DING TEA SEATTLE

I think Ding Tea is best known for serving golden boba pearls (4:( stars), mine tasted good as did the honey milk tea (4/5 stars). Every time I've been in the shop as been pretty quiet,

Got my go to passion fruit green tea again with 25% sugar and 25 ice % for $5.25.

Then comes the add-ons:
-large +$0.75
-golden boba +$0.75
Subtotal was $6.75. With tax was $7.44.

That is definitely a very high price that is difficult to justify. Ding tea is good, not sure it is THAT good to spend the heft amount for a drink.

Street parking only.

Should have picked a better bubble tea spot out of all the choices in U District. Entered on the whim to satisfy a boba craving, and while the pearls were chewy, the Taro Milk Tea ($5.45) itself was very watery and full of artificial flavoring. The Lychee Yakult ($6.45) was better but also lacking compared to others bubble tea shops.

Orders are placed at the kiosk. The interior is a narrow hallway but has seating. Wi-Fi is available.

You order at the kiosk or talk to a server. They also do point system so rack them
Points for free drink! The drinks were good. Service were fast and ambience is Super chill.

One of my favorite boba spots, I really enjoy any of their fruit green teas, my favourite one is definitely the Mango Green Tea. It's full of deliciousness, fresh, and not super sweet. I'm not a big sweetener person, and they really did well on this drink. The service is quick, simple, and the environment was friendly!

We had a late lunch early dinner craving milk tea. We love ding tea- Cali transplants, we have it here at home and whenever we are in Cali visiting family.
But my review is for the sweetness I was met with today but also the yummy milk tea made well, we don't like it too sweet we asked for less made amazingly!
I was waiting for my husband to pick up he got stuck behind a very long light as he circled several times looking for parking. Unfortunately after a few unseemly remarks a homeless man made at me he just thought he why not I'll just grabbed one of the drinks from her.

I went back to order another. But they made it on the house. I insisted on paying but they made it anyways. Warm-hearted people makes your day it pays forward to loving kindness.

Thanks guys! It was very sweet.

In a spot with a lot of solid boba places, Ding Tea is... a solid boba place. The "Monster Boba" special was pretty tasty; the golden boba wasn't really for me but it didn't take away from the experience too bad. Would definitely come back, even if it isn't my favorite spot in the city or on the Ave.

I didn't like Ding Tea when I was first exploring spots at UW, but it's grown on me. I think the biggest thing was understanding their ice levels being different than other spots. Less ice here means 75% so you still get a cup full of ice. However, you get the added option of "slight" ice which is 25%. That's pretty neat, but you need to understand the system or you'll get a drink that waters down quicker than you expect if you order light ice at every boba spot. However, no ice costs you an extra quarter, so that's a bummer.

Everyone raves about the golden boba here and it's not offered at every Ding Tea location (looking at you, Lynnwood). Golden boba has increased chewiness compared to regular boba so it's definitely more engaging to chew and the nice thing is that they make pretty good boba here.

Ding Tea also uses a fair amount of tea that you can generally taste. It's one of the best spots if you prefer tea flavors over creaminess or milk but it's still a great spot if you prefer more balance or milkiness.

My usual go-to is a classic jasmine green milk tea with boba. I don't care for it much here. It's good, but I prefer other spots if I'm sticking with that order.

Taro Milk Tea - standard, not too powdery and overall refreshing. Would recommend when you're unsure of what to get. It's a very creamy, nutty, and almost vanilla-like taste.

Strawberry Yakult/Yogurt - not the thickest consistency, but you can taste the Yakult. Slightly sweet and fruity, the Yakult blends well with any of the fruit choices for yogurt drinks. It even tastes healthy.

Overall, the biggest selling point (and most common thing my friends note) is the golden boba. It's a different texture and chew than regular honey boba or brown sugar boba. The tea is pretty fair and standard, but the boba is what sets Ding Seattle apart, especially with the maintained prices.

drink (5/5): My go-to boba order - Oolong Milk Tea w/ boba (25% sweet and less ice). This is my FAVORITE BOBA SHOP IN SEATTLE! The boba is delicious as it is the perfect consistency to chew. What I like the most about this boba shop is that you actually get hints of tea even in a milk tea. There are some shops that overdo it with the sweetness and mask the tea flavor.

Service (5/5): The service is quick and efficient. They now take cash and card (not AMEX or Discover).

Parking (3/5): Street parking -- it is sometimes difficult to find street parking so I recommending going with a friend and having one person hop out and getting the drinks.

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Nice boba shop near the University of Washington.
Today I got the Monster to try a new drink. Very tasty.
Service is cordial and efficient.