No-contact delivery
Yes
Yaya Tea GRAND in New York
Categories
Location on the map
New York, New York County, New York, US
Service options
Delivery
Yes
Takeaway
Yes
Highlights
Fast service
Yes
Great tea selection
Yes
Popular for
Lunch
Yes
Solo dining
Yes
Good for working on laptop
Yes
Accessibility
Wheelchair-accessible entrance
Yes
Wheelchair-accessible car park
No
Offerings
Coffee
Yes
Comfort food
Yes
Quick bite
Yes
Small plates
Yes
Vegetarian options
Yes
Dining options
Lunch
Yes
Dessert
Yes
Amenities
Good for kids
Yes
Atmosphere
Casual
Yes
Cosy
Yes
Crowd
Family friendly
Yes
Groups
Yes
Tourists
Yes
University students
Yes
Payments
Debit cards
Yes
NFC mobile payments
Yes
Credit cards
Yes
Phone: +1 212-929-2832
Site: http://yayatea.com/
Site: http://yayatea.com/
Opening hours
- Monday:10AM–8PM
- Tuesday:10AM–8PM
- Wednesday:10AM–8PM
- Thursday:10AM–8PM
- Friday:10AM–8PM
- Saturday:10AM–6PM
- Sunday:10AM–8PM
Comments (199)
It is a very terrible experience to order food from here,They close at 8:00 pm, and I was called in at 7:30, the lady tell me to hold for one minutes, I was on the phone waiting for 15mins , and she cut off, I call again, she is telling me that who is take your order, and tell me that is the kitchen is close! Than hung up the phone, What ? And she is so so rude ! What ever they food how it taste, I don’t come back any more!
Good location for a quick drink / bite. Service is good and quick. Their drinks arent too sweet with lots of choices. The rice balls are also good. Overall, its a nice spot to grab a little snack with comfy room inside to sit.
Love this place! Not only do they have delicious teas and bobas, they also have a plethora of delicious snacks, from chips to dried fish and cookies.If you’re in the mood for something more substantial they also have great lunch option like onigiri (aka rice balls), as well as tempura, gyozas, and rice bowls. If you’re in the mood for noodles don’t fret: they got you! Shrimp tempura, udon, or pan fried udon - you’ll definitively find something that will suit your taste!If you find yourself walking downtown and you’re thirsty for something yummy, definitely get a tea here, but do not forget to grab at least an onigiri (I recommend the umeboshi one!)
This is by far one of my favorite spots in the entire city!!! I love their onigiri and really appreciate that they have two different sizes to choose from in case you just want a small snack versus a meal! Also their bubble tea is some of the best in the city and they always have yummy flavors and jellies to add in besides the usual tapioca balls and milk tea. My favorite bubble tea from them is their Boyfriend tea which is Mango/Lychee flavor with White Tea! For their onigiri I’d suggest the seaweed, crab, and shrimp tempura!! 🤗
Good fruit teas with a lot of options and decent prices. Friendly staff.
Buy LARGE! We passed this place many times but never really popped in, but tonight we finally gave it a try. And it didn’t let us down. The selection was big enough. We thought at first it was quite expensive but then we did the math and ordered the large beverages (24 oz). It’s actually cheaper than most bubble tea stores in Manhattan. They tasted very good too!
Best boba in the area hands down!Faves are :- Matcha Milk Tea 1/2 sugar with boba and Mango pop- Jasmine Milk Tea 1/2 sugar with boba and strawberry pop
Always kind of packed but its okay yk you can definitely get better boba & the onigiri stands out especially the yaya chicken
Eh. 10$ minimum for card - the I LOVE YAYA was not what I expected.. there’s no bathroom. Maybe I came here expecting too much.. I guess its a good place if you want to grab something quick to go, but I wouldn’t say its one of my favorite places considering all the different options around here.Love the atmosphere though. Its generally quieter than your normal Starbucks.
I come here whenever Im in the neighborhood. The service is always great and the bubbletea is even better! The chili tea egg onigiri is like the holy grail. The squid onigiri is also always the bomb. If havnt tried them yet I would sai try the pop bubbles. They are so freaking good and such a fun edition to any drink!
Im not a Tapioca Boba Tea person so I was wary when someone recommended this place to me. I LOVE it! They not only have a variety of options with teas and types of bobas but food(not a meal) too! It was great and passed my expectations.Especially the cute quotes they have on their cups, RECOMMEND!
.Pros:(+) Absolutely love their rice balls(+) Rice balls was a perfect treat to take to the beach(+) Appreciate the cooler provided, was handy when taking our food to the beach.(+) The wrapping is so creative and innovative to keep the seaweed separated from the rice until opening. It has a cute sticker to indicate the filling (sticker in photo I posted was of a shrimp)(+) Inexpensive. Very fillingCons:(-) None. But please open more locations closer uptown
Ngl the food and drink is mid and didnt taste fresh. They had nice customer service.
My childhood store. The sunrise drink taste exactly the same; Im glad they didnt change the formula. I was surprised with the size of the cups as they have become smaller for the same price. Would recommend you to tell them to put less ice in your drinks if you are getting a smaller size. Super crowded on a Sunday afternoon, so expect to wait 15 minutes.
They have the popular rice ball in many flavors. The one I like is the shrimp tempura.
Ordered online for pick up. Food and tea were ready before I even got there. I got 3 rice balls which were all amazing; Ive never had seaweed salad in an onigiri. The mango star bubbles in the tea were delicious and adorable.
Well made Onigiri! Judging by the line, this place is pretty popular. The food was very good and I’m looking forward to try their bubble tea next time!
My kids love the riceballs. We get them at least once a week.
AC is very light so this place is too hot to stay for more than 5-10min. Tea flavor is good, but the boba needs improvement. The tapioca balls were still hard on the inside and they do not give a very generous amount of it either.
Pretty good coconut tea. The boba was a little firmer than most places though.
Taiwanese style drinks with appetizers and quick bites. The fried takoyaki (octopus dough ball) is pretty good but the drinks are mediocre.
It is sad how disorganized on how guest are handled.. I ordered 2 large taro milk tea and a pork gyoza on 1/12 around 6 pm.. the total came out to $18.27.. I called around 7 :30pm and spoke to a gentleman and said that I only received 1/2 order and I was missing my appetizer.. by the time I make it back to yaya, you will be close.. he told me that he will leave a note under name jack so I be able to pick it up the next days.. I understand that there was a protocol call on this matter.. but I felt that they didnt believe me even after the fact I show the yaya charges over the phone from my bank app.. I am never coming back again. You can have the free money for the appetizer that I never received..
Super delicious teas with jelly bubbles or other toppings.We tried a couple of different teas and they were delicious, an absolute must! Go try this place!
This place is amazing! Great prices, efficient touch-less payment, and AMAZING DRINK!!!!!! I’m in love
Their teas and boba are very mediocre if not just bad. I always get 30% (25% at YAYA) sugar and their tea is so bland that it barely tastes like anything. Their boba is also way too chewy and boarder line hard. Do not recommend getting any drinks from them. Their food on the other hand is pretty decent.the takoyaki’s portion size is small and thus a little overpriced. Their onigiri is pretty good though.
I got jasmine milk tea and a plum rice ball. The milk tea was good but the flavor isnt as strong as some other places. The rice ball was extremely salty and I had to take out all the filling to be able to eat it. The staff were all super nice!
Bubble tea was delicious! I highly recommend the Lychee Tree, so good!
It was my first time in NYC and i regret getting bubble tea from here. i only went because this shop was the closest by. their focus should be less on the aesthetics and more on some drinks. i got the classic milk tea with boba and it was a let down. the tea was just bland & the boba texture could have been more soft. i ended up throwing my drink away because it tasted like watered down milk tea.aside from the drink, i enjoyed the spam onigiri. i loved the adorable packaging so much & wish i had ordered more to take home during my road trip! 😭
Wide variety of bubble teas and toppings, in addition to yummy onigiri rice balls for a light snack or rice bowls for a more substantial midday fuel-up.
Delicious! I had the shrimp tempura and the yaya chicken rice balls, and everything was so tasty! I would definitely return.**this would have been a 5 star rating if the young woman behind the counter didnt have such an attitude when my sister asked to replace her beverage because the cup it was in was cracked and leaking.Aside from that, a great experience
They have very good food and the drinks excellent choice...
Horrible service and milk tea. Save your time and money, go elsewhere.Earlier today, I wanted to order a rose tea latte, but the cashier said all the items on the left side of the menu were unavailable and took too long to make. I ended up ordering a regular black milk tea with 30% sugar and was told the place was also out of tapioca. The cashier told the customers behind me to go next-door for a drink with tapioca! Even worse, while I was waiting for my drink, I saw someone else get a rose milk tea, which the cashier wouldnt let me order!My order came out and it was DISGUSTING. Tasted like sugar water and it was lukewarm, barely had any ice and it had all melted within a minute of getting the drink. I was unsatisfied with my order, so they took my drink back, opened up the top and kept adding black tea to it (no milk, just plain black tea). It just got worse and worse so I asked for a refund. The cashier said they used too many resources already so they couldnt give me my money back. RIDICULOUS. Not only is what they did unsanitary, especially during the pandemic, but they also wasted my time, money, and contributed to a very bad experience.Seriously, go anywhere else but here.
If your looking for a local boba tea shop this is the place to go, they have a well detailed menu with plenty of options and you can fully customize your boba tea. There not really expensive as I got a large for roughly 5$ and it was very good. P.s this is a small establishment with very little space to stand and because of covid they only allow 6 people at a time.
This is the best bubble tea place ever! Cheered up my day in a flash.🤩☕
Fun bubble tea spot with vegan milk options. However the tapioca wasnt soaked enough and was hard to chew.
I love the Boyfriend Boba Tea and the Vegan Riceballs. Ones with seaweed and the other something pickled I believe. Pretty good prices too🙏🏽and they have Unique Asian snacks
Got the salmon and yaya chicken onigiri. Not impressed. The salmon lacked flavor. The chicken was flavored enough, but on the dry end. And whoever wrapped these onigiri up didn’t do it right. I’ve unwrapped these things so many times and never had any issue with it until this time. As I was unwrapping the second part, the onigiri was already falling apart. The drinks are tasty. However, they were pretty cheap on the filling (boba, grass jelly, or what have you). Not returning.
The bubbles were not fresh, had to return my order. Staff was pleasant.
It was great ! probably one of the best tea places I’ve ever been to , the rice balls was good and service was fast considering how many people there were . im going to be honest you all who left negative reviews for no reason are probably just mad it is a poc owned business are xenophobic which is disgustingbut if you want give this place a try :]
Really nice tea, good service and reasonable pricing.
The wait can be long at certain hours but the staff does their best.
The onigri is good. The rice is a bit wet but still really good.
Super slow service!!! Waited outside for almost 10min, then nearly another 10min inside. Would be nice if the employee(s) would spend less time on their phones when theres a long line of customers (or at least do so somewhere the customers cant see you). The Grand St location looks really nice, just not going there again because the service at the Christie St location is WAAAAAAAAY better and faster.
I usually do pickup and on busy days, I would have to wait an extra 5-10 minutes. However for today I waited for about 20 minutes past my pickup time. They had 4 people inside already waiting for orders and people kept coming inside going pass the capacity limit. The one girl at the counter kept taking new orders even though she so backed up. Then somehow, a man that bought food literally 20 minutes after I placed my pickup order got his food before me. Why did they accept my order if they were understaffed? Why did that customer get his food before mine? I get no explanation, just an apology. I was on my lunch break and if I knew they were just greedy and would accept my order without caring about wasting my time, I would have never ordered from them.
Love tea? This is the place for all tea lovers. Staffs are friendly and nice. Atmosphere feels cozy and comfortable. The drinks are very good and affordable. Their rice balls are amazing. Recommend trying the Japanese, spam rice ball. Overall great place for everyone, will be returning soon.
Came here for riceballs, and they were so delicious! They also had a really good selection of Japanese snacks, although no prices were listed for any of them. Super cute place though, definitely would recommend.
Beautiful place and good food but the teen taking my order ( has hoops ) is very disrespectful. she woke up on the wrong side of the bed because i came in with respect and all she did was give attitude and asked me what i wanted rudely. please rehire !!!!!
Amazing staff, great tea! I always love checking out this location anytime I am in the area. Highly recommended!
I love this place! Probably my all time favorite place to come to for bubble tea in the city. So many great options for bubble tea and so many different flavors. They even have a large variety of bubbles unlike most places like mango pop and lychee. They also have so many tasty inigiri’s and you can get them in a small or large size. There’s also a lot of seating available here. But beware a lot of kids like to hang out here so sometimes it might be packed. They also have a lot Japanese snacks available for purchase we well!
We have been here a number of times and enjoyed every tea drink we got here. The teas have a good blend of tea and sweetness. We love the artwork they use for their shop. The onigiris are delicious. The more exotic ones are hit or miss but overall we love this shop and would go here everyday if we could.
The prices have gone up a tiny bit and the toppings for the drinks are now $0.50, but still good as ever.
Would give this a 3.5 but rounding up. They have really good onigiri and its perfect for a snack and pit stop when youre in the area. Service is decent. Dont like how the card minimum is $15 because I would rarely spend that much here. I never come alone just for that reason.
Ive been to their other locations and can say Im a loyal fan. Other than great food, snacks, and drinks they have great customer service and pricing for getting your Japanese fix for other than sushi. And its super cute inside, highly recommend stopping by!
These rice balls or onigiri are really fire. My boy put me on to this shop and I can’t stop coming back. My two favorite are the chicken and the spam.
Im in love with Yaya teas tea :)
The drinks here are amazing. Their fruit teas are an obvious choice, but dont overlook their larger paper menu that features drinks not on the screen. Their milk teas are super as well!! The customer service can be iffy, either terrible or fantastic depending on the day, but the tea is legit. I highly recommend this as your next boba stop.
Absolutely recommend the shrimp tempura rice ball. One large is enough to be pretty full but I always want two because they are so good. A great place to take out of town guests who want something unique but cheap!
Cute little place. Offer a lot of brewed teas. I got the tealuxe latte and aries latte. They offer dairy alternatives too which is helpful for those that cant do dairy. Also offer premixed bubble drinks that have a non-dairy creamer.
Out of the 3 locations I have been to, this location reminds me of a starbucks coffee shop. What i mean by that it is not a high school student hang out spot. Chill vibes and great music for 20yos and older. A few teens but nothing crazy like the other 2 locations very closely located to high schools. Nice decor and good music. Staff is very friendly and really fast. My average wait time is about 12-15mins at the Chrystie St location and Second Ave location and i usually order 2 teas and 4 orders of onigiri in a moderately packed day. This location, I waited about 5 -6mins. Even though its out of my way, i will definitely be back.
AMAZING BOBA TEA. LIKE HANDS DOWN, I HAVE NEVER HAD SUCH GREAT BOBA IN MY LIFE. Ive travelled all over the world, and this place knows how to make boba sooo well. If you have a chance to stop by, you should!
Sooo delicious and very well priced! I got the Yaya Chicken roll and the Boyfriend drink with lychee pops. Highly recommend! Great snack!
They brew their teas from actual loose leaf so youre getting great quality. I personally havent tried any milk teas or lattes but Im a fruit tea girl and they have great flavors and great signature flavors with cute names. Also, first topping is free!
The rice balls and teas are absolutely delicious. The staff is friendly and super cool. They also sell Asian candies, chips and other assortments.
Shrimp tempura rice balls (onigiri) are soooo good. Delish sticky rice wrapped in seaweed skin and stuffed with 1shrimp in the small and 2 shrimp in the large and a delish sauce inside as well may be Mayonnaise...but its so yummy!
Amazing rice balls. Always stop by when in the area.
I can’t say anything bad about this place. My kids drag me here frequently and they like returning. I have never been disappointed.
Beware ordering online for pick-up. I did it standing outside the store from google maps/their website because there was such a long line. When I was notified it was ready 30 minutes later, that wasnt true as they actually never saw my order come through until I brought it to their attention so I had to wait another 10 minutes.
Refreshing drinks and Asian snacks!! Must try the onigiri next time ^_^
This is an amazing place. Great service and great menu. The only con was the shop was a little small with no restrooms.
I love their menu of bubble tea - the flavors and the cutesy names. Also their onigiri are the tastiest especially the one called Japanese. It has crab meat, egg and seaweed. They also have shelves of snacks and sweets.
Stumbled into this place accidentally, awesome surprise. Great service, prices and food. Ordered the Japanese Onigri, it was delicious. Get the large one, you won’t regret it! Will be coming back often.
Onigiri is on point, get the smaller sized ones. The larger ones have too much rice.Bubble tea flavors are great, but stick to tapioca for the bubbles unless you like it extra sweet.
There are plenty of tea places in Chinatown. However this is one of the better places. Their teas are delicious and great tea flavor. Sometimes I feel like some tea places water disk their tea drinks. You can also customize the sugar level. Also, the prices are decent for the size of the drink. Theres also a good amount of seating. The names of the drinks are extremely cute. How else can you order a hot boyfriend? My favorite drinks are boyfriend (mango/lychee) and first love (mango/white peach). Ill try their food next time since the rice balls and the udon look good.
Yaya Tea Garden has Japanese rice balls that are wrapped in seaweed, portable, quick and filling, and made with various ingredients. The tea garden also serves inventive bubble teas and houses a snack wall of Japanese goods and sweets, like a candy store. Seating is very limited, so be prepared for taking your goods to go. Lines are long as well and the space is tiny for the popularity among teens and after school crowds. Grab the rice balls, they are good.
I was enchanted by the building - beautiful ! Their menu is also beautiful.
Nice place it look just like a real living room awesome things too look at especially the giant rice ball .. the drinks taste soo good me n my partner got 2 diff ones deff will return
Second chance drink: peach and strawberry white tea ✔️ Yaya chicken onigiri 😌
I miss this place so much. Rice cakes and great drinks. The only thing is that I ordered through the app and they didn’t have some of the stuff that I ordered and they cancelled my entire order instead of just giving me what’s available.
Wish they had better sitting area but over all the feel of the place is super chill and the workers there are really nice. Its probably a good idea to just grab a menu first and sit down before you order because they offer a great variety of drink combinations and ingredients.
Stumbled into this place accidentally, awesome surprise. Great service, prices and food. Ordered the Japanese Onigri, it was delicious. Get the large one, you won’t regret it! Will be coming back often :)
As soon as you come in you feel like at home, great options of tea and rice balls to try. It is always fun going in there to grab a bite to go. I love to go there all the time whenever I get the chance to.
Onigiri at its fast-food finest! The salmon onigiri was the kind of item that is sooo good, one tries (and fails) to make this at home. Another must visit on our next trip to NYC!
I haven’t been there but I’m watching Iron Fist season 2 episode 2. Danny Rand and Mary (Alice Eve) have a scene shot there. Corner of Grand and Mott. The place looks great on TV though the name of the shop was changed to Coffee A Go-Go for the episode lol
Great place with great bubble tea and onigiri. Knocked a star off because the $10 minimum for cards is unreasonable. That used to be a thing around the city, but not many places do that anymore.
The bube tea is simply amazing. They have a wide variety of flavors to choose from and a myriad of side dishes as well to enjoy while blissfully drinking tea.
It took a little while to make my drink but the rice balls are always good.
Great place to eat onigiri... i havent had a bad onigiri experience yet. The teas are sweet and can be tailored to your taste. Vegan options also a plus.
Charming little corner-side spit with tons of bubble tea combinations and a huge selection of onigiri (Japanese rice balls, wrapped in dried seaweed). They also have a full wall of imported Japanese snacks, including kits Kats, special Japanese and Chinese Doritos, Pocki, and more. They also have a cooler with Japanese drinks, including canned coffee usually found in vending machines in Japan. The space is flooded with natural light as well.
Has different premade onigiri and about a dozen tea drinks and can make them bubble tea. Good pricing, too bad its a little cramped. Onigiri not for the clumsy, make sure you open them with care.
When I go to New York, this is the bubble tea spot I go to. The takoyaki is good, more dough than octopus. Their teas are very flavorful and refreshing. My recommendation is for the boyfriend tea because its mango and lychee flavor.
Yaya Tea is a great place for food. They have rice balls, drinks, and japanese snacks. They have many different options but are a little pricey. They also have a sit down area to enjoy your food. It is on the corner of grand and mott in chinatown. There is another Yaya Tea on Chrystie Street in the same area. They also sell Yaya Tea souvenirs. Always filled with teens
Onigiri was ok, the rice could have been better.
Refreshing DrinksMy top drinks:- Period Pad- Hulk- Husband- Boyfriend- Atomic Wedgie
I love this boba place! My go-to for sure!! The boba is so delicious and the rice balls
This yayas location is more roomier than the first one. However it is just the same as the other locations in terms of menu, except they dont sell some of their drinks here, like the Frankenstein (which is usually my favorite drink from yayas >^
Best bubble tea spot in NYC.
Service is veryyy slow. Expect to wait outside in the cold for over 10 minutes.Update: they kicked me out because of the four person rule. Today I saw 6 people inside and nothing happened. 🤷🏻♂️
Love this place, rice balls are always made fresh and their boba tea is yummy with lots of options for jelly. Take-out only right now
Their rice balls (cakes) are EXCELLENT! Service was a tad overwhelmed due to having only one cook for the day. However, the service was friendly and courteous.
Love Yayas new Chinatown location! While their Chrystie Street location will always have a special place in my heart, their new location is a lot bigger and has a great amount of windows for natural sunlight. They also have pre-made rice balls to grab when you dont have time to wait for a fresh one to be made. They also have the same menu offerings which is nice. This place is definite more instagram friendly with all of the natural sunlight and great exposed brick.
Great place to visit! Amazing! Rice Ball was heveanly!! Boba tea on point!!! Will be going back in the summer
I swear, I came here 3 or 4 times while in New York and kept ordering the “First Love” tea with mango popping boba. Refreshing and priced extremely well.
Took twenty kids from the Bronx who had never had bubble tea. They had them some bubble tea!
Had a nice bubble tea here. Service was fairly quick and the tea was nice
I loved the tempura shrimp but the noodles were uncooked and the soup a little tasteless. Overall experience just fine.
Great tea here. The first one i had was the sunrise and ever since Ive been HOOKED. These teas are like crack. I recommend the sunrise or the boyfriend teas
Great place for delicious food. Love they food. Fashion and stylist Japan food such as rice balls. Love the naming system for their drinks.
Cool space, nice assortment of teas. Tapioca pearls are way undercooked, and no public restroom available.
I came here last summer and I miss this place so much. Im finally coming back to new york next month and this will be my first stop. yesss im so excited.
Honestly the boba is really good but this location has really bad service. Would rather walk to the first location than go here because the staff are consistently rude and unhelpful. Have actually been shocked by the behavior of staff here, and theyve treated my friends badly too.
The food is good and tea is amazing!
The person taking my order was rude and gave attitude. Good food but you need to employ more lively workers
Decently priced iced tea, loads of different variations available.
The fruit tea is very good and the prices are reasonable. Everything was delicious!!
A good place for goodies and a lite snack
The rice balls are really good size. Even the small ones are big and plentiful. Great meal
Great selection of main dishes & desserts.Assortment of candies & chips from Asia.Ill definitely be back
It is a great spot in the city. Friendly staff and patrons.
Used to always come here till they conveniently opened a chain near my apartment building. Drinks are delicious. 😊
Incredible food! I love their vegan options! Everything about this place just makes me happy
I liked the rice balls and they have a decent selection of drinks. Gets pretty crowded so seating is not guaranteed.
Asked for Gyudon over rice TWICEStill messed up the order... Lady needs to pay more attention and communicate thoroughly, because I sure tried my best
Really great riceballs, fun and airy seating space, good for dates, and while a little pricey, still a fun experience.
My favorite is the Takoyaki onigiri, Boyfriend bubble tea, and Lychee bubble tea.
A lot of selection of teas. Great rice balls. Quick and friendly service. Cozy sitting area.
First love is very fresh. Will definitely recommend.
Very nice employees, pretty good bubble tea. You get a nice variety of drink and snack options.
Absolutely love the tea here. The onigiris are also really good. Just wish the staff was better.
Onigiri was amazing, i got Japanese style, and Spam (small size)
Always a consistently yummy stop in Chinatown! Good prices for great tea.
The milk tea is actually so good.
Love this place. Im a great fan of the rice balls and cold teas.
The onigri is delicious and bubble tea comes in many unique flavors.
Great food love their shrimp tempura onigiri and the lychee tree drink.
This is the 2nd location which is smaller than the 1st but its nicer here. It seems like they are getting more business here. More tourist area.
Bought a tea named first love. Taste like Snapple! Not bad!
This location is better than the YA YA tea at chyrstie st its much bigger food is amazing but service can be slow
Grate place. Fast service. Popular with kids and teenagers. Check the bottom of your cup for some wisdom.
Bubble tea was great and I love all if the Japanese snacks!
Great service. Loved the Second Chance. The tea was refreshing and what I needed on a hot day.
They serve great drinks. My go-to drank: Green Panda with Yogurt bubbles.
The Onigiri was good for the price recommend the place if you pass by it for sure
The ambiance and the bubble tea were great.
Great place for well made bubble tea and quick Japanese eats
I like their drinks and the food is right for my palette.
Clean and open space that has the same great selection of (bubble) tea and onigiri as the original
The Onigiri is good and customization of your drink is pretty swag.
The milk tea is too sweet and the food is too salty..... will never order this again
They are the only place that makes my favorite rice ball in the way I like
This gentleman was charging his phone while he was watching a TV show! Just in NYC:)
Very nice hipster place with a good view. Kind service. Coffee was rather cold though.
The food was good...the sales people need more training
This place always has a line, but the fresh rice balls are so worth it!!
Loved it.Really friendly stuff and surprisingly great tea flavours!!
Tea is bland, and bobas were extremely hard. :(
Rice ball and a tea.. great combo great food.. place looks amazing
This Yaya location is very open and spacious. Love their teas 🤩
The best Japanese Rice Ball ever! 🍙🧡
Ordered online and didn’t get my drinks, highly disappointed. This wasn’t the first time.
Cool spot for rice balls and other snacks, including bubble tea mixtures.
A little slow but still good the price is average and the staff was nice
I love yaya and always will best bubble tea place their is
Good Bubble Tea and Japanese Unigiri and a nice spot to chill and get Japanese snacks and trinkets
Favorite bubble tea spot in NYC have to get mango stars all the time
Bubble tea is just water mixed with powder. Food and snacks passable…
Great bubble tea flavors!
Should be called Nono Tea. Tea is very bland.
The best bubble tea I have ever had.
Cute decor and great food. Has vegan options.
Nice drinks, but a lot of sugar and artificial colors.
Amazing rice balls. I recommend the shrimp tempura!
Extensive list of tea options. Great corner location for people-watching.
Great drinks and food at affordable prices.
Rice sandwiches were delicious
I work across the street and this is a GREAT addition to the neighborhood. great food, great people!
Good onigiri. And a good selection of bubble tea.
Tea is great but it took 20 minutes to get it.
I love sunrise bubble tea!
Super slow. Out of most options. Bad service
Great place to get bubble tea in the city
Pretty good bubble tea place
So glad they take card and have vegan options.
They have such good taro
Fast service, excellent flavor.
I LOVE THIS PLACE! Would definitely recommend.
Take out is fine, seats are tide and uncomfortable
I hate the $10 card minimum but it’s an okay place
Okay tea. Not enough tapioca pearls. The food was okay.
Yaya is the best. Good prices and onigiris are great
Total reviews rating 4.4
199 Reviews for Yaya Tea GRAND 2023:
Review №1
2022-06-01Cute little Chinese tea spot. Friendly service. Tea is also good. They got some snack, food options too. Small tea for $4 and big one for $5. Credit card minimum for $5.
Review №2
2021-10-31The riceballs were very tasty, they came out really fast despite me getting a bag of them. The boba tea tasted great. I got the ILoveYaYa. Place looks amazing and overall I had a great experience
Review №3
2021-12-29Love their drinks specially their boba🧋 Quick service.Note:They provide restroom which is hard to find specially in NYC.
Review №4
2022-07-25Friend and I both got a fruit tea. The tea flavor was pretty weak and also their mango star and mixed jelly toppings werent that great. The drinks overall tasted pretty bland.
Review №5
2021-06-11Yummy rice rolls aka onigiris aka fantuan. The spam one is kinda lame and didnt taste like spam and there wasnt a lot anyways. Chicken one was great.Great crispy non-soggy revolutionary seaweed packaging. Drinks were pretty fruity and sweet and the mango stars are cool.Cashier was really patient and friendly.
Review №6
2022-06-05They have a Excellent source of food. The only problem is how they treated there customer. Depending upon who you were. That determined how they received you as a customer. They shouldnt judge a book by its cover. Equal rights is how people should be treated. Do unto others as you want done unto you. Treat people the same way you would want to be treated.
Review №7
2021-06-27We really enjoyed our purchases of teas and rice balls! I dont believe there was a public restroom available. This is a big issue due to Chinatown being very busy and not having accessible restrooms for women and children.
Review №8
2022-04-13Taro boba was solid. Spam rice ball was meh. Not much spam in it.
Review №9
2021-01-17So delicious- even for vegetarians! The rice balls are warm and flavorful and affordable. I got the yaya and the spring roll rice balls- which had, unexpectedly, an actual spring roll inside. Highly recommend, only giving it 4 stars cause I’ve never had rice balls before. Also so easy to carry and eat on the go- for a snack or meal
Review №10
2022-07-10Tea & Rice Balls. A simple, yet delicious combo that can be customized in a myriad of ways. Check this place out and find something you like.