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Boba Quest 🧋: Arteassan

https://blog.legoktm.com/2026/02/22/boba-quest-arteassan.html

There is a blizzard going on outside so I did the normal thing to do and visited a new boba shop!

Not bad, but I would wait until the weather improves to try it out! 6/10

Boba Quest: Arteassan - The Lego Mirror

I was recently walking down the street earlier this week and noticed that the location that used to be home to Möge Tea (reviewed in Jan. 2025, 6/10) had a new sign up: Arteassan. As you may have read on the news, there is currently a blizzard hitting New York…

Kunal Mehta Dec 31

Boba Quest 2025 🧋: ChaHalo

https://blog.legoktm.com/2025/12/31/boba-quest-chahalo.html

Sometimes you visit a new place that just inspires you to write about it...unfortunately, this wasn't for good reasons.

4/10 (that's being generous).

#boba #BobaQuest #NYC

Boba Quest: ChaHalo - The Lego Mirror

It's been a while since my last boba review, but sometimes you visit a new place that just inspires you to write about it. ChaHalo recently opened in Long Island City, right in between the Queens Plaza station (E, F, R) and Court Square (7, E, F, G, R) so…

Kunal Mehta May 8, 2025

Boba Quest 2025 🧋: Surreal Creamery

https://blog.legoktm.com/2025/05/07/boba-quest-surreal-creamery.html

It's not your typical boba shop; on first glance it looks like an ice cream shop.

But what better way to kick off the warm months than by talking about boba ice cream?

7/10, can't go wrong on a hot summer day.

#boba #BobaQuest

Boba Quest: Surreal Creamery - The Lego Mirror

Surreal Creamery is not your typical boba shop; on first glance it looks like an ice cream shop. But at least from my point of view, it's enough of a boba shop for Boba Quest 2025 🧋 — a significant amount of their menu is boba and they even have…

Kunal Mehta May 1, 2025

Boba Quest 2025 🧋: I'Milky, Easter edition

https://blog.legoktm.com/2025/04/30/boba-quest-imilky-easter-edition.html

I'Milky is running a promotion that is not their normal Easter one, instead they're celebrating coconuts I guess.

I got a yuzu lychee splash, which was pretty good (and didn't taste like coconuts at all), except the yuzu rinds really messed up the texture and feel of the drink.

6/10

#boba #BobaQuest

Boba Quest: I'Milky, Easter edition - The Lego Mirror

In my first-ever Boba Quest review, I looked at I'Milky, my current go-to place in Long Island City (it got a 7/10). I concluded the review by stating: Assuming they do a similar Easter promotion as last year, I'll review them again in April. Unfortunately, they did not do the…

Kunal Mehta Apr 24, 2025

Boba Quest 2025 🧋: Shiny Tea on the Upper West Side

https://blog.legoktm.com/2025/04/23/boba-quest-shiny-tea.html

It's closing soon :( so I brought some friends to help fill up my *privacy-preserving* stamp card!

I enjoyed it - 8/10 - but their reviews were less than stellar. That's one of the fun things about boba, everyone likes it in their own particular way.

#boba #BobaQuest

Boba Quest: Shiny Tea - The Lego Mirror

As I wrote about last week, one of my favorite boba shops, Shiny Tea, is closing soon (now extended to May 17th). Knowing that time was running out to fill up my privacy-preserving stamp card, I brought two friends with me to review it: Emmie and Wen. We headed over…

Kunal Mehta Apr 17, 2025

A different kind of Boba Quest post for today: Shiny Tea on the Upper West Side is closing at the end of the month

https://blog.legoktm.com/2025/04/16/shiny-tea-is-closing.html

It used to be my go-to boba shop back when I lived on the UWS and it was the very first place I was a "regular" at :(

If you're in the area next week, I highly recommend stopping by, it's a pretty unique place!

#boba #BobaQuest #UWS #NYC

Shiny Tea is closing - The Lego Mirror

I have sad news to share: Shiny Tea on the Upper West Side (UWS) is closing at the end of this month. When I used to live on the UWS, it was my go-to boba shop, and I was one of their regulars. Within about 2-3 months of me moving…