CoCo's Cafe

I've been to Coco's Cafe a handful of times and would recommend their rice dish with peppercorn chicken!It's located along the Drag, so is really convenient and close to UT campus. Service is fast - you order at the counter and they bring your food out to you. There's a good amount of seating and you can choose where you'd like to sit. Peppercorn Chicken with Rice ($13.95, 5/5)- This has become my go-to order!- Flavor is great with the minced garlic, green onions + onions, jalapeños, red chilis- Good portion sizes, I like that they provide rice and a side of their pickled vegetables along with the chickenIn terms of drinks, I've tried their boba before and it was just okay (3/5). Tasted a bit powdery and costed around $7.50. Wouldn't recommend getting the boba here but their rice dishes are consistent and have good flavor!

We got the spicy beef noodle soup which came with an assortment of vegetables. It was pretty good and helped soothe my sore throat at the time. However, I think it was a bit expensive ($17) but it is very close to campus on guad. We also got a small honeydew smoothie with boba which was $8 (still pretty expensive for a small). You have to order at the front and they give you a number for your table of your choosing. The place is a little small and crowded but that's most places on campus. It's cute with indoor and outdoor seating. You also have to put your own dishes away in the back btw. Overall, it's a little expensive but really convenient for students.

A great spot for boba that's basically an Austin institution at this point considering how quickly things seem to come and go here. Coco's has always been reliably good and I hope they stay around for fifty more years. Or even a hundred.

Dining at Coco's Cafe felt like I was in college again. The humble Taiwanese joint serves iconic street food items, such as beef noodle soup and popcorn chicken, and of course boba. Inside, the place is enveloped in warm colors and nostalgic decor, like college merchandise if I remember correctly lol. There is ample seating too. My friends and I shared scallion pancakes and the popcorn chicken and rice. It was enough to satiate the appetite of three girls, granted we weren't that hungry to begin with. I appreciated the plentiful stir fried green onions and peppers on top of the chicken. It paired wonderfully with the plain white rice. However, I will say the skin on the chicken was a little chewier than I'd like it to be. Flavor was still great though. The scallion pancakes were decent. I haven't had too many to be honest, so I'm not sure how it compares to others. But I wasn't blown away by it. This is a great place to come for a late night talking session with friends. So homey and comforting.

Student-y Taiwanese on the Drag.Student-y Taiwanese usually means greasy food and marvelous bubble tea.For Coco's Cafe, keep the word marvelous for the bubble tea but swap out "greasy" for "surprisingly good" on the food.I had a first rate tofu and vegetable soup that could arguably be the healthiest bowl of soup on the planet.(I just got an email from my mother asking:"And what about my chicken soup?"A good Jewish chicken soup cures everything Including death.)Revised Review:Coco Cafe's tofu and vegetable soup is one of the TWO healthiest bowls of soup on the planet.It is pretty damm healthy - and the vegetables taste outstanding.(The celery and carrots in a Jewish chicken soup have been boiled into lifeless fiber.)My wife was equally enthusiastic about her vegetarian vermicelli.A cappuccino smoothie with egg pudding made life wonderful.This is not coffee mix powder - which is what you get at some cheapie bubble tea places.This is an honest uncompromising cappuccino - probably made with robusto and roasted to have a major edge.Some coffee lovers don't like fire-blasted coffees.I adore them.I could drink Coco's Cappuccino smoothies all day and all night.* * *Note that the stock of Coco's goes way up if you are on the UT campus and you are walking there.If you are driving in from someplace off campus,Expect to suffer the tortures of the damned trying to find a place to park.* * *Note that the classic downside of student-y Taiwanese places is the fried food.They have fried chicken and various pork dishes here.For all I know those are absolutely wonderful, But I have not tasted them myself.They could be exquisite.They could be the Glory That Was Grease.* * *Go vegetarian and you will eat like royalty.If you decide to go for the fryer,Write your own Yelp review and let me know how things went.

Friendly staff and great popcorn chicken. Not the best milk tea or smoothies. We came on a Friday night and were warmly greeted by the cashier. We ordered a popcorn chicken to go and it was delicious. Hot, fresh, crispy, and filled with flavor and lots of sliced fresh chilis. The rice and pickled veggies are as good as ever. I would likely not get their milk tea again because it tastes like it came from a mix. The strawberry banana smoothie was good but a little too much like a slush. If you are looking for a strong tea flavor, you will likely not be happy. However, if you want a standard milk tea that harkens back to the olden days of milk tea in the 90s, this is your go-

Nice spot for some Taiwanese food. Shaved ice was the big hit for us. $6 for fresh ingredients and a large serving. What a bargain! The crispy chicken nuggets were also very nice. Pot stickers and kelp weren't too bad. The free soup was a great touch. Glad we stopped by.

A great local eats right down the street from the AT&T convention center. My wife, a former UT grad was taking me to all the hot spots she went to when she was in college. CoCo's was the first dinner spot to drop by after settling down at the hotel. Look no further for a good taiwanese chicken nuggets and some scallion pancakes! The food was ready very quickly! I was surprised by the portion size of the green onion pie and the side of pickled veggies went very well with the chicken. Will definitely be back when I visit again!

Back in town and was excited to revisit this place. Unfortunately it is not as wonderful as it was years ago. It's really killing me to write this low review. First, there was only a fan running and the air was very muggy in the place. We ordered an eel bowl, tofu appetizer and pickled veggies appetizer to go. To my surprise, it came out over $30. Over 25 minute wait. About 10 people got served after we put our order in. I had to ask if they maybe forgot to make my order. Maybe if you were only there to get boba, it would be an o-k experience. If you order food, make sure you have ample time and not in a rush, and be ready to wait in the heat.

boba so good wowwwwww. best in wampus wow. the pearls are chewyyyyy boots but not too chewy. they make sense. the tea is flavorful boots down. the meal, well its alright. but it's exactly as advertised. pork chewy as hell. everyone go here.