“However, I will say the milk tea was really good. The tea flavor is strong, which I love!”
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“However, I will say the milk tea was really good. The tea flavor is strong, which I love!”
“i tried chi cha san chen in china too and waited for like 2 hours to get it delivered and didnt like it there idk it feels sort of chalky to me and i think the tea leaves they use just taste odd with the milk... idk how to explain it. like id if youve just brewed some pu erh or some rando tea leaves you have at home and then added milk and sugar... it gave that vibe”
“The worst part was when the bubble tea was the most basic tasting bubble tea with absolutely no redeeming qualities. Disappointed is an understatement.”
“they steep/brew the tea to order which makes the tea quality closer to reality good tea shops like Té Company. It's what puts them above other places”
“Chicha San Chen's Bubble Milk Tea was really good. I'd definitely get that again.”
“good tea but not sure if it was worth the 30+ minutes wait.”
“Both- Chicha San Chen (if you don't mind the wait.)”
“Boba wise you’re better off going to Chi Cha San Chen for something tea forward.”
“Chinatown (mei lei wah roast pork buns, lots of bubble tea spots like chicha San Chen, mochi donuts and cream puffs from alimama, soup dumplings at noodle village”
“Molly tea and chicha Sanchen for milk tea”
“Chicha has stronger black tea.”
“had it elsewhere and it’s the best I’ve ever had :’)”
“CHICHA san chen is also really good (any milk tea).”
“I think chicha is still good in chinatown, but I never get the syrups and it feels like they try hard to sell you the flavored stuff even though they have great tea.”
“I would recommend *Chicha San Chen for bubble tea”
“Chicha San Chen’s high mountain pouchong tea is fragrant and delicious”
“Chicha San Chen's Bubble Milk Tea was really good. I'd definitely get that again.”
“I've had chica san Chen multiple times in Singapore and it's actually the best Boba I've ever had.”
“Have tried Chi Cha San Chen multiple times and it's one of the best boba franchises in the world”
“im not a fan of molly tea or chi cha san chen personally, especially for the wait.”
“A few I love: Super Taste—Everything is good, but I recommend their bao buns and hot sesame noodles Mei Lai Wah—Pineapple pork buns West New Malaysia—Roti Canai, noodles, seafood Soft Swerve Ice Cream—Get the Ube soft serve Chicha San Chen—Bubble Tea”
“I think Chicha San Chen is not meaningfully better than most boba spots to go out of your way for (especially to wait in line), but if the line is short go for it.”
“1)”Chi Cha San Chen” in chinatown”
“TP Tea, HeyTea, ChiCha San Chen”
“iced tea/other drinks (might not be open before work?) —chicha san chen, xing fu tang, 50 lan, kettl, hey tea”
“xing fu tang and chicha san chen are great”
“Some other places you didn’t mention include Chi Cha San Chen and TP Tea.”
“Milk teas: Chicha, TPTea, ChaHaLo, TeaZzi, ChunYang, Auntea, Grace Street, Molly Tea”
“i just tried chicha on monday!! it was amazing.”
“it was my favorite boba chain even back home in hong kong and it's still banger here in nyc!”
“Chi Cha San Chen has a special place in my heart after having it in Hong Kong so that's a very important stop for us 🫣”
“They are all a completely different tier above Yaya.”
“Have tried Chi Cha San Chen multiple times and it's one of the best boba franchises in the world”
“No doubt the quality of the tea was really superb.”
“molly tea > chi cha tbh”
“Those are the best boba spots in NYC right now.”
“The only good ones I found are the same ones in LA which are chi Cha San chen and Molly/??? Tea.”
“Current favorites are chicha San Chen, molly tea and heytea.”