Quickly

***UPDATE***
I received a msg from someone on behalf of Quickly… They are closed due to termination of the lease… blah!!!
But they will be opening another store nearby. YAY!!!
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I’ll be sad if they did close… hopefully they’re under construction.
I passed by on Christmas Day. They were opened, so I bought a drink.
Wed Dec 28^th, my sis calls me and tells me they’re closed and they had some sign up in Chinese. The only this written in English was Happy New Year.
I also passed by on Mon, Jan 2^nd just to see what was going on. Maybe they were on vacation but the gates were up and there were construction men inside. The counter was gone.
Wah…
To be continued…

My boyfriend and i came by for their BOGO promotion. And all i gotta say is that this will be the last time I ever get it. They make Kung Fu tea look like 5 star bubble tea.
The drink was basically sugar +water. I have requested for less sugar and yet it was way too syrupy for me.
If i want a ticket to diabetes, i know where to go.

Oh, Quickly… what would I do without you??? If this place ever closed I might spiral into a deep depression… not sure why it took me so long to write this review, but here it is.
I love this place… I have tried a huge spectrum of their teas, my favorite two however is the Lychee Green Tea with Boba and the Taro Milk Tea with Boba, however I’ve rarely been disappointed, once when I ordered the chocolate… just not a good mix and twice recently and I’ve probably purchased from them 100 times, so recently when they offered a free try of a new topping they had (it wasn’t the jelly grass, I can’t remember what it’s called) but it was like short little beige or yellow colored thingys that I didn’t quite enjoy. The other time is when I ordered a Red Bean Green Tea and he kinda was like umm Red Bean… in the tea? And I was like yeah, sure, why not… I should have realized it was a bad idea after his confused look. Sucking up red beans with tea is just not as pleasant as I had thought it might be. Also, they use real red beans, not a powder, so I’m not sure what the other reviewer meant. Also, another reviewer said they use powdered green tea, which is a LIE lol, the flavors are what is powdered and the tea is what they scoop out in ladles from the fridge.
Also, what I really love about this place is the boba is always so perfectly perfect, not too hard, not too soft, just right and perfectly squishy. I once went to T Baar, big mistake, their boba is rock hard and the Taro there tasted like sweet milk… but whatevz. So, yeah I’ve tried a multitude of the flavors and can’t wait to try the jelly grass and pudding after reading the reviews here.
I’ve had:
Lychee
Taro
Green Apple
Sour something or other maybe Kumquat? (a little bitter for me)
Sesame
Peach
Chocolate (never got it again)
Jasmine (milk and no milk)
Honeydew
PassionFruit
Kiwi
Almond
I always say «not too sweet», because I feel like if you don’t, and you’re American… they fill half the cup with the sweet syrup, so whenever I ask for not too sweet, it’s perfect and you can actually taste the tea nicely. You can also ask for alterations and they won’t be bothered, like extra ice, or less boba or extra boba… etc. Plus! They have discount cards and student discounts! Holler!
I have been known to buy 4 at a time and keep them in my fridge for my late night bubble tea cravings… unfortunately the temp in my fridge seems to harden the boba a bit, but it’s still better than NOT having any bubble tea. And, an additional plus, Wong Good Hand Pull Noodle is right next door in case you’re thirsty AND hungry ;]

Thai bubble milk tea with pudding is the best! It’s the only bubble tea place I go to around borough park.
I love how the drinks are so flavorful and the drinks don’t cost much. 2.75 for a reg and 3.75 for a large. You get a 50 cents discount if you show your student ID.
It’s a decent price for bubble tea. I Recommend!

Warm bubble tea with milk in the winter.
Champagne grape tea with sliced jelly in the summer.
Can’t go wrong.
…well, sometimes the boba is too hard, so I guess you can go wrong.

You’ll like it, you won’t… It all depends on what you get. I feel, there drinks are way too sweet and tapioca is either too soft or hard. It taste like its been sitting in the pot for days… weeks… more? Cleanliness is awful. I’ve seen them take out fruits and mixtures from the fridge and I just automatically get grossed out. It’s a question you’ll want to ask yourself… HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN THERE? or what not.
Maybe I’m just over reacting who’s not a fan of bubble tea after knowing the process of how it’s made but I’ve definitely had better.
It’s great that they offer student discount though as long as you show id.

Bubbles– too mushy!
Honey green tea– noo tea taste and too much honey!
Dislike ‘n will not return for rip-​off drinks!

This place is really hit or miss. On more occasions, I have received a taro boba with its contents tasting more like some odd sweetener than any trace of actual tea.
And I am not a fan of when they just scoop a pre-​made mixture from their little fridge, put it in my cup with some tasteless pearls, and seal it.
The pudding tea is interesting though.
Go for T-​Barr or Ten Renn instead.

The taro bubble tea is a little watery, but still flavorful and only $ 2 a drink if you show student ID!!!
The Taiwanese tea with 3 fillings that is on promotion now is a fun drink. It’s got red beans, grass jelly, and tapioca pearls. Great for those who are not into overly sweet drinks!!!
The regular milk tea has a really strong tea flavor, in a good way. Make sure you let ‘em know if you like your drink sweeter, less sweet, colder, hotter etc. They are so nice about customizing your drink to your preferences! :)

Cheap bubble tea that actually tastes good. It’s cheap. Don’t expect it to be amazing. It’s great for a bubble tea fix.
Cash only.

I prefer the other many bubble tea places in the area. Though Quickly does have it’s uniqueness.
I got green tea no milk bubble tea for $ 1 with my college ID. Cheap isn’t it, the green tea taste like the green tea you get from the supermarket plus tapioca. Decent refreshing drink for the summer.
I’ve never seen other places serve pudding in the drinks but Quickly does. You can get pudding (really good) and tapioca mixed together with tea and milk and it will be $ 2 with school ID. I’ve tried the mango slush it was okay. They have cream puffs which were decent.

Out of all of the bubble tea establishments in the NYC area, Quickly ranks about #10 for me, currently. Their drinks are just too sweet and syrupy for my taste, since I prefer a more neutral tea. Often you cannot even taste the tea flavor. However, it is great for a quick fix and their boba is always consistent. They have a frequent buyer card that is good for all six NYC locations.
There are also some good local bubble tea places and now bakeries have it as well. So I recommend giving them all a try and drawing your own conclusions.

For now I am going to reserve judgment. I love smoothies so I stopped in to see whats up. Nothing is up, it looks like all the smoothies are prepackaged and kept in a freezer. I asked for a large strawberry smoothie and the guy grabbed a large empty cup. Handed it to another worker, and he reached in the freezer and pulled out the strawberry smoothie. What was that all about? The smoothie was decent, but I still like to see it made right in front of me with fresh ice. My mistake, they call their drinks slush not smoothies.

I like it here ! I actually prefer Quickly’s over TenRen… no idea why since they’re both great in their own respects (like D&D and Starbucks). Student discount? Thanks! :)
I lovee Taro Bubble Tea! (my newest love)
What else is good?
Passion fruit tea
Peach yogurt
Green apple tea
Strawberry slush
Mango slush
What is weird?
Pudding tea (they throw some milk pudding in there)
PS: the tapioca still tastes great overnight

I flippin’ love Quickly! But this one in particular is horrible. Build a better Quicky on 8^th ave, please!
The place is too small to form a line when it’s busy or to even wait for your drinks. The sesame bubble tea (My favorite) is not as good as the one in other quickly stores.
Oy vey, very disappointing!

The bubble tea here are alright. It is cheaper than other places since you would get a discount when you show them your student ID. They use powder instead of tea to make their bubble tea. Quickly’s bubble tea are still better than bakery bubble tea since it supposedly specializes in bubble tea.

QUICKLY GET OUT OF HERE! (okay terrible pun)
I’ve never given 2 stars unless the place is horrendous much less 1 star. This place wasn’t horrendous, but the comment for 2 stars was «Meh, I’ve experienced better,» and I did.
HELLLOOOOOOOO TEN REN!
So yeah, run (not walk!) to the nearest Ten Ren near you. It’s just literally two blocks down. I had bubble tea here twice. Due to my short term memory span, I only remembered what I ordered my second time. And under no circumstances do you order the blueberry flavor. Tastes like grape. Grape + Tapioca =blaurghhdfelwkfjlsf
(But I like grapee!!)
No, just no. You’ve been warned.

I was live in Flushing, and i went to the Quickly at Kissena Blvd quite often. And now I have moved to Brooklyn 8^th Ave for a couple years already, and i was glad to see Quickly here!
As a customer, I prefer good service first, then taste. In both ways, Quickly Brooklyn fulfilled me. Undoubtly, as their name tells, they are Quick!, and the employees are very polite with smile. =)
For the taste, since I dont drink stuff with Milk, I suggest the peach yogurt w/​Lychee Jelly… this taste really Awsome and u are not easy to find it at other place.

I am writing a review for this place based on one visit that lasted about five minutes, so maybe it’s not accurate. I walked by Quickly when I was feeling thirsty to get a quick drink. Yes, they are quick and inexpensive, but that is pretty standard of establishments like this one. I was happy that they have grass jelly drink. You don’t find that at every bubble tea spot. Except that the grass jelly drink at Quickly wasn’t very good at all.
I’m going to give this place three stars because my experience has been so limited.

This place brings me back to Taiwan. In Taipei, practically on every street corner there is a Quickly Tea. Thats because the Taiwanese are obsessed with bubble tea, and so am I! I am pretty boring, so I always get the milked iced tea with tapioca. Its always good, and always dependable when you need a milk tea pick-​me-​up :) They also have branches in Flushing and Manhattan Chinatown