The location is charming and charming. I drove 30 minutes to get their Purple Potato Milk Tea, but they were sold out. Their menu is limited, but I suppose it's better if you're in the region. Customer service was prompt, responsive, and to the point, as well as extra friendly. Perhaps I'll return for the Purple Potato Milk Tea in the future. read more

My friends and I visited Tsaocaa before COVID19 closings when they had just been open for a few weeks. There are many bubble tea places to chose from in Boston's Chinatown but we really wanted to like Tsaocaa because they're one of the places with the prettiest drinks/cups. My brown sugar bubble milk wasn't too bad. I loved the look of it with the brown sugar streaks on the side, however, the drink was basically...just milk. I expected milk as I did not order the milk tea version of this drink but the milk wasn't sweet at all. I had to use my straw to scrape off all the brown sugar from the side of the cup in order to flavor my milk - after that it tasted good. My boyfriend got the peach oolong tea with milk foam, less sweet. Wow, it just tasted like water. I wasn't getting the peach or the tea flavor. I was pretty shocked with how bad the tea was. It may be because he ordered under the "freshly brewed tea" section instead of the "fruit tea" section. It tasted like the tea leaves didn't have enough time to brew but I don't know. We're definitely bummed Tsaocaa is closed at this time during coronavirus but can't wait until they open back up again so we can try their actual fruit teas and milk teas. First impression of Tsaocaa: not the best but eager to try them again! read more

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I got the fruit tea and loved it! Many places taste artificial Tsaocaa had green tea with Passion Fruit base and a ton of fruit as well. Highly recommend! read more

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The passionfruit and lime drink is now my favorite and my to-go drink every time I am here! You need a location in Quincy!!! read more

Tsaocaa Boston - Passionfruit and lime drink - Bubble Tea Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

They have many great options and the drinks taste very peaceful and enjoyable. I would love to visit the shop more often.

First of all, The drink itself is good. I love the salty milk foam and the crystal pearls. However, boba is undigested! It is huge and chewy! However, the service and ambiance are painful. The cashier continues checking her phone while the customer waiting to make the order. The charge a fee to switch from boba to other toppings - which is first of the kind I have experienced after visiting at least 20 boba shops in the city. The store is very messy with a lot of bills, trash but no one cares about cleaning it!! Last, of not least, their bathroom has a bad smell, it clearly smells like someone just hiding there to smoke!!! It is hard to convince me to come back! read more

I walked past here getting lunch and noticed that they were open! I walked in and the staff were all friendly and offered me a menu. Decided on the Grapefruit Peach w/ Crystal Jelly. Went to pay and they only accepted cash ($10 minimum)...huge bummer and turnoff for this place. Every other bubble tea place does not have a minimum amount. The drink was okay, it had grapefruit pulp in it, but definitely tasted artificial. Will definitely come back to try something and give it another chance. read more

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one more boba place in Chinatown. their logo looks cute just copied "" hey tea"" in China. Gonna check it out when I saw a lot of ad they posted. I ordered a fruit green tea and a mango with milk foam for my husband. the service is slowly but they are new, so its ok to wait a little bit .Both of the drinks are just ok . the fruit tea is like a fruit punch, and can barely taste the tea. the mango slush is ok but the milk foam on the top taste not good. the price are the highest among all the milk tea shop in Chinatown which don't worth the money. read more

Tsaocaa Boston - Bubble Tea Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

Not a top choice for boba in Chinatown for me. I heard Tsaocaa had opened and came by to try their aesthetic drinks and check out the new space. They seemed to have good fruity drinks (since all the posters were fruity options) so I ordered a blueberry green tea with cheese foam which I saw featured on a poster. It surprisingly was a slush drink, that was pretty ice-chunky. The combination of blueberry and foam made it taste a lot like blueberry yogurt - which I wasn't a fan of. My friends also ordered fruity drinks, they thought it was slightly too sweet as well. Few pros is that there's only one drink size which is quite large, and the cafe space is large for Chinatown, and as aesthetic as the pics. Would possibly try another drink next time, maybe a tea, but otherwise would check out the many other bubble tea places around and on the street. read more

I was recommended by a friend and it was the best recommendation ever. I love their Teas. Down the street from my job and super fast. Very clean and super friendly read more

Tsaocaa is a new edition for milk tea shops in Boston, so I was really excited to try it. The aesthetic of the shop is really cute and they have the round bottom cups which are my favorite. I tried 3 different drinks, the peach oolong milk tea, matcha, and the lychee green tea with milk foam. The peach oolong was good, it was a nice balance with the peach not being too overpowering. The matcha was a bit thick, but it was still good taste wise. The lychee green tea was super refreshing, the milk foam was a nice touch with it as well if you like the mix with tea but not too milky. It comes with crystal boba/agar boba, but I personally don't like the texture of agar. Only thing that let me down was the boba. It was a bit too soft and the consistency of boba was a bit different. However, everything else was good. I have yet to try the herbal jelly, so I'll definitely try that next! read more

Since I discovered this new place, I've been hitting this spot 7 days in a row... I'm a big big fan of boba milk tea n I used to skip meals for milk tea. However, I almost quit milk tea since I moved to Boston last year, cuz there's not a legit milk tea place in Boston. All those chain places r overly sweet/creamy to me. One thing i like most abt Tsaocaa is the boba. Instead of the regular black one, it is amber boba, which is more chewy. I LOVE IT! I've been ordering purple potato fresh milk every day. This drink has not only purple yam, but also sticky black rice, which adds another layer of sticky texture. My friends tried mango, n they love it. read more

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Terrible experience. I very kindly asked for a refund after I was totally dissatisfied with my milk tea and they told me no and gave no explanation or didn't seem to care that I was displeased with my order. I highly suggest you don't come here. read more

Nice & brand new bubble place in Chinatown. I really like the cool design of the sign&logo. I got Brown sugar milk tea with foam and lychee green tea which teste so good to me. Think this would be the #1 place of bubble tea on Chinatown. read more

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Tsaocaa in general is my top fav boba place over the other brand named boba chains. Their fruit drinks, milk teas, and other drinks aren't over the top sweet n always keep me coming back. read more

First time coming to Tsaocaa at 10pm was disappointed that there was no more black boba so I got the Crystal boba and lime jelly! The lime jelly was good but not in a taro cream drink! The oolong was very nice and fragrant! Overall the place is cute and bright! I love the self checkout! read more

By far the worst boba/bubble tea I've ever had. First off, they don't greet you when you walk into their store. I walked in and it was just complete silence and the lady just stared at me. Then, when I ordered I asked what was a "nata jelly" and how sweet their drinks are, and the lady didn't know how to answer me. When I got my drink, a peach jasmine with nata jelly 70% sugar, it was so sweet and the amber bubble tasted disgusting. Every time I took a sip it tasted like straight syrup. No tea flavor at all. I couldn't bring myself to finish it. $7 down the drain, not worth at all. read more

I like Tsaocaa milk tea. But this time, they forgot to put sugar in and it tasted like water :) I am so sad

Tsaocaa is next to several great boba shops including Tiger Sugar, Royal Tea, and TeaDo so was curious to see how it stacked up. I got the colorful fruits black tea with 50% sugar. They had these sugar oranges inside which they gave you a fork to eat them with. Even at 50% sugar it still felt very sweet and the drink was a brownish color from the black tea. Overall it tasted good but not unique enough or yummy enough for me to try the same drink again in the future. I will come back to try one of there other fruit teas read more

I only went here because the line for Tea-Do was too long and this was next door. There was a group of 3 people infront of me who ordered and a couple who ordered after me. The couple ended up getting their order before me, so I went up to the counter to say I didn't get my order and the workers looked lost and asked me what I ordered. They realized it was sitting in the bubble tea machine the whole time. They apologized but didn't even offer to refund me. Wack. Will never go back again. read more

I have mixed feelings about this place. Their drinks are unique and really good. I get the mango yogurt with crystal pearl, and it's so refreshing and lovely. Like drinking a yakult in slushy form with chunks of sweet mango throughout. Pure bliss on a hot summer's day. However, every time I've gone, it's taken a really long time for my drink to be made, even before the pandemic. Yes, their drinks can be complicated to make, but at the same time, their staff is insanely slow and seems to move at a snail's pace. I've never seen staff so unenthusiastic about making drinks--it's like they're doing you a favor by even being there, and they're constantly chatting with each other while they languidly pour milk and scoop ice. The first time I came here with friends, they actually forgot about my drink, and we had to remind them after we had already waited some 20-25 minutes for my friend's drinks to be made. That alone has made me avoid this place unless there's absolutely no one else in the store. I'll continue to come here because the mango yogurt is that bomb, but be prepared to wait at least 20 minutes to get what you ordered. read more

Closest thing to HeyTea in the US. A bit pricey but it's mainly targeted towards people who are willing to pay a bit more for bbt closer to what you can usually get in Asia. Taro and Purple sweet potato must get. read more

We got three drinks- iced grapefruit green tea, lychee green tea with crystal green tea, and brown sugar bubble milk. We liked the lychee and grapefruit the best. The brown sugar one isn't that good, I would definitely recommend getting their fruit tea instead. The service was a bit slow even though there were four staff making drinks. The drinks are a bit on the pricier size. The brown sugar milk only come in a small size but it's almost $5. The fruit drinks taste really fresh and def worth the money read more

Tsaocaa Boston - Lychee green tea with crystal pearls and iced grapefruit green tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

Came by here when visiting Boston and it was great! We got the brown sugar milk tea and the Sakura oolong milk tea. The boba was soft and chewy and the drinks were great! Would definitely come again. read more

It's Chinatown so cant expect too much out of the location itself. Once you get past the street and the surrounding exterior (going down the stairs ugh), the place is super clean and nice. Totally fits their theme and COVID safe. They have a touch screen for ordering (so bring purell or wear gloves) and while I havent tried many of their drinks, I love their brown sugar milk! I hate cheese so I need to order my drink without the cheese foam. I also dont like cold drinks (especially because it's winter) but, THEY CHARGE FOR NO ICE!!! BRUHHHHHHH so disappointing. However, my taste buds are mad sensitive and their brown sugar milk, is the first one that I can enjoy without gagging! (Thanks for the good milk) read more

The drinks here are fine. Only issue is with the staff/consistency. First time I came here I ordered the black milk tea w boba & pearl boba (under their specials menu). No where under the description did it mention it came with cheese foam. I'm not a fan of cheese foam & ended up throwing it up that night. So the 2nd time I came to order the same drink I specifically went out my way to order at the cashier & ask for NO CHEESE FOAM which the girl rudely told me "it doesn't come with any" so I snapped back and said well last time they gave it to me. Came back again today and ordered the same drink on the computer tablet they have and guess what? IT CAME WITH CHEESE FOAM and I couldn't stomach my drink cuz shit was salty. I'm just super annoyed that I paid $7 for this drink and no one can seem to get it right. Also quality of drinks have definitely downgraded over time too. This used to be my go to place but I'm definitely reconsidering. read more

I got the passion fruit lime and it was soo good and refreshing. I got it with crystal jellies which was not the move, the texture was like eating orbeez. My friend got the same drink but with grapefruit jellies and she loved it. My other friend got the orange juice and she said it was the perfect summer drink esp bc it's fresh fruit and very hot outside :) read more

Another new bubble tea place in Chinatown. Tea is okay just like other bubble tea shops that you can name. However, the store organization is bad. I expected waiting time will be long for the new opened store. For this one, the waiting time is EXTREMELY long. Staffs didn't make tea by order number. Let say your number is 10 and they will make the order for #20. Then will go back and make your order after I don't know how long. Except for that, customers just randomly take your drinks without asking anything. We all know Boston Chinatown always lacks of parking. If you want some bubble tea grab and go in a timely manner, I DO NOT recommend this store for you. read more