Black Straw Tea Bar & Kitchen

I have been told to come here for a very long time. I'm sad to say that I waited so long! First, our server was really great. Helpful and just the right amount of check in and friendly! The fried rice, orange chicken and tangerine beef are life changing. Like I'm now part of the Black Straw fan club life changing. I haven't had fried rice like that since I was a teen. Just good flavor. Whatever they are doing there, they need to keep it up because it's incredible!

We came to Black Straw for a business lunch and were promptly seated and served, setting a great tone right from the start. This was my first time trying the bubble balls with mango inside—what a fun and refreshing drink! But the real standout? The garlic beef. Hands down, this was the best garlic beef dish I’ve ever had—tender, flavorful, and perfectly balanced. Major kudos to the chef and staff for delivering such delicious food with top-notch service. Everything came out quickly, but the speed didn’t compromise the quality or taste. We were served with a smile, and the entire experience felt effortless and enjoyable. If I ever find myself on this side of the mountain again, I’ll absolutely be back!

One of the best places in Spokane for chinese food! I DoorDash Black Straw all the time! The food is always fresh and amazing! They also give you massive portions! Highly recommend the combo fried rice or the combo chow mein! My only wish would be for them to offer smaller combos or smaller portions! They have many other options but you can only order a single large quantity of it! At least that’s the case on DoorDash. Would love to be able to try more! Highly recommend Black Straw if you love chinese food!

Huge portions, delicious flavor on all entrees, and a great price. Even with splurging with the family we kept it under $80. And we had a whole meal when we got home with the leftovers.

Oh my gosh. I am still speechless over this place. The atmosphere was so chill, the staff so so polite, and the food! The milk tea was heavenly and creamy and delicious and still somehow refreshing. The meal portions were huge for the price, but you will want to finish it. Seriously, some of the best Chinese food I have ever had.

First time here. So fresh and delicious. The almond chicken was very well made and perfect. It was different than what we are used to. It was very fresh and the gravy was also very tasty. We had chicken chow mein also which also was great. . The 2 plates of that were enough for us with leftovers. The staff was very attentive and we got there just in time as around 6pm it was very very busy as we were leaving. We are going to try orange chicken next time as we heard people raving about that dish. What a great place!

Tonight a couple friends and I stopped in for dinner at Black straw on Sprague, just west of Pines. I have been getting takeout from here for a very long time, tonight was my first dine-in experience. The service was great. Only complaint is that ALL the food came out really fast. I wish they would’ve staggered a little between the appetizers, the soup and the entrees…but we made due. The three of us ordered the following: Popcorn Chicken (small) Egg Rolls (4) Sweet & Sour Pork (in my opinion, theirs is the part in town) Broccoli Beef Combination Chow Mein Each of the entrees comes with an egg flower soup. To be honest, we didn’t even make a dent in the orders.

I got the chicken fried rice. It kind of smells like sewage and taste very funky.. I couldn’t even finish it. I also got almond chicken not very flavorful

Finally!!! Great Chinese food in Spokane ( well, Spokane Valley). Amazing food. Tangerine chicken was exceptional. Fried rice was the best I've ever had. Can't wait to try the rest of the menu

My new favorite Chinese food in Spokane area. Is the place fancy, nope; is the place friendly, yes; is the place consistently delicious, YES! My go to is ALWAYS the crispy tangerine beef! It is next level good, with the crispy texture and sweetness from the tangerine it just hits the right spots. Other item worth getting is the sweet and sour entrees, and the fried rice. Both are good, just not quite as good as that beef!

Food is decent but unimaginative and kinda dumbed down Hilariously massive servings Atmosphere gives Food Court For Spokane, this is ok Chinese food

So yummy! We haven't tried this place because of the pricing but finally caved and glad we did. The portions are huge and the taste is even better. Everything we've tried so far has been amazing. My husband loves their boba and it comes in a cute cup. Definitely recommend. Wish their full menu was on DoorDash though!

Our first time and we thoroughly enjoyed the delicious almond chicken and the pork fried rice. We received outstanding customer service and our whole dining experience was great! We will definitely be back! Nice pleasant restaurant to visit and relax. Thank you again for a wonderful meal!

My husband and I stopped here for dinner on our way to Missoula, MT and had a delicious meal! We came upon it randomly while getting gas at a nearby Costco and it was fantastic! The service was very friendly and the ambiance was chill. We were pumped to see they offer a wide variety of bubble teas alongside a diverse menu of food! They even offer non dairy milk options for their milk teas which is awesome! We really enjoyed our meal and it was a pleasant surprise that you get a cup of soup for free with your order!

Tonight a couple friends and I stopped in for dinner at Black straw on Sprague, just west of Pines. I have been getting takeout from here for a very long time, tonight was my first dine-in experience. The service was great. Only complaint is that ALL the food came out really fast. I wish they would've staggered a little between the appetizers, the soup and the entrees...but we made do. The three of us ordered the following: Popcorn Chicken (small) Egg Rolls (4) Sweet & Sour Pork (in my opinion, theirs is the part in town) Broccoli Beef Combination Chow Mein Each of the entrees comes with an egg flower soup. To be honest, we didn't even make a dent in the orders.

Ordered take out and the food was fantastic! My wife had the tangerine beef, she did mention that she wished it would have been a bit more crispy, but she said it tasted great. I had the Kung Pao chicken and loved it! Plenty of protein in both meals, we also had some of the egg rolls and they were very tasty!

This place has fresh and yummy food. Service is good and food came out quick. Really enjoyed our lunch here

Service was excellent, portions are huge, price is very fair for portions. Cozy atmosphere and staff super quick and friendly. Definitely recommend! (Personal request would be a dinner 'A' or 'B' option. For us two to try multiple dishes we had to order a bunch of individual plates). Still would go back for sure though!

My wife and I got a sparkling mango passionfruit with lychee jelly and a oolong black tea with sea salt foam. First of all the containers are soooooooo so cute and make it very easy to pack it up. The sparkling mango juice/tea(? unsure) is very strong, delicious for when you just want a sugary drink. The oolong tea is great with the foam. The flavor of the tea and the salt foam could both be a little stronger but it's a really smooth drink. I'm really pleased with my order and the price, and the staff were all nice and prompt. Would def come again, I don't feel the need to test other boba places in spokane now.

Came highly recommended from a nurse at St Luke's. Ordered the sesame chicken, combo fried rice and the egg drop soup. The portions here are no joke. Must have been 5lb of rice in that container we received. It was so good, great flavor, perfect to eat by itself. The sesame chicken was heavily sauced and also solid, good tang and flavor and decent quality chicken. Soup was also solid. Can't speak to the dining area or service since we used uber eats but super solid food/portions. Excuse the poor picture, had already started to dig in!

Wow. What a find! Service was wonderful and the food was fantastic. Food portions are crazy big. Big enough to share if you both want the same thing... which never happens in my world. lol. they also have a fabulous boba tea bar. I would recommend this place for sure. We had the honey walnut shrimp and crispy tangerine beef... yummy

Black Straw is always delicious and they make ordering out a breeze. The interior is fun and the service was welcoming.

This is just a really wonderful place for great food even if the prices are a bit high. I don't mind paying a bit more for great food though! We brought a large group here a week ago and had a truly great time. We ordered lots of dishes: Egg Flower Soup comes with all the dishes BBQ Pork Tangerine Beef (of course!) Ginger Onion Beef Orange Chicken Combination Chow Mein Combination Fried Rice Everything was perfectly cooked and extremely delicious! I also ordered a Kumquat Lemon Fresh Tea: so refreshing! Our waiter was friendly, attentive and knowledgeable. We had an absolutely fabulous time!

Very good! Noodles were yummy, nice staff and good food. Parking situation is a little tough but that's nothing against them, just make sure at arrive a little earlier to account for parking

This place is sooo good. The food tastes super authentic and everything we ordered was delicious. The staff are really nice too, like actually kind, not fake nice. And the boba?? Perfect. The pearls were chewy and the drinks weren't too sweet. You can tell they actually care about what they serve. 10/10 would totally come back.

The food is great just wish thr fried rice had eggs in iy would be much better..Theu have large portions just need yo add scrambled eggs to fried rice.

Delicious boba! Hit the spot and I will definitely be back. Also tried an egg roll which satisfied my craving for something snacky. Great combo. I want to come back to try a meal next time!

When we lived here 6 years ago we frequented this Pho restaurant, upon our return to Spokane we were pleasantly surprised it is now the Black Straw an eclectic restaurant that has the most delicious Chinese food. Everything we've had so far has not disappointed.

I've been here a handful of times and almost everything I've had is good. My favorite is the Mapo Tofu, if you like little Szechuan spice it's a must grab. The hot and sour soup is good as well as the squid, it's like a chineese inspired lightly breaded calamari. Best chineese food I've had in WA so far.

The food was great! The staff were very friendly and attentive. I highly recommend you try it out

Was not too creative tonight, decided to try a place i was recommended by my daughter for dinner. Did a home delivery by Door Dash, when i arrived i was very very pleased withe food and all of the excellent dished i ordered. It was such a great meal, was talking with my daughter when i opened each one, and was treated to all of the great flavors & smells, my senses were i overwhelmed! Will need to go to there for a real sit down meal firat hand. ordered multiple dishes, each was very good and well prepared!

This place is phenomenal. Very recently, my family and I were returning from a Thanksgiving trip to western Washington. After stopping at the comic book store and thrift shop down the road, everyone's blood sugar was at critical levels and I was the only vote for Five Guys, so instead, we opted for Black Straw. My wife and I had been one other time, solely for tea and coffee drinks, but we'd noted the Asian menu on hand and decided to do the full gamut: Thai tea with boba and Chinese food. It. Was. Fantastic. Black Straw has (very probably) the best pork fried rice I've ever eaten. We also ordered a plate of their cashew nut chicken, which was also extremely good. The price to quantity ratio is very fair. There were three of us eating and we still had enough leftovers for a healthy lunch the following afternoon. I'm used to questionable quality when it comes to Chinese food, ie: "Chicken" that could really be any part of the bird, whether objective flesh or something more internal like a wok fried avian renal system. The meat was all very good quality, lots of breast chunks, and to my delight, they do not skimp on the cashews. Their Thai iced tea is to die for. The service was also excellent. We were seated immediately, and our host was very adept at arranging a seating solution for our very busy infant daughter. We will absolutely be back. 100% and hands down the best Chinese food we've yet found in the PNW. Just shut up and give them your money. You won't be disappointed.

We finally gave this place a try and we were impressed. The service was good, even though it looked like there was only one server and a bus person. The facility is clean and the tables and booths are spread out nicely. We started out with a cup of the egg flower soup and it had more flavor than most. We ordered the Tangerine Crispy Beef and it *was* crispy and delicious. Also the Szechuan Shrimp which had assorted veggies in a tasty sauce. IpBoth entrees came with a good portion of white steamed rice. Boba tea was good, too. We probably will split the tangerine crispy beef next time and just order an extra cup of soup as the portions are quite generous. They included a nice menu in our leftovers bag and there's lots more interesting things to try.

Tasteful menu! This has become our new favorite since Gordys bid us farewell. We haven't been disappointed once!

Came here one time sooooo gooood mmmm best boba ever I hate tapioca boba but this place makes it so goood

Generous portion (one meal fed two people) I loved the sea salt cream iced jasmine tea! Not sure if that's the right name but I'm going to replicate it at home.

Great food...amazing portions (you'll have plenty of leftovers)....great service. Never been disappointed

Food was great, tea excellent, service good, pricing is a bit high but you get a lot of food. Great of you eating family style but not much option for a single but to take left overs home.

One of my favorite go-to places that do boba! I also have dined in and ordered takeout as well. PARKING: Free, couple spaces in front. Never had an issue with parking although there are a few spots. Their boba quality has been consistently great as well. I love how they allow you to adjust sweetness and ice levels as well. Here is what I've tried for drinks: -JASMINE MILK TEA: My go-to drink everywhere. Wish it came with boba, but you have to add on for a topping. I like getting this with boba or grass jelly for 50 cents, depending on what I'm craving. :) I usually get this with 75% sweetness for my own personal preference. -HOUSE MILK TEA: The drink includes boba. Tastes as I expected and enjoy this too! -STRAWBERRY MILK TEA: This was my only miss for me so far as I felt it tasted too artificial. As for food, I've ordered MAPO TOFU (spicy for sure), BEEF/CHICKEN CHOW MEIN, BEEF/CHICKEN HE FUN (highly recommend, only place in Spokane I've found that does this right), BLACK PEPPER BEEF, and COMBINATION FRIED RICE. All of which I would order again!

‍$$$just meh, idk. Kinda expensive. Two wonton soups w/xtra wontons and two sides of egg foo young = $60+ Really just mid food

I've given Black Straw multiple chances, but the food quality is just too inconsistent. One visit, the food is great; the next, it's underwhelming--either overcooked, under-seasoned, or missing ingredients. It's frustrating when you never know what to expect. Service is decent, but it doesn't make up for the hit-or-miss meals. I really wanted to love this place, but the lack of consistency makes it hard to recommend.

The food here to amazing, and the selection of boba flavors is top-notch. I recommend when you walk into the unassuming building that you take a minute to smell the delicious food being prepared! The waitstaff is polite and and efficient, and the folks manning the counter are great at making boba! I highly recommend the generals chicken and broccoli beef. You won't be disappointed!

Came here with a group of ten and the restaurant had plenty of space to hold larger groups. There's several vegetarian and vegan options available. If you do want to make it vegan, make sure they omit the oyster sauce that is in some of their dishes. I had the Szechuan Tofu (minus the oyster sauce) and the group got the Crispy Spicy Tofu to share. The Crispy Spicy Tofu comes with sautéed tofu, onions, peppers with a side of chili sauce. The Szechuan was spicy saucy goodness with loads of veggies and tofu. I would get either dish again. The staff was very friendly and helpful with any questions we had. The restaurant itself was bright, spacious, and clean. The prices are reasonable, especially with the quantity and quality that is served. Everyone in our group was very satisfied and full after our visit. This place will definitely be in our rotation when going out.

OMG!!! The absolute BEST Asian food in Spokane!!! Possibly the best I've ever had! The walnut chicken was perfectly breaded - not too thick, not too thin! And cooked to a perfect crispy, golden brown. The chicken was quality pieces. Overall, it had the perfect bite but was tender and juicy. The sauce complemented the chicken without overpowering it. The chicken chow mein was equally as good. Thin sliced breast pieces pan fried to a golden and tender perfection. Fried rice was a perfect blend of flavors and was very moist and yummy! Portions were huge and staff was really friendly and fun! Do yourself a favor and go now!!! It's amazing!

The food was great! Fresh and delicious! Service was quick, knowledgeable gal.. definitely coming back! I had honey walnut chicken, hubs had Szechuan beef. Pork fried rice. (Huge) Egg fu yung. Super generous servings. 2-3 people per entree.

Orange chicken was chewy. Same with the sweet and sour pork. Had about a year ago and was good. Will never order again.

The food was amazing off the charts and very authentic My dad and I would eat there every day

The food and customer service are great! The music is also amazing. Good vibes all around

Really enjoyed this place. Food was presented nicely and tasted even better. Best Chinese I've had in the area. Will go back again.

We went here for the first time today for lunch and it was INCREDIBLE! To start, the portions are very generous. Dont let the price per plate scare you. It's served family style so each plate can serve 3 adults comfortably so you truly get a great price for what you get. We ordered the Szechuan Chicken heat level 5 for $17.59 and the Crispy Tangerine Beef for $19.99. The Szechuan chicken was fantastic. The chicken was so tender, the vegetables still had a crispness to them and everything was fresh and perfectly seasoned. This was served with a side of rice. The Crispy Tangerine Beef was beautifully plated and if you enjoy a sweet sauce, this is the dish for you. The beef was perfectly seasoned and the brocolli was steamed and had a nice crispness to it. The sauce was sweet and the candied orange peel added extra demention. Served with a side of rice. Overall, great service, fantastic food and they offer a military discount. We can wait to go back and try something new.

Inconsistent food quality, typically average or below. Service is not terrible but not exemplary either.

Their food is EXCELLENT & their service is good! One of our favorites in the valley)! Their ambience is good too. Prices reasonable& portions are large. What more could you ask. The only negative is their limited parking.

I gotta admit... I've been here twice, now, and I've come out with the same opinion that they are one of the better Asian joints in the metro--and I am historically hard on places like this in this forum. Freshness and flavors make me believe the owners are Southeast Asian folks, because alot of typical Chinese places around here don't seem to have the nice cuts of fresh vegs included in the stir frys, like you see in the Vietnamese restos around. Everything was great, and we refrained from appys because we know how much you get (to-go boxes mandatory). If they would just cut down on the gringo-pleasing use of sugar in all their sauces, I'd eat their chef's creations anywhere I travel. Nice people there, too...

Food selection was excellent; large portions and all dishes delicious. Staff very helpful with decision making g , service and ambiance nice and place was busy despite being off hour . Would definitely return as cannot say that for any other Chinese food location in Spokane

Having moved to Spokane from Seattle, I wasn't sure about the quality of Boba in the area, but decided to come check out Blackstrap after hearing a suggestion from a friend! Located in the Valley, Black Straw serves Chinese food as well (honestly it smelled really good) but my friends and I wanted a quick drink on a hot day. I ordered the Taro Milk Tea with boba, and was pleasantly surprised! The taro itself was good, however a bit sweet although I requested 50% sugar. I will say that the boba itself was pretty hard, but the sweetness was there! Staff themselves were pretty friendly and efficient, but unfortunately I likely will keep going back to Seattle for my boba fix.

Second New Years Eve in a row where this place has totally hit the spot. Service was great. I ordered it to go and it was ready right when I got there. Everything I ate was delicious. The Sesame chicken, the beef chow mein, shrimp chow mein, pork fried rice, almond chicken, sweet-and-sour pork... all soooooo good!

The food are really good and service is great! Their portion is very large and fast. We travel a lot and always trying new Chinese restaurants. Their egg foo young is one of the best that we had. Most definitely recommend for anyone who is in the area.