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Gong Cha

Cafe Bubble tea store

👍👍 I would sacrifice my first born for another drink from this place. Best beverage I’ve ever HAD! I would live a thousand more lifetimes as long as this place is in every single one of them. Thank you. People often mention sugar, boba, drink, milk, great, order, good, pearls, sweet,


Address

40-44 Harrison Ave, Boston, MA 02111

Website

www.gongchausa.com

Contact

(617) 574-4870

Price rating

$ $$$

Rating on Google Maps

4.30 (553 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Thursday: 11 AM to 10 PM
  • Friday: 11 AM to 10 PM
  • Saturday: 11 AM to 10 PM
  • Sunday: (Easter), 11 AM to 10 PM, Hours might differ
  • Monday: 11 AM to 10 PM
  • Tuesday: 11 AM to 10 PM
  • Wednesday: 11 AM to 10 PM

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: sugar (13) boba (13) drink (12) milk (11) great (8) order (8) good (7) pearls (6) sweet (6)
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  • 5/5 Victoria P. 1 year ago on Google
    I would sacrifice my first born for another drink from this place. Best beverage I’ve ever HAD! I would live a thousand more lifetimes as long as this place is in every single one of them. Thank you.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 C K. 5 months ago on Google
    We were there around 5:30 - October 30th. The guy that made the drinks didn’t care at all. Ordered Oreo strawberry with basil seeds, but only got chocolate with basil seeds (and it was warm? How is that possible? Not quite sure). My friend got milk foam green tea, regular ice and sugar but it was tasteless and no very little ice. He was all the time on his phone, playing game. If he doesn’t want to work there, then don’t. Those drinks were paid by my hard earned money too. Never had a problem here before.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Jack R. 2 years ago on Google
    This place is great. Simple selection. Although I did find it confusing in the beginning that you have to choose several things such as sugar level, ice level, etc. I got used to it very quickly. I ordered lychee iced tea with boba which tasted very good. The straws they had were too small for the boba, but other than that the drink was very good. Highly recommend if you're around.

  • 5/5 Bob T. 1 year ago on Google
    Lemon Ai-yu white perl 75% sugar (next time I will try 50%), less ice. No need to add additional topings is a plus. Visually the drink looks neat. It is jello like "perl" not the same as boba. + Use of PLA straws (Biodegradable plastic straws) was a very nice touch. Passion fruit green tea wasn't bad either, but didn't wow 😲 like Lemon ai-yu

  • 3/5 Lucy R. 1 year ago on Google
    I got the 3J's earl grey milk tea and the regular black milk tea. The regular tasted like it was sweetened artificially (which I didn't ask for) and had a weird eggy taste to it. The earl grey drink was a bit watery and didn't have enough flavor for me.

  • 5/5 Cameron T. 2 years ago on Google
    The ability to completely customize my milk tea is why I come back. From the amount of ice, to the sweetness level, it's all exactly how I want it.

  • 5/5 Addie B. 3 years ago on Google
    I love the set up for covid! They have one entrance and one exit on opposite sides of the building so there is less contact. Though you are free to leave from the entrance I appreciated the effort. You can drink your order inside they have one little area where people were eating inside at bar type seating but only about two people (estimate because I left after receiving my order). Medium Brown Sugar Milk Tea (added pearls): Regular sugar and ice. This drink had a very strong roasted/toasted tea flavor and was the favorite of our order today. The milk flavor isn't too strong and for me it wasn't too sweet but if you like things less sweet I recommend 30% sugar since it does also have brown sugar. The pearls were chewy and a little harder than the boba I am used to (still great and not hard just not as soft as I am used to) great if you like chewier pearls. Earl Grey Milk Tea with 3 J's (Large): (30% sugar, no ice) This drink was good but had a much stronger milk taste than the Brown Sugar Milk Tea I only got the Earl Grey flavor in the aftertaste. Still great just be aware the tea flavor is more subtle. The three jellies inside were great though I personally couldn't tell a difference (not jelly educated). Lemon Ai-Yu White Pearl (Large): (no sugar, no ice) Very good, tasted like a juice with added jelly and pearls. Great if you like to join boba runs but don't like tea or milk (like me). Just be aware the white pearls don't have a taste and have a very different texture than the brown sugar/ regular brown boba. I would compare it to a harder/ chewier jelly more than I would boba, though it is also ~100 calories less than regular boba so maybe also good for dieters? Anyways it is great and I personally recommend this drink the most!

  • 5/5 Nick A. 1 year ago on Google
    Great selection of drinks with with so many options! Friendly helpful staff willing to educate us who are not that knowledgeable of all things Boba!

  • 5/5 Khanhlinh Le B. 1 year ago on Google
    Our favorite bubbles tea 😍😍

  • 5/5 Khuong N. 5 years ago on Google
    This is a True boba tea house! If you are craving for a sugar rush and looking for a custom order boba tea 🍹 drink, this is The place you are looking for. I was in Chinatown for dinner and was looking for a sweet desert after a meal and found this long line wrapped around the corner. Foolishly, I jumped in to get a glimpse of the hype. After 40 minutes of waiting outside in the cold 🥶 winter of Boston, I tasted my first Gong Cha Taro milk tea and I have to say it was Divine. Since I was in line for sooo long, I decided to order more drinks from the top 10 list like the pudding top oolong boba tea and the panda Oreo milk tea in order to experience the soul of Gong. I was not disappointed at all. Gong Cha do know how to make boba tea. One can choose different toppings like pudding, Oreo, or pearls. Also one can pick the sugar and ice levels. The Huge selections of the choices created a great amount of confusion and hence the long lines.

  • 5/5 chad s. 11 months ago on Google
    Gong Cha is a real nice milk tea boba shop. Step up to order your drink and wait a few minutes. The all space does get cramped so... The sign to help guide your order maybe blocked. First timers, it's quite simple; 1. Choose your drink, Hot or Cold. 2. Choose your size Medium or Large 3. Add your toppings, Boba, Jelly, Crumbs 4. Choose your sweetness 0 - 100, stay around 30 is enough 5. Choose level of Ice The Green Milk tea with bubbles at 0 was still sweet, whereas the plain tea was of course not. Many things to choose from and a great park to sit and enjoy a few steps away. Gong Cha will cost about $6 a drink $8 if you get a large $10 if additional toppings.

  • 5/5 Hank L. 8 months ago on Google
    Very nice tea, dirty brown sugar has nice cream on top, not too sweet just right. Taro tastes authentic tea not with artificial powder like other places. Appreciate they use biodegradable straw too.

  • 5/5 J C. 4 months ago on Google
    The green tea milk foam was good. Fast service. Huge long line across the street so I came here.

  • 4/5 Rupa B. 4 months ago on Google
    Ordered a hot dirty brown sugar tea and it tastes so good!

  • 2/5 N. R. 4 months ago on Google
    The male inside is so dirty , the store is smell so sweet and a lot of fly


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Amenities


  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Coffee
  • Accessibility
    • ✗ Wheelchair-accessible seating
    • ✗ Wheelchair-accessible car park
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Dessert
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Delivery
    • ✓️ Takeaway

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