Nice boba! We came here yesterday and tried the okinawa milk tea with boba and rose spring tea with crystal boba and caramel pudding. I always get my tea with less sweet and less ice, and they did a great job. There’s a lot of variety on the menu, the staff are friendly, and the cafe itself is nice and clean. Overall, I really enjoyed my drink!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
C Vynatheya
Delicious varieties of bubble tea. Their brown sugar is the best!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Potter Philip Neil
Okinawa Milk Tea outstanding ! 10/10
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Rachel Goat
First time trying this place and I was very impressed! Great menu selection. The staff were very nice. I ordered the strawberry berry snow cream and it was 10/10! Fresh strawberry chunks, not too sweet but flavorful! I would highly recommend trying it! The only negative thing I have to say is all of the photos show cute square cups and they only use regular cups, aesthetically a little disappointing. Other than that, would highly recommend checking this place out.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
D G
Always a wonderful visit
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Julia Lin
Thai milk tea had a roasted undertone but lacked that special taste. The boba itself is bad quality. Overcooked, it seems, swollen so much that it keeps clogging the straw. It had that weird tapwater taste, and the texture was filmy and gummy. Idk how to describe it exactly, but it's too soft on the outside and breaks apart weirdly when chewing.) I would definitely not recommend this place. Honestly could not even make myself finish my drink due to the bad boba. Very disappointing since I had been craving boba tea all day.
At least the service was fast. The ambiance is very bright and the inside decor is trendy. Standard upbeat boba tea place vibes (but with bad boba). Maybe this was just a bad day or the employee making this batch of boba was untrained, but there are enough boba places in the area that I'd rather explore the other places instead of risk another go with this one.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 4
Jackson Rodriguez
I forget the name of my fancy boba tea but it tasted so yummy and I def wanna go back and try more flavors!!! Fast, friendly, professional service. Clean and delightful space!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Steph Joy
best bubbletea!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mack Lee
As someone who has drank a lot of boba in the Bay Area and all over Chicago, with very high standards, Rare Tea is BY FAR, the best place for boba. I’ve tried at least 6-7 different drinks and the boba is the perfect texture and the tea is high quality.
The flavor profile is more tea-heavy in the milk teas, as it is a bit less milky/creamy than other places. They use high quality tea and differentiates it from most boba shops like KFT, Hello Jasmine, etc.
Highly recommend the Okinawa and High Mountain Milk Teas and the Passionfruit Green Tea. This is the go-to place in Chicago.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mango Passion
Shoutarou Watanabe
WOW! I had their matcha rose tea with oat milk and aloe vera. This drink is absolutely delicious and made so amazingly. It was worth the 8$ as its one of the most refreshingly sweet floral drinks I've had. I will definetly come back again, this matcha is yummy?
One of my top two places for best bubble tea in Chicago. I got the Okinawa milk tea, which was one of the most balanced drinks with a bold tea flavor. Their drinks speak to the quality of the preparation.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
ssonder nectarr
very welcoming and friendly staff!! clean and aesthetic atmosphere! large menu with tons of flavor options:)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nebojsa Milenovic
Interesting flavor and cozy atmosphere
Food: 5
ssonder_ nectarr
very welcoming and friendly staff!! clean and aesthetic atmosphere! large menu with tons of flavor options:)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Siena Rose
The rose matcha latte and aiyu jelly is a surprisingly good combination—sweetly balanced and refreshing! A perfect dri-ssert! Plus, the atmosphere is so cute.
Nice boba! We came here yesterday and tried the okinawa milk tea with boba and rose spring tea with crystal boba and caramel pudding. I always get my tea with less sweet and less ice, and they did a great job. There’s a lot of variety on the menu, the staff are friendly, and the cafe itself is nice and clean. Overall, I really enjoyed my drink!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Delicious varieties of bubble tea. Their brown sugar is the best!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Okinawa Milk Tea outstanding ! 10/10
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
First time trying this place and I was very impressed! Great menu selection. The staff were very nice. I ordered the strawberry berry snow cream and it was 10/10! Fresh strawberry chunks, not too sweet but flavorful! I would highly recommend trying it! The only negative thing I have to say is all of the photos show cute square cups and they only use regular cups, aesthetically a little disappointing. Other than that, would highly recommend checking this place out.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Always a wonderful visit
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Thai milk tea had a roasted undertone but lacked that special taste. The boba itself is bad quality. Overcooked, it seems, swollen so much that it keeps clogging the straw. It had that weird tapwater taste, and the texture was filmy and gummy. Idk how to describe it exactly, but it's too soft on the outside and breaks apart weirdly when chewing.) I would definitely not recommend this place. Honestly could not even make myself finish my drink due to the bad boba. Very disappointing since I had been craving boba tea all day.
At least the service was fast. The ambiance is very bright and the inside decor is trendy. Standard upbeat boba tea place vibes (but with bad boba). Maybe this was just a bad day or the employee making this batch of boba was untrained, but there are enough boba places in the area that I'd rather explore the other places instead of risk another go with this one.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 4
I forget the name of my fancy boba tea but it tasted so yummy and I def wanna go back and try more flavors!!! Fast, friendly, professional service. Clean and delightful space!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
best bubbletea!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
As someone who has drank a lot of boba in the Bay Area and all over Chicago, with very high standards, Rare Tea is BY FAR, the best place for boba. I’ve tried at least 6-7 different drinks and the boba is the perfect texture and the tea is high quality.
The flavor profile is more tea-heavy in the milk teas, as it is a bit less milky/creamy than other places. They use high quality tea and differentiates it from most boba shops like KFT, Hello Jasmine, etc.
Highly recommend the Okinawa and High Mountain Milk Teas and the Passionfruit Green Tea. This is the go-to place in Chicago.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mango Passion
WOW! I had their matcha rose tea with oat milk and aloe vera. This drink is absolutely delicious and made so amazingly. It was worth the 8$ as its one of the most refreshingly sweet floral drinks I've had. I will definetly come back again, this matcha is yummy?
Dietary restrictions: Offers dairy free milk
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
One of my top two places for best bubble tea in Chicago. I got the Okinawa milk tea, which was one of the most balanced drinks with a bold tea flavor. Their drinks speak to the quality of the preparation.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
very welcoming and friendly staff!! clean and aesthetic atmosphere! large menu with tons of flavor options:)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Interesting flavor and cozy atmosphere
Food: 5
very welcoming and friendly staff!! clean and aesthetic atmosphere! large menu with tons of flavor options:)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The rose matcha latte and aiyu jelly is a surprisingly good combination—sweetly balanced and refreshing! A perfect dri-ssert! Plus, the atmosphere is so cute.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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