TBaar Bubble Tea, Juice, Smoothies

Pleasantly surprised! In search of something refreshing and sweet after we filled our tummies with food and just had to check out TBAAR. We absolutely loved this sweet dessert and drink spot in Chinatown. We loved the decor inside as well. Very hip! We enjoyed our selections and we got to see them make our rolled ice cream. 🍨🍧 Everything was yummy!

It was not good at all. The milk tea itself does not have any taste, just pure milk. Location: It is located along Chinatown, there used is indoor seating where you can drink your bubble tea. The tables were dirty. Service: We ordered in the Kiosk so we didnt have much interaction with the staff. Food: The bubble tea just taste milk! There is no taste of tea. The boba was alright. My nephew bought the ice cream rolls which is a little bit okay than their bubble tea. We ordered THAI MILK TEA and BROWN SUGAR and it was probably the worst bubble tea I had. Price rating: 7/10. I’ve been to other Tbaar and this by far is the spot that is not good.

Visited TBaar in Chicago on the 4th of July weekend around 4:00 PM. It wasn't busy; we were the only customers. They have a self-serve kiosk or you can order directly with a server. Seating is limited by the drink shop. I wanted to try their smoothies, so I got the mango smoothie with tapioca boba. It was delicious! We got our drinks right away and then headed out to explore the city. Great spot for a quick and tasty drink!

The inside of the restaurant was really cute and there was lots of seating! I ordered coffee and a mochi doughnut. The coffee was good but a little overpriced. The doughnut (black sesame flavor) was delicious, and I would try it and other flavors again.

Very clean, polite and great customer service and good environment to enjoy an amazing tea. Awesome vibe and layout. Definitely family, date, friend, neurodivergent friendly. Fresh boba is a plus !! I can tell when it's more than a day old !😅🤣

Pretty nice ambiance. It's clean and well decorated. The bubble tea was delicious and not too sweet. The Mochi doughnut looks pretty good.

Cut place, I ordered brown sugar black milk tea. It had a special coffee flavor. So good. Cute place to sit and study if you like. Ordered from he kiosk!

We went around 3pm there was no line at the time. The one female employee, maybe a manager, said to us to order at the machine. The way she said it, it seemed like she was annoyed with us. When I said we’re paying in cash, She then told a male employee to take my order. During the time I was waiting for my orders, a drink and a rolled ice cream, the female worker never smiled. Maybe she was having a bad day? I don’t know. Not sure I want to go back after the experience. Food wise, the rolled Ice cream was good, brown sugar matcha was ok.

It was not good at all. The milk tea itself does not have any taste, just pure milk. Location: It is located along Chinatown, there used is indoor seating where you can drink your bubble tea. The tables were dirty. Service: We ordered in the Kiosk so we didnt have much interaction with the staff. Food: The bubble tea just taste milk! There is no taste of tea. The boba was alright. My nephew bought the ice cream rolls which is a little bit okay than their bubble tea. We ordered THAI MILK TEA and BROWN SUGAR and it was probably the worst bubble tea I had. Price rating: 7/10. I've been to other Tbaar and this by far is the spot that is not good.

I was super excited when I saw they had mochi donuts and decided to order some. Unfortunately I was disappointed as they weren't good at all. Not sure if they just weren't fresh because we went around 7, but I couldn't even finish them. Giving 2 stars because the place was cute and I like that you can order at a kiosk. However, I've never walked into an establishment and not been spoken to at all. No hello, nothing, even after standing at the front looking at the flavors available we were never acknowledged. I understand wanting customers to use the kiosk to order, but human interaction will always reign supreme. You never know how a simple hello or even a smile that acknowledges you now have a new customer in the building can change someone's day. It always disappoints me when establishments fail on the easiest parts, simply acknowledging your customers

Enjoyed this shop for boba and mochi donuts! The inside is very cute with different types of seating options- low tables, high tables, sofas, chairs! The employees were pretty nice when we ordered at the register too. Had a matcha green tea with crystal boba, which was creamy and delicious. Also had a mango slushie, which was sweet! There were combination options for the donuts and we got 3 different ones! They were pretty chewy, and I liked the texture a lot!

Well, time for dessert in Chinatown. Like many restaurants here, the interior is small and comfortable. You order on a kiosk as well. Tbaar sells rolled ice cream, donuts, and teas. We ordered uba donut and matched tea. After waiting 12 min in a not very busy time (we were one of only 2 groups in line), we finally received our donut. They forgot thebtea...half our order. We waited another 5 min for the tea. The tea was pretty good, but the donut not so much. It was fresh baked, but didn't taste good. We love ube but this donut didn't taste good. The establishment is clean, but the service is bad. If you want tea otbdessert, we recommend the Orienyal Tea House just 2 minutes away.

My cousin and I ordered the rose garden rolled ice cream. Delicious! You can really taste the rose in it. My sister ordered the taro milk tea boba, which she equally enjoyed. We also ordered the mochi, which I have never had before. For me, the brown sugar was too sweet. The matcha was good, but I felt that the ube was lacking in flavor. When we arrived, there were a few people seated, so we were the first ones in line. As we were leaving, the line started, but it wasn't a bad wait, since they do have 2 kiosks where you can also place your order. I am not sure if they have central air or if it was out because it was warm when we entered and the staff had a fan at the counter. Despite this, we decided to stay there. Seating could be more comfortable with cushions and tables could be cleaned when customers leave.

Pleasantly surprised! In search of something refreshing and sweet after we filled our tummies with food and just had to check out TBAAR. We absolutely loved this sweet dessert and drink spot in Chinatown. We loved the decor inside as well. Very hip! We enjoyed our selections and we got to see them make our rolled ice cream. Everything was yummy!

Amazing donuts! Tbaar is a cute little shop located in Chinatown on Wentworth Ave in Chicago. I was walking down the street after a meeting and passed the shop. It grabbed my attention so I decided to make a swing in. TBaar had donuts, bubble tea, juice, and smoothies. You order and pay from one of the two kiosks and your food is ready in a few minutes. Quick and friendly service and the donuts are simply amazing. Would recommend and would love to try out some other menu options.

Bubble tea! The rolling ice cream is here, too. I've never had the ice cream, but dude and I tend to get teas when we're in Chinatown. I got honeydew milk tea, and he got Thai tea with boba. Both are really tasty.

Been to this TBaar a few times and I really liked it because the space is always relaxing and perfect to chill out with friends after a meal. Their milk tea was so-so but they have a variety of different flavors to try as well as lemonades and smoothies. They also started recently selling Mochi donuts that I would like to try one day and rolled ice cream too!

I love TBaar in NYC especially the amazing lemonade but the drink I got from here (Chicago Chinatown) tastes watered down. You can barely taste the lemon.

There are a couple of rolled ice cream places in Chinatown. I don't quite get the appeal. It's just so gimmicky. It's always really dry and hard, which is the opposite of what you want ice cream to be. I've also had their doughnuts here and not super impressed with those either. They don't taste very fresh. Not sure where they buy them, but I assure you they're not made from scratch or made on-site. What I do love getting here are the milk teas though. Those are why I return. Order at the kiosk and wait your turn. Service is fairly orderly even on busy days. The place is always very clean and the staff friendly.

My rating is solely on the milk tea flavor that I chose. I chose the honeydew milk tea because I wanted to try something new and I love honeydew.... however this flavor was ehh. I wouldn't get it again and now I know. I've tried the other location by Loyola University and I had a more positive experience there. I'm sure their other flavors are better but I just chose the wrong one. Also their boba was smaller than normal? Just a side note. I visited this location during the Chinese Summer festival at the time. It was very very busy and all the employees were working hard!

This is a cute place in China Town. It was clean, and ordering via the kiosks was easy. We saw a sign outside the establishment for mochi donuts, and that is what enticed us into the shop. We ordered two mochi donuts. They were $3.50 each, and with tax & tip we spent $9 for two fairly small donuts. We are glad we tried something new, but the different bakeries in China Town have a much bigger variety of tasty treats at a better value.

I have been here once before months ago and it definitely seems like it's popular both times of day, midday and nighttime. You can order at one of two kiosks that are located at a relatively inconvenient area of the shop, so there begins to have a line of people in the middle between the tables which is a bit awkward. The kiosk system was easy to navigate and you get a text once your order is ready. Aside from their large drink options, they do have rolled ice cream and Mochi donuts as well! I got the strawberry yogurt with lychee jelly which was refreshing on a warm day.

See overpriced doughnut place, enter overpriced doughnut place, purchase overpriced doughnut at self serve kiosk, pick up overpriced doughnut from counter in plastic container. Consume over priced doughnut. Sharing is optional. Novelty aspect of overpriced doughnut is that if you do wish to share, you can pull it apart in balls to share.

This place is understandably crowded, they have the gimmick down pack. The product is cute but there's no taste. And imo if it ain't sweet it ain't a treat. The pastry things taste like plain pancake batter which I'm sure it is but they could've made the icing with flavor. Or maybe not, it could be a cultural thing. I've been to many Latino bakeries (not knowing any better) looking for sweet pastries only to leave with a bland dough pastry. It took me years of going here and there and only coming up with cornbread tasting pastuto come to the realization that Americans like everything in excess. So if you're going to satisfy a sweet tooth this ISN'T the place for that. But if you're going for something cute, to post or because you saw it on social media (the reason my daughter had us there) then this may meet your needs.

Very modern and clean inside for a boba place. Offered a lot of different options from drinks to snacks. There machine was broke at the time I got my boba for Mochi Dough but it's okay. They had rolled ice cream as well

We stopped at Tbaar while walking around Chinatown. Cute little place -- clean and simple. Service was quick and friendly. Our drinks were both really good. We'll be back the next time we visit Chicago.

We like this spot for bubble tea and rolled ice cream. But now...they have donuts too. Ube donuts at that. Yippee!! It's a great spot to slip inside on a cold, wet, or windy Chicago day. Have a tea and rest for a bit from the weather. It's modern and still comfy. And they have public restrooms which few places in the area do.

They get a little slow if there are a lot of people online. Fortunately, I came before a line formed. Taiwan Handmade Taro Balls A (herbal jelly + red bean + mised taro balls) $7 - Delicious! Great texture and you can get it with or without milk. I went with milk as recommended by the cashier and it was a good choice. Rolled Ice Cream #3 Cookie Monster $6 - The ice cream itself was good and could have stood by itself. There was only 1 oreo cookie on top (not 2 like in the picture). The mochi balls was a nice addition on top. There could be more comfortable seating, but we ended up sitting at the big hardwood table. ....| \ _ , , , - - , , _ , .../ , ` . - ' ` ' . _ \ - ; ; ; , _ ..| , a - ) ) _ . ; . ( ` - ` - ' - ' ' - - - ' ' ( _ / . _ ) - ' ( _ \ _ ) 2020

Tbaar is a very cozy boba place where you can just chill with your friends! I like the seating inside. You can either get some work done at the bigger tables, catch up with a group of friends at the booth or have a cute date at the taller tables I love their taro drink with the clear tapioca the most. I don't think any other boba place in Chicago offers that!

This is a pretty cute place to get boba, rolled ice cream, and hang out. The decorations are really cute and there's wide variety of table sizes for different group sizes. Taro smoothie was pretty good but milk teas didn't taste that great. It was pretty bland and watered down. I saw some people there on their laptop. It's pretty loud inside from all of the smoothie and drink making so just prepared for that if you're planning to work.

This place was pretty crowded when we went, but there's a reason for that... Everything is delicious and the prices are very reasonable! I liked being able to order on the provided screen. Everything is described well and you can customize in many ways. We were a group of three, and all the of us were delighted with our selections. My daughter even went back for a second smoothie!

This is one of my favorite spots in Chinatown! I love their boba and the rolled ice cream is delicious. The employees are super helpful as well, and the environment is usually pretty calm and welcoming.

Worst bubble tea we've had. If you want watered down syrup mixed with Fanta that's what my Mango Orange smoothie tasted like. The tapioca was mushy. My husband had original tea with less ice and it was like water with a hint of tea. It was so bad he threw it away, which has never happened before. The rolled ice cream we got was Cookie Monster and that was fairly good, but we haven't had many others for comparison there. Ambience was good, but furniture looked old and worn. They only had one bathroom and napkins were out. Don't think we'll be back.

I love that this place is serving the mochi donuts. I got the sesame and matcha ones that were pretty good. The matcha latte here is a bit on the sweeter side.

As walking around ChinaTown recently and walking past this shop, a friend stated she just saw a news story about this place so we decided to check it out. So glad we did. Tbaar is well planned out. There is a seating/eating area in the front along the wall. The ordering / pick up area is on the other side of the wall. There are signs stating "Order Here" and "Pick Up Here". The counter people also call out the order number. The decor is very casual with the exposed brick wall and ceiling/ duct pipes. We had decided to try the I Love Chocolate ice cream. I thought the price was very reasonable. There was one order ahead of mine. Since the ice cream is not pre-made, each order is customized to each order. The process to make the order was very interesting to watch. Within 7 minutes, we had received our order. The ice cream was excellent. I would recommend this trying this ice cream - at this location or any of the other location Tbaar offers.

Im going to start by saying Im not a bubble tea fan. Theres just something about balls of liquid popping in your mouth that doesnt really appeal to me. However, bubble tea is becoming all the rage in my hometown of detroit so I was determined to give it a try. So why not try it while im in Chinatown. I tried this place on a whim. The menu is quite large and varied. They have tea, smoothies, shakes and rolled ice cream. The menu is also displayed right above he counter, the writing in a little small, so you have to concentrate to read it. We were the only ones in there ordering super late on a tuesday night. Service was quick and efficient, but was really friendly. 6bucks for a large. 50 cents to add in jelly, tapioca, boba etc. I did not get tea. I got a strawberry banana smoothie with Mixed jelly. I really liked it! It tasted like real fruit, not too sweet. Good ratio of jelly to smoothie. Jelly had different colors and flavors, like a jellied fruit cocktail. Also tried the Matcha smoothie. It wasnt very sweet and it was very thick and icy. Not the best. So, i liked mine so much that I went back the next day and got another one and ordered it the same exact way, so I could see if i still liked it, or if it was a fluke. I still liked it, and tried a matcha one again as well, and this time it was better.

Okay, this place had the BEST boba that I've ever had in my life. I got the honeydew melon and it literally felt like I was biting into a sweet, cold, delicious honeydew melon. I wish I lived in Chicago so that I could have Tbaar every day.

Stopped by around 8:30-9pm on a Friday night because we saw they had mochi donuts. Sadly, it seems like they're pretty understaffed. Not only were they out of mochi donuts, but they said the wait time for ordering would be around 10 minutes even though we were the only customers. I don't blame the employees for the long wait time as it isn't their fault the place is understaffed. We did manage to get a few drinks eventually & they were pretty refreshing! The decor inside is very cutesy & they have a lot of different types of seating. Some of the couches are a little stained and dirty, but I guess that's what happens in a dessert shop. I would definitely like to come back again to try their mochi donuts!

One word: disappointment. I came in with two friends around 9 pm on a Monday night, clearly not a super busy time. I'd say there were maybe around 10 patrons that passed through as I waited. I could not believe the SLOW ASS SERVICE. I ordered a mango smoothie with tapioca at 8:51 pm and only got it at 9:27 pm. There were 3 people working behind the counter, and they were all moving around doing stuff, but somehow they took forever to make each drink. I can understand that a smoothie would take longer to make than a tea, but damn. It wasn't just my order either -- all the customers were waiting an ungodly amount of time. Tbaar needs to figure out how to do things more efficiently. When I finally got my drink, I was disappointed to find that their version of a "smoothie" was actually a slushie. It was blended ice with mango syrup/flavoring. If there was real fruit in there, I couldn't taste it. To top it all off, the boba was overcooked and mushy. I will say that Tbaar had a nice, clean interior and their rolled ice cream looked good/decently priced. However, I'd recommend literally going anywhere else for boba.

I was excited to try this place because I love bubble tea, but I was disappointed. I walked in and there's a lot of space that could be for seating but it's empty. The seats themselves are not comfortable at all. The music was wayyy too loud. We asked them to turn it down and they did, but once the shifts changed, the music was turned back up. They had usual bubble tea flavors. Nothing very fancy. I asked for Thai Iced Tea and they said it was out for the whole day. Honestly, it's worth your time just to go to another place.

Tbaar definitely my go to milktea place in Chicago especially when in Chinatown. Their drinks are top notch and their staff and service is fast ans friendly. This location has nice seating and an awesome place to hang out with friends or family. Their Brown Sugar milktea is definitely my favorite drink with Taro being a close second

Honestly T-baar is my new favorite go-to bubble tea place. I always order their mango strawberry banana smoothie with tapioca because I don't like actual tea and I have not seen this combination at other boba places. However, my friends always get the Panda Green Milk Tea and continuously rave about it, so if you're a milk tea person, that drink would be worth checking out! You can expect to get your drink fairly quickly but even if you have to wait, there are lots of things to do! After grabbing a nice dinner, T-baar is a great place to go to with friends and play jenga or just hang out.

This is nice boba tea place. Tabard has many locations throughout the US. This one in Chicago has contemporary decorations design for the interior. There are lazy sections you completely relax. Their series of milk tea are the specialty. It includes black tea, green tea, milk tea, Thai tea and more. Most of the has herbal taste. It enhance the flavor. The tea use is much quality that you actually taste the fragrance of the tea itself. Their price is a bit above mid range. We have order their special tea with topping. I got the Milk Tea With Red Bean & Herbal Jelly. The herbal jelly is enjoyable. It add the twist of the bubbles tea. The red bean as a mixed in topping is great. This is like typical Taiwanese tea. There are some other types of tea but we don't have time to try it all. May be one day they will open one in tampa.

When you're craving boba and have a number of options all in one place, how do you choose? Well, when it's freezing and you are making your way to the Red Line from Old Chinatown, the thought of heading into New Chinatown is tough. Thus, my friend opted for the card-friendly Tbaar, another boba chain that's scattered around the Midwest for some post-dinner delights. This location is big but seems to always be packed. You've got a range of drink options here from milk teas to freezes. Note that most drinks do not include tapioca or toppings, so you will need to add them in afterwards. I ordered the Honeydew Milk Tea and a hot Taro Milk Tea for my friend. My honeydew drink was... okay. I wasn't a fan of the flavoring they used which to me was quite bland. The boba here was too soft and didn't have that satisfying chewiness that I always look for in my drinks. While I wasn't blown away by my drink, it got the job done. I'd stick with other spots in the area like KF even though they're cash only. I feel their milk tea quality is a bit higher than what you'd find at Tbaar. Battle of the boba chains, and KF comes out on top.

Got the passion fruit tea and green milk tea with grass jelly and aloe. The passion fruit tea comes with a lot of fresh chopped fruit in it and I liked it. I didn't make any modifications and the tea itself was not very sweet. The green milk tea was ok but not worth its price. The other flavored smoothies and drinks though are flavored by powders and not fresh fruit so I think the price point is high for what they offer. We got our drinks to go but they have a pretty cute sitting area and I think you can hang out and play games here. They also serve rolled ice cream but I didn't try it since Legend Tasty House is right next door.

This started to become my go-to spot once I tried the Tbaar Green Milk Tea. The sweetness is perfect, and it has a slight floral aftertaste that I love! Their tapioca pearls are smaller than ones I've tried from other places in Chinatown, and that just honestly makes them so much easier to eat. Prices are pretty much "Chicago standard" and wait is typically longer on weekends, but I don't mind it. Decor is trendy, clean bathrooms, and FREE WIFI. Something to keep in mind: If you're looking at the Yelp pics and want to come in because of the cool lightbulb cups, they discontinued those. They just come in regular plastic cups now. Yeah I know, one less cool Instagram photo. Sad :(

not tasty. got the aloe grapefruit tea and it tastes sour with no grapefruit taste, and even though they advertised it as "real fruit" there's no fruit in the tea. so it's false advertisement. if you want good grapefruit tea, go to Happy Jasmine

Went to Tbaar yesterday & I had a fly in my drink! Tried speaking to the manager but he was not there and now isn't answering any of my calls. Tbaar has flies and I'm sure they have Roaches as well. Beware of what's in your drink.

Lots of options for teas, icecream, smoothies, etc. cute spot with a calm atmosphere! I had the mango lemonade with aloe jelly and it was delicious and refreshing. My friend the the rolled icecream, she said it had a weird after taste so she wasn't the biggest fan. She said it tasted too much like perfume. Food: 4 stars Price: 5 stars Service: 3.5 stars Cleanliness: 3.5 stars Overall Experience: 3.5 stars

I was looking for dessert after eating rice noodles nearby and luckily I found Tbaar! I realize there's another rolled ice cream shop (Legend Tasty House) nearby, but I preferred Tbaar's atmosphere more. There are many menu options like boba and rolled ice cream. I was intrigued by the Crazy Lemon rolled ice cream so I got it and I'm super excited to share that it's delicious! It doesn't taste very sour, and is really sweet. There are lemon mochi pieces on some of the rolls, followed with a giant lemon slice and two graham crackers. This is probably the best textured rolled ice cream I've ever had. It's soft and creamy and not stiff. It reminds me of the consistency of condensed milk (which is probably included)~ I would definitely visit this place when passing by Wentworth in Chinatown!

The Rundown: Prices are nice, awesome super lounge corner couch is nap worthy, accepts credit cards, but no coffee milk tea. Overall: A-OK I can't help but compare Tbaar to Kung Fu Tea just down the street. Prices are a bit cheaper in comparison and they accept credit cards! As far as drink quality and boba quality, I would prefer Kung Fu Tea. But this spot is a great option given the fact we tend to find ourselves on this side of Chinatown more often as of late (ahem, Triple Crown dim sum). Anyways, worth a stop if you don't have cash on you and feel like trekking over to Kung Fu Tea. Great spot to kick it and chill and sip on some boba tea. They do have a variety of board games and deck of cards to play as well. That's all I got on this one. 'Til next time, cheers!

Ambiance: casual Food: 4/5 Service: 1/5 I actually tried Tbaar for the first time in Colorado, so I knew it was a solid place for boba. What I didn't know was that the service would be drastically different at this location. We came around 9 pm and there was no one in line and only a couple parties inside. Like the other reviews said, there was no greeting from the staff. We were debating between almond milk tea and jasmine milk tea, only to find out that they don't have almond milk tea. No problem, we decided on a jasmine milk tea half sweet with boba and grass jelly (FYI: Tbaar milk green tea uses jasmine tea as their base). The worker was busy making a large order for someone else-totally fine. We were waiting around admiring how nicely decorated this location was. After 10 minutes had passed we were wondering if they started our drink only to find a single drink on the counter. They didn't call our number or try to get our attention to let us know the drink was ready. Overall: It's a little cheaper than kung fu tea (we're talking cents different not dollars different). The drink was actually really good-had a strong jasmine flavor with well cooked boba. The downside is their lack of service.

Super cute and well developed for a spot in the middle of chinatown. Its also large enough for families to come into. Many chairs and seating. The menu is pretty large compared to the other tea places we had passed by. The guy behind the counter didn't crack one smile at all and was basically slamming his pen onto the ipad. Ordered the Tbaar Green Milk Tea. Had a lavender or rose base taste. The fusion of the flowery tea and green tea was pretty good but the boba was way too soggy.

Probably the worst smoothie I've had along with tea shop service. Tea had VERY LITTLE flavor and was told no flavors could be mixed. This makes no sense to me. The cups were poor quality...when I went to shake drink around it cracked in two sides and went all over. Staff was short with interactions while ordering and acted like they would rather stick their head in the blender than be there waiting on you. Definitely won't go back.

Ordered the matcha milk tea with red bean and herbal jelly, less ice. Thought there was just the right amount of sweetness and you can ask for less sugar if you want. Herbal jelly was soft and red bean was good too. I prefer this place over Chatime. They don't seem to have as big of a menu selection but would rather go here for the atmosphere as decor than the other bubble tea places in Chinatown.

Came here with some friends on a warm day and ordered the sea salt milk foam green tea with no ice and half sugar. It was extremely refreshing and you could definitely taste the green tea. This is a perfect treat if you don't want something too sweet and something other than milk tea. The sea salt foam also pairs very well with the green tea! Also even though this may be tough to do, make sure to drink the two together! I had some foam left at the end and it was definitely too sweet alone! Also, the indoors is very spacious with lots of seating! So bring all your friends with you! :)

Great bubble tea, calm and relaxing atmosphere. I got the brown sugar milk bubble tea, and it was probably the best bubble tea I have ever eaten. 10/10. The atmosphere is very calm and serene. It was a beautiful space to hang out and relax for a couple of minutes! Would absolutely come again.