Tea Do

This is the OG boba spot of the city. I remember coming here quite frequently a few years back but eventually it fell off my radar because I wanted to try other places etc. Over the years I have tried many flavors including Taro, Thai tea, Sakura rose etc and their quality of flavors and boba has always been consistent. I got the premium jasmine milk tea, which is just 25 cents more than the normal jasmine tea, so why not. I haven't seen the Jasmine flavor offered at many places so I was super excited about it. It is so refreshing and I am glad it is only mildly sweetened. The sesame is interesting if you like the flavor (not for me but my husband loves it). It reminded me of sesame sweets and I am not a big fan of those.

Have been here multiple times as a customer. This time I just really needed to use the bathroom since pregnant ladies gotta go often, so I'm thankful they didn't require me to purchase an item first like Paris Baguette further down Chinatown. They also allowed me to refill my reusable water bottle with water. Thank you for being one of the few businesses in Chinatown that have a heart.

This is a great boba place to try when in Chinatown in Philly. We love going here and also ordering on Uber Eats when we get a craving and can't leave the house! I do enjoy that there are dairy-free options with the bubble tea, including our favorite which is the Green Coconut Milk Tea with tapioca boba. It's perfect even when you get it with little sugar since the milk is sweet enough already. They also have great kimbap which we get through Uber eats such as the Kenshin and tempura shrimp that are favorites in our house! The prices are reasonable and the teas are amazing!

Stumbled upon this place while walking around Chinatown Philly. We were craving boba, so we decided to check this place out because of the good yelp reviews. The shop reminds me of a boba shop you'd go to after class in high school or college. There's plenty of seating available, boba are priced sort of cheaper, and they serve snacks and everyone behind the counter was super young. As far as quality of boba drinks, I think this place fell short. If I was still in high school, I probably wouldn't mind this place. Now the boba game has evolved, and there's definitely better places around. We didn't try the snacks, but the selection looked fun and paired well with boba.Overall, I wouldn't necessarily hurry to come back here. Like I said, there's better places and i'd rather consume the calories elsewhere.

I got a chance to try two Tea Do locations in Philly while I was here - this one being first, and, unfortunately, worse than the other. We ordered: Green Coconut Milk Tea with Boba (3/5), Thai Tea with Boba (3/5)I will say that what's great about this menu is how big it is, and you'll probably be able to find your go-to drink here as well as a ton of other options if you want to try something different. I'm a big coconut milk tea person, but this 'Green Coconut' drink caught my eye. I asked if it was a green tea based drink, but the person at the counter told me that it was actually a coconut milk tea that was made with a younger coconut, which meant that it would be sweeter and creamier. That sounded great to me, so I went ahead and tried it. This is absolutely NOT a creamier drink. I actually found it to be on the watery side, with these random punches of bitterness scattered throughout the drinking experience. What I will say is this boba had a pretty memorable flavor. Texture wise it was a bit too soft for my taste, but I appreciated that it had this sugaryness to them so it didn't just taste like biting plastic. It's also hard to deny the price - coming from NYC, we're so used to $7+ boba, so to get $5-6 boba meant so much to me. We got to try a few more drinks at the other location that may have skewed this, but in general I'd say the University Place location was higher quality than this one.

My favorite boba spot! It opened while I was in college and has had a special place in my heart ever since. The Tropical Twister and regular milk tea with boba are my go-tos. Pretty sure I came here on a weekly basis back then haha and it was a common spot my friends and sorority sisters would visit regularly. They also had Jenga and other games to play back then - not sure if those are still around now. There are a few tables inside to sit down at for a bit as well.

I got the peach patch, the peach tea with popping boba which was refreshing. The service was good as well, but I've had much better boba places so I rate this place three stars.

Yeah, this is a very average Milk Tea place in Philly's Chinatown.Came here to honor my boy Do Kyungsoo. It reminds me of milk tea spots like T4, RareTea, & Coco in terms of quality. Decent, but nothing to write home about.I had the Pandan milk tea and it was alright. It was a bit watery, and you could tell that they were using some sort of syrup for flavoring and not real Pandan. It was still pretty tasty tho, and the boba was good.Admittedly, their menu was quite extensive. The fact that they had Pandan milk tea was already a plus for me. Good times..

This is my favorite bubble tea spot in Philly. "First Love Tea" is my go-to drink when I'm down in Philly. Their drinks are pretty good. My friend always try to order different drinks to try out. The service is quick and they are very professional. They have amazing rice balls and appetizers. Our favorite rice balls is spam and Kenshin which has kani and seaweed in it. It is so yummy!

Great place to hangout. quick service.I'm a fan of working here as they have a friendly staff and wifi and outlet =)which believe it or not is hard to come by in philly despite all the coffee shops