Uh oh! Watch out Teahouse! It looks like there’s a new tea house in town! I’ve been going to Teahouse for many years. It got me through graduate school. It’s always so refreshing and Teahouse hours are excellent for students! I love that Teahouse is open very early, however, I’ve recently been going to Kung Fu for my bubble tea needs and I must admit that the balls are more delicious here. Other bubble tea joints will either have the texture down, but no flavor or vice versa. The combination of good flavor and texture is rarity…until Kung Fu Tea! The teas here are very true to flavor. None of that watered down, bottled stuff. The tapioca pearls are the perfect texture and are very sweet. My only complaints are that Kung Fu Tea doesn’t open early and I wish it was a more convenient drive. There are two locations: Sharpstown and Montrose. Don’t get me wrong, Teahouse will always hold a place in my heart, but Kung Fu Tea is new favorite.

My go-to drinks: Black Tea with half sugar and tapioca OR Black Milk Tea with tapioca

Rating: 5/5 spoons

When we arrived, there was a large crowd of people waiting for a drink. We waited about 15 minutes before we got to the front of the line to order. The drinks are very customizeable. You can choose 0, 30, 50 70, or 100% sweetener and between 0, 25, 50, 100% ice cube level. That was the first time I’ve seen this much customization for a drink!

I’m not much into sweet teas so I chose 70% sweet. I would’ve chosen less, but my cousins encouraged me to add more. We ordered 25% ice, which I regret now, since the drink didn’t retain much coldness afterwards. I would opt for 50% or more ice level next time, but to each his/her own. That’s why customization is an awesome thing!. I’m a simple bubble tea drinker and normally just order an iced Jasmine tea with tapioca so I opted for the Milk Foam Green Tea with tapioca to change things up a bit. Some recommended that I mix, then drink first while others recommended that I taste the milk foam, then mix. I chose to do the latter and it was interesting. The milk foam was slightly savory and after mixing the drink, it balanced everything really well. It’s like adding salt to your hot chocolate. So good! The wait is a bit much for a drink, but definitely delicious and I’d go back again!

Rating: 4/5 spoons