Share Tea

This tea shop shares the same place with a shoe store. It’s right by hong kong supermarkt. I used to love their tea with cream on the top but too bad they don’t have it anymore. The drinks are not as good as it used to be and service kinda sucks now. So disappointed.

Share Tea is a tea shop counter with a shoe store in the back. The way this place was explained to me was the opposite, but it is actually really easy to find on Flushing Main Street by any wanderer. There are many things that I know about bubble tea, but the different teas as Share Tea are something totally foreign to me— and that, is totally intriguing.
The Salty Cream Tea:
Salty Cream Tea can be ordered with any type of tea in place. I was lucky to be shown the ropes here by Linny F., and also shown how to drink this tasty beverage. Drink some of the salted cream into the straw first, then some of the tea below. Try the reverse way next, and see what you like best. Eventually, you everything will be blended together and this trick is no longer possible.
Ordering less sugar in this drink is not recommended, I think it messes up the balance of sweet and salty.
There are also some tropical flavored drinks I have yet to try. Maybe next time I am in town. Until then, I will continue to dream of returning to Flushing; where delicious food is bountiful and the bubble tea flows.

A tea shop in a shoe store? Why yes! I know it’s a really odd setup, but there’s something kind of awesome about waiting for your bubble tea while perusing a selection of leather boots a food away.
I ordered taro tea with boba (tapioca balls). It was good! I really have no complaints except maybe that the staff isn’t super friendly, but it’s Chinatown and I’m not Chinese so there’s always a bit of a language barrier.
For what it’s worth, my boba tea totally hit the spot and I’d happily pop into this shop in a future post-​dim sum food coma for a refreshing drink.

$ 3.25 for a taro milk tea w tapioca
The tea was amaze with a floral aftertaste.
The tapioca was inconsistent with some tiny and some large bubbles. They were similarly heterogeneous in how well they were cooked-​some hard, some mushy.
(Still better than any bubble tea in Baltimore, hence the 4 stars)
And yes, they sell shoes. SHOES!

This place used to be one of my favorite place to get bubble tea. Ive been loyal To this place for months or even over a year.
It’s starting to disappoint me slowly. It used to be really good. Milk tea used to have the taste of tea and that’s what really caught me the most but now this place is getting worse and worse.
The bubble tea that I got today have whole bunch of tea leafs or something on the bottle of it. Alright I’m done with this place.

YES this boba shop is located at the front of a shoe store SO it’s essentially a TOGO counter
BEWARE, they seem to RUN OUT of ingredients! they said they could not make the first 2 drinks i ordered & it was only just past lunch time! i tried to order toffee milk tea NO GO, then i tried to order mocha red bean ice blended. TRY AGAIN
–taro milk tea: WAY too creamy
–mango green tea w/​cream: i liked the mango green tea flavor but could definitely do without the cream
NOTE: Fifty cent student discount…

tea is pretty good (got oolong milk tea with reg boba, half sugar)
but the tapioca wasn’t soft and chewy enough
maybe i should’ve gotten a jelly or pudding instead of tapioca, i’ll probably do that if i come back but with all the boba places in the area it might be a while before that happens

This is the best craziest little bubble tea place you’ll find.
Why?
B/​C IT’S IN A SHOE STORE! haha yeah you heard me… anyone want bubble tea and loafers? Don’t like loafers what about boots — they got em! Strange…
But the bubble tea is pretty awesome!
Richard — signing out!

A place that sells boba and shoes is an interesting combo, even by Asian standards, so I had to come try this place out over the weekend.
The boba was ok. This was probably my fault because I got 30% sweetness, which was not sweet at all. My friend got the mango freeze with cream and liked her drink.
While waiting for the boba, we went to browse the shoes. There were several people trying on shoes and trying to drive down prices in the back (very reminiscent of Taiwan). There were some boots on sale for $ 20 but most shoes were around $ 60. Betting this could be bargained down further.
Not seeing anything we liked, we went back to get our boba. Not sure I completely like it, but interesting concept nonetheless.

Remember that time you were getting some taro bubble tea with mini and normal-​sized tapioca balls, and you were like, «you know what I could really do right now? shop for discount boots.»
Share Tea Solves Problems. Do you need new ankle boots? Solved. Do you want bubble milk tea that’s better than Ten Ren or vivi? No problem. What if it’s so good you want some both before and after an inhumanly giant meal at Minni’s Shabu Shabu around the corner? Donezo.

Ladies… Drink bubble tea while shopping for shoes. It almost gives a façade of shopping for shoes at a expensive boutique while drinking champagne except it’s bubble tea.
I was curios to see shoes and a place a bubble tea. Much to my surprise the tea was great. I had the taro tapioca bubble tea. I asked for light sugar and they measured (don’t remember the quantity now) and made my tea. It was delicious.
I gave it three starts because of lack of friendliness of the service. No smile or courtesy. I didn’t go shoe shopping or looked at them. Just paid for my tea and left. I don’t think it’s place I will a make a special trip for there are other places for bubble tea.

Oh my gosh, tried the winter-​melon bubble tea and it’s an unusual flavor — somewhat nutty and bit floral, with a slight roasted after-​taste. I don’t know what else to say except it’s fabulous! Oh, and the tapioca bubbles are on point too.

What? A bubble tea (or boba milk tea, totally depends on which area you come from) place with an opportunity to do your shoe shopping at the same time? I am down!
When you walk into the store, you will notice the shoe displays on your right and Share Tea stand on your left. I really liked my cashier — she asked me if I have my student ID with me and I got a 50 cents student discount after I showed her my ID.
Black tea topped with whipped salty cream (with boba /​pearls), $ 3.5 for small, but $ 3 with student discount — This drink reminded me of sea salt drinks from the 85 C Bakery Café (
) back in Southern California. Overall, the drink was very good — creamy (you don’t really taste the salty flavor), not overly sweet, and chewy boba (or pearls).
This place definitely has unique selections. If I ever get back to NYC again, I would love to come back here to fulfill my craving for quality milk teas.

My favorite order at this place: Large QQ Family with no Lychee jellie, lil ice, half sugar.
You may even find some hot girls asking for (boba) balls while waiting in line. So the QQ Family (modified version). They will look at you funny if you order this. You may even have to repeat the order, they will respect you more for it. Do NOT let them put lychee jelee into the cup so help my partially-​Asian heritage and more-​tapioca-​than-​any-​one-​person-​should-​ever-​have lifetime!
Once in awhile I’ll speak some Chinese just to confuse the lift out of them.
I am a fun customer.

I’m not sure if I’ve had enough of their drinks to write a review, but I’ve had two already, so I do feel some entity to write one. Here goes…
I was expecting so much from this place. Those cream drink photos lured me in to the max, it was unbearable. I hopped on the next train to Flushing and hopped on the next train back home, disappointed and money-​raped.
While it was hard choosing the «perfect» drink on the first try, I chose the bad one, if not the worse. Mango green tea with cream. That ought to sound tempting. It was far from that. Possibly one of the worst drinks I’ve had in my life. I’m not sure if they forgot the mango flavoring, but the whole thing tasted like powdered green tea and on top of that, the cream was salty, which I wouldn’t mind if there was ACTUAL mango flavoring.
I forcefully drank half of this down until I couldn’t take it anymore. The cream is quite mysterious. I came back the second time for a grass jelly milk tea… much better! It was quite a refreshing drink but I will never ever forget that nasty «mango» green tea.
I’ve been wanting to try the ice blended drinks but my gut has been telling me no. Maybe when someone orders it and I’ll get a sip…

Yeah man! Heck yeah! Came to Flushing for the very first time this morning, and was so glad to discover this gem that I sprinted back for a second tea during the 5 minute break of my BLS class.
First things first: it is a tea shop *slash* shoe store. LAWL. While you wait for your tea, you can browse through a fine selection of Birkenstocks. I support that wholeheartedly. You just never know when you’ll need a taro bubble tea with a side of flip flops.
I’m actually not a fan of boba or milk tea, so can only comment on the brewed varieties. My first was the Oolong green. I didn’t know it would be sweetened; had I known I’d have reflexively asked for no sugar but DANG did that sacchariferous mofo hit the spot or what! The girl behind the counter asked if I was a student and applied a 50 cent discount just like that. Fine by me! I came back an hour later, and the same girl giggled that I was back already. Cheeriness all around. She suggested since I already tried the Oolong that I should get the Wenshan Green this time. I said no sugar, she said it’ll suck without sugar, so we met halfway with 50% sugar. I appreciated her honesty. Incidentally, 50% sugar was perfect. Anyway, I don’t live anywhere around here, but if I am ever in the area, you can bet your bottom TWD I’ll be back.

Great service. Patient and attentive. The cashier pointed out the different percentage of sugar and ice available. Sugar and milk are common choices nowadays, but ice? Nice.
I went with a mini pearl milk tea with 80% sugar and less ice. The mini pearls aren’t better than the regular ones, but an alternative if you get tired from chewing the regular size ones.

Is this the only Share Tea in NYC? Darn, I’ll have to travel far but it’s worth it!
I tried the Kiwi tea which was fantistic!
This place stands out from all the rest of the BB-​T on the Main St. & Flushing area because of their fresh unique flavor!
I’m a big fan now! Thanks to Linny & Amy!

When I first saw this from across the street I said to myself… self…shoes and tea in one store… GENIUS!!! Of course! As natural as Banh Mi sandwiches and jewelry!
I always wanted to try this place and thanks to Amy and Linny, I got to go yesterday night. I just never got a chance to go before but I know about this place for a while now.
I tried the Fresh Milk Taro tea and the Kiwi tea… first the taro is real taro. and the kiwi drink has real fruit in it… IT IS DELICIOUS. OMG. Bubble Tea is my crack! I can see how I am in trouble now! It’s my my new GO-​TO place for tea in Flushing now.

Apparently since my last visit here, this is the only place I’ve been craving. Hi, my name is Linny, and I am addicted to Share Tea :)
Every teashop in Flushing needs to have their own signature besides the default milk tea & fruit tea selections. Share Tea’s specialty is cream tea (I’ll try my best to explain)…
2 layers of deliciousness:
Bottom — Choice of red tea, black tea, green tea, or Mango green tea. I always ask for 80% sugar + less ice, and it is just perfect
Top — Frothy heavy cream that is either regular or seasoned with SEA SALT (OMG, believe me, not a single soul I brought in didn’t think it sounded weird, myself included). Man up and you just might like it!
Tip 1 — Do not mix the drink, the 2 layers are meant to stay separate. Drink this w/​in 10 mins for best result, or the cream will start to mix on its own with the tea anyhow.
Tip 2 — If you’re using straw, dip the straw up to the cream and push down as you sip, or dip straw to the tea and pull up as you sip so you can taste the cream. If you’re using the small plastic knife they provide, make only a 1.5 inch incision along the rim of the cup and sip directly.
Recommendation:
Sweet tooth: mango green tea with cream
Adventurous: green or black tea topped with whipped salty cream
Tea lover: WenShan tea topped with whipped salty cream
That was a mouthful… will update later to include more of their other drinks!