The 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

Yummy 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.

Good fruit teas with a lot of options and decent prices. Friendly staff.

We 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.

Pretty good coconut tea. The boba was a little firmer than most places though.

So 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

My kids love the riceballs. We get them at least once a week.

Amazing staff, great tea! I always love checking out this location anytime I am in the area. Highly recommended!

I can’t say anything bad about this place. My kids drag me here frequently and they like returning. I have never been disappointed.

Bubble tea was delicious! I highly recommend the Lychee Tree, so good!

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!

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.

Amazing rice balls. Always stop by when in the area.

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

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.

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!

Had a nice bubble tea here. Service was fairly quick and the tea was nice

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! 😭

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 love this boba place! My go-to for sure!! The boba is so delicious and the rice balls

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.

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

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 :]

First love is very fresh. Will definitely recommend.

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.

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!

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 !!!!!

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.

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.

The onigri is good. The rice is a bit wet but still really good.

Really nice tea, good service and reasonable pricing.

Got the salmon and yaya chicken onigiri. Not impressed. The salmon lacked flavor. The hockey 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.

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

The person taking my order was rude and gave attitude. Good food but you need to employ more lively workers

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!

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.

.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

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!! 🤗

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.

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!)

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.

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!

Taiwanese style drinks with appetizers and quick bites. The fried takoyaki (octopus dough ball) is pretty good but the drinks are mediocre.

The fruit tea is very good and the prices are reasonable. Everything was delicious!!

Rice sandwiches were delicious

Great place to visit! Amazing! Rice Ball was heveanly!! Boba tea on point!!! Will be going back in the summer

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!

1 word, DELICIOUS.

I was enchanted by the building - beautiful ! Their menu is also beautiful.

A good place for goodies and a lite snack

THE. BEST. PLACE. EVER. hands down

The food was good...the sales people need more training

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.

Refreshing drinks and Asian snacks!! Must try the onigiri next time ^_^

The best Japanese Rice Ball ever! 🍙🧡

Fun bubble tea spot with vegan milk options. However the tapioca wasnt soaked enough and was hard to chew.

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.

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!

Menu is misleading, not all of the milk teas actually come with tapioca even though it says so on the menu🤔😕😐also milk tea was watery and not very flavorful sadly😕

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 bubble tea place

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.

Best bubble tea spot in NYC.

Sooo delicious and very well priced! I got the Yaya Chicken roll and the Boyfriend drink with lychee pops. Highly recommend! Great snack!

My favorite is the Takoyaki onigiri, Boyfriend bubble tea, and Lychee bubble tea.

The rice balls and teas are absolutely delicious. The staff is friendly and super cool. They also sell Asian candies, chips and other assortments.

Great bubble tea flavors!

Onigiri was ok, the rice could have been better.

The prices have gone up a tiny bit and the toppings for the drinks are now $0.50, but still good as ever.

This gentleman was charging his phone while he was watching a TV show! Just in NYC:)

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.

Should be called Nono Tea. Tea is very bland.

This is an amazing place. Great service and great menu. The only con was the shop was a little small with no restrooms.

The food is good and tea is amazing!

Tea is bland, and bobas were extremely hard. :(

Fast service, excellent flavor.

Second chance drink: peach and strawberry white tea ✔️ Yaya chicken onigiri 😌

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!

Super slow. Out of most options. Bad service

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.

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.

It is a great spot in the city. Friendly staff and patrons.

Refreshing DrinksMy top drinks:- Period Pad- Hulk- Husband- Boyfriend- Atomic Wedgie

Rite in the heart of little italy.

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

Decently priced iced tea, loads of different variations available.

A little slow but still good the price is average and the staff was nice

The milk tea is actually so good.

Awesome onigiris

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.

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.

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.

Great place for delicious food. Love they food. Fashion and stylist Japan food such as rice balls. Love the naming system for their drinks.

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!

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!

The ambiance and the bubble tea were great.

I love sunrise bubble tea!

The best tea drinks

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.