks I've had: TARO - Without a doubt the best taro boba currently to be had in PVD. Tiger Sugar uses real taro root, not powder like everywhere else so you get. Brown Sugar boba- the first time I had it during soft opening it was amazing, they used both small and large boba so the texture was great and the tea flavor strong. However the second time I had it, they used only one size boba and the tea was weak. I'd get it again though. MANGO sago- this drink was a disappointment. At other Tiger Sugars, the picture on the menu matched the actual drink with chunks of real mango piled high. The mango here was better than most using really puree but it wasn't nearly as good as other franchises I've been to Service- fast efficient service and love the order ahead ability on apps like Snackpass or using the kiosk at the store. Overall for boba 4 stars, no one boba shop does all things boba for me in PVD but this shop is definitely in the Top 2 right now bc they use good quality ingredients vs only powders like most shops. read more

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not my personal favorite when it comes to boba. my drink was chunky, and not in the typical boba way. chunky in like a hard way. if you want better boba there are two other places on thayer with better boba IMO. that being said one of my friends reccomended it, so maybe it's just not my personal taste read more

I ordered the #1, I am impressed. The boba was soft and delicious, the flavor of the coffee and cream was amazing. This is my new fave spot. Staff was friendly and fast service. read more

Was very excited for Tiger Sugar to come to Providence! Friendly staff! Best drinks so far are the mango sago, matcha brown sugar and strawberry Mochi. Even though you can't adjust the sugar level of these drinks, it's not too sweet. I usually get 0% in my bubble teas! We don't really like the paper straws, I know it's good for the environment so we just use our own reusable straws. Waiting to try the other tea drinks and ube! read more

Tiger Sugar - Mango sago, strawberry Mochi and matcha brown sugar. - Bubble Tea Near Me - Providence, Rhode Island

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This is a great addition to Thayer Street. I love Tiger Sugar and have only been in Texas. I got the brown sugar milk tea boba. I mean, look at how yummy it is! read more

Tiger Sugar - Bubble Tea Near Me - Providence, Rhode Island

I was surprised when I came across tiger sugar at Thayer. We were about to go back to our car after picking up shaking crabs and what a surprise. God must have heard me complaining there isn't any decent places for boba tea in RI. So, I got the Mango pomelo. My all time favorite It's good and not overly sweet. read more

Tiger Sugar - Bubble Tea Near Me - Providence, Rhode Island

Cool staff, really quick, good environment, AND they let me pay with $50. Update: Boba itself is fresh as heck, + paper straws this is the best place in the country read more

Tiger Sugar - Golden oolong with boba - Bubble Tea Near Me - Providence, Rhode Island

AWFUL CUSTOMER SERVICE! The description of my drink didn't have much of a description and came with chunks of taro and asked for them to alter the drink and they refused and tried to charge me for a brand new drink. ended up just throwing out the drink and left read more

Good bubble tea, nice flavor. The mochi and mousse cream add unusual texture that's not for everyone

The boba is nasty and i wanted to get a refund because when i had the taro boba milk tea drink they put pudding pieces in it and it tasted like pork which was digusting and they didnt give me my money back too for it i give this place a 3 smh read more

I have had Tiger Sugar drinks at various locations in the U.S. and in Asia and I was very pleased with the service and the quality. I recently had a drink in a relatively new Providence, RI location and it was less than ideal. First, it seemed there were only two people working at this location and I ended up waiting 20 minutes to get two drinks. When a place is selling $7+ drinks they need to hire enough employees, especially in a high traffic area like Thayer street. Second, l ordered a Mango Sago drink. I had this in both Asia and Las Vegas and it was delicious. It was made with cubes of real mangos just as they show in the pictures. The Mango sago drink I had in Providence tasted like it was canned or powered instead of made of fresh mangos. It seemed to be pureed instead of cubed like it is shown in their picture. That would be fine if they were charging $3 for a drink but not okay when charging so much. Third, the Taro drink (made with fresh Taro) was amazing and I would happily go back for this if they work out their process so it doesn't take so much time to get a drink. There is NOBODY in Rhode Island that offers anything even remotely close to this Taro drink. Hopefully, this Tiger Sugar location will make the required adjustments because once students come back in the fall, it seems they will have a tough time if they don't work out these issues. read more