Drive Thru Boba & Ice Cream
| Address: | 10435 NE 4th St, Bellevue, WA 98004, USA |
| Site: | drivethruboba.com |
| Rating: | 4.3 |
| Working: | Closed Closed 12–6PM 12–6PM 12–6PM 12–6PM Closed |
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Christopher Lee
High on my wishlist when I moved here was finding a good boba tea place. This one is really it-- with a few caveats. The tea is good and clean, with a number of different sweetness options straight down to no sugar (while they use organic cane sugar here, I still find the base tea is sweet enough). Some of the special drinks and flavors have a 50% sugar floor, and you get more of your drink if you order cold. Boba is nice and chewy. The service is excellent and personable. The only downside-- the places hours are a bit restrictive. But if you can get it, the tea is great!
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Nick Salinas
Dont even bother looking at Google for the operating hours. They change every week and are inconsistent. Check their Facebook page before heading out so you dont waste your time. When they are open, there is usually a line out of the shop. They often run out of boba so you have to wait up to 45 minutes before you can even order your drink. All those gripes aside, the drinks are pretty good, but dont go into the shop expecting boba with your drink if its during a busy time.
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Nick Salinas
Dont even bother looking at Google for the operating hours. They change every week and are inconsistent. Check their Facebook page before heading out so you dont waste your time. When they are open, there is usually a line out of the shop. They often run out of boba so you have to wait up to 45 minutes before you can even order your drink. All those gripes aside, the drinks are pretty good, but dont go into the shop expecting boba with your drink if its during a busy time.
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John Wahl
My first experience was awesome and funny. Went with my gf and another friend, after Sushi Maru. I decided I needed some tea as a couple walked by with bubble tea, and I had no idea they existed. Walked in and apparently only I wss getting anything, so I got a green tea matcha, he explained it would be pretty strong, it was freaking awesome. Then the girls had to try, and then basically drank all my matcha. Next time, they order their own. :-D
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Benjamin Margolius
Best milk tea on the eastside, if not in the Seattle area. Fresh brewed tea, great tasting tapioca and jelly, made to order, make this place a frequent stop. Alex, the head milk tea-tender is more artist then barista, and is proud to put his name behind every cup guys cup that leaves the store. The only down side can be the long lines.
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Ben Hoo
Not bad, my biggest gripe was the long wait. We started in line out the door around 1:45 and finally got our drinks at 2:10. Testament to how popular it is here. The bubble tea is decent, more tea flavor and semi sweet even at 100% option. I would compare this to the tea at tapioca express in Redmond.
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Jeff Chen
They had undercooked tapioca for their drink and I waited a long ass time for it too. Also its not a drive thru? Dont know why they thought it would be a good idea to call a place "Drive Thru Boba" and not be a drive thru boba. I just start my own actual drive thru boba place haha
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Rachel Crown
Drive Thru Boba is by far the best boba I have ever had. The owners are so nice and friendly, and the bubble tea is amazing. My favorite is the earl grey tea special, especially with 1/2 boba and 1/2 pudding. So delicious! I just moved and will miss Drive Thru Boba so much!!
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Shriram Paramesh
They sell the best Boba tea. The regular milk tea with Boba. Their timings are very weird though. After a lot of visits, I remember that they are closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. They are open all day on the rest of the days. Many a times they run out of Boba and that sucks.
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Michelle Kwon
Takes bubble tea to the next level. They take pride in crafting tea from scratch and specials are updated daily on Facebook. The tea reminds me of Chun Shui Tang in Taiwan, but the atmosphere is modern and refreshing. Go early, popularity is a double-edged sword.
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Emily Goodin
Take note of the opening time - a bit late - noon. But the boba teas are great! Love the options for adding sugar in "percentages". I had the daily special as of that day (oolong milk tea), and I chose 75% sugar. It was excellent.
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Tony Ly
High quality milk teas, perfect texture boba (tapioca pearls), and warm owners. Although they have limited flavors, its clear that they aim for quality and their milk teas are delicious. They are also extremely nice. Try it out!
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Jason Law
We drove here thinking it was a drive through (you know, because of the name), but not only was it not an actual drive through, but there no parking so after circling around Bellevue Square traffic, we decided to go elsewhere.
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Jessalyn Cheng
The house blend milk tea is delicious! This place has the best bubble milk tea on the East side. Problem is they do tend to run out of tea or even toppings. Expect long waits and lines when you go on a sunny weekend day.
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Dana Prouty
This is not a drive through! Only open three days a week and the line is out the door. After I ordered, I heard they were out of boba there was a 20 minute wait for the next batch
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Enzo D
My girlfriend cant get enough of this place. She says its almost as good as going to Taiwan. Go early on the weekends though. When they are out of stuff they are out.
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Cherish X
The house blend milk tea is awesome. You can feel they flavor of tea and the taste of milk. Not like some other milk tea store just uses powder to treat you!
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Isha G
Its delicious, but my family decided to all go on Monday and apparently they were closed when we got there. Why are they closed Monday and Tuesday??
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Yu Aoki
Very decent bubble tea / boba for the area. Note that they do run out of boba / tea and once they are out they are gone ! So come and get it fast.
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Daniel Tanapukdee
Alex and Karen always welcome you in with a smile. Lines can get long during peak hours but they have great Milk Tea and Thai Iced Tea!
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Julia Huang
Love the milk tea here. Make sure to check their Facebook page for their hours each week and for the special drink of the day.
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Sven
Hours of operation suck! Just be open normal business hours! They change hours every week. Wont be coming back here at all.
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Jonathan Chen
Currently the best tasting bubble tea on the Bellevue side. Prefer the simplicity and consistency over blank space.
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Nicole Zurita
Best bubble tea Ive ever had! The only thing is that they tend to run out and theres usually a long line
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JJ Wang
The milktea was good. Not really a place to stay and do work/study as they didnt have outlets or WiFi.
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phong li
Line us very long sometimes but the patient is really worth it. Drink are home brew and very good.
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Susan E
Closed, padlocked, appears somewhat empty inside. No sign for a vacation or permanent closure
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Yuan-Hsin Chen
Very slow and let customer wait for 20 mins then announced sold out. Terrible service
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Victor W
The tea tastes good but their service is not satisfying. The staff is not that nice.
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Marcel G
Always tasty! I miss the actual drive thru location they had! Im ready for my boba!
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Daniel Miller
Excellent (if limited) menu. Their bubble tea is quite good, and quickly prepared.
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Jeremy Androschuk
Fantastic Milk Tea! Family owned! Warm atmosphere! Highly recommended :)
