Kung Fu Tea

My favorite bubble tea spot at all times! There are so many drinks I love on the menu and now that they sell snacks, I am absolutely in love with this place!
One of my favorite drinks is their bubble milk green tea. For some reason, the green tea and milk together gives a rose/​lavender taste to it and it’s quite unique. I don’t think I’ve tasted that before in other bubble tea places.
Another drink I recommend is the red wow milk. It’s milk with bubbles and red beans. This drink reminds me of those Asian desserts with red beans, which is probably why I like it so much.
Their slushes are my favorite drinks both in the summer and the winter! Their taro slush is a must have! It tastes like ice-​cream and let’s be honest, who doesn’t like ice-​cream?! The caramel macchiato slush will definitely be your new favorite if you’re a coffee lover.
I can go on and on about each and every drink because they’re equally as good but their snacks give you more of a reason to stop by now. The first time I tried it, I knew I’d come back for more. They have popcorn chicken (original, salt and pepper, spicy and garlic flavors), sweet potato fries, fries, fried Oreos and macaroon. (I am secretly craving some right now.)
This is a great spot to stop by with a friend or two to get a drink and some snacks. Remember to get cash before coming! They don’t accept cards. If you forget the first time, you’ll remember the second time because you’ll def come back for more!

Fast and friendly service like how it’s suppose to be. Also, the boba always taste fresh. This is my go to boba spot when I’m around the neighborhood.

I stopped getting drinks with Tapioca from local bakeries because they cannot compare to the «bubbles» from Kung Fu Tea. They are made fresh every day and between hours, so you would get fresh bubbles throughout the day. You can definite taste and feel the difference compared to other bubble tea spots. I have to say, out of all the locations they have in New York, this one is my go to spot. They are friendly, approachable, and if they mess up your order, they’ll just make another one and apologize. If you think it’s too sweet, just tell them to lower the percentage of sugar next time. You can even say «less ice», which is my personal favorite. My favorite drink right now is the lychee punch.

The girls inside were so arrogant and impolite to treat customers. They didn’t pay attention to what customers wanted, they just talked to each other. They laughed at customers’s accent. Also, their menu translation has two different version which confused both customers and their employees. This store doesn’t train the girls properly and it’s not friendly to customers. :(

I was so thrilled that a Kung Fu Tea had opened in my neighborhood as we needed more options for bubble tea here! They have a lot of drink options plus seasonal drinks and you can customize your drink to have less ice, sugar etc. They even offer food now. I didn’t try any of it but I saw macarons, popcorn chicken & fried Oreos on the menu so it’s not a huge meal just a snack to go with your tea. This place is tiny, I feel like KFT makes better tea but Vivi’s has a bigger space for hanging out.
The reason I am giving this place a one star review is because customer service here is iffy. I came in here with my boyfriend and this chick with CRAZY amounts of eyeliner would NOT stop flirting with my boyfriend and totally ignored my existence. We could tell that the girl in the back was also DYING to be able to say something, anything to my boyfriend. Like, hello? He came in here with another girl, that is so rude and disrespectful to a customer. You are an employee, you are here to work not to socialize and flirt with others (seriously she was all over him). I could find it a teeny more forgivable if he was alone but he wasn’t so these girls are totally shameless but it’s not like these girls would have had a chance with him anyway. I can tell it was him because the woman who ordered after us the conversation literally went like this
«Hi. What do you want?»
«Milk tea with bubbles.»
«Ok. $ 4.»
The girl who served us did everything she could to keep my boyfriend at the counter. When he came back with our drinks he gave me a peck on the cheeks and we saw her make a sour facial expression so these girls need to work on their attitudes and customer service.

The bubble tea is so good! I get mango green tea with bubbles and mango jelly. So refreshing. The people behind the counter are so sweet and happy to take your order. They have a huge selection to choose from. They also serve some food and macarons as well which i will probably try next time I go. The place is very small but don’t let the size throw you off. Def go and try!

A and I love Kung Fu Tea! Especially the awesome staff at this location! It’s nice they let you adjust your level of sweetness and amount of ice because A loves to make his drinks extra sweet with less ice, which is crazy to me. Their bubbles are also always consistently good. :)

When I’m in the area, I definitely prefer Kung Fu Tea over Vivi. The workers here are more lively and actually seems like they enjoy/​like their job, unlike the depress-​looking workers are Vivi.
My order is always made correctly here; I’ve never had any problems. Although the store is not as big and only have a few seats, their drinks compensate for it :) I would make the effort and cross the streets to go to KFT for some bubble tea or other drinks.

Wanted to try something new and got the very berry green tea. The cashier was nice and friendly but the drink was wayyy too sweet. I even asked for less syrup. I’ll stick to my regular grapefruit green tea.

I was excited to hear that Kung Fu Tea was going to be opened at a location so much closer to home and also accessible.
That was my first thought when the lovely bubble tea chain was brought over. Boy did I take advantage of its proximity when it first opened its doors to Ave U neighborhood. I was and still is a frequent customer to this location, whenever I’m in the area and want some bubble tea action. I know Vivi’s has recently opened nearby but it hasn’t given me the incentive to go inside and get something from there. I’ve had Vivi’s in other locations in the past and it doesn’t quite make me content with the bubble tea.
My go to order is always green milk tea with herbal jelly and less sugar. They have never gotten my order wrong and the wait was 5 minutes or so. Every time I pass by, I always see customers which is a sign that this place is doing bubble tea and their cousins justice.
Plus they serve food now, so it’s your one stop for drinks and snacks!

I think it really depends what you get from kung fu tea. Their slush is terrible. It’s just crushy ice with lots of sugar. They have different mixes of flavors. Some goes well together. Others are blah. I usually get grapefruit yogurt, which is pretty good. Overall, the drinks are average. The place is small. It is not a place to lounge around and talk to friends.

Don’t really do reviews on Unilocal but this Kung fu tea is so different than others. The girls inside doesn’t give any attention to thief customers. I order me a Oreo milk bubble tea with no sugar and ice but they gave me a drink with mad load of sugar and at least half of the cup is filled with ice. Come on girl I made it so clear that I don’t want ice and sugar because I know they always make their drink super sweet. I don’t want to have diabetes. And please keep your tables clean with just 5 seats come on guys.

UPDATE: Almost 4 years later, this place still does not disappoint me. Recently, they’ve added food to this location unlike the others. I’m guessing it’s from competition against the Vivi Bubble Tea across the street. But don’t worry, the quality and service of Kung Fu Tea beats Vivi’s by a long run. Drinks always have a strong tea taste to it, and the food is actually fresh and flavorful! Not only are the girls here attentive to making sure they get your order right, they are also quick with it. I have also noticed their appreciation towards returning customers by their attitude and how they make small talk. Keep up the good work!

Their popcorn chicken is about 15min wait and the girls there are very rude they just sit back and stay on the computer. No customer service whatsoever. Also the drinks and super super sweet. I know sometimes it’s busy but hey customer always come
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They sell food now! Watch out Vivi because they nailed it with their recent change. I had the popcorn chicken at kft recently and I found that they are a bit too heavy on seasoning. Their drinks are ok but a little on the sweet side so you might want to go down a level on sugar when you order.
My favorite is the taro milk tea. Not all places make taro taste the same but the taro at kft is perfect for me along with their nata jelly.
It’s usually empty but when there is a crowd the wait for your order is typically around 3 to 5minutes

My go-​to bubble tea place in the area. Not the most comfortable place to sit and chat over drinks but the service is way better than the service at ViVi’s. Grapefruit green tea with jelly and the honey lemonade are my favorites.

I looveeeeeee the bubble tea here. They make everything to exactly how I like it. Their Cajun fries, sweet potato fries and salt and pepper chicken are my favorites. They actually use fresh chicken meat and not cheap fatty meat. They recently added pudding as a topping to their menu and it’s the bomb with my milk tea!

It happens randomly. Just a random thought I have through my days that I just can not overcome. «Must have bubble tea»
Then it leads me straight to KFT. (screw KFC). Always order the Sunshine Pineapple Ice Tea with extra tapioca (because who doesn’t like more balls?). Always tastes fresh, even though I always go 5 minutes before closing.
Love this place!

I was so excited to see a Kung Fu Tea open up in my neighborhood that I’ve been only going here ever since.
I’ve tried all of their drinks from the original and go-​to-​drink, the Bubble Milk Tea to their Taro Slush and their coffees. All of their drinks never fall to amaze my taste buds. Now that they are serving snacks, I am going to need to wear sweatpants from all this tea and chicken I will be gobbling down.
Not to mention their promotions for the holidays like raffles and the free totes are a plus. Kung Fu Tea has a wide variety of drinks each one more amazing than the next.
My favorite drinks are the bubble milk tea with less sugar and less ice because sometimes I don’t need such a sugar rush the normal formula would give me, keeping me hyper for days.
On other days I would go for the passion fruit green tea with nata jelly, which always hits the spot with its sweet passion fruit flavor and the strong authentic green tea taste.
But in the summer time I would always love to get the slushes, the taro slush never fails and neither does the strawberry milk slush, both with bubbles of course because that’s the best part. Extra bubbles for me please!
And now that its winter, I like to get the hot taro milk green tea or the hot oolong milk tea with bubbles or jelly.
Their new snack foods, like the fried oreos, fried buns and signature popcorn chicken are sweet and savory always cooked to perfection!
Overall, the teas taste delicious and the foods are savory and to die for when I have cravings for sweets. Coming to Kung Fu Tea is the best and their staff are always friendly and quick to serve. Don’t bother heading to Vivi’s across the street, their teas can’t compare to the quality of Kung Fu Tea.

My boyfriend and I were in the neighborhood with his mother. I was thirsting for an ice cold beverage so I stopped by this Kung Fu Tea to pick myself up a beverage and my boyfriend and his mother a beverage too.
This Kung Fu Tea is smaller in size compared to my neighborhood’s Kung Fu Tea and there’s no place to sit or stand and enjoy your bubble tea.
I ordered the Herbal Jelly Wow Milk with Tapioca. I’m not sure why there’s a «wow» in it when there’s nothing «wow» that popped out to me. I like this drink because it’s not sweet at all except for the tapioca balls and a tiny bit of sweetness from the herbal jelly.