T’licious

It was a sad day when they closed. It was one of my favorite spots on Main Street.

Since this place says they sell bubble tea, I decided to check them out. I ordered a frozen chai bubble tea; it did not taste like Chai nor was it a bubble tea. I guess this place is just a trendy hang out for college girls (like one of the pictures for this listing states.)
For people who know what bubble tea is, the bubbles (ie. pearls) are tapioca flavored. The ones here, had no flavor and were rubbery. I drank a quarter of it (because I was thirsty) and I actually threw it out.
I have yet to find a real bubble tea in Delaware, but Banh Mi Boy, on Main Street on the left-​hand side, (before you get to this place) has a good green tea bubble tea smoothie; although their pearls can be too large for the straw. It’s still way better than this place.

Cute little place with unique drinks and friendly staff. It’s rare to find a place around here that has bubble tea and they do a great job at making them considering it’s not in Chinatown! The plum bubble tea latte is wonderful. Definitely a favorite.

The staff is friendly and really helpful in picking out a tea bitter enough for my taste buds~ The brownie is a little too sweet for my taste, but that’s just me being picky (I prefer 80% dark chocolate to anything semi-​sweet). I’m not too crazy about the ambiance, but it’s an okay place on Main Street.

T’Licious is one of those rare places where the staff is friendly, laid-​back and are genuinely interested in helping their customers. With delicious, vegetarian-​friendly options, this small café is definitely an underrated treasure of Newark, DE. Even if you don’t care for bubble tea, try their sweet tea or one of their brownies.

If this place were just a restaurant by any other name, I would probably give them four stars. The food here is fresh, light, and reasonably priced, and there’s a good selection. It’s a great location on main street, with a nice deck for the warmer weather, and there’s a good selection of stuff.
But this place picked «tea» as their focal point. I understand that a significant portion of this is bubble tea, and I don’t drink bubble tea, and I do appreciate that they serve loose tea. But I’ve found that the loose tea here isn’t very good. I know my tea, and I know that you can buy outstanding loose tea for a very low price. Why would anyone open up a tea shop without first trying enough teas to locate teas that are really top-​notch? That’s why I bumped this place down a star.
If you want to learn more about tea, BTW, head on over to a site I created:
– this site not only has a lot of information about teas but it allows you to rate and review individual teas, just like Unilocal allows you to review businesses. Enjoy!