Argo Tea
Argo Tea
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Good for Working: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range Moderate
8 reviews
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I stopped in here to get some bubble tea. The cashier was really sweet helping me decide what to get. I decided on the black currant tea with passion fruit and bubbles. I honestly didn't have high expectations of the tea after it was made because it didn't look like the bubble teas I'm used to drinking. However, after one sip and then another I was a very happy customer. The tea was rich and flavorful and not filled with mostly ice. The bubbles weren't tapioca but had a coconut flavor which I loved. Since this location is right across the street from my job I will definitely return to check out some other flavored teas.
It is nice to have a tea shop in the hospital. All tea are brewed and chilled in a jar. You can see at least six pots containing different tea with various colors on top of the machine. I am wondering if keeping the tea in a open jar inside a hospital is a good idea.You know, like floating pathogen… Anyhow, I like the staffs who are very friendly, and eventually convinced me to buy a bubble tea. You can choose soy mile, lactose free, skim milk, or REAL milk (Ah, I call it real milk). The bubble is different from other place. They are diced into very small pieces and super sweet. So be extra careful when you suck them out of the straw, chocking hazard. I can not taste anything from my, supposedly, green tea-rasbarry. It is just COLD and ICY and SWEET. My stamach started grumbling a few minutes after the tea went in and the discomfort last whole night. May be I will have something warm next time.
who knew this non-asian influenced tea shop would serve yummy bubble tea?!
located in the NYU medical center.. this would never be a good study spot, but a great option if you've got an appt in the building
—coconut flavor bubble tea with soy milk: comes with coconut Konjac jelly instead of boba.. SCORE since i don't like boba/bubbles! MMm the bubble tea is not too sweet & you can pick other flavors
i'll have to make regular visits to their more cafe friendly locations
NOTE: FREE SOY MILK.. always a plus for the lactose intolerant
PLUS: they've got a loyalty card too so sign up online!!
This place is good for grabbing a cup of decent coffee. Their snacks are pretty decent too. I really liked their vanilla macaroons. I think it's even better than laduree's at half the price! Don't try to study here though, old chatty Jewish ladies will swarm your table, making focus an impossibility.
This was my first time trying Argo Tea, and I love their menu. The drinks offered here are very unique.
I got the Black Tea Coconut, which is a "Milky Nilgiri black tea with chewy nata de coco, vegan and gluten free coconut 'pearls'." I loved the nata de coco, though this is my first time having ones that weren't white/clear. Not sure if they dye it here to make it look like tapioca since this was under "bubble tea" or if it naturally comes in black too. I do wish the tea flavor were stronger, or that I got more tea compared to the milk. Regardless, I still enjoyed my drink.
My friend got the White Peach Tea Sparkle, and she didn't like it. 🙁 I personally am not a fan of sparklers so I knew to steer clear of that 😀
They also had 2 teas available for sampling. I have no idea what kind of teas they were. They do have a small calendar by the registers that tell you what teas they put out for sampling each day, but on the calendar, each day only had 1 tea under it. All I know is that there was an orange one and a yellow one, and the yellow one tasted great while the orange tasted like nothing even though there are orange slices inside.
I wanted it to be better than it was. Such a hipster little tea kiosk in the NYU lobby. I ordered the green tea ginger twist (hot) asked what made it sweet, she said the ginger syrup, so I asked that she put in half as much. Still WAY too sweet. Either she didnt hear me or it's really really that sweet ! Unfortunately I had walked a considerable distance to let it cool before tasting it. I dumped it. I had also ordered a lemon blossom – big, sweet – good scone type treat, but couldn't finish it – too dry. On another visit, I did also try the tiny tomato quiche. THAT WAS DELICIOUS. go figure.
If you are at NYU Langone/Tish and you don't want (or can't) to go anywhere else for good coffe or tea fix then Argo Tea Cafe is your best bet.
Personally I'm not a fan of the center's cafeteria coffee (Dunkin Donuts) and avoid any pastries here, thus I come here for a cup of joe and sometimes a chocolate croissant. Coffee is good, so is the tea but they are pricey. There aren't many chairs to sit and relax… this is more a station than a full bloom coffee shop. Mind you, they are inside a medical center, not in a mall/plaza.
My experience with the service have been prompt and sometimes overly happy and energetic but hey… I'm cool with that. I'm not complaining.
3.5 stars.
Wonderful teapuchinos. Did I spell that right? Who cares, its not even a real word. I have my go to green teapuchino skim, with vanilla.
The one I ordered today I had to repeat my order at least 3x to the worker but he eventually got it right.
This location is in the lobby of the medical center and its nice to be able to get my tea and either sit at the tables there and use the wifi or out in the outdoor patio space. No complaints here yet. If given the choice id probably choose argo over starbucks lately, their arrangement of different tea drinks rather than focusing on coffee gravitates me towards it.