The first sip is a little scary.. The little balls are slimy and chewy.

[Ian David]

Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Lollicup: Weird but Good

Recently a friend told me about a little shop in the Viet Town section of Orlando called Lollicup. She said they serve shaken iced tea with milk that has little gummy balls at the bottom that you drink with a wide straw. She proclaimed the shop, “weird but good.”

She was right. Lollicup does serve several flavored iced tea and milk drinks (lattes) - along with juice and slushes. Each drink comes with about an inch of tiny, tapioca balls, or “boba” at the bottom of the beverage. The top of the cup is heat-sealed across the lip with a cellophane cover in place of a traditional lid and the drink is shaken, creating bubbly foam at the top. You puncture the seal with your large straw and enjoy - boba and all. The sealing process is really convenient if you’re taking the drink to go. Why don’t other places have a system like this?

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The first sip is a little scary. Sucking up the balls through the straw is like sucking up lemon seeds in iced tea. It kind of freaks you out. The little balls are slimy and chewy - like wet gummy bears. They are supposed to be tasteless, but they tasted like tea to me from soaking in the drink. It was fun at first to drink/eat the boba, but the novelty quickly wore out. After a while, I just wanted to enjoy my drink without feeling like I was going to choke on little gelatinous balls. By the end, I wanted to spoon them out; they really started to gross me out. I would never order a drink with boba again.

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I enjoyed my visit to Lollicup, and I’ll be back for more. It will be fun to bring friends who have never experienced boba before. My friend enjoyed hearing about my reaction to the place, and I have to agree with her in the end: Lollicup is weird but good.




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[Richardo]

1. Can Skittlebrau be far behind?

Homer: Got any of that beer that has candy floating in it? You know, Skittlebrau?
Apu: Such a beer does not exist, sir. I think you must have dreamed it.
Homer: Oh. Well, then just give me a six-pack and a couple of bags of Skittles.

[Arkansas Granny]

2. Around here they call that "bubble tea". You can order the same flavors

without the balls if you like.

[Patiod]

3. I've seen it in different Chinatowns for a while now

Both in Philadelphia and San Fran.

Bubble Tea always looked way too sweet for my taste.

[MrCoffee]

4. Eewww. Bubble Tea. No thanks.

[fizzgig]

5. bubble tea = gross