Teacup Cafe

Glad we found this place. It was a little chaotic at first entry but the employees and even other customers are so friendly. The menu is vast, full of smoothies, milk teas, slushies and coffee drinks. Not all of it is up on the board so I would browse their Facebook page before going in to see all that they have. You can customize your drinks as well, they are very helpful. Drinks were done about 5 minutes before food but they have seating for to go orders. You can add regular or popping boba. We went on a Sunday and I think they had a dj too?

I was first intrigued by the boba and popcorn chicken combo from a tiktok. I ordered the split boba with matcha mill and hibiscus milk tea. We also ordered the Vietnamese popcorn chicken with ice cream coffee w/ tapioca. I enjoyed all flavors except the hibiscus tea. If you have never been in the area before just know it is a little hectic. The shop is small and you order at the counter. Our order took about 25 mins but I am sure that’s because only one employee was working… We weren’t in a rush that day so we remained patient and the woman was very thorough and helpful. I appreciated that as it made the overall experience better!

Probably change the owner. Food quality is much worse than before. Noodles without any veg. The salad in Fried chicken with rice no any green veg. Very disappointed. Restrooms need staff to clean up. Won't come anymore.

I had so much fun! We got to go to a event we've been wanting to go to for a long time. As well as our first! I got the Blue Hour Drink. It was really good! My friend got the Anti- Romanic Lemonade. She enjoyed it aswell.

Spicy noodles, sweet potato and squid balls is very delicious! Oh and drink is very good for your tea time!!

Yummy Taiwanese chicken plate with flavorful side dish !! The service is outstanding. The drink are just made perfect !!

Great service and good food everytime I come. Thanks Ms.Ana and she always know my order when I come in. Spicy chicken gizzards, a fruit tea and me trying something new I never had.

Spicy noodles and popcorn chicken, were ok. There are other tea shops that do it better and that I would prefer. Same for the tea.

If the Boba goes into your eye then you can't SEE CUP If you find a hair in your drink, you might get a FREE CUP If you mix it with Chinese Food, it's an MSG CUP But if you want perfect Boba, come and try TEA CUP WHAT I tried Tea Cup Cafe several times many years ago, and it was good. We always liked their drink selection and taste, and the service was always good. Recently new owners came in, and made the menu, products and service even better. On Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays they're open past midnight, often as late as 2am amazingly, and have hookah, though that's definitely not why we come. We just like the drinks and the very friendly people that run the place. We wish them nothing but luck and success with their excellent business, which we love for the top notch five star products, and wonderful ownership. There are lots of Boba options in Houston, and we're spoiled here, but you won't find nicer owners and better value than here. And they deserve five stars just for being open until 2am when literally nobody else near Chinatown serves Boba past midnight. If you urinate in a car, you need a PEE CUP If you want to drown bugs off your cat, you need a FLEA CUP If one cup just isn't enough, then watch 2 GIRLS, 3 CUP And if you want yummy Boba, come and try TEA CUP!

Ugh saw on Tv today Wasn't the best bubble tea I've had Not mad that I went but I wouldn't be back

This location is by Viet Hoa, is always a must to pass by and grab some tapioca! The location is a vibe the service on top the roof. Boss lady is always quick with it, and of course the drinks are top notch!

Never understood the sudden hype that came from social media recently for this spot. I've given it a try a few times over the years out of convenience (shopping at Viet Hoa), prior to current management. One past experience with their peppermint cream green tea completely turned me off them for awhile. It was so overwhelmingly and artifically mint forward that to this day, it is still the only time I've ever in my life requested a different drink. Now that was likely 5 years ago at least, so I gave them a few more tries within the past 2. I haven't noticed any improvement. From taro milk teas to any of their smoothie options, there's nothing to write home about. The flavored milk teas taste powdered (further implied by the excessive shaking the bobarista had to do). Their pearls are generic with an overcooked texture and bland taste. This shop is okay in a pinch, but I'd rather make the extra drive to Bellaire for better.

I love their social media presence. Their tea looks fantastic, but, unfortunately on my visit the tea was like a bad first date, beautiful on the outside but unimpressive. I do appreciate that it was not overly sweet. I see they continue to add new items (like Mochi donuts) and the staff was incredibly sweet. Seems like they're finding their footing so I'm down to give them another try & glad they're attempting to differentiate themselves from other tea shops

Okay tea, not amazing. Cute-ish decor. Seats were not comfortable. They were out of a lot of things, even the brown sugar boba I especially went there for. Not on my rotation list.

I've been following them on social media for a while and have been impressed with their photos, so I finally made it out to try their drinks. I came for the raspberry lychee lemonade that I saw on their FB page. The interior of the store is very cute and welcoming, however their menu is very lacking. There is a photo of just fruits on their counter and the wall has drinks but is partially covered by some shelves. I ordered my drink and the cashier was pretty confused as to if they even had that drink that I saw advertised, so she went to the back to ask another worker. They finally got it squared away, and then I waited for a long time for my drink because they were very understaffed, which I do understand. I'm glad that we didn't order any food because that would've made the wait much longer. The drink itself costed $6.50 was just okay. It tasted somewhat watered down and a little on the sweet side. I really wanted to like this place, and I may come back in the future to try the food once they're fully staffed again.

I wanted the sky light latte and it did not look anything like the one advertised on Instagram. Where is the blueee??? Also it tastes like sweet milk. I don't really like it.

My recent experience was much better because Tea Cup Cafe got a new owner last year. The interior of restaurant is still being transitioned while they are busy serving delicious Taiwanese drinks and snacks during CoVid19 pandemic. Unlike competitors use reward programs; Tea Cup Cafe offer Dining Rewards toward airline reward miles and Yelp Cash Back (you only get to pick one). But the most rewarding thing is the pop-up events on weekends. You gotta follow their Facebook page to know who's coming on Saturday. I came to pick up my mochi donuts from Miso Sweets last weekend. It was a line formed (with social distancing appears longer) to the door. It's a great combination of food choices. Oh, they also offer mochi donuts on weekends soon after I posted this review. I used to come here for Taiwanese tapas before CoVid19 pandemic. I watched decorations changed week after week.

For drinks we got the mango/green milk tea with boba and the green thai tea with grass jelly. It was 12:30am on a Friday, so we did not have very many dessert options and this place was great! We decided to try an appetizer as well, so I ordered the fried tofu. My only suggestions would be to season the tofu a bit before frying it... because without the sauce it tasted like it barely had any flavor to it. Also, more vegan options please! Thanks again for being open late and for the awesome service! We will be back to try more of your various menu items very soon :)

We drove from The Woodlands to Tea Cup cafe specifically for their boba, and it was awesome! The staff was friendly and helpful! The boba was amazing! We ordered the fruit and coconut water boba, the black tea with sea salt foam, and a blue one called midnight latte (I think).... We all agreed it was the best boba we have ever had, and we will be back FOR SURE! Totally worth the drive!! *Unfortunately, I don't have any photos because my phone died!!

We picked up lunch in Chinatown and were driving home. I felt like ordering milk tea instead of making it and googled places near me. This cute place popped up and reviews were good. It was after lunch on a weekday so only a couple of tables were occupied. Added chicken wings and took it home. Only issue I had was that the woman did not wear a face mask, though she was friendly and even brought our order out to us! Wings were a good size and yummy. Husband's cappuccino and my milk tea were fine. We would go back!

Logan green tea with strawberry popping: 4/5: perfect sweetness but logan wasn't really coming through Jasmine green tea with sea salt foam: probably the best I've had in houston! Popcorn chicken: 4/5 good but pricy ($6) compared to other places I'd return though!

Really liked the variety of choices they have here! Small little place but they can bring it. Minced Pork Noodles 5/5 Was tasty and cheap! We were fulfilled. We just added some chili oil to it and was happy! Popcorn chicken Rice Combo 5/5 Was a good portion! Also reasonably priced. Chicken had a good flavor. Drinks 4/5 Good but nothing too extraordinary cause I can't rmr it too well.

Went back and had new drinks and food. We spoke a little with the owner, and she told us they are in the process of remodeling. We had the mince meat rice noodle soup, it was amazing. If you like spicy, I recommend adding some siracha or something to give it a kick. It would be perfect for cold weather that is coming! Also had the Red Moon and Malibu drinks. Both were fruity with a great taste. I loved the add ons on the drinks. This time around we were able to get combo cups with our chicken and wings. Both were delicious and crisp to perfection! I would def come back again from this experience.

As mentioned multiple times on here, their menu system is frustrating. Was given a list with various pictures of fruit, and there is a generic menu on the wall (that is now partially covered with shelves). The cashier basically just said to make up something and they can make it. Handed us a tablet of their "pretty" drinks on IG to choose from, but we cannot clearly see what is in each drink in an organized list. Unsure how they even price their drinks..is it consistent each time? (The photo outside their business with the drink and nuggets says it's $6 but was told thats incorrectly priced and it's really $9-$10) Really wanted to give them business, but after a few frustrating minutes looking at their fruit list, partially covered wall menu, and IG pics (it takes awhile to click each pic to see what's in the drink...I would prefer to order by choice of ingredients rather than just looks for the 'gram), we left and walked down to another boba shop with a clear menu. Ambiance is also lacking inside. Feels dingy and cluttered besides efforts at some photo ops. Overalls the promoted drinks when they have social media specials is good, but wish they focused on in-store things as well so customers don't feel a bait-and-switch when we come in person and see the less than stellar ambiance and lack of a menu system.

If you haven't tried Avocado Boba, you should it's wonderful. Nice employees here as well.

It took them over 40 min to make drinks for a family. The family was frustrated but patient at the same time. The storefront was run by kids that must've been 12-15 year olds. One of the kids looked extremely young. She reminded me of my niece who is 10. They were trying their best but made the drinks out of order. I didn't know kids that young can work at a restaurant.

So disappointed. Talked my hubby into driving 45 minutes to get this drink and chicken on top as pictured here in yelp and Instagram. The pomegranate looked like the perfect refreshing drink on this hot Houston day and the chicken was a cool spin. We love trying different drink places so this one seemed worth checking off the list. The chicken did taste good, as for the drink, average.

I used to come here often 2 years ago. A group of young ladies were working there at the time and were polite and ran things smoothly. The teas and food were great. I would've given the restaurant 5 stars back then. 2 years later I walked in and a young man with a mask was working the register. He did not greet me . Mind you I was the only customer. So I greeted him. I asked him a question and he didn't know and didn't seek assistance. He was disengaged. The girl who was sitting with the boy at the table walked over to the cashier.. and started communicating with him. She asked him what I wanted. You should ask me the customer, not whisper in front of me. That's weird. Anyway the vibes were off and I was not feeling the drinks or service. So I left, sadly.

This place looked so cool on tiktok so I had to go try it! It was an hour and fifteen minute drive trying to get here to sadly not live up to what tiktok made it look like. This place was expensive and I even had a hair in my drink. I didn't even catch that, my boyfriend was the one who noticed and said something to them. Thankfully they remade the drink. The wait time was super long too I wasn't really expecting that. But I guess this place was alright.

I've been coming to this place for a long time now! Their jasmine milk tea is my favourite and they have such good food + appetizers. The owner and employees are super sweet too. I love their green thai tea and their matcha creme brulee if anybody wants recommendations. They also hold great promotions, so if you're hungry AND want boba this is your place!

Totally not like what you see on the pictures on Instagram, if you were wondering. Haha! It takes A VERY LONG TIME for them to take your order as well as make any food or drink for you. There are like 3 different drink menus posted all over the café and one food menu. It was messy inside. The girl working the register was also making drinks while handling money and when it got really busy, two other ladies came to help out in the front. Not sure if it bothered anyone else but having your gloves on is supposed to keep things clean, right? Not sure if anything is still clean if you use those same gloves to handle money, make drinks, and constantly tie and untie your hair and touch everything. The cashier got my order and another customer's orders mixed up. I was waiting there for over 30 minutes. Drinks were meh and so was the food. Not going to come back.

Went on a Sunday afternoon with my family and really love the rebrand. Ordered the lunch plate of popcorn chicken with rice and it was very good, a little salty. Wait time for food is quite long, about 30 minutes. I got the matcha green tea latte and it was good, nothing too special. Service is decent, I'd recommend a visit!

I visited teacup cafe on a Friday night around 10 pm since their new hours have taken place. It is located in a large plaza so don't panic when you don't automatically see a storefront . I ordered the daily special which was passion fruit tea and colorful boba for a total of $3 since the boba is 1$. I also ordered the popcorn chicken which was very tasty and not fatty like the ones at Kim's tea house. The drink was delicious and sweet! The chicken was very tasty but nothing special. The workers were friendly and patient . Next time ill try the noodles .

slowest service i've ever seen, understaffed. only one girl was working and she was taking her absolute sweet time making three drinks. probably took 15 minutes.

Happy New Year. Although Chinese New Year is on January 25th 2020.Anyway, I was in Chinatown.I found here.People gave me some warm welcome.I found noodles.I ordered one of them for $4.95.The bowl was bigger than what I expected.It was okay.i cant blame because they don't specialize in noodles.My milk tea was good.I stayed for two hours.i have suggestions.This restaurant needs more outlets.It seemed that I used all of the outlets!

Update: I came back and the owner was there this time. She apologized for the last visit and explained how they were shirt workers then but now with more staff it is more efficient. The food and drinks were way better presented! They had more workers working this time, which definitely made a difference because tables were clean drinks and food came out at a good time. The owner was very nice and said they are under renovation and changing a few things in the place. The wing and popcorn chicken combo were delicious! And we tried the mince meat rice noodle soup, and it was soothing for a "chilly" Houston day. Can't wait til the renovations take place! ------------------------ Heard and have seen great things on this place but my visit was a huge disappointment. 2 stars cause drinks and popcorn chicken tasted good and cause they have a happy hour. It would have been 3-4 stars but if you read on you will see why it wasn't We ordered our drinks and popcorn chicken and waited. I don't think waiting 25-30 minutes will suffice for two drinks and a small amount of popcorn chicken. At the 20 minute mark I waited closer to the counter and the worker asked "yes can I help you after she made 3-4 drinks." I said I already ordered just waiting. She said ok and continued doing what she was doing and then looked at the ticket orders. I then saw her start to make the drinks I ordered. It seemed as if it was forgotten because there were drinks made before mine. Once I got my drinks I waited some more and she ask "did you want something else?" I said I had popcorn chicken and she oh the combo, it will be out in a little bit. A minute or two she went to the back. A few minutes later my popcorn chicken came out but not the way it should have. My wife specifically asked for it to be on top of the cup as shown in their advertisement. Nope. After looking at other people's pictures on yelp I realized they did forget about my popcorn chicken because it was suppose to sit in the unsealed cup not on top of a sealed cup. The popcorn chicken is suppose to act as the lid. Also the pictures advertised on their Instagram is not the way you would get it unless you request it (or so the owner replied to my wife on IG). I was going to write a post on it on my food blog, but decided not to because the drink looked ordinary instead of being uniquely put together like the advertised picture. Also I found it uneasy when I saw dirty plates at a table sitting there. It had to have been there atleast 35 minutes since I waited almost 30.

As a first timer, i would have to say I was really impressed with this place. The manager was super sweet and the staff were very knowledgable of the many different types of drinks. I really enjoy that this place serves food and other different types of drinks besides boba. They also have a lot of mexican influenced specialties like the Diablito. My favorite drink is probably the Grape Slush. They don't use artificial flavors so the slush actually taste like grapes. I would give this place a shot if you like fruity drinks and katsu.

I went here with my friend and ohMYgoSH. The strawberry and coconut drink with popcorn chicken on top hit the spot!!! I cannot emphasized enough on how delicious it was and I totally recommend it! The drink (wasn't too sweet) and the popcorn chicken (right amount of crunchiness) balanced each other. My other fave would be the Mango Fantasy. I'm a mango lover so that drink was REALLY good. The fusion sirloin steak dish was okay, and the minced pork flat noodles could use a little bit more flavor, but other than that it was appetizing. As for customer service, the owner is very kind and accommodating. And oh yeah! If you're a foodie and you like to take pics, the cafe has a cute wall!

What's the best way to pass time during rush hour traffic? A quick date to get some refreshing drink and fulfilling dinner snack at Teacup Cafe! This place is currently undergoing a facelift and I am loving the potential. What I love about this place is they use fresh fruits for their drinks!! Second, they try and get innovative in their drink of the day. These drinks are quite impressive and discounted! Also, their rice places are huge...not to mention their delicious Popcorn chicken!!! I cannot recommend only one drink because there are too many that is consistent!

Tea Cup Cafe piqued my interest after hearing from several Taiwanese friends that this is where you want to go to find the most authentic Taiwanese food in Houston. Having never experienced what "true" Taiwanese food was, besides some fried pork chop and fried chicken nuggets from Star Snow Ice, I thought I would give this place a go. Upon arriving at this super cramped cafe, we were disappointed at how short their food menu was. They had your typical fried pork chop, fried nuggets, fried wings, among other common appetizers, of which a lot could be made into a combo rice plate. There were also several noodle dishes. The more enjoyable part of the meal was the Fried Chicken Nuggets appetizer, which were the BEST I've ever had in Chinatown. Flavor and crispiness were right on point, and the meat extra hot and juicy. However, it went downhill from there. The Fried Pork Chop I got (with a rice plate combo) just didn't feel right in my mouth. The batter was crispy on the surface, but had a gelatin like texture right underneath, making it slightly chewy. The blandness didn't help. The Spicy Noodles my gf got was WAY too spicy. Although both dish came with large portions, we just didn't feel it was worth our money. The only item we would return for would be the nuggets.

With ownership change, I'm still willing to give the new owner few more try ... However, it is really disappointing when you are being presented with rotten broccoli ... especially when the meal only came with 2pcs .. and all gone bad! Broccoli is not that expensive and if they are bad, throw them away or you can remove broccoli from the meal to save cost, not having it out at all; but instead, rotten broccoli still presents with the meal and it just show how much you don't care about your customers, your business ... sad.

Decided to drag my fiancé here from Pearland because of all the Houston foodstagrams that has been popping up on my feed. They made it look all so tasty and interesting! The place is dirty - trash on the floor, supermarket cart inside, boxes everywhere. It's as if they were using the front for storage. Their menu doesn't list any of the colorful/fruitful teas that were portrayed in the Yelp or IG photos. It didn't have any of the sinkers listed, either. The girl that helped us wasn't helpful or friendly. We asked what butterfly pea lemon tea was, and she just said a lemon tea with blue on top (which we knew already from the photo). My fiancé ordered that and asked for coconut jelly. She seemed iffy and didn't know if they even carry it. So he opted for grass jelly. I asked for the winter melon green tea with no sugar, but she said it's pre-made so I can't adjust sugar level. No worries, ill take it, but just add crystal boba - they didn't have anymore crystal boba either. I opted for grass jelly too. We waited about 10 minutes, then she walks to us and say they don't have winter melon green tea anymore, they have to make more green tea. So I switched to a different drink. By the way, The butterfly pea lemon tea tastes like lemonade for anyone wondering.

The spicy noodles was pretty good and so was the skylight drink. It sounds like they're always offering new promotions. When I went, they were only charging $1.99 for the skylight drink. Lots of food options to choose from. The staff were very friendly. There were outlets for anyone who usually stays at cafes for a few hours like myself.

Came in on whim while grocery shopping in the area. As in walked in, it was pretty dead. The only worker who was there didn't even greet met as I came in, and her customer service skills were meh at most. Their selection isn't as great compared to most boba shops nowadays, they mostly had some basic teas and slushes. I ordered a fresh fruit tea with boba and a Thai tea with boba. After leaving the store, I decided to pop the Thai tea and enjoy some boba. But when I took my sip, it was soooo sweet, felt like I was drinking a cup full of sweetener. Then I tried the fruit tea hoping to cleanse my palette of all the sweetness of the Thai tea, but it was also tooo sweet. I highly recommend that if anyone comes to try this place, request less sugar unless you want to drink diabetes in a cup

The people working here are very nice. This is the 2nd time we've been here. We ordered popcorn chicken, oolong milk tea with tapioca and a pineapple smoothie with tapioca split into 2 cups for our small kids. They made the oolong milk tea wrong twice (we didn't even know it) and kept giving us other teas which were not what we ordered and didn't taste good. I felt horrible throwing away 2 full drinks but who is going to drink off my already tastes drink? The last one they made me wasn't what I ordered either but it tasted fine and I kept it. They forgot the tapioca though. At this point I didn't care. The smoothie was split correctly into 2 cups but they didn't give us any tapioca, which is why the kids wanted it in the first place. We just said thank you and left because we had been there a long time waiting for the original milk tea. Not sure is we had a unique experience but it was just very odd. I will say the popcorn chicken was very tasty!

We visited this place twice at the regular business hours, and it was closed for some reasons. The first day was around 2pm on Tuesday. The next day we arrived around 5pm, and the staff told the owner said to close it early. So unpredictable and annoying. I doubt if calling before coming will work.

We were craving for fish balls and fried tofu so we tried this place but then they didn't have both items (just our luck!) so we tried the squid balls, popcorn chicken and fried gizzard. The squid balls were okay, popcorn chicken too salty but crispy fried (which I like) and the fried gizzard was salty too. So we asked for sweet and sour sauce and they charged us $.75! We already paid over $30 for our food plus 2 drinks which were also not good - avocado smoothie was very bland I couldn't even taste the avocado. Bottom line - we are not recommending this place and definitely will not be going back.

The drinks here were really good. However, the service sucked and we were waiting for a while to even be welcomed.

The drinks were tasty and refreshing but $26 for these two cups is expensive + it was full of ice and that's bothered me I didn't even get to drink it and its already vanished! I didn't pay attention to tell the barista to put less ice but it was really too much! Overall i liked the drinks.

Last time dine in here and got a big piece of the plastic wrapper inside my popcorn chicken rice plate!!! Second time coming here during the "Happy Hour" supposed there is a 20% off entire order like in the advertisement you posted on Facebook every day, but we didn't get that discount. FALSE ADVERTISEMENT!! I like old teacup cafe food taste way better. Now the new management food just tastes bad and not the same anymore...

This place does a great job attracting people based on social media but in reality their drinks don't look anything like the posts online... the cafe smelled like cigarettes because they kept the door open. It doesn't sit right with me that it looks so nice on Instagram and tiktok but in person it's a literal catfish. I feel so bad for the people like me who were excited to go but it wasn't worth it. I'm sorry to the owner who will read this but it's an honest review

I absolutely love this place. I've been going here for the past 7 years and it is my favorite place for tea and snacks. My go tos for food are the popcorn chicken, fried tofu, dry minced pork noodles, and calamari. For drinks, I adore the honey green tea and lavender milk tea. The place does get crowded easily but that just shows how much ppl love it! The owners are just the sweetest and every person I've ever brought to this establishment loved it as much as I do! None of the newer tea places can come close to Teacup cafe in my opinion!

I would not recommend. Their menu system for the drinks is awful. I hated my experience here.

I tried their Spicy Gizzard, based on the reviews and it was awesome. Despite it being my first time eating Gizzard at all, the flavor of it was great. I prefer the chicken nugget meal HERE over Tapioca House because their meat sauce over rice is better and their rice isn't dry. Their spicy red garlic sauce is great over everything, and they don't skimp on sauces or anything.

I love this place! They have really good drinks here. The owner and the staff is really nice. I had got their promo drink I think it's called the Malibu sunset and it tasted really refreshing. Some of their drink might not look like the pictures but it's okay! If it taste good that's all it matter. Definitely coming back again!

Tea Cup Cafe was unfortunately one of the few places that got my Yelp! 2-star rating. To be specific, i never tried their Taiwanese food. I only had their tapioca tea. I ordered Almond tea with crystal pearls and it took them a while to make it. When I approached the counter and looked for my drink, a girl at the counter looked at me like I had no business being in her vicinity. She asked me what I wanted, and upon hearing my inquiry she handed me my drink without saying anything. I tasted my almond tea and the almond syrup was a bit strong. The crystal boba balls were alright. I didn't enjoy my drink and my wife didn't care for it either. For the $5 that I spent there, I think I can do better taking my business some where else.

Very friendly environment and great boba and food with low prices!!! Workers go out their way for you and again, the food and boba is fire. Will be coming back a lot!!

I came and tried the Rose Yogurt Tea, Spicy Popcorn Chicken, and Spicy Chicken Gizzards. I didn't care for the Rose Tea too much. I won't get it again. The Popcorn Chicken was good but not as spicy as I like. The Gizzards were too tough and not spicy at all. I definitely won't get them again.