The food tea, drinks, and decor here are so good and adorable. Ice ordered from here by doordash but when I finally got to see the store in person I was blown away. I will continue to by from here and you should 2. They even have blushes and Keychain to buy and their so cute š
Aaliyah Corley
I had been curious about this place for a while. Itās an Asian store that sells boba tea and Japanese food. This place seemed good, but I wasn't really sure. Boba tea places can often be hit or miss. So, in order to find out, I went on this expedition to try out one of the Japanese snacks, drink a boba tea, and eat some of the Asian foods offered. In order to quantify how good the dishes were, I rated them from 1 to 10 ā 1 being dog water and 10 being peak excellence.
Peach flavored rice cake (comes with 8) (snack) Presentation: 10 Texture: 9 Flavor: 7 Worth price: 6.5 Price: $6.00 Notes: The presentation for this snack was awesome. The taste is alright, but itās not really my thing. Perhaps a different flavor like banana wouldāve been better. The texture made it worth it, though. Itās squishy on the outside and it was an interesting first bite.
Large Shrimp Tempura Rice Ball (Food) Presentation: 10 Flavor: 10 Texture: 10 Worth price: 10 Price: $6.25 Notes: this was the best dish on the menu. The presentation was so cute, the texture was fun to chew, itās pretty cheap, and the flavor isā¦ chefās kiss!! Honestly, I didn't know it could be this good. Itās very filling, though, so I saved half of it for later.
Large āFirst Loveā with Pop Strawberry (Drink) Presentation: 10 Flavor: 9 Texture: 8 Worth price: 9 Price: $6.25 Notes: This is probably the best fruit tea drink Iāve ever had. The flavor isnāt overbearing but itās definitely there. The pop strawberry really adds to it, but I bet it tastes good without it too. The presentation was absolutely amazing ā I canāt believe it looks better than in the picture. And the packaging was, as always, top-tier.
Total price for everything listed: $18.50 (+tax)
Overall, it was a great experience. I didnāt know there was such a high-quality Boba Tea place so close to where I live. The girl working there was very kind and the food was superb. Iām glad I went.
Peary M
My favorite spot in hicksville!
Eric Lam
This is my go-to bubble tea place in Hicksville. My favourites are the Thai milk tea and coconut milk tea. Their freshly brewed hot tea with boba is also very nice. I usually get everything with 25% sugar because I find the regular sugar level too sweet. I like their selection of onigiris as well. They have many vegan options. I sometimes get it with a side of spicy mayo(not vegan). I like how there's a lot of cuteness on their items. Makes it very fun and enjoyable. They are also super friendly and I always get my tea card stamped for a future free tea.
Jenna Adams
Nice staff and good selection of drinks and rice balls.
Sherry Lu
They have plain , seaweed, citrus spare rib, ginger chicken, Gong bao chicken , and ume six types of vegan options
Their spring roll even label as vegan but contains egg in the roll skin so be careful
I tried the ume and gong bao vegan chicken this time, gong bao is spicy so if you donāt like spicy this is not the one for you,
Iām surprised that the ume is actually salt based, I thought itās sweet based but itās the plum sauce Japanese style so itās salt based and very sour, itās different than how I remember the traditional Japanese sour plum sandwich, I remember when I was a kid they will bury the whole plum with pits that is fermented inside the rice ball and I always have to find the pits out when I ate it lol, this one has no pits no worriesšthey are well processed and nicely prep
Thank you so muchš
Ginger chicken is not spicy and has the fresh ginger taste in it
Spare rib has black pepper in it
Gong bao still taste the best because thereās seaweed in it
Updated from previous review on 2024-10-27
Chris T
Best rice balls on long island.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Ameisherry
They have plain , seaweed, citrus spare rib, ginger chicken, Gong bao chicken , and ume six types of vegan options
Their spring roll even label as vegan but contains egg in the roll skin so be careful
I tried the ume and gong bao vegan chicken this time, gong bao is spicy so if you donāt like spicy this is not the one for you,
Iām surprised that the ume is actually salt based, I thought itās sweet based but itās the plum sauce Japanese style so itās salt based and very sour, itās different than how I remember the traditional Japanese sour plum sandwich, I remember when I was a kid they will bury the whole plum with pits that is fermented inside the rice ball and I always have to find the pits out when I ate it lol, this one has no pits no worries?they are well processed and nicely prep
Thank you so much?
Ginger chicken is not spicy and has the fresh ginger taste in it ( if you donāt like spicy, this is the one for you?
Spare rib has black pepper in it
Gong bao still taste the best because thereās seaweed in it
Updated from previous review on 2024-10-27
Jia Cindy Huang
I rarely write reviews but YaYa has gone above and beyond for us. My kids love their riceballs ( Yaya shrimp, eel and spam are our favorites) and Yaya 's riceballs are perfect as snacks on a trip. I didn't realize they didn't open till 11:30, poor planning on my part. But I called at 10:45 just to test my luck and they picked up and willing to take my order anyway even though they aren't opened for business yet. My kids were thrilled. We love this mom and pop shop.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Najeeb Abdullah
Cute bubble tea spot! I ordered the brown sugar milk tea and it was delicious. They have a good selection of drinks options and pricing is good. They also have some food options reminiscent of Japanese snacks.
I had the spring roll (without mayo) and the spicy gong bao
Jia Cindy
I rarely write reviews but YaYa has gone above and beyond for us. My kids love their riceballs ( Yaya shrimp, eel and spam are our favorites) and Yaya 's riceballs are perfect as snacks on a trip. I didn't realize they didn't open till 11:30, poor planning on my part. But I called at 10:45 just to test my luck and they picked up and willing to take my order anyway even though they aren't opened for business yet. My kids were thrilled. We love this mom and pop shop.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Galuna Adidos
I swear these are the best rice balls I have ever had.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Daniel Stewart
I swear these are the best rice balls I have ever had.
The food tea, drinks, and decor here are so good and adorable. Ice ordered from here by doordash but when I finally got to see the store in person I was blown away. I will continue to by from here and you should 2. They even have blushes and Keychain to buy and their so cute š
I had been curious about this place for a while. Itās an Asian store that sells boba tea and Japanese food. This place seemed good, but I wasn't really sure. Boba tea places can often be hit or miss.
So, in order to find out, I went on this expedition to try out one of the Japanese snacks, drink a boba tea, and eat some of the Asian foods offered. In order to quantify how good the dishes were, I rated them from 1 to 10 ā 1 being dog water and 10 being peak excellence.
Peach flavored rice cake (comes with 8) (snack)
Presentation: 10
Texture: 9
Flavor: 7
Worth price: 6.5
Price: $6.00
Notes: The presentation for this snack was awesome. The taste is alright, but itās not really my thing. Perhaps a different flavor like banana wouldāve been better. The texture made it worth it, though. Itās squishy on the outside and it was an interesting first bite.
Large Shrimp Tempura Rice Ball (Food)
Presentation: 10
Flavor: 10
Texture: 10
Worth price: 10
Price: $6.25
Notes: this was the best dish on the menu. The presentation was so cute, the texture was fun to chew, itās pretty cheap, and the flavor isā¦ chefās kiss!! Honestly, I didn't know it could be this good. Itās very filling, though, so I saved half of it for later.
Large āFirst Loveā with Pop Strawberry (Drink)
Presentation: 10
Flavor: 9
Texture: 8
Worth price: 9
Price: $6.25
Notes: This is probably the best fruit tea drink Iāve ever had. The flavor isnāt overbearing but itās definitely there. The pop strawberry really adds to it, but I bet it tastes good without it too. The presentation was absolutely amazing ā I canāt believe it looks better than in the picture. And the packaging was, as always, top-tier.
Total price for everything listed: $18.50 (+tax)
Overall, it was a great experience. I didnāt know there was such a high-quality Boba Tea place so close to where I live. The girl working there was very kind and the food was superb. Iām glad I went.
My favorite spot in hicksville!
This is my go-to bubble tea place in Hicksville. My favourites are the Thai milk tea and coconut milk tea. Their freshly brewed hot tea with boba is also very nice. I usually get everything with 25% sugar because I find the regular sugar level too sweet. I like their selection of onigiris as well. They have many vegan options. I sometimes get it with a side of spicy mayo(not vegan). I like how there's a lot of cuteness on their items. Makes it very fun and enjoyable. They are also super friendly and I always get my tea card stamped for a future free tea.
Nice staff and good selection of drinks and rice balls.
They have plain , seaweed, citrus spare rib, ginger chicken, Gong bao chicken , and ume six types of vegan options
Their spring roll even label as vegan but contains egg in the roll skin so be careful
I tried the ume and gong bao vegan chicken this time, gong bao is spicy so if you donāt like spicy this is not the one for you,
Iām surprised that the ume is actually salt based, I thought itās sweet based but itās the plum sauce Japanese style so itās salt based and very sour, itās different than how I remember the traditional Japanese sour plum sandwich, I remember when I was a kid they will bury the whole plum with pits that is fermented inside the rice ball and I always have to find the pits out when I ate it lol, this one has no pits no worriesšthey are well processed and nicely prep
Thank you so muchš
Ginger chicken is not spicy and has the fresh ginger taste in it
Spare rib has black pepper in it
Gong bao still taste the best because thereās seaweed in it
Updated from previous review on 2024-10-27
Best rice balls on long island.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
They have plain , seaweed, citrus spare rib, ginger chicken, Gong bao chicken , and ume six types of vegan options Their spring roll even label as vegan but contains egg in the roll skin so be careful I tried the ume and gong bao vegan chicken this time, gong bao is spicy so if you donāt like spicy this is not the one for you, Iām surprised that the ume is actually salt based, I thought itās sweet based but itās the plum sauce Japanese style so itās salt based and very sour, itās different than how I remember the traditional Japanese sour plum sandwich, I remember when I was a kid they will bury the whole plum with pits that is fermented inside the rice ball and I always have to find the pits out when I ate it lol, this one has no pits no worries?they are well processed and nicely prep Thank you so much? Ginger chicken is not spicy and has the fresh ginger taste in it ( if you donāt like spicy, this is the one for you? Spare rib has black pepper in it Gong bao still taste the best because thereās seaweed in it Updated from previous review on 2024-10-27
I rarely write reviews but YaYa has gone above and beyond for us. My kids love their riceballs ( Yaya shrimp, eel and spam are our favorites) and Yaya 's riceballs are perfect as snacks on a trip. I didn't realize they didn't open till 11:30, poor planning on my part. But I called at 10:45 just to test my luck and they picked up and willing to take my order anyway even though they aren't opened for business yet. My kids were thrilled. We love this mom and pop shop.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Cute bubble tea spot! I ordered the brown sugar milk tea and it was delicious. They have a good selection of drinks options and pricing is good. They also have some food options reminiscent of Japanese snacks.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
I had the spring roll (without mayo) and the spicy gong bao
I rarely write reviews but YaYa has gone above and beyond for us. My kids love their riceballs ( Yaya shrimp, eel and spam are our favorites) and Yaya 's riceballs are perfect as snacks on a trip. I didn't realize they didn't open till 11:30, poor planning on my part. But I called at 10:45 just to test my luck and they picked up and willing to take my order anyway even though they aren't opened for business yet. My kids were thrilled. We love this mom and pop shop.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I swear these are the best rice balls I have ever had.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I swear these are the best rice balls I have ever had.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Keep up where is belong to
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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