Teastori

★★★★☆ 4.4 (424) • $$

"Super friendly staff who helped my 15 year old mentee make her boba choice! It was only her second time having boba and it was really nice to hear the woman explain everything for her. She loved it! It was cutely decorated for Halloween and they even offered free holiday stickers for all."

Lorita’s Fresh Mexican Food

★★★★★ 4.5 (359) • $$

"After a quick trip to Costco this was an easy spot to grab a bite. We all had something different and the food was fresh and mostly tasty. I had three tacos, fish, shrimp and Carnitas. The Carnitas was kind of dry but the shrimp was super yummy. I also enjoyed a piña colada even though it was not top shelf. We all would visit again."

Green Island Frozen Yogurt & Tea Bar

★★★★☆ 4.2 (269) • $$

"Green Island never lets me down. I've been going there for about 10 years now, throughout my childhood, and now whenever I've home for the holidays in Tampa from NYC. You're probably thinking that I've had better boba tea in NYC, but that's DEFINITELY not the case. I've tried time and time again, but Green Island's variety and the perfect texture and flavor of the boba pearls is unbeatable. They have so many different milk substitutes, different milk teas, smoothies, frozen yogurt, and even sushi!! My favorite drink is the Honeydew milk tea with boba. I've also tried the Taro Milk Tea, Thai tea, passion fruit black tea, and many many others. They're all amazing! The prices are average, ranging from $3-$6 per drink based on your customizations, and what not. The staff is super quick with their mixing, and your order is ready in no time! They've also handled the pandemic very well, with phone orders and pick-up.Green island has been my treat for a decade now, go treat yourself too!"

Fish Bowl Kitchen

★★★★★ 4.6 (223) • $$

"I'm really into this spot; the foodie in me just wishes it were a lot closer. My stomach appreciates the fresh and delicious food, plus those bowls are super satisfying. Lately I have been using the Door Dash services and they too have been providing good customer service and Fish Bowl will make sure my utensils are in there and staple my order shut as well."

Token Ramen & Kung Fu Tea

★★★★☆ 4 (263) • $$

"I can't tell you how many years I drove past this restaurant never trying it but always wondering what it was like. I had a rough day and my ten year old suggested we eat here. It wasn't busy on a Tuesday night so we were immediately seated. We indulged in Strip Steak Skewers, Fried Shrimp, Shrimp Ramen, Pork Ramen... the mango, strawberry and vanilla mochi was amazing. The kiwi punch was tasty too. Our total came to just under $67. The staff here are pleasant and readily available. It's no secret that we will be back sooner than later."

Saigon Cafe

★★★★★ 4.5 (186) • $

"Food was good. Service was ok as well. My husband and I asked the waitress if there was any sesame in the food we were ordering, we were told no (by her and from the kitchen). We let her know my husband had a serious allergy to sesame seed or sesame oil. However, we were told again and again that there was no sesame seed while my husband was getting red like a tomato and choking and out of breath. Worriedly, I asked if the peanut sauce for the summer rolls or the spicy beef pho my husband was eating came with sesame oil. While I kept asking if there was sesame seeds or oil in the food we were eating, the lady kept telling me again and again that it could be the spiciness and I kept repeating my husband is used to eating spicy. After a while, the chef came and mentioned the peanut sauce for the summer rolls came with a bit of hoisin sauce and my husband had read the bottle on the table. Indeed, the hoisin had the sesame oil. The waitress took off the sandwich we ordered along with the pho. That was ok but it doesnt compensate. While it started as innocent dinner, it turned out to be a scary situation. To Saigon Cafe, please make sure you know the ingredients in the food. This could have turned into a tragic event. Thank goodness, it did not!"

Moonlight Boba

★★★★★ 4.6 (144) • $

"The best boba tea around!! The staff is super nice and they have so many options. They also let our mini golden doodle inside while ordering so they are super accommodating!"

Midtown Boba

★★★★☆ 4.4 (154) • $$

"The kids and I popped in for milk tea and were not disappointed. They had a great selection and the place was hopping! We got two Oreo Taro teas with popping boba for $18.00. So, price-wise it was a bit steep and the staff seemed very busy, not too engaging. The teas themselves were beautifully presented with whipped cream tiger striping on the inside of the cup and oreo crumbles inside and on top. I was nervous to order because I'm lactose intolerant and the menu didn't do a great job of describing which items were non-dairy and the staff member seemed a bit rushed to go over it with me so I just gave up and will have to try again next time. We will be back!"

Poké Island Plus

★★★★★ 4.8 (126) • $$

"Bumping up to five stars since my original review over a year ago. Poké Island Plus is one of my go-to places, and favorite poké spot in Tampa. Reliability and consistency, fresh quality ingredients, friendly staff with great service inside or to go, plus allergy friendly. I switch hit the 2 Scoop protein and 3 Scoop protein bowls with slightly different toppings combinations. Depends on whether or not I can pick just two. Both are hefty portions for me so I'm getting leftovers either way. The leftovers fare well. I'm kind of addicted to spicy mayo, so I can't vouch for the other sauces. I'll probably try them someday though. They still don't serve gluten-free soy and/or tamari, so I use my own. I learned there is additional parking behind the plaza, which is clutch since the front is a busy takeout scene."

Banh Mi Factory

★★★★☆ 4.2 (158) • $

"I got chicken spring rolls and iced coffee with boba. Very yummy, but the coffee is a bit sweeter than I like, although the girl at the counter already let me know that the coffee was made sweetened. She was very helpful being it was my first time here. Everything inside was pretty modern and clean. Nice little place."

Isekai Sushi and Cafe

★★★★★ 4.8 (119) • $$

"Overall loved this food place. The atmosphere speaks for itself. Some of the food was a touch off on the taste. Server apologized for the desert menu being incorrectly labeled. Rice had too much Rice Vinegar. The Korean fried chicken wasn't as spicy as I was expecting. Decent little place, hope with to visit on a future trip."

Thuy Cafe

★★★★☆ 4.1 (162) • $

"We live in Tallahassee but visit St Pete often. And every time we do we stop at the Thuy Cafe to pick up lunch to eat on our ride back home. We are in a rut, but it's a good rut: we always get the Vietnamese Specialty Banh Mi. It's a traditional Banh mi made with pork sausage (cha lua), pâté, a combo of pickled daikon and carrot, cilantro, cucumber and jalapeño. And it's served on an absolutely perfect French baguette. It makes for a wonderful sandwich to eat while driving. If you want to eat it later, ask them to put the veggies in the side; they'll put them in a plastic bag so the bread won't get soggy and you can put them on the sandwich when you are ready to eat. I also always get a Vietnamese iced coffee (caphe sua da). I know they have an extensive list of boba drinks, but the humble Vietnamese coffee (which does not include tapioca pearls), is the perfect accompaniment to the Banh Mi. This time we also tried an appetizer that looked amazing: soft dough rounds are topped with combo of pork and dried shrimp, sprinkled with egg yolk powder, with a small container of nuoc cham, the quintessential Vietnamese condiment that's sweet and salty. It was a little tough trying to eat them in the car (grabbed a bite at the frequent red lights on 34th street), but so well worth it. Can't wait to go back again!"

Quickly Boba Cafe USF

★★★★☆ 4.2 (134) • $

"ORDERED- popcorn chicken bowl [$7.49] - spam and egg chicken bowl [$7.49]- fried tofu [$4.99]- taro mochi waffle [$3.99]STAFFevery single time i go, i let the staff choose my drink because they haven't recommended anything i haven't liked yet. they're all super friendly and sociable; the typical cool college kids.DINING AREAthere are a couple tables where you can eat or study inside and a larger table towards the back of the cafe where larger groups can meet.OVERALLi'm so upset that i didn't find out about this place sooner. i'm faithful to chewy boba and every since discovering quickly, i haven't been back since. i'm on a mission to try every single one of their creations (i've made it through all the fruit slushes and there wasn't one that i did not like). for some of their drinks, they offer a "chubby" size thats sort of like an "XL" size while some of their drinks only come in a large.the advantage that this place has over others is their food. i love their taro mochi waffles, fried tofu and popcorn chicken bowls. everything is fairly priced and great portions -- you can definitely get full off of one bowl. the only thing i can't recommend is their banh mi's though because they lack filling regardless of which sandwich you order.i highly recommend trying this place out and especially trying out one (or more) of their quickly creations. my favorites are black thaiger (milk tea) and lychee froze (fruit slush)."

The Boba House

★★★★☆ 3.6 (174) • $$

"The boba tea is so tasty and refreshing the vibe of the place is chill and it's somewhere you can chill with friends"

Ding Tea Pinellas

★★★★☆ 4 (126) • $$

"Neat place. Friends brought me here never had this experience before something totally new I was excited. Little overwhelmed trying to fig out what to order. Went with frozen strawberry slushy with the boba wow so good. Love frozen drink with surprise at bottom which is totally werd to suck up in those huge straws. But tasty.Got 3 donuts yum, 2 pink 1 green so tasty.Def worth a try. Staff was friendly and patient letting me fig things out and helped explain things.Super happy about that, thanks guys.I'll be back."

Taipei Taipei Tea House

★★★★☆ 4.1 (107) • $

"Just stopped in for a drink since I have meaning to try this place for a bit and I was not disappointed. For me, it's been hard to find a good boba without a 30/45 minute drive so I was very happy to have found this place. Boba pearls were the perfect consistency and the tea had such a good flavor. The younger women who took my order was also very nice and answered all my questions without a problem. I will definitely be back to try the rest of their flavors!"

Ding Tea Tampa

★★★★☆ 4.3 (97) • $$

"Ding Tea is THE place to go if you desperately need some boba that's delicious, authentic, and enjoyable! I get these kicks fairly often, so when I one day was in Tampa and wanted boba, I immediately beelined to the nearest Ding Tea, because I knew it would be great based on visiting other locations.As suspected, Ding Tea did not fail!! They had a blueberry cheesecake milk tea special when I went that I just had to try, and I wish I had had a magical cup that just continued to refill every time it got to the last dregs. How amazing would that be?!What I love about Ding Tea is how many options they really have. They do also have food, but just with their teas there are long lists for black tea bases, blended drinks and milk teas and more. And you choose your sweetness level which is a wholeee game changer. Can't recommend hitting up a Ding Tea more! You will be swinging for the fences!"

Fish Bowl

★★★★★ 4.5 (86) • $$

"Was in the area today and this place was a perfect stop. I tried a build your own poke bowl. The fish was fresh and they have many choices. If you like poke bowls I'd recommend checking them out!"

Token Ramen & Kung Fu Tea

★★★★☆ 3.9 (113) • $$

"Upon entering you're greeted immediately. The environment was clean & the music wasn't too loud. I like how the tea bar is off to the side in case you don't want to dine in. Ordered the chicken Bao buns (4/5) the sauce was tasty, chicken was crispy and had flavorPassion fruit tea and slush (5/5) both really good! Loved the slush. Chicken ramen (4/5) i love how they put a lot of noodles without asking for extra, the chicken was tender and juicy, the broth was also tasty. Not pictured* Chicken habachi (5/5) Definitely my fav. The fried rice was very good too Will return."

Quickly Boba Tea

★★★★☆ 4.3 (88) • $

"The location is open but you have to order online and there is a surcharge fee to use the application for ordering Drink was good boba was nice a plumpThis location had a variety of flavors"

Moge Tee - Tampa

★★★★☆ 4.2 (81) • $$

"Gaining 2 stars with this updated review. I love grapefruit tea but served with fresh grapefruit. This place has just that!! I finally found a place in Tampa that is closer to home where I can get this tea. It's an icy tea -- they mix the green tea and grapefruit with ice in a blender which I love! They serve with freshly sliced grapefruit in the cup for a beautiful presentation! I got mine unsweetened but I would definitely recommend getting light sweet with this drink to take away some of the tartness. Overall delicious drink and I'd definitely be back to get this!! They have indoor seating in case you want to stay and enjoy your drink. The staff was super friendly!"

True Taste Fried Chicken & Bubble Tea

★★★★☆ 4 (86) • $

"3 1/2 stars. Very interesting place! For me, if you list them, there were probably more things wrong than right with True Taste, but the one thing that mattered, the chicken, was truly good.....so upgrading to 4 stars. First, the good. Previous reviews criticized the chicken for being frozen. I don't know if the chicken was frozen. All I know is that the popcorn chicken took 10 minutes to cook to order. It was hot, crispy, juicy, and tasty. The chicken also came in a huge portion. Each portion is $6.99 (less if bought with combos). I thought there would be 5 or 6 little nuggets in each portion. Since we were starving and wanted to try different flavors, we ordered 3 portions. We were shocked when 3 huge tubs of chicken came out! The different "flavors" were a bit of a disappointment. They were just powdered toppings and kind of artificial tasting. Also artificial tasting? The bubble tea. This was some of the worst bubble I have ever had! I ordered the oolong tea. You could tell it was powdered and not fresh. At least 13 year old's vanilla flavor tea tasted a little better.The only seating are small counters and bar stools. It was fine for our quick late dinner, but this place might be better off with a few cafe tables and chairs. They do have the room. The lady at the counter did not speak much English but we were able to communicate well enough and she was eager to please. In summary, go for the chicken, not the bubble tea."

Craft Fry Wing

★★★★☆ 4.4 (67) • $$

"Delicious Fried Rice, closest to NY Chinese food and they had that bomb ice tea.you know the one . I ordered the garlic Parmesan wings, which was seasoned to perfection. Most satisfied and somewhat impressed. Will definitely go back and looking forward to exploring the menu."

Bee’s Boba

★★★★★ 4.8 (56)

"I am always on the lookout for a good Boba place closer to home, so while out doing errands, I Googled what was around me at the time. I found Bee's Boba was just across the street in the many shops and restaurants within the Plaza.The shop is on the corner and small but looked inviting while approaching with a menu board outside. Entering, there were three tables, two of which had other patrons already at. I took my time reviewing the menu of the Boba options and also saw that they offered a few other food options as well. I asked for suggestions on what would go well with different options but went with my favorite, tried, and true as I figured it would tell me the quality of the Boba tea. I got the coconut with bursting strawberry Boba, and it did not disappoint. To add to the tasty drank, the price was amazing!"

I love Ice Cream

★★★★☆ 4.1 (69)

"I order the pistachio and Nutella and it was very good the place it's super clean and friendly. I also order some sushi and it was very good as well."

Token Ramen & Kung Fu Tea

★★★★☆ 3.9 (76) • $$

"We stopped here on a rainy day because my lady was craving boba tea. She ended up going with the pistachio one and LOVED it. Staff was very friendly. Service was quick and thoughtful. Love the way they seal the drink.The place itself was beautiful. Very cool decor. Nice branding. Dimly-lit vibe. Just a cool spot overall."

Savory Thai

★★★★★ 4.7 (51)

"Ordered take out dinner today. Very friendly people and clean restaurant. Family ordered the savory chicken wings- Yum! A little on the salty side but great flavor. Shrimp Pad see ew- fresh and delicious but I don't eat spicy food, which is why i ordered this, and something in this dish was spicy! Same thing with the vegetable spring rolls-something was spicy. I'm not sure if the cooking utensils or surface had spice on it and it transferred to the food but it was very odd. Both dishes on the menu do NOT show the spicy icon. Anyway food was good and fresh. If you like Thai food give them a try."

Minano Ramen

★★★★☆ 4.2 (61) • $$

"The food was delicious and so fresh! We got maybe different items because it was happy hour! The staff were really sweet and the service was fast! I believe we spent about $60 for 4 items combined so it is on the pricey side for sure"

Poké Island Plus

★★★★☆ 4.1 (63) • $$

"We were iffy about this place for a long time but craved some pho and poke so decided to give it a shot for convenience of getting both dishes at the same time. The prices are high when compared to other pho and poke places, but the amount of food you get is very little, comparably as well. The taste was also not as good - the pho broth tasted like they made it with vegetables or very little beef bones, and the poke was lacking in toppings. Other places include seaweed salad and masago, this places charges you $2+ for it as just a topping. Unless they make some serious improvements, will not return as we feel many places offer better quality/quantity of food for the price."

Ding Tea Brandon

★★★★★ 4.6 (46) • $$

"I still can't believe we finally have a Ding Tea in Brandon. This is another boba tea shop that I've been wanting to try for a long time, and it's finally here. It's a welcomed addition to this side of Hillsborough County. I honestly don't think Brandon can have too many boba tea shops. Each shop has their own unique drinks and Ding Tea also has their own unique blends.I've visited twice in the last week. The first time was early on a Monday when they were just opening up. It's decorated nicely and with many flower arrangements they've received during their grand opening. I love that they have a display of drink options and toppings. It helps in making choices with different combinations. I decided to go with the popular taro monster boba tea. It comes with black boba but I opted for golden boba since I've never had it before. I also got the sea cream topping for an additional charge. I must have looked like an inexperienced boba drinker because the owner kept telling me to make sure I take a sip at the top before stirring it (or something like that). Now I know I'm a middle aged woman named Karen, and maybe not many of us Karen's drink boba. Hahaha... but that was nice of her to be concerned. Great service!Anyway, the flavors were so wonderful! The golden boba has a slight honey taste to it which I really like. The sea cream just elevated the taro flavor and made it extra creamy. I liked it so much that I went back in the middle of the week to try the grapefruit green tea. As many people know, this isn't a flavor that you see very often and I just had to try it. It was amazing! I think I'm hooked on it now because I've been craving it all day. I can't wait to go back and try more tea. They will also be bringing mochi donuts to Brandon soon. They look pretty and delicious in the pictures. It's also in a great location and easy to get to from Brandon Blvd since there is a traffic light at that intersection. It's in that old Brandon Lakes plaza with Krispy Kreme and Poke Falls. It's hard to miss as you're driving towards Outback Steakhouse. Oh, and I almost forgot. They also have a punch card so make sure you ask for it. I believe it's a buy 10 and get 1 free type of deal. It's so exciting nowadays to have so many options for boba tea lovers in Brandon."

Ayoki Japan

★★★★☆ 4.3 (51) • $$

"Ayoki Japanese Restaurant is located in Lutz, North of Tampa off State Road 54 & Collier Parkway in a plaza next to Esporta Fitness and Sweet Frog Froyo. Ayoki serves Express Hibachi, Teriyaki, poke bowls, and tea. Food: 8/10 Kitchen Speed: 9/10Value: 7/10 Service: N/AAmbiance: 4/10Romantic: 3/10 Ayoki does not offer table service. You have to walk up to the counter to select your toppings, order, pay, and then you can so at whichever open table you'd like. There was 1 person in front of us and the wait was not long to order. The guy creating the orders was not too professionally dressed and had a ton of tats but he was nice. I got the Dynamite Bowl 2 scoops tempura shrimp, cucumber, avocado, green onion, mixed greens, carrot, wakame seaweed, masago, tempura flakes, and spicy mayo sauce for $15.95 which is a bit higher than average but the serving size was large and the dish was tasty. Ayoki's ambiance has an old school run down 80s vibe that makes this spot not ideal for a date. There's brown wood paneling on the walls and nasty old brown tile, ugly uncomfortable brown chairs, and no booth seating. The restaurant could use a serious renovation. The lighting is also bright and not dim or romantic. There's a lot of more modern poke spots with nicer interior decor that cost less than Ayoki. However, the serving size was pretty large and it didn't take too long to get my order."

Banh Mi Factory

★★★★☆ 4.1 (48)

"10/10 definitely recommend! I had the croissant chicken sandwich and I will be hyper fixated on eating it very frequently until I get tired of it. It's really good. I also tried the Bahn Mi Chicken sandwich which was also really good. Whatever they use to flavor the chicken is top tier. Lastly I had the house special milk tea with brown sugar boba and it was also really good. I think this may be my new favorite place. The inside is really nice, open and, has a decent amount of seating. *side note - the prices are cheaper if you order in store versus on Uber Eats."

Boba & Berry

★★★★☆ 4.4 (41)

"This is a super cute, small place located in South South Tampa near Bayshore. They are not next to much, so it's definitely important to go support them! They have lots of different fruits and toppings you can add to your acai bowl. They are a bit on the pricier end of acai bowls, but they are worth it to support a small business. It is usually pretty quiet in there, so the service is quick. I would definitely go back if I'm in the area soon!"

Tealux Cafe - Tampa

★★★★★ 4.6 (35) • $

"I've been waiting for this day for the longest time! Following on IG and FB! The day has finally arrived and I'll be heading there to try their tea for their soft opening! This place is literally walking distance from my work which could be a bad thing for my wallet!! Today is soft opening so all drinks are $3.99!! I may just have to double fist some teas lol. Go check out with me!!!So their matcha and most of the milk teas are made ahead so you can't customize the sugar or the milk type. You can get the brown sugar milk tea though and customize that one. So given this I obviously didn't get the matcha. Wish they didn't make ahead of time. However I will be back for their fruit teas. Had the Islander today which is Jasmine Green with mango, passion fruit and pineapple. Love that it comes with fresh sliced orange and mango in it. I ordered no sugar and it was perfect. Hint of sweet and their jasmine is not overpowering if you know what I mean. What I disliked was the amount of ice in this thing. I felt like I got a good 4 slurps of my tea before I literally starting slurping for more because there was no more lol. Next time I'm ordering with very light ice. Overall I really liked this tea and I'll definitely be back. I got the same drink for my staff and they loved it also. Very refreshing! The inside is absolutely beautiful! Plenty of seating and it's very open space. The staff greeted us when we walked in. And they have a rewards program so be sure to pop that phone number in when prompted on the screen."

Manga Tea Shop

★★★★★ 4.5 (36) • $$

"I realized this place was next to my gym and I HAD TO try the bubble tea! Since it was after my workout I ended up trying the protein strawberry smoothie with whey and I added regular boba! It was sweet and light and frothy! The boba was delicious. Not hard or over cooked. It was perfect. I'll give them a 10/10 on the smoothie and a 10/10 on the vibes! I loved the decor and I'm HUGE into AOT,Deathnote and Naruto but the biggest part for me was the smidgen of sailor moon they had."