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Amazing authentic food. Does get a bit pricy however it's well worth it. Both the portions and the quality were beyond superb.

Parking isn't fun around here but the place itself always satisfies. Classic drinks and selection of tasty foods. Love the brown sugar milk tea but it goes quick/isn't always available.

My husband was craving a slushy after our stroll through downtown Raleigh, so we did a quick Google search and discovered Budacai. He ordered the mango slushy, and when I took a sip, it was incredibly refreshing—just what we needed to beat the heat! Perfect! View menu

This was my first time trying boboa, it was really good! I liked the taste of the drink and the boboa that they put at the bottom was really good as well. I did not try the food, and I actually don’t remember the names of the drinks we tried, but I think one was strawberry with brown sugar. Try it out!

I visited this place with a group to grab some bubble tea. I decided to try the mango matcha milk tea with regular tapioca pearls. The boba was decent, and the drink itself was okay, but I was disappointed that I couldn't really taste the mango flavor. One of my friends ordered the golden boba and didn't care for it, so I’d recommend sticking with the regular boba.

Ughhhh I really dislike leaving bad reviews, but I feel obligated to warn others about how bad the food is here. My salad was a pile of shredded cabbage with boiled ? chicken and maybe some rice vinegar? I never throw food away, but it went in the trash. My friend’s food a bowl with beef, rice, kimchi and salad tasted like it came from a mall food court. But it was edible, so that’s cool. Also: the food isn’t cheap. Bad expensive is a bad combo. Maybe the tea is tasty but would recommend avoiding the food. View menu

After working the night shift downtown and eyeing this place for a few months, I finally decided to try it out. Unfortunately, I wish I hadn’t. The portions of the Vietnamese grilled pork, vermicelli noodles, carrots, pickled onions, and bok choy were generous, but the flavor was completely lacking. I also ordered two pork spring rolls; while they were crispy and had good vegetables inside, the unseasoned pork made them taste bland—almost like eating cardboard. Overall, the meal was disappointing and fell short of my expectations. With a nearly $30 bill, I’m honestly surprised I didn't give it two stars. I had high hopes, but they were dashed.

PERFECT boba pearls!!! I bought the brown sugar milk tea with boba and the dragon fruit tea with mango stars. I’m very picky with my boba pearls and am loyal to my Madison, WI local Yummees, but I love the boba here. They are well cooked, and soft yet chewy. Most boba places don’t cook their pearls thoroughly, so I’m always excited when I stumble upon boba places that do. The brown sugar is super sweet (of course)! I will ask for 50% sweetness next time. The dragon fruit tea is a perfect blend of fruit and tea. It has a floral scent to it that makes it very refreshing. Some folks might not like the floral tastes in tea as it might taste perfumey, but I thought it was a good essence to this t...

Ok so I really wanted to like this place. I ignored the other reviews that said overpriced and underwhelming so please believe the reviews. I say the other reviews are absolutely correct. First we got the brown sugar milk and strawberry tea. The brown sugar milk tea was delicious and the only thing that was good. The strawberry tea tasted like drinking perfume yuck not for me or my husband or our daughter we all tried it big no from everyone. Got the general tso chicken and the chicken if that's even what it was.... is so chewy you couldn't break it down to swallow it. Eggrolls were generic. Orderd 2 sandwiches that were so full of veggies and an abundance of cilantro little to no meat we di... View menu