Attended DragonFest and stopped by the Yaya Tea stand. My friends and I got Shrimp Onigiris, Bubble Tea and another drink (can’t remember the name).The drinks were great!The shrimp in the Onigiri was so small — it was truly ALL rice, lol. When I finally got to the shrimp, it tasted decent but it left a bit to be desired.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Néstor Reyes
They were so kind and the matcha tea was so delicious!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Marz Mullins
i love the food here but there no where to sit really, either way it’s nice to drop
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Shrimp Tempura
Juan G.
Love this small spot across from LIU. Tricky at first eating their rice and chicken ball. ( probably got that wrong ) because of the paper but after the second it was all good. Truth be told one was more than enough. Easy to order, Friendly staff and quick with your order.
Rose L.
I REALLY TRIED TO LIKE THIS PLACE because it's an addition to the neighbourhood and because one of my best friends loved the Chinatown location. Similar to what a lot of the reviews say, the fruit teas are quite bland and lack both tea and fruit flavour. I also felt that their onigiri were more rice than toppings, which made me sad to eat just a rice ball with dots of flavour. Their service however is very nice and it is easy to pick up- in a pinch. Unfortunately would not likely choose this place until something changes about the tea or onigiri. Every once in a while I'll come back to try.
Sahana P.
Fast service and great taste. They give a good amount of boba and jelly. Love that they have a manned cashier as well as ordering kiosks
Jessica Vignapiano
When they get your order right, it’s good. But more times than not, my orders wrong. Not to mention, every time I go in there I’m ignored and have to call for someone to come to the front because I can see my order waiting on the counter for pickup. Paid for a large Japanese rice ball, which should have crab egg kewpie and seaweed salad, and all I got was crab and kewpie mayo. Mind you, I paid extra for extra crab and even that part was wrong. $8 for the tiniest piece of crab and mayo with a ton of rice? No time to go back either because I was on my lunch break, so very frustrating. I don’t normally write bad reviews or even really reviews in general, but because this consistently happens I felt inclined to this time.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
Katie Botterbusch
I got a large chicken rice ball and there was barely any chicken in it. The ratio of rice to chicken was very unbalanced.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Jonathan Batista
I only got the large Yaya chicken rice ball. It was very tasty. The chicken was marinated well and hit had a delicious seaweed salad in it. I want to try the spicy prawn one next time. Price was a tad more than what I would have liked to pay but for a unique food item in the area it’s worth it. The service was friendly and I am looking forward to trying the teas next time as well.Parking: Impossible to find.Kid-friendliness: Seems friendlyWheelchair accessibility: Easy to enter
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Honest O.
So lately, I've developed a taste for Rice Balls. In Brooklyn, there is this little spot called YaYa Tea. It was crowded, usually that is a sign of something good. I am not fond of lines, but at the urging of my wife, I decided to wait and give it a chance. We ordered three sets of rice balls, I don't have pics because my previous phone was lost but needless to say, they were great. Tasted great. And the teas were also great tasting. I intend to visit again and this time I'm sure to have some pics... This one is a like..
Attended DragonFest and stopped by the Yaya Tea stand. My friends and I got Shrimp Onigiris, Bubble Tea and another drink (can’t remember the name).The drinks were great!The shrimp in the Onigiri was so small — it was truly ALL rice, lol. When I finally got to the shrimp, it tasted decent but it left a bit to be desired.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
They were so kind and the matcha tea was so delicious!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
i love the food here but there no where to sit really, either way it’s nice to drop
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Shrimp Tempura
Love this small spot across from LIU. Tricky at first eating their rice and chicken ball. ( probably got that wrong ) because of the paper but after the second it was all good. Truth be told one was more than enough. Easy to order, Friendly staff and quick with your order.
I REALLY TRIED TO LIKE THIS PLACE because it's an addition to the neighbourhood and because one of my best friends loved the Chinatown location. Similar to what a lot of the reviews say, the fruit teas are quite bland and lack both tea and fruit flavour. I also felt that their onigiri were more rice than toppings, which made me sad to eat just a rice ball with dots of flavour. Their service however is very nice and it is easy to pick up- in a pinch. Unfortunately would not likely choose this place until something changes about the tea or onigiri. Every once in a while I'll come back to try.
Fast service and great taste. They give a good amount of boba and jelly. Love that they have a manned cashier as well as ordering kiosks
When they get your order right, it’s good. But more times than not, my orders wrong. Not to mention, every time I go in there I’m ignored and have to call for someone to come to the front because I can see my order waiting on the counter for pickup. Paid for a large Japanese rice ball, which should have crab egg kewpie and seaweed salad, and all I got was crab and kewpie mayo. Mind you, I paid extra for extra crab and even that part was wrong. $8 for the tiniest piece of crab and mayo with a ton of rice? No time to go back either because I was on my lunch break, so very frustrating. I don’t normally write bad reviews or even really reviews in general, but because this consistently happens I felt inclined to this time.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
I got a large chicken rice ball and there was barely any chicken in it. The ratio of rice to chicken was very unbalanced.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
I only got the large Yaya chicken rice ball. It was very tasty. The chicken was marinated well and hit had a delicious seaweed salad in it. I want to try the spicy prawn one next time. Price was a tad more than what I would have liked to pay but for a unique food item in the area it’s worth it. The service was friendly and I am looking forward to trying the teas next time as well.Parking: Impossible to find.Kid-friendliness: Seems friendlyWheelchair accessibility: Easy to enter
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
So lately, I've developed a taste for Rice Balls. In Brooklyn, there is this little spot called YaYa Tea. It was crowded, usually that is a sign of something good. I am not fond of lines, but at the urging of my wife, I decided to wait and give it a chance. We ordered three sets of rice balls, I don't have pics because my previous phone was lost but needless to say, they were great. Tasted great. And the teas were also great tasting. I intend to visit again and this time I'm sure to have some pics... This one is a like..
Restaurantji Recommends
It's nice but theirs no seating
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
The onigiri is big and is good ! The spam is my fav. The boba, any flavor, always hits.
Food: 5
Service: 4
The Onigiri here is delicious and fresh. The bubble tea is decent as well.Kid-friendliness: The Onigiri is good for hands on type of food
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
So i love the value and price of these masubi-like rice wraps with spam… but there was so little spam!! But the rice was warm and it tasted good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
onigiris and drinks from yayas can never go wrong ✨ ?
Food: 5
Service: 5