茶百道 TeaByDo

China’s Top Three milk tea brand ChaPanda (Tea By Do) is launching their NYC’s first store! Finally have the chance to experience their Chinese tea culture through fresh ingredients and authentic tea leaves offered in over 8,700 stores worldwide now in Flushing. Their signature Mango Pomelo and Oolong Milk Tea with Soybean Cheese are both must-try’s. Bite into chewy sago with premium mango and pomelo pulp, blended with rich coconut milk for a refreshing and smooth taste. Experience the smoothness of ground soybeans blended oolong tea topped with a sweet and salty cheese foam for an everlasting aroma with every sip. All their teas are meant to be enjoyed!

So happy it finally opened in America! My favorite Chinese brand and always my go-to spot. The Mango Pomelo Sago is their best drink — super refreshing and the mango tastes incredibly fresh. You can tell they use the freshest ingredients possible. Perfect on a warm day, and I’ll definitely be coming back for more!

New favorite boba spot in Flushing! This place just opened and it’s already on my go-to list. Super convenient location and such a wide variety of boba drinks to choose from. I love how they offer both classic and creative flavors. Definitely excited to come back and try more!

Another tea shop in town. TeabyDo doesn’t really stand out among the many Chinese tea spots in Flushing. I ordered the grape smoothie and asked for 30% sugar, but it still came out very sweet, so I couldn’t finish it. I’ll give points for the cute drink design and the insulated bag — that was a nice touch. But they really need to update their fruit tea menu. I’m lactose-intolerant and the only non-milk options were mango and grape, which is pretty limited. Service was also slow even though I came on a weekday. Hoping they improve the sugar consistency and add more fruit-tea choices.

The store is new and clean, and staff is fast. I am just shocked by how the drink can be so bad. I was very excited for this and the taro balls are the only good thing about it. The taro paste tastes too starchy and has almost a soy flavor… not sure why?? And the jasmine green milk tea has a standard tea base but something about it makes your mouth dry and gave me a headache after drinking half of it so I tossed the rest. The milk is not milking :/ It’s like a bad cheap creamer. Not even as good as Kung Fu Tea which openly uses powder. I am not sure how they have such good reviews. I may come try a different drink but would steer away from the taro and the milk teas. I imagine the other milk teas use the same creamer as the green tea.