Mee Cafe
“I loved their condensed milk, chicken salad toast, and taro bubble milk tea with aloe.”
“Their bubble milk tea is not to sweet and the bubbles are soft, chewy, and enjoyable.”
“Definitely stop by if you're in the neighborhood, especially if you're feeling sick of the shitty customer service in Chinatown.”
Mee Cafe
Take-out: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
8 reviews
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*Great cafe for when you're on a budget and need some fast bites.
*everything is made fresh right in front of you.
*their bubble teas are made from powder, not real fruit. I like the Taro.
*my fav: Sausage, Egg, and Cheese on a Roll or White Bread. Can be toasted!
*my addiction: Condensed Milk toast.
I never would have walked into (or down into, as it were) this place had it not been for yelpers. My daughter did not want to go. She said it looked "scary". The sign out front is crooked and it's down a flight of old stairs. But I was not afraid! And I'm glad we went. Once we went, we went several times. The menu is limited but the service was friendly. It was mobbed after school one day when we went around that time. So we decided to just head back on our way home instead. The place is small but oddly enough, they have a decent number of seats considering. I will definitely head back each time I'm in town.
Hands-down the cheapest bubble tea I've ever seen in New York City, but I was really impressed by the fact they use fresh light cream to make their bubble tea, versus that mysterious milk powder stuff I see most places use. (Unless you are at kung fu tea where they will use fresh milk, but then again the price is also more than double here)
This place is a little hole underground, and a bit ghetto fabulous. But you can't beat good $1.75 bubble tea, not to mention they will make fruit smoothies out of fresh watermelon slices!
They also have a drink card, I lost mine but I believe it was buy six get one free, or something like that. At these prices and they still give you a loyalty card! Kind of crazy, in kind of a crazy good way.
Best bubble tea place hands down, coming from someone who works at a bubble tea place. The french toast is so goood! Such a big portion for half the price that other places sell. In the summer, the fresh fruit smoothies are what i always go back for. Look no where else if you're in Chinatown, stop by here!
I've been coming to this store for a number of years already and it's a popular bubble tea hangout spot amongst the locals. Ivan serves up the best bubble tea for your money (this is the only bubble tea spot that I know of that serves decent bubble tea for under $3). Mees also serves breakfast items such as French toast, bacon egg and cheese on rolls and various other sandwiches for inexpensive prices. They also offer smoothies with your choice of fresh fruit and other hot teas.
Would I come back? I've already been here for countless times within he past few years.
The pearls are probably some of the best I've had in Manhattan. Each one is perfectly chewy, and the inside is not too hard while the outside is not too soft. If it were just the pearls, I would give this place five stars. However, the milk tea could be better described as "milk with tea in it." There was very little tea flavor, and the drink was entirely dominated by the milk.
3.5 stars
Favorite bubble tea spot in all of New York City HANDS DOWN!!! I almost always order the bubble milk black tea and it never fails to satisfy my bubble tea cravings. Some of the food items I like to order here include chicken salad toast, french toast, and curry fishballs (which was just recently added to the menu). It is totally worth the visit to grab a quick bite but most importantly, try this place out for their amazingly delicious bubble tea!
This was the closest bubble tea location that is trusted by Yelpers in the vicinity of where I was working at for a couple of days.
The store is rather tiny and it extends to a back are which is pretty much residential housing.
The couple who runs the place is Asian and but speaks English rather well. Especially considering the section of town that you are in.
I order a couple of different variations of bubble tea throughout the couple of days I was in the neighborhood.
Passion Fruit Black Tea with bubbles is pretty much all you need to know.
I'd skip the slush ESPECIALLY the Lychee one as it was crazy sugary and mid way it became this sugar sludge that I find rather hard to swallow. It almost reminds me of chilled semen without the taste.
Ugh.
The bubbles were on point. They know how to stew it right and it shows.
The prices?
They are GREAT. At $2 for tea with bubbles or $2.50 for slush/smoothie with bubbles, you won't find them any cheaper unless you do some heavy research.
Even then, this is still a great deal.
This place also serves food in the form of light pastries or bread as well as instant noodles with optional cost add-ons such as spam, ham, eggs, yada yada.
Satisfy that bubble tea obsession cheaply and save some cash for happy hour later.
Only if you are in the area though.
Don't forget to ask for loyalty card.