- Address: 7500 15th Ave NW, Seattle, WA (Ballard)
- Type: Cafe/Bubble Tea/Coffee
- Pricing: $5/person
- Rating: 0/5 stars!!
Yelp Entry (There was an entry at yelp, dunno what happened to it…)
Ok, so let me just preface this by saying that I know better than to expect world class service and food from a random donut shop on 15th. Also, let me say that I was actually really excited to try this place. It’s a donut shop that has bubble tea! Yes!
Well, this is mostly a review for bubble tea. I didn’t have a donut, thought they smelled pretty good. I knew they would probably have the powdered bubble tea mix, but I was ok with that for the moment. The girl was pretty unfriendly, and was eager to get back to her soap opera or whatever she was watching. I guess that’s ok, but it’s really annoying to buy something from a person who wishes you would stop asking her for stuff or giving her money or whatever.
I picked the green apple bubble tea. I watched her make it, and she looked like she was mostly doing it how I think the powdered kind is typically made… except that I took one sip and I seriously thought it must be one of the grossest things I’ve had in a long time. The bubbles were a little hard - typical for a place that doesn’t get a lot of customers though. Really, I think she just made it wrong or something. I don’t know - it was watery and foamy and really gritty and not cold at all. I threw it out. I don’t think I’ve ever thrown bubble tea out before. Maybe once when I found a bunch of hairs in my bubble tea…
So…lesson learned. Donuts and bubble tea just don’t seem to mix. Can’t even go here for late night bubble tea-donut combos, since this place had signs all over saying they only take cash and serve drip coffee and donuts after 6pm. No bubble tea, no espresso.
2 comments so far
But isn’t going to a doughnut place for bubble tea, like going to a hamburger place for a salad? With doughnuts, I think the fresher the better (regardless of Krispy Kreme or Hostess), but with bubble tea…hmm, it must be the technique. Too bad/is there a canned version of bubble tea (yet)?
February 26th, 2007 at 20:52
Its true that you must only assume that the donuts are going to be the best thing a donut shop can do… but I feel like if you are going to offer any food product, you should do it at least well enough to make someone actually want to consume it.
It would be awesome if there was a good tasting canned version of bubble tea. I am curious if the tapioca/bubbles would stay soft without getting super mushy.
February 27th, 2007 at 8:53
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