The Alley

This is my guilty pleasure place to visit before starting my groceries shopping at HMart. I've been visiting here since their opening and I'm glad that the service is only going upwards 1st Edit: Unfortunately, the service was only good when the manager was here. This is no way a shade towards the young employee but I feel like some needs more trainings than others. Especially when they're sharing tips and one give me a 0/10 service while the other is a 8/10. I might not be coming back too often after this and hope that this got addressed

Smelly Secret The Alley is one of the most famous bobba tea shops chains, and for good reason. They provide a nice assortment of drinks not found in all bobba shops like the purple rice based drinks and make use of home made ingredients. I especially liked the natural fruit lychee I had in Houston which made me want to visit as soon as they opened in Austin. I didn't see the natural fruit lychee on the menu but found the purple rice based tea a nice departure from the typical fare of other bobba shops. They have board games, typically have some sort of fun anime crossover theme, and relatively comfortable seating. Something missing from most bobba shops. All that said they have a dreadful secret. As soon as you walk through the doors you're met with the unpleasant aroma of a dirty bathroom. Like when you need to go really bad but turn around and leave when you meet the wall of stench. I thought to myself, is this an off day? I looked around and others didn't seem to notice it or just were used to the smell. I went ahead and made my order and promptly left. I thought to myself, maybe it's an off day? I've now been on 3 different occasions with varying levels of odor. I'm a bit amazed other patrons are not affected. It appears they are making efforts to address the problem but ultimately it's not enough to enjoy the environment they've otherwise created. A real shame. It destroys the experience for me as it's hard to get that smell out of my head and impacts my enjoyment of the tea.

If you like strawberries, you should try this drink. It's so fresh and the waffles are so delicious. They are not too sweet and not too bland.

The staff is super friendly and helpful. There are many milk options. I personally enjoyed there peach light and barley light lattes. As well as there matcha croffle, not too sweet. 💚

This store offers a comfortable and inviting environment, making it a great place to relax. The cruffle is absolutely delicious, and the drinks are just as enjoyable. Highly recommend!

This is our favorite Boba spot by far. The selection is always tasty and refreshing and the people who work here make my wife and I feel like we are family. The kindness of these people is truly a blessing and reminds me of simpler times when people had less worries and more kindness in their lives and we are truly blessed to be a part of that. May God bless this business always, and bring them prosperity for years to come! 🙏🏻

The Alley offers smooth, flavorful milk tea with top-tier boba. Great taste, stylish vibe—worth the extra cost.

One of the best bubble tea places in town. This is my to-go spot every time I crave these drinks. The service is great, they are always patient with your order and the staff always greet you with a smile. They also have a Kiosk to order drinks if it gets too busy and you want to get your order in immediately. I ordered the Ube Milk Tea and the Ube Brown Sugar Deerioca Creme Brulee Milk. The Ube Milk Tea already comes with the Creme Brulee so you will need to get the bubble. Any Deerioca drink will come with the Brown Sugar Bubble. The Ube Milk Tea has a great Ube taste. It's stronger so a bit different than the Taro flavor which I really like. The milk is smooth and the bubble is always chewy and has enough sweetness. The Deerioca Milk is light and very milky. It's not a heavy drink like the name. Not too sweet but the bubble has a strong brown sugar taste. Would recommend anyone to try out this place. The quality is top notch.