This place is amazing. The food is very good, especially the milk teas. I had a coconut milk tea with boba and it was delicious. The environment was lovely, with music loud enough to be heard and not overwhelming, a nice layout, and lots of natural light from the front window. Everything was very clean. Service was wonderful, with the staff being both friendly and very efficient, and our food being ready quite quickly. The menus are easy to read, and the mural/wall art in the back is nice as well. (Also, whoever is creating the music playlist is doing a good job, they have solid music taste IMO). I didn’t remember to take a photo of my family’s food, but here’s a picture of the delicious coconut milk tea (highly recommend!).
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Josiah Ramsek
Super kind cook, and the atmosphere is very modern and comfortable.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Classic Banh MI Thit Nguoi, Sandwich
Joshua Daily
Dang, that’s some good boba.After devouring a large meal at Hong Kong Buffet and walking around a bookstore to let the food settle (and pick up a few books), I asked if Tim if he had room for some boba. He said ‘sure’ and here we are. I completely forgot this place existed until I was looking around on Yelp for new places to try. Thank gosh for a dull moment of internet browsing at work.We waddled in and immediately didn’t know what to order. The menu was a lot bigger than I expected for a space so small. Tim tried to explain a Poke bowl to me but said it was something you just have to experience or google. Seeing as we were both still full from lunch, the time to learn from experience would have to come another day.I settled on a Coffee Milk Tea with cinnamon boba and Tim got this unique Matcha with cream cheese foam with strawberry jelly. We plopped down on some chairs and waited for our drinks to come out. It took a bit longer than I expected but the place was hopping and there were tons of orders being picked up and there was almost an endless line of people placing orders. The wait was probably 10 minutes but not too bad for how steady they were.Tim and I slowly put down our drinks as we chatted about the various aspects of life. My first sip was extremely delicious and sweet. After a few sips, the peak delicious faded and turned into a drink that was good but leaving you yearning for that sweet sweet sweetness. Could be that it needed blended a bit more. Either way, it was pleasant even with the drink settling as the cup became more and more empty. In hindsight, maybe it was best the drink evened out after demolishing plates at a buffet.During our time, we saw a lot of college kids come and go while a few couples hung around and enjoyed their food. Bradley University students probably love this place. The interior is very narrow and the sitting area, while plenty of seats, isn’t conducive to a long term hangout. Grab your meal, enjoy, chat for a bit, then head out. But not every place has to be geared towards people like me who likes to sit and chat for awhile.It’s cool to see Peoria have such a varied amount of cultural places to sample; from Chinese to Vietnamese to Italian to Mexican to Mediterranean.If time allows, I would love to come back and try one of these mystery Poke bowls. Until then, stay boba-licious!Parking: You can either park along the curb if you get lucky or use the public parking lot across the street. Its the intersection of University and Main so expect heavy traffic at all times of the day. Use the crosswalk.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Jennifer Chedister
Their food is really fresh and their Vietnamese coffee is amazing!Dietary restrictions: Gluten-free options
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sandwich
Tyler Sanford
Some of the best Poke I've
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Quang Anh Pham
Great food. Banh mi are
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Steve Redbeard
Best banh mi in the area. The staff is always pleasant and FoH is clean. I’m coming for that lemongrass tofu next time and unlike similar restaurants you don’t get a mouthful of cilantro stems. Looking at you noodlehouse. Oh and they are open on
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Classic Banh MI Thit Nguoi, Create Your Own Poke Bowl
Angela Meade
Ordered DoorDash and it was the worst I ever had from here. Both smoothies were missing the add ins and when you pay extra you want what you pay for. My create your own poke bowl was missing ingredients as well. This was not a doordash issue it was a restaurant issue and the restaurant refused doordash to remake the order. I spent over $40 for all 3 of my items to be wrong. To say I am unhappy is an understatement. Now they lost my business and I go there very often.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Lars L.
This was our first time exploring Peoria. Our kids were drawn here by the clever name "Dang". Food was delicious. Smoothies were creamy and delightful. Boba was perfect. Best of all... customer service went above and beyond by suggesting places to visit on our trip. I would totally come here again.
Chef King Curry
I had the Grilled Chicken Banh Mi, BBQ Pork Banh Mi and the Takoyaki. Grilled Chicken Banh Mi was very tasty, veggies were light crisp and fresh. The bread was nice and soft. The chicken was nice and sweet but didn't taste like it came off the grill. 8/10. The BBQ pork was sweet and flavorful but really dry. The Bread was hard and dry. Veggies were good as well on this sandwich.The Pate on sandwich was dry but flavorful. 5/10.Takoyaki was delicious, just a little too much Fish Flakes. 9/10. I'll give them a 7.5/10 I'll come back and try the Poke, Teriyaki bowl.
Friendly staff and enjoyable food & drink. Can take a bit of time to get your order when they are busy, so plan accordingly.
Faith S.
The food is AMAZING. So is the boba! It's a great little study joint near campustown that is quiet enough to work but lively enough to make you feel welcome. Slightly pricy compared to grabbing some takeout but it's completely worth it both in health and in taste.
Wesley Shafer
Ended up getting the Heat Wave, was good. Not too hot, and had enough of a bite for flavor. Would recommend
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
keke06145
I wanted to love it so bad, but the salmon bahn mi was overly salty. I could not finish it. I've never had one that salty before. The takoyaki and shumai were underwhelming. It's disappointing because I was craving it so badly.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 5
Colleen ZS
Had the classic banh mi with a coffee milk tea/boba. Dang good! The flavors were spot on. Loved what they did with the building (old Arby’s on Empire). You’d never recognize it!
This place is amazing. The food is very good, especially the milk teas. I had a coconut milk tea with boba and it was delicious. The environment was lovely, with music loud enough to be heard and not overwhelming, a nice layout, and lots of natural light from the front window. Everything was very clean. Service was wonderful, with the staff being both friendly and very efficient, and our food being ready quite quickly. The menus are easy to read, and the mural/wall art in the back is nice as well. (Also, whoever is creating the music playlist is doing a good job, they have solid music taste IMO). I didn’t remember to take a photo of my family’s food, but here’s a picture of the delicious coconut milk tea (highly recommend!).
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Super kind cook, and the atmosphere is very modern and comfortable.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Classic Banh MI Thit Nguoi, Sandwich
Dang, that’s some good boba.After devouring a large meal at Hong Kong Buffet and walking around a bookstore to let the food settle (and pick up a few books), I asked if Tim if he had room for some boba. He said ‘sure’ and here we are. I completely forgot this place existed until I was looking around on Yelp for new places to try. Thank gosh for a dull moment of internet browsing at work.We waddled in and immediately didn’t know what to order. The menu was a lot bigger than I expected for a space so small. Tim tried to explain a Poke bowl to me but said it was something you just have to experience or google. Seeing as we were both still full from lunch, the time to learn from experience would have to come another day.I settled on a Coffee Milk Tea with cinnamon boba and Tim got this unique Matcha with cream cheese foam with strawberry jelly. We plopped down on some chairs and waited for our drinks to come out. It took a bit longer than I expected but the place was hopping and there were tons of orders being picked up and there was almost an endless line of people placing orders. The wait was probably 10 minutes but not too bad for how steady they were.Tim and I slowly put down our drinks as we chatted about the various aspects of life. My first sip was extremely delicious and sweet. After a few sips, the peak delicious faded and turned into a drink that was good but leaving you yearning for that sweet sweet sweetness. Could be that it needed blended a bit more. Either way, it was pleasant even with the drink settling as the cup became more and more empty. In hindsight, maybe it was best the drink evened out after demolishing plates at a buffet.During our time, we saw a lot of college kids come and go while a few couples hung around and enjoyed their food. Bradley University students probably love this place. The interior is very narrow and the sitting area, while plenty of seats, isn’t conducive to a long term hangout. Grab your meal, enjoy, chat for a bit, then head out. But not every place has to be geared towards people like me who likes to sit and chat for awhile.It’s cool to see Peoria have such a varied amount of cultural places to sample; from Chinese to Vietnamese to Italian to Mexican to Mediterranean.If time allows, I would love to come back and try one of these mystery Poke bowls. Until then, stay boba-licious!Parking: You can either park along the curb if you get lucky or use the public parking lot across the street. Its the intersection of University and Main so expect heavy traffic at all times of the day. Use the crosswalk.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Their food is really fresh and their Vietnamese coffee is amazing!Dietary restrictions: Gluten-free options
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sandwich
Some of the best Poke I've
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great food. Banh mi are
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Best banh mi in the area. The staff is always pleasant and FoH is clean. I’m coming for that lemongrass tofu next time and unlike similar restaurants you don’t get a mouthful of cilantro stems. Looking at you noodlehouse. Oh and they are open on
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Classic Banh MI Thit Nguoi, Create Your Own Poke Bowl
Ordered DoorDash and it was the worst I ever had from here. Both smoothies were missing the add ins and when you pay extra you want what you pay for. My create your own poke bowl was missing ingredients as well. This was not a doordash issue it was a restaurant issue and the restaurant refused doordash to remake the order. I spent over $40 for all 3 of my items to be wrong. To say I am unhappy is an understatement. Now they lost my business and I go there very often.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
This was our first time exploring Peoria. Our kids were drawn here by the clever name "Dang". Food was delicious. Smoothies were creamy and delightful. Boba was perfect. Best of all... customer service went above and beyond by suggesting places to visit on our trip. I would totally come here again.
I had the Grilled Chicken Banh Mi, BBQ Pork Banh Mi and the Takoyaki. Grilled Chicken Banh Mi was very tasty, veggies were light crisp and fresh. The bread was nice and soft. The chicken was nice and sweet but didn't taste like it came off the grill. 8/10. The BBQ pork was sweet and flavorful but really dry. The Bread was hard and dry. Veggies were good as well on this sandwich.The Pate on sandwich was dry but flavorful. 5/10.Takoyaki was delicious, just a little too much Fish Flakes. 9/10. I'll give them a 7.5/10 I'll come back and try the Poke, Teriyaki bowl.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Takoyaki
Restaurantji Recommends
Friendly staff and enjoyable food & drink. Can take a bit of time to get your order when they are busy, so plan accordingly.
The food is AMAZING. So is the boba! It's a great little study joint near campustown that is quiet enough to work but lively enough to make you feel welcome. Slightly pricy compared to grabbing some takeout but it's completely worth it both in health and in taste.
Ended up getting the Heat Wave, was good. Not too hot, and had enough of a bite for flavor. Would recommend
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I wanted to love it so bad, but the salmon bahn mi was overly salty. I could not finish it. I've never had one that salty before. The takoyaki and shumai were underwhelming. It's disappointing because I was craving it so badly.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 5
Had the classic banh mi with a coffee milk tea/boba. Dang good! The flavors were spot on. Loved what they did with the building (old Arby’s on Empire). You’d never recognize it!