Amy L.
Yelp
I've been here a couple times and despite the overwhelmingly large menu, I've tried enough to be able to finally throw my two cents in regarding this bubble tea/ice cream/Asian dessert fusion shop.
First: they have a gigantic menu. You'll find an extensive list of teas but also rolled ice cream, ramen, a plethora of Asian sweets, and the bubble teas come in British style (creamier and just better tasting imo) or regular (more tea and water based).
Second: I hate their rolled ice cream. Chocolate was a total miss unless you enjoy fake non creamy chocolate flavor. Strawberry was another miss because the graham mix in ruins it and even after I requested it without, they didn't take it out of the mix in! Ew! I got a grainy honey graham flavor that I really wasn't seeking when I wanted fresh and light strawberry. Matcha didn't astound either. For the price, this is just bad. Rolled ice cream in Columbus and Philly have both tasted better so I'm not sure what they are doing to the batter here, and I feel like they should've warned me that they couldn't take the graham out of the strawberry before making me drop $6 on something I hated. So yes, customer service isn't great either.
Third: Delicious bubble tea at least. Not the best and can't compete with established chains like KFT or even ChaTime, but it's the best around the Ann Arbor area. Maybe they can think about adding salted cheese/cream to their teas since that's an up and coming trend? Could really make their tea stand out a bit more. Bubbles are okay. Ask for the tea to be half sweet because it's sickly sick at full sugar.
Fourth: Fairly tasty desserts. Definitely get the new mango creme mochi thing. The skin tastes more like crepe than mochi (I'm almost positive that ain't mochi) but nonetheless it's light, refreshing, and perfect for dessert lovers who like lighter tasting desserts!!
Lastly: cute atmosphere and great place to come hangout with friends or family. Plus there's so much to see and do just walking around the area. Nothing like Umich campus, as much as I hate having to admit it since I'm OSU fan through and through.
4/5 for being cute and tasty but not 5/5 because that rolled ice cream is completely underwhelming. Hope this review was helpful - the menu is anxiety inducing!