Fat Straw

This Fat straw bubble tea shop is truly a hidden gem! 🌟 The quality of their smoothies and pearls is excellent and always fresh, flavorful, and perfectly made. The owners, Steven and Jenny, are there every day ensuring top-notch quality control, which really shows in every sip and bite. The shop also has the cutest sitting area, perfect for relaxing with a friend or just enjoying some downtime. I also tried their bánh mì Vietnamese sub, and it was absolutely delicious, the bread is baked fresh daily and makes all the difference. I love this place so much that I’ve already brought my family here twice, and we’ll definitely be back again. Highly recommend to anyone looking for great drinks, tasty food, and a cozy spot to enjoy it all!

I've been coming to Fat Straw for over 15 years, and while sitting at one of the quiet tables by the window enjoying yet another flawless bubble tea, realized I should finally review it. Started in 2005, Fat Straw was one of the first bubble tea spots in Portland, and it's stuck around as long as it has because of how consistently delicious it is, with a welcoming vibe and thoughtful service. The bubble tea is the star, always fresh with a massive list of flavors that's the biggest I've seen in town. Everything I've had has been great, but my go-to is the honey milk tea with tapioca. Perfection. It's a great place to chill out and work, meet friends, or just grab something to go. Oh, and their banh mi is excellent, which helped get me through the early days of the pandemic, when they opened an outside counter window to keep things going. Highly recommended!

It’s a nice & cutie shop full of joy and happiness. They’re offering breakfast & lunch sandwiches. Besides a variety of super yummy iced & hot beverages & bubble tea. The staff was friendly & welcoming, including their amazing Betta Fish members. Super Stars 🌟🌟🌟 I like the taste of blended matcha, it was well balanced not too much sweet nor bitter. ThnQ!

A fun bubble tea shop. Definitely worth trying

Absolutely love this place and I can never get enough. My favorite is the Lychee Milk Tea! Even though I live in California now every time I visit in Portland, I have to stop here and get me tea because it’s definitely unique and can’t find something like this in California 🧋. Their Taro milk tea is used with coconut milk, absolutely creamy and delicious. We also are crazy for their sandwiches. It’s definitely made with love! The owners are very connected to the local community as well! They post lots of local happening/events in the shop. It’s really nice to be supporting the local business, especially for ones like this that care about their community.

Found this place after googling “Thai tea” in the area. So many flavors of bubble tea! The Thai tea did not disappoint and the Nutella flavor with boba was amazing. The price for the portion is unbeatable too. Cute small space inside and nice, helpful staff. Definitely recommend! Would love to go back and try the food.

Had this cool jelly tea from Staff Recommendation, hopefully can spend tons of time here from this summer, pretty cool place to hang out and chill 🧋

Very tasty. Good selection. Great vibe & friendly service. The boba is good but the avocado shakes are absolutely lovely.

Quick & friendly service. Cute space with lots of plants & artwork like stickers, charms, plushies, etc for sale. Ordered a winter melon iced milk tea with tapioca pearls. Tea was good but a little overly sweet, I would ask for less sugar next time. Tapioca pearls were perfectly cooked. Not hard & has the perfect chew. The tapioca is what makes or breaks a boba tea drink for me & Fat Straw seems to have the texture down! Overall, a cute little boba tea shop with good service & good tea. Would definitely recommend & return! Took off a star because while it's good, it's nothing mind blowing as far as menu items go. Pretty average run of the mill tea and topping options.

When a friend tells you they've never tried boba before, you gotta try it. It's always so funny to see their face when they take the first sip. I stopped by this place after lunch for a "sweet treat" in beverage form. I got the coffee boba for a little hit of caffeine. They were quite busy, but the boba came out quick. Prices are $5-6 ish. I did not try food, but it looks like they have sandwiches and bagels. The interior is a little quirky with a raised seating area next to the window and game tables for chess, checkers, etc. It felt a little crowded/chaotic, and I didn't love the beta fish in the plant pots. People seem to really love this spot. I thought it was okay. The boba was totally normal. Which, don't get me wrong, I enjoy normal boba, but it didn't blow my mind.

This place has such a cute aesthetic and a ton of drinks to choose from. The staff are very friendly and I've never had a bad drink from here. One of the best boba shops in Portland!

I love Fat Straw. Best boba in town in my opinion and great friendly owner and staff! Their bahn mi and breakfast sandwiches are also delicious if a bit pricey. We take the grand daughters there many weekends and my 5 yr old loves playing tic tac toe or dominoes at one of their game tables while we're waiting. They're always pretty busy being located in the bustling and vibrant Hawthorne district but well worth the occasional wait to get your order.

Stumbled in a hot day and I've been addicted ever since. This place is incredible. Their selection of Boba and flavors for smoothies is unreal. My favorite flavor of smoothie is the lychee and passionfruit. If you're into Boba or smoothies this place is a gold mine.

High quality boba drinks and food with friendly fast service! I can't give 5 stars because they recently raised their prices quite a bit.. but for a treat once in a while it's still definitely worth it. The best boba quality and flavors I've found so far in Portland. A cute vibe and lots of real plants, recommend!

I, myself, do not drink bubble tea. My 13 year old son, however, seems to gain all his nutrients from it, as I rarely see him consume much else. This is his favorite spot. It's his favorite spot to the point that he wants to know when he'll be old enough to get a job there. It's ridiculous. So. If you like bubble tea, Fat Straw comes highly recommended by your local teenager. If you want to see your kid eat a vegetable, well then, maybe not.

I'll be honest - when we walked in front of the store and saw the menu we immediately thought that there was no way the milk tea here could be any good, given that it seemed that Fat Straw focused on artificially flavored drinks instead of tea. We decided to give it a chance and got one drink: Original Milk Tea, 50% Sweet w/ Boba ($6.75) - Pretty interesting how they make the drink. Instead of prebrewed tea in drink dispensers, as in a typical boba shop, they have buckets of prebrewed tea and boba in a fridge and they ladle the contents into your cup. Half sweetness is a bit less sweet than other places and really allows the black tea taste to come through. The tea quality is not the best, but good enough for the drink. The boba here is almost, but not quite, the perfect texture. It's a larger brand of boba in terms of size, it has a softer exterior but still maintains structural integrity. The exterior texture is to the point where if you slide your teeth across the topmost layer with a bit of force, the very topmost layer kind of sloughs off. You then get to a nice chewy interior as you bite into it. The sugar syrup soak introduces an additional bit of sweetness in the drink. I'm glad we gave Fat Straw a chance because it turned out to be much better than we thought. The boba was missing just a bit of the bounciness of what I consider perfect and the tea isn't the highest quality, but overall, I consider Fat Straw in the top quartile of places I've been to.

I ordered a blended taro boba with extra boba and when I got it, it was iced with 2 cubes so the drink was warm when I asked if she can just blend it up because I wanted it blended she said no and on top of that I didnt get "xtra boba" and it was hard sad it was my first time but won't be back ! $7.50 to waste :(((

I love Fat Straw. The staff is kind, it's a sweet, welcoming place to sit and enjoy some tea and food, and they hugely support teachers! What's not to like? I highly recommend coming, even if you're not a bubble tea drinker. You don't have to get the boba in the teas, and they're very sensitive to needs as far as sugar intake. I love that they give options for unsweetened, half sweet, or full sweet.

It is such a cute little cafe, we loved the Taro Bubble Tea with regular boba. The service was great, it only took 5 minutes to get our drinks. The little chess tables are perfect if you want to play chess or checkers. They have boba plushies that are really cute. Overall five stars, we reccomend.

I found this place by accident when my normal boba place was closed and I'm so happy I did! GRAPE FLAVOR!! Their menu is so stinkin long with flavors they allow and I've never found a place that has grape, which happens to be my favorite drink flavor, so imagine my surprise! The blends are great and they can mix multiple flavors which isn't usually advertised so I'm unsure if other places would do this too.

not open during covid-19 - I ordered the JASMIN milk tea with tapioca pearls and mango green tea with lychee jelly. I'm kind of upset that my drink wasn't filled to the top because I feel like this was a significant amount missing and I didn't ask for light ice :(

Fat Straw is a must go-to boba spot! I have literally been coming here since high school, and I am almost in my thirties now! Great local cafe to hang with friends, they have some outdoor seating, games, and a great vibe. Really can't go wrong with anything on the menu, which is why I find myself coming back here anytime I am craving boba.

Not a boba fan but yesterday I was missing family and my brothers go to is boba so I stepped in and *Boom* instantly found my comfort place! My favorite boba shop, they let me customize my drink and didn't charge me extra for requesting no milk! Delicious And great customer service !

I love their boba tea. They use coconut milk which is great for lactose free folks. They have many flavors.

Amazing service boba depending on how many people in ordering and people working can take from 2-5 minutes. The boba pearls are amazing best boba of all time. It gives you the feel of a cute cafe shop and just so cute and cozy they even have boba plushies highly recommend.

Fat straw is so wonderful! The staff is so kind and the sandwiches and boba are consistently lovely. This is my absolute favorite place to go for boba in Portland. It's a fantastic family owned business that you must try!

Great prices, fast service. The location has a fair amount of seating, along with a side walk seating area out front. I thought the stainless steel boba straw was cool. Hemp milk latte was weird/bitter. Not sure if that's a hemp milk thing or a Fat Straw thing.

I've been coming here for years. They have always given you a free drink for filling up all the stamps on your loyalty card. Brought in my full one today after not coming in for a month or so and when I handed it over to redeem I was told it's only $3 off your drink and not a free one, and the owner acted as if it's always been that way. Also got my order wrong which has never happened before. Basically you spend around $50 to fill up the card...for what is now a $3 discount. Not really worth it. I'm bummed they changed this policy and didn't make it clear. A disappointing experience from a business I've loved and promoted to other people for a long time. I get that inflation is making it hard for many business owners but this is a stingy way to run a loyalty program.

I never had a bubble tea before and I will say it was better than amazing - it was spectacular - omg I had a black tea with grapefruit and some coconut gummies it it! I'm sold on this place Ronn just Ronn The hole in the wall food guy

!!!!!Please surrender your betas to someone who will take proper care of them, or at least transfer them each to their own heated and filtered tank.!!!! I love fat straw, and I know that it's very common for beta fishes to be sold as decoration, with no regard for the quality of life of the fish. I'm going to give y'all the benefit of the doubt and assume this is all new information; Betas should not be used as decoration and should be treated with care. It is incredibly unsettling to watch an intelligent, sentient creature die a slow and painful death while waiting for bubble tea. Makes you loose your appetite. The red fish looks like it is suffering from fin rot, and looks nearly dead. It's bloated and lethargic and needs assistance. This is 100% avoidable with proper care and treatment. Please consider discontinuing your use of live animals as decoration. They are suffering. Also, as always, the girls at fat straw are amazing and deserve raises. P.S I'll take the fishes off your hands for free, they really gotta get help

Quality and Service depends greatly on who's working there. Today I asked for a tuna bahn mi with extra tuna and let them know I'd be willing to pay extra for the extra. I also ordered an avocado bubble tea, hold the bubble for my partner. I asked the young woman waiting on me to make sure it was well-blended and to ask if extra avocado would be possible...she told me...no, it wouldn' taste good. The bubble tea was passable but there were very large chunks of ice in it and the straw, well it was split. My sandwich was anything but generous. It was as if they painted on the tuna with a watercolor brush...very skimpy which doesn't make for a satisfying sandwich when you are truly hungry. This is usually our go-to place for this kind of thing...partially because its close. But the service is inconsistent. And for the price and requests I didn't feel very listened to...

Post hiking, during out vacation hobos Portland 2k18 edition, had to make a pit stop to recharge our phone battery. I got Honey Lavender, my travellers got some basic drink who cares. We (3) also shared one singular banh mi (cuz why not). Honey lavender was good, light flavor, I tend to do fruity boba but this was good. Banh mi was also mighty delicious and decently priced. I'd pay $6 for a banh mi but when you start charging me $8 (cough cough sf) then I might have to fight somebody. Chill atmosphere, surprisingly plenty of seating and outlet. Ah bless the outlet. I brought in my sushi-go and we played until our phone got fully invigorated. It is not perfect boba but it's good and the banh mi is yum.

Good quick service! I usually get a drink and banh mi to-go through doordash. Their menu online is not as extensive as the one in store (would love the blueberry milk tea option added online pleasssseee). Lots of the basic bubble tea flavor & topping options. Their boba is usually well cooked. The straws are really stiff and tend to split easily at the top if drinking w boba. The drinks are lactose free and don't have a syrupy/powdery taste. The banh mi is appropriately crunchy and even though i add a lot of modifiers, they always make it perfectly. It only takes 10-15 minutes after placing an order for it to be ready for pick up. The girls who work the counter are so sweet and cute.

Don't you hate it when you get overcharged and only later find out about it in the Square email receipt? Sigh. That's what happened here, so I'd advise to check your emails as you wait for your order. Maybe the Staff fat fingered and added a topping to my drink ($.50) when I didn't order any. :( That said, my original milk tea and #2 banh mi sandwich ($6) came out just fine. The milk tea was decent ($5) but nothing memorable. I recall liking Boba Dawg's original milk tea much more (stronger tea taste). As for the sandwich, I enjoyed the toasted baguette, but the filling was .. hm... not a Vietnamese sandwich. It was overly salted with the additional soy sauce (which no banh mi sandwich needs!) on top of the salty BBQ pork. Also, I don't recall eating a banh mi with either ground black pepper or with purple onions. It just doesn't taste right to me. Overall, a decent place to grab something to eat, especially convenient with their ordering window now with covid around.

Not the best but not the worst bubble tea shop in my opinion. Sadly they ran out of boba when I went which always ruins the taste of a boba tea. The tea itself was okay. I might come back only if I'm in the area but there are other places I'd rather go and recommend.

Their website states "Our iced milk bubble teas are made with tea and coconut milk and contains no dairy and are Vegan." This is untrue. The associate at the front informed us the Taro milk tea has whey and there are others that are not as well. I am not vegan but I am allergic to milk.

The fact that this shop offers biodegradable boba straws, they got an extra star. I got a Thai Iced Tea with half popping lychee boba and half regular tapioca bubbles. The Thai iced tea is decent, definitely tastes like it comes from powder instead of being brewed. The tapioca boba are decent. As this was my first time trying popping bubbles, I didn't quite know what to expect. They are not my cut of tea. They were quite sweet and not as satisfying as chewing on the normal tapioca bubbles.

Portland has lots of Boba tea joints today, but few have been around since Fat Straw, which opened in 2005. I was sorry to see their second location on NW 23rd close a couple of years ago, but the original location on SE Hawthorne is still standing. I'm a bit of a traditionalist when it comes to Boba tea and we don't have a lot of great options in and/or near Boise, Idaho, where I live, so my go-to at Fat Straw is the Original Milk Tea. Every drink I've had from Fat Straw has been perfectly made. Each time I've gone, I have seen one of the owners behind the counter. That level of pride in ownership is part of what makes Fat Straw such a great family owned business.

My favorite boba place of all time, even after living in 2 other cities, LA and Miami, and trying lots of other places in Portland. Fat Straw offers more flavors, milk tea and fruit tea, than anywhere else, has consistent taste, and offers numerous alternative milks that are always blended smoothly. I wish I could have a Fat Straw everywhere, and it's a must for me whenever I'm in town!

I drink tons of boba places! This was one of the best ones I have had in Portland. (I did not like tiki). Location: It was a little far, if you don't have a rent-a-car or uber it will be out of your way. It felt like it was in a nice neighborhood and I saw a lot of local kids coming into the establishment when school was out. Drinks: 50% sugar was perfect for me, usually I get this at T4 and 70% on happy lemon drinks. Quickly's is almost 50% sugar also. I ordered a Lychee/Raspberry w/ Lychee popping boba. It was really good and refreshing for what it was. Toppings: Popping Lychee Boba - first time having this, and it was really good. It made my drink, I had no problem/drinking/eating these when all my tea was done. Aesthetics: It felt really nice inside. Had a bit of youth with the wooden wall feel so it felt old/rustic but w/ character. How a lot of Portland feels. Service: The gentlemen that helped us and made the drinks was very friendly and helpful. Price: 4$ including the topping, pretty good price. Use to paying tax in California and having topping be more so this is always a welcome surprise. Bathroom: Did not visit/try to use.

Been here a couple times now needed a refreshment on a hot day. We ordered the milk tea with hazelnut and matcha milk tea. Both were tasty. The gentlemen warned us that the matcha was stronger than most matcha. Yes it is chalky at first but give it a good shake and it'll be fine. Nice seating area in the back and by the windows. Some outdoor seating available. They do have punch cards. Location is on a busy street. Street parking available.

Lavender Milk Tea + Taro Milk Tea. I have not had a crappy bubbletea until i visited this place. (Not your typical boba place) Tapioca was really disappointing. The milk tea wasn't great, tea flavor was weak af. It wasn't sweet at all. I hate wasting money on food and drinks, this place got itself a spot on my black list.

We absolutely loved their drinks as much as we loved their cute design. The establishment itself is GIGANTIC with plenty of tables and comfy couches for studying or hanging out with friends. The menu is cute, written with colorful chalk on blackboards, but with so many words, it did appear cluttered. After some contemplation, we chose the original milk tea and jasmine green milk tea, both with crystal boba. Unlike most boba places back in the bay area, Fat Straw doesn't allow adjustment of sugar and ice levels (or at least the cashier didn't mention anything whilst we ordered). While the cup size is bigger than typical places, the prices do reflect that with both cups totaling $11. However, the money was well worth it because both drinks tasted great. The original milk tea had a nice roasted flavor that was deep, but the milk helped to elevate the sweetness. As for the jasmine green milk tea, the taste of jasmine was prominent, but tasted amazingly refreshing. The crystal boba in both cups were crisp, sweet, and perfect. For our first boba spot in Portland, we were mighty impressed with the quality. Hopefully we can make time for round two!

Good boba and really good COVID safety protocols. They made our drinks quickly while we waited outside, then served us at the window.

Great experience! Best boba and Tea selection ive found since Cali. The drink menu is HUGE and their boba selection is vast. The young lady who assisted me had great tips when i ordered my drink, i had never been and she suggested i go with half sweetness which was PERFECTION. BUYER BEWARE! They dont let you sample any of the boba options - so of you're a first timer in the world of bubble tea, you are going to have to just jump in and try what sounds good and hope for the best. For those who are familiar with Boba - the pearls and lychee jelly are DELICIOUS! Tje boba is just sweet enough and perfectly cooked, the lychee tasted so fresh and real not at all artificial. I ordered Peach Black Tea and Passion Fruit Tea, yummmy! Will be returning for sure

I love their section of bubble tea, but every time I visit the service declines. This morning one of the girls working was scowling the entire time. It just sets bad vibes and makes everyone feel awkward and unwelcome.

Location: I love how there are multiple locations of Fat Straw. There are two, one on SE Hawthorne and one on NW 23rd. The one on SE Hawthorne is my favorite since it doesn't require me to pay for parking and there are not a lot of individuals walking (since it's at the end of Hawthorne street). Food: They have banh mi and bagels. They also have a variety of pasties such as cookies. Customer Service: Customer service is good. I definitely like the customer service at the SE Hawthorne location better than the NW 23rd location because the workers seem nicer when they are taking your order. However, there seems to only be women/girls who are the workers, rather than men/boys. Not sure what this is about. Positives: I like their bubble tea a lot. They also use coconut milk, which is nice since I am lactose intolerant. Negatives: Even though both locations got renovated (new floors, new tables, etc), both their locations still need more renovation in regards to the layout and decorations. Their bathrooms are especially gross. Also, they always leave the front door open, making it really cold. Ugh. Price: The price is fair compared to other bubble tea places. But they recently changed their bubble tea prices from 4.50 to 5.00 dollars.

I really wanted to like this place, since I think this is the only spot that I know in Portland that has been opened for 15 years! I came across their truck at SF Supermarket's parking lot, and the owners were super sweet. I ordered an Original Milk Tea with boba and Taro Milk Tea. In the menu, it said that they make their milk teas with coconut milk, so I was excited to see how that would taste like. The Original Milk Tea lacked a strong black tea flavor, and tasted more watered down. It wasn't sweet at all, and I mostly tasted coconut milk with a hint of black tea. The boba was chewy and warm though. The Taro Milk Tea sucked. I barely tasted the taro flavor, and tasted mostly the coconut milk. It wasn't sweet at all either. My mom also disapproved of the Taro Milk Tea, since she drinks any Taro Milk Tea.

best boba in portland! theres too many boba shops trying to do the whole sweet foam/crazy syrups/etc. but this place just keeps it classic. also i love the huuuge monsteras in the shop

I have been patronizing Fat Straw since 2006 (they opened, I believe in 2005). It is a lovely place to hang out with friends and the teas and boba have always been of consistent quality. The interior is quite nice with a cozy "back room" and a raised front section where you can bask in the envy of passing pedestrians while sucking up boba in a biodegradable straw. However, it bugs me that I've been going there for 14 years and I don't think the owner has ever recognized me, nor have any of the staff. I started going to Boba Dawg a few blocks west on Hawthorne and Gus (pronounced GUH), the owner, now pretty much knows my life story, **because he asks". So I stopped going to Fat Straw, even though the interior of Fat Straw is much nicer. I think the tea is better at Boba Dawg and the cups made of a thicker plastic and I feel welcome there. More importantly, I feel recognized. Yesterday, on the way back from a bike ride, I stopped at Fat Straw because it was convenient. We were surprised that the original milk teas with boba tasted likely they hardly had any tea in them. When I got home, I called them. An employee answered and said, "I'm sorry. We're actually closed." which is a personal pet peeve of mine. (Why answer if you are not open?) When I said that we just purchased two drinks and that they tasted weak as if there was hardly any tea, what do you think she said? "I'm sorry. Come back by and we'll make it right!" Not a chance. "Hmm. We've never had that complaint before," was her response, which sort of just left me standing out in left field with my phone in hand. I'm sorry that I won't be going back to Fat Straw anytime soon. I don't want a refund or retribution or anything. Just to be recognized as a loyal customer and not as a total stranger. If the tea was good, I would be tempted, but the tea was not good and there are three other places less than a 1/2 mile nearby with much better tea and actual human interaction that does not resemble the courtesy of a fast-food drive-through window. That said, the tea at Fat Straw, while not as socks-blowing as The Brew Dr. or even quite the match for Boba Dawg, is still better than many places I've patronized and maybe they were having a bad day. But neither the owner nor the staff has ever cultivated an relationship with me to feel obligated to give them a second chance.

Today I really needed a snack & was out on the town & stumbled upon this delightful place. I was greeted with a great atmosphere full of plants & banging tunes. The wait was little long but there was clearly a rush, I didn't mind waiting because when I first sipped on the delicious beverage it was worth the wait. The staff were super lovely & told me the sandwich I ordered was made with love & boy did I taste the love. Might need hot sauce for some folk but not this person right here, I don't like hot sauce. For clarification I ordered the breakfast sandwich with 2 eggs, avocado & cheddar cheese. It satisfied me. Can't wait to come back!

Great selection of tea flavors and additions here in a fun little spot. I'd be here all the time if I lived in Portland! Recommend the jasmine milk tea (though be prepared for a STRONG floral Jasmine flavor), as well as the honey lavender for a more mild taste. Good boba, too!

Searching for boba in portland and came across this place which a cute little logo! It's not your typical asian boba place and is more of a vietnamese place with milk tea and vietnamese sandwiches. I got the milk tea original with boba, which came out to $4. It was pretty decent milk tea, better than the one I got at the farmers market which was made from powdered milk tea. The boba was also cooked well, chewy with some flavor. A pretty good find and it's the closest to what I remember good boba to taste like. Just wish they were open late for late night runs!

This is by far my favorite bobba place in town. The bobba taste amazing and service is fast. All the girls working there are so sweet!

Lavender bubble tea. Enough said. The only other place I've found lavender bubble tea is at Townshend's, but honestly... I like Fat Straw better The flavor is more prominent, and they give you a lot of tapioca and lychee! I will be going to Fat Straw from now on. (although the 23rd location since it's closer to my house)

I am a huge boba fanatic and I am always wanting to try a boba drink when I'm in a new area. Since I'm visiting Portland, OR I decided to check out this place since it's only about a mile from where I'm staying. They have a variety of drinks ranging from iced, traditional milk tea and smoothie. They also have some bagels and they carry Banh Mi. I got the matcha green milk tea. It was kind of chalky from the tea and wasn't very smooth to drink, it left my mouth a little dry. The staff though was nice and friendly and the place was clean.

If you like to gamble with quality of your bubble tea, this is your place! You bet right, and you have one of the best bubble tea's in PDX...but you come on a bad day, and they might "crap out" with a terribly weak, watered down tea (I haven't figured out why they have such variation)! Sadly, you have a ~1 in 3 chance of getting an AMAZING, above average, or disappointing drink. and if you ask them to beef up the flavor a bit, they say it's not possible, suggesting it's all premade (maybe melting ice in the mixture dilutes it by the end of the day?) :-( That being said, the shop itself is FANTASTIC with an awesome atmosphere: huge area for reading, studying, hanging out, + free internet computers, plenty of local papers, usually decent staff. If they can make their quality consistent, I'd seriously make this a 5-star joint, but when it's a hot day and you're craving some good taro tea, a bland watery drink is worse than nothing at all!