Rocketbelly

My friend and her niece raved about this spot and how it was owned by a young girl who was able to open her business with her savings. I was intrigued, especially by the theme and concept of the place. As my friend, her niece, and I walked in we were greeted by the young girl Olivia, who is the owner. She was at the cash register taking our orders and she was friendly. After I informed her it was my first time there she informed me about the process and once I finished getting my drink then I would go pay at the cash register. There are two doors before you get inside the place which helps since the day I was there it was too windy and cold. The interior was very busy with their theme decorations (space theme), and holiday decorations, and the seating had two large tables with two cushioned benches on each table. There are also tables and chairs for kiddos which is amazing since a lot of places aren't really kids friendly. This spot is kid-friendly and welcoming.They have mini sample cups for you to sample their drinks and toppings (please be mindful though, don't take advantage). I sampled 3 of their drinks and decided to go with a large cup of Honeydew Milk Tea with boba and pudding/custard. The honeydew milk tea was delicious and it wasn't too sweet, for me it was perfect so I didn't have to add tea to make it less sweet. They gave an option of making your drink less sweet with their unsweetened teas. Olivia thought of everything. You go girl. Their boba was soft, warm, fresh, and chewy which is how it's supposed to be not like other boba spots where their boba is rock solid. 5/5 Honeydew Milk Tea with boba and custard/pudding My friend and her niece loved their drinks. My friend mixed two of their drinks and it tasted pretty good. They have board games and they also sell small food bites. If you have not stopped by to experience this spot I highly recommend you give it a try. Happy Yelping and SYOY

Rocketbelly came at the recommendation of our friends after eating pho at a nearby restaurant. We were told that the owner used to be a child actress, who opened a bubble tea shop after her acting days.When we arrived, we were greeted by a strong smell of sugar, and we were a bit overwhelmed by all the decorations. But after speaking to Olivia, the owner, we were that we could have as many samples as we wanted of all the milk and fruit teas, as well as the toppings available. And so we checked out the toppings and tea bars, trying out the ones we were interested in. We were impressed by the strong tea flavors in each sample, and we appreciated the ability to add a tea base to dilute our custom drinks if we found the teas to be too sweet.Personally, I went for the Ube Milk Tea whereas P2 opted for the Jasmine Tea. Again, both were delicious as we were able to craft our own boba cocktails to our liking. It was easy to pay at the counter as we were rung up based on cup size. There was a seating area inside perfect for hanging out, though we chose to take away. If we're ever in the area again, we'd love to stop by again to try some of their other tea combinations!

Had to have my boba fix and we stumbled upon this place literally just driving around for a late night. This place is open late and so we thought why not. It's kind of hole in the wall vibes. The concept of getting boba is pretty interesting and I don't hate it. Kind of brilliant. So, the set-up is like sample and make your own boba drink. There's a variety of options, and at the end choose your toppings. Kind of like the self serve yogurt. So service is self-serve and you pay upFront. Looks like this place can handle small and large groups but it's a take home type of thing and not really a stay there and enjoy although there are chairs and tables for it if you decide to. Try this place out! Till then, let's sip!

I think this is a great concept and it's a small business by a very young entrepreneur. It's like a froyo shop but for boba. Self-serve boba allows you to get exactly what you want in your drink. The stations are clean and easy to get what you want. Kids would definitely need adult supervision. You can try the different flavors before committing. There's plenty of seating and games available. I think I just caught them during the holiday decor change. I think it's great and the little miss told us they just passed their 2nd anniversary which is amazing. I hope the business continues to thrive.

I saw a video on TikTok about Rocketbelly and decided I needed to check it out on my next visit to DFW. This past weekend, I flew from Honolulu to DFW for the weekend, mostly to get some things from IKEA. Rocketbelly was close enough to IKEA that I could convince my brother to make a stop. He didn't need much encouragement, he likes bubble drinks too. The shop itself is on the backside of a random building, so you can't see it from the street. The parking lot was relatively empty. We walked in an there was one other customer. He was talking to a girl standing behind the register and I kind of assumed it was a family operation and the girl was working for her parents. After reading some reviews, I know now that she is basically th owner. Amazing. She was so nice and gave us a "tour" of the store. SO well-spoken!The drinks are very sweet, so I appreciated the little "dilution station" that had jugs of unsweetened green and black tea. The only problem is that I don't like my drinks sweet, so they were very diluted. Maybe they could change their recipes to be more in the middle in terms of sweetness and then have a sweetener station where you could add simple syrup. But the whole "build your own" concept here is great!The topping bar was extensive. I liked the boba and the mango jellies. There were lots of popping boba choices and even some things I had never seen before. Next time, I'll try some food. I would definitely come back to give this place my business.

I want to give a shoutout to Rocketbelly for doing so well while they had a big group there. This is a family owned spot in the Arlington area that we went to meet a group at. They have a build your own tea bar, where you can sample things before fully committing. Food wise they serve chicken with fries and or rice. They do have some other items listed on their online menu but on their website it is listed subject to availability, so check in ahead of time. For 3 adult meals, one kids meal, one small tea, and a canned soda it ran about $75 after tip. The bread was just a roll be it Hawaiian or a regular roll, fries were ok ... chicken was made in house in a Korean style breading. The strips were better than the nuggets but feel like they need sauce but they only had the rocket sauce as an option for what we ordered. My wife would have preferred another sauce vs their rocket sauce. Next time we go we likely would stick with just getting tea, and for the food price point eating before we get there at places we already know we like, that run a bit cheeper than here.

Wonderful build your own boba, fantastic service by the young owner, cool decor...highly recommend!!

I love rocketbelly!! I found out about this place through Asian grub hub and other social media. The owner Olivia is so nice and sweet, she always greets you when walking in and asks if you need help or an explanation if you haven't been there before. Her shop offers a self serve boba bar. There are many drinks to choose from and a variety of toppings. It's a very cute place if you ever want to bring your friends somewhere to hang out! I have been wanting a lychee tea recently and I got it when I went this past week and it didn't disappoint! I will definitely be back again!

Stumbled upon this spot while waiting to get in for dim sum in the same plaza and what a FUN AND COOL BOBA SPOT. We had the chance to meet the owner, Olivia, who is an amazing young girl who runs this place on her own! It's really commendable and impressive what she's been able to accomplish. Essentially, the location is a self serve boba spot. The inside is really fun and eccentric and there's little areas to sit and play board games and hang out. She also has food items you can buy there but we mostly just got boba. There's a variety of fruit and milk teas and a lot of topping options. Overall, the drinks are pretty standard, a little on the sweet side but you can add in unsweetened tea to taste if you'd like (cute dilution station). I thought this was such a fun concept and really loved being able to support this local business. Highly recommend checking it out if only to meet Olivia who is super cool!

I give Rocketbelly a lot of credit for being a small family run business in this area. I like that they have a build your own Boba Tea station, where you can try things out. Then that way it's a little bit on you to figure out how you would like your tea. Service was on top of their game for as busy as they ended up being during our visit. Plus, they have a shelf of games to play, if you want to sit down and enjoy your drink there. When it comes to other drinks they have bottled and canned drinks if you have someone with you that hasn't ventured into tea yet. Their food is on the ok side, I think they would benefit from having a couple more sauce options beyond what comes automatically. I think I was the one who enjoyed my food the most, but both of our kids ended up not finishing there food and sharing with others in our group who had just gotten tea. (And they ended up agreeing with the kids.) Which after tip, for our total to have come out as much as it was on the food side, was a bit disappointing cause they wanted to end up eating pretty quick after coming home. We will for sure come back for the tea side of things, as this seems to be the spot that works out for a number of people in my oldest kids age range, we may just eat before or after our meet up next time.