Delivery
Yes
Kung Fu Tea in New York
Categories
Location on the map
New York, New York County, New York, US
Service options
Takeaway
Yes
Dine-in
Yes
Highlights
Fast service
Yes
Great tea selection
Yes
Popular for
Solo dining
Yes
Accessibility
Wheelchair-accessible car park
No
Wheelchair-accessible seating
No
Offerings
Coffee
Yes
Quick bite
Yes
Dining options
Dessert
Yes
Amenities
Good for kids
Yes
Atmosphere
Casual
Yes
Crowd
Family friendly
Yes
Tourists
Yes
University students
Yes
Payments
NFC mobile payments
Yes
Credit cards
Yes
Phone: +1 646-288-4936
Site: https://kungfutea.com/
Site: https://kungfutea.com/
Opening hours
- Monday:11AM–7PM
- Tuesday:11AM–7PM
- Wednesday:11AM–7PM
- Thursday:11AM–7PM
- Friday:11AM–8PM
- Saturday:11AM–8PM
- Sunday:11AM–8PM
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Comments (173)
I heard a lot about the Kung Fu venture.I had little high hopes than other ventures.It was okay, nothing very special.
A little pricier but good variety of drinks. Seating is limited as is normally the case with these tea places but its clean with a nice atmosphere.**I personally especially recommend coming here for hot drinks! They come in nicer cups and its a decent amount as well.Others have said its crowded and I wont deny it, as it can get crowded. But if you can catch this place at a quieter time as Ive always managed to, its not bad at all.
I know they don’t care about their reviews on google but I am still going to say it.I get that there is minimum spending amount required for people who want to use credit card. This is a thing in Chinatown. This is not right but a lot of stores/restaurants/shops still do it in Chinatown. No problem! But you have be consistent. If you are going to do it then do it to everyone; don’t only and just ask Asians to follow your rule.Three weeks ago which it’s my second time, I went to this place get a hot bubble tea. From my first visit, I learned that in this shop when you say you wanna pay with credit card, next they will tell you that they are going to charge additional fee which is 4% on the top of your charge.My second time (three weeks ago), I paid my drink with cash. Next person who is not Asian, the cashier did not say anything at all or charge her additional 4% fee when she showed her credit card and paid for her one $5ish drink. I did not say anything because I thought the policy might have been changed.Today (11/8 Friday), I ordered a drink and said I am gonna use Apple Pay then, the same cashier from three weeks ago, immediately asked my if I have cash and brought up the $10 minimum for using credit card policy. I did tell him what I saw three weeks ago but he just ignored me and repeated the $10 policy again. It’s not right and I won’t be there again no matter what.
Vegans watch out…There is whey in the “non dairy powder” they put in the non dairy milk drinks.
Worst bubble tea I have ever had in NYC. The staff behind the counter were chaotic, I had to repeat my order several times. The label was correct but the order was incorrectly made. The bubble was extremely starchy (probably undercooked) not chewy and bouncy as it should be. The tea itself was ok. Disappointed.
The coffee milk cap was great.Strong coffee flavor.Taste like vietnamese coffee.
Too overpriced. ¢90 extra for a large slush, ¢50 charge for boba, another ¢50 card fee. Brought my total to $15 for two cups. I like going across the street to One Cup Tea as they’re cheaper, quality is just as good and do not charge for boba or card fee. I do like the variety of flavors, plenty to choose from and you get control of sugar levels.
Tea was good but …. I found some thing in my tea and I don’t think that it supposed to be here
This bubble tea Ive bought has a piece of hair inside, and Im very disappointed in the cleaning management in this store. please improve that.
The signature cafe was excellent the only problem is the time that it takes to make, but I will come back
They got some pretty good bubble tea. Remember ask for less ice.
Situated on a corner block, this spot is a delicious bubble tea joint to visit. Personally, my favorites are the almond tea drink (hot or cold) for winter and their passion fruit juice drink (I get this with coconut jelly) for much warmer weather. Honestly, I even sometimes switch these drinks on seasons too. Their are so many other flavors to choose here, both cold and hot. This place is quick, attentive, polite and friendly. Great place to visit if you have an urge for some bubble tea or just a juice or hot drink. I wouldnt recommend a large group here since it starts to feel pretty crowded with 6 folks here. Seating is very limited with just about 4 seats here and its a tight fit too. Clean, pleasant and warm in the winter and fairly cool in much warmer weather too. Definitely a place Id recommend to anyone visiting this Chinatown area.
Im obsessed. Ive been to other bubble tea spots but none have the variety of flavors as this. Ive tried a lot of the teas from the menu and theyre all so different and delicious. My favorite right now is Taro Milk Green Tea. The service is super fast and the staff is very kind. The teas are so good I find myself stopping by at least twice a week.
They are very nasty. Not only that you pay a lot for one of the drinks, they don’t even care about satisfying the customers. I ordered a tea with bubble and after one sip I didn’t like the bubbles and I asked them to change it for one without bubbles and they refused saying that it’s not in their policy. Great way to satisfy a customer! This is why Starbucks is so much better. I’m definitely not going to this chain again and I’ll advise everyone not to.
I had one of the fresh fruit drinks. It was nice but be warned: not all the juice drinks are from freshly squeezed fruit. Most are actually from concentrate, syrup, or bottled.The good thing is that they are all tasty and can be customized to your particular taste.They will tell you which are fresh squeezed.
Good service. I ordered an ice black tea with half sugar and no toppings. It tasted artificial and not fresh brewed. Maybe if you order other drinks with milk, more sugar and other toppings you might not notice that the base tea is not pleasant to drink.
Too much variety but I love it! What a long way tea has come. Not just your typical Black, Green, Jasmine type teas...add milk, soy, sugar and tapioca pearls, this opens up a whole slew of new drinks on that menu.Service is speedy and if confused as to what to try just ask the staff.Its not really know as a sit down spot so be prepared to take it to go. Seats are very limited!
Excellent place for bubble tea. It is very small and more of a grab and go place rather than a place to hang out. Staff is very efficient and drinks come out fairly quickly no matter how many people are there. As you would expect, it gets crowded on weekend days when the weather is nice.
*CASH ONLY*Decor: 4/5Service: 5/5Drinks: 5/5Everyone loves Kung Fu F.. Milk Tea. Opens later than the other tea places nearby and prices are fair. They speak English so no troubles ordering. It can be either a one or two person operation. Depending on the demand you may have to wait a bit.Taro Milk Tea and Kung Fu Milk Tea at less sugar (70%) was just right in sweetness for me. Great taste. I do not like their boba so I rarely get it. I will recommend their red bean.
Service was really rude here. We simply asked if as according to the sign the milk used was lactose free and the girl serving gave attitude saying its full cream, which she stupidly didnt understand doesnt explain if its lactose free. Worse part is she wasnt nice and didnt understand what was on the sign in her own store. Then she didnt offer us a bag like she had been every other customer. Tea is alright but if you want good tea and good service go across the road to Panda Cafe
My go to bubble tea spot in the area. I dont enjoy bubbles that much but their bubbles have a distinct taste and its the only place I consider ordering bubbles from. I usually go with herbal jelly and almond milk. Everyone is nice but the space is small and seating is limited. Take it outside to the park across the street and watch people play basketball! can get very crowded especially on hot summer days!
Great location for bubble tea. The service was good and the employees are very respectful. The tea itself was nothing short of great. It was great in every way. I would recommend this location and item for anyone who is interested in bubble tea
Whenever I visit Kung Fu Tea I always order the regular milk tea or the taro milk tea at half sugar. This place is small and only has 4 seats or so. Its not ideal if youre looking for a relaxing place to sit down and enjoy your drink because of the limited seating.
I would give 5star for the service and taste and varieties of teas they have. The buubles or man thats realy good. You can get adjust the sweetness of the drink from no sugar to 100% sweet if you need. I like the fact that group of young employees working there happily( its looks like they happy) and they doing it with fun.
This must be one of the smallest Kung Fu Teas I have ever seen. Aside from the cashier register spot, there is barely any space for sitting. Im also disappointed at the hidden prices. Usually, the price you see includes the bubbles but in my case, it was an extra 50 cents. Im not sure if the warm tea is more expensive, but I went in for a $3 bubble tea and ended up paying $4.25 for a warm tea with bubbles and less sugar. I do like that you have the option to choose the level of sugar added though - which includes 0%. The warm tea was actually too hot and burned my tongue - it ended up bleeding! =O
Bussin ,bussin ,bussin , no other word to explain it , everything I good ,literally
Place was very dirty with filthy caked on soot in the front next to where you check out and they tried to charge 4 percent on the purchase with AmEx card. Never seen anything like that One employee’s boy friend was taking up space where customer should be occupying. No manager and kids running the place.
The tea was good, but if you dont specify theyre going to add a truly insane amount of sugar. They have system for how much sugar youd like added to your tea on display, so in retrospect I should have realized if I didnt say anything theyd add way, way too much.
One of the better bubble tea places in Chinatown - inexpensive and flavorful. Large variety of flavors and toppings. Sometimes the service is a bit slow due to the number of customers.
Service is nice when I have no parking spot. The cashier took my order to my car . I was really appreciated . Nice cashier and good job . Want to say thanks to her. Great job
Come on, I know we came like close to closing time around 9:55pm but they deny us and with other customers also that wanted bubble tea like seriously man? I went across the street they also closed at 10pm but they still made our drinks. Bad customer service if you ask me. Go to Anda’s Cafe.
Kind workers, fast, and easy. By far my favorite Kung Fu Tea location in NYC. I always come here when I visit the city.
They have good bubble tea here. I usually get their regular milk tea or oolong milk tea, cant go wrong with either if its your first time trying. The problem is that its a little pricier than the other places.
I long Kung Fu Tea and all but this store actually is more expensive than the one on centre street which is really weird?
Best tapioca pearls ive ever tasted. the texture is beyond imagination. i wish i never had to drink pearl milk tea anywhere else but here
The only reason Insaid its okay is because I dont want to give the place a bad review and I never went there and tried any of their products. If I go I will be sure to give them a review. I have to be fair...maybe next time they will get a better review.
Great bubble tea, but the small storefront and two-door setup gets packed very quickly. Not bad when orders are flowing, but when they back up it gets cumbersome to move around.
The employees are cool and they just get the orders right so people can get in and out. Ain’t gonna lie, Kung fu tea is the best bubble tea spot compared to others
So worth going here. Cant wait to go back. Yum
Way too sweet and service is rude and slow. Overpriced bubble tea here and they dont even take card! avoid this place and go to the other billion bubble tea places in Chinatown.
Ive been to the kung fu tea in Houston and this one is way better! The menu is much larger. The place is very busy bc it is right in the middle of chinatown but they move quickly.
If youre a fan of bubble tea, Kung Fu Tea is probably the standard. Great bubble tea and always good to be able to customize the level of sugar.
False advertisement....Once we got to Kung Fu Tea, at 5pm, their employee were rude and had no customer service skills, state the promotional ad was over! Although the promotional ad clearly stated it was over at 11pm .What a waste of time! 😒
The drinks are delicious and so are the sweet potato fries. The chicken strips are not bad but definitely not the kind I expected.
Their drinks is always good. Fast and friendly service.
My favorite boba spot in all of SanD! Watch out though, I noticed this place has more caffeine than I’m used to when I get boba.
Lied about their prices and charged $7 for one sub-par bubble tea
This is an okay Kung fu Tea location. Theyre located on a corner and there is literally no seats inside nor any space to hang out. Its literally grab and go.
First time visiting and drinking the Bubble Tea. Loved it. Wish I had one closer to me in South Jersey.
I loveee king fu tea. I buy from kung fu tea on a daily basis. This is the only location that doesnt make it right. 😔
All the teas with milk are absolutely delicious. In addition they also make tropical slushes that are absolutely delicious.
Sooooo gewd!! Recharge ur sugar level here!
Good standby bubble tea chain. Consistent. Nothing special though and a bit over priced for basic drinks
Small tea place, but the Honey Green Tea. I ordered it unsweetened but the honey sweetens it so much that it still enjoyable. I recommend it.
I feel like the bubble tea here is always too sweet. Get less sugar if you go.
Good location. You can sit inside and watch the park. If youre a bubble tea Lover this is a must go.
Wow teas. I like this place. Everytime i f i go to china town i get bubble tea here. Realy good.
It took forever to make my drink. Too much ice and sugar in my bubble tea. I would not come back here again. CASH ONLY
Very friendly staff get your drink done in a min. Very delicious drinks hot or cold.
The workers are really nice and efficient. The quality of the boba varies day to day.
The employees are multilingual which is great. The bobba has consistent great quality.
All of their drinks are really good and the workers are very friendly.
Dont expect this place to open on time at 11am. It never ever does. If theyre open at noon, they need to change their business hours to the public.
Taste the same with others branch, but the price they charge is a dollar more than the Brooklyn branch.
Good tea, quick and nice service. Not much room for sitting, better for takeout.
A small location for bubble tea (only around four bar-like seats) but still will quench your bubble tea craving!
Drinks are good but please allow reusable cups! And reduce plastic straws!
Big selection of milk teas with bubbles. Always clean and friendly
A little higher than others, but the menu is enormous as is the selection. Delicious flavors and combos.
Great service and coffee. Not as good as putans place though try mud park.
Excellent service! Superb drinks……….
Bubble tea of generally consistent quality, but might be slightly too sweet for some
Popular so, theres a longer wait. Otherwise, favor is 🤌👍.
Great spot. Normally go to Vivi but Kung Fu Tea is better!!
Very good bubble tea. Great service too
The teas/drinks there are amazing
Best Ive had. I cant go back to mediocre bubble tea anymore...
Great tea and fast service.
A topical sub of the brand ,everything standard,good flavor also Plenty of choices,very convenient
Very good for a quick sip at a reasonable price, highly recommend this facility
I asked for a large and the employee handed me a medium. When I told him I asked for a large, he told me he charged me for a medium and asked if I could just take it.
This place is horrible,And the tea is discussing there are rats inside and outside all around the building it is a health hazards I would never drink there tea again sucks!.!bbbb
Drinks are delicious. Didnt give it the extra star because of the prices and the long line.
The bubble tea, in my opinion, is too tuff on my stomach while also being good in its own right.
The standard bubble tea here is ever so slightly a cut above Vivi or Coco.
Never long lines my girl likes this bubble tea place
Asked for grass jelly got lychee. After I told them they poured the lychee into the grass jelly. Um ..
Check and call before u come, they open at 12. Not 11am.
Lovely selection of cold and hot bubble teas and slushies
It has the best bubble milk tea ever
They are fast, friendly and the teas are delicious!
Nice variety of teas, with & without bubbles.
Best tea place ever and worker there are very friendly
The drinks are okay...not as flavorful as CoCo...Ill stick to my CoCo...
Soo good clean and always fresh nice Boba uwu
Quick fast order and pick up
The tea was great but was cash only which was a bummer
The best bubble tea Ive had.
One of my favorite bubble tea places!
Good selection of drinks and theyre customizable
Great concept & very good staffing.Must try while in NYC.
Quick service Boba. Kung Fu is good because of their consistency
Very nice bubble tea shop :P
I love this place, I look for it ever time Im in the city or in Bklyn
Friendly staff, hip music, convenient location
Service was good and drinks were fine.
My favorite place for milk tea. 😁
Nice vibe and workers were very nice and quick
Seems overpriced at $5 for a large boba.
The passionfruit green tea is my favorite.
Didnt know bubble is $1.50 now
Love It ! Be back soon 🧋
Had the oolong milk tea. Refreshing
Great tea , but the place is overcrowded
Not bad. Thought it would be too sweet
Bubble are soaked.. tea are soso
It taste like ass. jk
Great service...really popular!!!
Buble tea
Taste good, and great service
Excellent tea and excellent service
Iced Pineapple green bubble tea
Good bubble tea everyone should try
Very good crispy chicken
Perfect and nice
No cards under $10
Herbal Jelly Milk Tea!!!! Must have!
The tea is great!
Very Good ! Enjoyable
Tons of options for bubble tea
Chain shop, ok selection
The slushes here are the best
The tea was delicious
Very good balls
Service is very rude over here
It works for bubble tea
I Love It!
Yummy bubble tea!
Standard bubble tea.
Good and consistent
As your usual Kung fu tea
A small Chinese place
Very foamly tea
Great bubble tea
Fast & friendly
Great service
Quick, and tasty!
Solid
Cash only....?
Too too sweet
Good location
Tea is good
Nice place
Very good placeGood little place in front of park
Pearl milk tea is very good! Because the pearl itself will be sweet, it is recommended to drink three points of sugar!
Bubble taro milk is DE-LI-CIO-SO!
The best drink you can have in New York, in any season of the year. Delicious !!
Card accept from $ 10. Great dough tee.
Good tea
I liked taste and attention
Ok that
I like it a lot
Gui Zuo D
Total reviews rating 4.1
173 Reviews for Kung Fu Tea 2023:
Review №1
2022-03-30I know there are Kung Fu Tea places around the country but there is something special about going to Kung Fu Tea in Chinatown in New York City. The place was super tiny and there was about eight people in this tiny place. It is an awesome place to pick up a matcha tea but next time, we’re going to try out a local boba tea place.
Review №2
2022-05-28ALLERGIES BEWARE! There is DAIRY in the “non dairy” powder! Two staff told me it was non dairy twice. I asked to see the ingredients because I have a deadly allergy. The ingredients list says “whey protein” which is from cow’s milk and can kill people with milk protein allergies. Please see photos of the ingredients list staff let me take. I almost got a tea with it in it. I could’ve ended up in the ER. Vegans-You are also consuming milk and not knowing it if you have had any Kung Fu Tea drinks that contain this powder. Kung Fu Tea, PLEASE educate your staff and don’t advertise a product as non dairy if there is milk in it.
Review №3
2021-08-20I decided to stop at this tea shop because of their high reviews. I ordered a Thai milk tea with bubbles. I expected it to be slightly sweet and a bit smoothly creamy, that wasn’t remotely the case. It had a strong bitter green tea after taste. Service was mediocre. Don’t get why all the high reviews if they lack customer service and the simple and popular teas are not good
Review №4
2021-03-03So happy I found Kung Fu Tea! They have a huge variety of teas and I love their „Punch“ options because I usually prefer fruit teas over milky ones.Will go back soon to try more!
Review №5
2022-06-18Hands down the best boba tea in town!We had the coco cream wowo.My wife & I had a lot of boba teas in so many places, but none came even close.
Review №6
2022-05-24My favorite place to get bubble tea, they have so many varieties and are constantly adding to their menu. The people working there are friendly and work quick to get out orders.
Review №7
2022-06-01Scary-There is indeed Dairy in the “non dairy” powder. Do NOT have the powder if you have allergies or are vegan, because it has whey protein in it, but staff told me it was dairy free and seemed annoyed when I asked for ingredients, only to find out there was milk protein in what they advertised as “non dairy”.
Review №8
2021-03-23Their drinks are yummy! Really like their passion fruit slush. The only thing I don’t like is their tapioca pearls. They’re on the hard and chewy side. A few times it was like that, I think that’s just how they make it. Other than that, everything has been tasty that I’ve tried so far.
Review №9
2022-03-07One of the best KFT. Staff always efficient and always have my drinks ready when I order ahead. Extra points for not even having to say my name.
Review №10
2022-06-01Dangerous! The non dairy powder has milk in it. Staff said it was a marketing gimmick for Jewish customers. Makes no sense. Ppl w allergies please be careful.