I got two macrons, and they did not look good, and the taste was also disappointing. I would not be able to identify the flavor of either macron, and was disappointed that I bought them for $3 each. This shop is very small and lacks any charm/decor/personality, and was empty the whole time we were there on a sunny Saturday afternoon.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Erin W.
Came here to grab a quick bubble tea! The staff was very nice and answered some of my questions on the drinks. The store was cute and clean. I enjoyed my drink! Parking in cap hill could always be a challenge for me. Appreciated that I could grab a drink on the go while I was walking around the area.
Diana X.
I love the array of options and this place feels and offers different items than what you'd see on a standard boba chain in the city. It's nice to have such a shop in the area, given the plethora of nationwide, as opposed to smaller-scale, chains of boba shops. I'd say the ambiance and service is slightly lacking, at least the time I went. The space is small with limited seating. The snacks look okay, but super heavy. Sometimes when I pass by, I overlooked it because it feels a little quiet, even though it deserves more foot traffic. I love taro and appreciated all the taro options on the drink menu. Ordered the taro smoothie and it was a tad too heavy on the ice and sweetness, but still good. They have drinks with less common combos of sago, purple rice, sweet potato, and yogurts as well. But the options don't feel overwhelming, but rather thoughtfully curated. Will definitely be back to try their other options.
Jong Lee
Good for both milk tea and for fruit tea. Decent block to park as well.
Darren Y.
Fun little tea spot. Good luck finding parking. Got the hot taro milk tea and a meetea family. Both were great!
Kristina M
Hit or miss for me. I’ve had drinks that were really good, but also some that weren’t. My favorite is the strawberry matcha. Have never tried the food. I would still choose this place over Drip Tea.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Diego Garza
Best black milk tea boba in seattle
Jordon R.
Everywhere I travel I get bubble tea so, I look for hole in the wall cafes like this one. The style of the place is cute nothing too fancy. I ordered the Taro Milk Tea with tapioca and grass jelly at 50% sweetness. I've never tried Taro before and it is so good! The lady at the counter was very sweet and helpful she even let me try something before I decided. We were the only ones in so the service was good and fast. I would definitely come back.
Stephanie C.
I'm not a big fan of tapioca pearls so I got things that don't have it. Starting with the tarp and pork sung/meat floss toast, it made a pretty good snack, though lacked a bit of taro. It's somewhat small so I wouldn't recommend sharing. They don't add any extra flavorings so expect these things to taste exactly as what they are when panini pressed. For a drink, I went with the oddity on the menu - pumpkin milk tea. (And it's not even fall yet!) I can't tell if it's made with real pumpkin, but at least it doesn't have an artificial taste to it. Judging by the tea flavor in it, I can tell that the regular milk tea or green tea would be good. The macarons are more like macaroons than macarons, as has a skirt base and cookie texture. The filling flavors are authentic. it's unique and I like it, but don't expect a French macaron.They are using Self-kiosk tablets, and thankfully they have pictures for everything. The staff are unlikely to help you; they give off an attitude of not wanting to interact at all. Inside seating is limited to a bar of 6 seats, but it opens up to the back area of the other shops in the alley.
Devon J.
I got a taro milk tea with 100% sweetness (the only way) and it was delish. I really enjoyed this latte, not too bitter, and a great ube after taste. I'm on any ube latte/ube milk tea tour around Seattle right now and this one is one of the higher scoring ones.
The barista (owner it seemed?) closed the store at a random time during their posted operating hours because she “had a big order” and didn’t feel like taking another order at the moment.
Service: 1
Lily Yee
There is a small bar seating area that fits around 6 people. This is more a grab and go kind of place rather than sit down.I noticed other reviews mentioned service being bad but for me it was ok..I ordered via self serve tablet so had little interaction with the staff. While only one person working on a Sunday, I got my drink promptly.The fillings in the macaron wasn't that good. The shell texture was chewy. The drinks were ok. It is decent for cap hill. It tasted like any other chain .While this place has coffee, it is not a coffeehouse as it opens at 10am. It does have breakfast sandwiches.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
William K.
Order: Purple rice yogurt smoothie ($6.45), boba taro dirty milk with creama ($5.99), Cheese boba toast ($5.50)tldr: it's alright.The toast: It was not really good value. The boba to cheese ratio is overwhelming, I would expect there to be more cheese than boba in it. The crust ratio is also kinda bad, like there was probably a 3/4 inch thick frame with a 3 inch wide square of filled bread. It also is made of the plain white bread you find at costco in bulk. Not really worth $5.50 but if you're feeling like it, it isn't bad.boba taro dirty milk with creama: It just tasted like milk, couldn't taste the creama as much. This drink wasn't it.Purple rice yogurt smoothie: Pretty good value drink. A little strange of an aftertaste for me, but I think others may like it.The service overall was pretty good. Two things I noticed, though; one, our toast wasn't cut in half when the picture kinda showed it like that, and we came as a couple. Not a huge deal, but still something. Two, I saw mobile orders being left out on a table for a while during the preparation of our food, so I'm sure that those were getting pretty warm while the delivery person was driving over to pick them up, especially since it was a pretty hot day out and there wasn't a ton of air conditioning throughout the space. Overall the space is also a pretty nice place to chill, but there didn't seem like there was a ton of seating.
Kevin V.
Service is a 6 out of 10No greetings or friendly staffDrink: 8 out of 10You order when you walk in they have tablets on the right-hand side as you enter.I would definitely go again and grab something if I'm passing by, but I wouldn't go out of my way to get it.
Ben Yu
I've tried almost all the bubble tea places in CH (Timeless, Drip, Don't Yell at Me, Alutea, Tea Addicts) This one and Tea Addicts are my favorite! It has the a toast/bubble tea combo for $10!! This was the first time I tried a boba toast w/ cream cheese and liked it a lot more than I thought I would. None of the other cafes offer this. Will definitely be back to try their other flavors. It's a cute cafe. +outdoor tables, kiosk ordering
I got two macrons, and they did not look good, and the taste was also disappointing. I would not be able to identify the flavor of either macron, and was disappointed that I bought them for $3 each. This shop is very small and lacks any charm/decor/personality, and was empty the whole time we were there on a sunny Saturday afternoon.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Came here to grab a quick bubble tea! The staff was very nice and answered some of my questions on the drinks. The store was cute and clean. I enjoyed my drink! Parking in cap hill could always be a challenge for me. Appreciated that I could grab a drink on the go while I was walking around the area.
I love the array of options and this place feels and offers different items than what you'd see on a standard boba chain in the city. It's nice to have such a shop in the area, given the plethora of nationwide, as opposed to smaller-scale, chains of boba shops. I'd say the ambiance and service is slightly lacking, at least the time I went. The space is small with limited seating. The snacks look okay, but super heavy. Sometimes when I pass by, I overlooked it because it feels a little quiet, even though it deserves more foot traffic. I love taro and appreciated all the taro options on the drink menu. Ordered the taro smoothie and it was a tad too heavy on the ice and sweetness, but still good. They have drinks with less common combos of sago, purple rice, sweet potato, and yogurts as well. But the options don't feel overwhelming, but rather thoughtfully curated. Will definitely be back to try their other options.
Good for both milk tea and for fruit tea. Decent block to park as well.
Fun little tea spot. Good luck finding parking. Got the hot taro milk tea and a meetea family. Both were great!
Hit or miss for me. I’ve had drinks that were really good, but also some that weren’t. My favorite is the strawberry matcha. Have never tried the food. I would still choose this place over Drip Tea.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Best black milk tea boba in seattle
Everywhere I travel I get bubble tea so, I look for hole in the wall cafes like this one. The style of the place is cute nothing too fancy. I ordered the Taro Milk Tea with tapioca and grass jelly at 50% sweetness. I've never tried Taro before and it is so good! The lady at the counter was very sweet and helpful she even let me try something before I decided. We were the only ones in so the service was good and fast. I would definitely come back.
I'm not a big fan of tapioca pearls so I got things that don't have it. Starting with the tarp and pork sung/meat floss toast, it made a pretty good snack, though lacked a bit of taro. It's somewhat small so I wouldn't recommend sharing. They don't add any extra flavorings so expect these things to taste exactly as what they are when panini pressed. For a drink, I went with the oddity on the menu - pumpkin milk tea. (And it's not even fall yet!) I can't tell if it's made with real pumpkin, but at least it doesn't have an artificial taste to it. Judging by the tea flavor in it, I can tell that the regular milk tea or green tea would be good. The macarons are more like macaroons than macarons, as has a skirt base and cookie texture. The filling flavors are authentic. it's unique and I like it, but don't expect a French macaron.They are using Self-kiosk tablets, and thankfully they have pictures for everything. The staff are unlikely to help you; they give off an attitude of not wanting to interact at all. Inside seating is limited to a bar of 6 seats, but it opens up to the back area of the other shops in the alley.
I got a taro milk tea with 100% sweetness (the only way) and it was delish. I really enjoyed this latte, not too bitter, and a great ube after taste. I'm on any ube latte/ube milk tea tour around Seattle right now and this one is one of the higher scoring ones.
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The barista (owner it seemed?) closed the store at a random time during their posted operating hours because she “had a big order” and didn’t feel like taking another order at the moment.
Service: 1
There is a small bar seating area that fits around 6 people. This is more a grab and go kind of place rather than sit down.I noticed other reviews mentioned service being bad but for me it was ok..I ordered via self serve tablet so had little interaction with the staff. While only one person working on a Sunday, I got my drink promptly.The fillings in the macaron wasn't that good. The shell texture was chewy. The drinks were ok. It is decent for cap hill. It tasted like any other chain .While this place has coffee, it is not a coffeehouse as it opens at 10am. It does have breakfast sandwiches.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
Order: Purple rice yogurt smoothie ($6.45), boba taro dirty milk with creama ($5.99), Cheese boba toast ($5.50)tldr: it's alright.The toast: It was not really good value. The boba to cheese ratio is overwhelming, I would expect there to be more cheese than boba in it. The crust ratio is also kinda bad, like there was probably a 3/4 inch thick frame with a 3 inch wide square of filled bread. It also is made of the plain white bread you find at costco in bulk. Not really worth $5.50 but if you're feeling like it, it isn't bad.boba taro dirty milk with creama: It just tasted like milk, couldn't taste the creama as much. This drink wasn't it.Purple rice yogurt smoothie: Pretty good value drink. A little strange of an aftertaste for me, but I think others may like it.The service overall was pretty good. Two things I noticed, though; one, our toast wasn't cut in half when the picture kinda showed it like that, and we came as a couple. Not a huge deal, but still something. Two, I saw mobile orders being left out on a table for a while during the preparation of our food, so I'm sure that those were getting pretty warm while the delivery person was driving over to pick them up, especially since it was a pretty hot day out and there wasn't a ton of air conditioning throughout the space. Overall the space is also a pretty nice place to chill, but there didn't seem like there was a ton of seating.
Service is a 6 out of 10No greetings or friendly staffDrink: 8 out of 10You order when you walk in they have tablets on the right-hand side as you enter.I would definitely go again and grab something if I'm passing by, but I wouldn't go out of my way to get it.
I've tried almost all the bubble tea places in CH (Timeless, Drip, Don't Yell at Me, Alutea, Tea Addicts) This one and Tea Addicts are my favorite! It has the a toast/bubble tea combo for $10!! This was the first time I tried a boba toast w/ cream cheese and liked it a lot more than I thought I would. None of the other cafes offer this. Will definitely be back to try their other flavors. It's a cute cafe. +outdoor tables, kiosk ordering
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Boba Cheese Toast