Avalanche Bubble Tea

This past April was the very first time trying this location which is obviously the original location. First time in general was at the Vernon Hills location which sadly closed shortly after the pandemic hit. My family and I were leaving Old Orchard Mall and exploratory me loves to trek out and try new restaurants and bubble tea parlors so that's how we ended up here and glad we tried it. The bubble tea is really good here and exactly like the other location as I remember the great taste. My son who's now 9 years old has been drinking bubble tea since I introduced it to him just before he turned 3. He only drinks Taro and if any bubble tea parlor we visit doesn't have it then he won't drink anything. Boba is definitely a growing trend and keeps on becoming more & more popular with parlors sprouting in various cities and towns across the country in particular large metro areas. I hope for continued success & prosperity for the owner(s).

Been coming here for years. Bubble Tea has always been consistently good and (in my opinion) is the best you can get in the area. The space inside is small, but cozy. Staff have always been kind and helpful. They’ve recently expanded into instant ramen and upgraded to self service ordering screens and I’m wishing them the best for their continued success! Keep rockin’ Avalanche (:

Long time customer here, after going to Avalanche for so long I just love to see innovation ! The change from the paper punch cards to a digital point system is so easy and friendlier. The staff here is so polite and understanding, they go through every detail with you and explain everything thoroughly. I'll definitely come back, and continue to come back !

Avalanche Bubble Tea is an amazing place! 🧋✨ The drinks are super fresh, flavorful, and perfectly balanced — not too sweet and not too heavy. The boba texture is spot on every time. The staff is very friendly, welcoming, and quick with service. The place itself is clean, cozy, and has a great vibe to relax or hang out with friends. Highly recommend this spot to all bubble tea lovers. I’ll definitely be coming back again! 👍😊

Perfect summer spot in Chicago! Deffo a must-visit , super fresh Avalanches and bubble tea. Loved the fresh juice! Try the teriyaki coconut with vanilla ice cream on top…SO good💯

It’s a bit tricky to find. Place offers a calm atmosphere, with soft music in the background that won't drown out conversation. The space, however, could use a bit of freshening up – the smell was slightly off-putting, but it wasn’t overwhelming. The flavors are okay. These aren’t Taiwanese bubble tea so don’t expect something similar to kung fu tea. This is more of a blended bubble tea (artificial flavor + ice + tapioca). Definitely not worth the price.

Avalanche Bubble Tea brings back so many memories of our time in Morton Grove! The quality of the bubble tea is still just as sweet as it was many years ago. They have many different combinations of fruits and teas. The restaurant itself is very cozy. However the sofas look like they haven’t been changed since the place opened up. 😁 The staff is very friendly and they usually give great suggestions. Even though the place is very crowded, the usually have your order out very quick. Their loyalty program is pretty nice, old school punch cards like subway use to have. Buy 9 bubble teas and the 10th is free.

i love avalanche and i always come here with my friends and the workers are always so welcoming! they have the best bubble teas and if you want tapioca, it’s already free! i also love that they have a ramen station now too!

This is a small, cozy spot. I liked the eccletic collection of wall art and decor. The random pieces and combination of textures, patterns, and colors give the feel of a grandma's living room where years of collected treasures are displayed. The inspirational and motivational wall signs also give a welcoming feel for groups to gather, drink and chat. I ordered the crushed Green Milk Tea. I liked the texture and consistency of the "smoothie". Good flavors and selection. Comparable pricing. Service was friendly. Reasonable wait time for 5 drinks. I would definitely come again.

Delicious mango smoothie with fresh chewy boba. I was the only customer in the store and they prepared it for me so quick. Thanks! Note: I I half tripped on the raised step going into the store and I half stumbled going out too. I sure know how to make an entrance!

I've been to this location many times and it's always been great but lately i don't know what's happening No banana flavor for over two weeks and suddenly no tapioca ? I've been going past few days. The kids that work there are always snotty as well I'm not sure what kind of people work there but if you don't want to work stay home I'm no longer driving 30+ minutes for this place. I wish I could put 0 stars but I have to put 1.

I have been coming here for years-- best bubble tea spot I've ever been to. My go-to everytime.

Avalanche is a great little oasis of flavor tucked into a nondescript Morton Grove strip mall. The menu is broad and service is friendly; in fact, they offer such a wide array of choices that I was left standing at the counter stumped for a few minutes. And after I tried my drink, I kinda wished I had ordered a large. While you wait for your order, be sure to check out the eclectic wall decor, which is by turns interesting and funny. Happy to have found this gem, and looking forward to sampling more of the varied drinks on offer on return visits.

Get lots of good stuff in your bubble tea from here. It's a pretty boring looking place from the outside in a strip mall but don't let that make you think it sucks. Avalanche is one of the first and still among the best places for bubble tea in Morton Grove. Pretty small inside but there's a few comfortable chairs and couches to relax on. The menu is pretty must just teas. Came when it was warm and I needed a cool drink. It hit the spot for sure. The main things here are teas. Basically that is the entire menu. It's about $5 for a regular size tea. Get fruit teas or milk teas, and these come with boba. There's other stuff to add as well. Lychee jelly is an interesting one to mix in. They also have almond and coconut among the non dairy milks. Has lots of cool drinks. It's located in a strip mall. There seems to be an endless amount of flavors and the fruit is fresh and not frozen premade kind of stuff.

The Chocolate Peanut Butter with Tapioca tastes just like Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. So Good! Great spot to chill and hangout at if it does not get too crowded

Soooo yummy! The cookies and cream flavor is my fave. Also the peanut butter and chocolate is really good! And the staff is always so nice too!

Now this is the OG spot. I've been coming here since I was in grade school and it's still standing strong! It's just as good every time I visit. Staff is always so kind and welcoming. Their menu hasn't changed much from what I remember. They offer so many flavors I wanna try them all! This time, I got taro which I love because the flavor is pretty strong compared to other places. They have alot of other unique hybrid flavors I would love to try. When I say the place hasn't changed a bit, I mean it. Everything from the signage to the decor and furniture inside has been the same since I was a child. Maybe it wouldn't hurt to renovate? However the vibe it has now feels very nostalgic, comfortable, and homey.

You want bubble tea? Look no further - Avalanche is the spot! Literally always down to drive an hour just to get their Mango Avalanche - it's a classic and phenomenal! Tapioca (bubbles) are free but I recommend skipping them and instead adding lychee jelly. It will cost you a bit extra but oh is it worth it!! It's not your typical boba spot but I love it so much. Can confirm the Banana Avalanche is pretty delicious as well!

Avalanche is a local staple, people! My friend took me here during my visit and she's been coming since high school, so you know it's good. Options, options! There are sooo many flavor and style options here - we're talking flavored bubble tea, milk tea, fresh fruit smoothies, and more. It's an overwhelming amount of options, in a great way! Check out their sign with the most popular combos for your first visit. THE BEST PART? They use fresh fruit in their smoothies! I opted for Mango Peach with boba pearls, and could taste the fresh flavor. Enjoy!

i love their strawberry watermelon and their banana avalanche! their tapioca is always my favorite compared to other bubble tea places! the employees are very helpful as well if you have any questions. they also have instant ramen machines and new machines that help with orders. very nice!

Emman was so charming. He's very fast and very attentive a guru of the craft and master of blending!

The bubble tea here is fantastic! The boba is fresh as well as the fruits they use to make the smoothies. The service was super quick and atmosphere is cool. I highly recommend this place.

layout is pretty, but the boba is powdery. only have 2 workers at a time so the wait is slow.

It's super busy in and around here. The raspberry redhead is sour, peanut banana, mango lychee boba and a strawberry watermelon. Our 3 drink orders would take about 5 minutes or so. It took a little over 5 minutes to get our orders. The mango lychee boba is tasty, such a nice balance from the lychee and boba. The strawberry watermelon is refreshingly good. I can definitely taste the watermelon juice, it's fresh and little bits of the strawberry seeds too. The peanut butter banana was the best of the 3, but all are quite good.

A staple in Morton Grove childhood. Can't go wrong with Avalanche. Used to host car shows but have settled down since teenagers don't know how to act. Pre covid, it used to be a well known social spot for teens. Nowadays, I don't see the place being packed as before. Used to be hard to find parking, now I park in front

This place is amazing!!! Such a cool hangout spot and there's a park right across it. There were soooo many flavors to choose from! The Covid precautions are took your number after you ordered and then they text you when it is ready and you go and get it from inside. There's parking provided and it's a cite small shop would def come again

I had the mango boba with lychee jelly .. enjoyed it. The kids got strawberry sorbet and coffee bobas . Everyone was happy with their bobas and I will certainly come back

I had purchased a drink and choose to sit down with my friends so we could enjoy our drink, I had a vape in my hand and was asked to leave with no explanation. When I asked why he told me, you vape. I asked if I could put it away because I would've cooperated but he insisted that I leave.

Tried two different drinks here, both were underwhelming. 1) taro coconut slush-- oddly tasted just like the buttered popcorn flavor of jelly-belly 2) mango slush-- tasted like a mango smoothie, pretty average, but the better of the two Pearls are pretty tasteless, seems like they aren't sweetened. They don't ask sweetness/ice. They don't really have brewed teas, seems like all powders. $5.50 for a small, pretty pricey too Wouldn't recommend, if you've had good boba before you will probably be disappointed here

My favorite bubble tea flavor ever is sold here: cool blue raspberry. I grew up drinking it and can never get it anywhere I've moved. However, coming back here, I've come to realize something very important: they have no idea how to make milk tea lol The bubble tea is always frozen to the extent that you're basically drinking a 7/11 slurpee. The tapioca is frozen to the point I'd be better off smoking cigarettes based on how hard this bubble tea makes you work your lungs. Came back for the nostalgia, left knowing why I took it for granted growing up.

It was dark inside but I guess that's the ambiance. The clerk was very friendly and helpful when she answered my questions and took my order. The was a wait since there was like 4-5 orders of multiple drinks ahead of me. Overall price for what I got was good. They gave a generous amount of jelly in my drinks. The only thing I didn't like was the somewhat gritty feeling of my milk tea and I'm guessing it's from the peach flavoring or something... not really sure about that. The cantaloupe avalanche was really good.

We walked over here to kill some time while our pizza was being prepared at Burt's Place, just down the street. This wound up being a pleasant surprise! We love bubble tea, and are spoiled for selection throughout the Chicagoland area. Avalanche Bubble Tea now ranks highly on our list of local bubble tea places. My husband got the taro bubble tea, which was satisfyingly flavorful, with a good consistency. Some other places make it too icy, but this was just right. I ordered the mango passionfruit with boba, which they had listed as a top-seller. This was a good choice, especially if your sweet tooth is acting up. It was delectable and tangy, and again the consistency was spot-on - like a thick, creamy, fruity mousse. My sister got a matcha bubble tea, which was much less sweet than my fruity concoction, but with pronounced matcha flavor. A more sophisticated option, for when your sweet tooth is napping. I will offer that the boba part of the experience could be improved a little bit. The consistency of the boba was just okay - they were a little bit frozen, actually. I am also used to getting a lot more boba in my drink elsewhere. Not sure if they were just having an off day (since I've only been here the one time), or if they just didn't have time to sufficiently thaw enough boba for the crowd that was growing on that warm Saturday evening. In any case, I wouldn't deduct a star over this (maybe half a star). In these trying COVID times their protocol is for you to leave your cell number so they can call you back into the shop once your drinks are ready at the counter. Just FYI.

PARKING/LOCATION: - I went during the evening and there was plenty of parking. - Easy to find, the signage is huge and easy to read. SERVICE: - Friendly and welcoming staff members. - They were patient with answering questions. - Very clear communication. DRINKS: - Raspberry redhead: Very tasty drink! It is an ice blended drink consisting of raspberry and lemon. Perfect amount of sourness and tartness. - Thai tea: I definitely was not a fan. Thai tea tasted too sweet and kind of tastes like powdered instant Thai Tea. COVID PRECAUTIONS: - They take your phone number after you order. Wait outside in car to encourage social distancing. - Hand sanitizer is provided. - Masks are enforced and all staff members properly wore masks.

Great place to get bubble tea. Huge variety of flavor combinations you can try. They also have lists of flavor combinations visibly wirtten to give you idea of what other patrons have gotten. Strawberry chocolate? Get out of town! Gets really busy in the evenings over the weekend. The furniture there has seen better days.

This place is the absolute bomb. I have so many good memories getting bubble tea from this place. the tapioca is extremely well made

Avalanche Bubble Tea has been around for a handful of years, taking place of another boba place that was there before. They offer a variety of flavored bubble tea (such as almond, avocado, cool blue raspberry, French vanilla, Thai coconut, lychee, mint cookie, etc.), hybrid bubble tea (such as grapevine, fruity taro, fruit milk tea, raspberry mango, peanut butter banana, pina colada, mocha banana, etc.), flavored milk tea (iced or hot, and flavors such as almond milk tea, coconut milk tea, peach milk tea, strawberry milk tea, etc.), hot flavored lattes, and fresh fruit (smoothies). I ordered the Wild Strawberry (which was a combination of strawberry and lemon) - this was super refreshing, as it was super tart from the lemon, while still sweetened from the strawberry. The smoothie was thick, but still possible to drink through the large straws. Staff were friendly. There are some tables where you can sit and relax, but the place is a little dark with less lighting. There's a small lot for the mini plaza, but can get a bit tight. I'd love to try out their other flavors! +Wild Strawberry (strawberry and lemon) +free parking in shared plaza lot

This was a nice roomy cafe inside a tiny plaza. Even though they have their own private parking lot, parking can be kind of hit or miss depending on how busy it is. But if you're just stopping by to grab a quick drink, they do have a few "10 Min Parking" spots. The inside had some cute quirky decorations and I can see the appeal to hang out in the space. They have a very extensive menu for bubble tea - lots of options to choose from. I was kind of overwhelmed but the guy behind the counter was very nice in explaining the different drinks to me. I ended up getting a large taro milk tea slush with tapioca. My total came out to be $5 which was perfect because you need a minimum payment of $5 before you can use your credit/debit card. It dawned on me afterwards that I never did see a price listed anywhere for the bubble tea. I think they should put a price under the hanging sign where they show the different sizes of regular and large cups. I did see a sign that says that in March, they will raise the price of flavor bubble tea by 50 cents because of increased flavor cost. I don't believe I saw any sign about adjusting the sugar level in the drinks but I remember asking about it and they were able to make my drink less sweet. Overall, my large taro milk tea with tapioca tasted fine. Service was fast and friendly. The only issue I have is that I feel like the cups they use feels flimsy compared to other places. I was juggling a couple shopping bags in my hands with the bubble tea and I squeezed the cup a little harder and I ended up making a crack in the side which of course started to leak taro milk tea all over my bags. If I was in the area and wanted bubble tea, maybe I would stop by but there wasn't anything about it that would make me go back specifically.

Parking: small private lot shared with other businesses. Aesthetic: cool, cozy, hip, somewhat bubbly decor. Seating: tables for 4 near the walls, couches in the middle. Service: even though the place was packed, workers were very attentive and friendly. Tea: All sorts of variations and fusions of individual flavors (e.g. Taro, Purple Oreo, Taro Coconut, etc.). Not really the most authentic bubble tea place and the teas I've gotten have all been extremely sugary. Environment: apparently this is where all the high schoolers like to hang out in the late afternoon, which means it can get extremely loud in here and it can be hard to find seating at times. Overall: Avalanche is a fairly decent bubble tea place. If I'm ever craving bubble tea, this is maybe the 2nd or 3rd place that comes to mind. BTW: free wifi!

They are absolutely terrible. I am never coming back here. I would rather take the drive to Evanston. Idk if the service is worse or the lack of quality since they've gotten "popular". Don't waste your money unless you are absolutely craving bubble tea. ‍

Boba was nice. It was the treating us like we were little kids that rubbed me wrong. We started playing the animal game when the owner/manager (I've never seen her before) told us we were too loud and we can't play games. AND to put the tables and chairs back. We were the same group from last weekend, and we were just as "loud" and so were the other patrons. Is half of our group suppose to just stand around while seats remained open? We were there before other patrons and gave them our business. We would have put the furniture back before we left JUST LIKE LAST WEEKEND. Just like any other restaurant. We are not savages. If you are young and looking for a boba place to vibe with your friends, don't come to this "Quiet, please" library setting. That is, unless you have a thing for having your mom scold you in public.

Came here on an impulse decision while driving home and according to Google Maps, it was the closest boba spot to me at the moment.. I think it was fate. This was simply the best almond milk tea I have had since moving to the Midwest from California. I stopped in after 7pm on a Saturday night. The parking situation was a breeze and the place wasn't too crowded. It seemed to be a hot hangout spot for teenagers at that time. I probably would have been more bothered by that if I wasn't so excited about my milk tea.

Been coming here for years always perfect only problem is how crowded it gets sometimes but even then wait times are never long!

I've been goin here since I was in high school. Amazing boba. The real boba! I just wish they had all of the flavors they post on their menu. The best flavors that sounds fire are always no available :(

My fav is the fresh fruit honeydew, no sugar with boba. It doesn't need to be sweeter. Perfect without!

This is one of the best spots for Bubble tea in the area. The only thing I don't like is that this place gets packed with teenagers, which sometimes creates long lines and long waits. They also do not do pick up orders. As far as the bubble tea itself, they are the best.

Our go to bubble tea place but extra tapioca should be offered for an up charge !!!!!

Best customer service, they kissed Me after I ordered my drink, ask for John when you order for a 30% discount... I will now consume my Boba at unhealthy rate

Thisnplace was super clean. The guy at the register was friendly. I had explained to him how i wish there was something closer to where I live and he was able to even recommend another spot closer to me for bubble tea. I ordered a taro cocnut tea and a taro avalance. They tasted very similar but he explained to me anything with "avalanche" has an ice cream base so its creamy like a smoothy. Both were DELISH.

My sister and I came here immediately after another boba place and we're so happy we did!! So many options for flavors. We decided to try an avocado bubble tea with plain tapioca pearls. Interesting flavor, but in a good way and the tapioca pearls were just chewy enough and not too slimey like some. Anyways, we'll definitely be back to try other flavors and flavor combinations. $5 for a small but it is a decent amount for the price. Don't see prices for any drink? There aren't any. Can't remember what they were but on the register there's a small sign that says how much each "add in" is so tapioca is free, popping + lychee were something like $0.25 etc.

Avalanche is the local hangout! I have been coming here from high school to college and these few years after. There have been many a night where I have arrived and the line is out the door. The smoothies are fresh and made perfectly to order. I love their matcha, mango, and twisted colada bubble teas; however, the options seem to be endless. Don't skip this Morton Grove treat!

Got the strawberry, mango, watermelon smoothie here. I somehow tasted all of the fruit which was a surprised if you mixed some bold flavors, you would expect one of them to fade away. It's a nice bubble tea location. Came here at 8pm and it was crowded. You know the place was good if there is a crowd on a late Sunday night. The place was dimly light with some abstract painting on the side, with some contemporary furnitures. The menu was pretty easy to read. everything was written in neon color chalk(exceptional penmanship) Even have a Wikipedia definition of Boba on at the cashier. Nothing excessive simple and clean place. You know what you want coming in and get a well made product coming out.

I was in the area after going to Old Orchard and was craving a milk tea. I am almost always craving milk tea and would probably drink it 24/7 if I could afford the diabetes. So i found this place on yelp, and ended up coming here to pick up a large milk tea. Prices include boba!!! I don't ever order boba with my milk tea though because it has too many extra calories. Plus, the boba is rarely sweet enough for my liking. The large milk tea here is $4.50 which is pretty average for the area, they have a huge assortment of different blended drinks to order!! I am not a huge fan of blended drinks because they are too heavy for me, but if you are looking for a pick me up in the middle of the day come here and try one out!

this is awesome !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They have a lot of options and it doesn't taste like water because the other places i go to it taste like water

After several great trips here over the years, tonight they served me at 9:57pm with the utmost pleasantries. I really appreciated them taking care of me after my late tennis lesson ! Thank you I will be bringing many people to visit you.

Avalanche Bubble tea- formally known as "Oh Bubble"- formally known as Chill Bubble Tea -always the same owner- this super nice Korean man named Jay. The drinks are amazing! Best tasting bubble teas IMO in Chicago. Better than what you get can get at the mall. I believe it is because they use a specific type of powder formula. I do know they have a gazillion flavors that you can intermix. Their chocolate peanut butter tastes like a Reese's. sooo good! You can ask for extra tapioca or none! I used to enjoy them but I read some stuff online about the production of tapioca balls and it's a huge turn off. No worries though- the drinks are still amazing without them!

Our apartment was literally not "viable" for us internet-dependent human beings in the year of 2015. We had no power, no way to surf the web, no ability to catch up the Cubs baseball, and weren't fond of living in the dark. Therefore, we sneaked out to get some iced bubble teas. I found Avlanche Bubble Tea on Yelp, for it opens late until 2300 hour on the weekdays. They have a massive menu. I narrowed down to the fruity options and went with the mango passion fruit. On the other hand, making bubble tea flavors "capitalistic" apparently gave hubby a huge headache! He just couldn't make up his mind on what he wanted. Speaking of rendering great customer service, the young lady at the register should have jumped in and made her recommendation(s). However, she just stood still. Come on, girl! Don't you hate indecisive people when you're dealing with customers? Fortunately, there was no one behind us at that time. I took hubby out of the misery by shouting out "peach berry" and got this dilemma out of our way! While their tapioca pearls were slightly "tough" to my liking, the drinks were absolutely ice-cold and delicious! They have super comfy sofa, appropriate air-conditioning, and working free wifi. I can easily hang out here for hours and perhaps fall asleep (zZ...)! Avalanche Bubble Tea is located at the commercial plaza on the corner of Dempster and Ferris in Morten Grove. I'm definitely digging this place and will make a point of coming back here when I can.

I came here on a Friday evening..and let me just say... Parking is sooo hard to find because it's located next to a Hookah Bar (apparently a lot of ppl go there--you'll see a line out the door) and some ppl choose to take 2 parking spots (err..)...so don't drive around aimlessly in the parking lot trying to find a spot near the raccoon (yes you will randomly spot a raccoon or a couple raccoons near the trash area) .. but just find some street parking in the neighborhood close by... Drinks: I had a milk tea and as many state in their reviews.. it does taste like they just mixed it with powder...sad... -I had the strawberry hot milk tea.. it was good..but when I was done drinking.. i saw the powder leftover in the cup.. must have not gotten mixed well enough.. **the drinks are extremely sweet... Customer Care: the guy that took my order was really friendly and patient while I took some time making a decision on what to order... Costs: ~$3+ for Bubble Tea/Milk Tea served hot or cold.. Atmosphere: cute decor and comfy chairs..:)....a to-go place to go with friends to just chat the night away... Parking: as mentioned.. it's hard to find...better luck finding a spot in the neighborhood..just make sure you don't park in a permit only parking zone...