Glow Tea - Covington

I'm going home to use this as coffee creamer.... This is pure sugar, no flavor or consistency, worst boba I've ever had in my life.She didn't even know the difference between coconutmilk and normal milk.I am allergic to dairy and she asked multiple times how to use the coconut milk in the drink & after one sip I felt like I had diabetes.there was no ice in the drink it was warm.for $8.50 this drink was not worth it. Ambience was weird, they are selling Christmas stuff. I don't understand

For first impressions: I visited on March 22, they had a wall of Christmas decorations up which is quite odd as it's nearly spring. One would expect for a "soft grand opening" it would be more inviting and appealing, but it was not. With several other boba places nearby, they have a lot of competition and I surely don't feel like I'm missing anything if I didn't go back. Boba was mediocre, didn't taste fresh. We purchased the lightbulb. You can't shake or stir the drink very well bc tops not sealed. Gal working the counter wasn't helpful and just pointed to the register to self check out. I had questions but she referred me to the kiosk (noted!). Lastly, I felt like there was a charge for every little thing so the total came out higher than anticipated...so all in all, it wasn't a good experience.

The service was super fast an they use real fruit. If you buy the light bulb you get cheaper refills so that can be fun. Good taste, not too sweet, very refreshing

Came here during the first opening and never came because boba was "eh okay" came back 4/17/24 to give it a try again since wife wanted their food.Ordered their pack that came with xiao long bao, pork buns, noodles and drink for $25Xiao long bao was good. Not the best but good! Pork buns were good. Not the best but good! Dan dan noodles: I've never not liked noodles until this. It was nasty. Boba waffle: Basic boba waffle, was cooked more and dry but must be taken out late. Thai iced tea: I should have known it wasn't going to be good when the lady called it Matcha iced tea. How to tell a good thai iced tea? THE DARKNESS OF THE ORANGE. This was like water and tapioca with a drop of thai tea. The color isn't even there. Packets of store bought thai tea is probably better than this. In my head "You can't really mess up thai tea,So lets just order that" Service was usual. Place wasnt as busy on a hot sunday afternoonAmbiance: Very clean and looked nice.Overall, I wouldn't go here again especially for boba. I'm always at Fred meyer so it's convenient but i'll pass.

Grand opening event on September 30 was a ton of fun! First 50 in line received a punch card that allows one FREE drink a month for a whole year!! And the rest of the crowd got to spin the wheel for a free drink or topping, and everyone got Buy One Get One deal. I got the Brown Sugar Milk - I always forget when I order these milk drinks that there is no tea in the drink lol. I'm a huge fan of milk tea, I would always choose milk tea over other drinks. The brown sugar boba was very fresh, soft and chewy. I also got the Glow Sea Salt Coffee, which was delicious too.

So, my kids LOVE the Lava smoothie from this place. They're open til 8pm. We went in at 6:15 the other night and all the smoothies were "sold out". Asked why sold out?? Girl behind the counter said "I'm cleaning the machines." Asked what time they start doing that every night. "6:00." So....basically you can't go in and get a smoothie during the last TWO HOURS that they're open in the evenings, which is ridiculous.

Stopped by to give it a try. Place is super clean inside. Glad a new boba place is open in my area and something different from Starbucks to sip on while I shop. I ordered the lava which was actually amazing. My only mistake was getting the tapioca balls(which I paid extra for) they weren't cooked enough and were extremely chewy. And some of them were so undercooked that they were actually dry inside. Taste of the actual smoothie was pretty good but the tapioca balls completely ruined the experience for me. Not sure I'd return to spend another $7 plus tip to not be able to drink it. Giving 3 stars because the place was super clean and the gal that waited on me was super friendly.

I decided to give the Glow Tea location another chance. So I decided to stand in line to try to be the first 50 people to get free boba tea for a year. I got there at the time stated. I guess I ended up being number 70! I still got my BOGO and a bubble waffle. With tip I spent about 13.00Reason why I lowered the stars was not because I waited in line for over an hour, and didn't get my free boba for a year. It's because the drinks were still watered down, and although the young lady thanked me for being patient in waiting so long for my bubble waffle, it came out overcooked. I've had bubble waffles for years at different boba tea places in different states and Canada. Never had overcooked ones. The good thing is their batter is tasty so I'll give them that. The first time I went during the soft opening, today was the grand opening. The husband and wife owners were working hard in the back with three of their crew, and the district manager was out front having us in line spin the wheel to win a prize. It was nice to see the community put in full force for the grand opening. I hope this mom and pop survives. I won't say I'll never come back again, I might just come once in a while to show my support. Plus if you bring back your bulb drink container, you get refills for 2.95.

The addition of Bao Box inside Glow Tea makes me so excited! It's so hard to find good dumplings in this area. These do not disappoint. I especially love the spicy dumplings. They are steamed to the right temperature and the chili oil on top is phenomenal with the right amount of crunch. Not too spicy at all. It was about a 10 minute wait before my order was ready. Very reasonable amount of time to wait. The food was still steamy and hot when I got home 15min later because they were packaged wonderfully. The containers trap in the heat to keep the little dumplings hot and fresh. You can tell they were packaged with care. You also get chop sticks, napkins and sauces in a cute to-go bag. The larger pork dumplings are delicious all on their own without the sweet n sour sauce on the side. Each order is about $8-$10. I was quite satisfied after devouring the spicy dumplings and half of the pork ones. I will definitely be back.

Overall, I like the drinks here. They do a good job, and mistakes are rare. The reason for the 2 stars is the music. The other day I was there with my daughter, and the playlist consisted of explicit hip hop. Now don't get me wrong, I like hip hop, but having my daughter hear the word f*cker, motherf*cker, and the N word more than two dozen times wasn't cool. Not exaggerating, after I while I started to count and there were other families with kids in the shop. The next song was about "this N word" telling a girl he was going to split her like a watermelon, and eat her and then I didn't pay attention to the rest because I had to try to explain to my 9yr old when she asked me why he was splitting someone like a watermelon.This is not unusual, the music at this location is often explicit and when my wife is with me I have her wait in the car with my daughter.Just FYI, I did try messaging the owner before leaving this review.